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Comparison of transmission FTIR, ATR, and DRIFT spectra: implications for assessment of bone bioapatite diagenesis by Beasley, Melanie M., Bartelink, Eric J., Taylor, Lacy, Miller, Randy M.

“…Evaluation of diagenesis in bioapatite samples is an important step for screening bone and tooth samples for stable isotope analysis to ensure in vivo…”
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Patterns of local and nonlocal water resource use across the western U.S. determined via stable isotope intercomparisons by Good, Stephen P., Kennedy, Casey D., Stalker, Jeremy C., Chesson, Lesley A., Valenzuela, Luciano O., Beasley, Melanie M., Ehleringer, James R., Bowen, Gabriel. J.

“…In the western U.S., the mismatch between public water demands and natural water availability necessitates large interbasin transfers of water as well as…”
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APPLICATION OF STABLE ISOTOPE FORENSICS FOR PREDICTING REGION OF ORIGIN OF HUMAN REMAINS FROM PAST WARS AND CONFLICTS by Bartelink, Eric J., Berg, Gregory E., Beasley, Melanie M., Chesson, Lesley A.

“…The application of stable isotope analysis has provided novel approaches for provenancing unidentified human remains from forensic contexts. Stable isotope…”
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Can we identify cystic fibrosis from skeletal remains? A proposed differential diagnosis by Beasley, Melanie M., Remy, Clare K.

“…Cystic fibrosis (CF) is the most common genetic disease within populations with European ancestry and affects approximately 60,000 individuals living in North…”
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Preservation of bone organic fraction is not predictive of the preservation of bone inorganic fraction when assessing stable isotope analysis sample quality control measures by Beasley, Melanie M., Schoeninger, Margaret J., Miller, Randy, Bartelink, Eric J.

“…Stable isotope analysis of carbon (C), nitrogen (N), hydrogen (H), and oxygen (O) of archaeological bone has become an increasingly common research method for…”
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Using bone bioapatite yield for quality control in stable isotope analysis applications by Chesson, Lesley A., Beasley, Melanie M., Bartelink, Eric J., Jans, Miranda M.E., Berg, Gregory E.

“…•This study investigated bone bioapatite yield as a sample quality indicator.•Bioapatite yield of modern skeletal remains ranged from 21% to 63%.•In…”
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Stable isotope evidence of diet breadth expansion and regional dietary variation among Middle-to-Late Holocene Hunter-Gatherers of Central California by Bartelink, Eric J., Beasley, Melanie M., Eerkens, Jelmer W., Gardner, Karen S., Wiberg, Randy S., Garibay, Ramona

“…•Isotopic analysis was conducted on human from CA-CCO-548, a site in Central California.•Stable isotope and AMS dates reveal dietary variation during the…”
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Seasonal precipitation at a 3.97 Ma Australopithecus anamensis site, Allia Bay, Kenya by Beasley, Melanie M

“…This dissertation explores the link between habitat and human evolution by examining the mosaic habitat and its seasonal variation in rainfall at the single…”
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