Association between body height and month of birth among women of European origin in northern and southern hemispheres
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DOI: 10.1002/ajhb.22967
Abstract: The purpose of this study was to examine the potential association between month of birth and body height among women in northern and southern hemispheres. read more here.
Keywords: month birth; association; among women; northern southern ... See more keywords
The role of body height as a co‐factor of excess weight in Switzerland
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DOI: 10.1002/ajhb.23754
Abstract: Excess weight (Body Mass Index [BMI] ≥25.0 kg/m2) is a major health issue worldwide, including in Switzerland. For high‐income countries, little attention has been paid to body height in context of excess weight. The aim… read more here.
Keywords: excess weight; factor excess; height factor; body height ... See more keywords
Body height robust control of automotive air suspension system using finite‐time approach
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DOI: 10.1002/asjc.2579
Abstract: One of the essential characteristics of electronically controlled air suspension (ECAS) is that the automotive height is adjustable. Because ECAS system has complex nonlinearity and noticeable hysteresis, it is easy to make the vehicle oscillate… read more here.
Keywords: body height; finite time; system; control ... See more keywords
Mechanosensory pathways of scorpion pecten hair sensillae—Adjustment of body height and pecten position
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DOI: 10.1002/cne.25384
Abstract: Scorpions’ sensory abilities are intriguing, especially the rather enigmatic ventral comb‐like chemo‐ and mechanosensory organs, the so‐called pectines. Attached ventrally to the second mesosomal segment just posterior to the coxae of the fourth walking leg… read more here.
Keywords: adjustment body; pecten hair; body height; hair sensillae ... See more keywords
Differences of body height, axial length, and refractive error at different ages in Kumejima study
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DOI: 10.1007/s00417-018-4192-5
Abstract: PurposeTo determine the relationships between the axial length (AL), refractive error (RE), and body height (BH) at different ages of a genetically-stable population in Kumejima, Japan.MethodsCross-sectional, population-based study. Residents of Kumejima who were ≥ 40-years old… read more here.
Keywords: length refractive; 001 significant; refractive error; body height ... See more keywords
Body height loss characterizes camptocormia in Parkinson’s disease
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DOI: 10.1007/s00702-018-1912-2
Abstract: Axial deformities such as camptocormia or Pisa syndrome in people with Parkinson’s disease (PwP) are poorly understood. The scarcity of information may result from the shortage of reliable and responsive evaluation instruments. We evaluated the… read more here.
Keywords: height loss; bhl; parkinson disease; body height ... See more keywords
What is the connection between body height and flow-mediated vasodilation?
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DOI: 10.1038/s41440-022-00909-0
Abstract: We read with great interest the paper by Harada et al. [1]. In the article, the authors showed a positive relationship between flow-mediated vasodilation and body height and called attention to individuals with a short… read more here.
Keywords: relationship; body; body height; augmentation index ... See more keywords
The effect of birth month on body height of Austrian conscripts varies according to educational level.
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DOI: 10.1080/03014460.2025.2482972
Abstract: Abstract An association between birth month and height has been repeatedly described, but no consistent seasonal patterns can be observed. In this study, the significance of educational level as a modulating cofactor for the association… read more here.
Keywords: birth month; level; effect; body height ... See more keywords
Back to the pre-industrial age? FAOSTAT statistics of food supply reveal radical dietary changes accompanied by declining body height, rising obesity rates, and declining phenotypic IQ in affluent Western countries
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DOI: 10.1080/07853890.2025.2514073
Abstract: Abstract Meta-analyses of observational and clinical studies conducted in recent years have raised serious doubts about the validity of the low-fat dietary recommendations introduced in the late 1970s/early 1980s, due to the absence of any… read more here.
Keywords: food supply; obesity; body height; western countries ... See more keywords
Size matters - body size and acute device-implantation failure after LAAC
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DOI: 10.1093/europace/euad122.216
Abstract: Abstract Funding Acknowledgements Type of funding sources: None. Introduction Patient-device mismatch in patients undergoing left atrial appendage closure (LAAC) may lead to failure to implant, dislocation, and cardiac tamponade. There is limited data about patient… read more here.
Keywords: acute device; failure; body height; size ... See more keywords
P0316RELATION OF RENAL ULTRASONOGRAPHIC MEASUREMENTS WITH BODY HEIGHT
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DOI: 10.1093/ndt/gfaa142.p0316
Abstract: Kidney size has been found to be correlated with anthropometric features and is different among different ethnicities. In this study, we used ultrasonography for measurement of kidney volumes in healthy individuals and evaluated the relationships… read more here.
Keywords: age; age groups; ultrasonographic measurements; body height ... See more keywords