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  2. Human composting - Wikipedia

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    By contrast, human composting, like natural burial, is a natural process and contributes ecological value by preserving the body's nutrient material. [6] Some have argued that "natural organic reduction respects the human body and spirit, supports rather than sullies the earth, and works with nature rather than against it." [7]

  3. Thin ideal - Wikipedia

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    Several trends were discovered. Firstly, the body size of fashion models decreased, indicating that the thin ideal has been shrinking in size. [11] Secondly, there was a substantial rise in pictures that show the female body, which suggests that society has been placing more value on the way women's bodies appear.

  4. Hourglass figure - Wikipedia

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    It has been proposed by scientists that the evolutionary reason for the female body shape is due in part to this sexual selection.Sex-typical body shapes (a man's muscular physique and a woman's hourglass figure) are an outcome of evolutionary adaptation for reproductive fitness because they convey information about gene quality, health and fertility, which are important elements for mate ...

  5. Female body shape - Wikipedia

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    Body shapes are often categorised in the fashion industry into one of four elementary geometric shapes, [30] though there are very wide ranges of actual sizes within each shape: Rectangular. The waist is less than 9 inches (23 cm) smaller than the hips and bust. [30] Body fat is distributed predominantly in the abdomen, buttocks, chest, and face.

  6. Mulch - Wikipedia

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    Aged compost mulch on a flower bed Crushed stone mulch Spring daffodils push through shredded wood mulch Materials used as mulches vary and depend on a number of factors. Use takes into consideration availability, cost, appearance, the effect it has on the soil—including chemical reactions and pH , durability, combustibility, rate of ...

  7. Body farm - Wikipedia

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    San Diego death grind band Cattle Decapitation has a song called "A Body Farm" on their 2009 album The Harvest Floor about a serial killer who leaves the bodies of his victims to decompose around his home. [54] In 2019, HBO VICE did a 20-minute documentary on the USF-FORT program showing the impact it has on cold case investigations.

  8. Phenotypic plasticity - Wikipedia

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    Phenotypic plasticity refers to some of the changes in an organism's behavior, morphology and physiology in response to a unique environment. [1] [2] Fundamental to the way in which organisms cope with environmental variation, phenotypic plasticity encompasses all types of environmentally induced changes (e.g. morphological, physiological, behavioural, phenological) that may or may not be ...

  9. Sex differences in human physiology - Wikipedia

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    Two studies, conducted in the four European Union countries, involving 2,000 participants (1,000 men and 1 000 women) concluded that females are 74 - 92% as strong as males, as many women (211 of 1,000) are still physically stronger than average men. [29] [30] The differences is smaller in lower body strength and higher in upper body strength. [27]