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Jitka Fialová

Researcher at Charles University in Prague

Publications -  27
Citations -  596

Jitka Fialová is an academic researcher from Charles University in Prague. The author has contributed to research in topics: Odor & Recreation. The author has an hindex of 9, co-authored 20 publications receiving 407 citations. Previous affiliations of Jitka Fialová include National Institutes of Health.

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Preferred Interpersonal Distances: A Global Comparison

Agnieszka Sorokowska, +80 more
TL;DR: In this paper, an extensive analysis of interpersonal distances over a large data set (N = 8,943 participants from 42 countries) was presented, which attempted to relate the preferred social, personal, and intimate distances observed in each country to a set of individual characteristics of the participants, and some attributes of their cultures.
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Focal Length Affects Depicted Shape and Perception of Facial Images.

TL;DR: Methodology of photograph acquisition, focal length in this case, can significantly affect results of studies using photographic stimuli perhaps due to different levels of perspective distortion that influence shapes and proportions of morphological traits.
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Further evidence for links between facial width-to-height ratio and fighting success: Commentary on Zilioli et al. (2014).

TL;DR: Testing whether fWHR is associated with perceived aggressiveness, fighting ability and success in physical confrontation, while controlling for body size, is tested, and it is found that perceived fighting ability was predicted by weight but not by f WHR.
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Men’s preferences for women’s breast size and shape in four cultures

TL;DR: A survey on men's preferences for breast morphology in four different cultures found systematic directional preferences for firm breasts, which supports the idea that breast morphology may serve as a residual fertility indicator, but offers more limited support for the potential fertility indicator hypothesis.
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Consumption of garlic positively affects hedonic perception of axillary body odour

TL;DR: The results indicate that garlic consumption may have positive effects on perceived body odour hedonicity, perhaps due to its health effects (e.g., antioxidant properties, antimicrobial activity).