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Shifting body weight-fecundity relationship in a capital breeder : maternal effects on egg numbers of the autumnal moth under field conditions [PDF]

, 2013
In the literature, various environmental factors are described as being capable of influencing the reproductive output of insect females irrespective of their body size. Still, female body size or weight is widely used as a proxy for fecundity.
Heisswolf, Annette, Klemola, Tero, Andersson, Tommi, Ruohomäki, Kai   +3 more
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Does soy protein supplementation affect body composition in healthy exerciser adults? A systematic review and meta-analysis of clinical trials [PDF]

, 2019
Background objectives: The effects of soy protein supplementation on anthropometric parameters and body composition indices of healthy adults is equivocal.
Asbaghi, O., Clark, C.C.T., Falahi, E., Jafarnejad, S., Khosroshahi, M.Z., Rad, E.Y., Saboori, S.   +6 more
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Constructions of health, weight and bodily appearance among Indo-Fijian women across three generations : a thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science in Psychology at Massey University [PDF]

, 2014
Discursive constructions of a 'thin ideal' body shape today have often associated the slender body to the idea of a 'healthy weight' and physical beauty.
Nath, Namrata
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Assessing lower-body peak power in elite rugby-union players [PDF]

, 2011
Resistance training at the load that maximizes peak power (Pmax) may produce greater increases in peak power than other loads. Pmax for lower-body lifts can occur with no loading but whether Pmax can be increased further with negative loading is unclear.
Argus, Christos K, Gill, Nicholas D, Hopkins, Will G, Keogh, Justin W L   +3 more
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Body Weight and Statistic Vital of Texel Sheep in Wonosobo District by Giving the Ramie Hay as an Additional Woof [PDF]

, 2009
Kuntjoro A, Sutarno, Astirin OP. 2009. Body weight and statistic vital of Texel sheep in Wonosobo District by giving theramie hay as an additional woof. Nusantara Bioscience 1: 23-30.
1, S. (SUTARNO), ASTIRIN, O. P. (OKID), KUNTJORO, A. (AGUS)   +2 more
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Sexual dimorphism for juvenile body weight in chickens divergently selected for 8-week body weight

Frontiers in Physiology
There is a dearth of literature on the genetics of sexual dimorphism for juvenile body weight in meat-type chickens given its biological and economic relevance. Herein, we report the sexual dimorphism for 4- and 8-week body weights in White Plymouth Rock
Paul B. Siegel, Christa F. Honaker
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Relationship between body weight perception and weight-related behaviours

Journal of International Medical Research, 2018
Objectives This study aimed to examine the prevalence of weight misperception and to explore the association of weight perception with physical activity and dietary intake.
Tawima Sirirassamee, Sasiwan Phoolsawat, Supakorn Limkhunthammo   +2 more
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Association of weight control behaviors with body mass index and weight-based self-evaluation

Brazilian Journal of Psychiatry, 2017
Objective: To determine the frequency of weight control behaviors (WCBs) and their correlation with body mass index (BMI) and weight-based self-evaluation.
Sabrina Chapuis-de-Andrade, Rafael M. de Araujo, Diogo R. Lara   +2 more
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Morphometric and Phylogenic Analysis of Six Population Indonesian Local Goats [PDF]

, 2011
The research objectives were to characterize morphometric and genetic distance between populations of Indonesian local goats. The morphological discriminant and canonical analysis were carried out to estimate the phylogenic relationship and determine the
Batubara, A. (A), Doloksaribu, M. (M), Farajallah, A. (A), Noor, R. R. (R), Tiesnamurti, B. (B)   +4 more
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Defining an epidemic:The body mass index in British and American obesity research 1960-2000 [PDF]

, 2014
Between the 1970s and the mid‐1990s the body mass index (BMI) became the standard means of assessing obesity both in populations and in individuals, replacing previously diverse and contested definitions of excess body weight.
Amsterdamska, Aronowitz, Aronowitz, Bacon, Baird, Baird, Berridge, Berridge, Berridge, Berridge, Bowker, Bray, Bray, Bray, British Nutrition Foundation (BNF), Busch, Campos, Craddock, Crawford, Department of Health (DoH), Department of Health and Social Security/Medical Research Council (DHSS/MRC), Desrosieres, Epstein, Fletcher, Fye, Gaesser, Gard, Garrow, Garrow, Garrow, Garrow, Government Office for Science, Hacking, Hacking, Hautvast, Hilgartner, James, James, Jasanoff, Jasanoff, Keys, Kromhout, Kuczmarski, Kuczmarski, Kuhn, Monaghan, National Institutes of Health Panel on Obesity, O'Connell, Oddy, Office of Health Economics, Oliver, Oppenheimer, Oppenheimer, Pickersgill, Pickersgill, Pringle, Rothstein, Royal College of Physicians, Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network (SIGN), Sims, Smith, Timmermann, Timmermans, Timmermans, Timmermans, Tunstall-Pedoe, VanItalllie, West, WHO, WHO, World Health Organization (WHO)   +70 more
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