[Human gender determination based on the measurements of handprints that are devoid of dermatoglyphic features].

Unlabelled: Gender determination through the use of handprints that are devoid of dermatoglyphic features is associated with either a visual assessment of the shape of the palms and phalanges, or with a comparison of their size with the size of the hands of people of the opposite sex.

Aim: To prove the possibility of gender determination from handprints without papillary ridge features by means of discriminant analysis of their dimensional characteristics, and to compare discriminant models with the results of visual sex classification and data of other authors.

Material And Methods: The handprints of 162 adult subjects (68 males and 94 females), were examined using metrics that are usually not measured on the human body, such as the length of the hand without the distal phalanx of the third finger, the length of the hand from the center of the palm, the width of the ulnar part of the palm, the diagonal width of the palm, and the length of the first beam.

[The importance of handprint morphometry for determining the human body length].

Unlabelled: Handprint morphometry for the purpose of personality identification still remains a relatively novel approach. The methods employed for the measurements are not infrequently difficult to reproduce and therefore cause controversy. The objective of the present study was to introduce the system of methods for the measurement of handprints suitable for the reliable determination of the human body length.

Antithrombotic Protective Effects of Arg-Pro-Gly-Pro Peptide during Emotional Stress Provoked by Forced Swimming Test in Rats.

Blood coagulation was enhanced and all factors (total, enzyme, and non-enzyme) of the fibrinolytic system were suppressed in rats in 60 min after forced swimming test. Argininecontaining tetrapeptide glyproline Arg-Pro-Gly-Pro administered prior to this test activated fibrinolysis and prevented hypercoagulation. Administration of this peptide in 5 min after swimming test also enhanced anticoagulant, fibrinolytic, and antithrombotic activity of the blood.

[Peptide Regulation of Metabolic Processes under Hypercholesterinemia Conditions of an Organism].

The participation of short glyproline peptides in regulating the metabolic processes of the body has been established. Experimental hypercholesterolemia and the development of metabolic syndrome in rats was caused by including foods with excess animal fat and carbohydrates in the diet, which eventually led to increased levels of cholesterol, triglycerides, and the atherogenic lipoproteins; hypercoagulation; and increased blood sugar. It was noted that glyprolines with different structures possess a unique combined effect on fat and carbohydrate metabolism, normalizing the characteristics of the lipid profile and blood sugar and protecting the organisms of animals from increased blood clotting.

[The reconstruction of the human body length from the wrist size].

The objective of the present study was to develop the regression models for the reconstruction of the human body length from the wrist size taking into consideration the availability of the results of the measurements of the palm fragments or the wrist undergoing muscular contracture. The study included 106 Caucasoid subjects (41 men and 65 women) at the age varying from 18 to 76 years. The following parameters were measured: body length, wrist length, the length of the fingers and phalanges on the back of the hand, palmar length and width, ulnar edge size of the palm.