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  2. Pyrite - Wikipedia

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    Pyrite is a semiconductor material with a band gap of 0.95 eV. [21] Pure pyrite is naturally n-type, in both crystal and thin-film forms, potentially due to sulfur vacancies in the pyrite crystal structure acting as n-dopants. [22]

  3. Ovulatory shift hypothesis - Wikipedia

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    However, research has shown that human females may in fact experience subtle but distinct physiological, behavioral, and cognitive changes during the high-fertility phase of their ovulatory cycle, [2] [3] and that both men and other women can detect signals that indicate high-fertility in a woman, [14] which may indicate that humans have ...

  4. Should women take creatine? Dietitians explain benefits ... - AOL

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    Studies show that women store less natural creatine than men due in part to dietary habits, muscle mass and hormones. Women also experience different symptoms of aging from men. Women also ...

  5. Women may gain health benefits of exercise more efficiently ...

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    But women get the same benefits exercising just 2.5 hours per week. "Men getting 300 minutes a week was equivalent to a woman getting 140 minutes per week," said Gulati.

  6. Weight gain - Wikipedia

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    If enough weight is gained due to increased body fat deposits, one may become overweight or obese, generally defined as having more body fat (adipose tissue) than is considered good for health. [1] The Body Mass Index (BMI) measures body weight in proportion to height and defines optimal, insufficient, and excessive weight based on the ratio. [2]

  7. Body shape - Wikipedia

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    On average, men have around 5-20 times more testosterone than women and naturally and biologically males gain more muscle mass and size than women. [24] However, women can also build muscle mass by increasing the testosterone level naturally. [25]

  8. Hyperandrogenism - Wikipedia

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    A woman with hirsutism from increased androgen exposure. Hyperandrogenism affects 5–10% of women of reproductive age. [11] Hyperandrogenism can affect both men and women but is more noticeable in women since elevated levels of androgens in women may facilitate virilization. Because hyperandrogenism is characterized by elevated male sex ...

  9. Neurobiological effects of physical exercise - Wikipedia

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    Neuroplasticity is the process by which neurons adapt to a disturbance over time, and most often occurs in response to repeated exposure to stimuli. [27] Aerobic exercise increases the production of neurotrophic factors [note 1] (e.g., BDNF, IGF-1, VEGF) which mediate improvements in cognitive functions and various forms of memory by promoting blood vessel formation in the brain, adult ...