Childhood Play Behavior of Homosexual and Heterosexual Men

1982 ◽  
Vol 51 (2) ◽  
pp. 607-610 ◽  
Author(s):  
Edward A. Grellert
Keyword(s):  
Play Behavior ◽  
Complete Picture ◽  
Heterosexual Men ◽  
Homosexual Men ◽  
Childhood Play ◽  
Specific Activities ◽  
School Differences ◽  
Male Homosexuals ◽  
Selection Of ◽  
At Home

Previous studies of male homosexuals' childhood play behavior have reported a limited selection of play activities. To get a more complete picture, 25 homosexual men and 25 comparison men were interviewed extensively about their play activities during ages 3 to 13 yr. at home and ages 6 to 11 yr. at school. Differences were found on 11 specific activities. Compared to heterosexual men, fewer homosexuals played “masculine” activities and more homosexuals played “feminine” activities. More homosexual subjects also recalled poor skill in throwing or catching a ball.

Chlamydia trachomatis infection and non-gonococcal urethritis in homosexual and heterosexual men in Edinburgh

2002 ◽  
Vol 13 (6) ◽  
pp. 425-426 ◽  
Author(s):  
L Dixon ◽  
S Pearson ◽  
D J Clutterbuck
Keyword(s):  
Chlamydia Trachomatis ◽  
Chlamydial Infection ◽  
Heterosexual Men ◽  
Homosexual Men ◽  
Chain Reaction ◽  
Routine Testing ◽  
Chlamydia Trachomatis Infection ◽  
Gonococcal Urethritis ◽  
The Usa ◽  
And Bisexual

In 1998, when ligase chain reaction testing for chlamydial infection was introduced in our clinic in Edinburgh, routine clinic protocol included the testing of all heterosexual, but not homosexual, men for urethral chlamydial infection. We audited all new homosexual and bisexual male attendees with a diagnosis of chlamydial infection or non-gonococcal urethritis (NGU) in 1999, together with heterosexual men with the same diagnoses attending in alternate months of the same year. Urethral Chlamydia trachomatis infection was detected in 14.6% (350/2402) of heterosexual men and 2.4% (11/465) of homosexual men tested. Fifty percent of chlamydial infections were asymptomatic. In this population 44% (84/190) of NGU in heterosexual men is attributable to C. trachomatis as opposed to only 10% (6/59) of that in homosexual men. These rates of chlamydial infection differ from previous reports in Scotland and recent studies from the USA. Our clinic protocol has been revised to include routine testing for chlamydial infection in all men.

Tuteo, Effeminacy and Homosexuality: Change and Continuity in Costa Rican Spanish

2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
pp. 321-347
Author(s):  
Víctor Fernández-Mallat ◽  
Matt Dearstyne
Keyword(s):  
Thematic Analysis ◽  
Costa Rican ◽  
Heterosexual Men ◽  
Homosexual Men ◽  
Second Person ◽  
Address Forms ◽  
Costa Rican Spanish ◽  
Logistic Regressions ◽  
Address System ◽  
Los Grupos

Abstract Costa Rica’s second-person singular (2PS) address system is known for both its changing nature and its incorporation of tuteo, ustedeo, and voseo forms. While the latter are generalized across communicative contexts, tuteo use has oscillated over time, being consistently associated with foreignness, effeminacy and homosexuality, with one study (Marín Esquivel, Rebeca. 2012. El pronombre ‘tú’ en los grupos homosexual y heterosexual heredianos. Revista Comunicación 21(2). 31–40) suggesting that homosexual men report using tuteo at levels significantly higher than heterosexuals. In this study, we revisit this finding using new data from a survey that elicited stated preferences for address forms and attitudes towards tuteo across different communicative contexts. Multinomial logistic regressions compared the address choices of homosexual men with those of heterosexual men and women, and attitudes were gauged by means of a thematic analysis. Results indicate that currently, with few exceptions, what best characterizes the distribution of address forms are similarities, regardless of sexuality or gender, with all participants reporting low rates of tuteo use across communicative settings. While these results suggest continued change in tuteo use, linguistic attitudes reveal a persistent perceived ideological connection between tuteo, foreignness, effeminacy and homosexuality.

Gonorrhoea in a south London genitourinary medicine department

2003 ◽  
Vol 14 (9) ◽  
pp. 625-629 ◽  
Author(s):  
A Newell ◽  
E Herbert ◽  
J Vigus ◽  
A Grieg ◽  
M E Rodgers MRCOG
Keyword(s):  
Demographic Data ◽  
Antibiotic Use ◽  
Penicillin Resistance ◽  
Heterosexual Men ◽  
Homosexual Men ◽  
National Guidelines ◽  
Medicine Department ◽  
Direct Microscopy ◽  
Medicine Clinic ◽  
Genitourinary Medicine

The management and outcome of all cases of gonorrhoea which presented to a south London genitourinary medicine clinic during 1999 were assessed and compared with published national guidelines. The incidence of penicillin resistance was calculated, as was the rate of co-infection with chlamydia and trichomonas. Information regarding demographic data, microscopy, culture results, test of cure, antibiotic use, sensitivity and health adviser contact was examined. A total of 257 cases of gonorrhoea were diagnosed in 238 patients. Heterosexual men constituted 52.9% of cases, 6.6% were in homosexual men and 40.5% in women. Direct microscopy was positive in 88.8% of men and in 40.5% of women. In women, the rate of gonorrhoea co-infection with chlamydia was 34.7% and with trichomonas was 11.5%. In men the rate of chlamydia co-infection was only 3.3%, however, we do not believe this to be an accurate figure as we are unable to routinely screen all men for chlamydia due to financial restrictions. Amoxicillin with probenecid were the most commonly used antibiotics in line with local guidelines. Penicillin resistance was demonstrated in 4.6% of infected cases. Health advisers saw 73.2% of patients.

scholarly journals ABSENCE OF A CORRELATION BETWEEN NITRATE REDUCTASE AND SYMBIOTIC NITROGEN FIXATION EFFICIENCY IN RHIZOBIUM MELILOTI

1980 ◽  
Vol 60 (1) ◽  
pp. 209-212 ◽  
Author(s):  
H. ANTOUN ◽  
L. M. BORDELEAU ◽  
D. PRÉVOST ◽  
R. A. LACHANCE
Keyword(s):  
Nitrogen Fixation ◽  
Nitrate Reductase ◽  
Dry Matter ◽  
Symbiotic Nitrogen Fixation ◽  
Rhizobium Meliloti ◽  
Specific Activities ◽  
Selection Of

Specific activities of the assimilatory and "regulatory" types of nitrate reductase were studied in 41 strains of Rhizobium meliloti having different symbiotic nitrogen fixation activities. Both nitrate reductase enzymes were present in very effective and ineffective strains and no significant correlation was found between the specific activities of the two enzymes and the dry matter yields of alfalfa obtained with the 41 strains. Measurements of the specific activities of the two nitrate reductase enzymes in the vegetative bacteria cannot be used as a rapid physiological test for the selection of very effective strains of R. meliloti.

Immunological Study of Condylomata Acuminata in Men Infected with the Human Immunodeficiency Virus

1990 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 28-31 ◽  
Author(s):  
P E Bishop ◽  
A McMillan ◽  
S Fletcher
Keyword(s):  
Human Immunodeficiency Virus ◽  
Interleukin 2 ◽  
Condylomata Acuminata ◽  
Heterosexual Men ◽  
Homosexual Men ◽  
Immunological Study ◽  
Immunoperoxidase Method ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Immunodeficiency Virus ◽  
Anal Warts

As condylomata acuminata often persist in individuals infected with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), an immunohistological study of warts from infected men was undertaken to further knowledge about human papillomavirus persistence in this group. Using an indirect immunoperoxidase method and a panel of monoclonal antibodies, the phenotypes of cells were studied in cryostat sections of perianal or anal warts removed from 14 HIV-infected men (10 homosexual and 4 heterosexual) and from 16 non-infected men (10 homosexual and 6 heterosexual). Although the median numbers of CD1+ CD3+ and CD4+ cells per unit area were similar in each group of individuals, the number of CD8+ cells was significantly higher in HIV-infected homosexual men when compared with non-infected individuals and HIV-infected heterosexual men. The median CD4+ cell count in the peripheral blood was significantly higher in HIV-infected heterosexual men than in HIV-infected homosexual men ( P<0.05). These findings may reflect differences in duration of HIV infection between the two groups. There was no significant difference in the proportion of cells expressing interleukin-2 receptors between HIV-infected and non-infected individuals. Natural killer (CD16+) cells were not identified in any of the condylomata.

Childhood Photographs of Homosexual and Heterosexual Men

1989 ◽  
Vol 65 (1) ◽  
pp. 331-336
Author(s):  
Edward A. Grellert
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Identical Twins ◽  
Heterosexual Men ◽  
Homosexual Men ◽  
Two Factors

20 homosexual men and 20 heterosexual men, including a pair of discordant identical twins, contributed photographs of themselves at 6 mo. to 6 yr. of age for judging on personality. 18 traits were rated successfully. Factor analysis yielded two factors, Extroversion and Toughness. Data for only 19 homosexual and 11 heterosexual men were usable for the t tests; no significant differences were found, although trends for the homosexual group suggested less Extroversion and less Toughness. For the twins, photographs the mother identified as the homosexual twin were rated as showing less Extroversion and less Toughness. In conclusion, no obvious differences were found in the ratings of homosexuals' childhood photographs but slight differences were hinted at.

Repetition of Educational AIDS Advertising Affects Attitudes

2011 ◽  
Vol 108 (3) ◽  
pp. 693-698 ◽  
Author(s):  
Simon Schindler ◽  
Marc-Andréa Reinhard ◽  
Dagmar Stahlberg
Keyword(s):  
Signaling Theory ◽  
Repetition Frequency ◽  
Perceived Threat ◽  
Heterosexual Men ◽  
Homosexual Men ◽  
Men And Women ◽  
Internet Study

In educational AIDS campaigns, initiators often use advertisements to warn about the threat of AIDS. The present Internet study ( N = 283) tested the assumption of an inverted U-shaped relationship between the number of educational AIDS advertisements in a magazine and the perceived threat of AIDS among different groups (i.e., homosexual men and heterosexual men and women). This expectation was primarily based on signaling theory, which assumes that recipients use repetition frequency as a cue for judgments about the message. Results provided support for the expected inverted U-curve.

scholarly journals A Real-Time Snore Detector Using Neural Networks and Selected Sound Features

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 8
Author(s):  
Stelios A. Mitilineos ◽  
Nicolas-Alexander Tatlas ◽  
Georgia Korompili ◽  
Lampros Kokkalas ◽  
Stelios M. Potirakis
Keyword(s):  
Real Time ◽  
Enabling Technology ◽  
The Public ◽  
Detection Tool ◽  
Alternative Approach ◽  
Obstructive Sleep ◽  
Sound Features ◽  
Hypopnea Syndrome ◽  
Selection Of ◽  
At Home

Obstructive sleep apnea hypopnea syndrome (OSAHS) is a widespread chronic disease that mostly remains undetected, mainly due to the fact that it is diagnosed via polysomnography, which is a time and resource-intensive procedure. Screening the disease’s symptoms at home could be used as an alternative approach in order to alert individuals that potentially suffer from OSAHS without compromising their everyday routine. Since snoring is usually linked to OSAHS, developing a snore detector is appealing as an enabling technology for screening OSAHS at home using ubiquitous equipment like commodity microphones (included in, e.g., smartphones). In this context, we developed a snore detection tool and herein present our approach and selection of specific sound features that discriminate snoring vs. environmental sounds, as well as the performance of the proposed tool. Furthermore, a real-time snore detector (RTSD) is built upon the snore detection tool and employed in whole-night sleep sound recordings, resulting in a large dataset of snoring sound excerpts that are made freely available to the public. The RTSD may be used either as a stand-alone tool that offers insight concerning an individual’s sleep quality or as an independent component of OSAHS screening applications in future developments.

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