Significance of Male
Synonyms: Man, Boy, Gentleman, Lad, Fellow, Chap
In Portugese: Macho; In German: Männlich; In Spanish: Masculino; In Finnish: Uros; In Swedish: Manlig; In Polish: Człowiek; In Italian: Maschio; In Dutch: Mannelijk; In French: Mâle
The below excerpts are indicatory and do represent direct quotations or translations. It is your responsibility to fact check each reference.
Buddhist concept of 'Male'
In Buddhism, the term "Male" can be interpreted as a symbol of freedom from the constraints and desires associated with femininity, as illustrated by a woman wishing to escape the limitations of womanhood to attain a male identity.
From: Apadana commentary (Atthakatha)
(1) She made her prayer for a third time also thus: “Venerable Sir! Womanhood is despicable; world-king's daughter even has to go under the influential desire of others; therefore, without having to approach womanhood, may I become a male man.”[1]
From: Vinaya (2): The Mahavagga
(1) Male is a specified requirement for ordination, indicating that only men are eligible to receive the upasampada ordination, according to the established criteria.[2]
From: Mahayana Mahaparinirvana Sutra
(1) The male form is considered desirable, as the Mahayana sutra may be compared to a male, emphasizing its connection to the Buddha-Nature.[3]
Hindu concept of 'Male'
In Hinduism, "Male" pertains to astrological contexts, indicating the gender of planets like Jupiter, Mars, and the Sun, influencing their associations with joy and various aspects of astrological analysis.
From: Journal of Ayurveda and Integrated Medical Sciences
(1) This refers to the gender distribution of patients in the , where 66.66% of the patients were of this gender.[4] (2) This is the gender of the patient who is the subject of the case study.[5] (3) This is a group used in the study to assess the effects of the treatments, and is a factor of Gender.[6] (4) The sex of the patient, which was considered during the treatment.[7] (5) This refers to the sex of the patient.[8]
From: International Research Journal of Ayurveda and Yoga
(1) This is the gender more susceptible to hair fall due to the presence of an excessive quantity of androgenic hormone testosterone.[9]
From: Manusmriti with the Commentary of Medhatithi
(1) The text emphasizes that women's attraction is based solely on the individual's gender, implying that they are drawn to the person simply because of their biological sex.[10]
From: Baudhayana Dharmasutra
(1) This is pleased by allowing drops from the hand to flow on the big toe of the right foot, described as being of thumb size and the lord of the world.[11]
From: Vasistha Dharmasutra
(1) According to the text, the "males" are considered to be the masters of a woman, protecting her during different stages of her life, from fathers in childhood to husbands in youth and sons in old age, thereby asserting their dominance and control.[12]
From: Hayanaratna: The Jewel of Annual Astrology
(1) This term is used in conjunction with planets and signs, referring to their gender and influencing their association with places of joy, which is a part of the astrological analysis.[13] (2) This describes Jupiter, Mars, and the sun, and it is used to describe the gender of the planets.[14]
From: Tiruvaymoli (Thiruvaimozhi): English translation
(1) The text describes the Lord as not being a male in the conventional sense, suggesting a distinction between the divine and the typical understanding of masculinity, as He is different from other males.[15]
From: Manasara (English translation)
(1) This stone lies lengthwise in the four directions.[16]
The concept of Male in local and regional sources
The keyphrase "Male" in the text signifies the gender designation for Miss MacLeod's Japanese converts, indicating that the term specifically categorizes individuals as male within that context.
From: Triveni Journal
(1) The character of Surpanakha in her demoniac form is impersonated by a male, and it is against the usual rule of women impersonating female characters.[17] (2) The male is the bee that dies shortly after the union with the queen-bee, and love is death for him, and his life is not lost but continues in the thousands of lives into which it is transformed.[18]
From: The Complete Works of Swami Vivekananda
(1) Male is used to describe the gender of Miss MacLeod's Japanese converts.[19]
The concept of Male in scientific sources
The keyphrase "Male" is a demographic characteristic indicating the gender of patients in a study, specifically highlighting that most participants were male and analyzing outcomes based on this sex-related factor.
From: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (MDPI)
(1) Individuals belonging to the male sex who showed a positive association with better perception of management and also reported higher scores in the dimension related to the environment of their working conditions.[20] (2) The variable Male showed a positive coefficient for willingness to take vaccine and a negative one for vaccine hesitancy, indicating that being male generally correlates with higher acceptance.[21] (3) Males, in contrast to females, were observed to have significantly greater non-compliance rates concerning mask wearing and adherence to the combined recommendation among the group actively participating in physical activities outdoors.[22] (4) Males, represented by M, are a primary focus group for whom significant relationships were found between biological maturation and kinanthropometric variables and physical fitness.[23] (5) Male subjects exhibited specific distributions across various measured variables, contrasting with the data presented for female participants in the research.[24]
From: Sustainability Journal (MDPI)
(1) Male serves as the reference category against which the female variable is compared, and the male gender is associated with a higher propensity for car use and longer commuting distances.[25] (2) Males, when compared to other groups, face comparatively greater work pressure and demonstrate a higher level of concern regarding their commute duration, leading them to prefer transportation modes that are both faster and more convenient, such as utilizing cars for their travel.[26] (3) One of the primary gender categories.[27] (4) Male owners also participated in URTA, though slightly fewer than female owners, and their age demographics differed.[28] (5) The male demographic constituted 46.5% of the participants in the study.[29]
From: The Malaysian Journal of Medical Sciences
(1) The multiple logistic regression indicated that being male was significantly associated with the treatment success of TB/HIV co-infection patients, showing an odds ratio suggesting a lower likelihood of success compared to females.[30] (2) The patient in the reported case is male, indicating that Wernicke's encephalopathy can affect individuals regardless of gender, although risk factors play a more significant role.[31] (3) This is one of the significant prognostic factors of death.[32] (4) These tended to have a higher risk for T2DM than females, inclusively in SNP rs2746342, according to the text.[33] (5) This is the gender of the patients in the study, and both patients were this gender.[34]
From: Journal of Public Health in Africa
(1) The male gender, and being male was significantly associated with lost-to-follow-up patients.[35] (2) Males constituted the majority of head trauma patients, with 68.6% of the 360 identified cases being male.[36] (3) The gender category representing the male participants in the study, who constituted a slight majority of the sample.[37] (4) These are men, and a portion of the study participants were males.[38] (5) This term is used to denote the men in the study, and their health outcomes, risk factors, and treatments are compared to those of females.[39]
From: South African Journal of Physiotherapy
(1) The text states that the final sample consisted of 73.5 % (n = 125) females and 26.5% (n = 45) males.[40] (2) This is the group of the male participants.[41] (3) This refers to the men who participated in the study, contributing to the comparison of physical activity levels between male and female diabetes patients.[42] (4) This refers to the gender of the participants involved in the study, providing a breakdown of the trial's demographics, along with the female category.[43] (5) Men.[44]
From: Asian Journal of Pharmaceutics
(1) They were 40.73% of the responders in the survey.[45] (2) This is a gender less likely to contract UTI, but more likely with advanced prostate disease.[46] (3) A gender that was found to be most affected by snakebites, accounting for 92.1% of cases.[47] (4) Made up 50% of patients.[48] (5) One of the genders studied, with findings indicating that males generally scored better in knowledge than females.[49]
From: Onderstepoort Journal of Veterinary Research
(1) It is a classification with numerical values of -0.178, 0.429, 0.678, 0.837, 0.361, and 1.939.[50] (2) This is the description of the male form of the tick, detailing its measurements and morphological characteristics, providing a basis for comparison.[51] (3) The term designates a specific specimen, with a particular figure reference, indicating that this refers to the characteristics of the male of a species being examined.[52] (4) These are the adult male ticks that are found on different hosts, as the provided text includes information about their presence and numbers.[53]
From: South African Family Practice
(1) This refers to the demographic group of people that were frequently victims of violence-related injuries.[54] (2) This is a biological sex of a child, which is one of the demographic factors considered in the study of the impact of RUSF on nutritional status.[55] (3) Male gender is identified as a predisposing factor for postoperative delirium in the post-anesthesia care unit, highlighting a potential difference in susceptibility between the sexes.[56] (4) Male victims are more often the subject of violence than females, with males being the main victims of interpersonal violence, except for sexual assault cases.[57]
From: South African Journal of HIV Medicine
(1) This term describes a person who identifies as a man or is assigned male at birth, which can be associated with particular health concerns and needs, including sexual and reproductive health.[58] (2) The study revealed a male: female ratio of 1:1, with the gender known in 68 cases.[59] (3) Male patients, who are more likely to present late for HIV care with low baseline CD4.[60] (4) These are the male patients who were included in the study, and the relative risk ratio was lower for this group when compared to female patients. The study highlighted differences.[61]
From: African Journal of Primary Health Care and Family Medicine
(1) This is a demographic variable included in the study, where the research investigated the experiences of male participants in the context of physician self-referral practices.[62] (2) Males are another demographic examined, with the text indicating that poisoning is increasingly becoming common in males as well.[63]
From: International Journal of Pharmacology
(1) A portion of the study participants were male, contributing to the overall data on migraine treatment.[64]
From: South African Journal of Psychiatry
(1) This is one of the two sexes, often associated with ADHD, as noted in the provided text.[65] (2) Males are a group of participants in the study, with their characteristics and sleep quality being assessed.[66] (3) This refers to the male participants in the study, and the research looked at the association between gender and high-dose antipsychotic prescription.[67] (4) This is a gender category, and the research highlights the fact that males are more likely to abuse substances, especially among those with first-episode psychosis, compared to their female counterparts.[68] (5) This is a gender group that may under-report their suicide attempts because of the stigma associated with such behavior, according to the information provided.[69]
From: International Journal of Pharmacology
(1) More reports of ADRs involved males, who constituted 55.03% of the cases, and the incidence rate was slightly higher in males.[70] (2) MALE appears to abrogate the inflammatory effect caused by glyphosate, likely due to the antioxidant activity of its phytochemicals.[71]
Classical concept of 'Male'
From: The History of Herodotus
(1) Of the vipers, as he lets go from him the seed, the female seizes hold of his neck, and fastening on to it does not relax her hold till she has eaten it through.[72] (2) The males lead the way shedding forth their milt as they go, while the females, coming after and swallowing it up, from it become impregnated.[73] (3) The clean males then of the ox kind, both full-grown animals and calves, are sacrificed by all the Egyptians, while the females are considered sacred.[74]
From: Ancient Egypt the Light of the World
(1) The cone held in the hand of the genie is an emblem of the male, or solar power by which the earth is fertilized, showing duality.[75]