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Anthropometry

open access: yes, 2022
Anthropology, the study of human beings in relation to physical character, environmental and social relations, and culture. There are four subdisciplines, in anthropology: Cultural anthropology, Archaeology, Physical (biological) anthropology, Linguistic
Gupta, Chandni, Dr
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Over the edge: Empirical evidence for the cliff‐edge model of obstetric selection

open access: yesThe Anatomical Record, EarlyView.
Abstract The cliff‐edge model of obstetric selection maintains that larger neonates and smaller birth canals confer a positive selective advantage until labor becomes obstructed and vaginal delivery is no longer possible, eliciting an abrupt reduction in fitness.
Laura M. Watson   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Pelvic morphology and body size in relation to the preauricular sulcus: Evidence from medieval to modern Iberia

open access: yesThe Anatomical Record, EarlyView.
Abstract The preauricular sulcus has long been debated as a pelvic feature variably attributed to obstetric stress, ligamentous traction, and broader biomechanical processes. To clarify its determinants, we analyzed 409 adult individuals from three archeological and one early modern skeletal collection from the Iberian Peninsula, integrating graded ...
Rebeca García‐González   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey : anthropometry procedures manual [PDF]

open access: yes
Revised January 2004Nutrition is a major determinant of health, and the resolution of many nutritional issues of public health concern requires survey data.

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Twin pregnancies and the limits of the energetics of gestation and growth hypothesis

open access: yesThe Anatomical Record, EarlyView.
Abstract The “Energetics of Gestation and Growth” (EGG) hypothesis proposes that human birth timing and the associated secondary altriciality of human newborns is determined by limits in maternal metabolic capacity. According to this model, labor is triggered when the increasing fetal energy requirements exceed the expectant mother's maximum sustained ...
Cédric Cordey   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Correlation of weight and volume of modified radical mastectomy specimen with ptosis of breast in patients of breast cancer

open access: yesClinical Surgical Oncology
Background: Preoperative assessment of breast features is indispensable for both cosmetic and reconstructive breast surgical procedures. In this study we aim to investigate the effect of breast ptosis on breast volume estimation by various methods ...
Bhawani Pathak, Rajender Kumar Karwasra
doaj   +1 more source

Anthropometry and body composition of Indonesian adults : an evaluation of body image, eating behaviours, and physical activity [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
This thesis examines the characteristics of anthropometry and body composition in Indonesian adults and some of the risk factors including body image, eating behaviours, and physical activity.
Hastuti, Janatin
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Mothers' and children's anthropometry.

open access: yes, 2015
WHZ: weight for height Z score; HAZ: height-for-age z-score; WAZ: weight-for-age z-score Mothers’ BMI: Mothers’ body mass index.Mothers' and children's anthropometry.
Tewodros G. Hailemariam (829082)   +4 more
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Historical birth records from 1896 to 1944 from the Basel maternity hospital, Switzerland, reveal significant obstetric selection pressures

open access: yesThe Anatomical Record, EarlyView.
Abstract Maternal and neonatal morbidity and mortality have declined dramatically during the last century. Historical data are therefore important sources to study the evolutionary selection pressures related to childbirth and how they have fluctuated over time.
Mirella Woodert   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

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