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Iron deficiency anemia, population health and frailty in a modern Portuguese skeletal sample by Hens, Samantha M, Godde, Kanya, Macak, Kristin M

“…Portugal underwent significant political, demographic and epidemiological transitions during the 20th century resulting in migration to urban areas with…”
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Correction: Iron deficiency anemia, population health and frailty in a modern Portuguese skeletal sample by Hens, Samantha M, Godde, Kanya, Macak, Kristin M

“…[This corrects the article DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0213369.]…”
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An epidemiological approach to the analysis of cribra orbitalia as an indicator of health status and mortality in medieval and post‐medieval London under a model of parasitic infection by Godde, Kanya, Hens, Samantha M.

“…Objectives Many individuals living in medieval and post‐medieval London suffered issues with sanitation, food insecurity, infectious disease, and widespread…”
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A Bayesian approach to Suchey‐Brooks age estimation from the pubic symphysis using modern American samples by Godde, K., Hens, Samantha M.

“…Abstract A critical component of the biological profile involves accurate estimation of the age‐at‐death of the decedent(s). While bias, inaccuracy, and…”
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New Approaches to Age Estimation Using Palatal Suture Fusion by Hens, Samantha M., Godde, Kanya

“…Palatal suture fusion has seen little testing and/or application due in part to an inadequately described relationship to formal age ranges. This study…”
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Functional Characterization of Colloidal Phosphorus Species in the Soil Solution of Sandy Soils by Hens, Maarten, Merckx, Roel

“…The impact of mobile colloids on the transport of phosphorus in the subsurface environment is not well understood. We hypothesized that interactions between…”
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Age-at-death estimation in an Italian historical sample: A test of the Suchey-Brooks and transition analysis methods by Godde, Kanya, Hens, Samantha M.

“…A growing body of research is demonstrating increased accuracy in aging from a relatively new method, transition analysis. Although transition analysis was…”
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Auricular Surface Aging: Comparing Two Methods that Assess Morphological Change in the Ilium with Bayesian Analyses by Hens, Samantha M., Godde, Kanya

“…Modern standards in forensic anthropology require rigorous testing and evaluation of methods used for aging skeletal remains. Age estimation has been…”
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Modeling senescence changes of the pubic symphysis in historic Italian populations: A comparison of the Rostock and forensic approaches to aging using transition analysis by Godde, Kanya, Hens, Samantha M.

“…ABSTRACT Age‐related anatomical changes to the surface of the pubic symphysis are well‐documented in the literature. However, aligning these morphological…”
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Ontogeny and diachronic changes in sexual dimorphism in the craniofacial skeleton of rhesus macaques from Cayo Santiago, Puerto Rico by Wang, Qian, Dechow, Paul C., Hens, Samantha M.

“…Insight into the ontogeny of sexual dimorphism is important to our understanding of life history, ecology, and evolution in primates. This study applied a…”
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The impact of early childhood stressors on later growth in medieval and postmedieval London by Hawks, Sarah M., Godde, Kanya, Hens, Samantha M.

“…This research examined the relationship between linear enamel hypoplasia (LEH) and stature in medieval and postmedieval London cemeteries to determine whether…”
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Ontogeny of craniofacial sexual dimorphism in the orangutan (Pongo pygmaeus). I: Face and palate by Hens, Samantha M.

“…The orangutan is widely recognized as a highly dimorphic species. An ontogenetic approach to the study of sexual dimorphism can assist researchers in…”
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Age Estimation from the Human Os Coxa: A Test on a Documented Italian Collection by Hens, Samantha M., Rastelli, Elisa, Belcastro, Giovanna

“…:  Current standards for age at death estimation from the pelvis are based on Americans of European and African ancestry. Our limited understanding of…”
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Growth and sexual dimorphism in orangutan crania: A three-dimensional approach by Hens, Samantha M.

“…New insights may be gleaned by taking an ontogenetic approach to investigations of adult dimorphism. Previous work in this area relied on traditional,…”
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EUROPLAN: a project to support the development of national plans on rare diseases in Europe by Taruscio, D, Gentile, A E, De Santis, M, Ferrelli, R M, Posada de la Paz, M, Hens, M, Huizer, J, Fregonese, L, Stefanov, R, Bottarelli, V, Weinman, A, Le Cam, Y, Gavhed, D, Mincarone, P, Bushby, K, Frazzica, R G, Donati, C, Vittozzi, L, Jessop, E

“…National Plans for Rare Diseases (RDs) are the common denominator of current public health policy concerns on RDs across the EU. With the aim of a better…”
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Functional assessment scales: a study of persons with multiple sclerosis by Granger, C V, Cotter, A C, Hamilton, B B, Fiedler, R C, Hens, M M

“…The purpose of this study was to investigate disability in persons with multiple sclerosis (MS) by using combinations of functional assessment scales and…”
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Public health research on rare diseases by Alonso, V, Villaverde-Hueso, A, Hens, M, Morales-Piga, A, Abaitua, I, Posada de la Paz, M

“…Despite the low prevalence of Rare Diseases (RD), over 30 million EU citizens suffer from these conditions. This paper summarizes some aspects of these…”
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Use of ordinal categorical variables in skeletal assessment of sex from the cranium by Konigsberg, Lyle W., Hens, Samantha M.

“…In anthropological studies, visual indicators of sex are traditionally scored on an ordinal categorical scale. Logistic and probit regression models are…”
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Auricular surface aging: A blind test of the revised method on historic Italians from Sardinia by Hens, Samantha M, Belcastro, M. Giovanna

“…Abstract Age determination from human skeletal remains is an important biological parameter in both forensic and bioarchaeological contexts. This study…”
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Cranial Variation and Biodistance in Three Imperial Roman Cemeteries by Hens, S. M., Ross, A. H.

“…Ancient Roman populations are expected to exhibit considerable biological variation because of extensive trade networks and migration patterns throughout…”
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