Salivary Caries-Related Microorganisms and Demographics of a Group of Children by Alhan Ahmed Qasim, Muna Saleem Khalaf, Ghada Ibrahim Taha, Zainab Juma Jafar

“…Methods: This study involved a sample of 135, both sexes with an age range between 3 and 10 years. Unstimulated saliva was obtained and diluted in normal saline. …”
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Health Status and Patient Satisfaction after Corneal Graft: Results from the Corneal Transplant Epidemiological Study by Adriano Fasolo, Cristina Capuzzo, Michela Fornea, Anna Chiara Frigo, Cristina Monterosso, Alfonso Zampini, Antonio Avarello, Alessandro Galan, Sandro Sbordone, Adele Elisabetta Ragucci, Claudio Gorla, Francesco Grigoletto, Diego Ponzin

“…Transplantation did not influence the PCS-12 in males (ES=−0.01) and had a negative effect in females (ES=−0.18). Both sexes improved their MCS-12 (ES=0.18 and 0.23, resp.). …”
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Ezetimibe and Improving Cardiovascular Outcomes: Current Evidence and Perspectives by Akshyaya Pradhan, Monika Bhandari, Rishi Sethi

“…The benefits are seen in both sexes, elderly, CKD, diabetes mellitus, and in patients with prior CABG. …”
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Polypharmacy behavior: an aspect to be taken into consideration. by Senén Rodríguez Fernández, Sahily García Ledo, Maritza Almeida Torregrosa

“…<strong><br />Results:</strong> There were no differences between both sexes. The majority of patients were elderly. The usage of multiple medications was remarkable, in some cases 11 and even 13 drugs were used simultaneously. …”
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L'impacte de la filosofia feminista post-colonial en l'epistemologia feminista occidental. Un diàleg entre Beauvoir i Mohanty by María Zoila Tapia González

“…Gràcies al text de Simone de Beauvoir, Deuxième sexe i al text de Mohanty Thirld World Woman, s’inicia un diàleg sobre la categoria de "dona", sobre la producció d’aquesta categoria com a universal i objectiva, i les conseqüències epistemològiques d’aquesta. …”
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Experimental Study to Evaluate the Safety and Immunomodulatory Effect of Swarna Vacha Yog in Wistar Albino Rats by Rashmi Pareek, Nisha Kumari Ojha, Sanjeev Sharma

“…Hence, the safety study was performed using OECD proposed Oral Toxicity Guidelines and was evaluated by response in Wistar Albino Rats.Methods:Nine healthy adult albino Wistar Albino Rats from both sexes were randomly selected for toxicity study which were divided into three groups (three in each group) and 24 selected randomly and divided in four groups for immunomodulatory effect.Results and Conclusion:No any evidence of acute toxicity was observed after giving test sample at dose of 50, 300 and 2000 mg/kg at 30 min, 4 h, 24 h, 48 h, 1 week, and 2 weeks. …”
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Prevalence of Undiagnosed Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder by Carissa Du, Daniel Zongliang Zhao, Latha Ganti

“…Diagnosing ADHD is typically more difficult in women due to a range of different symptoms between the sexes. Although ADHD has had more advocacy recently, misdiagnoses are still common, resulting in ADHD being mistaken for other disorders. …”
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Hypersthetic reactions and actual self-perception students at the stage of self-isolation during the COVID-19 pandemic by M. M. Basimov, N. A. Tsvetkova

“…The article contains the results of a survey of Moscow students of both sexes during the quarantine period associated with the COVID-19 pandemic. …”
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Gender differences in the recognition of emotional faces: are men less efficient? by Ana Ruiz-Ibáñez, José T. Boyano

“…This information reinforces not only the hypothesis of gender difference in face recognition, in favor of women, but also these ones that suggest a different cognitive processing of facial stimuli in both sexes. Finally, we argue the necessity of a greater research related to variables as age or sociocultural level.…”
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Digital Image Analysis of Vertebral Body S1 and Its Ossification Center in the Human Fetus by Magdalena Grzonkowska, Katarzyna Bogacz, Andrzej Żytkowski, Monika Szkultecka-Dębek, Michał Kułakowski, Michał Janiak, Agnieszka Rogalska, Mariusz Baumgart

“…Methods: The examinations were carried out on 54 human fetuses of both sexes (26 males and 28 females) aged 18–30 weeks of gestation, which had been preserved in 10% neutral formalin solution. …”
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The first insight into Acanthocephalus (Palaeacanthocephala) satellitome: species-specific satellites as potential cytogenetic markers by Anna Marková, Martina Orosová, Pablo Mora, Michal Benovics, Pedro Lorite

“…RepeatExplorer2 revealed a remarkably high number of species-specific repeats, with a predominance of satellite DNAs, alongside variations in repetitive content between sexes. Five satellites in A. anguillae, two in A. lucii and six in A. ranae were successfully mapped to chromosomes using FISH. …”
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Orally administered organophosphorus dimethoate mediated biochemical alterations in male and female experimental Rattus norvegicus (albino rats) by Nida Saleem, Mushtaq Hussain Lashari, Hafiz Ishfaq Ahmad

“…These effects did not vary between the sexes. This study provides a foundation for further research on the long-term effects of dimethoate and similar pesticides, promoting the development of safer alternatives.…”
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Association of Serum 25-Hydroxyl Vitamin D Deficiency and Age-Related Cataract: A Case-Control Study by Marwa Mahmoud Abdellah, Engy Mohamed Mostafa, Eman Hassan Salama, Eman Roshdy Mohamed

“…Patients and Methods. 325 cataract patients and 385 control individuals of both sexes were examined for the 25-OH D level using the chemiluminescent microparticle immunoassay (CMIA) technology. …”
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Bioassays for the evaluation of the attractiveness of attractive targeted sugar bait (ATSB) against Anopheles mosquitoes in controlled semi-field systems by Frank S. C. Tenywa, Ummi A. Kibondo, Julian Entwistle, Osward Dogan, Mapipi Haruna, Restuta P. Phisoo, Jason Moore, Jane J. Machange, Haji Makame, Frederic Tripet, Pie Müller, Mathias Mondy, Derric Nimmo, Jennifer C. Stevenson, Sarah J. Moore

“…The findings indicate that future bioassays to evaluate ATSBs should use mosquitoes of both sexes, aged 3–5 days, include multiple species in the same cage or chamber, and utilize both non-choice and choice tests with a standard comparator.…”
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Geographical Differences in the Population-Based Cross-Sectional Growth Curve and Age at Peak Height Velocity with respect to the Prevalence Rate of Overweight in Japanese Children by Masana Yokoya, Yukito Higuchi

“…Mean prefectural age at PHV was more strongly correlated with the mean prefectural prevalence rate of overweight (age 5–8 years) than with other weights or heights in both sexes. On the basis of these findings and their confirmation by multiple regression analysis, the prevalence rate of overweight was selected as a primary factor to explain the geographical difference in age at PHV. …”
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“La Voix de l’anarchie” : la question du genre liée aux chants agressifs du metal. L’exemple d’Angela Gossow (Arch Enemy) by Florian Heesch

“…Un regard analytique portant sur le style vocal personnel de Gossow souligne à quel point le growl contribue à une compréhension plus complexe du rapport entre la voix, le sexe et l’agression. Le présent article étudie le phénomène musical du growl dans le death metal ainsi que la marginalisation des femmes dans ce qui a été décrit comme un style essentiellement masculin.…”
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Perceptions of diabetic retinopathy patients on the management of diabetic retinopathy (DR) in South Tarawa, Kiribati: A qualitative study. by Teuota Angirerei-Farran, Masoud Mohammadnezhad, Kal Alnababatah, Mosese Salusalu

“…Patients diagnosed with DR of both sexes aged ≥ 18 years were purposively selected to participate in this study. 27 DR patients were recruited and interviewed using a semi-structured open-ended questionnaire. …”
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Prevalent symptoms and characteristics of the Long COVID-19 population: a scoping review by Karina Marques Prediger, Ana Cristina Ribeiro, Sílvia Carla da Silva André Uehara

“…Results: an analysis of the 13 articles selected showed that Long COVID affects all age groups and people of both sexes, presenting a multiplicity of symptoms, such as fatigue (61.5%), dyspnea (46.1%), changes in smell and/or taste (38.6%), anxiety (15.3%) and cognitive impairment (30.7%). …”
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Psychometric Properties of the Persian Version of the Strength‐Based Parenting Scale in an Adolescent Sample by Ahmad Asgarizadeh, Omid Shokri

“…Finding Confirmatory factor analysis supported a two‐factor structure comprising dimensions of “knowledge of strengths” and “use of strengths,” the measurement invariance of which was established across sexes and school grades. The two dimensions were significantly and strongly correlated with the constructs of mental toughness and psychological resilience (r = 0.36–0.65, p < 0.01), corroborating the criterion‐related validity of the SBPS. …”
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The Role of Immunotherapy in Extensive Stage Small-Cell Lung Cancer: A Review of the Literature by Ioanna Tsiouprou, Athanasios Zaharias, Dionisios Spyratos

“…Lung cancer is the second most common cancer in both sexes worldwide. Small-cell lung cancer (SCLC) is a form of neuroendocrine tumor, which is classified into limited and extensive-stage disease and shows excellent initial response to chemotherapy; however, almost all patients relapse later. …”
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