HOMO Journal of Comparative Human Biology 
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Publication date: Available online 14 February 2015 Source:HOMO - Journal of Comparative Human Biology Author(s): E. Gajewska , K. Kalińska , P. Bogdański , M. Sobieska Physical fitness is generally viewed as having morphological, muscular, motor, cardiovascular and metabolic components. Cardiorespiratory fitness describes the capacity of the cardiovascular and respiratory systems to carry out prolonged strenuous exercise. It is often considered as the most important indicator of health status. The place of residence is seen as a factor that may influence the feasibility of physically active lifestyles, and thus ...
Source: HOMO Journal of Comparative Human Biology - March 1, 2015 Category: Biology Source Type: research
Homo erectus in Salkhit, Mongolia?
Publication date: Available online 25 February 2015 Source:HOMO - Journal of Comparative Human Biology Author(s): Sang-Hee Lee In 2006, a skullcap was discovered in Salkhit, Mongolia. The Salkhit skullcap has a mostly complete frontal, two partially complete parietals, and nasals. No chronometric dating has been published yet, and suggested dates range from early Middle Pleistocene to terminal Late Pleistocene. While no chronometric date has been published, the presence of archaic features has led to a potential affiliation with archaic hominin species. If it is indeed Homo erectus or archaic Homo sapiens, Salkhit imp...
Source: HOMO Journal of Comparative Human Biology - February 26, 2015 Category: Biology Source Type: research
Mandibular morphology in two archaeological human skeletal samples from northwest Europe with different masticatory regimes
Publication date: Available online 31 January 2015 Source:HOMO - Journal of Comparative Human Biology Author(s): S. Mays Mandibular morphology, assessed osteometrically, is studied in two historic human skeletal series (N =64 individuals) from northwest Europe, one from Zwolle, the Netherlands (19th century CE), the other from Wharram Percy, England (10th–19th century). Both groups show greater dental wear than modern Western populations, but the rate of wear is greater at Wharram Percy than at Zwolle, suggesting a more vigorous masticatory regime. The aim is to evaluate any differences in mandibular morphology betw...
Source: HOMO Journal of Comparative Human Biology - February 25, 2015 Category: Biology Source Type: research
Prevalence and risk factors of abdominal obesity in Polish rural children
Publication date: Available online 17 February 2015 Source:HOMO - Journal of Comparative Human Biology Author(s): A. Suder , M. Janusz , P. Jagielski , J. Głodzik , T. Pałka , T. Cisoń , W. Pilch Secular trends of body mass index (BMI) and waist circumference indicate greater increase in abdominal obesity compared to general obesity. Determinants of obesity described by BMI are relatively well documented in various populations, unlike abdominal obesity described by waist-to-height ratio (WHtR). The aim of the study was to determine prevalence and abdominal obesity (WHtR) risk factors in a cohort of 3048 rural...
Source: HOMO Journal of Comparative Human Biology - February 19, 2015 Category: Biology Source Type: research
Cardiorespiratory endurance in relation to body mass in Polish rural children. Preliminary report
Publication date: Available online 14 February 2015 Source:HOMO - Journal of Comparative Human Biology Author(s): E. Gajewska , K. Kalińska , P. Bogdański , M. Sobieska Physical fitness is generally viewed as having morphological, muscular, motor, cardiovascular and metabolic components. Cardiorespiratory fitness describes the capacity of the cardiovascular and respiratory systems to carry out prolonged strenuous exercise. It is often considered as the most important indicator of health status. The place of residence is seen as a factor that may influence the feasibility of physically active lifestyles, and thus ...
Source: HOMO Journal of Comparative Human Biology - February 16, 2015 Category: Biology Source Type: research
Mandibular morphology in two archaeological human samples from northwest Europe with different masticatory regimes
Publication date: Available online 31 January 2015 Source:HOMO - Journal of Comparative Human Biology Author(s): S. Mays Mandibular morphology, assessed osteometrically, is studied in two historic human skeletal series (N=64 individuals) from northwest Europe, one from Zwolle, the Netherlands (19th century CE), the other from Wharram Percy, England (10-19th century). Both groups show greater dental wear than modern Western populations, but the rate of wear is greater at Wharram Percy than at Zwolle, suggesting a more vigorous masticatory regime. The aim is to evaluate any differences in mandibular morphology between t...
Source: HOMO Journal of Comparative Human Biology - January 31, 2015 Category: Biology Source Type: research
Entheseal changes and sexual division of labor in a North-African population: The case of the pre-Hispanic period of the Gran Canaria Island (11th-15th c. CE)
Publication date: Available online 28 January 2015 Source:HOMO - Journal of Comparative Human Biology Author(s): J. Santana-Cabrera , J. Velasco-Vázquez , A. Rodríguez-Rodríguez The aim of this paper is to investigate the relationship between entheseal changes and sexual division of labor in the pre-Hispanic population of Gran Canaria Island (Spain). Ethnohistorical records from the period of contact between Europeans and the Canarian indigenous population provide rich information about the different activities performed by men and women. For this purpose, entheseal changes in a sample of 138 individuals (82 male...
Source: HOMO Journal of Comparative Human Biology - January 29, 2015 Category: Biology Source Type: research
The necropolis of Bolgare (Lombardy, Italy): anthropological and paleopathological features of a Lombard population
Publication date: Available online 21 January 2015 Source:HOMO - Journal of Comparative Human Biology Author(s): E. Sguazza , A. Mazzucchi , M. Fortunati , C. Cattaneo The medieval necropolis of Bolgare – St. Chierico is an important site in northern Italy, locatedin the Bergamo Province (about 40 kilometres East of Milan). In order to reconstruct aspects of the demographic and health status of this Lombard population, macroscopic (morphological, metric and radiographic) and microscopic analyses were performed on over 400 skeletons for the assessments of sex (cranial and pelvic morphology, metrics), age (subadult...
Source: HOMO Journal of Comparative Human Biology - January 23, 2015 Category: Biology Source Type: research
Secular trends in the relationship between surnames in a population: study of a border town
Publication date: Available online 21 January 2015 Source:HOMO - Journal of Comparative Human Biology Author(s): J. Román-Busto , V. Fuster The study of surnames in a territory over time is an opportunity to obtain knowledge of the evolution of allelic frequencies. Geographic and cultural factors influence the renovation of surnames and reflect accelerations or delays in the gene flow. Political borders may also condition the genetic structure of a population. Using isonymy, this paper studies the evolution (from 1750 to 2006) of the frequencies of surnames and the components of inbreeding in Olivenza, a border town...
Source: HOMO Journal of Comparative Human Biology - January 23, 2015 Category: Biology Source Type: research
Prevalence of overweight and underweight and its associated factors among male and female university students in Thailand
Publication date: Available online 21 January 2015 Source:HOMO - Journal of Comparative Human Biology Author(s): Supa Pengpid , Karl Peltzer Lifestyle habits of Thai society lead young people to conditions of potential cardiovascular risk. The purpose of this study was to assess the prevalence of overweight/obese and underweight along with associated factors in a sample of Thai university students. Using a cross-sectional survey, we assessed anthropometric measurements and a self-administered questionnaire among university students selected by stratified random sampling. The sample included 860 undergraduate universi...
Source: HOMO Journal of Comparative Human Biology - January 23, 2015 Category: Biology Source Type: research
Sexual dimorphism of the pelvic girdle from 3D images of a living Spanish sample from Castilla-La Mancha
Publication date: Available online 21 January 2015 Source:HOMO - Journal of Comparative Human Biology Author(s): C. Crespo , C. Rissech , R. Thomas , A. Juán , J. Appleby , D. Turbón The aim of our study is to provide data regarding the morphology of the pelvic girdle from a living Spanish sample. The material used comprises radiographic images (CT scans) from 74 adult individuals (39 ♂ and 35 ♀) in DICOM format. The variables recorded were the bi-iliac width and the antero-posterior and transverse diameters of the three anatomical planes of the birth canal, with the exception of the transverse diameter of ...
Source: HOMO Journal of Comparative Human Biology - January 23, 2015 Category: Biology Source Type: research
The morphological diversity of dermatoglyphic patterns on fingers—A simple and objective method for measurement
Publication date: Available online 22 October 2014 Source:HOMO - Journal of Comparative Human Biology Author(s): Wiesław Buchwald The paper contains a proposal for a simple way of measuring the morphological diversity of patterns on fingers. The mono/polymorphism index (I mp) is the sum of 45 mutual absolute differences between the numerical values of the patterns depending on their degree of morphological complexity. Wendt's 7-degree scale was used to quantify the patterns. The value I mp =0 denotes monomorphism, i.e., the presence of the same type of pattern on all the fingers of both hands, while high values denot...
Source: HOMO Journal of Comparative Human Biology - December 24, 2014 Category: Biology Source Type: research
Prenatal factors associated with the neonatal line thickness in human deciduous incisors
Publication date: Available online 18 December 2014 Source:HOMO - Journal of Comparative Human Biology Author(s): M. Kurek , E. Żądzińska , A. Sitek , B. Borowska-Strugińska , I. Rosset , W. Lorkiewicz The neonatal line (NNL) is used to distinguish developmental events observed in enamel which occurred before and after birth. However, there are few studies reporting relationship between the characteristics of the NNL and factors affecting prenatal conditions. The aim of the study was to determine prenatal factors that may influence the NNL thickness in human deciduous teeth. The material consisted of longitud...
Source: HOMO Journal of Comparative Human Biology - December 19, 2014 Category: Biology Source Type: research
The relationship between 19th century BMIs and family size: economies of scale and positive externalities
Publication date: Available online 10 December 2014 Source:HOMO - Journal of Comparative Human Biology Author(s): Scott Alan Carson The use of body mass index values (BMI) to measure living standards is now a well-accepted method in economics. Nevertheless, a neglected area in historical studies is the relationship between 19th century BMI and family size, and this relationship is documented here to be positive. Material inequality and BMI are the subject of considerable debate, and there was a positive relationship between BMI and wealth and an inverse relationship with inequality. After controlling for family size a...
Source: HOMO Journal of Comparative Human Biology - December 11, 2014 Category: Biology Source Type: research
Femoral subtrochanteric shape variation in Albania: implications for use in forensic applications
Publication date: Available online 25 November 2014 Source:HOMO - Journal of Comparative Human Biology Author(s): B.K. McIlvaine , L.A. Schepartz This paper investigates temporal trends in femoral subtrochanteric shape in Albanian skeletal material to evaluate levels of platymeria in a set of populations with European ancestry. Although flattening of the diaphysis in the subtrochanteric region has been associated with individuals of Native American and Asian ancestry, high levels of platymeria may not be unique to those groups. The forensic utility of Gilbert and Gill's (1990) method for identifying ancestry from fem...
Source: HOMO Journal of Comparative Human Biology - November 27, 2014 Category: Biology Source Type: research
