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From genetic data to kinship clarity: employing machine learning for detecting incestuous relations [PDF]
Frontiers in GeneticsIntroduction:The aim of the study was to develop a predictive model based on STR profiles of mothers and children for the detection of incestuous conception.Methods:Based on allele frequency data from the USA and Saudi Arabia, STR profiles were generated
Dejan Šorgić +3 more
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Fathers’ perceptions of factors associated with the attainment of paternity leave: a qualitative study [PDF]
Frontiers in Global Women's HealthBackgroundA systematic review has reported that paternal involvement is beneficial in reducing social, behavioural and psychological problems in children. However, little research has investigated factors associated with the attainment of paternity leave.
Naoyuki Mita +4 more
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Genetic patterns of paternity and testes size in mammals. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2010 BACKGROUND: Testes size is used as a proxy of male intrasexual competition, with larger testes indicative of greater competition. It has been shown that in some taxa, social mating systems reflect variance in testes size, but results are not consistent ...
Carl D Soulsbury
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Consistent paternity skew through ontogeny in Peron's tree frog (Litoria peronii). [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2009 BACKGROUND:A large number of studies in postcopulatory sexual selection use paternity success as a proxy for fertilization success. However, selective mortality during embryonic development can lead to skews in paternity in situations of polyandry and ...
Craig D H Sherman +2 more
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Annals of Human Biology, 2021 Background Most of the forensic DNA laboratories have migrated to new generation STR kits of 6 dye chemistry with more than 20 autosomal STRs. The population-specific databases of such STR markers are lacking in many regions.
Hirak Ranjan Dash +5 more
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The influence of paternity leave uptake on parental post-partum depression: An ELFE cohort study
European Psychiatry, 2023 Introduction Many countries are currently expanding their paternity leave policies, which have positive effects on parental mental health. Objectives We examined whether two weeks of paid paternity leave are associated with post-partum depression (PPD ...
K. M. Barry +5 more
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Paternity sharing in insects with female competition for nuptial gifts
Ecology and Evolution, 2022 Male parental investment is expected to be associated with high confidence of paternity. Studies of species with exclusive male parental care have provided support for this hypothesis because mating typically co‐occurs with each oviposition, allowing ...
Jessica H. Browne, Darryl T. Gwynne
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Behavioural Public Policy, 2021 Many decisions are curated, incentivised, or nudged by a third party. Despite this, only a handful of studies have looked at paternalistic decision-makers and the processes by which they arrive at their decisions. The role of affect, in particular, has been ignored so far, and yet restricting agency on a potentially large group of people might be ...
Dolan, Paul +2 more
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Arab Journal of Forensic Sciences & Forensic Medicine, 2017 A case of paternity was referred to the Medical-Legal Directorate( MLD)/ Baghdad in August 2011 .The family who were concerned was the Father (41 years old ) ,mother (23 years old) and 2 sons non identical twin (1.5year old) .
Hannan K. Mahmood +2 more
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Paternity acknowledgment in 2 million birth records from Michigan. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2013 Out-of-wedlock childbearing is more common in the U.S. than in other countries and becoming more so. A growing share of such non-marital births identify the father, which can create a legal entitlement to child support.
Douglas Almond, Maya Rossin-Slater
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