A cartografia do litoral paranaense by Ricardo Rodrigues Monteiro, André Nagy

“…We sought a general representation of themes such as: territorial formation and population growth of coastal municipalities, since 1872, demographic by age groups and population projection for 2015, age groups and sex of students enrolled in UFPR Litoral between 2008 and 2016, enrollments in the school network and the distance-time displacements for access to universities, declivities and map of urban and rural sectors according to the IBGE classification, permanent private households and unoccupied domiciles for occasional use (second residences), the average number of inhabitants per household and the population density and sex ratio. The intention is to help the planning actions by public institutions and to feed with data and cartographic information the discussions in teaching, research and extension at all scales of local public and / or private education.…”
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Performance of Tomicus yunnanensis and Tomicus minor (Col., Scolytinae) on Pinus yunnanensis and Pinus armandii in Yunnan, Southwestern China by Tao Zhao, Bo Långström

“…Tomicus yunnanensis and T. minor produced similar progeny in the logs of the two pines. The sex ratio and developmental period were not affected by host species, but the brood beetles emerging from Armand pine weighed less than those from Yunnan pine, suggesting that P. armandii are less suitable to be host of T. yunnanensis and T. minor.…”
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5-Aminosalicylic Acid Enemas in the Maintenance of Remission in Distal Ulcerative Colitis and Proctitis by Lloyd R Sutherland, Francois Martin

“…The two patient groups were similar in terms of age, sex ratio and disease activity. Further significant reduction in DAI occurred during the first three months of the study. …”
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Facteurs alimentaires et environnementaux de risque du cancer du rhino-pharynx au Maroc et leur répartition géographique by Soumia Ammor, Abdellatif Baali, Mohamed Cherkaoui, Annie Hubert

“…The study of a group of 409 patients affected by NPC (nasopharyngeal carcinoma) using 394 people as a control group has shown that this cancer was predominant in men (sex-ratio = 1.80), particularly in the younger population (10.5% of patients were aged less than 20 years). …”
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Biology of the Endemic Endangered Swallowtail Butterfly, Papilio desmondi teita (Lepidoptera: Papilionidae), on Wild Citrus Species in Taita Hills, Kenya by Oliver C. Genga, Namikoye E. Samita, Ruth Kahuthia-Gathu, Esther N. Kioko

“…The development period of the butterfly in 1st and 2nd seasons on T. asiatica was 81.13 ± 0.44 days and 112.15 ± 1.20 days, respectively, while a female-biased sex ratio was observed in the first and second seasons. …”
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Analysis Model of Giant Prawns Population (Macrobrachium rosenbergii) in Estuary Edge of Sembakung Waters, Nunukan, Indonesia by Agus Indarjo, Gazali Salim, Christine Dyta Nugraeni, Lukman Yudho Prakoso, Permana Ari Soejarwo, Rukisah Rukisah, Yen Thi Hong Pham, Achmad Daengs GS, Hariyadi Hariyadi, Abdul Jabarsyah

“…The results obtain the sex ratio of male and female giant prawns 1:3.67. The growth pattern of male and female giant prawns were allometric negative. …”
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Biology of Maconellicoccus hirsutus (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae) on Hibiscus rosa-sinensis by Marcelo Negrini, Elisangela Gomes Fidelis de Morais, José Cola Zanuncio

“…Eighty M. hirsutus nymphs were individualized on rooted H. rosa-sinensis leaves and their survival, mortality, sex ratio, and egg numbers per female emerged were recorded. …”
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Lowering B-type natriuretic peptide levels and increasing cardiac function: the role of levosimendan in the treatment of heart failure by Jianfeng Meng, Ye Zuo

“…Results Patients in the treatment and control groups were similar in age, sickness duration, weight, and sex ratio. Medication use, New York Heart Association classification, ejection fraction percentage, and other factors were evenly distributed. …”
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Reproductive histology of the saddled seabream Oblada melanura in the southern Mediterranean Sea (Tunisian coast) by Kalai Saoussen, Khoufi Widien, Meriem Sadok Ben

“…The artisanal gillnet fishery on Tunisia’s northern coast was sampled on a monthly basis between April 2015 and March 2016. The sex ratio varied by month throughout the year, with females dominating from November to December and equal sex ratios during the rest of the year. …”
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Biology of Predatory Fire Caterpillar, Sycanus sp. (Hemiptera: Reduviidae), when fed Alternative with Black Soldier Fly Maggots (Hermetia illucens) by Nadila Hayati, Rusli Rustam, Irwin Mirza Umami, Andriyani Prasetiyowati

“…The age of the male was shorter than that of the female, as was the body size. The sex ratio also showed fewer males than females (2:3). …”
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Social Strata Differentials in Reproductive Behavior among Agricultural Families in the Krummhörn Region (East Frisia, 1720-1874) by Kai P. Willführ, Charlotte Störmer

“…Poisson and Cox regression models are used to analyze the age at first reproduction, fertility, the sex ratio of the offspring, sex-specific infant/child survival, and the number of children. …”
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Reproductive Biology of the Mullet, Rhinomugil corsula (Hamilton, 1822) (Mugiliformes: Mugilidae) in the Sitakunda Coast of Bay of Bengal, Chattogram, Bangladesh by Syeda Ismat Ara, M. Ali Azadi, Munira Nasiruddin

“…Yearly male and female sex ratio were 1 : 1.96 (P<0.01). In the male fish, immature, mature, and spent gonads were recorded as 69%, 27%, and 4%, respectively, while in the female fish, immature, maturing, mature, ripe, and spent gonads were recorded as 72%, 9% 11%, 5%, and 3%, respectively. …”
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Static Balance in Patients with Vestibular Impairments: A Preliminary Study by Hossein Talebi, Mohammad Taghi Karimi, Seyed Hamid Reza Abtahi, Niloofar Fereshtenejad

“…We compared static balance control using Kistler force plate platform between 10 patients with unilateral vestibular impairments and 20 normal counterparts in the same sex ratio and age limits (50±7). We evaluated excursion and velocity of center of pressure (COP) and path length in anteroposterior (AP) and mediolateral (ML) planes with eyes open and with eyes closed. …”
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Temporal Dynamics of Reproduction in Hemiramphus brasiliensis (Osteichthyes: Hemiramphidae) by Mônica Rocha de Oliveira, Sathyabama Chellappa

“…This paper presents data on sex ratio, length at first sexual maturity, macroscopic and histological aspects of gonad development, gonadosomatic index (GSI), reproductive period, and fecundity of H. brasiliensis. …”
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Immune thrombocytopenia in infants: a retrospective study with comparison to toddlers by Anselm Chi-wai Lee

“…Infants with ITP generally had minor or mild bleeding (19, 86.4%) and seldom required treatment (7, 31.8%), and their thrombocytopenia resolved at a mean of 1.90 months after diagnosis. Besides age, the sex ratio, severity of bleeding, platelet counts and proportion that required treatment were comparable between infants and toddlers. …”
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Obstetric Characteristics and Management of Patients with Postpartum Psychosis in a Tertiary Hospital Setting by C. E. Shehu, M. A. Yunusa

“…There were 12 (52.2%) live births, and 11 (47.8%) perinatal deaths and the fetal sex ratio was equal. The most common presentation was talking irrationally. …”
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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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Social Strata Differentials in Reproductive Behavior among Agricultural Families in the Krummhörn Region (East Frisia, 1720-1874) by Kai P. Willführ, Charlotte Störmer

“…Poisson and Cox regression models are used to analyze the age at first reproduction, fertility, the sex ratio of the offspring, sex-specific infant/child survival, and the number of children. …”
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Ethnomedical Knowledge of Plants Used in Nonconventional Medicine for Wound Healing in Lubumbashi, Haut-Katanga Province, DR Congo by Bashige Chiribagula Valentin, Okusa Ndjolo Philippe, Manya Mboni Henry, Bakari Amuri Salvius, Masengu Kabeya Suzanne, Félicien Mushagalusa Kasali, Lumbu Simbi Jean Baptiste

“…The study was conducted between March 2021 and August 2022, using semistructured interview surveys of households (n = 2730), herbalists (n = 48), and traditional practitioners: TPs (n = 128).The 2,906 interviewed (sex ratio M/F = 0.9; mean age: 56 ± 3 years; and experience: 17 ± 4 years) provided information on 166 taxa, 130 used against chronic wounds, among which Securidaca longepedunculata was the top cited. …”
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The Effects of Substituting Glassware for Plasticware and the Use of an Ethanol Vector on Oocyte Maturation In Vitro by A. D. Macaulay, C. K. Hamilton, P. M. Bartlewski, W. A. King

“…Cell counts and percentage of TUNEL-positive cells did not differ significantly. Unexpectedly, sex ratio was significantly decreased (34% male) from the expected value of 50% male in the glassware group with added ethanol. …”
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