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Showing 1 to 15 of 15 for “"Robusticity"”.
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Analysis of Post-Cranial Traits for the Assessment of Biological Distance among Temporally Distinct New World Populations of African Descent
… also predicted to demonstrate greater skeletal robusticity due to mechanical loading. Additionally, it was expected that stature would increase over time due to better nutrition and healthcare.</p> <p>Nineteen measurements were taken on the os coxae, femur, and tibia. Crural and platymetric …
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Big Brains and Small Teeth: a primate comparative approach to dental and mandibular reduction in hominins
… genus Homo, we observe a decrease in mandibular robusticity and in the size of anterior and postcanine dentition, a trend that is usually referred to as reduction or gracilisation. Factors linked to diet, food processing and encephalization have been suggested to be the main drivers of this …
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SKELETAL EVIDENCE FOR ELITE CRAFT SPECIALIZATION AMONG THE TERMINAL CLASSIC MAYA OF COPÁN, HONDURAS
… for signs of occupational markers and skeletal robusticity to indicate if these people were craft specialists. According to archaeological evidence, crafting activity at this location included both sacred and secular traditions. Workshop burials were compared with other burials from 9N-8 in …
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Three-Dimensional Analysis of the Development of Upper Arm Musculoskeletal Stress Markers in Late Adolescents and Young Adults of Archaic and Mississippian Populations of Tennessee
… Most differences seen were in scoring Robusticity rather than Osteolytic or Osteophytic Activity. In all instances, late adolescents in this study followed the general pattern set by the other age sets. The results of this study suggest that three-dimensional scans, at this point may …
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Variation and the evolutionary drivers of diversity in the genus Paranthropus
Craniodental robusticity in Paranthropus has led many researchers to posit that all the species in this genus share a common adaptation to a diet of hard foods. Recent research on craniodental morphology, microwear, biomechanics, and isotopes, by contrast, has suggested that substantial variation …
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Body size, skeletal biomechanics and habitual behaviour: a bioarchaeological approach to social and economic change in the Neolithic and Copper Age central Mediterranean
… analysis of the lower limb observed a decline in robusticity following the Neolithic, indicating that Copper Age groups were less terrestrially mobile than Neolithic groups. The results of this thesis demonstrate the effectiveness of a bioarchaeological approach in exploring social and economic …
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Sex estimation of unidentified human remains: Concordance between morphological anthropological assessment and DNA analysis
… accuracy of morphology-based assessments of male robusticity as they may appear more female or ambiguous. These results highlight the need to update anthropological data for the diverse South African population and implement improved molecular techniques for reliable DNA profiling. This study …
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Quantification of Aggregate Formation in Prochlorococcus
… The presence of a heterotroph increased the robusticity of the culture and aggregate formations in all strains. The heat shock, similarly, increased aggregation in all strains by triggering the stress response. Moreover, the size of aggregates grew independently from their density. This …
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A comparative study of activity-related skeletal changes in 3rd-2nd millennium BC coastal fishers and 1st millenium AD inland agriculturists in Chile, South America
… dissecans as well as changes in size, shape and robusticity of long bones. The aim of this study was to compare the pattern of these MOS in archaic coastal fishers (3rd-2nd millennium BC) with inland agriculturalists (1st millennium AD). One hundred and seventy-five skeletons of adult males and …
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Continuity and change : a biological history of Ancient Egypt.
… with changes in the expression of cranial robusticity within the populations. Increasing levels of dental disease were found through time. The model developed in the study was therefore modified to explain the differences in expression of physical traits in males and females. The biological …
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The effect of clothing and carrion biomass load on decomposition and scavenging in a forensically significant thicketed habitat in Cape Town, South Africa
… Future studies should balance statistical robusticity and forensic realism, especially in environments where scavenging is prevalent. Single carcasses clothed in forensically realistic season-specific appropriately tailored clothing should be considered with statistical replication obtained …
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Biological evolution and population change in the European Upper Palaeolithic
… are regional patterns and differences in cranial robusticity which has been interpreted as genetic admixture between Neanderthals and modern humans and chronological patterns which indicate systematic gracilization in cranial and dental morphology. Furthermore, it has been suggested that the …
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The relationship between masticatory stress and prognathism : a finite element and morphometric study
… distribution in browridge expression and robusticity as a means to accommodate masticatory stress. Stress distribution patterns were correlated with osteometric data and showed a significant difference in inter-orbital breadth between the two groups. Mechanical action of mastication may …
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Humeral torsion and activity-related change in the human upper limb and pectoral girdle. A biomechanical investigation and social implications.
… and indices of architecture, articulations and robusticity are employed. Cross-sectional geometric properties are investigated using CT imaging of the paired humeri from a sub-sample of blade-injured individuals and a comparative sample of those who were not. Bilateral asymmetry is investigated …
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The Agricultural Transition in Upper Nubia: An Analysis of Mandibular Morphology and Oral Health
… specifically influence mandibular morphology and robusticity in anatomical regions associated with masticatory function, such as the molar region of the mandibular corpus and the ramus. The findings support the masticatory-functional hypothesis and show that dietary changes are an important factor …