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Researchers at the Universities of Stirling and Sussex,in partnership with Butterfly Conservation and the Centre for Ecology and Hydrology, found population trends of 15 species showed declines associated with neonicotinoid use, including Small Tortoiseshell, Small Skipper and Wall species. (phys.org)
Ecologist Dr Andre Gilburn of the University of Stirling, who led the study, said: "Our study not only identifies a worrying link between the use of neonicotinoids and declines in butterflies, but also suggests that the strength of their impact on many species could be huge. (phys.org)
Ongoing declines and lack of recovery of vulnerable and protected shark species are a cause for concern. (nature.com)
Of most species the numbers have declined considerably over the last decennia. (wikipedia.org)
He said the data show across species the pattern is the same - bird bodies are shrinking in size. (michiganradio.org)
VITEK JIRINEC: But then we found that size is not only shrinking for those sensitive species. (wvik.org)
CHANG: Brian Weeks of the University of Michigan didn't work on this particular study, but he did study the size of more than 50 species of migratory birds in North America a few years back. (wvik.org)
A new study published in the journal Science suggests that body size in many species across the animal kingdom is declining. (theweathernetwork.com)
As ecosystems are often structured in terms of species' size - big animals eat smaller animals which in turn prey on smaller animals - this may present a serious disruption, according to the authors of the study. (theweathernetwork.com)
We also know that most of the threatened species we have nowadays are large-body species. (theweathernetwork.com)
There is a paper just out, " Widespread rapid reductions in body size of adult salamanders in response to climate change ," by Nicholas Caruso, Michael Sears, Dean Adams, and Karen Lips, that looks at 20th century changes in body size of 15 species of Plethodon salamanders from the 1950s to the present. (scienceblogs.com)
Being a species frequently captured for ringing, having a reliable method to determine sex from conventional biometric measurements would facilitate its study and be very useful for the correct management and conservation of this declining species. (mdpi.com)
Dingoes help control the numbers of medium-sized predators, which in Australia are mostly introduced species such as feral cats and foxed. (theconversation.com)

Concurrent declines in body size and the probability of encountering mature individuals suggests that apex shark populations are more vulnerable to exploitation than previously thought. (nature.com)
To date no valid criticism of the paper (Monnett and Gleason 2006) has been raised, but even if one were raised it could not possibly refute the large, robust body of scientific literature linking observations of starvation, cannibalism, drowning, increasing mortality of both adults and cubs, and shrinking populations to the rapid decline of sea ice occurring in the Arctic. (biologicaldiversity.org)
The Polar Bear Specialist Group of the IUCN determined that 8 of 19 of the world's polar bear populations are declining, 3 are stable, 1 is increasing, and the status of 7 is unknown (Obbard et al. (biologicaldiversity.org)
ABSTRACT: Food limitation may be one of the causes of declines in northern fur seal populations on the Pribilof Islands. (int-res.com)
We should stop consuming this fish as its populations have declined to alarming levels. (oceanpark.com.hk)

Oakdale's student population of 88 students has declined by 20% over five school years. (publicschoolreview.com)
Emerson School's student population of 124 students has declined by 13% over five school years. (publicschoolreview.com)

Data for adult respondents ≥18 years residing in each of Australia's state and territory capital cities ( n = 9649) were used in multilevel models to estimate associations between supermarket availability and body size sequentially accounting for individual and other environment measures. (biomedcentral.com)

I think it's a pretty compelling demonstration of a causal link between increasing summer temperatures and reductions in body size. (michiganradio.org)
So we see this really consistent correlation in the short term change in body size and summer temperature that really helps us move beyond the long term correlation between the two variables and really suggests much stronger support for a causal relationship between temperatures and reductions in body size," Weeks said. (michiganradio.org)

Overexploitation of large apex marine predators is widespread in the world's oceans, yet the timing and extent of declines are poorly understood. (nature.com)

A team of researchers in Germany and the United States looked at the relationship of waist and hip circumference, body mass index (BMI) and physical activity levels to new cases of COPD in a large group of men and women in the US. (sciencedaily.com)
Researchers collected the bodies of birds that collided with buildings. (michiganradio.org)
The changes in body size can be attributed to a number of different factors, the researchers say, from warmer temperatures to decreased food availability. (theweathernetwork.com)
The researchers were surprised at the magnitude of the change in head size within individuals. (eurekalert.org)

Widespread butterflies have declined by 58 percent on farmland in England over the last 10 years, giving concern for the general health of the countryside and for these and other insects in particular. (phys.org)
Are neonicotinoid insecticides driving declines of widespread butterflies? (phys.org)

A new study out of the University of Michigan finds the bodies of migratory birds are shrinking - and it could be due to climate change. (michiganradio.org)

Global warming, caused by greenhouse gas forcing is responsible for the decline in Arctic sea ice. (wikipedia.org)
Until I read this paper I felt partly responsible for the decline of the salamanders. (scienceblogs.com)

The Western Hudson Bay population declined by 22% between 1987 to 2004, which was attributed to earlier sea-ice breakup in spring, shortening the time that bears can hunt on the ice (Regehr et al. (biologicaldiversity.org)
The Southern Beaufort Sea population appears to have declined from an estimated 1,800 bears in 1986 to 1,526 bears in 2006, which has been attributed to loss of sea ice (Obbard et al. (biologicaldiversity.org)
Their wild numbers are estimated to be around 300,000 mature individuals, but showing a declining population trend. (wwf.org.uk)
At the population level, the height of the braincase of shrews was shown to decline by 20 percent and then to increase again by 15 percent. (eurekalert.org)
The teacher population of 56 teachers has declined by 12% over five years. (communitycollegereview.com)
Due to overfishing, the population of Bluefin tuna worldwide has also declined dramatically. (oceanpark.com.hk)

Skull size and body length of polar bears three years and older declined over time between 1982 and 2006 in the Southern Beaufort Sea, which was attributed to increased nutritional stress (Rode et al. (biologicaldiversity.org)
What we find is that in periods of a couple of years where temperatures increased really rapidly those periods of rapid temperature increases are followed by years of rapid body size reduction. (michiganradio.org)
Years when temperatures decline body size increases. (michiganradio.org)
After years of declining sales and waning interest, Mattel on Thursday introduced new body-type variations of the Barbie doll. (entrepreneur.com)
More worryingly for the company, Barbie sales have continued to decline in recent years. (entrepreneur.com)
At each wave, higher genetically predicted BMI was associated with a decline in life satisfaction over 4 years. (psypost.org)
Tattooing or marking the body with a permanent design by inserting pigment into the skin, is an art form that dates back thousands of years. (adobe.com)
Partial correlations adjusted for time between assessments across the 12 years were significant and moderate in size (r's = .33-.58). (cdc.gov)
Developed 20 years ago, ketone esters are precursor molecules that the body quickly breaks down into ketone bodies when carbohydrates aren't available. (medscape.com)
The WTO Appellate Body decision is the last of the cases to be resolved, more than ten years after plain packaging was announced in February 2010. (who.int)

Resistance training also reduces total body mass and fat mass , bringing you closer to your weight loss goals. (livestrong.com)
An adult female was documented making a 687-km continuous swim over 9 days to reach the distant sea-ice edge, followed by an 1800-km walk and swim, in fall 2008 in the Beaufort Sea during which time she lost 22% of her body mass and her yearling cub (Durner et al. (biologicaldiversity.org)
A stable component of body mass index appears linked to a person's likelihood of experiencing social discrimination, according to a study published in Adaptive Human Behavior and Physiology . (psypost.org)
Body mass index (BMI) is a measure of body size which is calculated based on a person's height and weight. (psypost.org)
Genetically predicted body mass or 'trait BMI" - weakly if at all under a person's control (i.e., 'not their fault') - seems linked to either the fact or just the perception that they have been discriminated against," Das told PsyPost. (psypost.org)
The reduction in size affects not only the skull, but also the shrews' entire body: in winter, several major organs lose mass, the spine gets shorter, and even the brain mass decreases by 20 or 30 percent. (eurekalert.org)
The questions included self-rated general health, diabetes and hypertension, and body mass index. (cdc.gov)
Hypertension and positive family history of diabetes among diabetic subjects were 27.6% and 41.7%, respectively, and mean body mass index was 27.9 ± 5.2. (who.int)
Differences in measurements exist between toxicological and field investigations for the same exposure metric such as mass, number, or surface area because of variations in instruments used, operating parameters, or particle-size measurement ranges. (cdc.gov)

https://doi.org/10.1001/ jama.2020.4861 a rapid rate of decline in antibody titers, suggesting 8. (cdc.gov)

The decline of sea ice in the Arctic has been accelerating during the early twenty‐first century, with a decline rate of 4.7% per decade (it has declined over 50% since the first satellite records). (wikipedia.org)
The number of sites sampled in each decade is represented by the number in parentheses above the sample size of animals measured for that time period. (scienceblogs.com)

The use of neonicotinoid pesticides may be contributing to the decline of butterflies in the UK, according to a new study involving the University of Sussex. (phys.org)
This study adds to the growing mountain of evidence that neonicotinoids are one of the causes of these declines. (phys.org)
A 2007 study found the decline to be "faster than forecasted" by model simulations. (wikipedia.org)
A 2011 study suggested that it could be reconciled by internal variability enhancing the greenhouse gas-forced sea ice decline over the last few decades. (wikipedia.org)
The study was also limited by Antibodies in infants born to mothers with COVID-19 a small sample size. (cdc.gov)
Using genetic prediction models, the study found that higher trait-BMI was linked to worse discrimination and declining life satisfaction among older adults. (psypost.org)
The new study found that the changes in body size were particularly prevalent in fish. (theweathernetwork.com)
According to the study, battery cost declines will be the primary driver of the expected growth in the charging market. (ecmag.com)
But there is a chronic absence of reliable evidence supporting this hypothesis for dingoes, and there is not a single study measuring a) an increase in medium-sized predators or b) a change in vegetation in response to measured changes in dingoes. (theconversation.com)
To better understand those factors which increase mining costs in Alaska , a Bureau of Mines study was conducted to compare the estimated costs of operating a 100,000-tpd open pit copper mine located on a hypothetical ore body in the Lake Clark area, Alaska , with the costs of mining a similarly sized hypothetical copper ore body near Tucson, Arizona. (cdc.gov)

Marked between-city variations in body size, supermarket availability, and relationships between supermarket availability and body size do not, however, support universal, "one-size-fits-all" solutions to change built environments to support healthful body size. (biomedcentral.com)

1 The biographies of the commissioners are available a t: http://www.who.int/end-childhood-obesity/about/en/ (accessed 6 March 2017). (who.int)
1 http://www.who.int/end-childhood-obesity/implementation-plan/en/ (accessed 6 March 2017). (who.int)
epidemic towards decreased physical activity in 2013, 23.8% (95% uncertainty levels - because of the increasing- interval [UI], 22.9-24.7%) of boys Obesity is a result of a positive en- ly sedentary nature of recreational and 22.6% (95% UI, 21.7-23.6%) ergy balance (i.e. energy intake that activities, changing modes of trans- of girls were overweight or obese. (who.int)
not only is the preva- and short sleep duration (which re- lence of obesity increasing, but sults in a positive energy balance, A large body of evidence, including also no national success stories and thus excessive weight gain), studies on twins, siblings, nuclear have been reported during the past as well as other factors, such as families, and extended pedigrees, three decades. (who.int)

We've learned so much recently about how ketone bodies interact with aging biology," John Newman, MD, PhD, of the Buck Institute for Research on Aging in Novato, California, and the study's principal investigator, told Medscape Medical News . (medscape.com)

If any part of the body would seem ill equipped to shrink, it would probably be the head and skull. (eurekalert.org)

Female survival, breeding rates, and cub litter survival declined as the ice-free period increased during 2001 to 2006 in the Southern Beaufort Sea (Regehr et al. (biologicaldiversity.org)
The survival of juvenile, subadult and older bears declined from 1984 to 2004 in the Western Hudson Bay, which was linked to earlier sea-ice breakup (Regehr et al. (biologicaldiversity.org)
The survival of polar bears of all age classes in the Northern Beaufort Sea decreased with declines in the sea-ice concentration over shelf waters in the Northern Beaufort Sea (Stirling et al. (biologicaldiversity.org)
infant mortality has progressively declined with resulting increased survival, and life expectancy continues to increase [3]. (who.int)

The low- carbohydrate, high-fat meals were designed to induce a near hypoglycemic state, forcing the body to use ketones for fuel instead of glucose. (medscape.com)
In heart failure , the heart has difficulty obtaining enough energy from glucose and instead burns fats and ketone bodies. (medscape.com)

by comparison, the metabolism of the body during a marathon race increases to 2000% above normal. (medscape.com)

The proportion of polar bear maternal dens on pack ice decreased between 1985 and 2005 in the Southern Beaufort Sea as fall ice freeze-up was delayed and stable ice and snow cover declined (Fischbach et al. (biologicaldiversity.org)

Our findings suggest that next to smoking cessation and the prevention of smoking initiation, meeting guidelines for body weight, body shape and physical activity level may represent important individual and public health opportunities to decrease the risk of COPD. (sciencedaily.com)
A swollen testicle may lead to a decrease in the size of the testicle and a decline in fertility. (mayoclinic.org)
We found that each shrew undergoes a dramatic decrease in braincase size from summer to winter," says Javier Lazaro of Max Planck Institute for Ornithology in Germany. (eurekalert.org)

What is the racial composition of the student body? (publicschoolreview.com)
In general, the exercise-related measurements established for women follow the same general principles as those established for men, except for the quantitative differences caused by differences in body size, body composition, and levels of testosterone. (medscape.com)

These could be in colour, size, texture - simply put, no two items are likely to be identical. (madeit.com.au)
Products may be distinguished by brand and product name printed on the packaging in a standard colour, position, font size and style. (who.int)

While Mattel's introduction of three new body types is dramatic, it's in line with the company's gradual strategy to make Barbie more diverse and accessible. (entrepreneur.com)

Weight loss affects breast size and shape. (livestrong.com)
This body-weight circuit will absolutely fry you. (muscleandfitness.com)
A full-body workout, using only your body weight , that hits all your major muscle groups from head to toe with no rest in between moves or rounds. (muscleandfitness.com)
For athletes in these sports, there is usually immense pressure to meet a weight requirement, fit a stereotypical body size, or have a specific muscle/fat ratio. (emilyprogram.com)
Whether improvements in cardiometabolic health following weight loss (WL) are associated with changes in regional body fat distribution (gluteal vs. -android) is not well documented. (karger.com)

the number of matings increased from small to moderately large individuals before declining. (bioone.org)
Nano sim with large reinforced sim tray which combined equal size of normal sim. (macrumors.com)
In contrast, there is a growing body of evidence that these processes are absent, as shown by large-scale manipulative experiments conducted in the Northern Territory , New South Wales , and now Queensland and South Australia . (theconversation.com)
A large amount of body heat is produced by metabolism and by muscle contraction. (medscape.com)

I also have a Powerline ab bench (made by body Solid). (fitnessfactory.com)

All of this pressure and emphasis on the body contributes to the disproportionately high rates of eating disorders in athletes. (emilyprogram.com)

For Australian capital cities, greater availability of supermarkets is associated with healthful body size. (biomedcentral.com)

Some people may experience a decline in sex drive as they get older, but those with low testosterone will likely experience a more drastic drop. (healthline.com)
Balding is a natural part of growing older for many males, and while it can be hereditary, those with low testosterone may lose body and facial hair as well. (healthline.com)
Low testosterone levels may cause increased body fat or gynecomastia , which is enlarged breast tissue. (healthline.com)
Gynecomastia can occur when there is an imbalance of testosterone and estrogen in the body. (healthline.com)

Exercise represents one the highest levels of extreme stresses to which the body can be exposed. (medscape.com)
DHEA levels normally decline with age in both men and women. (medlineplus.gov)

This is my second piece of Body Solid equipment, I have their cable crossover. (fitnessfactory.com)

10. Their wild numbers are declining. (wwf.org.uk)

Specifically, Weeks said it might be more difficult for birds who are adapting via body size changes to also shift their habitat ranges. (michiganradio.org)

Mattel Introduces New Body Types for Barbie Tall, curvy and petite toys are now available so girls can 'find a doll that speaks to them. (entrepreneur.com)
The only knock I would have is that it is a little tall for my squat rack in the decline position, but it's really a nit. (fitnessfactory.com)

Sea ice in the Arctic has declined in recent decades in area and volume due to climate change. (wikipedia.org)
Observation with satellites shows that Arctic sea ice area, extent, and volume have been in decline for a few decades. (wikipedia.org)
The amount of multi-year sea ice in the Arctic has declined considerably in recent decades. (wikipedia.org)

In a community the size of River Falls, with a student body that flees campus in herds on the weekends, it's tough to pack the stands on a consistent basis. (uwrfvoice.com)

Airbus and Boeing declined to comment on the cancellations. (thenationalnews.com)
Apple declined to comment. (macrumors.com)

Number concentrations measured by GRIMMs and SA measurements by DCs were considerably (40.8-86.9%) different from the reference (SMPS) method for comparable size ranges of fine and UF TiO(2). (cdc.gov)

He says the fluctuations in bird body size seem to move beyond simple correlation. (michiganradio.org)
There was a significant correlation in lung responses with charge-based size distribution, total/alveolar deposition, oxidant generation and antioxidant depletion potential. (cdc.gov)

Baiting dingoes does not result in wildlife declines. (theconversation.com)

A growing body of research shows the links between global warming and extreme weather. (sej.org)
He's part of a research team that looked at body size changes in little brown bats . (theweathernetwork.com)

In the late "90s, for example, it tweaked Barbie's proportions to make them more realistic, widening her waist and decreasing her bust size. (entrepreneur.com)

It provides an overview of plain packaging laws in Australia and the legal challenges brought against them, discusses the findings of the panel and Appellate Body reports, and draws out some of the key themes of the decisions. (who.int)

The required price for copper would have declined from $1.12 To $1.05 Per pound, plus or minus 20 percent. (cdc.gov)

You can consume the oil by mixing it with other drinks and fluids or simply put a few declines on your tongue. (ortodoxradio.com)

Since our data are so good, we have data from every year, we're able to look not just at the long term trends in body size and summer temperature we're able to look at shorter term fluctuations," Weeks said. (michiganradio.org)
Then, in spring, the braincase regrows, almost reaching the original size in the second summer. (eurekalert.org)
Twelve shrews were captured at all three stages, and all of them showed the same pattern: a peak head size in summer, a winter decline, and regrowth in the spring. (eurekalert.org)
Therefore, we evaluated such factors, including lunar cycle, weather, seal body size, and size of recording instruments, by studying 41 lactating northern fur seals on Lovushki Island over 4 summer breeding seasons using instrument packages of various sizes. (int-res.com)

Font-Size - The Right Way. (umn.edu)
Is it Better to use ems/rems than px for Font-Size? (umn.edu)
What's the Best Font Size for the Web? (umn.edu)

I think with having a Division III sports school, most of our sports are brushed aside by the student body, but they should really be embraced. (uwrfvoice.com)
Minority enrollment is 53% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is lower than the California state average of 79% (majority Hispanic). (publicschoolreview.com)

Health statistics show a decline in communicable diseases and an increase in the prevalence of noncommunicable and chronic diseases, such as metabolic disorders [19,20]. (who.int)

You almost always see a change in trend in temperature and then a change in trend of body size. (michiganradio.org)
wake after sleep onset (WASO) declined, midpoint of sleep interval increased, and sleep latency and number of sleep complaints did not change between the first and third assessments. (cdc.gov)

Expect your breasts to gradually shrink in proportion to the rest of your body. (livestrong.com)

An interaction term estimated city-specific differences in associations between supermarket availability and body size. (biomedcentral.com)
Initial inverse associations between supermarket availability and body size (BMI and WC) were attenuated to null with inclusion of all covariates, except for BMI in the 1000 m buffer model (beta = − 0.148, 95%CI -0.27, − 0.01, p = 0.025). (biomedcentral.com)

Through contraction, muscle provides motion of the body (skeletal muscle), motion of blood (cardiac muscle), and motion of hollow organs such as the uterus, esophagus, stomach, intestines, and bladder (smooth muscle). (medscape.com)
Muscle contraction during shivering warms the body. (medscape.com)

We report substantial declines (74-92%) of catch per unit effort of hammerhead (Sphyrnidae), whaler (Carcharhinidae), tiger shark ( Galeocerdo cuvier ) and white sharks ( Carcharodon carcharias ). (nature.com)

People who are assigned female at birth (AFAB) are naturally prone to carry more fat, especially in the lower body. (livestrong.com)

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