A Kinematic Analysis of Upper Extremity Joint when Punching by Three Different Methods in Athletes of Different Skill Levels by Morteza Madadi Shad, Nader Farahpour

“…As, a reciprocal effect exist between the factors of different skill level and punching technique.…”
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Area level impacts on emergency hospital admissions of the integrated care and support pioneer programme in England: difference-in-differences analysis by Nicholas Mays, Eilís Keeble, M Bardsley, Mary Alison Durand, Ties Hoomans

“…Objective To examine whether any differential change in emergency admissions could be attributed to integrated care by comparing pioneer and non-pioneer populations from a pre-pioneer baseline period (April 2010 to March 2013) over two follow-up periods: to 2014/2015 and to 2015/2016.Design Difference-in-differences analysis of emergency hospital admissions from English Hospital Episode Statistics.Setting Local authorities in England classified as either pioneer or non-pioneer.Participants Emergency admissions to all NHS hospitals in England with local authority determined by area of residence of the patient.Intervention Wave 1 of the integrated care and support pioneer programme announced in November 2013.Primary outcome measure Change in hospital emergency admissions.Results The increase in the pioneer emergency admission rate from baseline to 2014/2015 was smaller at 1.93% and significantly different from that of the non-pioneers at 4.84% (p=0.0379). …”
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Exploring sex differences in mortality among acute myocardial infarction by Olivia Leoni, Daniela Trabattoni, Giancarlo Marenzi, Nicola Cosentino, Piergiuseppe Agostoni, Alice Bonomi, Lorenzo Cangiano, Filippo Trombara, Veronika A Myasoedova, Paolo Poggio

“…Path analysis evaluated the direct and indirect effects of sex on outcomes, incorporating age, PCI and postdischarge therapy as mediators. Women had higher in-hospital (10% vs 5%; p<0.0001) and 1-year mortality (24% vs 14%; p<0.0001) but were less likely to receive PCI (40% vs 61%; p<0.0001) and postdischarge therapy (dual antiplatelet therapy 53% vs 63%; ACE inhibitors/angiotensin receptor blockers 60% vs 64%; beta blockers 53% vs 61%; lipid-lowering drugs 45% vs 58%; p<0.0001 for all differences). …”
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Sex‐Based Differences in Thrombus Composition in Acute Ischemic Stroke by Ghil Schwarz, Angelo Cascio Rizzo, Amedeo Cervo, Martina Di Como, Maria Costanza Aquilano, Emanuele Valtorta, Guglielmo Carlo Pero, Mariangela Piano, Maria Sessa

“…Background Endovascular thrombectomy allows for detailed study of thrombus composition in acute ischemic stroke. Differences in thrombus composition can affect outcomes, and the impact of sex on coagulation physiology is recognized. …”
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Hemispheric differences in ozone across the stratosphere–troposphere exchange region by R. J. Seguel, R. J. Seguel, C. Opazo, C. Opazo, Y. Cohen, O. R. Cooper, L. Gallardo, L. Gallardo, B.-M. Sinnhuber, F. Obersteiner, A. Zahn, P. Hoor, S. Rohs, A. Marsing

“…This study analyzed intra- and inter-hemispheric ozone differences in the UTLS within the 45–60° latitude band, distinguishing between years disrupted by sudden stratospheric warming (SSW) events from 2002 to 2022. …”
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Sex‐Related Differences in the Prognostic Role of Acetylcholine Provocation Testing by Riccardo Rinaldi, Michele Russo, Giovanni Occhipinti, Claudio Laudani, Ilaria Torre, Michele Colucci, Filippo Luca Gurgoglione, Francesco Maria Animati, Jacopo Lenkowicz, Andrada Mihaela Tudor, Giovanna Liuzzo, Tommaso Sanna, Antonio Maria Leone, Giampaolo Niccoli, Gaetano A. Lanza, Carlo Trani, Francesco Burzotta, Filippo Crea, Rocco A. Montone

“…After a median 22‐month follow‐up, major adverse cardiovascular and cerebrovascular events occurred in 53 (10.2%) patients, without significant sex differences (P>0.05). Men with a positive ACh test had a significantly higher rate of major adverse cardiovascular and cerebrovascular events (22 [17.2%] versus 5 [4.3%], P=0.002) compared with those with a negative test; no difference was observed in women (P>0.05) (P for interaction=0.003). …”
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Gender-Specific Differences on the Association of Hypertension with Subclinical Thyroid Dysfunction by Jingkai Zhang, Chao Huang, Zhaowei Meng, Yaguang Fan, Qing Yang, Wenjuan Zhang, Yuxia Gao, Zhenwen Yang, Heng Cai, Bo Bian, Yongle Li, Xuefang Yu, Xin Du, Shaopeng Xu, Jing Nie, Ming Liu, Jinhong Sun, Qing Zhang, Ying Gao, Kun Song, Xing Wang, Li Zhao

“…We aimed to explore gender-specific difference on the association between hypertension and STD in Chinese. …”
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Gender-related differences in manifestations, complications, and mortality rate of systolic heart failure patients by Mojgan Hajahmadi Pourrafsanjani, Roghaiyeh Afsargharehbagh, Alireza Rostamzadeh, Mahsa Mirabi Ahar Nejani, Behzad Rahimi

“…Fifty-seven (4.2%) patients had the first New York Heart Association (NYHA) class, 120 (8.9%) had the second, 341 (25.5%) had the third, and 161 (12.01%) patients had the fourth NYHA class. …”
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Specific features of axial spondyloarthritis, including ankylosing spondylitis and psoriatic arthritis, in persons of different genders by A. P. Rebrov, A. V. Aparkina, I. Z. Gaidukova

“…All the patients fulfilled the ASAS criteria for axial SpA. 60.43% of the patients had ankylosing spondylitis (AS) meeting the modified New York criteria; 26.37% had psoriatic arthritis (PsA) according to the CASPAR criteria (only patients with axial involvement were included in the study and those with peripheral arthritis were excluded); 9.89% had undifferentiated axial SpA. …”
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Regional and District Trends in Oregon’s Post-Pandemic School Enrollment and Achievement by Madhu Narayanan

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Preclinical and clinical sex differences in the effects of alcohol on measures of brain dopamine: a systematic review by Nathalie Barrios, Will Riordan, Vernon Garcia-Rivas, MacKenzie R. Peltier, Walter Roberts, Terril L. Verplaetse, Robert Kohler, Hang Zhou, Bubu A. Banini, Sherry A. McKee, Kelly P. Cosgrove, Yasmin Zakiniaeiz

“…Six studies included an alcohol challenge; three showed that females had greater alcohol-induced dopamine release than males in the ventral striatum and frontal cortex, while three showed no sex-related differences. …”
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Sex-based variations in the nutritional and functional status of hemodialysis patients in Palestine: a cross-sectional study by Zakaria Hamdan, Zaher Nazzal, Souzan Zidan, Lawra Bsharat, Sanaa Ishtayah, Sarah Sammoudi, Manal Badrasawi

“…The main aim of this study was to comprehensively examine the effect of sex-based differences on the nutritional status of Palestinian patients on hemodialysis. …”
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Maze runners: monkeys show restricted Arabic numeral summation during computerized two-arm maze performance by Elizabeth L. Haseltine, Michael J. Beran

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Sex Differences in Sleep Architecture After Traumatic Brain Injury: Potential Implications on Short-Term Episodic Memory and Recovery by Stefanie N. Howell, Grace S. Griesbach

“…Findings from this study support the hypothesis that decreases in REM sleep may contribute to chronic disability and underlie the importance of considering sex differences when addressing sleep.…”
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PHARMACOTHERAPY AND OUTCOMES OF ACUTE ST-ELEVATION MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION – GENDER DIFFERENCES IN REAL CLINICAL PRACTICE by P. V. Dolotovskaya, E. Y. Rudnichenko, N. V. Furman, O. V. Reshet'ko

“…Aim. To analyze gender differences in pharmacotherapy and outcomes of ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) in patients of cardiology hospital in real clinical practice. …”
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Comparison of Osteoporosis in Two Different Regions of Turkey by Umut Hatay Gölge, Erkam Kömürcü, Burak Kaymaz, Ferdi Göksel, Yunus Güzel, Gürhan Adam, Pırıl Erbay

“…Materials and Methods: The patients who had been examined with Dual X-ray Absorptiometry (DXA) for the suspicion of osteoporosis in two different regions of Turkey were included in the study. …”
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GENDER SPECIFICS OF SUBFRACTIONAL PLASMA LIPOPROTEIDS DISTRIBUTION by I. N. Ozerova, V. A. Metelskaya, N. E. Gavrilova

“…Among coronary  atherosclerosis patients  (GS >0)  males  had  lower concentrations of low and high density cholesterol (LDL, HDL), as Apo A1 and Apo B. …”
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Analyzing How Skinfold Thickness Affects Log-Transformed EMG Amplitude–Power Output Metrics by Matthew J. Kraydich, Jacob Gonzalez, Marcus A. Ziebold, Patrick N. Asmar, Amanda Chehab, Moh H. Malek

“…We hypothesized that using skinfold thickness as a covariate would reduce the subject-by-subject variability in the <i>y</i>-intercept and slope terms and, therefore, indicate potential mean differences between muscle groups. Methods: Subjects had the skinfold from their three superficial quadriceps femoris muscles measured and then EMG electrodes placed over the three muscles. …”
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Identification of sex characteristics of obesity and hypertension in the adult population of the Vladimir region by M. N. Mamedov, L. T. Sushkova, R. V. Isakov, V. A. Kutsenko, O. M. Drapkina

“…Every second man and 2/3 of women had abdominal obesity (53,1% and 71,6%, p&lt;0,001). …”
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Sex and age differences in cortisol levels during glucagon stimulation test in children by Camilla Borghammar, Johan Svensson, Anders Tidblad, Maria Elfving

“…Girls and younger children had higher peak cortisol at GST. The results support a need for sex- and age-dependent reference values for cortisol.…”
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