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Comparing Orgasm Descriptions between the Sexes
… orgasms appear to be similar between the sexes. </p>
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LA DIFFÉRENCE DES SEXES DANS L’OEUVRE D’AGOTA KRISTOF
Agota Kristof’s fictional world shows human existence as pointless and her main characters’ lives are defined by loss of vital relationships, nostalgia and lack of meaning. The purpose of this thesis was to investigate the female characters and their personal relationships. Until now, the critics …
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Characterizing Lung Inflammation in Agricultural Respiratory Exposures Between the Sexes
… of grain dust) will differentially affect the sexes is not known. Currently, there has been minimal work done to evaluate how a respiratory glyphosate exposure may differentially impact the sexes. The following study evaluates the differences in the inflammatory respiratory response between the …
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A review of sexual conflict theory: the battle of the sexes
… occurs when the evolutionary interests of the sexes is not aligned. The theory began with Darwin in the 1800’s. His observations of sexual dimorphism and traits which did not seem to follow the rules of natural selection led him to the theory of sexual selection. Sexual selection resolved some …
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La différence des sexes au regard du religieux dans l'Émile de Rousseau.
Le procede educatif de l'Emile suit un cheminement ordonne que Rousseau a trace et mis en evidence des les premieres pages. Nous constatons dans son ouvrage pedagogique a l'endroit des garcois, qu'il reserve aussi une place a la femme; il la construit pour Emile, pour faciliter son destin. Des …
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James Thurber's Little Man and the Battle of the Sexes: The Humor of Gender and Conflict
… because it also catalyzes the battle of the sexes. To support my interpretation of Thurber as a critic of societal gender roles, Freud's book The Joke and Its Relation to the Unconscious is useful at illuminating a deeper 'tendency' in Thurber's humor. Thurber is often thought of as a …
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Battles of the sexes onstage: explorations of changing Gender roles by four American women playwrights of the 1910s-1930s
Battle of the Sexes Onstage: Explorations of Changing Gender Roles by Four American Women Playwrights of the 1910s-1930s analyzes plays by Rachel Crothers, Susan Glaspell, Sophie Treadwell, and Dawn Powell in order to discover how these playwrights dealt with changing female social roles throughout …
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Effects of oral delta-9-tetrahydrocannibinol (THC) administration on motor activity and anxiety-like behavior in adolescent and adult Sprague-Dawley rats of both sexes
… Here, we used adolescent and adult rats of both sexes to determine if oral THC would alter locomotor activity in an open-field arena (OFA) and anxiety-like behavior on an elevated plus maze (EPM). Subjects received vehicle- or THC-impregnated crackers (3.0, 5.0, and 10.0 mg/kg) starting on either …
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Η ΕΠΙΔΡΑΣΙΣ ΤΗΣ ΧΡΟΝΙΑΣ ΧΟΡΗΓΗΣΕΩΣ ΠΡΟΠΡΑΝΟΛΟΛΗΣ ΕΠΙ ΤΟΥ ΒΑΡΟΥΣ ΤΗΣ ΑΡΙΣΤΕΡΑΣ ΚΟΙΛΙΑΣ (ΠΕΙΡΑΜΑΤΙΚΗ ΜΕΛΕΤΗ ΕΠΙ ΕΠΙΜΥΩΝ)
… EXPERIMENTAL AND CONTROL GROUPS OF BOTH SEXES. ANIMALS WERE SACRIFICED DURING THEIR 17TH WEEK AND THEIR BODY AND HEART WEIGHTS NOTED. MALE HEART WEIGHTSHAD (P<0.05). THE RIGHT RENTRICLE WEIGHT OF BOTH SEXES HAD NO SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCE BETWEEN GROUPS. THE RATIOS OF ABSOLUTE RIGHT …
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Impact of potato protein supplementation with dietary fermentable materials on immune measures in Sprague-Dawley rats
… some innate and adaptive immune measures between sexes. Diet and sex influenced cytokine concentrations, populations of immune cells, and production of antibodies. Gnaw sticks had opposing effects on sexes in both fermentation and cytokine profiles, and thus they can interfere with data …
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Effects of dietary fermentable material on innate and adaptive immune measures in male and female rats under resting and immunized conditions
… differences in microbiota composition between sexes, necessitating assessment of effects of dietary fermentable material (DFM) in both males and females. Effects of consumption of DFM of differing composition (Wheat Bran (WB), Oat Bran (OB), Resistant Starch (RS), Fructooligosaccharides (FOS)) …
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Identifying changes in dietary intake, diet quality, body weight and body composition during first year university
… significantly decreased by ~400 kcals/d for both sexes. Diet quality also decreased in both sexes characterized by negative changes in healthy and unhealthy foods. Caffeine intake remained the same and alcohol intake increased. Therefore, modest weight gain does occur during first-year university, …
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Sex Differences in Arterial Destiffening with Weight Loss
… (CVD) risk that will be efficacious for both sexes. Arterial stiffness (AS) is an independent risk factor for a first cardiovascular event that increases with advancing age and obesity. Previous studies have found that modest weight loss (WL) of 5 to 10 percent successfully reduces AS and …
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Sexual Dimorphism and Behavioral Responses to Conspecific Chemical Cues in Pagurus samuelis
Anatomical differences were observed between sexes of P. samuelis. We measured the major cheliped and carapace lengths of hermit crabs caught off the coast of Southern California and found that male chelipeds were significantly larger relative to their carapace length than female chelipeds. Average …
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Sex Differences in the Sixth Grade: An In-depth Study of a Neglected Learning Factor in Reading
<p>Concern for the differences between the sexes in the reading area has prompted the following questions:</p> <p> 1. If there is an obvious difference between the sexes in the area of reading achievement, why is it that sex differences are not considered a pertinent learning factor?</p> <p>2. What …
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Temporal Fatty Acid Fluctuations of Pachygrapsus crassipes in Southern California
… polyunsaturated) over months and between sexes. Fatty acid fluctuations were compared with reported temperatures from a location near the collection site to determine whether temperature significantly contributed to these changes. The abundances of palmitoleic acid, palmitic acid, and …
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