Objective(s): Neuroprotective effects of female gonadal steroids are mediated through several pathways involving multiple peptides and receptors after traumatic brain injury (TBI). Two of these peptides are including the regulatory peptides neuromedin U (NMU) and neuromedin S (NMS), and their common receptor neuromedin U2 receptor (NMUR2). This study investigates the effects of physiological do...

this research intended to determine whether english and persian men and women were different with respect to the use of intensifiers, hedges and tag questions. to conduct the study, r. lakoff's (1975) ideas concerning linguistic differences between males and females were taken into account. in order to gather the most natural-like data, 6 english and 8 persian film• scripts with a family a...

OBJECTIVE To develop a mathematical model for more precise estimation of the incidence of chromosomal abnormalities and the sex ratio among spontaneous abortions masked by maternal cell contamination. DESIGN Retrospective analysis. SETTING Academic medical center. PATIENT(S) One hundred twelve samples of spontaneous abortion with a "46,XX" karyotype and 97 parents with aborted embryos. ...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the sex ratio of offspring born after blastocyst transfers. DESIGN Retrospective data analysis. SETTING A large assisted reproductive technology center. PATIENT(S) We included 1,284 offspring from 937 deliveries during the period August 2003-August 2005. INTERVENTION(S) Tabulation and statistical analysis of all births resulting from fresh IVF cycles. The sex of re...

conceptualized in a negative and pro blematic context,” with the intent of preventing diseases and unplanned pre gn a n c i e s .5 For these and other re a s o n s , adolescent sexuality is typically conceptualized and studied as a dichotomy: Adolescents have had sex or they have not. H o w e v e r, the dichotomous sex–no sex view does not take into account the psychological and social context ...

Purpose. To assess the prevalence and associated factors of unprotected sex with injecting drug users (IDUs) among a sample of female sex workers (FSWs) in Iran. Methods. This cross-sectional study included 144 FSWs who were interviewed as a part of Unhide HIV Risk Study, a national behavioral survey focusing on various high-risk populations, including IDUs, FSWs, and Men who have Sex with Men ...

Women can be less fatigable than men because of sex-related differences within the neuromuscular system that impact physiological adjustments during a fatiguing task. However, the involved mechanism(s) for the sex difference is task specific. This review explores the novel hypothesis that variation of the task will alter the magnitude of the sex-difference in muscle fatigue and the contribution...