Saberi, Rebecca A Herrera Gomez, Laura C Brady, Ann-Christina Sola, Juan E Velazquez, Omaida C Neville, Holly L
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Journal of surgical education
General surgery resident (GSR) 5-year attrition rates of 12% to 20% are currently reported. This study explores the impact of full-time surgery faculty (FSF) diversity on GSR attrition. Deidentified data were obtained from the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) for FSF at US Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME)-accredited medi...
Cunha, Anita Póvoa, Ana Margarida
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Porto Biomedical Journal
Polycystic ovary syndrome is the most common endocrine disorder in women and a major cause of anovulatory infertility. Various medical options are used, alone or in combination, to treat subfertility associated with polycystic ovary syndrome. This narrative review was conducted to provide an update and summarize the available evidence on the manage...
Doyle, Aoife M Bandason, Tsitsi Dauya, Ethel McHugh, Grace Grundy, Chris Dringus, Stefanie Dziva Chikwari, Chido Ferrand, Rashida A
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JMIR mHealth and uHealth
Background Mobile phones may help young people (YP) access health information and support health service engagement. However, in low-income settings there is limited knowledge on YP’s phone and internet access to inform the feasibility of implementing digital health interventions. Objective We investigated access to information and communication te...
Wongsala, Manothai Anbäcken, Els-Marie Rosendahl, Sirpa
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BMC Geriatrics
BackgroundHealth, participation, and security are the basic pillars of active ageing suggested by the WHO. The concept is used by professionals but requires exploration from the perspectives of older people themselves. This study aims to explore how older adults experience and describe health, participation, and security.MethodsA qualitative resear...
Götze, Martin Hoppe, Matthias W.
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Frontiers in Psychology
The relative age effect (RAE) is associated with (dis)advantages in competitive sports. While the RAE in elite male soccer reveals a skewed birthdate distribution in relation to a certain cut-off date, research of RAE in elite female soccer is affected by small number of samples and conflicting results. The purpose of this study was to investigate ...
Pardos-Mainer, Elena Lozano, Demetrio Torrontegui-Duarte, Marcelino Cartón-Llorente, Antonio Roso-Moliner, Alberto
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International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
The main purpose of this systematic review and meta-analysis was to compare the effects of strength training (ST) and plyometric training (PT) on vertical jump, linear sprint and change of direction (COD) performance in female soccer players. A systematic search of the PubMed, Web of Science, Google Scholar and SportDiscus databases revealed 12 stu...
Ahl, Helene Marlow, Susan
Contemporary theories of neoliberalism and entrepreneurship are entwined; both hinge upon the use of agency within free markets to realize individual potential, enhance status and attain material rewards. Postfeminism, as a discrete but related discourse, suggests this context is conducive to encouraging women to draw upon their agency, skills and ...
Mo, Ran Chen, Chen Jiang, Yanan Ma, Zhouji Meng, Xueyong Tan, Qian
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Annals of Translational Medicine
Background Females have been found to have a survival benefit over males in past studies. However, in early melanoma patients, this benefit occurred in only those aged >60 years. The 8th edition of the American Joint Committee on Cancer (AJCC) readjusted the melanoma staging system, specifically stage I. This study aims to verify whether the sex-sp...
Hallberg, Amanda Kristoffersson, Mikaela
Bakgrund: Fotboll bidrar till en stor andel idrottsskador och damfotbollsspelare löper generellt högre risk att drabbas av vissa skador samt har ett annat skademönster än manliga spelare. Existerande skadeförebyggande program har visat minskad förekomst av skador. Dock är färre studier gjorda på kvinnliga än manliga fotbollsspelare och studier krin...
Ward Khan, Yasmin O'Keeffe, Fiadhnait Nolan, Maeve Stow, Jacqui Davenport, John
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Disability and rehabilitation
Background: Lower-limb amputations can lead to depression, performance anxiety, altered body image, relationships and sexual well-being. However, there is little published literature investigating how people experience changes to body image and their sexuality post-amputation and minimal literature exploring sexuality specifically from the female p...
