purpose: to examine link between conflict management styles used by university library managers with such demographic attributes such as gender, education, academic vs administrative status, experience, and their full vs. part time involvement with their role as library managers. methodology: data was secured by questioning library managers about their preferred treatment of staff conflicts. th...

OBJECTIVE To compare differences in hip and knee kinematics and kinetics in male and female recreational runners. DESIGN Gait analysis of 20 men and 20 women recreational runners. BACKGROUND Female runners are reported to be more likely to sustain certain lower extremity injuries compared to their male counterparts. This has been attributed, in part, to differences in their structure and it...

AIM To assess whether prognostic factors in male (MBC) and female (FBC) breast cancer have similar impact on survival. PATIENTS AND METHODS Charts for men and women diagnosed with breast cancer referred to the London Regional Cancer Program (LRCP) were reviewed. Patients with distant metastatic diseases were excluded. Data on prognostic factors including age, nodal status, resection margin, u...

Female inner-city substance users evidence greater crack/cocaine use and are more likely to be dependent on this drug than on any other drug. Additionally, female inner-city substance users evidence greater crack/cocaine use and are more likely to be dependent on this drug than their male counterparts, despite no consistent difference demonstrated in use and dependence across other drugs. Becau...

Aim: This article focuses on the gender-specific career differences of residents in their postgraduate medical education in Germany. In particular the structural obstacles female physicians have to overcome during residency are investigated. Moreover, the study examines the position preferences of male and female physicians in the hospital and in how far occupational self-efficacy corresponds t...