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Read  full  paper  at: http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=53923#.VNxeqyzQrzE Author(s)    Tobias Obiora Ozor , Chiedozie Okechukwu Okafor Affiliation(s) Department of Psychology, Enugu State University of Science and Technology, Enugu, Nigeria . ABSTRACT The study investigated gender and level of education as factors in quality of moral judgement among the Nigerian Police Force. A total of 167 participants comprising eighty-one (81) males and eighty-six (86) females of the Nigerian Police were drawn from Central Police Station (C.P.S), Uwani, and State CID Head Quarters, all in Enugu State. A 28 items ethical moral self inventory was administered to them to measure their quality of moral judgment. A cross-sectional survey design was used, while a 2-way ANOVA Statistics was applied to analyze the data. The findings revealed no significant influence of the two independent variables (gender and level of ed...

Read  full  paper  at: http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=53781#.VNMYPizQrzE Author(s)  Ricardo José Benício Valadares , Klayton Galante Sousa , Marília Nascimento Espindola , Carlos Eduardo Ventura Gaio dos Santos , Carlos Alberto Assis Viegas Affiliation(s) Postgraduate School of Medicine at the University of Brasilia (UNB), Brasilia, Brazil . ABSTRACT Objective: The aim of the study was to compare the comorbidities and sleep patterns most commonly associated with each gender in obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). Methods: This was a cross-sectional study of obese individuals with OSA.   The polysomnographies were carried out in a sleep laboratory environment, using a 15-channel polysomnography setup. Airflow was measured using a nasal pressure cannula/thermistor combination. A standard handbook was used for interpretation of PSG findings. Results: A total of 284 subjects were included in the study, (147 females...

Read  full  paper  at: http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=52942#.VK3YEMnQrzE Author(s)    Anna Odrowąż-Coates *     Affiliation(s) The M. Grzegorzewska Academy of Special Education, Warsaw, Poland .   ABSTRACT The author discusses the “anti-gender” debate initiated by the Catholic Church in Poland, which has proclaimed a deepening crisis of family and society and has accused gender ideology of being responsible. At the end of 2013, a campaign emerged within the Church to undermine gender theories and to put blame on gender theorists for societal flaws. The discourse has been elaborated on in the media and has created an atmosphere of friction and unrest between academics involved in gender studies and church representatives. The nation has been divided in its understanding and acceptance of gender, with people heavily influenced by sermons in local churches and by the Catholic press. This pa...

Read full paper at: http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=52372#.VJODucCAM4 Author(s) Masaki Tomita * , Takanori Ayabe , Eiichi Chosa , Katsuya Kawagoe , Kunihide Nakamura Affiliation(s) Department of Surgery II, Faculty of Medicine, University of Miyazaki, Miyazaki, Japan . ABSTRACT Background: Previous studies reported that non-small cell carcinoma patients characterized by female gender, never-smoking status and adenocarcinoma histology were more likely to harbor epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) mutations. However, some studies failed to find the relationship between EGFR mutation and gender. Methods: One hundred and eighty-four consecutive patients (90 men and 94 women) of re...

Read full paper at: http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=47108#.VGGHxWfHRK0 Author(s) Ayesha Sharif , Shahnila Younus , Kanwal Baig , Nafisa Hassan Ali Affiliation(s) Dow Institute of Medical Technology, Clinical Laboratory Sciences Department, Dow University of Health Sci-ences, Karachi, Pakistan . Dow Institute of Medical Technology, Clinical Laboratory Sciences Department, Dow University of Health Sci-ences, Karachi, Pakistan . Dow Institute of Medical Technology, Clinical Laboratory Sciences Department, Dow University of Health Sci-ences, Karachi, Pakistan . Dow Institute of Medical Technology, Clinical Laboratory Sciences Department, Dow University of Health Sci-ences, Karachi, Pakistan . ABSTRACT...