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Background: Footprints recovered from crime scenes can assist in establishing the identity (stature, body weight, and sex) of a person. Due to variations (genetic and environmental factors) in the morphology of the foot, several authors have derived ...
Samuel Kwaku Dwomoh +3 more
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On English Pygmies and Giants: the Physical Stature of English Youth in the late-18th and early-19th Centuries [PDF]
The physical stature of lower- and upper-class English youth are compared to one another and to their European and North American counterparts. The height gap between the rich and poor was the greatest in England, reaching 22 cm at age 16.
Komlos, John
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Prediction of Stature Based on Foot Length
Background Estimation of body height from its segments or dismember parts has important considerations for identifications of living or dead human body or remains recovered from mass disaster or other similar conditions.
Nivedita Pandey +5 more
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Identification of a novel heterozygous mutation of the Aggrecan gene in a family with idiopathic short stature and multiple intervertebral disc herniation [PDF]
Aggrecan is a critical proteoglycan component of the extracellular matrix of the growth plates and articular cartilage and has a key role in the biophysical and biomechanical properties of cartilage.
Hideo Baba +15 more
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The Model for Stature and Gender Prediction in Indians Using Upper Limb Measurements
Introduction: Estimating stature and gender in the process of forming an individual's identity, various parts of the body are important for forming a biological profile, especially when damaged and amputated bodies are discovered.
Hemlata Mohite +4 more
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The Biological Standard of Living in the two Germanies. [PDF]
Physical stature is used as a proxy for the biological standard of living in the two Germanies before and after unification in an analysis of a cross-sectional sample (1998) of adult heights, as well as among military recruits of the 1990s.
Kriwy, Peter +3 more
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Estimating stature by developing linear regression equations which incorporate the features of fragmented body parts or human skeletal remains has been employed by many forensic anthropologists to establish the identity of victims of mass disaster ...
Ugochukwu Godfrey Esomonu +2 more
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A Morphometric Study Correlating Length of Femur with Fragments of its Shaft
Background: Remains of bones can be studied to determine race, sex and stature of unidentified human bodies. Length of the femur correlates with measurements at different landmarks.
R S Suja +3 more
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Variation in ancient Egyptian stature and body proportions
Stature and the pattern of body proportions were investigated in a series of six time-successive Egyptian populations in order to investigate the biological effects on human growth of the development and intensification of agriculture, and the formation ...
Zakrzewski, Sonia R.
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Aim of study: Estimation of length of bone is an important method used to assess stature of an individual in forensic anthropology. Our study is aimed at estimation of length of tibia from the dimensions of its distal end and so an attempt has been made ...
K V Sarala Devi, K Udhaya
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