Ablation of IGFBP5 expression alleviates neurogenic erectile dysfunction by inducing neurovascular regeneration by Jiyeon Ock, Guo Nan Yin, Fang-Yuan Liu, Yan Huang, Fitri Rahma Fridayana, Minh Nhat Vo, Ji-Kan Ryu

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CircRNA profiling reveals the regulatory role of circPAN3 in Hezuo boars Sertoli cell growth by Haixia Shi, Zunqiang Yan, Hong Du, Bo Zhang, Shuangbao Gun

“…Abstract Background The Hezuo (HZ) pig, a famous indigenous breed in China, is characterized by precocious puberty compared with foreign-introduced pig breeds. Sexual maturation is a complex physiological process, and in recent years, circular RNAs (circRNAs), a new class of noncoding RNAs with endogenous regulatory functions, have been shown to play important roles in regulating sexual maturation. …”
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Impact of digital exposure on premarital sex and contraception use among unmarried Indian youth by Pragati Dattatraya Ubale, Punit Mishra, Aditi, Rajib Acharya, T.V. Sekher

“…Propensity Score matching addresses selection bias, estimating the impact of digital exposure on premarital sexual activities and condom use. Results The findings show that youth exposed to mobile phones and the internet are more likely to engage in premarital sex and use condoms during their first sexual encounter. …”
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L’historicisation de l’homosexualité dans La volonté de savoir : une des voies d’appropriation de Foucault par les études de genre by Julie Mazaleigue-Labaste

“…In this paper, we will point out one of the ways Foucault has become a central reference for gender studies: the reception in the early gay and lesbian studies (before the queer turn) of the project of historicization of sexual identity in The Will to Knowledge. In the political and academic context of sexual liberation and gay and lesbian activism in North America in the 1970s and early 1980s, the reception of The Willing to Knowledge led gay and lesbian studies to focus on a particular moment in the text: the anti-essentialist history of homosexuality, homosexuality being conceived as a historical and political production that articulates gender identity, sexual orientation, and normalization.…”
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Devenir « une belle jeune fille » : construction du genre dans les cours d’éducation sexuelle dispensés à des filles en situation de handicap by Sophie Torrent

“…In French-speaking Swiss schools, it is provided by sexual health specialists. How does the process of « doing gender » (West & Zimmermann, 2009) happens in these courses? …”
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Moral Boundaries and Cultural Membership: Perceptions of the LGBTQ in Turkiye by Fatoş Gökşen, Murat Ergin

“…Sexual minorities consistently rank as the most disapproved of group in Turkey although the LGBTQ community remain largely invisible. …”
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Natural repeated backcrosses lead to triploidy and tetraploidy in parthenogenetic butterfly lizards (Leiolepis: Agamidae) by Eduard Galoyan, Roman Nazarov, Marie Altmanová, Sergey Matveevsky, Ivan Kropachev, Dmitrij Dedukh, Eugene Iryshkov, Mark Pankin, Natalia Sopilko, Oleg Nikolaev, Nikolai Orlov, Marine Arakelyan, Jiří Klíma, Evgeniya Solovyeva, Tao Nguyen, Lukáš Kratochvíl

“…Parthenogens can hybridise with sexual species, resulting in individuals with increased ploidy levels. …”
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Successful treatment of Kimura’s disease with dupilumab and review of dupilumab in treating eosinophilic dermatoses by Yunhong Zheng, Suju Luo

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Efficacy comparison of optimal natural orifice specimen extraction for robotic middle rectal cancer resection in women: transanal or transvaginal orifice by Yao Yao, Jiarui Ding, Houqiong Ju, Lingling Yang, Yang Liu, Yahang Liang, Yuli Yuan, Taiyuan Li, Xiong Lei

“…No difference was observed in sexual function between the two groups (P = 0.351); however, pre-menopausal patients in RATA group had better sexual function than those in RATV group (P = 0.045). …”
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Specyfika rozwoju osobniczego Homo sapiens na tle ssaków łożyskowych i Naczelnych by Sławomir Kozieł, Anna Siniarska

“…Sexual dimorphism in the intensity of pubertal spurt of body mass is smaller in Humans than in other Primates. …”
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“En el pueblo no faltarán entretenciones” by Fernanda Erazo Gutiérrez, Fernanda Kalazich Rosales, Claudia Montero-Poblete, Javier Martínez Núñez

“… Se presentan resultados de una investigación realizada en el pueblo salitrero de Pampa Unión (1911-1954), en la actual región de Antofagasta, enfocado en identificar la materialidad y espacialidad del trabajo sexual durante la era salitrera. Para ello nos valimos de la triangulación crítica de distintas fuentes de información documental y cartográfica en conjunto con el registro arqueológico, llegando así a definir una historia ocupacional de los distintos comercios que se instalaron en el pueblo con énfasis en aquellos espacios que se destinaron al ejercicio del trabajo sexual y del comercio sexual de manera más general. …”
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CEPHALOMETRIC MEASUREMENTS IN SKELETAL CLASS I AND CLASS III MALOCCLUSION USING BJÖRK-JARABAK ANALYSIS by George Popa, Sorin Gheorghe Mihali, Anca Jivănescu, Remus-Christian Bratu, Silvia Izabella Pop, Dana-Cristina Bratu

“…Aim of the study: The aim of the study was to evaluate the cephalometric parameters from Björk-Jarabak analysis and to assess the sexual dimorphism in Caucasian adults with Class I and Class III skeletal patterns. …”
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Characterization of High Grade Intraepithelial Cervical Lesion among Adolescents and Young Women by Carlos Eric Daudinot Cos, Albania Rodríguez Spinola, Viviana de la Caridad Sáez Cantero, Ana Isabel de la Torre Jiménez

“…<br /><strong>Results:</strong> 78,8 % of patients had from 20 to 24 years old, 65,3 % of them began having sexual relationships between 15 and 17 years old, 62,2 % had had 3 or more sexual partners and 67,3 % used no contraceptive method. …”
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Standardised protocol for a prospective cross-sectional multicentre clinical utility evaluation of two dual point-of-care tests in non-clinical settings for the screening of HIV an... by James Kiarie, Karel Blondeel, Igor Toskin, Jordi Casabona, Soe Soe Thwin, Massimo Mirandola, Rosanna Peeling, Ronald Ballard, Laura Fernàndez-López, Inga Upmace, Juliana Reyes-Urueña, Mara Vaselova, Mitja Ćosić, Simon Maljevac, William Mejías, Ander Pazos, Andrii Chernyshev

“…An analysis of the feasibility of introducing the dual POCT for the screening of HIV and syphilis in MSM at CBVCT services will be performed, by assessing its acceptability and usability at CBVCT service among MSM users and providers.Ethics and dissemination This core protocol was independently peer reviewed and approved by the Research Project Review Panel (RP2) of the WHO Department of Sexual and Reproductive Health and Research and by the WHO Ethics Review Committee (ERC). …”
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“Your Womb is Our Enemy!” by Muauz Gidey Alemu, Mulugeta Gebrehiwot Berhe

“…This article focuses on the use of sexual violence as an instrument of war. It narrates the scale, nature, and intentions of the sexual violence perpetrated on Tigrayan women, girls, men and boys. …”
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Situating the Russian Advocacy of Traditional Values in the Geopolitical Context by Gökten Doğangün

“…Its epicenter lies in the contest over the meaning of modernity that becomes particularly evident in the antagonistic attitudes towards sexual rights. Linking sexual rights to modernity has been counteracted by the discourse on traditional values. …”
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Le féminisme pris aux pièges by Gail Pheterson

“…Those who championed the cause of sexually transgressive women were identified as sex radicals. …”
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Percepciones sobre el uso del condón y la sexualidad entre jóvenes by J. Isaac Uribe, Genoveva Amador, Ximena Zacarías, Leticia Villarreal

“…El objetivo fue determinar la relación entre percepciones sobre el uso del condón y la actividad sexual de riesgo en jóvenes universitarios y universitarias. …”
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Clinical Holistic Medicine: Pilot Study on the Effect of Vaginal Acupressure (Hippocratic Pelvic Massage) by Søren Ventegodt, Birgitte Clausen, Joav Merrick

“…VA was found statistically and clinically significant (p < 0.05, improvement more than 0.5 step on a 5-point Likert scale) to help patients with chronic genital pains, pain or discomfort during sexual intercourse, lack of desire or orgasm, and subjective sexual insufficiency, and all patients taken as one group (about 1 step up a 5-point Likert scale). …”
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Drivers of HIV self-test kit among Tanzanian men aged 15–49: findings from the 2022 TDHS-MIS cross-sectional study by Mbwiga Sote Aloni

“…This study determines the social demographic and sexual behaviour driving the use of HIV self-test kits. …”
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