THE ASSOCIATION BETWEEN FACIAL WIDTH-TO-HEIGHT RATIO (FWHR) AND SPORTING PERFORMANCES: EVIDENCE FROM PROFESSIONAL BASKETBALL PLAYERS IN JAPAN

The Association Between Facial Width-to-Height Ratio (fWHR) and Sporting Performances: Evidence From Professional Basketball Players in Japan

Previous research in evolutionary psychology has highlighted the potential role of facial structures in explaining human behavior.The facial width-to-height ratio (fWHR) was found to be associated with testosterone-driven behavioral tendencies like achievement drive, aggression, ALOE and sporting success.The current study aimed to replicate such re

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Potential of waterbodies as a reservoir of Escherichia coli pathogens and the spread of antibiotic resistance in the Indonesian aquatic environment

River contamination remains a significant public health problem worldwide, including in Indonesia.In the community, rivers are water resources for many purposes.However, indiscriminate use of antibiotics in the veterinary and medical sectors, the community habit of throwing waste into the river, the inadequate removal of human medicine compounds in

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Co-designing the pedestrian revolution in Muscat

Washcloths Abstract Rapid growth coupled with the prevailing land allocation system in Oman led to a shift from compact dwellings typologies to detached single-family houses, arranged in monofunctional zoning systems that exclusively rely on cars.Due to the sprawled transformation, authorities are unable to provide new neighborhoods with basic infr

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Design Optimization of a Gas Turbine Engine for Marine Applications: Off-Design Performance and Control System Considerations

This paper addresses a design optimization of a gas turbine (GT) for marine applications.A gain-scheduling method incorporating a meta-heuristic optimization is proposed to optimize a thermodynamics-based model of a small GT engine.A comprehensive control system consisting of a proportional integral (PI) controller with additional proportional gain

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