Being Male, #9

Subjective well-being and 'male depression' in male adolescents.

BACKGROUND The concept of male depression is based on the hypothesis that typical symptoms of depression in men often seem to be masked by non-typical male distress symptoms not considered in common depression inventories. Although there is a large amount of clinical evidence, scientific evidence is still lacking. The study aims at further validating the concept of male depression, by obtaining...

High Affinity: Making Up for Being Male

Gene Polymorphism of Matrix Metalloproteinase 9 in Asthenozoospermic Male Subjects

Objective Matrix Metalloproteinase (MMPs) play important roles in the structural and functional properties of reproductive organs. The aim of this study is to determine the prevalence of C-1562T Matrix Metalloproteinase-9 (rs3918242) gene polymorphism in fertile and infertile men. In addition, we aimed to determine the association between C-1562T MMP-9 and G-1575A MMP-2 gene polymorphisms. Mate...

Gender: the state of being male or female

coronary artery disease, atrial fibrillation, heart failure, and congenital heart disease [5–12]. Based on ACC CV News Digest over the period Janu-ary till June 2015, there are some eye-catching examples. First an example of sex-related outcome of a common car-diovascular disease. On 16 May 2015, it was reported at the annual meeting of the Heart Rhythm Society that women who go through the men...

9 " Being there " and the Role of Presence Technology

This paper uses the metaphor of "being there" to differentiate two basic modes of mediated presence. "'Being' there" refers to presence in a remote environment through sensory extension, and "being 'there" refers to presence in a virtual environment through sensory simulation. In "'being' there," users believe that they are in contact with a real, albeit remote, environment, and their sense of ...