New model for estimating the relationship between surface area and volume in the human body using skeletal remains

The relationship between body height and body weight has been described by using various terms. Notable among them is the body mass index, body surface area, body shape index and body surface index. In clinical setting the first descriptive parameter is the BMI scale, which provides information about whether an individual body weight is proportionate to the body height. Since the development of BMI, two other body parameters have been developed in an attempt to determine the relationship between body height and weight. These are the body surface area (BSA) and body surface index (BSI). Generally, these body parameters are described as clinical health indicators that described how healthy an individual body response to the other internal organs. The aim of the study is to discuss the use of BSI as a better clinical health indicator for preclinical assessment of body-organ/tissue relationship. Hence organ health condition as against other body composition. In addition the study is `also to determine the best body parameter the best predict other parameters for clinical application. The model parameters are presented as; modeled height and weight; modelled BSI and BSA, BSI and BMI and modeled BSA and BMI. The models are presented as clinical application software for comfortable working process and designed as GUI and CAD for use in clinical application.

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Experience of development and testing of a new model of an anthropomorphic radiodosimetric phantom of the human body ardf-10 "ROMAN"

Brazilian Journal of Radiation Sciences ◽

10.15392/bjrs.v3i1-a.46 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 2 (3-A) ◽

Author(s):

Bruhov Roman ◽

Felix Finkel

Keyword(s):

Human Body ◽

New Model

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3D reconstruction and calculation of surface area and volume of bell pepper

Progress in Agricultural Engineering Sciences ◽

10.1556/progress.3.2007.5 ◽

2007 ◽

Vol 3 (1) ◽

pp. 89-113

Author(s):

Zoltán Gillay ◽

László Fenyvesi

Keyword(s):

3D Reconstruction ◽

Surface Area ◽

Three Dimensional ◽

Reference Method ◽

Bell Pepper ◽

Three Dimensional Model ◽

Acceptable Error ◽

Volume Calculation ◽

Bell Peppers ◽

Area And Volume

There was a method developed that generates the three-dimensional model of not axisymmetric produce, based on an arbitrary number of photos. The model can serve as a basis for calculating the surface area and the volume of produce. The efficiency of the reconstruction was tested on bell peppers and artificial shapes. In case of bell peppers 3-dimensional reconstruction was created from 4 images rotated in 45° angle intervals. The surface area and the volume were estimated on the basis of the reconstructed area. Furthermore, a new and simple reference method was devised to give precise results for the surface area of bell pepper. The results show that this 3D reconstruction-based surface area and volume calculation method is suitable to determine the surface area and volume of definite bell peppers with an acceptable error.

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A Simple Formula for the Mental Arithmetic of the Human Body Surface Area

Scandinavian Journal of Clinical and Laboratory Investigation ◽

10.3109/00365515809087181 ◽

1958 ◽

Vol 10 (3) ◽

pp. 283-289 ◽

Cited By ~ 21

Author(s):

B. Isaksson

Keyword(s):

Surface Area ◽

Body Surface Area ◽

Body Surface ◽

Human Body ◽

Simple Formula ◽

Mental Arithmetic ◽

Human Body Surface

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The relationship between brain structure and general psychopathology in preadolescents

10.31234/osf.io/r4pxy ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Louise Mewton ◽

Briana Lees ◽

Lindsay Squeglia ◽

Miriam K. Forbes ◽

Matthew Sunderland ◽

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Keyword(s):

Mental Disorders ◽

Surface Area ◽

Brain Structure ◽

Parental Education ◽

Mental Illnesses ◽

General Psychopathology ◽

Control Approach ◽

Cortical Volume ◽

Subcortical Regions ◽

The Relationship

Categorical mental disorders are being recognized as suboptimal targets in clinical neuroscience due to poor reliability as well as high rates of heterogeneity within, and comorbidity between, mental disorders. As an alternative to the case-control approach, recent studies have focused on the relationship between neurobiology and latent dimensions of psychopathology. The current study aimed to investigate the relationship between brain structure and psychopathology in the critical preadolescent period when psychopathology is emerging. This study included baseline data from the Adolescent Brain and Cognitive Development (ABCD) Study® (n = 11,721; age range = 9-10 years; male = 52.2%). General psychopathology, externalizing, internalizing, and thought disorder dimensions were based on a higher-order model of psychopathology and estimated using Bayesian plausible values. Outcome variables included global and regional cortical volume, thickness, and surface area. Higher levels of psychopathology across all dimensions were associated with lower volume and surface area globally, as well as widespread and pervasive alterations across the majority of cortical and subcortical regions studied, after adjusting for sex, race/ethnicity, and parental education. The relationships between general psychopathology and brain structure were attenuated when adjusting for cognitive functioning. There was evidence of a relationship between externalizing psychopathology and frontal regions of the cortex that was independent of general psychopathology. The current study identified lower cortical volume and surface area as transdiagnostic biomarkers for general psychopathology in preadolescence. The widespread and pervasive relationships between general psychopathology and brain structure may reflect cognitive dysfunction that is a feature across a range of mental illnesses.

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Correction of Posture Deviations in the Sagittal Plane Using the Pilates Method

SPORT AND SOCIETY ◽

10.36836/uaic/fefs/10.50 ◽

2019 ◽

pp. 3-13

Author(s):

Alexandru Cîtea ◽

George-Sebastian Iacob

Keyword(s):

Low Back Pain ◽

Back Pain ◽

Postural Control ◽

Human Body ◽

Sagittal Plane ◽

The Body ◽

Lower Limbs ◽

Low Back ◽

Pilates Method ◽

The Relationship

Posture is commonly perceived as the relationship between the segments of the human body upright. Certain parts of the body such as the cephalic extremity, neck, torso, upper and lower limbs are involved in the final posture of the body. Musculoskeletal instabilities and reduced postural control lead to the installation of nonstructural posture deviations in all 3 anatomical planes. When we talk about the sagittal plane, it was concluded that there are 4 main types of posture deviation: hyperlordotic posture, kyphotic posture, rectitude and "sway-back" posture.Pilates method has become in the last decade a much more popular formof exercise used in rehabilitation. The Pilates method is frequently prescribed to people with low back pain due to their orientation on the stabilizing muscles of the pelvis. Pilates exercise is thus theorized to help reactivate the muscles and, by doingso, increases lumbar support, reduces pain, and improves body alignment.

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