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Showing 1 to 20 of 130 for “"body shape"”.
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Ethnicity and attitudes to body shape
… is an under researched area in attitudes to body shape, particularly views of obesity in different cultures. The primary aims of this study were to compare British-born South Asian and Caucasian pre-adolescents and their views of their parents in their attitudes to obesity and importance of …
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Assessing children's body shape and weight concern
Shape and weight over-concern and self-evaluation almost exclusively in these terms is a core feature of eating disorder psychopathology and it is this which is thought to drive weight control behaviours. The literature indicates concerns about weight and shape can be present in children at least …
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Automated visual measurement of body shape in scoliosis.
… methods for measuring the three-dimensional shape of the human back in scoliosis. Scoliosis is a condition in which the spine becomes distorted and a rib-hump appears on the surface of the back. The research was driven by the needs of the scoliosis clinician and was supported by the Royal …
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From Cell Shape to Body Shape: Epithelial Morphogenesis in Drosophila melanogaster
… accumulation. In addition, we describe the cell shape changes that lead to the formation of segmental grooves, and take a genetic approach to characterize the role of DRhoGEF2 and the Rho1-effector Diaphanous (Dia) in this process. Both DRhoGEF2 and dia are required for groove formation. However, …
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Novel Approach for Non-Invasive Prediction of Body Shape and Habitus
… artifacts, particularly for subjects with high body mass index (BMI) where markers are not placed close to the underlying bone. Obesity influences joint loads and motion patterns, and BMI may not be sufficient to capture the distribution of a subject’s weight or to differentiate differences …
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The Correlation Between the Eating Attitudes Test and Body Shape Questionnaire
… the relationship between eating attitudes and body image dissatisfaction using the Eating Attitudes Test (EAT) and the Body Shape Questionnaire (BSQ). Three cohorts of almost 2,000 undergraduate females from Brigham Young University were given the EAT and BSQ twice a year for two to four years, …
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Media Effects on the Body Shape Ideal and Bulimic Symptomatology in Males
… on eating disorders has demonstrated that a thin body shape ideal depicted in the media directly contributes to eating pathology among females, but little research has investigated the direct effects of ideal body shape images among men. The focus of the present investigation was to assess the …
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Body Shape Dissatisfaction: Patterns of Concern Among Subgroups of College Freshmen Women
… range on a measure of attitude toward body shape. Participants (N = 1,982) completed a demographic questionnaire and the Body Shape Questionnaire (BSQ) and were divided into subgroups according to their stated college major. Descriptive statistics regarding BSQ scores were calculated …
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Fish ecomorphology: predicting habitat preferences of stream fishes from their body shape
… habitat guilds. Morphology identified species by shape, i.e., classifying test species into guilds with members of their genus, but not habitat use, because morphology and habitat were not strongly linked through function. By improving guild definition, relationships between morphology and habitat …
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Relationships Among Self-Perceived Physical Attractiveness, Body Shape, and Personality of Teen-Age Girls
Made available in DSpace on 2014-12-10T21:07:11Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 7121184.pdf: 21023444 bytes, checksum: e0bd08eab6d16b9d651d5018f26447ff (MD5) Previous issue date: 1971
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Attitudes and Behaviors Toward Weight, Body Shape and Eating in Male and Female College Students
… was to assess the association between body mass index as well as race/ethnicity and established correlates of disordered eating including drive for thinness, body dissatisfaction, bulimia, dietary restraint and social physique anxiety in male and female college students. Difference …
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Comparison of a Body Shape Index and Body Mass Index as Predictors of Metabolic Syndrome: NHANES 2007-2012
A newly calculated anthropometric measurement (A Body Shape Index, ABSI) was introduced as a more reliable index of body composition than waist circumference (WC) and body mass index (BMI). ABSI was reported as a stronger predictor for mortality. Thus far, the relationship between ABSI and …
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An investigation into the perceptions of youths in early adolescence concerning the role a child’s body shape plays in bullying
… the correlation between an early adolescent’s body shape and victimisation. The findings give insight into how obese young adolescents are perceived and treated by their peers. Furthermore, the findings elucidate what early adolescents perceive as bullying and possible reasons for such …
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Block Pattern adaptation for Greek female adolescents with Scoliosis of the Spine: An investigation into the feasibility of incorporating body shape asymmetry into Sizing Systems to improve garment fit
… deviation from the normal frontal axis of the body resulting in body asymmetry, and as a complex, three-dimensional and multifaceted deformity, not only affects a female adolescent’s appearance - fit, usability and appearance of clothing - but can also compromise her health and ability to …
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Sexual Dimorphism and Trophic Trait Evolution in the Carolina Bay Fundulus Complex
… which patterns of convergence and divergence of body shape (and even speciation) have been suggested to be driven largely by predation. I investigated this complex for the trophic trait evolution seen in other fish systems, and for evidence of sexual dimorphism in body shape that could be …
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Women's body image throughout the adult life span: Latent growth modeling and qualitative approaches
… study were to understand how women view their body image throughout the adult life course and explore patterns in adult women's body image development from the life course perspective using a relatively new approach. Older female participants aged 65 and over were asked to recall and discuss …
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Learning Clinical Body Composition Metrics from 2D and 3D Optical Imaging
Accurate human body shape representation has many applications within computer graphics including 3D animation, virtual tailoring, ergonomic engineering, and virtual reality reconstruction. For clinical researchers working at the intersection of computer graphics, machine learning, and …
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The Effect of Isolation by Waterfalls and Dams on Stream Fish Morphology
… the effects of isolation on stream fish body morphology and the related effect of isolation time on morphological divergence by comparing fish associated with older barriers (waterfalls) to very new barriers (dams). These effects were investigated in five species from the southern Lake …
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