We tested the association between the index-to-ring finger length ratio (2D:4D) and ovarian steroid hormone concentrations measured over the course of a menstrual cycle in the saliva of 38 young women. Estradiol levels were positively associated with right-hand, but not left-hand, 2D:4D, and also with the difference between right- and left-hand 2D:4D. None of these measures predicted progestero...

PURPOSE To validate three widely-used acceleration methods in four-dimensional (4D) flow cardiac MR; segmented 4D-spoiled-gradient-echo (4D-SPGR), 4D-echo-planar-imaging (4D-EPI), and 4D-k-t Broad-use Linear Acquisition Speed-up Technique (4D-k-t BLAST). MATERIALS AND METHODS Acceleration methods were investigated in static/pulsatile phantoms and 25 volunteers on 1.5 Tesla MR systems. In phan...

INTRODUCTION The second to fourth-digit-ratio (2D:4D), a putative marker of prenatal androgen action and a sexually dimorphic trait, has been suggested to be related with sports performance, although results are not univocal. If this relation exists, it is most likely to be detected by comparing extreme groups on the continuum of sports performance. METHODS In this study the 2D:4D ratio of wo...

به منظور تولید رادیوایزوتوپ تکنسیم-۹۹ حاصل از واپاشی رادیواکتیو مولیبدن-۹۹ و خالص‌­سازی محصول فرایند انحلال اسیدی هدف مینیاتوری، لازم است آلودگی ید گازی در حد قابل قبولی کاهش یابد. این جاذب‌های جامد استفاده می‌شود. یکی بهترین مورد موردنیت حاوی نقره تشکیل شده است. پژوهش روش سنتز مشخصات جاذب بررسی قرار گرفته برای تهیه بلورهای حفره‌دار با اندازه حدود ۱۰ میکرومتر نسبت آلومینیم سیلیکون برابر 2/5 شد ...

OBJECTIVES The ratio between the length of the second and the length of the fourth digit (2D:4D) is sexually dimorphic such that males of many species possess a lower ratio than females, particularly in the right hand. Still, men and women often exhibit overlapping 2D:4D ranges and the ratio is highly variable between populations. In order to further explore populational variability, we chose t...

We replicate the Stanford marshmallow experiment with a sample of 141 preschoolers and find a correlation between lack of self-control and 2D:4D digit ratio. Children with low 2D:4D digit ratio are less likely to delay gratification. Low 2D:4D digit ratio may indicate high fetal testosterone. If this hypothesis is true, our finding means high fetal testosterone children are less likely to delay...

We perform the spherical symmetric dimensional reduction 4d → 2d of heterotic string theory. We find a class of two-dimensional (2d) dilaton gravity models that gives a general description of the near-horizon, near-extremal behavior of four-dimensional (4d) heterotic string black holes. We show that the duality group of the 4d theory is realized in two dimensions in terms of Weyl transformation...

OBJECTIVE To investigate relationships between the digit ratio (2D:4D) and competitive basketball performance in Australian men. METHODS Using an observational cross-sectional design a total of 221 Australian basketball players who competed in the Olympic Games, International Basketball Federation World Championships/Cup, Australian National Basketball League, Central Australian Basketball Le...

We perform the spherical symmetric dimensional reduction 4d → 2d of heterotic string theory. We find a class of two-dimensional (2d) dilaton gravity models that gives a general description of the near-horizon, near-extremal behavior of four-dimensional (4d) heterotic string black holes. We show that the duality group of the 4d theory is realized in two dimensions in terms of Weyl transformation...