Feasibility of transpedicular screw placement through the posterior arch of C1: A CT study in the Emirati population by Ivan James Prithishkumar, Dineshwary Suresh, Nerissa Naidoo, Rashid AlSharhan, Usama Al Bastaki, Jeyaseelan Lakshmanan, Baylis Vivek Joseph

“…Mean height of the pedicle at its junction with lateral mass was 5.6 mm in both sexes. However, the mean height of the posterior arch at the vertebral artery groove was 3.3 ± 0.4 mm in males and 3.1 ± 0.4 mm in females. …”
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Head and Maxillofacial Injuries in Child and Adolescent Victims of Automotive Accidents by Alessandro Leite Cavalcanti, Thiago Henrique de Araujo Lino, Thaliny Batista Sarmento de Oliveira, Thaisy Sarmento Batista de Oliveira, Andreia Medeiros Rodrigues Cardoso, Rodrigo Feliciano de Macedo, Wilton Wilney Nascimento Padilha, Alidianne Fabia Cabral Xavier

“…From 1613 medical reports analyzed, the sample is composed 232 (14.4%) reports referring to child and adolescent victims of automobile accidents aged 0–19 years of both sexes. Victims were mostly adolescents aged from 15 to 19 years (64.2%), males (73.7%), and motorcyclists (51.3%). …”
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Comparative temporal response of toxicity for the neonicotinoid clothianidin and organophosphate dimethoate insecticides in two species of solitary bee (Osmia bicornis and Osmia co... by Helen Hesketh, Jan Baas, Elma Lahive, Alexander G. Robinson, David J. Spurgeon, Matthew S. Heard

“…Survival modelling indicated greater sensitivity in O. bicornis than for O. cornuta to dimethoate, whilst for clothianidin, O. cornuta females but not males, were more sensitive than both sexes of O. bicornis. These sensitivity differences were not related to body size. …”
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LC-MS-Based Global Metabolic Profiles of Alternative Blood Specimens Collected by Microsampling by Marlene N. Thaitumu, Daniel Marques De Sá e Silva, Philippine Louail, Johannes Rainer, Glykeria Avgerinou, Anatoli Petridou, Vassilis Mougios, Georgios Theodoridis, Helen Gika

“…Despite their rich metabolic profiles, BµS did not capture metabolites associated with biological differentiation of sexes. <b>Conclusions:</b> Overall, our results suggest that a more in-depth investigation of the acquired information is needed for each specific application, as a metabolite-dependent trend was obvious.…”
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Evaluation of the effectiveness of the Iran-package of essential non-communicable disease (IraPEN) program in reducing cardiovascular disease risk in pilot areas by Somayeh Derakhshan, Davood Khalili, Alireza Mahdavi, Seyed-Saeed Hashemi-Nazari, Amir Kavousi, Fatemeh Hadavandsiri, Afshin Ostovar, Koorosh Etemad

“…There was a significant decrease in all risk factors, except for waist circumference in both sexes and BMI in women. The trend analysis of risk factors over time confirmed these findings. …”
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Burdens of Tracheal, Bronchus, and Lung Cancer From 1990 to 2021 in China Compared to the Global Projection of 2036: Findings From the 2021 Global Burden of Disease Study by Yuxing Chen, Qingpeng Zeng, Muyu Li, Jiahui Jin, Jun Zhao

“…Results From 1990 to 2021, there was a substantial increase in TBL cancer indicators for all sexes in China, with the most significant rise observed in females. …”
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A cross-sectional study to determine prevalence of neonatal dermatoses in a tertiary health care centre of Andhra Pradesh, South India by Deepti Vemu, Shalini Eslavat, Shankar Kunti, Prasad Naik NM, Ritu Gujarati Vishwanath, Sruthi Kamatham

“…All full-term babies with birth weight > 2.5 kg of both sexes within neonatal period born with normal delivery and caesarean section were included in the study. …”
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Otolith annulus validation and population dynamics of dark sleeper Odontobutis potamophila: insights for sustainable fisheries management by Miao Xiang, Miao Xiang, Haoran Liu, Haoran Liu, Haoran Liu, Bo Li, Hongxi Guo, Chuankun Zhu, Man Wang, Man Wang, Jie Wang, Jie Wang, Songguang Xie, Songguang Xie, Lei Zhang, Lei Zhang

“…An isometric growth pattern was observed, with the Logistic growth function providing the best fit for combined sexes. SLt=172.94/(1+e−0.458(t−0.79))(n=591, R2 = 0.622). …”
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Occurrence and Multi-Locus Genotyping of <i>Giardia duodenalis</i> in Black Goats from Fujian Province, China by Shou-Xiao Huang, Kai Hu, Peng-Fei Fu, Si-Ang Li, Yang Liu, Zhipeng Niu, Dong-Hui Zhou

“…Similarly, no significant differences were found between sexes: 24.84% (40/161) for males and 19.84% (75/378) for females. …”
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Epidemiological trends in gastrointestinal cancers and risk factors across U.S. states from 2000 to 2021: a systematic analysis for the global burden of disease study 2021 by Jiahao Jiang, Zhiqin Xie, Qingbin Wang, Bingkun Wang, Rong Huang, Weikai Xu, Changzhen Shang, Yajin Chen

“…Age-standardized incidence rates (ASIR) and age-standardized mortality rates (ASMR) were estimated across various states, sexes, ages, and risk factors, and annual percentage changes were calculated. …”
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Models for an arenavirus infection in a rodent population: consequences of horizontal, vertical and sexual transmission by Chandrani Banerjee, Linda J. S. Allen, Jorge Salazar-Bravo

“…A simplification of the $SI^t$ model yields a third model, where the sexes are not differentiated, and therefore, there is no sexual transmission. …”
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In vivo confocal microscopic study of cornea verticillata and limbus deposits in patients with Fabry disease by Xuecong Zhou, Yawen Zhao, Yingsi Li, Yujing Yuan, Xiaoming Yan, Wei Zhang, Yuan Wu

“…We compared the differences between the sexes (heterozygous and hemizygous) and phenotypes (classical and non-classical).ResultsThe epithelial deposit detection rate with IVCM was statistically higher (52/60, 86.67%) compared to the biomicroscopic evaluation of CV using a silt lamp (46/60, 76.67%) (p = 0.031). …”
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PREVENTION OF ONCOLOGICAL DISEASES AS THE BASIS OF INTERACTION OF ONCOLOGICAL SERVICE WITH PRIMARY LINK OF HEALTH CARE by L. M. Aleksandrova, V. V. Starinsky, A. D. Kaprin, Yu. V. Samsonov

“…Their share in the structure of the male population mortality rate was 16.4%, female — 14.4%. Among both sexes, deaths of working age, the proportion of deaths from MN was 16.0%, among women of reproductive age — 16.3%. …”
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Analysis of Postural Control in Patients Diagnosed with Unilateral Knee Osteoarthrosis and Its Relationship with the Risk of Falls by Robson Emiliano José de Freitas, Jaqueline Gleice Aparecida de Freitas, Carolina Pereira Vieira, Daniela Cristina Endres, Fábio Martins Inacio, Fernanda Grazielle da Silva Azevedo Nora

“…Materials and Methods. 40 elderly people of both sexes participated in this study, divided into two groups containing 20 elderly each. …”
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Length-weight relationship, condition factors and reproductive biology of the spineless cuttlefish Sepiella inermis (Ferussac &amp; d’Orbigny, 1848) in the southeastern regions of... by Roksana Jahan, Md. Nasim Mahmud

“…The Fulton's, relative condition factors and relative weight fluctuated based on sexes and seasons. Five gonadal (immature, maturing, mature, spawning, and spent) and four testis maturation stages were observed. …”
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Global Burden of Esophageal Cancer and Its Risk Factors: A Systematic Analysis of the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019 by Irena Ilic, Ivana Zivanovic Macuzic, Ana Ravic-Nikolic, Milena Ilic, Vesna Milicic

“…Results: Globally, in 2019, in both sexes and all ages, the ASR for the incidence of esophageal cancer was 6.5 per 100,000 and for mortality, 6.1 per 100,000. …”
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Scabies Outbreak Investigation and Risk Factors in East Badewacho District, Southern Ethiopia: Unmatched Case Control Study by Jarso Sara, Yusuf Haji, Achamyelesh Gebretsadik

“…Global scabies prevalence in both sexes was 204 million. In Ethiopia, scabies is also a common public health issue but there is lack of studies regarding outbreak investigation and risk factors in the study area. …”
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Vieillesse, savoir et genre. Réflexions sur les discours consacrés à la vieillesse dans l'Antiquité by Beate Wagner-Hasel

“…Ces propos sur la vieillesse s’inscrivent plutôt dans une tradition de réflexion cosmologique et philosophique, et véhiculent surtout des représentations culturelles de l'ordre social autour des questions de conflits de générations, de conflits politiques ou encore de conflits entre les sexes. Les commentaires sur les figures mythologiques de Tithon et de la Sybille, êtres hybrides sénescents, établissent en outre une relation étroite entre vieillesse et savoir. …”
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Seasonal Profile and Five-Year Trend Analysis of Malaria Prevalence in Maygaba Health Center, Welkait District, Northwest Ethiopia by Fitsum Tigu, Tsegay Gebremaryam, Asnake Desalegn

“…Binary logistic regression analysis revealed that statistically significant associations were observed between sexes, interseasons, mean seasonal rainfall, and mean seasonal temperature with the prevalence of P. vivax. …”
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Accès psychotique aigu révélant un neurolupus : à propos d’un patient de 21 ans by JE Savadogo, I Compaoré, WJS Zabsonré/Tiendrébéogo, B Bagué, DD Ouédraogo

“…Conclusion : Le neurolupus chez les sujets jeunes de sexe masculin sont extrêmement rares posant véritablement problème de diagnostic différentiel dans notre contexte. …”
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