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Morphological and population genomic evidence that human faces have evolved to signal individual identity. [PDF]
, 2014 Facial recognition plays a key role in human interactions, and there has been great interest in understanding the evolution of human abilities for individual recognition and tracking social relationships.
Nachman, Michael W, Sheehan, Michael J
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The relevance of late MSA mandibles on the emergence of modern morphology in Northern Africa
Scientific Reports, 2022 North Africa is a key area for understanding hominin population movements and the expansion of our species. It is home to the earliest currently known Homo sapiens (Jebel Irhoud) and several late Middle Stone Age (MSA) fossils, notably Kébibat ...
Inga Bergmann +5 more
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The human hand and foot in evolution and art : the effects of wearing footwear [PDF]
, 2018 The structures of the human hands and feet are shaped by evolution and its effects on the brain, skeleton and other structures, and on behavior. We used measurements obtained of hands and feet from living humans in Europe, the Americas (South and North ...
Bianucci, Raffaella +4 more
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Ecology and Society, 2006 The interdisciplinary framework known as resilience theory used by ecologists, social scientists, as well as policy makers, is primarily concerned with the sources of transformation and stability in complex socioecological systems.
Matthew A. Peeples +2 more
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Accessory cusp expression at the enamel-dentine junction of hominin mandibular molars [PDF]
PeerJ, 2021 Studies of hominin dental morphology frequently consider accessory cusps on the lower molars, in particular those on the distal margin of the tooth (C6 or distal accessory cusp) and the lingual margin of the tooth (C7 or lingual accessory cusp). They are
Thomas W. Davies +8 more
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Origin of symbol-using systems: speech, but not sign, without the semantic urge [PDF]
, 2014 Natural language—spoken and signed—is a multichannel phenomenon, involving facial and body expression, and voice and visual intonation that is often used in the service of a social urge to communicate meaning.
Alberts B +27 more
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BMC Bioinformatics, 2021 Background Population genetic studies of humans make increasing use of high-throughput sequencing in order to capture diversity in an unbiased way.
Gwenna Breton +4 more
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The Mediating Role of the Gut Microbiota in the Physical Growth of Children
Life, 2022 Gut microbiota succession overlaps with intensive growth in infancy and early childhood. The multitude of functions performed by intestinal microbes, including participation in metabolic, hormonal, and immune pathways, makes the gut bacterial community ...
Magdalena Durda-Masny +3 more
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Obesity stigma as a globalizing health challenge
Globalization and Health, 2018 Background Based on studies conducted in the global north, it is well documented that those who feel stigmatized by overweight/obesity can suffer extreme emotional distress, be subject to (often legal and socially-acceptable) discrimination, and adjust ...
Alexandra Brewis +2 more
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lncEvo: automated identification and conservation study of long noncoding RNAs
BMC Bioinformatics, 2021 Background Long noncoding RNAs represent a large class of transcripts with two common features: they exceed an arbitrary length threshold of 200 nt and are assumed to not encode proteins.
Oleksii Bryzghalov +2 more
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