The relatively small feet of azhdarchids suggest they were not adapted for supporting their weight on soft substrates where probing would be best facilitated, a point particularly pertinent for the largest forms given their potential masses of around 250 kg.
Estimates based on clinical data suggest that a program of lifestyle weight management adapted for African-Americans that produced modest weight loss during the intensive phase of the study was associated with short-term improvements in general health and vitality domains [ 11].
In humans the tarsals, in combination with the metatarsal bones, form a longitudinal arch in the foot a shape well adapted for carrying and transferring weight in bipedal locomotion.
Depending on your abilities, the physical therapist may suggest the use of special equipment such as a hand bike, or the "Equalizer" and "Uppertone Gym," two multi-station weight machines adapted for those in wheelchairs with limited fine motor movement.
Though lifestyle interventions aimed at reducing weight have been adapted for individuals with serious mental illnesses, their effectiveness has been limited.
We show via simulation and counterexamples that the Mantel–Haenszel estimator of a common odds ratio, adapted for complex survey designs using survey weights, is inconsistent for sparse-data limiting models.
Heavy and medium-weight breakers can be adapted for driving spikes.
Recommended human daily doses of thyme tincture and syrup for a male of approximately 70 kg weight [ 28] were adapted for the experimentation on rats using FDA guidance [ 29].
49 For instance, disruption of normal gait mechanics (eg, with trauma, weight gain) can shift the loading patterns during weight-bearing activity to cartilage regions not well adapted for those loads.
The feet were broad, close to plantigrade (adapted for walking on the soles), and graviportal (adapted for bearing great weight).
