Sentences with phrase «mineral density differences»

The researchers think the skull is better for assessing sex because it's not a load - bearing bone, meaning it is subject to fewer outside forces — allowing forensic practitioners to detect bone mineral density differences that result from an individual's biological sex.

Not exact matches

The researchers found no significant difference between men and women based on the bone mineral density of the femur.

The small increase in the high - dose group did not translate into beneficial effects because authors found no difference between the three study groups for changes in spine, average total - hip, average femoral neck or total - body bone mineral density, trabecular bone score, muscle mass or sit - to - stand tests.

A comparison of the two species, however, showed differences in the density of the structures, thickness of the layers and mineral content.

The issue is that differences in mineral content, salinity, density, and temperature all affect how the ocean reacts to, and drives, changes in weather patterns, climate variations over years or decades, ocean current circulation, etc..