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Using Interactive 3D Software to Create Manipulatable Human Figures for Body Perception Research [PDF]
, 2017 The poster presents the use of the DAZ3D program as a measurement tool for body size perception. When studying body schema, researchers often rely on human figure comparisons to examine body size perceptions.
Lein, Grayson P., Livesay, Kay
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Parent‐to‐Child Information Disclosure in Pediatric Oncology
Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Background Despite professional consensus regarding the importance of open communication with pediatric cancer patients about their disease, actual practice patterns of disclosure are understudied. Extant literature suggests a significant proportion of children are not told about their diagnosis/prognosis, which is purported to negatively ...
Rachel A. Kentor +12 more
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Three-body interactions in complex fluids: virial coefficients from simulation finite-size effects [PDF]
, 2014 A simulation technique is described for quantifying the contribution of three-body interactions to the thermodynamical properties of coarse-grained representations of complex fluids. The method is based on comparing the third virial coefficient $B_3$ for
Allen M. P. +4 more
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Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Background Cyclophosphamide (CY) is associated with potentially fatal cardiotoxicity, yet no electrocardiographic indices have been established for early detection of CY‐induced cardiomyopathy. This study aimed to determine whether corrected QT interval (QTc) prolongation can predict early onset of CY‐related cardiac dysfunction in pediatric ...
Junpei Kawamura +5 more
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Age and body size of Rana amurensis from northeastern China
Current Zoology, 2011 Age and body size are two important demographic traits that determine the life history strategies of populations and species. We measured these two parameters of Rana amurensis, at a 900 m and a 500 m altitude site in northeastern China. At the two sites,
Age structure, Body size; life history; Rana amurensis
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Preferred body size in urban Ghanaian women: implication on the overweight/obesity problem
The Pan African Medical Journal, 2016 INTRODUCTION: in a society where 'plumpness' is traditionally favoured, it is imperative to examine the impact of sociocultural factors on the rising overweight/obesity problem.
Collins Afriyie Appiah +2 more
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The Tricky Task of Fisher-Gardener Research in Conservation Paleobiology
Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 2022 The study of sambaquis (ancient shell mounds) in conservation paleobiology is a complicated subject, especially when comparing body sizes of current and past mollusk valves to observe possible changes. There is a lack of information regarding how ancient
Anna Clara Arboitte de Assumpção +8 more
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Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Introduction Neuroblastoma (NB) with central nervous system (CNS) metastases is rare at diagnosis, but occurs more often during relapse/progression. Patients with CNS metastases face a dismal prognosis, with no standardized curative treatment available.
Vicente Santa‐Maria Lopez +13 more
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Bergmann’s rule and Allen’s rule in two passerine birds in China
Avian Research, 2019 Background Animals that live at higher latitudes/elevations would have a larger body size (Bergmann’s rule) and a smaller appendage size (Allen’s rule) for thermoregulatory reasons. According to the heat conservation hypothesis, large body size and small
Liqing Fan +4 more
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Instilling Diet and Exercise Confidence: Influence of Nurse Body Size [PDF]
, 2014 This paper reports a research study focused on perspective of nurse body size and how it affects confidence in a nurses’ ability to provide education on diet and exercise.
Spaulding, Erin Murdock
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