scholarly journals Gender determination from fingerprints

2014 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 12-15 ◽  
Author(s):  
RK Karki ◽  
PK Singh
Keyword(s):  
Medical Students ◽  
Human Identification ◽  
Age Group ◽  
Gender Identification ◽  
Medical Sciences ◽  
Gender Determination ◽  
Finger Print ◽  
Fingerprint Pattern ◽  
The World ◽  
And Gender

INTRODUCTION: Fingerprints are one of the most mature biometric technologies and are considered legitimate proofs of evidence in courts of law for human identification all over the world. There is relatively less research has been done for its use in this field of gender identification. Hence, the present study was done to look the correlation between fingertip patterns with the gender of an individual. METHODS: Study was carried out over a period of one month among 200 medical students (100 male & 100 female) belonging to the age group 18-25 years of Kathmandu University School of Medical Sciences, Dhulikhel, Kavre. RESULTS: Each finger print is unique; loops are the most commonly occurring fingerprint pattern while arches are the least common. Males have a higher incidence of whorls and females have a higher incidence of loops. CONCLUSION: We can conclude that there is an association between distribution of fingerprint patterns and gender and thus prediction of gender of a person is possible based on his fingerprint pattern. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/jucms.v2i1.10484 Journal of Universal College of Medical Sciences (2014) Vol.2(1): 12-15

scholarly journals Automatic speaker, age-group and gender identification from children’s speech

2018 ◽  
Vol 50 ◽  
pp. 141-156 ◽  
Author(s):  
Saeid Safavi ◽  
Martin Russell ◽  
Peter Jančovič
Keyword(s):  
Age Group ◽  
Gender Identification ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Children's Speech

scholarly journals ROLE OF SOCIAL MEDIA ON INFORMATION SHARED ABOUT COVID-19 PANDEMIC: A PERCEPTION OF MEDICAL STUDENTS

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-3
Author(s):  
Shrivatshan M.S. B ◽  
Dr.Remya.K. J ◽  
Vinoth Gnana Chellaiyan. D
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Medical Students ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Medical Professionals ◽  
Age Group ◽  
Online Questionnaire ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Media Usage ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Many Sources

Introduction The emergence of the COVID-19 outbreak affected the attention of social media and press. But there are too many sources and sites through which any one can obtain information, and many of them are not credible which resulted in misinformation and difficulties to distinguish between rumours and reality Subjects and Methods: Cross sectional study was conducted online and 519 students of both sexes belonging to the age group of 18 – 55 years studying medicine and allied health courses in various universities of India participated. Data collection procedure: An online questionnaire of 11 questions as Google forms was created in English and circulated for 3 months in different university students via email to collect the data related to their social media usage during the pandemic COVID-19. Results 382 (73.6%) participants in this study were less than 20 years old. Females participated, N = 320 (61.7%) more than the males, N=199 (38.3%) in this study. Since this study was circulated predominantly in medical students group, 417 out of 519 (80.3%) were medical professionals. About 46 people who are residing outside India also participated in this study. TV/Radio/ Newspaper were the most searched source of information about COVID-19 among the youth of this part of the India accounting for 50.5% (N=262). A significant association was found between Medical professionals and verification of the authenticity of COVID-19 information (P = 0.04) and Gender of the participants with the influence of the information about COVID-19 from different sources (P = 0.005). The association was found significant between age group and “social media influencers and/or celebrities impact on your information sources” (P = 0.004). Conclusion: Students in India are clear in their perception on receiving information about COVID-19 through social media.

scholarly journals A study of gynecological profile of patients undergoing hysterectomy with special reference to its indications

2017 ◽  
Vol 6 (8) ◽  
pp. 3651
Author(s):  
Pujitha Devi Suraneni ◽  
Sradhanjali Maharana
Keyword(s):  
Abnormal Uterine Bleeding ◽  
Uterine Bleeding ◽  
Age Group ◽  
Medical Sciences ◽  
Detailed History ◽  
Common Indication ◽  
Common Complaint ◽  
Gynecological Examination ◽  
Number Of Patients ◽  
The World

Background: Hysterectomy is the most frequently performed major gynecological surgical procedure, with millions of procedures performed annually throughout the world. Approximately 90% of hysterectomies are performed for benign conditions, such as fibroids causing abnormal uterine bleeding. Objective of the study was to study the gynecological profile of women undergoing hysterectomy.Methods: In this study 60 cases of hysterectomy were analyzed over a period of 2 years who underwent hysterectomy at Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Chalmeda Anand Rao Institute of Medical Sciences, Karimnagar. Informed consent was taken from all women. Detailed history, complete clinical, gynecological examination was carried out.Results: Maximum patients i.e. 56.7% were in the age group of 41-50 years followed by the age of 31-40 years i.e. 33.3%. Maximum number of hysterectomies were performed in Para 3. Maximum number of patients had menstrual problems which are about 63.3% and next more common complaint was discharge per vagina (53.3%). Of the 60 cases that underwent hysterectomies 40% of them are for abnormal uterine bleeding, 30% of them are for uterine fibroid, 15% of them are for endometriosis, 8.3% of them are for adenomyosis, 6.6% of them are for cervical dysplasia.Conclusions: The most common indication for hysterectomy was abnormal uterine bleeding.

scholarly journals Spectrum of ABO and Rh blood group in Nepali medical students

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 63-66
Author(s):  
Bishal Joshi ◽  
Sanjit Kumar Kar ◽  
Laxmi Shrestha ◽  
Shankar Yadav
Keyword(s):  
Medical Students ◽  
Blood Group ◽  
Blood Groups ◽  
Test Method ◽  
The Other ◽  
Medical Sciences ◽  
The People ◽  
The World ◽  
Slide Test ◽  
Rh Blood Group

Background: ABO and Rh systems are most important types of blood group systems that should be taken into consideration during blood transfusion. Many studies have been done across the globe to determine the distribution of these blood groups among different strata of population. But there are very few studies done in Nepali population. Therefore, in this study we aimed to find out the distribution of blood groups among Nepali medical students and to compare it with the other studies done in Nepal and other countries of the World. Methods: This was a retrospective study, containing the data of ABO and Rh blood groups of medi­cal students recorded over a period of 21 years in Department of Physiology of Universal College of Medical Sciences, Bhairahawa, Nepal. The blood group was determined by open slide test method by using commercially available standard monoclonal antibody. Results: A total of 2031 Nepali medical students were included in the study. Among them 1147 were male and 884 were female. In the present study we found that the most common blood group was O (739, 36.4%) followed by B (624, 30.7%) and A (522, 25.7%) and least common blood group was AB (146, 7.2%). Among all participants 96.8% of the people were Rh positive and 3.2% were Rh negative. Conclusions: This study done in Nepali medical students can provide a new insight for the further study of distribution of blood groups in Nepali population. A study with high sample size, repre­senting every zones of Nepal is the demand of future.

scholarly journals Knowledge, Attitude and Practices towards COVID-19 among Medical Students

2020 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 1-10
Author(s):  
Amit Kumar Singh ◽  
Robin Man Karmacharya ◽  
Satish Vaidya ◽  
Bala Ram Malla ◽  
Gakul Bhatt
Keyword(s):  
Medical Students ◽  
Positive Attitude ◽  
Knowledge Score ◽  
University Hospital ◽  
Medical Sciences ◽  
Preventive Practices ◽  
The World ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Near Future ◽  
Structured Questionnaire

Introduction: In late December 2019, COVID-19 was first seen in Wuhan, China which has been spreading to the whole world in subsequent months. Till the time this manuscript is written, COVID-19 has infected more than 2million people and killed more than 129843 people all around the world. First step in fighting against COVID-19 is to have appropriate knowledge and correct attitude and practices. Methods: This study was done to know the knowledge, attitude and practices on COVID-19 amongst medical students of Kathmandu University School of Medical Sciences (KUSMS) using internet based structured questionnaires. The survey was conducted from April 2, 2020 to April 09, 2020 (one-week after lock down following COVID-19 spread in Nepal). Structured questionnaire was used by the Medical students of Kathmandu University Hospital. There were 19 questionnaires regarding Knowledge, three regarding Attitude and five regarding Practices. Results: Out of 631 responders, the mean correct Knowledge score was 83.4%. Of the 19 Knowledge questionnaires, the mean score was 15.8 (Range 0-19). Regarding the Attitude questionnaire, 81.7% responders had a positive attitude toward COVID-19 being controlled globally in near future. Majority of the responders wore masks when going out in recent days (96%) and 97.6% of responders didn’t go to crowded places during this period. Conclusion: Medical Students have good knowledge, optimistic attitude and appropriate preventive practices towards COVID-19. Better knowledge is associated with online or onsite training obtained about COVID-19 outbreaks. Optimistic Attitude and appropriate preventive practices was associated with better knowledge of the responders.

scholarly journals Comparison of empathy with patients between first-year and last-year medical students of Tehran University of Medical Sciences

2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Reyhane Hizomi Arani ◽  
Zohrehsadat Naji ◽  
Ali Moradi ◽  
Seyed Vahid Shariat ◽  
Sara Mirzamohamadi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Medical Students ◽  
First Year ◽  
Medical Sciences ◽  
Chi Square ◽  
Developmental Factors ◽  
Student Version ◽  
Chi Square Test ◽  
History Of ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Academic Year

Abstract Purpose This study was conducted to assess the developmental factors of empathy among medical students of Tehran University of Medical Sciences (TUMS). Methods To assess the empathy levels, 42 first-year and an equal number of last-year medical students were randomly selected. They answered a questionnaire including the medical student version of the Jefferson Scale, demographic, and some related variables. Statistical analyses were performed using the Chi-square test, T-test, univariate, and multivariate regressions. Result The study population consisted of 51 (60.7 %) men and 33 (39.3 %) women with a mean (SD) age of 22.24 (4.10) years. The Jefferson score was 110.19 ± 13.61 and 103.52 ± 20.00 in first- and last-year medical students, respectively. Moreover, medical students who completely passed at least one of the considered empathy courses of the TUMS curriculum had higher empathy scores compared to their counterparts (109.83 ± 15.54 vs. 103.68 ± 19.02). There was no significant association between empathy and gender, self-experience of illness, marital status, family history of chronic disease, and parents’ education (all P-values > 0.05). After adjusting for the effects of confounders, the empathy scores were significantly associated with the academic year level (p = 0.04), level of interest in medicine (p = 0.001), and passing the empathy courses (p = 0.04). Conclusions The data provided from a top Iranian medical school indicated that the academic year level, level of interest in medicine, and passing the empathy courses were significantly associated with the empathy level. Further studies are recommended.

scholarly journals THE PARADIGM OF TOLERANCE IN THE PRISM OF UNDERSTANDING FUTURE DOCTORS

Bioethics ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 25 (1) ◽  
pp. 27-30
Author(s):  
Ju. S. Khudina ◽  
◽  
N. L. Wiegel ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Behavior ◽  
Medical Students ◽  
University Students ◽  
Dynamic Change ◽  
Gender Identification ◽  
Important Place ◽  
The World ◽  
Medical University

Thе article deals with the attitude of medical university students towards gender identification. The problem is extremely urgent because of dynamic change of the world. It has a politematic framework and addresses national features, religious and philosophical aspects, as well as many others. Tolerance issues in general and in certain areas of medicine in particular occupy an important place in the formation of a doctor as a professional. In the publication, a thorough analysis of the materials was carried out, which makes it possible to speak about the discursivity of polo-gender topics. The results of the study made it possible not only to assess the ratio of the concepts of norm and pathology of sexual behavior among medical students, but also to identify the level of interest in this problem.

Perceptual Evaluation of Speech Naturalness in Speakers of Varying Gender Identities

2020 ◽  
Vol 63 (7) ◽  
pp. 2054-2069
Author(s):  
Brandon Merritt ◽  
Tessa Bent
Keyword(s):  
Spontaneous Speech ◽  
Identification Accuracy ◽  
Rating Task ◽  
Gender Identification ◽  
Identification Task ◽  
Male And Female ◽  
Perceptual Evaluation ◽  
Speech Training ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Speech Naturalness

Purpose The purpose of this study was to investigate how speech naturalness relates to masculinity–femininity and gender identification (accuracy and reaction time) for cisgender male and female speakers as well as transmasculine and transfeminine speakers. Method Stimuli included spontaneous speech samples from 20 speakers who are transgender (10 transmasculine and 10 transfeminine) and 20 speakers who are cisgender (10 male and 10 female). Fifty-two listeners completed three tasks: a two-alternative forced-choice gender identification task, a speech naturalness rating task, and a masculinity/femininity rating task. Results Transfeminine and transmasculine speakers were rated as significantly less natural sounding than cisgender speakers. Speakers rated as less natural took longer to identify and were identified less accurately in the gender identification task; furthermore, they were rated as less prototypically masculine/feminine. Conclusions Perceptual speech naturalness for both transfeminine and transmasculine speakers is strongly associated with gender cues in spontaneous speech. Training to align a speaker's voice with their gender identity may concurrently improve perceptual speech naturalness. Supplemental Material https://doi.org/10.23641/asha.12543158

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