Normative data for quantitative calcaneal ultrasound in young males and females

2017 ◽  
Vol 29 (5) ◽  
pp. e23030
Author(s):  
María Correa-Rodríguez ◽  
Emilio González-Jiménez ◽  
Pedro A. García ◽  
Blanca Rueda-Medina ◽  
Jacqueline Schmidt-RioValle
Keyword(s):  
Normative Data ◽  
Young Males ◽  
Calcaneal Ultrasound ◽  
Males And Females

scholarly journals Analysis of muscle strength and endurance in healthy young adults and association of muscle strength with muscle endurance

2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (5) ◽  
pp. 1882
Author(s):  
Jolly Bhattacharjya ◽  
Reeta Baishya ◽  
Bijit Dutta
Keyword(s):  
Young Adults ◽  
Muscle Strength ◽  
Healthy Volunteers ◽  
General Health ◽  
Normative Data ◽  
Muscle Endurance ◽  
Age Group ◽  
Young Males ◽  
Hand Grip ◽  
Males And Females

Background: Muscle strength has been studied as a predictor of general health and many diseases.  Data on muscle strength of healthy adults are scarce in Assam. Aim of the study was to describe normative data for hand grip muscle strength and endurance among healthy young males and females of age group 18-21. Also, to find out any correlation between muscles strength and endurance.Methods: We have selected 79 healthy volunteers of both sexes of age group 18-21 years. We have measured muscle strength by hand grip dynamometer. Muscle endurance was calculated by asking the subjects to hold the dynamometer at one third of their muscle strength as long as they can.Results: In this study there were 46 males and 33 females. Mean muscle strength among the males is 27.09(SD7.05) and among the females is 10.76(SD6.19). Similarly mean endurance among males is 41.78(SD31.72) and among females is 16.15(SD9.81). These higher values of muscle strength and endurance in males are statistically significant. We have also found positive correlation between muscle strength and endurance in both the sexes.Conclusions: In this study we have seen that muscle strength and endurance of healthy young males are more than that of females. And also, muscle endurance increases with increase in muscle strength.

Dispersal patterns in a regional koala population in south-east Queensland

2003 ◽  
Vol 30 (3) ◽  
pp. 281 ◽  
Author(s):  
David S. Dique ◽  
Jim Thompson ◽  
Harriet J. Preece ◽  
Deidré L. de Villiers ◽  
Frank N. Carrick
Keyword(s):  
Urban Areas ◽  
Home Ranges ◽  
Adult Males ◽  
Dispersal Patterns ◽  
Young Males ◽  
Straight Line ◽  
The Social ◽  
Straight Line Distance ◽  
Males And Females ◽  
Natal Home

Koala dispersal was investigated as part of a detailed ecological study of a nationally significant koala population located 20 km south-east of Brisbane, Queensland. From 1996 to 2000, 195 koalas from three sites were captured and fitted with radio-collars. A total of 40 koalas (23 males and 17 females) dispersed from these sites. Most (93%) dispersing individuals were 20–36 months of age. Three adult females (more than 36 months old) dispersed and no adult males dispersed during the study. A significantly higher proportion of young males dispersed than females. Dispersal occurred between June and December, with most dispersal of males commencing in July and August and that of females commencing between September and November prior to, and early in, the annual breeding season. The mean straight-line distance between the natal and breeding home ranges for males and females was similar and was measured at 3.5 km (range 1.1–9.7 km) and 3.4 km (range 0.3–10.6 km) respectively. Dispersing males and females tended to successfully disperse south and west of their natal home ranges and were generally unable to successfully disperse to urban areas within the study area, as a high proportion of the mortality of dispersing koalas was associated with attacks by domestic dogs and with collisions with vehicles on roads. Information from other studies indicates that most young koalas disperse from their natal areas. It is likely that the social behaviour and mating systems of koala populations provide mechanisms for young koalas to disperse. The potential role of dispersal in the dynamics of regional koala populations is discussed.

Suicide and unemployment in young people

1999 ◽  
Vol 175 (3) ◽  
pp. 263-270 ◽  
Author(s):  
David Gunnell ◽  
Tom Lopatatzidis ◽  
Daniel Dorling ◽  
Helen Wehner ◽  
Humphrey Southall ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Secular Trends ◽  
Young Males ◽  
Factors Associated ◽  
Economic Climate ◽  
Economic Recessions ◽  
Trend Data ◽  
Recession Rates ◽  
Unemployment Data ◽  
Males And Females ◽  
Old Men

BackgroundThe influence of the macro-economic climate on suicide is unclear. During the recent recession, rates have increased in young males but declined in females.AimsTo investigate associations between unemployment and suicide in 15 – to 44-year-old men and women over a period spanning two major economic recessions (1921–1995). To minimise confounding by changes in method availability, analyses are restricted to suicides using methods other than poisons and gases.MethodTime-series analysis using routine mortality and unemployment data.ResultsThere were significant associations between unemployment and suicide in both males and females. Associations were generally stronger at younger ages.ConclusionsSecular trends in youth suicide may be influenced by unemployment or other factors associated with changes in the macroeconomic climate. These factors appear to affect women to the same extent as men. Although it is not possible to draw firm aetiological conclusions from time-trend data, our findings are in keeping with those of person-based studies.

scholarly journals Hormonal Regulation of the Dry Eye.

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-3
Keyword(s):  
Estrogen Receptors ◽  
Dry Eye ◽  
Lacrimal Gland ◽  
Hormonal Regulation ◽  
Acinar Cells ◽  
Young Males ◽  
Physiological Conditions ◽  
Clear Vision ◽  
Menopausal Women ◽  
Males And Females

Abstract For protection of environmental insults and clear vision the outer most surface (the cornea) of the human eye has to be kept moist with the secretion of the lacrimal gland. During old age (in both the genders) and certain physiological conditions (in females) the pathophysiological conditions of lacrimal gland alter which results in Dry/Wet eye. Most of the menopausal women and young males and females face dry eye disorder due to environmental insults and therefore, we hypothesize that the acinar cells of lacrimal gland should have estrogen receptors. In support of this earlier we have localized estrogen receptors on eye lens epithelial cells that also regulated by sex steroid hormones.

scholarly journals Patterns of Human Papillomavirus DNA and Antibody Positivity in Young Males and Females, Suggesting a Site-Specific Natural Course of Infection

PLoS ONE ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. e60696 ◽  
Author(s):  
Henrike J. Vriend ◽  
Johannes A. Bogaards ◽  
Fiona R. M. van der Klis ◽  
Mirte Scherpenisse ◽  
Hein J. Boot ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Human Papillomavirus ◽  
Natural Course ◽  
Site Specific ◽  
Young Males ◽  
Antibody Positivity ◽  
Males And Females ◽  
A Site ◽  
Papillomavirus Dna

Employment of educated youth in rural Punjab: Amidst Stagnancy and (IM)Mobility

2021 ◽  
pp. 026272802110559
Author(s):  
Kamlesh Narwana ◽  
Angrej Singh Gill
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Social Mobility ◽  
Employment Opportunities ◽  
Rural People ◽  
Young Males ◽  
Economic Marginality ◽  
Males And Females ◽  
The Individual ◽  
Career Options

In the context of larger discussions of how education, employment opportunities and social mobility processes intersect, this article presents micro-evidence to interrogate the role of higher education in accessing avenues for mobility regarding employment opportunities for educated youth in India’s rural Punjab. By presenting their career ambitions and trajectories, this fieldwork-based article maps a plethora of dynamics influencing the individual journeys. The article reflects on how social capital, caste and economic marginality affect the career options and mobility potential of these young males and females. The findings reaffirm that caste, compounded by economic inequality, tends to inhibit paths to upward mobility for young people located at the lower end of traditional hierarchies. However, determined efforts by many disadvantaged young rural people to succeed, partly supported by targeted affirmative action programmes, are also showing some remarkable results that offer hope.

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