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Advances in Anthropology (AA) is an international peer reviewed journal dedicated to reporting on the latest advances in anthropology and related disciplines. The goal of this journal is to provide a platform for scientists and academicians worldwide to promote, share, and discuss various new issues and perspectives i…
Alexandre Guida Navarro
Dwellings on stilts were a common type of construction in the lowlands of South America from the pre-colonial period to the present day. The main function of these houses on stilts is to protect their inhabitants from the constant Amazon floods during the rai…
Abdelnaser Zalan, Mohammad Khatib, Ahmad Sheikh Muhammad, Muhammad Mahajnah, 1 1, Esmael Atamany, Rajech Sharkia
Background: Consanguinity is a traditional phenomenon that is common in many communities worldwide. In Arab countries, its prevalence is considered to be high, despite its decrease in some Arab societies. According to the Arab soc iety in Israel, the rates of…
Khalid Husein, Mustafa Mohammed
Background: Accurate restoration of normal knee anatomy and alignment is the main goal and objective of knee surgery. In the field of total knee arthroplasty, positioning of the im plants in the axial plane is referred to as rotational alignment ( Victor et a…
Rachel Sharaby
The revival of ethnic identities among immigrants is a phenomenon that is on the rise in the modern and postmodern era. This article discusses the renewal of Ruz-e-Bah celebrations, which are traditional spring celebrations of the Iranian Jews, and highlights…
Joseph Sawadogo, Jacques Simpore
Currently, more than ever, the issue of the human being has been at the centre of debates. Each culture, each philosophical trend has been trying to break the mystery of Man and to give meaning and value to human activities. Throughout the world, “personalism…
Issa Gadjigo
This article studies the contemporary Soninke societal organization and its flaws. The Soninke families called <i> xabiilo </i>(clans) are stratified hieratically, but profoundly characterized by some social inequalities. According to the societal classificat…
Vanessa de Carvalho Melo, Antonio Azoubel Antunes, Evelyne Pessoa Soriano, Suzana Célia de Aguiar Soares Carneiro, Maria Cecília Souza Pires Gurgel, Gustavo Pinto Vilar, Gabriela Granja Porto
The present study evaluated through a morphometric analysis the temporomandibular joint (TMJ) to estimate sex. Participants in a database with arc hived tomographic images of patients who sought the Radiology Clinic of th e Hospital Universitário Oswaldo Cruz…
Caroline Atieno Ombok, Joram Kareithi, Donald Wandere
For the mentally ill, cultural prescriptions and proscriptions play a major role in their caregiver’s health-seeking behaviour. Most ill patients seek treatment in hospital setting but still, culturally adaptive options are left open for further exploration.…
Hanaa El-Marsafy
Covid-19 is a disastrous pandemic that broke out into the world in 2019, and continued to spread until the date of this paper in 2021. However, the prediction of the onset of its symptoms did not always mitigate its spread. Though it was believed that the hig…
Anton K. Salmin
Discourses concerning the ethnic history of the Chuvash, their origins, and the ir distant ancestors, have emerged over the course of three centuries. In the 21st century, the science of genetics began to play a major role in this discussion. In the present a…
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