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American Journal of Human Biology, Volume 34, Issue 12, December 2022., 2022 Abstract Objectives This study examines the associations between water insecurity, self‐reported physical health, and objective measures of biological health among 225 Awajún adults (107 women; 118 men) living in the Peruvian Amazon, a “water‐abundant” region.
Paula Skye Tallman +3 more
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Pastoralism, 2022 This study assesses the impact of a large, state-sponsored sugar plantation scheme on agro-pastoralists’ livelihoods and local land use change in southern Ethiopia, specifically in the lower Omo Valley.
Adane Kebede Gebeyehu, Jon Abbink
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The Personal-Cultural Equation in Social Work and Anthropology
Social Casework, 1959 Thomas R. Williams
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American Journal of Human Biology, Volume 35, Issue 1, January 2023., 2023 Abstract Objectives As climate change continues to increase the frequency and severity of flooding in Bangladesh and globally, it becomes increasingly critical to understand the pathways through which flooding influences health outcomes, particularly in lower‐income and subsistence‐based communities.
Kathrine E. Starkweather +3 more
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Religions, 2022 Prenatal loss, such as miscarriage and stillbirth, may be understood as the confluence of birth and death. The most significant of life’s transitions, these events are rarely if ever expected to coincide.
Lynne McIntyre +2 more
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“She’s Surrounded by Loved Ones, but Feeling Alone”: A Relational Approach to Loneliness
Social Inclusion, 2021 Loneliness poses one of the significant problems of our modern post‐industrial societies. Current research on loneliness has been developed primarily by psychology, biomedicine, nursing, and other health‐related disciplines, showing a surprising number ...
Hugo Valenzuela-Garcia +2 more
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Sex bias in Neolithic megalithic burials
American Journal of Biological Anthropology, Volume 180, Issue 1, Page 196-206, January 2023., 2023 Abstract Objectives A statistical study comparing osteological and ancient DNA determinations of sex was conducted in order to investigate whether there are sex biases in United Kingdom and Irish Neolithic megalithic burials. Materials and Methods Genetic and osteological information from human individuals from 32 megalithic sites in the UK and Ireland
Elliot Elliott +4 more
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Elemental models of primate nursing and weaning revisited
American Journal of Biological Anthropology, Volume 180, Issue 1, Page 216-223, January 2023., 2023 Abstract Objectives Intra‐tooth patterns of trace elements barium (Ba) and strontium (Sr) have been used to infer human and nonhuman primate nursing histories, including australopithecine and Neanderthal juveniles. Here, we contrast the two elemental models in first molars (M1s) of four wild baboons and explore the assumptions that underlie each ...
Tanya M. Smith +4 more
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Examination of runs of homozygosity in relation to height in an endogamous Namibian population
American Journal of Biological Anthropology, Volume 180, Issue 1, Page 207-215, January 2023., 2023 Abstract Objectives Height is a complex, highly heritable polygenic trait subject to both genetic composition and environmental influences. Recent studies suggest that a large proportion of height heritability is determined by the cumulative effect of many low allele frequency variants across the genome. Previous research has also identified an inverse
Natalie Swinford +6 more
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Genealogy, 2023 This article analyzes the experiences of multiracial women of African descent in Catalonia, Spain—looking at their identity processes, social relations, experiences of racialization and discrimination, and strategies of resistance—using a novel ...
Teresa Habimana-Jordana +1 more
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