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It’S About ‘That Time’ To Break The Cycle: A Rhetorical Analysis Of Challenging Menstrual Taboos, Audrey Marie Lamborn

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Menstrual taboos exist around the world, and while new conversations are starting to address these issues, in many regions these taboos limit women’s daily lives and can even lead to serious health problems. Artifacts around the world are starting to emerge to challenge these preconceived notions and bring menstrual hygiene awareness as well as products to women in need. While the origination of the menstrual taboo is not clearly defined, various literature discusses both the cultural and religious origin and perpetuation of menstrual taboos. This thesis examines various artifacts found in the regions of the United States and the United …

Spectrum, Volume 38, Issue 9, Sacred Heart University

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Highlights include: College of Business welcomed Frank Martire fro Dean's Leadership series -- New app allows more connectivity on campus -- Biology department prepares for earth day -- Habitat for Humanity sleeps out for the homeless -- Salomon hired as supervisor of varsity athletic facilities operations -- Dance team prepares for nationals

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The Southern Quarterly

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Guide To The Lyle Hubbard Slide Collection, Linfield College Archives

Linfield Archives Finding Aids

This collection is a digital representation of several thousand 35-millimeter color slides used to document, characterize, and teach about forensics and physical anthropology field work. The slides were taken by Linfield College alumnus Lyle Hubbard and document his travels outside of Oregon, as well as projects at the University of Oregon, Portland Community College, Washington State University, the Oregon Bureau of Land Management, and the University of Tennessee.

Craniofacial Secular Change In Recent Mexican Migrants, Katherine Spradley, Kyra E. Stull, Joseph T. Hefner

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Research by economists suggests that recent Mexican migrants are better educated and have higher socioeconomic status (SES) than previous migrants. Because factors associated with higher SES and improved education can lead to positive secular changes in overall body form, secular changes in the craniofacial complex were analyzed within a recent migrant group from Mexico. The Mexican group represents individuals in the act of migration, not yet influenced by the American environment, and thus can serve as a starting point for future studies of secular change in this population group. The excavation of a historic Hispanic cemetery in Tucson, Arizona, also …

Modelling Demic And Cultural Diffusion - An Introduction, Joaquim Fort, Enrico R. Crema, Marco Madella

Human Biology Open Access Pre-Prints

Identifying the processes by which human cultures spread across different populations is one of the most topical objectives shared amongst different fields of study. Seminal works have analysed a variety of data and attempted to determine whether empirically observed patterns are the result of demic and/or cultural diffusion. This special issue collects papers exploring several themes (from modes of cultural transmission to drivers of dispersal mechanisms) and contexts (from the Neolithic in Europe to the spread of computer programming languages), which offer new insights that will augment the theoretical and empirical basis for the study of demic and cultural diffusion. …

Secular Changes In The Postcranial Skeleton Of American Whites, Richard L. Jantz, Lee Meadows Jantz, Joanne L. Devlin

Human Biology Open Access Pre-Prints

Secular change in height has been extensively investigated, but size and shape of the postcranial skeleton much less so. The availability of large, documented collections of nineteenth- and twentieth-century skeletons makes it possible to examine changes in skeletal structure over the past 150 years. We examined secular changes in long bone lengths and proportions, their allometric relationship to stature, and cross- sectional properties of long bone shafts. Bone measurements and stature were organized into 10-year birth cohorts, ranging from 1840 to 1989. Variation among cohorts was tested by one-way ANOVA, and secular trend was examined visually by plotting mean measurements …

Patterns Of Dna Methylation Across The Leptin Core Promoter In Four Diverse Asian And North American Populations, M. J. Mosher, P. E. Melton, P. Stapleton, M. S. Schanfield, M. H. Crawford

Human Biology Open Access Pre-Prints

DNA methylation is the most widely studied of epigenetic mechanisms, with environmental effects recorded through patterned attachments of methyl groups along the DNA that are capable of modifying gene expression without altering the DNA sequencing. The degree to which these patterns of DNA methylation are heritable, the expected range of normality across populations, and the phenotypic relevance of pattern variation remain unclear. Genes regulating metabolic pathways appear to be vulnerable to ongoing nutritional programming over the life course, as dietary nutrients are significant environmental determinants of DNA methylation, supplying both the methyl groups and energy to generate the methylation process. …

Jujuy Province (Nw Argentina): Str Markers Unveil Microgeographic Differentiation Over A Steep Mountainous Landscape, Luis Gómez-Pérez, Miguel A. Alfonso-Sánchez, José Edgardo Dipierri, Jose A. Pena

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This study explores potential signals of microdifferentiation on the gene pool of three high-altitude populations from Jujuy province (NW Argentina) using highly polymorphic markers. These human communities are characterized by extreme living conditions and very low population densities owing to considerable height above sea level and steep orography. A set of autosomal STRs located at chromosome 6 (6p21.3) was typed in samples from Quebrada Baja (~2,500 m), Quebrada Alta (~ 3,300 m), and Puna (> 3,500 m). Genetic diversity was estimated through the observed (Ho) and expected (He) heterozygosities, and the haplotype diversity. Analyses of the molecular variance (AMOVA) and …

The Fortieth Anniversary Of The Founding Of The Laboratory Of Biological Anthropology, Michael H. Crawford

Human Biology Open Access Pre-Prints

The anniversary of the founding of the LBA was celebrated during the spring of 2015 by a lecture series of former members of the laboratory, plus one research collaborator, all of whom contribute an article to this special issue of Human Biology.

Alum Coauthors Journal Article On Violence In Schools, Ohio University College Of Arts & Sciences

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First Arts & Sciences Networking Week Brings Students And Alumni Together, Ohio University College Of Arts & Sciences

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Sociology Alum Combines Skincare Sustainable Economic Development In Appalachia, Ohio University College Of Arts & Sciences

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Sociology Criminology Alum Enjoys Project Management In Marketing Role, Ohio University College Of Arts & Sciences

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Sociology Criminology Alum Enjoys Working With Construction Site Managers, Ohio University College Of Arts & Sciences

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Genetic Structure Of First Nation Communities In The Pacific Northwest, Cris E. Hughes, Mary P. Rogers, Amanda C. Owings, Barbara Petzelt, Joycelynn Mitchell, Harold Harry, Theresa Williams, Dena Goldberg, Damian Labuda, David Glenn Smith, Jerome S. Cybulski, Ripan S. Malhi

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This study presents genetic data for nine Native American populations from northern North America. Analyses of genetic variation focus on the Pacific Northwest (PNW). Using mitochondrial, Y chromosomal and autosomal DNA variants, we aim to more closely address the relationships of geography and language with present genetic diversity among the regional PNW Native American populations. Patterns of genetic diversity exhibited by the three genetic systems were consistent with our hypotheses, in that we expected genetic variation to be more strongly explained by geographic proximity than linguistic structure. Our findings were corroborated through a variety on analytic approaches, with the unrooted …

Alum Is Director Of Hocking Criminal Justice Program, Ohio University College Of Arts & Sciences

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Sociology Alum Promoted To Associate Professor In 2016, Ohio University College Of Arts & Sciences

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Sociology And Criminology Alumni Talk With Students About Jobs And Life After Graduation, Ohio University College Of Arts & Sciences

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Hockenberry Presents On Distressed Appalachian Counties At Conference, Ohio University College Of Arts & Sciences

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Class Notes, Georgia Southern University

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Tenth Annual Graduate Student Symposium [Program], 2017, University Of Northern Iowa

Annual Graduate Student Symposium Programs

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--Welcome From Dr. Mark Nook
--Graduate Education for the Greater Public Good-Alumni Panel
--Poster Presentations
--Creative Performances
--Oral Presentations

Flyer News, Vol. 64, No. 12 (April 4, 2017), University Of Dayton

Flyer News

Student-run newspaper of the University of Dayton.

Executive Committee - Agenda 4/4/2017, Academic Senate

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An Attempt To Integrate Previous Localized Estimates Of Human Inbreeding For The Whole Of Britain, John E. Pattison

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There have been a number of previous estimates of human inbreeding for Britons of British descent in Britain; each generally for different social classes, geographical regions, and/or time periods. In this study an attempt was made to collect all relevant published studies and to combine the results of these disparate studies into an integrated whole for all of Britain. This was achieved by combining weighted means of the percentage of consanguineous marriages (f%) reported in these earlier studies: weighted according to the number of records each author examined, the proportion of social classes or geographical regions covered …

The Togolese Truth, Justice And Reconciliation Commission: Lessons For Transitional Justice Processes Elsewhere, Jeremy J. Sarkin Prof, Tetevi Davi

Peace and Conflict Studies

Certain truth and reconciliation processes around the world remain understudied. This means that valuable lessons for transitional justice processes elsewhere are not learned. This article therefore examines lessons from the Togolese Truth, Justice, and Reconciliation Commission (CVJR). It examines the historical context of violence in Togo in order to understand why the country decided to establish a truth commission and looks at how previous inquiries established the need for such a process. Other issues examined are the CVJR’s mandate, the time period provided to do its work, and the pros and cons of the choices made with respect to these …

Piecewise Regression Analysis Of Secular Change In The Maximum Femoral Vertical Head Diameter Of American White Males And Females, Sandra Cridlin

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Osteometric measurements of the femur are consistently used to estimate stature, sex, and race in constructing demographic profiles. The presence of positive or negative changes in the size of the maximum vertical diameter of the femoral head could potentially affect the validity of such profiles. Additionally, changes in femoral head size may be an indicator of the socioeconomic status, health, and nutrition of a population over periods of time. Two large data sets consisting of white male and white female femoral vertical head diameter measurements with birth years spanning 1841–1990 are used in this study. A combination of both LOESS …

An Examination Of The Differential Effects Of The Modern Epidemiological Transition On Cranial Morphology In The United States And Portugal, Katherine E. Weisensee, Richard L. Jantz

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This research examines the pattern of secular change in the cranial morphology of two populations experiencing the epidemiological transition associated with decreased mortality rates in children, followed by declines in infant mortality and subsequent increases in adult longevity. The two samples examined in this study come from US and Portuguese individuals. The epidemiological transition oc- curred at different times in the United States and Portugal, with Portugal entering into the transition later than the United States. The results of the study show that the US and Portuguese samples experienced significant changes in cranial morphology during the approximately 150 years under …

Isonymic Relations In The Bolivia-Argentina Border, José Edgardo Dipierri, Emma Laura Alfaro Gomez, Alvaro Rodríguez-Larralde, Virginia Ramallo

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When migrating, people carry their cultural and genetic history, changing both, the transmitting and the recipient populations. This phenomenon changes the structure of the population of a country. The question is how to analyze the impact on the border region. A demographic and geopolitical analysis of borders requires an interdisciplinary approach. An isonymic analysis can be a useful tool. Surnames are part of cultural history, socio-cultural features transmitted from ancestors to their descendants through a vertical mechanism similar to that of genetic inheritance. The analysis of surname distribution can give quantitative information about the genetic structure of populations. The isonymic …

Genetic Evidence For Modifying Oceanic Boundaries Relative To Fiji, Gerhard P. Shipley, Diana A. Taylor, Antoine D. R. N’Yeurt, Anand Tyagi, Geetanjali Tiwari, Alan J. Redd

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We present the most comprehensive genetic characterization to date of five Fijian island populations: Viti Levu, Vanua Levu, Kadavu, the Lau Islands, and Rotuma, including non-recombinant Y (NRY) chromosome and mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) haplotypes and haplogroups. As a whole, Fijians are genetically intermediate between Melanesians and Polynesians, but the individual Fijian island populations exhibit significant genetic structure reflecting different settlement experiences in which the Rotumans and the Lau Islanders were more influenced by Polynesians, and the other Fijian island populations were more influenced by Melanesians. In particular, Rotuman and Lau Islander NRY chromosomal and mtDNA haplogroup frequencies and Rotuman mtDNA …