Rapid bursts of androgen-binding protein (Abp) gene duplication occurred independently in diverse mammals by Laukaitis, C, Heger, A, Blakley, T, Munclinger, P, Ponting, C, Karn, R

“… <p style="text-align:justify;"> <b> Background:</b> The draft mouse (Mus musculus) genome sequence revealed an unexpected proliferation of gene duplicates encoding a family of secretoglobin proteins including the androgen-binding protein (ABP) α, β and γ subunits. …”

A retrospective study of fracture cases managed in the veterinary teaching hospital; 181 cases (2014-2018) by Sozan Muhamad, Othman Ali, Bahjat Abbas, Hardi Marif, Rizgar Sleman, Brwa Ali, Dekan Raza, Harem Hama Ali, Gashaw Ali

“…<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <span style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-bidi;">The aim of the study to evaluate 181 cases of different types of fractures in age and sex of the different breeds that were admitted to the Veterinary Teaching Hospital of College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Sulaimani, over the years 2014 -2018. …”
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Lifestyle-related habits and factors before and after cardiovascular diagnosis: a case control study among 2,548 Swedish individuals by Amanda Lönn, Lena V. Kallings, Gunnar Andersson, Sofia Paulsson, Peter Wallin, Jane Salier Eriksson, Elin Ekblom-Bak

“…Results Cases had, in general, a higher prevalence of unhealthy lifestyle habits as well as negative life-style related factors prior to the event compared to controls. …”
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Attachment in close relationships and glycemic outcomes in children with type 1 diabetes by Simona Klemenčič, Jasna Klara Lipovšek, Anja Turin, Klemen Dovč, Nataša Bratina, Yael Shmueli-Goetz, Katarina Trebušak Podkrajšek, Barbka Repič Lampret, Barbara Jenko Bizjan, Sašo Karakatič, Tadej Battelino, Maja Drobnič Radobuljac

“…Conclusions Attachment in close relationships is associated with glycemic outcomes in children with T1D, and we observed significant differences between sexes. A sex- and attachment-specific approach is recommended when treating children with less favorable glycemic outcomes. …”
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Factors affecting Saudi medical students’ engagement during synchronous and asynchronous eLearning and their impacts on the students’ academic achievement: a national survey by Amal A. Alghamdi, Ghada F. Alyousif, Amani M. AlQarni, Fatma H. Amer, Taghreed O. Alfadhel, Rawan N. Almutairi, Shatha M. Almutairi, Anwar D. Almutairi, Nouf A. Hakami, Kholoud. Al Ghamdi

“…The main predictors of avoiding interaction during online lectures were being male in the clinical years of medical studies, being in a quiet atmosphere, having difficulties using the eLearning platform, having a poor internet connection, having a visual learning style, being insecure, and the presence of opposite-sex students and facilitators. …”
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Educational Status, Aware Ness and Sources of Information of Osteoporosis Patients by Yeşim Gökçe Kutsal, Ayçe Atalay, Şule Arslan, Aynur Başaran, Ferhan Cantürk, Abdullan Cindaş, Merih Eryavuz, Jale İrdesel, Kıymet İkbal Karadavut, Yeşim Kirazlı, Dilşad Sindel, Kazım Şenel, Füsun Güler Uysal, Kadir Yıldırım

“…Patients with bone mineral densities below –2.5 standard deviations either in femoral or lomber region were included in the study. Age, sex, height, weight, educational status, clothing style, drugs used for osteoporosis, age at menarche, age at menopause, type of menopause, oral contraception, presence of chronic disease, smoking status, physical activity level, calcium intake, knowledge about osteoporosis and sources of information was gathered using a questionnaire. 54 % of our patients had knowledge about osteoporosis. …”
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The effect of the Talking Diabetes consulting skills intervention on glycaemic control and quality of life in children with type 1 diabetes: cluster randomised controlled trial (DE... by Robling, M, McNamara, R, Bennert, K, Butler, C, Channon, S, Cohen, D, Crowne, E, Hambly, H, Hawthorne, K, Hood, K, Longo, M, Lowes, L, Pickles, T, Playle, R, Rollnick, S, Thomas-Jones, E, Gregory, J

“…INTERVENTION: Talking Diabetes programme, which promotes shared agenda setting and guiding communication style, through flexible menu of consultation strategies to support patient led behaviour change. …”

The response to Horace in the seventeenth century by Martindale, J, Martindale, Joanna

“…The twin emphases of commentary on Horace are again shown to be on his morals and his style: Parthenio's commentary is examined in some detail. …”

Predictors of compulsive cyberporn use: A machine learning analysis by Farah Ben Brahim, Robert Courtois, Germano Vera Cruz, Yasser Khazaal

“…Materials and Methods: Overall, 1584 adult English speakers (age: 18–75 years, M = 33.18; sex: 63.1 % male, 35.2 % female, 1.7 % nonbinary) who used cyberporn during the last 6 months responded to an online questionnaire that assessed sociodemographic, sexual, psychological, and psychosocial variables. …”
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High rates of human immunodeficiency virus and drug resistance in tuberculosis patients in Manila, Philippines by Marietta B Solante, Haorile Chagan-Yasutan, Toshio Hattori, Susan Leano, Anna Marie Celina G Garfin, Dick Van Soolingen, Elizabeth Telan

“…The raises are alarming and need urgent attention on different risk factors and/or living style of patients.…”
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Romantic relationship dissolutions are significantly associated with posttraumatic stress symptoms as compared to a DSM-5 Criterion A event: a case-case–control comparison by Alberta Susanna Johanna Van der Watt, Martin Kidd, Annerine Roos, Elmien Lesch, Soraya Seedat

“…Results: Total trauma exposure and adverse childhood experiences, sex, monthly income, sexual orientation, and attachment style were significantly associated with PTSS. …”
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Determination of Leuprolide–Fatty Acid Conjugate in Rat Plasma Using LC-MS/MS and Its Pharmacokinetics after Subcutaneous Administration in Rats by Gi-Sang Seong, Seong-Wook Seo, Ji Young Cho, Kye Wan Lee, Beom-Jin Lee, In-Soo Yoon, Hyo-Eon Jin

“…Leuprolide is a synthetic nonapeptide drug (pyroGlu-His-Trp-Ser-Tyr-<span style="font-variant: small-caps;">d</span>-Leu-Leu-Arg-Pro-NHEt) that acts as a gonadotropin-releasing hormone agonist. …”
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The Clinician's Toolbox: Assessing the Sexual Impacts of Cancer on Adolescents and Young Adults with Cancer (AYAC) by Sylvie Aubin, PhD, Samara Perez, BSc

“…The clinician's toolbox: assessing the sexual impacts of cancer on adolescents and young adults with cancer (AYAC). Sex Med 2015;3:198–212.…”
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Study of Coronary Atherosclerosis by Modified American Heart Association Classification of Atherosclerosis-An Autopsy Study by Viral M. Bhanvadia, Nandini J. Desai, Neeru M. Agarwal

“…Background: The study was designed to assess the atherosclerotic lesions in coronary arteries in cases subjected to autopsy to grade by applying Modified American Heart Association (AHA) classification, evaluate the atheromatous & vulnerable plaques to find out the to age and sex related prevalence of atherosclerosis in the semi-urban & urban population of Jamnagar, a district in Western India. …”
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Percentile of Serum Lipid Profile in Children and Adolescents of Birjand, Eastern Iran. by Fatemeh Taheri, Tayebeh Chahkandi, Toba Kazemi, Bita Bijari

“…This could be due to racial differences and environmental factors such as nutrition and sedentary life style. This should be considered in interpretation of normal and abnormal values and determination of dyslipidemia in children and adolescents. …”
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Seroepidemiologcal Investigation of Visceral Leishmaniasis in Stray and Owned Dogs In Alborz Province, Central Iran Using Direct Agglutination Test by Hr Haddadzade, R Fattahi, M Mohebali, B Akhoundi, E Ebrahimzade

“…The agreement between serological data and sex, age, life style of dogs and clin-ical signs were assessed by Chi-square. …”
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Studies on the Child Handbook in Brazil: a scoping review by Juliana Araujo Teixeira, Cintia de Freitas Oliveira, Maritsa Carla de Bortoli, Sonia Isoyama Venâncio

“…The utilization and/or completion of the CH were linked to various factors, including the availability of the CH, characteristics of the children (such as sex, age, prematurity and well-child appointments), attributes of the family members and caregivers (such as age, education, income, parity, work status, prenatal care, reading, note-taking and bringing CH to appointments) and features of the professionals (such as workplace, medical specialty, communication style, knowledge about the CH, requesting, guiding and note-taking). …”
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Close negative correlation of local and circulating Dickkopf-1 and Sclerostin levels during human fracture healing by Julia Starlinger, Jonas Santol, Georg Kaiser, Kambiz Sarahrudi

“…Age and smoking status affected the balance of DKK1 and SOST, while type 2 diabetes and sex did not demonstrate a significant influence. …”
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Report Of Business Plan ENT 300 : Liplous Kiss / Siti Salwa Husain by Husain, Siti Salwa

“…Lips are considered a sensual part of the body, and highlighting them can make women more attractive to the opposite sex. Some women may wear lipstick to feel better about their appearance. …”
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Social inequalities in self-rated health by age: Cross-sectional study of 22 457 middle-aged men and women by McFadden, E, Luben, R, Bingham, S, Wareham, N, Kinmonth, A, Khaw, K

“… <p style="text-align:justify;"> <b>Background:</b> We investigate the association between occupational social class and self-rated health (SRH) at different ages in men and women.…”