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This article demonstrates that the notions of superiority and social power within the Alwi and Ba‘alawi communities have led to a distortion of the principles of Islamic law.
Fahmi Ridlol Uyun
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Estrategias de reproducción social de la elite de la ciudad de León en la Edad Moderna
The objective of this work is to analyze the endogamy practices in the elite of the city of León during Modern Age. This elite was conformed by a few families that controlled most important positions of power, and managed most of the wealth of the ...
Alfredo Martín García +1 more
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Hemoglobinopathy is a major concern among the tribal population which constitutes 8.6% of the total population, and West Bengal (WB) is the home to 5.3 million tribes.
Jyoti Shaw +4 more
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A man of his time: Joseph Leidy, racial science, and American anatomy
Abstract Professor Joseph Leidy M.D. was arguably the most influential anatomist in the nineteenth‐century United States, having written over 500 publications and serving as the first President of the Association of American Anatomists. While many of Leidy's diverse contributions to American science and medicine are well‐known, scholars have said much ...
Christopher D. E. Willoughby
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Assessing the influence of consanguinity on congenital heart disease
Numerous articles have been published linking consanguineous marriage to an elevated prevalence of congenital heart disease, with ventricular septal defects and atrial septal defects the most commonly cited disorders.
Alan H Bittles
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Abstract Caste—an ascriptive social hierarchy in South Asia and its diaspora—is a globalized phenomenon. Recent caste‐based discrimination, particularly in technology companies and anti‐caste efforts to address it, has compelled academia, policy, and the technology industry to better understand contemporary mechanics of caste.
Nayana Kirasur, Britt Paris
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O objetivo deste trabalho foi avaliar o histórico do rebanho Nelore Puro de Origem no Sertão Nordestino por meio da determinação de sua estrutura populacional e da quantificação do progresso genético, fenotípico e ambiental ocorrido em características de
Carlos Henrique Mendes Malhado +3 more
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ABSTRACT Pakistan has hosted Afghan refugees for more than four decades, in one of the world's most protracted displacements of people. Afghan refugees receive health services through United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and non‐governmental organisation (NGO) supported programmes alongside public sector facilities at every tier.
Zahid Ali Memon +4 more
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This study aimed to examine the practice of endogamy in the Pesantren community of Bandung Regency from the perspective of contemporary Islamic law, by highlighting the tension between social traditions and more universal sharia principles.
Harry Yuniardi +4 more
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Consanguinity, endogamy, and genetic disorders in Tunisia [PDF]
Consanguinity refers to marriages between individuals who share at least one common ancestor. In clinical genetics, a consanguineous marriage is defined as a union between two individuals who are related as second cousins or closer, with the inbreeding coefficient (F) equal or higher than 0.0156 (Bittles2001).
Nizar, Ben Halim +23 more
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