Body size and sexual selection in Heliconius charitonius and Heliconius melpomene (Lepidoptera : Nymphalidae)
Body image, attitudes, and self-efficacy as predictors of past behavior and future intention to perform breast and skin self-examinations
Bodyminds reimagined: (dis)ability, race, and gender in black women's speculative fiction / Sami Schalk
Hayden Library - PS153.N5 S33 2018
Body-self dualism in contemporary ethics and politics / Patrick Lee (Franciscan University of Steubenville), Robert P. George (Princeton University)
Body of boy, 19, found cut in half on train tracks
The deceased was a Class 12 student and was missing since Tuesday after he left home for school. His was found with handkerchief stuffed in his mouth and both legs tied to the track.
Bodybuilder claims plants helped to dramatically improve his psoriasis
Mohammed Khan, 22, from Toronto, Canada, says that using Oregon Grape Root serum, which inhibits enzymes involved in psoriatic skin cell production, helped ease his symptoms in weeks.
Body of man in his 70s is found in a pond in Cannizaro Park in Wimbledon
The body of a man has been discovered in a pond in Cannizaro Park, Wimbledon, today. Police say the man is believed to be aged in his 70s. His death is not being treated as suspicious.
World leaders present air of 'intimidation' while Boris Johnson looks like a 'naughty schoolboy'
Body language expert Judi James told MailOnline there was a 'sense of intimidation' coming from other leaders while Boris had 'an air of happy oblivion' at the G7 in Biarritz, France.
Boris was twitchy and anxious behind his veneer of cordiality says body language expert JUDI JAMES
Body language expert Jude James says Boris looked anxious today in Berlin as the PM met Angela Merkel for a meeting about reopening Brexit negotiations.
Theresa May and the German leader burst out into laughter together at EU summit
Body language expert Judi James suggested May's 'pantomime over-reaction' showed her desire to gain approval from the German leader, 'like you would your boss'.
Body language expert analyses Theresa May's chat with Angela Merkel
Body language expert Judi James said the 'huge spatial gap' between Theresa May and Angela Merkel in Berlin today gave the suggestion of 'further separation rather than unity'.
Body language expert on Jeremy Corbyn and Boris Johnson
Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn awkwardly walked side by side during the State Opening of Parliament this morning, with Mr Corbyn striking a furious pose.
Princess Charlotte is 'a little leader', says body language expert
Body language expert Judi James has analysed footage of the Cambridges with their three children as they led the weekly Clap For Carers from their Norfok Home, Anmer Hall, last night.
Body language expert: Kate Middleton is 'carrying Royal Family'
Body language expert Judi James told FEMAIL how Kate took the lead at the couple's engagements in Ireland, illustrating the 'energy and power she is putting in as she steps up to the plate'.
Body language expert reveals Prince Harry and Meghan Markle affectionate style in London
Body language expert Judi James told FEMAIL Meghan Markle, 38, and Prince Harry, 35, displayed 'honeymoon style' affection while making their first joint post-Megxit appearance in London.
Body of teenage boy is pulled from River Aire in Leeds
Panicked onlookers called the emergency services at 6.45pm and reported that the teenager had failed to return to shore at the river near Cardigan Fields, Kirkstall (divers pictured on the scene last night).
Bodycam footage reveals moment mom is arrested trying to light a nail bomb inside a Walmart
Bodycam footage shows the moment an officer approaches Emily Rae Stallard at a Tampa, Florida, Walmart while she is holding a lighter. She later denies the bomb-making materials are hers.
Carole and Michael Middleton's behaviour reveals clues about their role as grandparents
Body language expert Judi James suggests Michael Middleton's 'watchful eye' and Carole's 'restraining hand' suggests a close relationship to their grandchildren at Cowes, Isle of Wight, yesterday.
Body modifier Brendan Russell accused of killing client with hand implant fails to show up to court
Brendan Russell, 38, was due to appear in Gosford District Court Thursday to formally plead not guilty to charges of manslaughter, female genital mutilation and causing grievous bodily harm.
Bodyguard's Richard Madden plans to 'ESCAPE' to Scottish hideaway
Almost 11 million viewers tuned in for Sunday's gripping finale of the hit BBC One series written by Jed Mercurio.
Emmys 2019: Bodyguard's Richard Madden is SNUBBED sparking fan fury
Bodyguard fans couldn't hide their fury on Tuesday, after star Richard Madden was snubbed from the 2019 Primetime Emmy Award nominations.
Body of man found in creek in Maharashtra
The body of a man has been found in a creek in Thane city of Maharashtra, police said on Sunday.
A local resident spotted the body in a plastic bag floating in the creek in Kalher area on Saturday evening and alerted the police, an official at Narpoli police station said.
The body was later fished out and sent for postmortem, he said. Police suspect the man, aged around 30 to 40 years, was killed and the body later dumped in the water body, the official said.
A case under IPC sections 302 (murder) and 201 (causing disappearance of evidence of offence) was registered and a manhunt was on for the killer, he added.
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Body wash beads contaminate the Great Lakes
Exfoliating body wash may make you clean, but it's making the lake water dirty.
Body image activists caution about glorifying Adele’s new look
We just shouldn’t be commenting on Adele’s body at all, activists say.
Body Surface Examination Facilitated by Digital Microscopy [Innovations in Primary Care]
Body temperature maintenance acclimates in a winter-tenacious songbird [RESEARCH ARTICLE]
Maria Stager, Nathan R. Senner, Bret W. Tobalske, and Zachary A. Cheviron
Flexibility in heat generation and dissipation mechanisms provides endotherms the ability to match their thermoregulatory strategy with external demands. However, the degree to which these two mechanisms account for seasonal changes in body temperature regulation is little explored. Here we present novel data on the regulation of avian body temperature to investigate how birds alter mechanisms of heat production and heat conservation to deal with variation in ambient conditions. We subjected Dark-eyed Juncos (Junco hyemalis) to chronic cold acclimations of varying duration and subsequently quantified their metabolic rates, thermal conductance, and ability to maintain normothermia. Cold-acclimated birds adjusted traits related to both heat generation (increased summit metabolic rate) and heat conservation (decreased conductance) to improve their body temperature regulation. Increases in summit metabolic rate occurred rapidly, but plateaued after one week of cold exposure. In contrast, changes to conductance occurred only after nine weeks of cold exposure. Thus, the ability to maintain body temperature continued to improve throughout the experiment, but the mechanisms underlying this improvement changed through time. Our results demonstrate the ability of birds to adjust thermoregulatory strategies in response to thermal cues and reveal that birds may combine multiple responses to meet the specific demands of their environments.
Body temperature stability observed in the whale sharks, the world's largest fish [RESEARCH ARTICLE]
Itsumi Nakamura, Rui Matsumoto, and Katsufumi Sato
It is generally assumed that the body temperature of large animals is less likely to change due to their large body size, resulting in a high thermal inertia and a smaller surface area to volume ratio. The goal of this study was to investigate the stability of body temperature in large fish using data from field experiments. We measured the muscle temperatures of free-ranging whale sharks (Rhincodon typus), the largest extant fish globally, and investigated their ectothermic physiology and the stability of their body temperatures. The measured muscle temperature of the whale sharks changed substantially more slowly than the water temperature fluctuations associated with vertical movements, and the whole-body heat-transfer coefficients (HTC) of whale sharks estimated using heat-budget models were lower than those of any other fish species measured to date. The heat-budget models also showed that internal heat production does not contribute to changes in muscle temperature. A comparative analysis showed that the HTC at cooling in various fish species including both ectothermic and endothermic species ranging from 10–4 to 103 kg was proportional to body mass–0.63. This allometry was present regardless of whether the fish were ectothermic or endothermic, and was an extension of the relationship observed in previous studies on small fish. Thus, large fish have the advantage of body temperature stability while moving in environments with large temperature variations. Our results suggest that the large body size of whale sharks aids in preventing a decrease in body temperature during deep excursions to more than 1000 m depths without high metabolic costs of producing heat.
Body surface temperature responses to food restriction in wild and captive great tits [RESEARCH ARTICLE]
Lucy A. Winder, Stewart A. White, Andreas Nord, Barbara Helm, and Dominic J. McCafferty
During winter at temperate and high latitudes, the low ambient temperatures, limited food supplies and short foraging periods mean small passerines show behavioural, morphological and physiological adaptations to reduce the risk of facing energy shortages. Peripheral tissues vasoconstrict in low ambient temperatures to reduce heat loss and cold injury. Peripheral vasoconstriction has been observed with food restriction in captivity but has yet to be explored in free-ranging animals. We experimentally food restricted both wild and captive great tits (Parus major) during winter months and measured surface temperatures of the bill and eye region using thermal imaging, to investigate whether birds show rapid local heterothermic responses, which may reduce their thermoregulatory costs when facing a perceived imminent food shortage. Our results of a continuously filmed wild population showed that bill temperature was immediately reduced in response to food restriction compared with when food was available ad libitum, an apparent autonomic response. Such immediacy implies a ‘pre-emptive’ response before the bird experiences any shortfalls in energy reserves. We also demonstrate temporal variation in vasoconstriction of the bill, with bill temperature gradually rising throughout the food restriction after the initial drop. Eye-region temperature in the wild birds remained at similar levels throughout food restriction compared with unrestricted birds, possibly reflecting the need to maintain steady circulation to the central nervous and visual systems. Our findings provide evidence that birds selectively allow the bill to cool when a predictable food supply is suddenly disrupted, probably as a means of minimising depletion of body reserves for a perceived future shortage in energy.
Body Dissatisfaction and Mental Health Outcomes of Youth on Gender-Affirming Hormone Therapy
Our first aim was to examine baseline differences in body dissatisfaction, depression, and anxiety symptoms by gender, age, and Tanner (ie, pubertal) stage. Our second aim was to test for changes in youth symptoms over the first year of receiving gender-affirming hormone therapy. Our third aim was to examine potential differences in change over time by demographic and treatment characteristics. Youth experiences of suicidal ideation, suicide attempt, and nonsuicidal self-injury (NSSI) are also reported. Participants (n = 148; ages 9–18 years; mean age 14.9 years) were receiving gender-affirming hormone therapy at a multidisciplinary program in Dallas, Texas (n = 25 puberty suppression only; n = 123 feminizing or masculinizing hormone therapy). Participants completed surveys assessing body dissatisfaction (Body Image Scale), depression (Quick Inventory of Depressive Symptoms), and anxiety (Screen for Child Anxiety Related Emotional Disorders) at initial presentation to the clinic and at follow-up. Clinicians completed the Quick Inventory of Depressive Symptoms and collected information on youth experiences of suicidal ideation, suicide attempt, and NSSI. Affirmed males reported greater depression and anxiety at baseline, but these differences were small (P < .01). Youth reported large improvements in body dissatisfaction (P < .001), small to moderate improvements in self-report of depressive symptoms (P < .001), and small improvements in total anxiety symptoms (P < .01). No demographic or treatment-related characteristics were associated with change over time. Lifetime and follow-up rates were 81% and 39% for suicidal ideation, 16% and 4% for suicide attempt, and 52% and 18% for NSSI, respectively. Results provide further evidence of the critical role of gender-affirming hormone therapy in reducing body dissatisfaction. Modest initial improvements in mental health were also evident.
Body of man found outside Ayrshire police station
A man has been found dead outside of a police station in Ayrshire.
Body of man found at Wisbech industrial estate
Forensic officers are seen examining a bicycle in the hedge where the man's remains were found.
WWE deemed “essential” amid coronavirus pandemic under Florida governor’s order
Body slams and pile drives can go on in the Sunshine State.
Body found after suspicious house fire in Rockhampton
Police declare a crime scene at a home in Rockhampton after human remains are found following a suspicious house fire overnight.
Body found under Gold Coast bridge thought to be missing 'bikie' Shane Ross
Police believe a body found in a Gold Coast park is that of missing man Shane Ross, with detectives saying the death is suspicious and possibly related to the death of another man on Friday night.
Body of Bootu Creek mine worker recovered after nearly a fortnight
The body of a worker buried alive at a Northern Territory mine has been recovered nearly a fortnight after 48,000 tonnes of soil fell on him.
Body of estranged husband of missing woman Ruth Ridley found in car near the NSW-Victorian border
Police have confirmed the body of a man found in missing NSW woman Ruth Ridley's car in Victoria is that of her estranged husband.
Body of newborn baby found in backyard of Newcastle house as police search for mother
Police found the baby's body in Newcastle early on Tuesday morning. Police hold "serious and grave concerns" for the safety of the baby's mother, who they say may need to seek urgent medical treatment.
Body found during search for teenager Michael Ryan in bushland on Qld's Sunshine Coast
Search crews looking for 14-year-old Michael Ryan, who disappeared a fortnight ago on Queensland's Sunshine Coast, find a body, with police saying it is believed to be the missing teenager.
Body of missing 3yo girl found in dam on Queensland's Sunshine Coast
A three-year-old girl who drowned in a backyard dam at her family's property on Queensland's Sunshine Coast is being remembered as a happy and bright child.
Asymmetric body armor
Body armor includes a panel having a front, an opposed back, left and right sides, top and bottom, and a vertical axis extending through the panel at a location intermediate between the right and left sides. Opposed right and left shoulder cuts are formed in the panel between the right side and the top and between the left side and the top, and the right and left shoulder cuts are asymmetric to each other about the vertical axis. The right and left shoulder cuts are linear edges formed diagonally between the left and right sides and the top, and the right shoulder cut extends further inboard into the panel toward the vertical axis than the left shoulder cut.
Body Tag
Disclosed herein is a game that promotes interactions between for social gatherings like parties, events etc. According to the invention the method of playing a game in a social gathering to promote acquaintance between personals in said gathering. In a preferred embodiment the method comprises of providing each personals in the gathering with a unique detachable tag to be worn on the clothing of a personal, further the personal has to obtain the tag worn by a competing personal participating in the same game, however the personal can defend the tag worn by himself/herself, also the game needs to be played in a fix time. Furthermore, the unique detachable tags are body tags with designs on them. The designs are made to identify sex, profession, height, weight and figure (shape and size).
BODY-WORN/CARRIED PUMP STATION
The invention regards in a first aspect a body-worn/carried pump station comprising a housing having at least one compartment, in said housing having at least a pump, a motor and an internal power supply, where said motor is powered by said internal power supply, and a container comprising material to be pumped, wherein said pump has means for connecting said container, at least one hose connected to said pump in one end and connected to a dispensing means in the other end for dispensing material pumped from the container, control means for start/stop and/or for controlling and/or setting up said pump station, and a display, wherein at least said control means or said display is located remotely from said pump station. The invention regards in second aspect a container connector assembly, comprising: a first connector comprising a first inlet and first outlet, a second connector comprising a second inlet a second outlet, a first mounting means on said first connector for connecting said first connector to a container comprising a container opening, a second mounting means on said first connector for connecting said first connector to second connector, a third mounting means on said second connector for receiving said first connector, a fourth mounting means on said second connector for connecting said second connector to a device comprising a device opening, a valve inside said first connector and/or inside said second connector to be opened and closed, wherein said second and/or third mounting means is configured for connecting said first connector to said second connector by a translational movement of said connector(s), and wherein said translational movement is substantially perpendicular to an axis formed along said first outlet and second inlet when the connectors are connected.