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Showing 1 to 6 of 6 for “"Maize Consumption"”.
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Maize Consumption In Pre-Tarascan Michoacán: Dental Caries In Two Classic Period Sites In Guayangareo Valley
<p>In this thesis I will assess maize consumption in Pre-Tarascan peripheral populations from the Guayangareo Valley with populations in what became the Tarascan heartland in the Lake Patzcuaro Basin in modern day Michoacán, Mexico. Prior research indicates that maize consumption in elites in the …
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The Shortcomings of Maize: Using Tipu to Assess Maize Consumption and its Impact on Stature and Limb Proportions Among the Maya
<p>A reliance on maize among the ancient and modern Maya has been reasoned to cause short statures and short legs compared to overall height. The goal of this study was to test this proposition using a sample of contact period Maya from the site of Tipu in western Belize. Long bone length data from …
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Development and validation of a dietary assessment tool to determine dietary intake of people living in oesophageal cancer risk areas in the rural Eastern Cape of South Africa
… is fumonisin exposure (a mycotoxin growing on maize), poor dietary habits and nutrient deficiencies. Little is known about the current dietary habits and nutrient intake of these people, and therefore maize consumption and fumonisins exposure.
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Three essays on the adoption and impacts of improved maize varieties in Ethiopia
… three essays on adoption and impacts of improved maize varieties in rural Ethiopia. The first essay estimates poverty impacts. Field-level treatment effects on yield and cost changes with adoption are estimated using instrumental variable techniques, with treatment effect heterogeneity fully …
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Infection and Complexity Embodied on Enamel: Oral Health and Dental Pathology at Ancón, Peru
… visibility. To move beyond simple claims that maize was present, calculus samples were analyzed through scanning electron microscopy and compared with a central coast comparative sample. The analysis quantified total starch, maize starch, and diagnostic markers consistent with fermentation to …
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Fields and Forests: A Stable Isotope Perspective on the Subsistence Strategies of Past Amazonian Peoples
… by riverine protein and a potential small maize contribution. In the Central Amazon basin, the evidence from the Hatahara site shows a significant contribution of riverine fauna, as well as mixed plant sources including maize and C3 plants. Lastly, the results from Loma Salvatierra and …