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Strong positive allometry of bite force in leaf-cutter ants increases the range of cuttable plant tissues. [PDF]

J Exp Biol, 2023
Atta leaf-cutter ants are the prime herbivore in the Neotropics: differently sized foragers harvest plant material to grow a fungus as a crop. Efficient foraging involves complex interactions between worker size, task preferences and plant-fungus ...
Püffel F, Roces F, Labonte D.
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Functional tests of the competitive exclusion hypothesis for multituberculate extinction. [PDF]

R Soc Open Sci, 2019
Multituberculate mammals thrived during the Mesozoic, but their diversity declined from the mid-late Paleocene onwards, becoming extinct in the late Eocene.
Adams NF, Rayfield EJ, Cox PG, Cobb SN, Corfe IJ.   +4 more
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The correlation between two occlusal analyzers for the measurement of bite force

BMC Oral Health, 2022
Background Occlusal force represents masticatory function. Using quantifiable occlusal indicators provides a more objective occlusal force evaluation.
Yi-Fang Huang, Chin-Man Wang, Wann-Yun Shieh, Y. Liao, H. Hong, Chung-Ta Chang   +5 more
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Effect of Botulinum Toxin Injection on EMG Activity and Bite Force in Masticatory Muscle Disorder: A Randomized Clinical Trial

Toxins, 2022
Botulinum toxin type A (BoNT-A) is increasingly used in treating masticatory muscle pain disorder; however, safe doses and reinjection intervals still need to be established.
V. Sitnikova, A. Kämppi, O. Teronen, P. Kemppainen   +3 more
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Estimating bite force in extinct dinosaurs using phylogenetically predicted physiological cross-sectional areas of jaw adductor muscles

PeerJ, 2022
I present a Bayesian phylogenetic predictive modelling (PPM) framework that allows the prediction of muscle parameters (physiological cross-sectional area, APhys) in extinct archosaurs from skull width (WSk) and phylogeny.
M. Sakamoto
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The Effect of a Masticatory Muscle Training Program on Chewing Efficiency and Bite Force in People with Dementia

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2022
Until now, no study has investigated the effects of masticatory muscle training on chewing function in people with dementia. This study aimed to investigate whether physiotherapeutic exercises for the masticatory muscles have an influence on chewing ...
Julia Jockusch, S. Hahnel, Bernhard A J Sobotta, I. Nitschke   +3 more
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Capacitive-Type Pressure-Mapping Sensor for Measuring Bite Force

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2022
Bite force is an important indicator of masticatory performance. However, existing methods for measuring bite force are either ineffective or expensive.
Masanori Iwasaki, Ichinosuke Maeda, Yota Kokubo, Yoshitomo Tanaka, T. Ueno, Wataru Takahashi, Yutaka Watanabe, H. Hirano   +7 more
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Bite Force: A Contemporary Narrative Review

International Journal of Health Sciences and Research, 2022
Bite force is one of the indicators of the masticatory apparatus's functioning status, as determined by the activation of the jaw's elevator muscles as a result of craniomandibular biomechanics.
S. Patil, G. Maragathavalli, Dnsv Ramesh, Ruchi Agrawal, Rakesh Sahu, Mohammad Khursheed Alam   +5 more
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South American giant short-faced bear (Arctotherium angustidens) diet: evidence from pathology, morphology, stable isotopes, and biomechanics [PDF]

, 2014
Fil: Soibelzon, Leopoldo Héctor. División Paleontología Vertebrados. Facultad de Ciencias Naturales y Museo. Universidad Nacional de La Plata; ArgentinaFil: Grinspan, Gustavo A.. Núcleo de Biomecánica. Espacio Interdisciplinario.
Acosta, Walter G., Blanco, Ernesto R., Bocherens, Hervé, Grinspan, Gustavo A., Jones, Washington, Prevosti, Francisco, Soibelzon, Leopoldo Héctor   +6 more
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Intervertebral Disc Degeneration: Functional Analysis of Bite Force and Masseter and Temporal Muscles Thickness.

Prague Medical Report, 2022
Intervertebral disc degeneration is a pathological condition associated with the intervertebral disc and is related to functional alterations in the human body.
N. B. Bettiol, S. Regalo, F. A. Cecílio, L. Gonçalves, P. D. de Vasconcelos, Claire Genoveze Gauch Lopes, L. Andrade, I. Regalo, S. Siéssere, M. Palinkas   +9 more
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