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Showing 1 to 9 of 9 for “"Bio-cultural"”.
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Empirical studies of bio-cultural commitments and economic choices
To be human is to experience biology, culture and the necessity of economic interaction. My research interests answer a broad question, "How do biological and cultural commitments interact with economic incentives to shape day-to-day choices?" Social welfare functions should take into account how …
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Empirical studies of bio-cultural commitments and economic choices
To be human is to experience biology, culture and the necessity of economic interaction. My research interests answer a broad question, "How do biological and cultural commitments interact with economic incentives to shape day-to-day choices?" Social welfare functions should take into account how …
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The best of times, the worst of times: A bio-cultural analysis of the Ferguson District, 1892-1909
… the boom years between 1892-1909 and critical bio-cultural variables investigated. The hypothesis that silicosis ("miner's consumption") was the leading cause of death in the District during this period is tested. Mortality and morbidity rates in the study area are compared with similar data …
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Diachronic effects of bio-cultural factors on stature and body proportions in British archaeological populations. The impact of living conditions, socio-economic, nutritional and health status on growth, development, maximum attained stature and physical shape in archaeological skeletal population samples.
… environment. However, humans are in addition cultural animals and other bio-cultural factors such as social, economic and political status, general health, and nutrition, have a noticeable influence on stature and body proportions. Importantly, socio-economic status has a powerful influence on …
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The life course of Vitamin D: the risk of deficiency in British Archaeological Populations
… and the results were integrated with the bio-cultural variables specific to each population. The purpose of this was to identify the influential variables that shaped each population's relationship with deficiency. This study incorporated dental histology with macroscopic analysis and …
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The ethics and politics of hospitality in contemporary French society: "Beur" literary translations
… of the 'camp-thinking' mentality marked by bio-cultural kinship and the ties of blood or 'race' as the basis for belonging to a nation. I maintain that hospitality is exactly the anti-logic of the camp-thinking mentality in its rejection of closure and overdetermination by keeping the …
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ETHNOBOTANICAL SURVEY IN VALMALENCO (SONDRIO, ITALY): STUDY AND ENHANCEMENT OF THE PLANT AND CULTURAL BIODIVERSITY
… about the impact of global warming on mountain biodiversity is growing, the preservation of the traditional know-how related to the plant uses can represent an alternative strategy for the sustainable development of Alpine regions, in accordance with the “cultural tourism” plans. Moreover, the …
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Hand-washing and its impact on child health in Kathmandu, Nepal
… childhood growth faltering? Framed within the bio-cultural research paradigm, and theoretically informed by insights from Critical Medical Anthropology, this study used a mixed-method, longitudinal approach in order to investigate this question. Eighty-eight children aged 3-12 months were …