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Relationships of Organ Weight to Body Weight
Abstract INTRODUCTION ORGAN WEIGHT and organ growth rate are parameters of primary importance in experimental biology, yet their interpretation is not always simple. Perhaps the most common complication is the need to establish the relationship of organ growth to that of the whole body.
Ray E. Burger, F. W. Lorenz, C. E. Gates
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Automatic Identification of Non-Meaningful Body-Movements and What It Reveals About Humans [PDF]
We present a framework to identify whether a public speaker's body movements are meaningful or non-meaningful ("Mannerisms") in the context of their speeches. In a dataset of 84 public speaking videos from 28 individuals, we extract 314 unique body movement patterns (e.g. pacing, gesturing, shifting body weights, etc.).
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It has been reported previously that leptin may be involved in nicotine\u27s ability to reduce body weight. Our aim was to investigate whether the anorexic action of nicotine is related to the actions of leptin by utilizing lean leptin-sensitive and ...
Cameron-Smith, David+3 more
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Well‐being on supportive techniques in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: from neurologists' perspective
Abstract Objective To investigate intercultural neurologists' perception of well‐being in patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) using gastrostomy (PEG), non‐invasive, and/or invasive ventilation (NIV/IV) and to analyse the determinants and impact on the management of the above medical interventions (MIs).
Krzysztof Barć+7 more
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Improving feed efficiency in dairy cattle by animal breeding has started in the Nordic countries. One of the two traits included in the applied Saved feed index is called maintenance and it is based on the breeding values for metabolic BW (MBW). However,
T. Mehtiö+6 more
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The role of objective and subjective evaluation in the production and marketing of goats for meat
Objective and subjective evaluations of goats for meat production are related to important determinants of production and profitability. The most important attributes in assessment of goats for market are: live weight; body condition score; and the age ...
McGregor, Bruce
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Phenotypic continuum of NFU1‐related disorders
Abstract Bi‐allelic variants in Iron–Sulfur Cluster Scaffold (NFU1) have previously been associated with multiple mitochondrial dysfunctions syndrome 1 (MMDS1) characterized by early‐onset rapidly fatal leukoencephalopathy. We report 19 affected individuals from 10 independent families with ultra‐rare bi‐allelic NFU1 missense variants associated with a
Rauan Kaiyrzhanov+45 more
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Daptomycin dosing in obese patients: analysis of the use of adjusted body weight actual body weight
Background: Food and Drug Administration–approved daptomycin dosing uses actual body weight, despite limited dosing information for obese patients. Studies report alterations in daptomycin pharmacokinetics and creatine phosphokinase elevations associated
Ashley N. Fox+7 more
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Estimating Body Volume and Height Using 3D Data [PDF]
Accurate body weight estimation is critical in emergency medicine for proper dosing of weight-based medications, yet direct measurement is often impractical in urgent situations. This paper presents a non-invasive method for estimating body weight by calculating total body volume and height using 3D imaging technology.
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Body-Weight of Men Related to Stature, Age, and Social Status: Weight of Scotsmen Measured in 1941 [PDF]
E. M. B. Clements, K. G. Pickett
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