Differences in severity of diffuse and focal coronary stenosis between visual and quantitative assessment by Xinmao Wang, Xinmao Wang, Chao Song, Chao Song, Heng Liu, Heng Liu, Lin Zhou, Lin Zhou, Letian Zhang, Letian Zhang

“…ROC analysis demonstrated that DSQCA had better discrimination capability for myocardial ischemia (FFR ≤ 0.80) than DSPVA in different of length stenosis.ConclusionsPVA was more likely to overestimate diameter stenosis in coronary arteries than QCA, and the severity of diffuse stenosis was more likely to be overestimated than that of focal stenosis.…”
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Differences in the profile of postoperative complications in patients undergoing breast augmentation and mastopexy with prosthesis by Oona Tomiê Daronch, Renata Fernanda Ramos Marcante, Aristides Augusto Palhares

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Sex differences in healthcare utilization for chronic rhinosinusitis: a prospective cohort study by Annemarie G. Hirsch, Brian S. Schwartz, Cara M. Nordberg, Bruce K. Tan, Robert P. Schleimer, Robert C. Kern, Anju T. Peters, Karen Bandeen-Roche, Ashton E. Lehmann

“…While there is evidence of sex differences in CRS, it is unknown whether the factors associated with long-term healthcare needs differ by sex. …”
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Regional differences in the prevalence of obstetric complications in relation to maternal obesity and food purchases by Outi Pellonperä, Jelena Meinilä, Jaakko Nevalainen, Heidi Sormunen‐Harju, Johanna Metsälä, Mika Gissler, Mikael Fogelholm, Maijaliisa Erkkola, Hannu Saarijärvi, Saila Koivusalo

“…As these conditions share risk factors with major obstetric complications, we aimed to investigate whether there are geographical differences in the prevalence of pregnancy complications and if these differences could be explained by known risk factors such as maternal obesity or dietary intake. …”
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Age differences in the variability and distribution of sleep spindle and rapid eye movement densities. by Kevin R Peters, Laura B Ray, Stuart Fogel, Valerie Smith, Carlyle T Smith

“…These results suggest that spindle density is more affected by age than REM density. Although age differences were observed in the degree of absolute variability (older adults had significantly larger variances than young adults for sleep efficiency and time spent awake after sleep onset), a similar pattern was also observed within the two age groups: the four sleep measures with the lowest degrees of relative variability were the same and included time spent in REM and Stage 2 sleep, total sleep time, and sleep efficiency. …”
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The Differences of Quantitative Flow Ratio in Coronary Artery Stenosis with or without Atrial Fibrillation by Wenbin Lu, Xiaoguo Zhang, Gaoliang Yan, Genshan Ma

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Strain-specific differences in cerulein-induced acute and recurrent acute murine pancreatitis by Alexandra Demcsák, Thanh Tran, Miklós Sahin-Tóth, Andrea Geisz-Fremy

“…Earlier studies showed that inbred mouse strains had different susceptibility to cerulein-induced pancreatitis. …”
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Differences in the Physical Properties of Plant-Based Meat Alternatives Containing Root Vegetables by Si-Yun Kim, Dong-Han Lee, Jeong-Jae Lee, Seo-Young Park, Seong-Gyu Choi, You-Jin Choi, Jung-Hyun Lee

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Early – versus late-onset preeclampsia: differences in risk factors and birth outcomes by Markin L., Medvyedyeva O.

“…For example, women who were young (younger than 20), nulliparous, had diabetes mellitus were significantly associated with increased risk of LOP, whereas women who had chronic hypertension, congenital anomalies had higher rates of EOP. …”
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Sex, ethnicity and language differences in statin prescribing in community health center patients by Tahlia Hodes, Miguel Marino, Jorge Kaufmann, Jennifer A Lucas, Sophia Giebultowicz, John Heintzman

“…Results: We found compared to non-Hispanic White men, only Spanish speaking Latinos had higher odds of receiving a statin prescription, but once one statin was prescribed, non-Hispanic White women were the only group with higher rates. …”
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Executive dysfunction in affective disorders: differences in bipolar affective disorder and depressive episode by S. A. Galkin, S. N. Vasilieva, G. G. Simutkin, S. A. Ivanova

“…A total of 72 patients with affective disorders aged 20–40 years were examined. Of them, 30 patients had bipolar affective disorder, a current episode of mild or moderate depression, and 42 patients had a mild, moderate, and severe depressive episode without symptoms of psychosis. …”
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Ethnic differences in pain, function, and catastrophizing in South Florida adults with knee osteoarthritis. by Daniel Quintero, Jacob Jahn, Jean Jose, Eric Kholodovsky, Levi M Travis, Joseph P Costello Ii, Olivia Perez, Alberto J Caban-Martinez, Thomas M Best

“…Descriptive statistics characterized demographic differences between NHWP and HP in VAS, WOMAC, and PCS. …”
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Examining Sex Differences in Visual Reliance During Postural Control in Intercollegiate Athletes by Nicolette Ingel, Victoria Vice, Courtney Dommer, Jennifer Csonka, Tara Moore, Ariel Zaleski, Carolyn Killelea, Mallory Faherty, Jody Feld, Timothy Sell

“…A significant difference in absolute change from EO to EC was observed between sexes (males=-11.65±7.05; females=-8.18±5.61; p=0.01, Cohen’s d=-0.520) indicating that males had a greater change between conditions for the worse. …”
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Who Gets Their First Choice? Race and Class Differences in College Admissions Outcomes by Sooji Kim, Michael N. Bastedo

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Differences in Student Achievement as a Function of Principal Experience: A National Analysis by Katy M. Roede, John P. Slate

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Relationship between parental smoking and adolescent smoking: gender differences and mediation of resilience by Yi Liu, Ling Li, Zhangming Chen, Silan Ren, Ruini He, Yudiao Liang, Youguo Tan, Xu Shao, Shanshan Chen, Xiaogang Chen, Jinsong Tang, Yanhui Liao

“…Both self-reported and biologically verified prevalence of smoking among boys were higher than that in girls. There were gender differences in the impact of parental smoking on adolescent smoking: mother smoking had a negative effect on adolescent smoking, and resilience could mitigate this negative effect. …”
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Differences in rhizospheric microbial communities between cultivated and wild endangered Glyptostrobus pensilis by Xiaojuan Yang, Biyu Deng, Biyu Deng, Shiyi Lu, Shiyi Lu, Cong Wang, Yongyan Liang, Yongyan Liang, Shinan Liu

“…Symbiotic network analysis indicated that the bacterial network in the cultivated G. pensilis rhizosphere had higher edge values, average degree, clustering coefficient, and network density, while the fungal network in the wild G. pensilis rhizosphere had higher node values, edge values, average degree, and clustering coefficient. …”
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Gender-based differences in the acceptance of rape myths in India: A comparative study by Bajaj Harshita

“…This study aims to understand whether there are differences in how males and females perceive rape myths. …”
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Sex-specific differences in children attending the emergency department: prospective observational study by Joany M Zachariasse, Henriette A Moll, Ian K Maconochie, Ewout W Steyerberg, Daan Nieboer, Dorine M Borensztajn, Claudio F Alves, Frank J Smit, Susanne Greber-Platzer, Claudia M G Keyzer-Dekker

“…Further research is needed to investigate whether this is due to pathophysiological differences and differences in disease course, whether girls present signs and symptoms differently, or whether sociocultural factors are responsible.…”
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Gender Differences in Metacognitive Awareness: A Study on Pre-Service Physics Teachers by Cahyani Intan Ramadani, Endang Purwaningsih, Eny Latifah

“… This research aims to analyze gender-based differences in metacognition awareness among pre-service physics teachers. …”
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