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INTRODUCTION TO ANTHROPOLOGY

open access: yesAl-Albab, 2013
Anthropology is the study of mankind (anthropos). Etymologically, anthropology comes from the word anthropos meaning man and logos meaning knowledge. Anthropology looks at humans as something complex in terms of physical, emotional, social, and cultural ...
Zaenuddin Hudi Prasojo   +1 more
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A retrospective study on the physical growth of twins in the first year after birth

open access: yesFrontiers in Nutrition, 2023
ObjectivesThis study analyzed the physical growth of small for gestational age (SGA) and appropriate for gestational age (AGA) twins up to one year after birth.MethodsWeight, length, and head circumference data of 0–1 year-old twins were collected from ...
Ting Pan   +13 more
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Changes in body composition (muscle mass and adipose tissue) among adolescents aged 11–15 from Kraków during the COVID-19 pandemic

open access: yesAnthropological Review
Study aim: To assess changes in body composition, specifically focusing on muscle mass and adipose tissue, among adolescents aged 11–15 in Kraków during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Paulina Artymiak   +2 more
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Anthropometric indicators as predictors of the risk of metabolic syndrome in adult working men

open access: yesAnthropological Review, 2015
Measurement of body weight, height, waist and hip circumference is a standard procedure that allows to better define the risk of metabolic syndrome.
Brudecki Janusz, Chrzanowska Maria
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Genomic selection signatures in sheep from the Western Pyrenees

open access: yesGenetics Selection Evolution, 2018
Background The current large spectrum of sheep phenotypic diversity results from the combined product of sheep selection for different production traits such as wool, milk and meat, and its natural adaptation to new environments.
Otsanda Ruiz-Larrañaga   +5 more
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Human skeletal remains discovered in Moșnița Veche (west of Romania) belonging to Bodrogkeresztúr Culture

open access: yesAnalele Banatului. Arheologie-Istorie, 2021
This article presents the anthropological analysis of six individuals belonging to the Bodrogkerestúr culture from an archaeological site situated in West Romania.
Stefan Popa   +2 more
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Why heads matter in palaeoanthropology: The impacts and consequences of collecting skulls

open access: yesSouth African Journal of Science
This piece reflects on the importance of and focus on heads – especially the collecting of skulls and its impacts – in alpha taxonomy, biological anthropology, and Western science more broadly.
Lauren Schroeder   +2 more
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Composition of the Kirsten Skeletal Collection at Stellenbosch University

open access: yesSouth African Journal of Science, 2018
The Kirsten Skeletal Collection is curated in the Division of Anatomy and Histology, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Stellenbosch University, South Africa.
Amanda Alblas   +2 more
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Usefulness of Microbiome for Forensic Geolocation: A Review

open access: yesLife, 2021
Forensic microbiomics is a promising tool for crime investigation. Geolocation, which connects an individual to a certain place or location by microbiota, has been fairly well studied in the literature, and several applications have been found.
Christian Haarkötter   +5 more
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Sergey Vladimirovich Vasilyev is 50!

open access: yesПоволжская археология, 2013
Colleagues congratulate Sergey Vladimirovich Vasilyev, head, Department of physical anthropology of the Institute of Ethnology and Anthropology, Russian Academy of Sciences, Doctor of Historical Sciences, on his 50th birth anniversary.
Gerasimova Margarita M.
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