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ESTATURA Y PESO CORPORAL. ¿QUÉ INFLUYE MÁS SOBRE LAS CIFRAS DE TENSIÓN ARTERIAL? / Body height and weight. Which one has more influence on blood pressure figures? [PDF]
Introduction and Objectives: There are many risk factors for the development of high figures of blood pressure and there is no doubt that obesity, and overweight, its precursor, is among of themost studied ones.
Guillermo Alberto Pérez Fernández
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Audio-tactile cues from an object’s fall change estimates of one’s body height
When we drop an object from our hands, we use internal models of both our body height and object-motion to predict when it will hit the floor. What happens if the sensory feedback finally received from the impact conflicts with this prediction?
A. Tajadura-Jiménez+6 more
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Simple anthropometric and physical performance tests to predict maximal box-lifting ability [PDF]
Box-lifting ability is an important characteristic of military personnel. The purpose of this paper was to determine the usefulness of the upright row free weight exercise, and simple anthropometric tests, to predict maximal box-lifting performance that ...
Wilkinson, Mick, Williams, Alun
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To test the hypothesis that body-resonant radiation may explain the correlation between body height and cancer risk observed in most countries around the world.Data on cancer incidence and body height were collected from different countries and also from different regions within Sweden.
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Handgrip strength is an important biomarker of healthy ageing and a powerful predictor of future morbidity and mortality both in younger and older populations. Therefore, the measurement of handgrip strength is increasingly used as a simple but efficient
Nadia Steiber
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Ergonomic Consideration of the Effect of Flour Dust on Peak Expiratory Flow Rate of Bakers in Abeokuta, Ogun State [PDF]
Flour dusts are one of the most harmful chemicals in the bakery industries which could lead to serious heart and lung diseases. This study investigated the effect of flour dust on Peak Expiratory Flow Rate of male bakers in Abeokuta, Ogun State ...
Musa, Adekunle Ibrahim+1 more
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Comparison of 3D scanned human models for off-body communications using motion capture [PDF]
Body area networks are complex to analyze as there are several channel mechanisms occurring simultaneously, i.e. environmental multipath together with body motion and close coupling between worn antennas and human tissue.
Batchelor, John C.+3 more
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BODY WEIGHT AT DIFFERENT AGES AND HEIGHTS [PDF]
The articles published by the Annals of Eugenics (1925–1954) have been made available online as an historical archive intended for scholarly use. The work of eugenicists was often pervaded by prejudice against racial, ethnic and disabled groups. The online publication of this material for scholarly research purposes is not an endorsement of those views
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PurposeTo investigate whether wide variations are seen in the measurement techniques preferred by spine surgeons around the world to assess traumatic fracture kyphosis and vertebral body height loss (VBHL).MethodsAn online survey was conducted at two ...
S. Sadiqi+9 more
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Foot structures and their correlations with body height
Anthropometric information, such as bone and soft tissue length correlations with body height, is obtained from forensic science and biomechanical studies. Generally, studies on the relation between body height and measures of bones require access to long bones, which are not always available.
Rodrigo Schroll Astolfi+5 more
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