Probing Antibacterial and Anticancer Potential of <i>Selenicereus undatus</i>, <i>Pistacia vera</i> L. and <i>Olea europaea</i> L. against Uropathogens, MCF-7 and A2780 Cancer Cell... by Sahar Safdar, Saba Shamim, Maryam Khan, Ali Imran, Mudassar Ali Khan, Qurban Ali, Shiming Han

“…It can occur in any age group and involves both genders equally. The present study was to check the resistance of some antibiotics and to assess the antibacterial potential of three extracts of three plants against notorious bacteria involved in urinary tract infections. …”
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Sirtuin1 single nucleotide polymorphism (A2191G) is a diagnostic marker for vibration-induced white finger disease by Voelter-Mahlknecht Susanne, Rossbach Bernd, Schleithoff Christina, Dransfeld Christian L, Letzel Stephan, Mahlknecht Ulrich

“…</p> <p>Methods</p> <p>Peripheral blood samples were obtained from 74 patients with VWF (male 93.2%, female 6.8%, median age 53 years) and from 317 healthy volunteers (gender equally distributed, below 30 years of age). Genomic DNA was extracted from peripheral blood mononuclear cells and screened for potential Sirt1single nucleotide polymorphisms. …”
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Perception of the general population towards migraine in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia by Hussein Algahtani, Bader Shirah, Mouaz Bamsallm, Kenan Nejaim, Hussain Alobaidi, Meshal Alghamdi

“…In gender predominance, 137 (35.6%) believed that migraine affects both genders equally. Complications of migraine headache are not known for 240 participants (62.3%). …”
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An evaluation of male learners’ knowledge, attitudes and practices regarding sexual and reproductive health in rural northern KwaZulu-Natal province by Mampho Mochaoa Rogers, Gloria Mfeka-Nkabinde, Andrew Ross

“…Strategies need to be developed to enhance socially acceptable and comprehensive sexual and reproductive health education and services among young men in this area, foster positive attitudes towards women and encourage gender-equal relationships.…”
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Keeping or changing? Two different cultural adaptation strategies in the domestic use of home country food plant and herbal ingredients among Albanian and Moroccan migrants in Nort... by Michele Fontefrancesco, Charles Barstow, Francesca Grazioli, Hillary Lyons, Giulia Mattalia, Mattia Marino, Anne E. McKay, Renata Sõukand, Paolo Corvo, Andrea Pieroni

“…The sample included both ethnic groups and genders equally. Results While the number of plant ingredients was similar in the two communities (44 plant items among Albanians vs 47 plant items among Moroccans), data diverged remarkably on three trajectories: (a) frequency of quotation (a large majority of the ingredients were frequently or moderately mentioned by Moroccan migrants whereas Albanians rarely mentioned them as still in use in Italy); (b) ways through which the home country plant ingredients were acquired (while most of the ingredients were purchased by Moroccans in local markets and shops, ingredients used by Albanians were for the most part informally “imported” during family visits from Albania); (c) quantitative and qualitative differences in the plant reports mentioned by the two communities, with plant reports recorded in the domestic arena of Moroccans nearly doubling the reports recorded among Albanians and most of the plant ingredients mentioned by Moroccans representing “medicinal foods”. …”
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Young migrants’ sexual rights in Sweden: a cross-sectional study by Mazen Baroudi, Anna-Karin Hurtig, Isabel Goicolea, Miguel San Sebastian, Robert Jonzon, Faustine Kyungu Nkulu-Kalengayi

“…Conclusions Timely and culturally adapted information about sexual rights, gender equalities, laws and available services in Sweden should be provided in appropriate languages and formats in order to raise awareness about sexual rights and improve access to available services. …”
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Gastrointestinal bleeding risk assessment using HAS-Bled in atrial fibrillation patients who are receiving warfarin in Hospital Universiti Sains Malaysia by Idris, Sri Salwani Idris

“…The mean age of those who received warfarin was 64 years old with gender equally distributed. 83 (94.1%) patients who were started on warfarin had CHA2DS2 VASc score ≥2. …”
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Gastrointestinal bleeding risk assessment using HAS-Bled in atrial fibrillation patients who are receiving warfarin in Hospital Universiti Sains Malaysia by Idris, Sri Salwani

“…The mean age of those who received warfarin was 64 years old with gender equally distributed. 83 (94.1%) patients who were started on warfarin had CHA2DS2 VASc score ≥2. …”
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Orbital solitary fibrous tumors: a multi-centered histopathological and immunohistochemical analysis with radiological description by Hind Manaa Alkatan, Abrar K. Alsalamah, Abdulrahman Almizel, Khalid M. Alshomar, Azza MY Maktabi, Sahar M. ElKhamary, Charles G. Eberhart, Adriana Iuliano, Vittoria Lanni, Diego Strianese

“…CONCLUSIONS: SFTs are rare tumors affecting the orbit in both genders equally in their mid-forties, but showed male predominance in our analysis with a predominant classic histopathological pattern. …”
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Non-Timber Forest Product Livelihood-Focused Interventions in Support of Mangrove Restoration: A Call to Action by Adolphe O. Debrot, Ab Veldhuizen, Sander W. K. van den Burg, Charlotte J. Klapwijk, Md. Nazrul Islam, Md. Iftakharul Alam, Md. Nazmul Ahsan, Moin U. Ahmed, Selim R. Hasan, Ratnawaty Fadilah, Yus R. Noor, Rudhi Pribadi, Sri Rejeki, Ekaningrum Damastuti, Esther Koopmanschap, Stijn Reinhard, Catharien Terwisscha van Scheltinga, Charlotte Verburg, Marnix Poelman

“…Even though mangrove NTFPs have been recognized to have high potential toward inclusive development and poverty alleviation and to be highly gender-equal, the development of mangrove NTFPs has continued to attract very little funding or research interest. …”
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Correlation between Bone Mineral Density and Progression of Hip Osteoarthritis in Adult Men and Women in Bulgaria—Results from a 7-Year Study by Lyubomir Sapundzhiev, Tanya Sapundzhieva, Martin Mitev, Kiril Simitchiev, Anastas Batalov

“…Patient groups were homogenized regarding the following: (1) radiographic grade (RG), including 75 patients with hip OA RG II according to the Kellgren–Lawrence grading system (K/L), and 75 with RG III on K/L; (2) radiographic model (RM), as each of the K/L grades was subdivided into three subgroups consisting of 25 patients of different RMs: atrophic (‘A’), intermediate (‘I’), and hypertrophic (‘H’); (3) gender-equal ratio of men and women in each subgroup (Female/Male = 15/10). …”
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Olfactory Neuroblastoma by Jose M. Carnate

“…ONBs comprise approximately 5% of sinonasal tract malignancies, affect both genders equally and primarily involve the middle aged adult group (range 3 – 79 years). …”
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大學生教育抱負與職業抱負之縱貫性研究 A Longitudinal Study of Educational Aspirations and Occupational Aspirations Among College Students by 張德勝 Te-Sheng Chang, 王鴻哲 Hung-Che Wang, 陳上迪 Shang-Ti Chen

“…First, focused counseling programs suitable for students in each year of college should be organized. Second, gender-equal education should be encouraged to bridge the gap between the aspirations of male and female students. …”
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