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Quantitative assessment of masticatory muscles based on skull muscle attachment areas in Carnivora

The Anatomical Record, EarlyView.
Abstract Masticatory muscles are composed of the temporalis, masseter, and pterygoid muscles in mammals. Each muscle has a different origin on the skull and insertion on the mandible; thus, all masticatory muscles contract in different directions. Collecting in vivo data and directly measuring the masticatory muscles anatomically in various Carnivora ...
Kai Ito, Mugino O. Kubo, Ryo Kodera, Sei‐ichiro Takeda, Hideki Endo   +4 more
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The Value of the Dead: The Commodification of Corpses in Western Culture [PDF]

, 2018
Since the 19th century, the deceased human body and its parts have been increasingly dehumanized, objectified, and commodified in Western culture. Thus, in a relatively short period of time, the corpse became, and continues to be, a highly valuable ...
Wallace, Charles Z.
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Lagomorph cranial biomechanics and the functional significance of the unique fenestrated rostrum of leporids

The Anatomical Record, EarlyView.
Abstract The crania of leporid lagomorphs are uniquely fenestrated, including the posterior cranial bones and the lateral portion of the maxilla. The functional significance of the highly fenestrated rostrum has received considerably little attention, despite being absent in other mammalian herbivores with a long rostrum.
Amber P. Wood‐Bailey, Alana C. Sharp
wiley   +1 more source

Health and Medical Anthropology

Etnoantropološki Problemi
Review of Mille Kjærgaard Thorsen, Living with Diabetes and Uncertainty in Cairo: Sweetness Under Pressure. Abingdon: Routledge, 2023, 187 p.
Jelisaveta Fotić
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6th Medical Anthropology Young Scholars (MAYS) Annual Conference

Medicine Anthropology Theory, 2021
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Natashe Lemos Dekker, Tanja Ahlin, Judith Schühle   +2 more
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Insights and models from medical anthropology for understanding the healing activity of the Historical Jesus

HTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies, 1995
This essay sketches a basic introdution to medical anthropology as a key to understanding and interpreting  the healing activity of the historical Jesus described in the gospels.
John J. Pilch
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A Good Life in Old Age: Accommodating Elderly Patients\u27 Values and Motivations in the Thai Healthcare System [PDF]

, 2016
People over age sixty-five are the fastest growing segment of the population in most developed and developing nations and their healthcare problems are placing strains on healthcare systems.
Marinucci, Jennie Lynn
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Variation in parrot jaw musculature

The Anatomical Record, EarlyView.
Interspecific morphological differences in some superficial jaw muscles of parrots. Abstract Psittaciformes, the order encompassing parrots and their relatives, are highly diverse and generally known for having a strong beaks used for multiple behaviors. The muscles related to the masticatory apparatus should reflect this functional complexity; however,
Ana Carolina L. Faillace, Arin Berger, Marcelo Ismar S. Santana, Adam Hartstone‐Rose   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Beyond Voice

Medicine Anthropology Theory
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Kelly Fagan Robinson, Rosie Jones McVey
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Rethinking the “marginality” of medical anthropology in Italy. Politics of resistance for whole anthropology [PDF]

Narrare i Gruppi, 2017
Starting from the teaching and research experience of the author in the School of Medicine and Surgery of the University of Naples Federico II in Italy, and considering what is actually happening in Italian universities, the paper highlights the ...
Eugenio Zito
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