News tagged with height
Experimental psychology used to investigate spatial perception in the presence of different color tones
A room will appear to be higher or lower depending on the lightness of the color tones used on ceiling and walls. However, it would seem there is no scientific basis for the old do-it-yourself rule to paint ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Jul 05, 2010 |
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Growth curve analyses of Finnish population shed light on the genetic regulation of growth in height
Researchers at the University of Helsinki and the Institute for Molecular Medicine Finland (FIMM) have shown that a gene called LIN28B strongly influences height growth from birth to adulthood in a complex and sex-spesific ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Apr 15, 2010 |
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Bigger corn plants bully smaller neighbors in no-till fields
It might not look like there's much going on in those roadside corn fields, but a Purdue University researcher has shown that corn plants are in a fierce battle with each other for resources.
Jan 25, 2010 |
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Maximum height of extreme waves up dramatically in Pacific Northwest
A major increase in maximum ocean wave heights off the Pacific Northwest in recent decades has forced scientists to re-evaluate how high a "100-year event" might be, and the new findings raise special concerns ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Jan 25, 2010 |
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The tall and short of diseases
(PhysOrg.com) -- Research shows that being taller means a fatter pay check and an increased risk of some cancers.
Nov 25, 2009 |
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Professor discovers new way to calculate body's 'Maximum Weight Limit'
Most of us are familiar with the term, Body Mass Index, or BMI, as an index to determine healthy body weight. But, calculating BMI involves a complex formula: weight in pounds is multiplied by 703, and then divided by height ...
Sep 18, 2009 |
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Data From Newest Ocean Satellite Ready for Their 'Close-up'
Following a year of calibration and validation by an international team of scientists, fully-validated, research-quality sea surface height data from the NASA/French Space Agency Ocean Surface Topography Mission/Jason-2 ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Aug 07, 2009 |
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Does Size Matter? Study shows Taller People Earn More Money
(PhysOrg.com) -- Taller men are able to earn more money than their shorter counterparts simply because taller people are perceived to be more intelligent and powerful, this according to a study published in The Economic Re ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Jul 13, 2009 |
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Study finds tall people at top of wages ladder
Tall people earn higher wages than their vertically-challenged counterparts while being obese does not mean a slimmed-down pay packet, according to a new study in Australia.
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
May 17, 2009 |
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Satellites Capture Sea Surface Heights Around the World
(PhysOrg.com) -- This artist's rendering shows a "family portrait" of Jason-1, Topex/Poseidon, and OSTM/Jason-2, all NASA satellites that collect data about sea surface heights around the world. Sea surface ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Feb 06, 2009 |
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Less child mortality among taller women in developing countries
Each centimeter/inch counts for women in developing countries. This is the outcome of research by Christiaan Monden of Tilburg University and Jeroen Smits of Radboud University Nijmegen in the Netherlands, which was recently ...
Feb 02, 2009 |
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Black women in the U.S. appear to be shrinking, data show
Call her The Incredible Shrinking African-American Woman. In an age when the adult populations of most industrialized nations have grown significantly taller, the average height of black women in the U.S. has been receding, ...
Dec 26, 2008 |
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