A human can estimate how much a particular pig weighs by simply looking at the pig. The accuracy of that prediction is said to improve if the human uses augmented reality glasses of the type described in this study: “Pig Weight Prediction System Using RGB‑D Sensor and AR Glasses: Analysis Method with Free Camera Capture […]
This week’s Feedback column (that I write) in New Scientist magazine has four segments. Here are bits of each of them: Increasing perimeters — Some people are big on holidays – bigger than they were before those holidays. A team at the University of Castilla-La Mancha and the University of Valladolid, Spain, sized up some first-year undergraduate nursing students, […]
This week’s Feedback column (that I write) in New Scientist magazine has four segments. Here are bits of each of them: Best interests at heart? — Feedback is fascinated by the final eight words in this statement: “Disadvantages include the competitive element associated with racing, which creates a strong incentive to kill birds where this is not in […]
“Total body water was determined by deuterium oxide dilution in 17 normal male subjects with a range of 55.9% to 70.2% and an average value of 61.8% of body weight. Eleven normal females ranged from 45.6% to 59.9% with an average of 51.9%, or 9.9% less than the males. These total body water figures have […]