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The mechanism of labor in nonhuman primates: A look inside
The Anatomical Record, EarlyView.Abstract While in humans, the flexed position of the fetus and its rotating course down the birth canal are well documented, in other primates the mechanism of labor is unknown. Despite the lack of comparative data, it is commonly assumed that the human obstetric mechanism is unique, and anthropologists have disputed when and why the transition to the ...
Melissa K. Stoller
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, 2020 How can we rethink anthropology beyond itself? In this book, twenty-one artists, anthropologists, and curators grapple with how anthropology has been formulated, thought, and practised ‘elsewhere’ and ‘otherwise’.
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Religions, 2022 I argue that the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in longevity medicine to slow human aging encourages individuals to see themselves as managers of their own biology.
Todd T. W. Daly
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Scaling and ecomorphology of lagomorph body shape and appendicular skeleton
The Anatomical Record, EarlyView.Abstract Body shape is one of the most prominent features of phenotypic variation. Yet, mammalian body shapes are poorly quantified and the underlying components contributing to its diversity and its relationship to other skeletal components are rarely tested.
Nia Brice, Coby Huizenga, Chris J. Law
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From Secular Anthropology of Security towards Christian Anthropology of Communion [PDF]
Вестник Свято-Филаретовского института, 2015 The article examines the anthropological syndrome Homo Securitatis (security-minded person) developing in today’s secular security paradigm. The path to healing from this syndrome, especially destructive for church life, can be addressing Christian ...
Alina Patrakova
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Minimal Anthropology and Testimony. Józef Tischner's Philosophy of Education
Paedagogia Christiana, 2018 The article contains a new interpretation of Józef Tischner’s philosophy of education. It consists of two elements: ‘minimal anthropology’ and testimony.
Miłosz Hołda
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Postnatal craniomandibular growth in Harbor seals (Phoca vitulina vitulina)
The Anatomical Record, EarlyView.Postnatal ontogeny in Harbor seals (Phoca vitulina vitulina). Cranium and mandible grow rapidly until 5 years of age, followed by a deceleration and finally a stagnation. Abstract As secondarily aquatic carnivores, seals display several phenotypic differences compared to their terrestrial relatives.
Elisabeth Steinbach +2 more
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Are we special? A critique of imago Dei
HTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies, 2017 ‘Are we special?’ In response to this question, Christian theology has traditionally sought comfort in the notion that humanity is created in the image of God. In light of modern scientificknowledge, is this self-understanding still feasible?
Wessel Bentley
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Principles of visual anthropology, review
, 1997 The importance of the original publication in 1975 of Paul Hockings' Principles of Visual Anthropology cannot be underestimated. Along with Karl Heider's Ethnographic Film (1976), Hockings' collection is regarded by people outside of the field as the ...
Durington, Matthew Slover
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The Anatomical Record, EarlyView.Abstract Amphisbaenians (Squamata: Amphisbaenidae) are fossorial reptiles with highly specialized cranial morphology, yet their fossil record is frequently limited by fragmentary preservation. This study provides a detailed osteological redescription of the skulls of Amphisbaena braestrupi and Amphisbaena laurenti from the Pleistocene of Lagoa Santa ...
Carolina L. Paiva +2 more
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