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The musculature and skeleton of the pelvic fin of the crocodile shark, Pseudocarcharias kamoharai (Matsubara, 1936) (Elasmobranchii: Lamniformes): Morphology and sexual dimorphism

open access: yesThe Anatomical Record, EarlyView.
This work brings new information on the sexual characteristics of the crocodile shark (Pseudocarcharias kamoharai) exploring the pelvic fin musculature, as well as the siphon sac and the musculature and skeleton of the clasper. Our paper is the first to point out clearly the sexual dimorphism related exclusively to the pelvic fin musculature in males ...
Laura F. Mianutti   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

The mechanism of labor in nonhuman primates: A look inside

open access: yesThe 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
wiley   +1 more source

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

De tule nega à kuna yala. Médiation, territoire et écologie au Panama, 1903-2004

open access: yesNuevo mundo - Mundos Nuevos, 2008
This thesis analyses the struggle of the Kuna people of Panamá, for their territory as the sine qua non of their political autonomy and the decisive role indigenous intellectuals have played in this historical process. The main aim of the dissertation is
Mònica Martínez Mauri
doaj   +1 more source

Local variation in age‐related cortical expansion within and between cross‐sections of distal human long bones

open access: yesThe Anatomical Record, EarlyView.
Abstract Cortical bone expansion is an age‐related process where, through endosteal resorption and periosteal apposition, cross‐sectional diameter increases while cortical thickness decreases in long bone diaphyses. Local variation has been observed in this process between cross‐sectional locations, but few studies have examined directional variation ...
Gregory J. Wehrman   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Postnatal craniomandibular growth in Harbor seals (Phoca vitulina vitulina)

open access: yesThe 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
wiley   +1 more source

THE ANALYSIS OF THE POSTGRADUATE THESES WRITTEN ON THE FIELD OF RECREATION IN TURKEY FROM 1980 TO 2018 [PDF]

open access: yesSportif Bakış Spor ve Eğitim Bilimleri Dergisi, 2018
This study was carried out with the aim of providing an insight to individuals and future studies in this field by observing how much increase from the beginning of the dissertations about recreation in our Turkey.
Harun Ayar, Mustafa Can Koç
doaj  

Remote Roca: Integrating Data From Archaeological Survey, Remote Sensing and Geophysics in the Hinterland at the Long‐Lasting Mediterranean Site of Rocavecchia (Apulia, Italy)

open access: yesArchaeological Prospection, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study presents a multi‐method non‐invasive investigation of an approximately 4‐ha area associated with the long‐occupied coastal settlement of Rocavecchia (Apulia, southern Italy), situated between the prehistoric fortified peninsula and the Hellenistic‐Messapian walls.
Giuseppe Guarino   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

The performance of ChatGPT and other large language models on multiple‐choice questions in biomedical disciplines: A meta‐analysis

open access: yesAnatomical Sciences Education, EarlyView.
Abstract While large language models (LLMs) have shown promise as learning tools for medical education, their reported accuracy on multiple‐choice questions (MCQs) varies widely across studies, necessitating synthesis. This meta‐analysis synthesizes LLM accuracy on text‐based MCQs from biomedical disciplines and USMLE Step 1‐level content and explores ...
Colleen M. Cheverko   +26 more
wiley   +1 more source

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