The only thing more awkward than going through puberty is reading the books explaining puberty that well-meaning adults thrust upon us. I don't mean that as a criticism; everything is inherently mortifying when you're a tween, from having your mom…
When dental caries rates are reported by sex, females are typically found to exhibit higher prevalence rates than males. This finding is generally true for diverse cultures with different subsistence systems and for a wide range of chronological periods. Exceptions exist, but are not common. In th...
The present paper shows how external information can be used to investigate if the gender DIF found in the item “Stomach ache” in a psychosomatic symptoms scale used among adolescents may reflect abdominal pain because of a biological factor, the girls’ menstrual periods....
A closing note: after going 0-for-4000 in my previous 30+ years of attempting problems submitted to MAA journals, I was unbelievably excited to finally get one. As I recall, it took me less than an hour to get the above solution, although writing up the solution cleanly took longer. Ho...
Two studies relied on the Espy file only for historical periods for which their primary source did not have data [41,44]. One study elected to employ the Espy file data even after admitting it was not “an ideal dataset”. Many of the executions recorded in the data file do not list ...
size, analysis, and context. This may indicate the application of different approaches and research in public health across different study periods. Community engagement, inclusiveness, and collaborative response have become the priority strategies in health policy and care delivery. These strategies aim ...