Results 71 to 80 of about 2,978,590 (198)
Sex Differences in Drosophila Somatic Gene Expression: Variation and Regulation by doublesex
G3: Genes, Genomes, Genetics, 2016 Sex differences in gene expression have been widely studied in Drosophila melanogaster. Sex differences vary across strains, but many molecular studies focus on only a single strain, or on genes that show sexually dimorphic expression in many strains ...
Michelle N. Arbeitman +5 more
doaj +1 more source
Sex and Credit: Is There a Gender Bias in Microfinance? [PDF]
This paper examines the effects of group identity in the credit market. Exploiting the quasirandom assignment of first-time borrowers to loan officers of a large Albanian lender, we test for own-gender bias in the loan officer-borrower match.
Beck, T.H.L., Madestam, A., Behr, P.
core
Gender Difference in Community’s Health Care Seeking Behaviour towards Male and Female Newborns in Today’s Scenario- A Cross-sectional Study [PDF]
Indian Journal of Neonatal Medicine and ResearchIntroduction: The sex ratio is a crucial social indicator to assess the level of equality between men and women. In several aspects, the gender difference between men and women is the major expression of social and cultural trends of the society.
Avyact Agrawal +2 more
doaj +1 more source
Bias against publication of sex differences
, 2021 Many scholars have stated that they regularly experience bias when trying to publish research on psychological sex differences. This is anecdotal, yet the presence of any form of bias will inevitably to some extent affect what research is conducted, how ...
Guy Madison +2 more
core +1 more source
A Multinomial Model of Fertility Choice and Offspring Sex-Ratios in India [PDF]
Fertility decline in developing countries may have unexpected demographic consequences. Although lower fertility improves nutrition, health, and human capital investments for surviving children, little is known about the relationship between fertility ...
Rubiana Chamarbagwala, Martin Ranger
core
Frontiers in Microbiology, 2019 Gut microbiota regulates host metabolism and immunity. The phylogenetic composition of gut microbiota is influenced by diverse factors that include host gender.
Maozhang He +8 more
doaj +1 more source
Trap Happiness and Catch Bias in Sea Lamprey Traps
Fishes, 2019 Sampling fish by trapping can lead to biased conclusions about a population. We used catch data to assess differences between two types of traps for adult sea lamprey (Petromyzon marinus), submerged-funnel traps and studded-tile traps, which are angled ...
Ulrich G. Reinhardt, Peter J. Hrodey
doaj +1 more source
A domain-specific opposite-sex bias in human preferences for manipulated voice pitch
, 2010 Women's preferences for masculine characteristics in men's voices and men's preferences for feminine characteristics in women's voices are thought to reflect adaptations that identify high quality (e.g., healthy) mates.
Vukovic, J. +14 more
core +1 more source
BiomedicinesBackground: Parkinson’s disease (PD) is a neurodegenerative disorder for which no curative therapies currently exist. Experimental models employing 1-methyl-4-phenyl-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridine (MPTP) reproduce PD features such as striatal dopaminergic ...
Tatyana Strekalova +14 more
doaj +1 more source
The impact of sex-selective abortion technology on the evolution of postnatal gender-bias conventions [PDF]
A substantial body of research presents the absence of control on the family sex-composition as one of the main reasons for raising neglected young girls in context of rooted son preference.
Rebeca A. Echávarri
core