Atypical prenatal hormone exposure could be a factor in the development of transsexualism. There is evidence that the 2nd and 4th digit ratio (2D:4D) associates negatively with prenatal testosterone and positively with estrogens. The aim was to assess the difference in 2D:4D between female to male transsexuals (FMT) and male to female transsexuals (MFT) and controls. We examined 42 MFT, 38 FMT,...

Gender inequality varies across nations, where such inequality is defined as the disproportionate representation of one sex over the other in desirable social, economic, and biological roles (typically male over female). Thus in Norway, 40% of parliamentarians are women, in the USA 17%, and in Saudi Arabia 0%. Some of this variation is associated with economic prosperity but there is evidence t...

در این مقاله، به بررسی اثر پارامترهای کاری گوناگون بر شکل تپ‌های خروجی یک لیزر 2CO تپی فشار اتمسفری پرتکرار دست‌ساز (با آهنگ تکرار تا kHz 1) پرداخته شده است. راستا، عوامل گوناگونی هم­چون: نسبت گاز 2N، He و بازتابندگی آینه جلویی تغییر داده شدند انرژی گسیلی هر از حالت‌ها ثبت مشخصه‌یابی شدند. نشان شد که با گازهای 2N He، می‌توان دیرش زمانی میخه دنباله‌ی تپ‌ها را بازه‌ی ns 140-95 µs 5/3-5/1 تنظیم نم...

در این پژوهش تقویت باریکه لیزر تپی فمتوثانیه Ti:sapphire ­کننده بازتولیدی با آرایش هندسی Z براساس روش تپ چیرپ بررسی شده است. برای انتقال ورودی اولیه به داخل کاواک و استخراج از دو سلول پاکل استفاده زمان شکل‌گیری برحسب انرژی دمش مطالعه روند تحول مورد قرار گرفته مدت تولید بدون حضور 80 نانوثانیه فرایند 38 نرخ تکرار 10 هرتز طول موج مرکزی 800 نانومتر بیشینه 2 میلی‌ژول بعد 17 رفت برگشت 15 میلی ژول 532...

Prenatal androgen exposure affects the brain development of the fetus which may facilitate certain behaviors and decision patterns in the later life. The ratio between the lengths of second and the fourth fingers (2D:4D) is a negative biomarker of the ratio between prenatal androgen and estrogen exposure and men typically have lower ratios than women. In line with the typical findings suggestin...

The relative length of the second and fourth fingers (the 2D:4D ratio) has been taken to be an indicator of prenatal exposure to testosterone, and hence possibly relevant to sexual orientation and other sex-differentiated behaviors. Studies have reported a difference in this ratio between Caucasian males in Britain and in the U.S.: higher average 2D:4D ratios were obtained in Britain. This rais...

BACKGROUND Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is heterogeneous in its clinical presentation and four major phenotypes have been identified. The precise etiology of PCOS is unknown; however, variable exposure to prenatal androgens may be responsible for the spectrum of endocrine and metabolic disturbances characteristic of this syndrome. Since prenatal testosterone exposure is known to decrease th...

We tested the association between a biomarker of early sex differentiation, the second-to-fourth finger length ratio (2D:4D), and unprovoked attack during a simulated war game (n = 176). We also investigated whether 2D:4D mediated the tendency for men to attack more than women and whether personality dimensions previously associated with sex differences in aggression or hostility (social domina...

In an experiment using two-bidder first-price sealed bid auctions with symmetric independent private values and 400 subjects, we scan also the right hand of each subject. We study how the ratio of the length of the index and ring fingers (2D:4D) of the right hand, a measure of prenatal hormone exposure, is correlated with bidding behavior and total profits. 2D:4D has been reported to predict co...

BACKGROUND The second-to-fourth digit-length ratio (2D:4D) may be a correlate of prenatal sex steroids, and it has been linked to sporting prowess. The aim of the study was to validate dual-energy X-ray-absorptiometry (DXA) as a technique to assess 2D:4D in soccer players under 15 years of age (U-15). METHODS Paired X-ray and DXA scans of the left hands of 63 male U-15 elite soccer players (a...