Gender disparities in long passing performance among senior football players: implications for inclusive training strategies by Mukta Khatun, Farjana Akter Boby, Swamynathan Sanjaykumar, Yoga Lakshmi Ponnusamy, Pavlović Ratko, Hendra Setyawan, Sohel Mohammad, Iqbal Asif

“…Purpose study: This study aimed to analyze long passing performance disparities between senior male and female football players. …”
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Effects and differences of various concentration techniques on the evolution of therapeutic components in Lushan geothermal water by Bo Zhang, Zheng Fang, Keng Xuan, Wenjie Ma, Bai Gao, Yuanyuan Liu, Dandan Huang, Silei Xie, Yan Ding

“…Laboratory batch experiments, microstructural characterization, and hydrogeochemical modeling were employed to investigate the effects and differences of various concentration techniques under different environmental parameters on the evolution of therapeutic components in hot spring water. …”
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Positional Profiling of Anthropometric, Baropodometric, and Grip Strength Traits in Male Volleyball Players: Insights from a National Colombian Study by Adrián De la Rosa, María Alejandra Camacho-Villa, Fernando Millan-Domingo, Juan Carlos Saavedra, Marina Politi Okoshi, Luana Urbano Pagan

“…<b>Objectives:</b> This study aimed to determine the differences in specific upper limb anthropometric characteristics, HGS, and selected baropodometric variables among U-23 male volleyball players concerning playing position. …”
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APOE4 and chronic health risk factors are associated with sex-specific preclinical Alzheimer’s disease neuroimaging biomarkers by Genna M. Losinski, Mickeal N. Key, Eric D. Vidoni, Jonathan Clutton, Jill K. Morris, Jeffrey M. Burns, Amber Watts, Amber Watts

“…Genetic and chronic health risk factors for AD affect females more negatively compared to males.ObjectiveThis multimodal neuroimaging study aimed to examine sex differences in cognitively unimpaired older adults on: (1) amyloid-β via 18F-AV-45 Florbetapir PET imaging, (2) neurodegeneration via T1 weighted MRI volumetrics, (3) cerebral blood flow via ASL-MRI. …”
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Geographic Differences in the Quality of Life Associated With Chronic Pancreatitis: An International, Multicenter Study by Misbah Unnisa, Mahya Faghih, Asbjørn Mohr Drewes, Vikesh K. Singh, Dhiraj Yadav, Rupjyoti Talukdar, Søren Schou Olesen, Anna Evans Phillips

“…Background and Aims: Chronic pancreatitis (CP) is a disease that is present in multiple different geographic populations and is treated similarly around the world. …”
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A comparison of modifiable risk factors for dementia among South Asian migrants and non-migrants aged 50 or older in Tasmania, Australia by Mohammed Shoaib Hamrah, Jane Alty, Lynette R. Goldberg, Kathleen Doherty, Alex Kitsos, Aidan Bindoff, Eddy Roccati, Hiroshi Yatsuya, James Clement Vickers

“…However, there is limited research evaluating their modifiable dementia risk factors. This study aimed to fill this gap by comparing risk factors in South Asian migrants to non-migrant Australians in Tasmania. …”
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Global, regional, and national burdens and trends of migraine among males aged 10–59 years from 1990 to 2021: insights from the Global Burden of Disease study 2021 by Haonan Zhao, Qingfang Wang, Zhang Chen, Wenxia Zhu

“…Additionally, in the high-income Asia–Pacific region, the increasing trend in migraine burden differs from previous research findings.…”
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Women in the triathlon—the differences between female and male triathletes: a narrative review by Michèle Loosli, Pantelis T. Nikolaidis, Volker Scheer, Matthias Wilhelm, Pedro Forte, Pedro Forte, Pedro Forte, Pedro Forte, Marilia Andrade, Thomas Rosemann, Sasa Duric, Ivan Cuk, Beat Knechtle, Beat Knechtle

“…Therefore, this narrative review aimed to compare female and male triathletes in terms of participation, performance, and the different influences on performance (e.g., physiology, age, pacing, motivation).MethodsA literature search was conducted in PubMed and Scopus using the search terms “female triathletes”, “women in triathlon”, “triathlon AND gender difference”, and “triathlon AND sex difference”. 662 articles were found using this search strategy, of which 147 were relevant for this review. …”
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Changes in prevalence of loneliness among home-dwelling older adults over three decades and associated factors by Mia T. Knuutila, Laura J. Rautiainen, Ulla L. Aalto, Tuuli E. Lehti, Helena Karppinen, Hannu Kautiainen, Timo E. Strandberg, Hanna Reeta Öhman, Niina M. Savikko, Anu H. Jansson, Kaisu H. Pitkälä

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Proteome profile differences among human, monkey, and mouse brain microvessels and cultured brain microvascular endothelial cells by Haruka Kumabe, Takeshi Masuda, Shingo Ito, Tomomi Furihata, Akiko Toda, Masayuki Mogi, Norie Araki, Sumio Ohtsuki

“…This study aimed to elucidate species differences among humans, monkeys, and mice and in vitro–in vivo differences in the BBB proteome using deep proteomic analysis. …”
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Selection of Prediction Method of Basic Statistical Work Parameters of N.V. Sklifosovsky Research Institute for Emergency Medicine of the Moscow Healthcare Department by B. L. Kurilin, V. Y. Kisselevskaya-Babinina, N. A. Karasyov, I. V. Kisselevskaya-Babinina, E. V. Kislukhkina, V. A. Vasilyev

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RESULTS OF THE 4­YEAR PROSPECTIVE OBSERVATION IN THE PROSPECTIVE TRIAL INTEREPID: FACTORS INFLUENCING MORBIDITY AND MORTALITY IN THE POPULATION OF RURAL REGIONS OF RUSSIA AND KYRGY... by A. V. Kontsevaya, A. О. Myrzamatova, A. N. Khalmatov, M. B. Khydyakov, A. G. Polupanov, A. Т. Altymysheva, Yu. А. Balanova, А. К. Kashirin

“…Overconsumption of animal fat among the Kyrgyz Republic inhabitants associated with the development of non­fatal cardiovascular outcomes, with no ethnical differences.Conclusion. The comparison of the results in three groups of population showed different impact of RF on development of the analyzed adverse outcomes in 4 years of prospective follow­up. …”
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How trait mindfulness protects late adolescents from stress-induced sleep problems: the unique role of mindfulness facets and gender differences by Huiting Cao, Jing Qian, Fenghua Tang, Yunyan Dong, Haining Ren, Xiaoran Xue, Ningning Mao, Xiaoyu Liu

“…Gender differences have been observed in mindfulness’s protective effects, yet how gender influences each mindfulness facet remains unclear. …”
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Quantitative Assessment of Psychological Stress Changes Before and After Ureteral Stent Placement: A Prospective Observational Study by Fu Y, Liang P, Gao X, Mo Z, Ruan Y, Pan J

“…Secondary analyses showed significant gender differences, with females reporting higher helplessness scores than males (12.32± 8.00 vs 4.44± 3.37, p&lt; 0.001). …”
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Gender differences in the association between bullying victimization and depressive symptoms in Chinese children and adolescents by Weidi Sun, Fang Gu, Boren Tan, Shanshan Tang, Ke Tang, Jia Meng, Yu Shen, Lei Gao, Juanjuan Li, Shiyi Shan, Shuting Li, Wenhan Xiao, Ronghua Zhang, Peige Song

“…This cross-sectional study aimed to elucidate the gender differences in the association between bullying victimization and depressive symptoms among children and adolescents. …”
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Glycogen depletion in astrocytes induces sex-dimorphic remodeling of astrocytic and synaptic structures with concomitant anxiety-like behaviors and maternal care deficits by Xiaotong Shi, Yuanyuan Zhu, Zhaoyichun Zhang, Ningcan Ma, Danyi He, You Wu, Ziyi Dai, Xinyan Qin, Yingyi Chen, Youyi Zhao, Haopeng Zhang, Jing Huang, Hui Zhang, Ze Fan

“…The regulation of brain glycogen is of relevance to hormonal control that might be linked to sex-dimorphic responses in mental health. The present study aims to investigate the involvement of glycogen in the sex differences of brain structural plasticity, and to characterize the impacts on affective and maternal behaviors in both sexes. …”
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Sex differences in murine MASH induced by a fructose-palmitate-cholesterol-enriched diet by Lakshmi Arivazhagan, Sofie Delbare, Robin A. Wilson, Michaele B. Manigrasso, Boyan Zhou, Henry H. Ruiz, Kaamashri Mangar, Ryoko Higa, Emily Brown, Huilin Li, Michael J. Garabedian, Ravichandran Ramasamy, Kathryn J. Moore, Edward A. Fisher, Neil D. Theise, Ann Marie Schmidt

“…Background &amp; Aims: Metabolic syndrome-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD) and metabolic syndrome-associated steatohepatitis (MASH) have global prevalence rates exceeding 25% and 3-6%, respectively. …”
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Longitudinal Outcomes of Patients with Aortic Stenosis Stratified by Sex: An Asian Perspective by Joy Y. S. Ong, Aloysius S. T. Leow, Chun Yi Ng, Poay Huan Loh, Swee Chye Quek, William K. F. Kong, Tiong Cheng Yeo, Ching Hui Sia, Kian Keong Poh

“…Conclusions: There was no difference in heart failure, stroke, and all-cause mortality outcomes between male and female Asian patients with moderate-to-severe AS. …”
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Adjacent Inputs With Different Labels and Hardness in Supervised Learning by Sebastian A. Grillo, Julio Cesar Mello Roman, Jorge Daniel Mello-Roman, Jose Luis Vazquez Noguera, Miguel Garcia-Torres, Federico Divina, Pedro Esteban Gardel Sotomayor

“…To this aim, we first quantified the adjacent inputs with different labels as a property, using a measure denoted as Neighbour Input Variation (NIV). …”
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COVID-19 Booster Vaccines Administration in Different Countries by Angel Yun-Kuan Thye, Loh Teng-Hern Tan, Jodi Woan Fei Law, Vengadesh Letchumanan

“…This review aims to discuss the various COVID-19 booster vaccines that are being authorized and administered, the eligibility criteria for the different booster vaccines, and the extent of protection these booster vaccines provide in the United States (US), Israel, United Kingdom (UK), Singapore and Chile. …”
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