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International Journal of Osteoarchaeology, Volume 32, Issue 4, Page 845-855, July/August 2022., 2022 Abstract Previous research has demonstrated significant age‐ and sex‐related differences in bone loss in European populations. This study utilizes metacarpal radiogrammetry to analyze cortical bone thickness and bone loss for a sample of indigenous individuals (n = 120) from the Hospital Real San José de los Naturales (HSJN) skeletal collection in ...
Julie K. Wesp +1 more
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The determinants of survival among adults with cystic fibrosis—a cohort study
Journal of Physiological Anthropology, 2021 Background Cystic fibrosis (CF) is one of the most common autosomal recessive diseases. Factors contributing to disease exacerbations and survival rate of CF patients are type of mutation in the CFTR gene, poor nutritional status, lung failure, and ...
Magdalena Durda-Masny +8 more
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Assessing Franz Boas’ ethics in his Arctic and later anthropological fieldwork [PDF]
, 2008 Cet article concerne la dimension éthique des recherches sur le terrain qu’a faites Franz Boas d’abord dans l’Arctique et ensuite sur la côte Nord-ouest de l’Amérique du Nord, ceci dans le contexte scientifique de l’époque.
Pöhl, Friedrich
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A review of Japanese-style bathing: its demerits and merits
Journal of Physiological Anthropology, 2022 Japanese-style bathing (JSB), which involves soaking in hot water up to the shoulders in deep bathtubs for a long time in the evening to night, is unique. Many experimental and epidemiological studies and surveys have shown that JSB improve sleep quality,
Yutaka Tochihara
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Taste sensitivity to PTC and colour blindness in Estonians [PDF]
, 2011 The article discusses the genetic characterisation of Estonians on the basis of the traits of PTC and colour blindness in Estonian population samples from various parts of Estonia.
Heapost, Leiu
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Tracing the shifting sands of ‘medical genetics’: what’s in a name? [PDF]
, 2010 This paper focuses on the structural development of institution-based interest in genetics in Anglo-North American medicine after 1930 concomitantly with an analysis of the changes through which ideas about heredity and the hereditary transmission of ...
Leeming, William
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Journal of Physiological Anthropology, 2022 Background Weight misperception adversely affects health-related quality of life (HRQol); however, few studies have evaluated the relationship between weight misperception and muscle mass.
Takashi Nakagata +8 more
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Relationship between body composition indices and changes in body temperature due to hot pack use
Journal of Physiological Anthropology, 2022 Background Hot pack application is used to reduce pain and muscle stiffness at the treated site. However, the effects of hot pack application on the whole body have not been clarified. We investigated the relationship between body composition indices and
Kazuyuki Kominami +2 more
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Mountain Pygmies of Western New Guinea: A Morphological and Molecular Approach [PDF]
, 2013 The presence of pygmy or pygmoid groups among New Guinea populations has been the object of scientific interest since the end of the nineteenth century.
Attimonelli, M +5 more
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Journal of Physiological Anthropology, 2018 Background Previous research on balance mostly focused on the assessment, training, and improvements of balance through interventions. We investigated tools commonly used to study static balance.
Chia-Hsuan Lee, Tien-Lung Sun
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