Abstract We examined the cranial morphology and kinesis of common toads Bufo bufo B. spinosus with micro-computed tomography geometric morphometrics compared results published data for related species in a phylogenetic context. The significantly diverge skull shape. is shorter higher, ventral arm squamosal bone jaw articulation point positioned perpendicular to braincase, comparison more latera...

The success of most foragers is constrained by limits to their sensory perception, memory, and locomotion. However, a general and quantitative understanding of how these constraints affect foraging benefits, and the trade-offs they imply for foraging strategies, is difficult to achieve. This article develops foraging performance statistics to assess constraints and define trade-offs for forager...

BACKGROUND Normal values for regional left ventricular wall motion, although documented in adults, have not been reported in healthy newborns. METHODS This study prospectively evaluated global and segmental systolic and diastolic cardiac function by color kinesis in clinically asymptomatic healthy newborns. RESULTS Eighty-eight asymptomatic infants who were less than 48 hours old were studi...

This paper examines the variables inherent in the shape-changing phenomenon and suggests a new method of experimenting with shape memory alloys (SMA) to direct kinesis. This method widens the range of potential interactive applications beyond the traditional “on-off” state. The resulting flexibility permits personalization throughout the course of the transformation, enhancing the use of the ma...

Because cocaine crosses the placenta, we prospectively evaluated global and segmental systolic and diastolic cardiac function by color kinesis in clinically asymptomatic newborns who were exposed to cocaine in utero (group 1, n = 82). Their data were compared with normal controls (group 3, n = 87) and newborns exposed to drugs other than cocaine (group 2, n = 108). During left ventricular filli...

A young male admitted for dengue fever and systemic involvement developed ECG abnormalities on third day, in the form of prolonged QT interval and deep and symmetrical inversion of T wave. Echocardiography revealed akinesia of mid and apical segments and well contracting basal segments, typical of Takotsubo cardiomyopathy or stress cardiomyopathy. These changes were transient and echocardiograp...

Individuals learn, or try to learn, about other people from observing them and analogizing what they see to their own bodily or kinesic knowledge. We watch (for example) the position of limbs and the movement of eyes. We react to evidence of different states of muscle tension. Artists make use of their own kinesic knowledge and count on our understanding of it. But body language does not always...