Sex differences in sickness absence and the morbidity-mortality paradox: a longitudinal study using Swedish administrative registers by Bertil Lindahl, Daniel Avdic, Pathric Hägglund, Per Johansson

“…At the same time, men had higher mortality in the 18 diagnosis categories analysed. …”
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TOXICITY OF SOME INSECTICIDES ON DIFFERENTS LIFE STAGE OF Musca domestica L. (Muscidae : Diptera) by Salim J. Jarjees, Ibrahim A. Hassan

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Exploring Gender Differences in Veterans in a Secondary Analysis of a Randomized Controlled Trial of Mindfulness for Chronic Pain by Diana J. Burgess, Emily M. Hagel Campbell, Mariah Branson, Collin Calvert, Roni Evans, Kelli D. Allen, Ann Bangerter, Lee J.S. Cross, Mary A. Driscoll, Sierra Hennessy, John E. Ferguson, Jessica K. Friedman, Marianne S. Matthias, Laura A. Meis, Melissa A. Polusny, Stephanie L. Taylor, Brent C. Taylor

“…Conclusion: Among Veterans seeking treatment for chronic pain, women differed from men in their type of pain, had greater pain intensity and interference, and had greater prevalence and higher levels of many known biopsychosocial contributors to pain. …”
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Effects of different packaging materials on the qualities of Lapsang Souchong black tea during storage by LIU Yawen, YU Fei, CHEN Cong, YAN Siwei, LÜ Yangjun, ZHU Yuejin, KONG Junhao, YANG Xiufang, WU Yuanyuan, HE Puming, TU Youying, LI Bo

“…Aluminum foil-kraft paper bag had the best effect on the sample storage quality, and aluminum foil and kraft paper bags had similar effects, and corn fiber bag had the worst effect. …”
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Bean Consumption Accounts for Differences in Body Fat and Waist Circumference: A Cross-Sectional Study of 246 Women by Larry A. Tucker

“…Specifically, women who consumed moderate or high amounts of beans had less body fat and smaller waists than those with low intakes. …”
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A cross-lagged network analysis of multisystemic factors influencing adolescent depressive symptoms: considering gender differences by Qiu Li, Xue-Ying Liu, Wei-Liang Wang, Fang Zhou

“…Additionally, depression had a greater weakening effect on social support in males and on family support in females. …”
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Maternal nutrition induces pervasive gene expression changes but no detectable DNA methylation differences in the liver of adult offspring. by Matthew V Cannon, David A Buchner, James Hester, Hadley Miller, Ephraim Sehayek, Joseph H Nadeau, David Serre

“…<h4>Results</h4>Maternal diet had a significant effect on the body weight of the offspring when they were fed an obesogenic diet after weaning. …”
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Differences in fat distribution between metabolically unhealthy people with normal weight versus obesity, NHANES 2011–2018 by Rajesh Garg, Seerat Anand, Tejasvi Pasupneti, Youngju Pak, Sreevastav Teja Kalangi

“…Metabolic dysfunction was defined as the presence of ≥2 components of the metabolic syndrome, excluding obesity. The differences in body fat distribution between unhealthy and healthy individuals were studied with an interaction term to evaluate whether the effect of BMI differs by the metabolic health status.Results We found that both MUL and MUO groups had increased android to gynoid fat ratio as compared with metabolically healthy groups with normal or lean weight (MHL) and metabolically healthy with obesity (MHO), respectively. …”
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Exploring the dynamics of snoring in relation to sleep stages: Implications for gender differences, sleep position, and upper airway collapsibility. by Masaaki Suzuki, Yuichi Kawai, Yoshihiro Funayama

“…<h4>Methods</h4>This retrospective study examined duration of snoring time and respiratory events during each sleep stage in adults and children who underwent polysomnography, had an apnea-hypopnea index (AHI) < 15/h and had snoring time ≥ 10% of total sleep time. …”
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Differences in Urinary Calculi Characteristics among the Three Main Racial Groups in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa by Dhesigan Naidoo, Vishan Ramloutan

“…A higher proportion of Black Africans had urinary calculi with Hounsfield Unit measurements >600 (P = 0.002). …”
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Differences in linear and angular measurement of the lower facial third in lateral cephalometry and lateral photometry: A comparative study by Nani Sesqui, Mochamad Fahlevi Rizal, Margaretha Suharsini

“…Results: When comparing the angular cephalometric and photometric variables, we found that the mandible length (Go-Me) and gonial angle (∠Go) in the cephalometry measurements had an insignificant difference compared to the photometric measurements, while the ramus length (Co-Go) in the cephalometry measurement had a significant difference compared to the photometric measurements. …”
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« Alli homini è prohibita una cosa, a prencipi è permessa, alle donne sono prohibite altre cose ». Imposture des religions, différences sociales et différences de genres à Venise a... by Federico Barbierato

“…For this reason, the pronunciation by men and women of the same propositions had different significance in the eye of the inquisitors: women’s words appeared less credible, less able to persuade, therefore patronizingly considered as less dangerous. …”
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Spectrophotometric study determining staining tendency in different restorative materials (longitudinal in vitro study) by Ghada Alhamed, Salsabil Massoud, Mazen Doumani

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HIV- and AIDS-associated neurocognitive functioning in Zambia &amp;ndash; a perspective based on differences between the genders by Kabuba N, Menon JA, Franklin Jr DR, Heaton RK, Hestad KA

“…An overall comparison of the HIV+ male and female participants yielded no statistically significant differences. Analysis of covariance results controlling for disease characteristics showed that HIV+ female participants had worse delayed recall scores than males, F(1,117) =9.70, P=0.002, partial ƞ2=0.077. …”
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Physical and psychological differences between athletes with and without chronic primary low back pain: a scoping review by Clément Prunault, Clément Prunault, Guillaume Vadez, Guillaume Vadez, Martin Descarreaux, Martin Descarreaux, Jacques Abboud, Jacques Abboud

“…One study found that athletes with CPLBP had significantly reduced trunk extension strength. …”
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Differences in the Microvascular Arrangement Lead to Improved Clinical Diagnostics of Esophageal Neoplasms: A Single-Center Retrospective Study by Ryogo Minami, Eriko Noma, Yoshiaki Moriguchi, Shinichiro Horiguchi, Toshiro Iizuka

“…The regular group had significantly more patients with SIN, whereas the irregular group had significantly more patients with esophageal cancer (<i>p</i> < 0.001). …”
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Sex Differences in Stroke in Cameroon: Results From a One‐Year Prospective Follow‐Up Cohort Study by Clovis Nkoke, Ahmadou Musa Jingi, Jean Jacques Noubiap, Cyrille Nkouonlack, Anastase Dzudie

“…Conclusions Men with stroke were younger and were more likely to smoke and consume alcohol. Women had greater stroke disability on admission. There was no significant difference in disability and in 1‐year mortality between men and women, although mortality was higher in women.…”
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Dry-Cured Bísaro Ham: Differences in Physicochemical Characteristics, Fatty Acid Profile and Volatile Compounds Between Muscles by Lia Vasconcelos, Luís G. Dias, Ana Leite, José M. Lorenzo, Alfredo Teixeira, Sandra S. Q. Rodrigues, Javier Mateo

“…The aim of this study was to evaluate differences in the physicochemical characteristics, fatty acid profiles and volatile compounds of different muscle types (<i>semimembranosus</i> (SM), <i>biceps femoris</i> (BF) and <i>semitendinosus</i> (ST)) used to produce dry-cured Bísaro ham. …”
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Qualitative analysis of blood from patients engaging in deliberate self‐harm: Differences between prescribed and detected drugs by Masato Masuda, Brian Waters, Leo Gotoh, Yoshihiko Nakamura, Yoshifumi Kato, Shigeki Nabeshima, Shin‐ichi Kubo, Nobuaki Eto, Hiroaki Kawasaki

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Examining the incubation period distributions of COVID-19 on Chinese patients with different travel histories by Zuopeng Xiao, Xi Xie, Wenbo Guo, Zhiqiang Luo, Jianxiang Liao, Feiqiu Wen, Qingfeng Zhou, Laiwei Han, Te Zheng

“… Introduction: Current studies estimated a general incubation period distribution of COVID-19 based on early-confirmed cases in Wuhan, and have not examined whether the incubation period distribution varies across population segments with different travel histories. We aimed to examine whether patients infected by community transmission had extended incubation periods than the early generation patients who had direct exposures to Wuhan. …”
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