Stature estimation of a contemporary Australian sub-population: An evaluation of the Trotter and Gleser method using computed tomography of the femur [PDF]
, 2014 Utilising computed tomography scans to allow a virtual analysis of three-dimensional reconstructions of the femur, this project confirms that the traditional 1952 Trotter and Gleser stature estimation equations are inapplicable for a contemporary ...
Reynolds, Mikaela S.
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, 2018 Abdulaziz Alsemari,1 Mohanned Alsuhaibani,2 Rawabi Alhathlool,1 Bayan Mamdouh Ali1 1Department of Neurosciences, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia; 2Department of Radiology, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and ...
Ali BM +3 more
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Health and Nutrition in the Preindustrial Era: Insights from a Millennium of Average Heights in Northern Europe [PDF]
This essay places the debate over human welfare during industrialization in the context of very long-term economic developments by examining an important aspect of living standards--health and nutrition--since the Middle Ages.
Richard H. Steckel
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The Anthropometric History of Native Americans, c. 1820 - 1890 [PDF]
The trend of the height of Indian scouts in the U.S. Army born between ca. 1825 and 1875 is analyzed. Their average height of ca. 170 cm (67 in.) confirms that natives were tall compared to Europeans but were nearly the shortest among the rural ...
Leonard Carlson, John Komlos
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Rich and slim, but relatively short Explaining the halt in the secular trend in Japan [PDF]
An almost complete halt in the secular trend in stature at a relatively low level is observed in Japan since the late 1980s with average height of around 171 cm for males and 158 cm for females at age 18.
Kato, Noriko, Bassino, Jean-Pascal
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National Journal of Medical Research, 2014 Introduction: Estimation of height of an individual is important not only for anthropologists and forensic medicine personal but also for physical assessment of nutritional status of an individual by nutritionists and physicians.
Anwesa Pal +5 more
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The relationship between height and economic development in Spain. A historical perspective [PDF]
This paper investigates the relationship between height and economic development in Spain in the modern period. The relation is investigated using recently constructed times series with recruitment data of conscripts.
Ramón María-Dolores +1 more
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Improvements in Maximum Likelihood Estimators of Truncated Normal Samples with Prior Knowledge of σ [PDF]
Researchers analyzing historical data on human stature have long sought an estimator that performs well in truncated-normal samples. This paper reviews that search, focusing on two currently widespread procedures: truncated least squares (TLS) and ...
A'Hearn, Brian, Komlos, John
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Crescimento físico em estatura de escolares de ascendência japonesa na cidade de São Paulo, Brasil
Cadernos de Saúde PúblicaEste trabalho apresenta os resultados de um inquérito transversal que visou caracterizar o crescimento físico em estatura de uma amostra de escolares de ascendência japonesa (três ou quatro avós nascidos no Japão) e de alto status sócio-econômico ...
Gilberto Kac, Ricardo V. Santos
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The Height Premium in Earnings: The Role of Physical Capacity and Cognitive and Non-Cognitive Skills [PDF]
The association between stature and favorable labor market outcomes has been extensively documented. Recent studies have attributed this height premium to cognitive and social skills.
Rooth, Dan-Olof +2 more
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