Digit Ratio

Author : John T. Manning
Publisher : Rutgers University Press
Page : 198 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Anthropometry
ISBN : 081353030X

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Digit Ratio by John T. Manning Pdf

Manning (biological sciences, University of Liverpool) argues that the relative lengths of the second and fourth fingers are genetically linked to hormone- and sex-related traits, and by extension with sperm counts, family size, musical genius, sporting prowess, autism, depression, homosexuality, heart problems, and breast cancer. He suggests that the study of the ratio between the lengths of the second and fourth finger can broaden our understanding of human ability, behavior, and health. Three photographs, 38 figures, and eight tables are included. Annotation copyrighted by Book News Inc., Portland, OR.

Author : John T. Manning
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 173 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2002-01
Category : Science
ISBN : 0813530296

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Digit Ratio by John T. Manning Pdf

Could the length of your fingers indicate a predisposition to breast cancer? Or musical genius? Or homosexuality? In Digit Ratio, John T. Manning posits that relative lengths of the second and fourth digits in humans (2D:4D ratio) does provide such a window into hormone- and sex-related traits. It has been known for more than a century that men and women tend to differ in the relative lengths of their index (2D) and ring (4D) fingers, which upon casual observation seem fairly symmetrical. Men on average have fourth digits longer than their second digits, while women typically have the opposite. Digit ratios are unique in that they are fixed before birth, while other sexually dimorphic variables are fixed after puberty, and the same genes that control for finger length also control the development of the sex organs. The 2D:4D ratio is the only prenatal sexually dimorphic trait that measurably explains conditions linking testosterone, estrogen, and human development; the study of the ratio broadens our view of human ability, talent, behavior, disposition, health, and fertility. In this book, Manning presents evidence for how 2D:4D correlates with traits ranging from sperm counts, family size, musical genius, and sporting prowess, to autism, depression, homosexuality, heart attacks, and breast cancer, traits that are all linked with early exposure to sex hormones.

Author : John T. Manning
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Anthropometry
ISBN : 0813568048

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Digit Ratio by John T. Manning Pdf

Author : Germaine M. Buck Louis,Robert W. Platt
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 355 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2011-03-23
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9780199874798

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Reproductive and Perinatal Epidemiology by Germaine M. Buck Louis,Robert W. Platt Pdf

The definitive textbook on the subject, offering a core curriculum that addresses the epidemiology of major reproductive and perinatal outcomes.

Author : Diana Derval
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 157 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2010-09-17
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9783642120930

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The Right Sensory Mix by Diana Derval Pdf

Berry-AMA Book Prize FINALIST 2011! “The Right Sensory Mix” is one of the four best marketing books in 2011 according to the American Marketing Association Foundation. The Berry-AMA Book Prize is awarded annually be the Foundation (AMAF) and recognizes books whose innovative ideas have had significant impact on marketing and related fields. For additional information about the Berry-AMA Book Prize, visit Berry-AMA Book Prize. Why do some people drink black coffee and others stick to tea? Why do some people prefer competitors’ products? Why do we sell less in this country? Many companies fail to acknowledge and analyze disparities observed among customers and simply put them down to culture or emotion. New neuroendocrinological research proves that consumers are rational: They just have a different biological perception of the same stimulus! Their preferences, behavior, and decisions are strongly influenced by the hundreds of millions of sensors monitoring their body and brain. People with more taste buds are for example sensitive to bitterness and are more likely to drink their coffee with sugar or milk, or to drink tea. After reading the book, managers will be able to: • Understand and predict consumers’ behavior and preferences • Design the right sensory mix (color, shape, taste, smell, texture, and sound) for each product • Fine-tune their positioning and product range for every local market • Systematically increase their innovation hit rate

Author : Jeffrey S. Levinton
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 644 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2001-08-06
Category : Science
ISBN : 0521005507

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Genetics, Paleontology, and Macroevolution by Jeffrey S. Levinton Pdf

An expanded and updated second edition comprehensively looks at macroevolution, integrating evolutionary processes at all levels to explain animal diversity.

Author : Aldo Poiani
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 577 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2010-08-19
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781139490382

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Animal Homosexuality by Aldo Poiani Pdf

Homosexuality is an evolutionary paradox in search for a resolution, not a medical condition in search for a cure. Homosexual behavior is common among social animals, and mainly expressed within the context of a bisexual sexual orientation. Exclusive homosexuality is less common, but not unique to humans. Poiani and Dixson invite the reader to embark on a journey through the evolutionary, biological, psychological and sociological aspects of homosexuality, seeking an understanding of both the proximate and evolutionary causes of homosexual behavior and orientation in humans, other mammals and birds. The authors also provide a synthesis of what we know about homosexuality into a biosocial model that links recent advances in reproductive skew theory and various selection mechanisms to produce a comprehensive framework that will be useful for anyone teaching or planning future research in this field.

Author : Lynn Margulis,Eduardo Punset
Publisher : Chelsea Green Publishing
Page : 386 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2007-08-15
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781603580373

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Mind, Life and Universe by Lynn Margulis,Eduardo Punset Pdf

Nearly forty of the world's most esteemed scientists discuss the big questions that drive their illustrious careers. Co-editor Eduardo Punset—one of Spain's most loved personages for his popularization of the sciences—interviews an impressive collection of characters drawing out the seldom seen personalities of the world's most important men and woman of science. In Mind, Life and Universe they describe in their own words the most important and fascinating aspects of their research. Frank and often irreverent, these interviews will keep even the most casual reader of science books rapt for hours. Can brain science explain feelings of happiness and despair? Is it true that chimpanzees are just like us when it comes to sexual innuendo? Is there any hard evidence that life exists anywhere other than on the Earth? Through Punset's skillful questioning, readers will meet one scientist who is passionate about the genetic control of everything and another who spends her every waking hour making sure African ecosystems stay intact. The men and women assembled here by Lynn Margulis and Eduardo Punset will provide a source of endless interest. In captivating conversations with such science luminaries as Jane Goodall, James E. Lovelock, Oliver Sachs, and E. O. Wilson, Punset reveals a hidden world of intellectual interests, verve, and humor. Science enthusiasts and general readers alike will devour Mind, Life and Universe, breathless and enchanted by its truths.

Author : Nuray Aykin
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 537 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2009-07-15
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9783642027673

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Internationalization, Design and Global Development by Nuray Aykin Pdf

This volume constitutes the refereed proceedings of the Third International Conference on Internationalization, Design and Global Development, IDGD 2009, held in San Diego, CA, USA, in July 2009 in the framework of the 13th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, HCII 2009 with 10 other thematically similar conferences. The 57 revised papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from numerous submissions. The papers accepted for presentation thoroughly cover the entire field of internationalization, design and global development and address the following major topics: cross-cultural user interface design; culture, community, collaboration and learning; internationalization and usability; ICT for global development; and designing for eCommerce, eBusiness and eBanking.

Author : Rachel Ann Heath Ph.D.,Katie Wynne Ph.D.
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2019-06-24
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781440863097

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A Guide to Transgender Health by Rachel Ann Heath Ph.D.,Katie Wynne Ph.D. Pdf

Provides the most up-to-date information on transgender science and its applications, for gender-diverse people, their supporters, and the professionals who assist them to lead healthy, happy, and successful lives. The number of people presenting at gender clinics worldwide for assistance has increased exponentially in the last decade. Transgender people also have become much more prominent in the media. An increase in political populism, however, has brought unprecedented attacks on trans* people. Covering a wealth of topics relevant to transgender people and their supporters, both social and professional, Heath and Wynne help readers to see through the flawed arguments of those who wish to inflict damage on the trans* community. The content of this book ranges from theoretical ideas about the origin of gender diversity to practical solutions for trans* people to enjoy life in their chosen gender. Physical health topics include hormone therapy, puberty blockers, breast augmentation/reduction, gender confirmation surgery, and speech therapy. Mental health topics include dealing with discrimination, bullying, and transphobia. The text is presented so that it can be understood with no scientific background, but is also highly relevant to the health professional. Copious footnotes and references allow those wishing to delve more deeply into the topics to do so easily. The book is also supported by readily accessible resources available online and on social media.

Author : Shinsuke Ikeda,Hideaki Kiyoshi Kato,Fumio Ohtake,Yoshiro Tsutsui
Publisher : Springer
Page : 717 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2016-01-13
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9784431554028

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Behavioral Economics of Preferences, Choices, and Happiness by Shinsuke Ikeda,Hideaki Kiyoshi Kato,Fumio Ohtake,Yoshiro Tsutsui Pdf

This book is a collection of important contributions by Japanese researchers and their coauthors to present current advances in behavioral economics and finance, particularly in relation to decision making and human well-being. The topics covered in this volume include decision making under the conditions of inter-temporal choices, risk and social relations, happiness and the neuro-scientific/biological basis of behavior. The book includes works of research, both theoretical and empirical, on time discounting, time preferences, risk aversion, altruism, social status, happiness, addiction, limited attention and health and financial investments. The authors of the chapters add supplementary discussions to survey more recent advances on related topics or to provide detailed information that were abbreviated in the original publications. The addenda will enable readers to deepen their understanding of decision making and human well-being.

Author : Giuliano Gentili,Mario Di Napoli
Publisher : Springer
Page : 503 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2016-11-25
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9783319432922

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The Ulnar Nerve by Giuliano Gentili,Mario Di Napoli Pdf

This book systematically reviews sensory and motor nerve conduction studies on the ulnar nerve, from pilot human studies of peripheral nerve conduction in the 1950s through to the most recent scientific evidence. Precise descriptions are provided of approx. 70 nerve conduction techniques that were reproduced in the laboratory, with organization of the techniques according to practical criteria for ease of reference. Particular attention is devoted to those techniques that have shown higher sensitivity and specificity in diagnosis of compressive mononeuropathies, such as ulnar neuropathy at the elbow or wrist. Normal and pathological values derived from the original articles and the subsequent literature are presented, and the wealth of illustrative material facilitates comprehension and reproduction of each technique. The volume is completed by a detailed, well-illustrated glossary explaining the more commonly used terms in electrodiagnostic medicine. This book will appeal to novice and experienced neurologists, students, clinical neurophysiology technicians, and rehabilitation physicians. It represents a logical extension of the volumes on the median nerve recently published by Springer.

Author : Donald W. Pfaff
Publisher : Academic Press
Page : 957 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2024-06-15
Category : Brain
ISBN : 9780125321044

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Hormones, Brain and Behavior by Donald W. Pfaff Pdf

Author : John Manning
Publisher : Faber & Faber
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Fingers
ISBN : 0571215408

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The Finger Ratio by John Manning Pdf

SCIENCE: GENERAL ISSUES. What could fingers and sex possibly have in common? What does the shape of a child's fingers reveal about future musical talent? And why should professional footballers have longer fingers than other men? This book is about a simple measurement of the human hand: the 'finger ratio', or the length of the ring finger relative to the index finger. John Manning uses a tiny difference between the sexes - that men tend to have a greater finger ratio than women - to examine a dizzying group of questions about human behaviour, from sexuality, to musical ability, to predisposition to disease. Provocative, intriguing and balanced, John Manning's cutting-edge research poses many fruitful and unusual questions about what makes us as we are.

Author : Marianne Legato J
Publisher : Academic Press
Page : 797 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2009-10-29
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780080921501

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Principles of Gender-Specific Medicine by Marianne Legato J Pdf

The field of gender-specific medicine examines how normal human biology and physiology differ between men and women and how the diagnosis and treatment of disease differs as a function of gender. This revealing research covers various conditions that predominantly occur in men as well conditions that predominantly occur in women. Among the areas of greatest difference are cardiovascular disease, mood disorders, the immune system, lung cancer as a consequence of smoking, osteoporosis, diabetes, obesity, and infectious diseases. The Second Edition of Principles of Gender-Specific Medicine focuses on the essentials of gender-specific medicine and the current study of sex and gender differences in human physiology and pathophysiology. New section editors, new chapter authors, and new chapters have been added to reflect the most up-to-date clinical research and practice. Offers insight into how the gender-specific risks of one organ system’s disease affects the health of other organ systems Outlines the sex-specific differences of normal anatomy and physiology Illustrates the gender-specific features and quantifies "gender" and "sex" as risk factors across all major diseases Qualifies and analyzes the results of new drug therapies designed with gender-specific differences in mind: ex, hormone therapy in men and women for the prevention and treatment of cardiovascular disease All chapters progress translationally from the basic science to the clinical applications of gender-specific therapies, drugs, or treatments Sections on drug metabolism, aging, and meta-analysis of data incorporated into all disease-specific chapters