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Beyond Skin and Eyes: The Medical and Social Burden of Oculocutaneous Albinism in Africa: A Narrative Review

JEADV Clinical Practice, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Oculocutaneous albinism (OCA) is a genetic disorder found worldwide, but its impact is particularly pronounced in the African continent. This results from both a higher prevalence and the persistent myths and superstitions surrounding the condition in many African communities.
Rebecca Donadoni, Niccolò Capurro, Alessandro Svizzero, Valeria Brazzelli   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Plants, people and their shared heritage: A comparative medicinal and wild food ethnobotany of Albanians, Greeks and Aromanians living in the Gjirokaster area, southern Albania

PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.
Traditional knowledge about wild plants connects people to nature and sustains both cultural identity and biodiversity. This study explores how cultural exchange among Albanians, Greeks and Aromanians in southern Albania shapes the use and naming of medicinal and food plants.
Evanthia Dina, Ani Bajrami, Mousaab Alrhmoun, Naji Sulaiman, Konstantinos Ntinas, Marjol Meço, Bledar Pulaj, Nektarios Aligiannis, Avni Hajdari, Andrea Pieroni   +9 more
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Socioeconomic, demographic and legal influences on consanguinity and kinship in northern coastal Sweden 1780-1899 [PDF]

, 2011
Most studies on consanguinity have been conducted on contemporary populations and have focused on the prevalence and types of preferred intra-familial marriage.
I. EGERBLADH, Bittles, Alan H, A. H. BITTLES, Egerbladh, I, Egerbladh, I., Bittles, AH, Bittles, A.H., Egerbladh, Inez,   +7 more
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And then there was us Et puis nous sommes apparus

Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute, EarlyView.
In 1987, the academic conference ‘Origins and Dispersals of Modern Humans: Behavioural and Biological Perspectives’ was held in Cambridge, UK. Subsequently referred to as the ‘Human Revolution’ conference, this meeting brought together the most prominent academics working in the field of human origins, including archaeologists and palaeoanthropologists,
Emma E. Bird, Julia Galway‐Witham, Chris Stringer   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Declining subcaste endogamy In India: the Hyderabad Kayasths, 1900‐75 [PDF]

, 1980
This paper explores the declining endogamy of the Kayasth subcastes of Hyderabad, India, by analyzing patterns of endogamous and exogamous marriages from 1900 to 1975. The data are divided into three time periods: 1900‐25, 1926‐50 and 1951‐75.
LEONARD, KAREN, WELLER, SUSAN, SUSAN WELLER, KAREN LEONARD   +3 more
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Genetic screening of an endemic mutation in the DYSF gene in an isolated, mountainous population in the Republic of Dagestan

Molecular Genetics & Genomic Medicine, 2023
Background Dysferlinopathy has a high prevalence in relatively isolated ethnic groups where consanguineous marriages are characteristic and/or the founder effect exists.
Sergey N. Bardakov, Roman V. Deev, Аrtur А. Isaev, Nikita N. Khromov‐Borisov, Evgeniy D. Kopylov, Мaria R. Savchuk, Maxim S. Pushkin, Evgeniy V. Presnyakov, Raisat M. Magomedova, Patimat G. Achmedova, Zoya R. Umakhanova, Vladimir S. Kaimonov, Elizaveta V. Musatova, Konstantin А. Blagodatskikh, Aleksandra А. Tveleneva, Yana V. Sofronova, Ivan A. Yakovlev   +16 more
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Torture and scepticism in Papua New Guinea witch hunts Torture et scepticisme dans les chasses aux sorcières en Papouasie‐Nouvelle‐Guinée

Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute, EarlyView.
For over a century, anthropologists have documented the many institutions that exist to respond to witchcraft and the uncanny that it names: oracles that attempt to produce certainty by naming the witch; moots in which grievances are aired; trials in magistrates’ courts that attempt to satisfy the community while preserving the life of the accused ...
Chloe Nahum‐Claudel
wiley   +1 more source

Endogamy and Librarianship and Information Science [PDF]

, 2017
Fil: Parada, Alejandro E. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Filosofía y Letras. Instituto de Investigaciones Bibliotecológicas; ArgentinaAl cumplirse los 50 años de la creación del Instituto de Investigaciones Bibliotecológicas (INIBI), como tema ...
Parada, Alejandro E.
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Consanguinity, endogamy, and genetic disorders in Tunisia [PDF]

Journal of Community Genetics, 2012
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, Nissaf, Ben Alaya Bouafif, Lilia, Romdhane, Rym, Kefi Ben Atig, Ibtissem, Chouchane, Yosra, Bouyacoub, Imen, Arfa, Wafa, Cherif, Sonia, Nouira, Faten, Talmoudi, Khaled, Lasram, Sana, Hsouna, Welid, Ghazouani, Hela, Azaiez, Leila, El Matri, Abdelmajid, Abid, Neji, Tebib, Marie-Françoise, Ben Dridi, Salem, Kachboura, Ahlem, Amouri, Mourad, Mokni, Saida, Ben Arab, Koussay, Dellagi, Sonia, Abdelhak   +23 more
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Endogamy and Religious Boundaries in a Transnational Context—The Case of Knanaya Christians in North America

Religions
The Knanaya Christians, also referred to as Thekkumbhagar or Southists, represent a distinct endogamous group within the wider community of Saint Thomas Christians of southern India.
Sinu Rose
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