Body mass index

In case of evenness index J´ of species, highest value of 1 was found in sample 8 that have similar relative abundance of species or equal number of individuals belong to each species while species evenness was 0 in samples that also have 0 value of Shannon index that indicates less species diversity result in only one or few species dominate. Remaining samples have moderately high species evenness (Figure 1 (c)). As far as Simpson index of diversity is concerned, minimum value…

will not soon be forgotten. Nate is a huge proponent of active retirement strategies and investing in foreign companies. This is a very difficult and time consuming method of investing, as well as very risky. Dr. Oltmans, on the other hand, prefers index funds, for a hired professional manages them and minimizes the risk of moving investments at the wrong time. I was thrilled to listen to Nate explain investment and retirement strategies and hope I am able to speak with him further about it in…

“What is this?” Said the small girl clinging to her mother’s thin leg, “ Well, this piece of pottery is called the the Ancient Greece Drinking Vessel.” Her hands swinging around while trying to explain the artwork to this little girl and her family. The little girl looking confused as ever. The docent gave a little smile and a laugh, “ Maybe a little to complicated for you huh?” The little girl nodded her small head in response. “Well I think I can make this a little bit easier to understand…

Our results found that populations 1 and 2 had similar means for tail shaft color, throat color, and malar stripe (see Table 1); however, the standard deviation for tail color between population 1 and population 2 greatly differs from the ones found in throat color and malar stripe. For the two populations (populations 3 and 4) on the edge within the hybrid zone, the mean greatly differ for all three traits with an average drop of 1.83 between the two populations for each of the three traits…

Proactiv Solution is a company that distributes skin-care products. This company is most known for their anti-acne products because of their copious amounts of advertisements. Since Proactiv is heavily promotes anti-acne, their target audience for their advertisements would mainly be teenagers. Proactiv’s advertisements are mainly endorsed by several famous celebrities. For instance, the most recent advertisement features actress Julianne Hough endorsing Proactiv's Acne System. In the…

Media affects body image Body image is an idiosyncratic picture of one 's own physical appearance established both by self-observation and by observing the reactions of others. Whether it may be a magazine cover, commercial or the internet, the media 's false portrayal of perfection greatly impacts children and young adults. The media glorifies models and celebrities as figures of a higher standard, as icons of beauty and youth. Media features female models with tall, slender body types and…

humiliated her, because the skirts that they had in the store, did not fit her body. What they had in the store was clothes that were size 6 which was called norm by general concept. The lady implies her forthright thoughts and views by saying “The norm is everywhere, my dear. It’s all over, in the magazines, on television, in the ads. You can’t escape it.” The saleslady strongly defines the meaning of norm of woman’s body size. However, the author…

accomplishment, my health and fitness journey comes to the forefront of my mind. Growing up, I was always on the heavier side of the scale in comparison to other kids. To be more precise, my doctor once told me that I was in the 90th percentile on the body mass index for other males my age. This placed me at a threshold that meant I was extremely overweight and on the verge of obesity. My weight was something that others used as a target to bully and demean me. So when I began high school at 14…

Overweight and obesity are issues that people faced nowadays. According to the data from the World Health Organization (WHO) (2016), “Worldwide obesity has more than doubled since 1980” (World Health Organization [WHO], 2016). Report showed that “About One-Third of the Global Population Is Overweight or Obese” (Bronner, 2014). Moreover, the researchers also found that “More than 50% of the world’s 671 million obese live in 10 countries: United State, China, India, Russia, Brazil, Mexico, Egypt,…

town. What is happening here? And why the fuck did I come back? As I walked down the street I counted each and every stone, just as I used to, observing the renovated but still oddly familiar storefronts . One, two, three, four, fuck. Another one. A body. A young, beautiful women. She can't be over 25 years old. I imagined how her crystal blue eyes once gleamed with ambition, full of joy. Now those same eyes look grey and sunken, the life sucked from them. This is the third one I found so far.…