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Facial cues to perceived height influence leadership choices in simulated war and peace contexts. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
Body size and other signs of physical prowess are associated with leadership hierarchies in many social species. Here we (1) assess whether facial cues associated with perceived height and masculinity have different effects on leadership judgments in ...
Perrett, David I.   +3 more
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Relationship between perceived body weight and body mass index based on self- reported height and weight among university students: a cross-sectional study in seven European countries [PDF]

open access: yes, 2010
Mikolajczyk RT, Maxwell AE, El Ansari W, Stock C, Petkeviciene J, Guillen-Grima F. Relationship between perceived body weight and body mass index based on self- reported height and weight among university students: a cross-sectional study in seven ...
El Ansari, Walid   +26 more
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Body height affects the strength of immune response in young men, but not young women [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
Body height and other body attributes of humans may be associated with a diverse range of social outcomes such as attractiveness to potential mates. Despite evidence that each parameter plays a role in mate choice, we have little understanding of the ...
Indrikis A. Krams   +17 more
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Scaling of body composition to height: relevance to height-normalized indexes [PDF]

open access: yesThe American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 2011
Body weight scales to height with a power of ≈2, thus forming the basis of body mass index (weight/height(2)). The corresponding scaling of body composition to height has not been established in a representative sample of US adults.The aim of the study was to examine the scaling of weight, fat, fat-free mass, and bone mineral content to height.Adult ...
Heymsfield SB   +3 more
openaire   +2 more sources

Association of pregnancy hypocalcemia and neonatal growth indices [PDF]

open access: yesMajallah-i Zanān, Māmā̓ī va Nāzā̓ī-i Īrān, 2018
Introduction: Hypocalcemia is a common condition in pregnancy. Approximately 20-30 g maternal calcium is actively transferred to the fetus during pregnancy for fetal skeletal mineralization.
Sima Hashemipour   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Do the short die young? Evidence from a large sample of deceased Polish adults

open access: yesAnthropological Review, 2023
Body height is associated with various socioeconomic and health-related outcomes. Despite numerous studies, the relationship between stature and longevity remains uncertain.
Piotr Paweł Chmielewski   +2 more
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Relationship Between Body Height and Dementia [PDF]

open access: yesThe American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 2005
Structural and functional brain reserves, thought to develop in childhood and adolescence, may be critical in determining the age at onset of cognitive impairment. Body height is affected by childhood conditions that promote growth. The authors examine the relationship of height in midlife and subsequent dementia, Alzheimer disease (AD), and vascular ...
Michal Schnaider, Beeri   +5 more
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Association of Dental Caries and Anthropometric Measures among Primary School Children

open access: yesChildren, 2021
Aim: This study aimed to investigate an association between dental caries status and anthropometric measures in primary school children. Methods and Materials: An analytical cross-sectional study (n = 376) was conducted among primary school children (age
Wajiha Anzar   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Is Arterial Stiffness Related to Body Height? [PDF]

open access: yesHypertension, 2010
To the Editor: Experts1 consider aortic pulse wave velocity (PWV) as the supreme index of arterial stiffness, mainly because it is an independent predictor of cardiovascular complications.2 However, the noninvasive assessment of PWV is critically dependent on the measurement of the travel distance of the arterial pulse wave.3 Variability between ...
Yan-Ping Liu   +4 more
openaire   +1 more source

Looking like a leader–facial shape predicts perceived height and leadership ability [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
Judgments of leadership ability from face images predict the outcomes of actual political elections and are correlated with leadership success in the corporate world.
Xiao, Dengke   +42 more
core   +1 more source

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