This paper examines differences between wireless ultra wideband radio channels when various test persons are measured. The work bases on static on-body measurements conducted in an anechoic chamber at the frequency range of 2-8 GHz by using a vector network analyzer. Three male and one female test persons were measured. The study was repeated by using two different planar antenna types: dipole ...

   In recent years, Hyperthermia has been used as an emerging technique for cancer treatment, especially for localized tumors. One of the promising cancer treatment approaches is magnetic nanoparticle (MNPs) Hyperthermia. In this theoretical work, the temperature distribution of a common tumor over the different sizes of Fe3O4 magnetic nanoparticles, namely 25, 50, 100, and 200 nm, was stud...

Inequalities in body size among adult helminths can result in inequalities in reproductive output, with consequences for population dynamics and genetics. These inequalities can result from growth differences among larval worms inside intermediate hosts that persist into the adult stage. Here, we investigate the effects of both host body size and intensity of infection on the sizes of metacerca...

Large fish species often display truncated size distributions related to harvest. In addition, temperature, food availability and density dependence affect body growth together with natural mortality influence population structure. Here we study changes in growth, both harvested nonharvested populations of northern pike (Esox lucius) over 50 years along the Baltic Sea coast Lake Mälaren, Sweden...

BACKGROUND Deployment of the Amplatz Canine Duct Occluder (ACDO) is the preferred method for minimally invasive occlusion of patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) in dogs, with appropriate device sizing crucial to successful closure. Dogs of any body weight can be affected by PDA. OBJECTIVES To describe the range of ACDO sizes deployed in dogs of various body weights for improved procedural planning...

Most studies of resistance training (RT) examine methods that do not resemble typical training practices of persons participating in RT. Ecologically valid RT programs more representative of such practices are seldom compared. This study compared two such approaches to RT. Thirty participants (males, n = 13; females, n = 17) were randomised to either a group performing low volume 'High Intensit...

This study examined if men and women realize alterations in their body image when they are confronted with models posing for commercial advertisement. 124 female and male participants (mean age: 30 years; range: 18 to 60 years) were exposed to ads without models (control condition), to ads with male and female models (experimental group 1), or to ads with models only of their own sex (experimen...

The growth pattern and seasonal weight fluctuations of feral raccoons in Hokkaido were evaluated between 1999 and 2001. The growth rates in body length and body weight were described for juveniles (young of the year) and yearlings (animals born in the previous season) using the Gompertz growth model. The asymptotic body sizes for males were greater than those for females. Young raccoons born du...