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Frontiers in Public HealthBackgroundLong-acting injectable Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP), particularly cabotegravir, presents a promising HIV prevention option in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), where HIV prevalence remains high.
Nomvuselelo Nomzamo Mbatha +2 more
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Do green-blocking glasses enhance the nonvisual effects of white polychromatic light?
Journal of Physiological Anthropology, 2018 Background It is well known that light containing the blue component stimulates the intrinsically photosensitive retinal ganglion cells (ipRGCs) and plays a role in melatonin suppression and pupillary constriction.
Soomin Lee +2 more
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Journal of Physiological Anthropology, 2020 Background Age-related changes affect driving ability, including the smoothness of driving. This operation requires the use of both allocentric strategies (based on world-centered representations) and egocentric strategies (based on self-centered ...
Masafumi Kunishige +5 more
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Anthropometric Study of Sub-ethnic Groups of the Kalmyks
Oriental Studies, 2018 The article deals with the analysis of anthropometric materials collected from three regions of Kalmykia as well as morphological characteristics, somatologic features, epochal changes of morphological attributes.
N. Balinova
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Analysis of the Errors in Somatological Measurements in Man
Journal of the Anthropological Society of Nippon, 1985 Anthropometry plays a fundamental role in various fields of physical anthropology, but we have little knowledge about the error or the reliability of the measurement of the human body. The present study was made to assess the order and source of the error which were inevitable in execution of anthropometry and fluctuatingsubject to the effect of ...
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An assessment of the Somatology extended curriculum programme at the Durban University of Technology [PDF]
, 2022 Since the beginning of democracy in South Africa post 1994, the debate in South African Higher Education has progressed from, initially, increasing disadvantaged student access to higher education to improving student success and improving throughout rates and high attrition amongst the previously disadvantaged students.
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Which characteristic of Natto: appearance, odor, or taste most affects preference for Natto
Journal of Physiological Anthropology, 2012 Background In Japan, consumption of Natto, a fermented bean dish, is recommended because of its high quality protein, digestibility in the gut and its preventive effect on blood clot formation due to high vitamin K content.
Tsumura Yuki +3 more
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Somatological and Osteological Consideration of Gigantism
Journal of the Anthropological Society of Nippon, 1963 Body measurements were taken on a male patient, 25 years of age, suffering from acromegalic gigantism with pluriglandular adenomatosis, at Shinshu University. His clavicle, humerus and femur also were examined after his death. Somatometric and osteometric data are contained in the Japanese text.
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Non-cotton swab sample collection may not affect salivary melatonin assay results
Journal of Physiological Anthropology, 2018 Background Salivary melatonin levels have been analyzed in many research fields, including physiological anthropology. Although various devices have been utilized for saliva collection, cotton swabs are among the most common.
Tomoaki Kozaki, Yuki Hidaka
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Journal of Physiological Anthropology, 2012 Background This study aimed to present normative reference values of heart rate variability and salivary alpha-amylase in a healthy young male population with a particular focus on their distribution and reproducibility. Methods The short-term heart rate
Kobayashi Hiromitsu +2 more
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