Reproductive attributes of the spot-tail shark, Carcharhinus sorrah collected from westernmost waters of Aceh, Indonesia by Teuku Haris Iqbal, Ilham Fajri, Adrian Damora, Ahmad Fauzan Lubis, Benaya Meitasari Simeon, Efin Muttaqin, Hollie Booth

“…Results indicated an overall sex ratio of female to male fish at 1:1.67 (χ² = 45.19, p 0.001), with significant differences observed in sex ratios between BA and ABD (χ² = 6.72, p = 0.01; χ² = 41.14, p 0.001), while AB showed no significant difference (χ² = 1.64, p = 0.20). …”
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Evaluation of rest interval following a series of tuck jumps on anaerobic performance by Christopher J. Cleary, Summer B. Cook, Ashley A. Herda

“…Separate mixed-factorial repeated measures analyses of variance assessed changes across conditions and sex for the Wingate variables and conditions, sex, and time for CMJ height at an alpha of p ≤ 0.05. …”
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Impact of exercise with blood flow restriction on muscle hypertrophy and performance outcomes in men and women. by Dawson Nancekievill, Ken Seaman, Danielle R Bouchard, Amy M Thomson, Martin Sénéchal

“…This highlights a strong underrepresentation of females and the need for more knowledge on the impact of BFRT and sex differences. The primary objective was to compare the impact of 6-week BFRT on lean mass, strength, and performance outcomes between males and females. …”
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Study of Gender in Sudden Cardiovascular Death by Rafael Emilio Araujo González, Luis Alberto Ochoa Montes, Rubén Herrera Masó, Mileidys González Lugo, Nidia Doris Tamayo Vicente, Daisy Ferrer Marrero

“…The correlation between sex and other sociodemographic factors (age, education, occupation, marital status), and between the variable sex and risk factors (diabetes mellitus, alcohol consumption, smoking, dietary habits, physical inactivity, hematocrit value and dyslipidemia). …”
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Maternal betel quid use during pregnancy and child growth: a cohort study from rural Bangladesh by Mohammad Redwanul Islam, Shaki Aktar, Jesmin Pervin, Syed Moshfiqur Rahman, Monjur Rahman, Anisur Rahman, Eva-Charlotte Ekström

“…No statistically significant associations were observed after adjusting for sex, parity, maternal height and education, and household wealth. …”
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Ultrasonography of Optic Nerve Sheath Diameter in Healthy Volunteers by Ariel Sosa Remón, Wilfredo Boch Rodríguez, Dasha María García Arias, Carmen Esther Remón Chávez, Ana Esperanza Jerez Álvarez, Arian Jesús Cuba Naranjo

“…The variables studied were: age, sex, skin color and diameter of the optic nerve sheath. …”
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GATA4 binding to the Sox9 enhancer mXYSRa/Enh13 is critical for testis differentiation in mouse by Yuya Ogawa, Iku Tsuchiya, Shogo Yanai, Takashi Baba, Ken-Ichirou Morohashi, Takehiko Sasaki, Junko Sasaki, Miho Terao, Atsumi Tsuji-Hosokawa, Shuji Takada

“…Abstract In mammals, SOX9/Sox9 expression in embryonic gonads is essential for male gonadal sex determination. Multiple enhancers of Sox9 have been identified, of which the mXYSRa/Enh13 enhancer plays a crucial role in mice. …”
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Metabolic dysfunction-associated liver disease and biliary lithiasis in children with Down Syndrome: a retrospective study by Renato Nisihara, Nayane Hiba Fuga, Liete Maia, Marcelo Gasparin Mansur, Fernanda Liberatti, Maiana Rossasi, Nanci Oliveira

“…Alanine transferase (ALT) and aspartate transferase (AST) levels were within normal ranges and showed no differences concerning sex or age. Four patients (3.2%) had diagnosis of MAFLD. …”
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Wharton’s Jelly Mesenchymal Stem Cell Conditioned Medium Ameliorates Diabetes-Induced Testicular Damage and Sperm Abnormalities by Mitigating Oxidative Stress, Apoptosis, and Infla... by Mojtaba Sargazi, Narges Karbalaei, Saied Karbalay-Doust, Sara Keshtgar, Zohre Aghaei

“…WJMSCs-CM significantly ameliorated hyperglycemia, increased insulin and sex hormone levels, and improved sperm quality. …”
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Sexual dimorphism and ancestral variation in the pectoral and pelvic girdles of modern humans by Daphne R. Hudson, John H. Langdon

“…The aforementioned hypotheses explaining sexual dimorphism in the clavicle and scapula as products of natural selection are predicated on the untested assumption that sex differences do not scale with body size. This study tests this assumption by comparing various measurements of the pectoral girdle, the pelvic girdle, and six pectoral-pelvic indices of black and white South Africans of known sex and height to test whether the sexes and ancestral groups will differ in these values after adjusting for differences in body size. …”
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Peculiarities of Legal Regulation of Non-Discrimination on Gender Basis while Being Employed by A. V. Kuchko

“…In this regard, the author has emphasized the importance of the existence of a wide range of effective legal principles in the national labor legislation for non-discrimination while employment, in particular on the grounds of sex, as well as an effective mechanism for their realization. …”
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Characterization of Modifiable Risk Factors for Colorectal Cancer by Imandra María García Méndez, Alexander Benavides Couto, Yaima Arrechea Betancourt, Claudia Beatriz Surí García, Fernando de la Mora Martín

“…The consumption of fruits and vegetables was very low without differences between both sexes. The risk body mass index predominated with a slight superiority in the female sex; there was a high degree of physical inactivity.…”
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The Association of Joint Power Kinetic Variables with Running Injuries: A Case-Control Study by Matt Dewald, Jennifer Dalland, Josie Stockland

“… # Conclusion When controlling for age, sex, BMI, foot strike, and speed; higher hip power absorbed was found to be protective against injury. …”
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Facteurs alimentaires et environnementaux de risque du cancer du rhino-pharynx dans la région de Marrakech by Soumia Ammor, Abdellatif Baali, Annie Hubert, Mohamed Cherkaoui

“…In Morocco, as in the other countries of the Maghreb, NPC is the most frequent cancer of the ORL sphere.The distribution by age and sex of a sample composed by 160 cases diagnosed between 1989 and 1999 in Marrakech hospitals has shown that men are more affected than women with a sex-ratio of 2,6 and that the proportion of the individuals younger than 25 years and affected by the NPC is 20%. …”
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Replicating the comparison between item-based tests and language samples in Portuguese kindergarteners’ language assessment by Alves Paula C., Vale Ana Paula

“…The current study aimed to examine the relationships between item-based tests and a narrative retelling by analyzing concurrent associations, regression coefficients, language progress, and sex differences. Thirty-one kindergarteners with typical language development were assessed at the beginning (Mage = 64.77 months) and the end of the school year. …”
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Natural History of the Ant Pheidole desertorum Wheeler in a Desert Grassland Habitat by Ken R. Helms

“…Most colonies produce reproductives each year and colony sex ratios are extremely sex-biased. Mating season begins following summer rainfall, Males and gynes fly prior to sunrise; males form aerial swarms which gynes enter. …”
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Popular culture and the 'crisis of masculinity' by Jennifer Lemon

“…New erotosized Images have made their appearance, and men are Imaged as sex objects in a way that only women were represented In the past. …”
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Painting a portrait: Analysis of national health survey data for cancer genetic counseling by Monica H. Stamp, Ora K. Gordon, Christopher P. Childers, Kimberly K. Childers

“…After adjustment, however, only female sex (Odds Ratio [OR]: 1.78 [95% CI: 1.18‐2.67]) remained a significant predictor of genetic counseling among the affected. …”
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A Comparative Transcriptome Analysis Reveals the Effects of Letrozole and 17α-Methyltestosterone on the Expression of Reproductive-Related Genes in Golden Pompano (<i>Trachinotus o... by Qi Zhou, Yan Wang, Yuwen Guo, Guangli Li, Tao Wang, Huapu Chen

“…Aromatase inhibitor letrozole (LZ) and 17α-methyltestosterone (MT) are commonly used for sex control breeding to induce female-to-male sex reversal in aquaculture. …”
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Protective and Risk Parenting Styles for Internet and Online Gambling Addiction by Cristina Serna, Joan García-Perales, Isabel Martínez

“…The protective and risk effects of parenting styles over adolescents’ technological addictions take place irrespective of their sex and age.…”
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