Theoretical Approaches and Key Concepts in Medical Anthropology [PDF]
, 2016 The theoretical views and ideas offered in the following pages – which are quite long in order to offer a through explanation of the vast and diverse medical and anthropological literature we have available – regard specific concepts and paradigms that ...
IORIO, SILVIA
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Predicting ecology and hearing sensitivities in Parapontoporia—An extinct long‐snouted dolphin
The Anatomical Record, EarlyView.Abstract Analyses of the cetacean (whale and dolphin) inner ear provide glimpses into the ecology and evolution of extinct and extant groups. The paleoecology of the long‐snouted odontocete (toothed whale) group, Parapontoporia, is primarily marine with its depositional context also suggesting freshwater tolerance.
Joyce Sanks, Rachel Racicot
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Complex of “Abandoned” Burials from the Samosdelka Settlement Territory
Нижневолжский археологический вестникThe article is devoted to the introduction into archaeological scholarly discourse of the mediaeval era complex, discovered at the Samosdelka settlement in the Volga River delta.
Dmitry Vasiliev +2 more
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Translated identities: 'Pakeha' as subjects of the Treaty of Waitangi [PDF]
, 2005 The politics of translation is clearly a perennial focus of debate in New Zealand, as shown by thematic links between the New Zealand social anthropology conferences at Waikato in 1990 and Auckland in 2004.
Goldsmith, Michael
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Disparity of turbinal bones in placental mammals
The Anatomical Record, EarlyView.Abstract Turbinals are key bony elements of the mammalian nasal cavity, involved in heat and moisture conservation as well as olfaction. While turbinals are well known in some groups, their diversity is poorly understood at the scale of placental mammals, which span 21 orders.
Quentin Martinez +11 more
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In the chaos of today's society: The dynamics of collapse as another shift in the quantum anthropology of Heidi Ann Russell [PDF]
, 2015 The presented study introduces a new theoretical model of collapse for social, cultural, or political systems. Based on the current form of quantum anthropology conceptualized by Heidi Ann Russell, further development of this field is provided.
Trnka, Radek
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Quantitative assessment of masticatory muscles based on skull muscle attachment areas in Carnivora
The Anatomical Record, EarlyView.Abstract Masticatory muscles are composed of the temporalis, masseter, and pterygoid muscles in mammals. Each muscle has a different origin on the skull and insertion on the mandible; thus, all masticatory muscles contract in different directions. Collecting in vivo data and directly measuring the masticatory muscles anatomically in various Carnivora ...
Kai Ito +4 more
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Anthropology of Family Business: Ten Desiderata. In Proceedings, United States Association for Small Business and Entrepreneurship, 27th Annual Conference [PDF]
, 2012 For anthropology to realize its potential for contributing to family business, what would it be like? I would emphasize 10 desiderata. These are: (1) familiarity with relevant ethnographies; (2) knowledge about kinship studies; (3) focus on important ...
Stewart, Alex
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The Anatomical Record, EarlyView.Abstract The trigeminus nerve (cranial nerve V) is a large and significant conduit of sensory information from the face to the brain, with its three branches extending over the head to innervate a wide variety of integumentary sensory receptors, primarily tactile.
Juri A. Miyamae +4 more
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Italian Microhistory, anthropology and judicial archives
Historia y Sociedad, 2016 From the interceptions between the Italian microhistory and anthropology, this article aims to provide a central debate of contemporary historiography account of popular culture and subaltern classes from the intensive and exhaustive judicial proceedings.
Eulalia Hernández Ciro
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