Search Results - "Journal of Biosocial Science"

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Social stratification and allostatic load: shapes of health differences in the MIDUS study in the United States

by Rodriguez, Javier M Karlamangla, Arun S Gruenewald, Tara L Miller-Martinez, Dana Merkin, Sharon S Seeman, Teresa E Published in Journal of biosocial science (01.09.2019)

“...Social stratification is an important mechanism of human organization that helps to explain health differences between demographic groups commonly associated...”

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A response to te Nijenhuis et al. (2019)

by Flynn, James R Published in Journal of biosocial science (01.11.2019)

“...Te Nijenhuis et al. (2019) cite studies that show that training on cognitive tasks produces the largest standardized gains on the easiest items and the...”

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A final reply to te Nijenhuis et al. (2019)

by Flynn, James R Published in Journal of biosocial science (01.11.2019)

“...The effects of educational training are only one case of producing two groups (before and after) separated by IQ test performance on easier and harder items...”

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Net nutrition on the late 19th and early 20th century American Great Plains: a robust biological response to the challenges to the Turner Hypothesis

by Carson, Scott Alan Published in Journal of biosocial science (01.09.2019)

“...In 1893, Frederick Jackson Turner proposed that America’s Western frontier was an economic ‘safety-valve’ – a place where settlers could migrate when...”

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ESTIMATING THE HEALTH AND SOCIOECONOMIC EFFECTS OF COUSIN MARRIAGE IN SOUTH ASIA

by Mobarak, A. Mushfiq Chaudhry, Theresa Brown, Julia Zelenska, Tetyana Khan, M. Nizam Chaudry, Shamyla Wajid, Rana Abdul Bittles, Alan H Li, Steven Published in Journal of biosocial science (01.05.2019)

“...The effects of marriage between biological relatives on the incidence of childhood genetic illness and mortality are of major policy significance, as rates of...”

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Anthropometric variations in different BMI and adiposity levels among children, adolescents and young adults in Kolkata, India

by Kryst, Łukasz Żegleń, Magdalena Wronka, Iwona Woronkowicz, Agnieszka Bilińska-Pawlak, Inez Das, Rituparna Saha, Rana Das, Sukanta Dasgupta, Parasmani Published in Journal of biosocial science (01.07.2019)

“...The objective of the study was to analyse selected anthropometric features of children, adolescents and young adults from middle-class families in Kolkata,...”

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The BMI–adiposity conundrum in South Asian populations: need for further research

by Kapoor, Nitin Furler, John Paul, Thomas V Thomas, Nihal Oldenburg, Brian Published in Journal of biosocial science (01.07.2019)

“...High body fat in apparently lean individuals is a commonly described phenotype in individuals of Asian descent, but very limited consolidated scientific...”

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Prevalence of overweight and obesity among adolescents in Bangladesh: do eating habits and physical activity have a gender differential effect?

by Khan, Md. Mostaured Ali Karim, Masud Islam, Ahmed Zohirul Islam, Md. Rafiqul Khan, Hafiz T. A Khalilullah, Md. Ibrahim Published in Journal of biosocial science (01.11.2019)

“...The aim of this study was to examine the gender differential effects of eating habits and physical activity on overweight and obesity among school-aged...”

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DIABETES MELLITUS PREVALENCE AMONG TRADITIONAL ROMA WOMEN IN SERBIA: A REPLY TO BROŽ AND NUNES

by Čvorović, J Published in Journal of biosocial science (01.05.2019)

“...This is in response to the article by Brož and Nunes (2019) regarding the prevalence of diabetes among Serbian Roma women. The authors inadvertently refer to...”

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Concerns about contracting HIV, knowing partners’ HIV sero-status and discussion of HIV/STI with sexual partners as determinants of uptake of HIV testing

by Ajayi, Anthony Idowu Abioye, Abdulazeez Olumide Adeniyi, Oladele Vincent Akpan, Wilson Published in Journal of biosocial science (01.07.2019)

“...Worldwide, adolescents and young adults (aged 15–25 years) account for the highest proportion of new HIV infections, yet the uptake of HIV testing among this...”

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Spearman’s hypothesis tested comparing Korean young adults with various other groups of young adults on the items of the Advanced Progressive Matrices

by te Nijenhuis, Jan Choi, Yu Yong van den Hoek, Michael Valueva, Ekaterina Lee, Kun Ho Published in Journal of biosocial science (01.11.2019)

“...Spearman’s hypothesis tested at the subtest level of an IQ battery states that differences between races on the subtests of an IQ battery are a function of the...”

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FROM BIRTH TO ADULTHOOD: ANTHROPOMETRIC TRAJECTORIES AND THEIR IMPLICATIONS FOR CHRONIC DISEASES IN GUATEMALA

by Ng, Carmen D Published in Journal of biosocial science (01.03.2019)

“...The objective of this paper was to study nutritional status and growth, as measured by height and weight, over the life course and their connection with...”

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Biocultural determinants of overweight and obesity in the context of nutrition transition in Senegal: a holistic anthropological approach

by Cohen, Emmanuel Gradidge, Philippe Jean-Luc Ndao, Amadou Duboz, Priscilla Macia, Enguerran Gueye, Lamine Boëtsch, Gilles Pasquet, Patrick Holdsworth, Michelle Chapuis-Lucciani, Nicole Published in Journal of biosocial science (01.07.2019)

“...Senegal is experiencing a rising obesity epidemic, due to the nutrition transition occurring in most African countries, and driven by sedentary behaviour and...”

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Reading the geography of India’s district-level fertility differentials: a spatial econometric approach

by Haque, Ismail Das, Dipendra Nath Patel, Priyank Pravin Published in Journal of biosocial science (01.09.2019)

“...India has gradually progressed into fertility transition over the last few decades. However, the timing and pace of this transition has varied notably in terms...”

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Social relationships, neighbourhood poverty and cumulative biological risk: findings from a multi-racial US urban community

by LeBrón, Alana M. W Schulz, Amy J Mentz, Graciela B Israel, Barbara A Stokes, Carmen A Published in Journal of biosocial science (01.11.2019)

“...Prior research has established associations between neighbourhood poverty and cumulative biological risk (CBR). CBR is conceptualized as indicative of the...”

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Ethnicity-specific cut-offs that predict co-morbidities: the way forward for optimal utility of obesity indicators

by Kapoor, Nitin Furler, John Paul, Thomas V Thomas, Nihal Oldenburg, Brian Published in Journal of biosocial science (01.07.2019)

“...Obesity indicators are useful clinical tools in the measurement of obesity, but it is important for clinicians to appropriately interpret their values in...”

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BMI and adiposity based approach to obesity: the need for ethnic specificity. A reply to Kapoor et al. (2019)

“...The ethnicity of the studied group is one of the key characteristics that should be taken into consideration when analysing the problem of overweight and...”

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Factors influencing satisfaction with oral contraceptive pills and injectables among past users in Kenya

by Odwe, George Mumah, Joyce Obare, Francis Wamukoya, Marylene Machiyama, Kazuyo Cleland, John Casterline, John Published in Journal of biosocial science (01.07.2019)

“...This study examines factors associated with satisfaction with oral pills and injectables among past users in Kenya based on a baseline survey for the 2-year...”

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Fluctuating body asymmetry in young Polish women in relation to childhood socioeconomic status

by Zurawiecka, Martyna Marchewka, Justyna Wronka, Iwona Published in Journal of biosocial science (01.09.2019)

“...The aim of this study was to analyse the relationship between childhood socioeconomic conditions and body asymmetry in young Polish women. The study measured...”

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Twin births in Jordan: incidence, trends, risk factors and implications for under-five mortality: evidence from the 2012 Jordan Population and Family Health Survey

by Islam, M. Mazharul Marium, Uzma Published in Journal of biosocial science (01.11.2019)

“...Research on twinning in developed countries is well documented, but little is known about twinning in less-developed countries due to a lack of data or data...”

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