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Multi-directional reach test in South Asian children: Normative reference scores from 5 year to 12 years old
Publication date: March 2018Source: HOMO, Volume 69, Issues 1–2Author(s): Kavita Sharma, Asir John Samuel, Divya Midha, Vencita Priyanka Aranha, Kanimozhi Narkeesh, Narkeesh ArumugamAbstractMulti-directional reach test (MRT) emerged as a valid and reliable assessment tool for balance evaluation among elderly. The normative reference scores have been established in adults and elderly people, but they were not yet established for children. Hence, we aimed at establishing the normative reference scores of MRT among the school going children aged between 5 and 12 years. Children (N = 194; 124 males, 70 females) were re...
Source: HOMO Journal of Comparative Human Biology - July 11, 2018 Category: Biology Source Type: research

Does field hockey increase morphofunctional asymmetry? A pilot study
Publication date: March 2018Source: HOMO, Volume 69, Issues 1–2Author(s): M. Krzykała, P. Leszczyński, M. Grześkowiak, T. Podgórski, M. Woźniewicz-Dobrzyńska, A. Konarska, R. Strzelczyk, J. Lewandowski, J.M. KonarskiAbstractCommon practice in field hockey requires athletes to adopt a semi-crouched posture, so players have a greater risk of musculoskeletal disorders than non-athletes.The aim of the present study was to assess how field hockey determines asymmetry in morphological and functional characteristics of the body by comparing athletes to control participants.The sample consisted of 15 male field hockey play...
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Social group dynamics predict stress variability among children in a New Zealand classroom
Publication date: March 2018Source: HOMO, Volume 69, Issues 1–2Author(s): Julie Spray, Bruce Floyd, Judith Littleton, Susanna Trnka, Siobhan MattisonAbstractPrevious research proposes stress as a mechanism for linking social environments and biological bodies. In particular, non-human primate studies investigate relationships between cortisol as a measure of stress response and social hierarchies. Because human social structures often include hierarchies of dominance and social status, humans may exhibit similar patterns. Studies of non-human primates, however, have not reached consistent conclusions with respect to rela...
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Association of normative values of grip strength with anthropometric variables among students, in Jiangsu Province
This study was aimed at presenting norms of grip strength values and their association with anthropometric characters among students in Jiangsu Province.Cross-sectional studies were carried out among 255,157 males and females aged 7–22 years in 2010–2013. Weight and height were obtained and handgrip strength was measured. The sample was stratified by sex, age and residential area. Data were analyzed using chi-squared test and Spearman’s correlation coefficient, calculated using SPSS version of 20.0.Grip strength increased with age and was significantly stronger in males than in females across all age groups (P &#...
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Editorial Board
Publication date: March 2018Source: HOMO, Volume 69, Issues 1–2Author(s): (Source: HOMO Journal of Comparative Human Biology)
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Editorial
Publication date: March 2018Source: HOMO, Volume 69, Issues 1–2Author(s): Renata J Henneberg, Maciej Henneberg (Source: HOMO Journal of Comparative Human Biology)
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Childhood health as reflected in adult urban and rural samples from medieval Denmark
This study examines the evidence of three skeletal markers relating to childhood health that leave permanent observable changes in the adult skeleton. Two are well known to paleopathology, namely Harris lines (HL) and linear enamel hypoplasia (LEH). The third skeletal marker is less commonly used; the permanent changes in the temporal bones, induced by chronic or recurrent infectious middle ear disease (IMED) in childhood. A total of 291 adult skeletons from an urban (n = 109) and a rural (n = 182) cemetery, from the Danish medieval period (1050–1536 CE) were included. The markers were examined for their co-occur...
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Differences in the auxological characters of children with short stature - differential diagnostic possibilities of hypothyreosis
This study aimed to define the differences in growth characteristics in the three most frequent causes of growth retardation – growth hormone deficiency, hypothyreosis and constitutional delay of growth and development – in order to provide diagnostic means for distinguishing these disorders. The study included 166 children with growth disorders aged 4 to 18 years. The height for age, the bone age using the TW3 method, the predicted height as the target height and the current prediction using the TW3 method were studied. For bone age, the radius, ulna and short bones compartment (RUS) and carpal bones (CARP) were evalu...
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Sexual dimorphism in human facial expressions by 3D surface processing
Publication date: Available online 12 June 2018Source: HOMOAuthor(s): M. Jandová, P. UrbanováAbstractHuman face is a dynamic system where facial expressions can rapidly modify geometry of facial features. Facial expressions are believed to be universal across world populations, but only a few studies have explored whether grimacing is sexually dimorphic and if so to what extent. The present paper explores inter- and intra-individual variation of human facial expressions with respect to individual’s sex based on a set of neutral and expression-varying 3D facial scans. The study sample composed of 20 individuals (10 male...
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Molar crenulation trait definition and variation in modern human populations
This study provides a formal definition of molar crenulations and data on their presence in a large sample. Data were collected on maxillary and mandibular molars of modern dental material from various populations: South African, Hispanic, Japanese, American White, and American Black (n=750). Molar crenulations were defined and a rank-scale created. Statistical analyses include chi-squared, correspondence analysis, and trait correlations. Significant statistical differences were found between populations in all molars. Minimal sexual dimorphism was noted, and is most pronounced among the American Black sample. Generally, A...
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Variability of facial movements in relation to sexual dimorphism and age: three-dimensional geometric morphometric study
Publication date: Available online 12 June 2018Source: HOMOAuthor(s): J. Velemínská, S. Danková, M. Břízová, L. Červenková, V. KrajíčekAbstractThe aim of this study was to introduce suitable imaging technique and analytical methods for a detailed description of the facial movements in relation to sexual dimorphism and age in adult individuals. Removing of size factor from the analysis, we hypothesised that there will be no significant intersexual difference in facial mobility. We assume facial movements to be more pronounced in the older age category due to increasing the facial surface. We have compared five fac...
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Sinistrality is associated with (slightly) lower general intelligence: A data synthesis and consideration of secular trend data in handedness
Publication date: Available online 12 June 2018Source: HOMOAuthor(s): Michael A. Woodley of Menie, Heitor B.F. Fernandes, Satoshi Kanazawa, Edward DuttonAbstractThe relationship between the general factor of intelligence (g) and handedness is investigated using a combined sample of 23511 respondents from three large databases: the NLSY’79 (US), NLSY’97 (US) and NCDS (UK). Dextrals – those who use their right hands were found to be 1.22 IQ points higher than sinistrals (left handers) after controling for sex and age and correcting for sources of measurement error. To see if the association between IQ and handedness wa...
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Discrepancies between reported and cadaveric body size measurements associated with a modern donated skeletal collection
This study encourages researchers using modern documented collections and their body size information to openly acknowledge the types of weight and stature data used and to discuss potential problems associated with them. (Source: HOMO Journal of Comparative Human Biology)
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An association between adult lifespan and stature in preindustrial Lithuanian populations: analysis of skeletons
Publication date: Available online 10 July 2018Source: HOMOAuthor(s): Š. Jatautis, A. Suchomlinov, R. JankauskasAbstractThe aim of this study was to test the null hypothesis that no relationship between maximal living stature and adult lifespan had existed in prehistoric and historic Lithuanian populations. The sample analyzed consisted of 1713 skeletons of adult individuals who died between the 2nd century CE and the beginning of the 19th century CE, collected from 118 archaeological sites located in the current territory of Lithuania. A cumulative logit model was applied to model ordinal age-related changes in the auric...
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