Anthropological Review: Ostatnio dodane
Wyświetlanie pozycji 61-80 z 119
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Dyslipidemia in pre- and post-menopausal women: a study of peri-urban Paundra Kshatriya women
(Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2023-11-23)Dyslipidemia is an important risk factor of cardiovascular disease, whereas menopause is a decrease in ovarian follicular activity at the end of reproductive age of the women, which is significantly influenced by hormonal ... -
A new perspectives on breastfeeding practice reconstruction in bioarchaeology – an oxygen isotopes study in an animal model
(Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2023-10-10)Research using stable isotopes for the reconstruction of breastfeeding strategies are based on assumptions that have not yet been verified by experimental studies. Interpreting the results of isotope analysis is associated ... -
Factors affecting stunting among 3–12 years old girls of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal, India
(Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2023-10-06)Stunting is the impaired growth and development in children caused due to poor nutrition, recurrent infections and lack of psychosocial stimulus. Because stunting affects physical development and inhibits the child from ... -
Economic stress affects the human sex ratio: A retest of the Trivers–Willard hypothesis in Poland
; ; Żądzińska, Elżbieta
(Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2023-10-06)
This paper contributes to the verification of the Trivers–Willard hypothesis (TWH). Based on the TWH, observed sex (male-to-female) ratio at birth in a population is presumed to decline when parents experience economic ... -
The assessment of the relationship between the traits of temporal muscle and the massiveness of the supraorbital region of the Homo sapiens crania including the influence of the neurocranial shape and size of the occlusal surface of the upper molars – preliminary study
(Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2023-09-26)The knowledge about the pattern of the relationship between the morphological variability of the supraorbital region of human skulls and the features of the temporal muscle is far from complete. The main aim of this study ... -
Associations between birth season and lumbar spine bone mineral density in perimenopausal Polish women
; ; ; ; Żądzińska, Elżbieta (Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2023-09-22)
In European populations, the birth season significantly correlates with many biological features. It is thus possible that the observed clinical effects of bone metabolism disorders are a partial consequence of bone mineral ... -
Linear Morphometric Analysis of Auricular Measurements of a Nigerian Igbo population
(Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2023-09-15)The human ear (auricle) is an important body component in biometric studies and forensic identification. The purpose of this study was to evaluate linear auricular morphometric measurements of a Nigerian Igbo population.300 ... -
Low 2D:4D is associated with delayed age at menarche among women of Sikkim, India
(Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2023-09-19)The index-finger and ring-finger ratio (2D:4D) is a potential biomarker that reflects prenatal hormonal exposure and thus has a long-term impact on reproductive health. The present study aims to determine the relationship ... -
Morpho-facial variations in physical features of two tribal populations of Kargil (Ladakh, India): A bio-anthropological investigation
(Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2023-08-22)Somatoscopy is a systematic and cumulative visual examination of the morphological features of an individual. Physical anthropologists have classified humans into certain specific groups on the basis of specific morphoscopical ... -
Where are the Roman women of Ovilava? A spatio-temporal approach to interpret the female deficit at the eastern Roman cemetery (Gräberfeld Ost) of Ovilava, Austria
(Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2023-07-19)In historic and prehistoric populations, the sex ratio can often only be determined based on bioarchaeological analyses of cemeteries. In this context, a so-called female deficit has been described, which clearly contrasts ... -
Association between smoking status and body composition parameters in a young adult population
(Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2023-07-11)The purpose of this study was to analyze the association between smoking status and body composition parameters in 19–30 years old slovak population (mean age: 22,38 ± 2,34 years). The sample consisted of 379 individuals, ... -
Birth Size of Neonates and Its Association with Seasonality
(Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2023-07-11)The aim of the study is to evaluate the relationship between the season of birth and the birth weight and length of Bulgarian newborns.The weight and length data of 6517 (6098 full-term and 419 preterm) live births in ... -
Assessment of dental caries among children and adults inhabiting Starorypin (11th–12th c.) compared to other Early Medieval populations from Poland
(Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2023-07-04)Dental caries testing provides information about diet, hygiene and eating habits. This information can be useful in reconstructing the living conditions of historical populations. The aim of this study was to determine the ... -
Anthropometric characteristics of four groups of indigenous people of Wallacea in East Indonesia
(Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2023-07-17)The human body size varies significantly around the world, both between and within populations. Likewise, ethnic diversity has a significant effect on anthropometric data differences for the Naulu, Tana Ai, Bugis and ... -
Tooth size discrepancies in Kosovar adolescents with different malocclusion classes
(Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2023-06-29)The goal of this study was to evaluate tooth size discrepancies in Kosovar adolescents according to the Bolton’s analysis, and to determine the differences between gender and malocclusion classes.A sample of 400 Kosovar ... -
Spina Bifida Sacralis Occulta from Ancient Greek Sicily (Pozzanghera Necropolis, Leontinoi, 6th–4th Century BC): Anatomical, Anthropological and Ethnomedical Considerations on the Insular Presentation of this Congenital Anomaly
(Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2023-06-29)In this article a case of spina bifida sacralis occulta (SBSO) from the Pozzanghera necropolis of the ancient Greek colony of Leontinoi (Sicily) and archaeologically dated to the 6th–4th century BC is morphologically ... -
The ontogeny of the postcranial skeleton in saddle-back tamarins, Leontocebus fuscicollis and callimicos, Callimico goeldii (Callitrichidae, Primates)
(Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2023-06-29)Ontogenetic studies of callitrichid anatomy are limited to research focused mainly on postcranial skeleton of adults. The goal of this study is to compare the ontogeny of postcranial skeletal development in Goeldi’s monkeys ... -
Trends in body size and prevalence of underweight and overweight in 7–9 year old children from eastern Poland between 2006 and 2021
(Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2023-03-28)Malnutrition and the overnutrition of children and adolescents is a severe problem in most countries. Aim of the study: Determination of fifteen-year changes in body height, and BMI in girls and boys living in towns and ... -
Do the short die young? Evidence from a large sample of deceased Polish adults
(Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2023-03-30)Body height is associated with various socioeconomic and health-related outcomes. Despite numerous studies, the relationship between stature and longevity remains uncertain. This study explores the association between ... -
Sexual variation in the inter-triradial distance of the palm among Bengali Hindu population of Kolkata, India
(Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2023-03-30)Palm prints are one of the most important forensic tools for human identification in medico-legal investigation. Palm prints are often used for forensic sex estimation to narrow down the pool of suspects through a process ...