Foot size proportionate to stature is smaller in women than in men, and small feet apparently contribute to perceived physical attractiveness of females. This exploratory study investigated the sex difference in relative foot length and interrelations among foot length, physique, and foot preference ratings in samples from Austria and Canada, each comprised of 75 men and 75 women. The findings ...

Address for Correspondence: Sumita Agarwal, S-202, Platinum Paradise Residency,45, Kishanpur, Canal Road, Dehradun (Uttarakhand)-248001., Mobile No.+918393024688, +919760049499 E-Mail: docsumita29@gmail. *1 Research Ph.D. Scholar, Dept. of Anatomy, Teerthanker Mahaveer University, Moradabad, Uttar Pradesh, India. 2 Professor& Head of Dept. of Anatomy, Rohilkhand Medical College& Hospital. Barei...

* Address all correspondence to this author. ABSTRACT The comfort assessment for car occupants is not an easy task to achieve. It is a matter of personal perceiving, thus a solution which may seem comfortable to one could be not to another. Moreover it is a field which requires knowledge both from science and medicine. The vibrational comfort analysis is the topic of this paper. There are diffe...

Introduction: The Parachute Acrobatic Patrol of the Air Force (PAPEA) is an international elite team in this sport. The environmental conditions in which they do his work; 3-4 daily jumps from 2300-11000 feet, the speed of their bodies during the free fall, the abrupt changes of altitude, and also temperature and atmospheric pressure can produce modifications in their bodily composition and lev...

Objectives This pilot study describes the physiological attributes of jockeys and track-work riders in Tasmania and investigates whether these attributes are associated with falls. Methods All jockeys and track-work riders licensed in Tasmania were invited to participate. The study group consisted of eight jockeys (two female, six male) and 20 track-work riders (14 female, six male). Measures ...

OBJECTIVE Validation of body adiposity index (BAI) in a paediatrics sample; and to develop, if necessary, a valid BAI for paediatrics (i.e. BAIp). METHODS A total of 1615 children (52% boys) aged 5-12 years underwent anthropometry. Their body composition was assessed using a foot-to-foot bioimpedance. The validity of BAI = (Hip circumference/Height(1.5)) - 18 was tested by combining correlati...