Essays about: "Body Size"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 349 essays containing the words Body Size.

  1. 6. Tuning physical and chemical attributes of the synthetic implant poly(L-lactic acid) and its effects on biological stimulation

    University essay from

    Author : Gabriella Sverlinger; Felicia Norman; Nora Othman; Wilma Hämäläinen; Michaela Thyberg; Maja Jonsson; [2023]
    Keywords : Polylactic acid; degradation rate of PLLA; physio- chemical properties of PLA; injectable PLLA;

    Abstract : Poly(lactic acid) (PLA) is a polymer chain consisting of repeating units of lactic acid (LA) used in various biomedical applications because of its biocompatible features. It is commonly used as a subdermal filler and constitutes as the main ingredient in SculptraR, which is a collagen regenerating filler used to treat lipoatrophy of the cheeks or to rejuvenate the skin. READ MORE

  3. 7. Integrative Approaches Illuminate Evolutionary Divergence in the Bar-tailed Lark Complex ( Ammomanes cinctura)

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för biologisk grundutbildning

    Author : Zongzhuang Liu; [2023]
    Keywords : Alaudidae; Ammomanes cinctura; Integrative taxonomy; Genomics; Plumage; Evolutionary divergence;

    Abstract : Ammomanes cinctura (Bar-tailed Lark) is a lark species with a wide distribution in the Palearctic. One of its subspecies, A. c. READ MORE

  4. 8. Wildfire growth modelling in Sweden - a suitability assessment of available data

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi och ekosystemvetenskap

    Author : Henrik Hagelin; [2023]
    Keywords : Geography; GIS; Geographic Information Science; Physical geography; Prometheus; WiSE-FASS; The 2014 Västmanland wildfire; Wildfire growth modelling; Wildfire suppression support; Wildfire behaviour; MESAN; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : Wildfires are worldwide problems that stress societies by damaging their economies and they cause serious, sometimes fatal, health implications among the populations. In recent years, the rate of wildfire occurrence has increased as the global average temperature has risen. Because of global climate change, this rate is expected to continue rising. READ MORE

  5. 9. Quantification of hand jerk asymmetry for infants in hemiplegic cerebral palsy assessment

    University essay from KTH/Skolan för elektroteknik och datavetenskap (EECS)

    Author : Anton Bölenius; Elias Wetterwik; [2023]
    Keywords : ;

    Abstract : Hemiplegic cerebral palsy (HCP) is the most common form of cerebral palsy (CP) and affects roughly 1 in 400 infants. Unable to properly use the arm and leg of one side of the body, the disorder can have major negative impacts on a person’s life. New and improved methods of treating HCP have emerged in recent decades. READ MORE

  6. 10. Rising Temperatures and the Damselfly Shrinkage

    University essay from Karlstads universitet/Fakulteten för hälsa, natur- och teknikvetenskap (from 2013)

    Author : Ernie Hacko Haglund; [2023]
    Keywords : Damselfly; Body; Size; Body Size; Temperature; Reproduction; Eggs; Egg; Egg Count; Flicksländor; Kropp; Storlek; Kroppsstorlek; Temperatur; Reproduktion; Ägg; Äggräkning; Antal Ägg;

    Abstract : Body size governs how temperature affects an organism. As temperature vary on different geographical scales, it mediates activity based on size. READ MORE