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The Physical Anthropology of the Odino People, Western Siberia

Archaeology, Ethnology and Anthropology of Eurasia, 2020
The physical features of individuals buried at Odino cemeteries Tartas-1 and Preobrazhenka-6 are compared to those of people belonging to other Neolithic and Early Bronze Age cultures of the Barabinskaya forest-steppe.
T. Chikisheva, D. Pozdnyakov
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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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Weight over-reporting is associated with low muscle mass among community-dwelling Japanese adults aged 40 years and older: a cross sectional study

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, Tsukasa Yoshida, Daiki Watanabe, Yukako Arishima-Hashii, Yosuke Yamada, Naomi Sawada, Hidekazu Shimada, Nobuo Nishi, Motohiko Miyachi   +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, Kazunari Sato, Naoaki Takahashi   +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, Calabrese, F M, Konrad, G, Mona, S, Tommaseo-Ponzetta, M, Vacca, E   +5 more
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Evaluation of postural stability based on a force plate and inertial sensor during static balance measurements

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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Anthropology Section of the Estonian Naturalists Society 80 [PDF]

, 2020
Anthropology Section of the Estonian Naturalists Society ...
Veldre, Gudrun
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Reliability and validity of a brief sleep questionnaire for children in Japan

Journal of Physiological Anthropology, 2017
Background There is a dearth of sleep questionnaires with few items and confirmed reliability and validity that can be used for the early detection of sleep problems in children.
Masakazu Okada, Shingo Kitamura, Yoshitaka Iwadare, Hisateru Tachimori, Yuichi Kamei, Shigekazu Higuchi, Kazuo Mishima   +6 more
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Comparison of correction factor for both dynamic total thermal insulation and evaporative resistance between ISO 7933 and ISO 9920

Journal of Physiological Anthropology, 2020
Background Thermal insulation and evaporative resistance of clothing are the physical parameters to quantify heat transfer and evaporative dissipation from the human body to the environment, respectively.
Satoru Ueno
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Oral administration of γ-aminobutyric acid affects heat production in a hot environment in resting humans

Journal of Physiological Anthropology, 2012
Background Central administration of γ-amino butyric acid (GABA) induces lower body temperature in animals in hot ambient air. However, it is still unknown whether oral GABA administration affects temperature regulation at rest in a hot environment in ...
Miyazawa Taiki, Kawabata Takashi, Okazaki Kazunobu, Suzuki Takashi, Imai Daiki, Hamamoto Takeshi, Matsumura Shinya, Miyagawa Toshiaki   +7 more
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