We used wing measurements to compute tip index, aspect ratio index, and area index as described in Findley et al. [ 44].
The tip index was defined as the relative position of the pixels that exceeded 50% intensity along the proximal-distal axis of the bristle; the full bristle length was defined as 100.
Although, in principle, higher aspect ratio and tip indices are associated with swifter flight [ 44] and variations in echolocation calls are related to utilization of diverse foraging habitats [ 48], the differences found between M. s. schreibersii and M. s. pallidus are relatively small and the ranges are overlapping.
Now one firm has developed a "Tipping Points index," and has formed what it calls "a research advisory alliance" with Mr. Gladwell.
For the distal simple reaction time task, EMG was applied over the first dorsal interosseous and accelerometer taped to the tip of index finger.
The pinch strength is measured in two ways: thumb tip to index fingertip, and thumb pad to lateral aspect of middle phalanx of index finger; the biceps and the triceps.
MVF was measured by means of specially designed finger probes (a pulse amplitude tonometry, EndoPAT device) placed on the tip of index fingers of the subject (EndoPAT2000; Itamar Medical Ltd, Cesaria, Israel) as described previously [ 28].
What if I told you that everywhere you point--as well as at every spot you can imagine, be it the tip of your pen, the tip of your index finger, or the outermost tip of Cape Horn-- there is a hidden, six-dimensional space so small that we cannot see it nor ever set foot in it?
Stocks on Wall Street closed lower on Tuesday, as fears about fiscal battles in Washington and the troubles in Greece tipped major indexes from gains to losses throughout the day.
To begin, touch the tip of your index finger to the tip of your thumb to make a small ring (this should look like the "A-OK" hand gesture).
