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The influence of body mass and body composition on bone functional adaptation
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2023)
The proposed dissertation follows a three article format. The articles are distinct, but each pertains to the same subject of research. The first article applies structural equation modeling to factors influencing bone functional morphology...
Body size and shape in insular environments and applications of the island rule in biological anthropology
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2021)
The discovery of small-bodied hominin fossils in 2004 on the island of Flores, Indonesia, unearthed a large debate within biological anthropology. This debate has exemplified that there are questions and research areas that biological...
Assessing the impact of the 1918/1919 influenza pandemic in Missouri counties heavily involved in lead-zinc mining
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2022)
Occupational concentrations within regions have the capability to influence infectious disease transmission as they shape the way humans interact within a community. The 1918 influenza pandemic is widely discussed as the "World's Most Deadly...
Micaceous mindsets: chemical characterization of Pueblo IV utility wares at multiple sites along the Rio Grande
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2022)
contemporaneity. Compositional studies show that glaze wares and their ingredients were often transported around the landscape, driven by a mix of ritualistic and economic factors, but utility wares were also a common component of daily Pueblo activities...
The influence of climate and population structure on East Asian skeletal morphological variation
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2022)
by autosomal SNP population genetic distance using univariate Bayesian linear mixed models, and credible intervals were calculated for each trait. Results: Analysis confirmed a relationship between specific traits and climate as well as the magnitude...