Research progress on the difference of atherosclerosis between different sexes
Cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases are the main causes of disability and death, and atherosclerosis is an important cause. The incidence of atherosclerosis in premenopausal women is significantly lower than that in men of the same age, while the
WANG Ya‑wei, TIAN Feng
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Correction: Sex differences in patients' referral to a headache unit [PDF]
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Abdominal injuries in road traffic accidents – an autopsy study [PDF]
Background/Aim. Traffic accident injuries are a major public health problem worldwide, with millions of people dying every year. Although the improvement of traffic safety is based on preventive action, it is necessary to conduct an analysis of victims ...
Slović Živana S. +4 more
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BackgroundIn this three-part study, we investigate whether the associations between binge and problematic drinking patterns with a negative emotional memory bias (NMB) are indirectly related through coping motivations and depressive symptoms.
Samantha Johnstone +2 more
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The predominant relationship between sexual environment characteristics and HIV-serodiscordant condomless anal sex among HIV-positive men who have sex with men (MSM) [PDF]
In some studies, situational factors have been shown to be stronger predictors of condomless sex than individual risk factors. Cross-sectional relationships between condomless anal sex (CAS) with HIV-serodiscordant partners and risk factors across ...
Elsesser, Steven +4 more
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Characteristics, sexual behaviour and risk factors of female, male and transgender sex workers in South Africa [PDF]
Background. In South Africa, information on sex workers' characteristics, sexual behaviour and health needs is limited. Current social, legal and institutional factors impede a safe working environment for sex workers and their clients. Objectives.
Chersich, Matthew +3 more
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Uniform female-biased sex ratios in alpine willows [PDF]
Premise of the study: The development of biased sex ratios in dioecious plant species has been ascribed to either (1) factors influencing differential adult mortality of male and female plants or (2) factors acting at an early life stage that determine ...
Hik, David S., Myers-Smith, Isla H.
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Associations between blood glucose and carotid intima-media thickness disappear after adjustment for shared risk factors: the KORA F4 study. [PDF]
The association between blood glucose and carotid intima-media thickness (CIMT) is considered to be established knowledge. We aimed to assess whether associations between different measures of glycaemia and CIMT are actually independent of anthropometric
Ebert, Nina +7 more
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The sex factor of colicin factor E1a
The sex factor ofcolE1aappears related to Ib, the sex factor ofcolIb, by each of three criteria: mutual inhibition of epidemic spread, antigenic structure of the sex pilus and susceptibility to I phage. The failure of each factor to spread in cultures carrying the other implies that donor ability is subject to a cytoplasmic repressor.
G G, Meynell, A M, Lawn
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