Association between treatment resistance and cognitive function in schizophrenia by Jiaqian Sun, Jie Yin Yee, Yuen Mei See, Charmaine Tang, Shushan Zheng, Boon Tat Ng, Jimmy Lee

“…The planned statistical analyses included adjustments for covariates such as age, sex, PANSS scores and antipsychotic dose, which might affect cognitive function. …”
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Pазказът на костните останки: два скелета от вкопано жилище № 10, ранносредновековен комплекс Брестница–Полето, Северозападна България... by Victoria Russeva, Lyuba Manoilova, Stiliyan Ivanov

“…The consequent laboratory analysis presents a detailed report of the individual characteristics of each skeleton starting with age, sex and stature estimation, and a thorough examination of pathological marks and changes, as well as dental and craniometrical indexes where the condition of the bones allowed a reconstruction. …”
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First record of the big-scale sand smelt (Atherina boyeri Risso, 1810, Pisces: Atherinidae) from Porsuk Dam Lake, Türkiye by Benzer Semra

“…Of these specimens, 34.76% (146 individuals) were males and 65.24% (274 individuals) were females, resulting in a calculated sex ratio (females:males) of 1:0.53. The total length of the sampled fish ranged from 6.06 to 10.84 cm and their weight ranged from 1.34 to 8.60 g. …”
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Documentation of Rectal Examination Performance in the Clinical Teaching Unit of a University Hospital by Hugh James Freeman

“…The majority of rectal examinations (ie, 13 of 17) were ’same sex’ examinations, appeared to be used largely for testing or confirmation of grossly visible blood loss and were never confirmed by attending staff. …”
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The Homeopathic Preparation Neurexan® vs. Valerian for the Treatment of Insomnia: An Observational Study by Rainer Waldschütz, Peter Klein

“…The groups were balanced at baseline for age, sex, weight, and sleep disturbances. At day 14, both groups reported improved sleep latency and duration; latency was reduced from baseline by 37.3 ± 36.3 min with Neurexan and by 38.2 ± 38.5 min with valerian. …”
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Is reflux hypersensitivity truly a functional gastrointestinal disorder? A retrospective cross-sectional study. by Yanping Wu, Siyu Liao, Tianyao Qu, Jiaxuan Zhou, Fei Dai, Bin Qin, Xiaoyu Xu, Jun Zhang, Yan Cheng

“…There were no significant differences in age, sex, BMI, smoking status, or drinking history among RH, NERD and FH. …”
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Insufficiency of digital health services in a rural Mexican population by Fernando Castro Cota, Aray Cabello Cabrera

“…Results: within the sample chosen for the research, the predominant sex was male (56.25 %) and with a high school diploma (37.50 %); 71.87 % said that Internet connectivity was not acceptable, 81.09 % connected through cellular phones and only 6.25 % used it for health advice. 71.87% of the users say that the health service in their community is bad and they believe that it would improve in terms of health promotion, disease prevention and even assistance if connectivity had greater coverage. …”
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Asthma-related deaths in Brazil: data from an ecological study by Amanda da Rocha Oliveira Cardoso, Anna Carolina Galvão Ferreira, Marcelo Fouad Rabahi

“…Individuals aged >60 years accounted for approximately 65% of all asthma-related deaths from 2013 to 2023, with a strong direct correlation observed between age and the number of deaths, regardless of sex. During the same period, the total number of asthma-related hospitalizations in Brazil showed a declining trend, decreasing from 134,322 in 2013 to 87,707 in 2023. …”
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The Determination of Fetal Gender with Gestational Sac Volume Maternal Age and Body Mass Index by Aytekin Aydın, Mustafa Öztürk, Murat Gökhan Kinaş

“…Then, between 20 and 22 gestational weeks, pregnant women were taken in sonographic evaluation for sex determination. RESULTS: The average age of pregnant women was 32 (min.20 - max.41). 28 of them (76%) were pregnant in 10 weeks, 5 of them (14%) were pregnant in 11 weeks, and 4 of them (%10) were pregnant in 12 weeks. …”
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Effects of infliximab biosimilar on retinal microvasculature in Crohn’s disease patients evaluated by optical coherence tomography angiography by Hesham M. El Mazar, El sayed E. El Shayeb, Asmaa M. Ebrahim, Ayatullah S.A. Motawe, Esraa S. El-Ghoubashy

“…Objective To compare the retinal microcirculation in Crohn’s disease cases under infliximab (IFX) biosimilar with controls that are age- and sex-matched in terms of disease severity. Background Crohn’s disease is a relapsing, remitting condition that affects the gastrointestinal tract. …”
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Epidemiological and Genome-Wide Association Study of Gastritis or Gastric Ulcer in Korean Populations by Sumin Oh, Sejong Oh

“…So, we examined the high risk factors of gastritis in each gender in the Korean population by focusing on sex. We performed an analysis of 120 clinical characteristics and genome-wide association studies (GWAS) using 349,184 single-nucleotide polymorphisms from the results of Anseong and Ansan cohort study in the Korea Association Resource (KARE) project. …”
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Altered Effective Connectivity of the Primary Motor Cortex in Transient Ischemic Attack by Zeqi Hao, Yulin Song, Yuyu Shi, Hongyu Xi, Hongqiang Zhang, Mengqi Zhao, Jiahao Yu, Lina Huang, Huayun Li

“…A total of 48 individuals with TIA and 41 age-matched and sex-matched healthy controls (HCs) were recruited for this study. …”
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The history of Drosophila studies: steps in the development of genetics by N. N. Yurchenko, A. V. Ivannikov, I. K. Zakharov

“…Morgan in 1910, when he discovered the sex-linked white-eyed mutation, white. This discovery commenced the transformation of Mendel’s “hereditary factors” to more specific but no less enigmatic W.L. …”
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Deciphering Oxidative Stress in Cardiovascular Disease Progression: A Blueprint for Mechanistic Understanding and Therapeutic Innovation by Zhaoshan Zhang, Jiawei Guo

“…By examining the dual roles of oxidative stress and the influences of sex differences on oxidative stress levels and cardiovascular disease susceptibility, this study offers a comprehensive understanding of the pathogenesis of cardiovascular diseases. …”
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Characteristics and Prognostic Nomogram for Primary Lung Lepidic Adenocarcinoma by Hui Tang, Caixia Qiao, Yingyi Wang, Chunmei Bai

“…Multivariate analyses showed that age, sex, race, tumor location, primary tumor size, pleural invasion, histological grade, stage, primary tumor surgery, and chemotherapy were independently associated with overall survival (OS) and cancer-specific survival (CSS) in patients with LPA. …”
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Dental and Maxillofacial Abnormalities in Children with Premature Loss of Primary Canines by Amarelys Morera Pérez, Yuneis Ríos Paz, Diana M Villa Fernández, Arletys Cobas

“…Variables analyzed were: age, sex, cause of tooth loss, dental and maxillofacial abnormalities (linguoversion of lower or upper incisors, mesial occlusion, crowding, hyperocclusion, and increased or decreased overjet). …”
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Mechanisms of Fetal Programming in Hypertension by John Edward Jones, Julie A. Jurgens, Sarah A. Evans, Riley C. Ennis, Van Anthony M. Villar, Pedro A. Jose

“…Interestingly, male IUGR offspring appear to be more severely affected than females, suggesting that sex hormones may be involved. The processes of fetal programming of hypertension are complex, and we are only beginning to understand the underlying mechanisms.…”
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Phytoestrogens in Human Pregnancy by John Jarrell, Warren G. Foster, David W. Kinniburgh

“…Phytoestrogens are commonly found in pregnant women’s serum and amniotic fluid during pregnancy. There is a sex difference in the concentrations with higher levels in amniotic fluid containing female fetuses. …”
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Subjective and Objective Appraisal of Activity in Adults with Obstructive Sleep Apnea by Eileen R. Chasens, Susan M. Sereika, Martin P. Houze, Patrick J. Strollo

“…A multiple regression analysis showed that higher AHI values were significantly associated with lower average number of steps walked per day after controlling patient's age, sex, and ESS. Conclusion. Subjective sleepiness was associated with perceived difficulty in activity but not with objectively measured activity. …”
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Discriminatory Practices against Women in Labour Relations in Nigeria: Interrogating the Position of International Law by Atah Pine, Ochoga Edwin Ochoga

“…Therefore, any contractual agreement aims at discriminating workers on the basis of their sex amount to an aberrational act. The paper has equally discovered that the fear of losing one’s job often makes women to work under any condition whatsoever which is different from the position of international law. …”
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