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Thrifty phenotype versus cold adaptation: trade-offs in upper limb proportions of Himalayan populations of Nepal [PDF]
Royal Society Open Science, 2018 The multi-stress environment of high altitude has been associated with growth deficits in humans, particularly in zeugopod elements (forearm and lower leg). This is consistent with the thrifty phenotype hypothesis, which has been observed in Andeans, but
Stephanie Payne +4 more
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A Cartesian co-ordinate system for representing the second to fifth metacarpals in the human hand [PDF]
, 2004 Description: This is tha authors' PDF version of an article published in Radiography© 2004. The definitive version is available at www.elsevierhealth.comPurpose The use of hand radiographs has both clinical and anthropometric applications.
Lewis, Stephen J.
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Sex-based influence of morphological and physical attributes on serve performance in adolescent volleyball players [PDF]
PeerJThis study examined sex differences in anthropometric and physical attributes, and their relationships with volleyball serve accuracy and speed among adolescent volleyball players.
Rani Asfour +8 more
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A Cross-Sectional Study to Determine Sex from Hand Dimensions in Gujarati Population [PDF]
International Journal of Anatomy Radiology and Surgery, 2019 Introduction: The hand dimensions can be used as a basis for determination of sex in cases where only fragmentary or mutilated remains of an unknown person are recovered.
Nishita K Jethva,, Hiren S Chavda
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Student's Journal of Health Research AfricaBackground: Anthropometric indicators such as hand length play a valuable role in estimating stature when complete body measurements are unavailable, particularly in forensic identification, emergency settings, and anthropological profiling ...
Dr. Palla Radha Krishna
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Annals of Human BiologyBackground Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS) is a complex genetic disorder characterised by infantile hypotonia, early-onset obesity, intellectual disability, hypopigmentation, small hands and feet, short stature, hypogonadism, and distinctive facial features ...
Silvia Caino +4 more
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Hand-Mixing with Chopsticks: Regulations of Hand Movements by Ingredient Properties and Tool Length
BIO Web of Conferences, 2011 This study was designed to demonstrate the process of mixing different kinds of ingredients, particularly focusing on hand movements that manage chopsticks.
Mishima Hiroyuki, Ito Kiyohide
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Brazilian Dental Science, 2016 Objective: The key factor for potency of the teeth is their muscular strength. The dominant hand plays an important role in most of the daily muscular activities involving dental procedure.
Tilak Francis, Siva Anandhi
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Index/Ring Finger Ratio, Hand and Foot Index: Gender Estimation Tools [PDF]
Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2017 Introduction: Gender estimation from dismembered human body parts and skeletal remains in cases of mass disasters, explosions, and assaults cases is an imperative element of any medico-legal investigations and has been a major challenge for forensic ...
Sonia Gupta +7 more
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Role of handgrip strength testing in pre-anaesthetic check-up: A prospective cross-sectional study
Journal of Anaesthesiology Clinical Pharmacology, 2022 Background and Aims: Frailty has been known to be associated with postoperative adverse events and longer hospital length of stay (LOS). Hand grip strength (HGS) is one of the parameters of measuring frailty.
Kamakshi Garg +7 more
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