Editorial overview: Daylighting sex differences in physiology by Goodwin, SF, Howlett, SE

Energy balance and cancer: the role of sex hormones. by Key, T, Allen, N, Verkasalo, P, Banks, E

“…Energy balance can affect the risk for hormone-related cancers by altering sex hormone levels. Energy intake and expenditure are difficult to measure in epidemiological studies, but a chronic excess of intake relative to expenditure leads to a high BMI, which can be accurately measured. …”

The problem of sex in J. M. Barrie's fiction by Green, S

Genes mediating sex-specific behaviors in Drosophila. by Billeter, J, Goodwin, S, O'Dell, K

The influence of sex hormones on musculoskeletal pain and osteoarthritis by Gulati, M, Dursun, E, Vincent, K, Watt, FE

“…The association of female sex with certain rheumatic symptoms and diseases is now indisputable. …”

Viviparity as a constraint on sex-ratio evolution. by Uller, T

“…Some of these effects have important fitness consequences by influencing reproductive success later in life. Thus, biasing the sex ratio toward one sex may lead to a decreased fitness for the other sex, and therefore constrain the evolution of skewed sex ratios. …”

Evolution of the sex-determining region in Ginkgo biloba by Gong, W, Filatov, DA

“…Sex chromosomes or sex-determining regions (SDR) have been discovered in many dioecious plant species, including the iconic 'living fossil' Ginkgo biloba, though the location and size of the SDR in G. biloba remain contradictory. …”

Ironing out sex differences in tuberculosis prevalence by Yates, T, Atkinson, S

“…Last year, two striking studies focused attention on sex differences in tuberculosis (TB) epidemiology. …”

Language phenotypes in children with sex chromosome trisomies by Bishop, D, Brookman-Byrne, A, Gratton, N, Gray, E, Holt, G, Morgan, L, Morris, S, Paine, E, Thornton, H, Thompson, P

“… <h4>Background</h4> <p>Sex chromosome trisomies (47,XXX, 47,XXY and 47,XYY) are known to be a risk factor for language disorder, but typical outcomes are hard to estimate, because many cases are identified only when problems are found.…”

Refusing to treat sexual dysfunction in sex offenders by Douglas, T

Sex in medicine: what stands in the way of credibility? by Mikkola, M

Colony-level sex ratio in the eusocial Hymenoptera by Boomsma, J, Grafen, A

“…A simple marginal value argument shows that "assessing' workers maximize their inclusive fitness by specializing on the production of the sex to which they are relatively more related than the average worker in the population is related to that sex. …”

Developmental outcomes of children with an extra sex chromosome by Leggett, V, Scerif, G, Bishop, D, Nation, K, Barnicoat, A, Boyd, P, Shears, D, Metcalfe, K, Smithson, S, Wellesley, D, Lachlan, K, Jacobs, P

Occupational sex segregation and discrimination in peninsular Malaysia by Latifah Mohamad Nor

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Uterine sex cord tumour- Management dilemma by Mohamad Nasir S, Lim PS, Swaminathan M, Hatta MD, Mohd Hashim O

“…Uterine sex cord tumour is a very rare tumour with uncertain management strategies and prognosis. …”
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Sex differences in educational encouragement and academic achievement by Khan, Aqeel

“…Sex differences in educational encouragement and their predictiveness of academic achievement were examined among 442 secondary school students (M age = 13.2 yr., SD = 1.9). …”

Sex education beyond school, implication and practice by Ihwani, Siti Suhaila, Muhtar, Adibah, Musa, Norhafizah, Ab. Rahim, Nik Mohd. Zaim, Rashed, Zetty Nurzuliana

“…The aim of this paper is to review the current literature on school sex education and the role social factors play in teenage sexual behavior. …”

Frequency and risk factors associated with unprotected sex among transgenders having sex with men in Pakistan: problem behavior theory approach by Zaib Sohail, Ejaz Khan, Rabia Zaheer, Kainat Fatima

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Reported oral and anal sex among adolescents and adults reporting heterosexual sex in sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review by Imran O. Morhason-Bello, Severin Kabakama, Kathy Baisley, Suzanna C. Francis, Deborah Watson-Jones

Subjects: “…Oral/anal sex…”
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Gonadal transcriptomes reveal sex-biased expression genes associated with sex determination and differentiation in red-tail catfish (Hemibagrus wyckioides) by Wen-Yu Wei, Yi Gong, Xin-Fen Guo, Min Liu, Yu-Lin Zhou, Zhi Li, Li Zhou, Zhong-Wei Wang, Jian-Fang Gui

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