It is commonly believed that Darwin rejected God and Intelligent Design, and replaced them with Natural Selection based on Random Mutations. A study of the Origin of Species, however, reveals a different picture. Darwin rejected neither God nor intelligent design, but argued that natural selection was God’s intelligent method of design. Natural selection did not Read More
Infant and child mortality rates are good indicators to show the scenario of health and nutritional status of the children of any country or region. Infant and child mortality in the whole of Bangladesh and divisional districts of Bangladesh estimated and identified the level of health of infants and children. The Orphanhood Method used the Read More
The purpose of this study was to describe the morphological characteristics and health related physical fitness in Ethiopian youth sports academy female soccer players. The cross- sectional study design was used. The total of one hundred two youth female soccer players were selected using purposive sampling technique from Ethiopia three youth sports academy. The procedure Read More
Background: Reproductive physiology of the peoples living in high altitude is affected by reduction in O2 supply than their counterparts. High altitude peoples are characterized with reduction of sperm count and elevated number of abnormal spermatozoa in males and delayed menarche among females. This study deals with the effects of altitude on reproductive physiology among Read More
Background: Structure of population is considered as internal structure of any human population with respect to different demographic variables which, usually varies from one population to another. This study deals with composition of population among the Paundra Kshatriya residing in Sonarpur area of West Bengal, India. Design and setting: This study was undertaken among the Read More
Rising Star cave system near Johannesburg in South Africa, the home of Homo naledi, a new hominin find, is a part of UNESCO World Heritage Site. It has yielded numerous fossil hominin ancestors and is considered to be the motherland of modern humans who had migrated in waves to inhabit all parts of the globe. Read More
The study was designed to determine the relationship between lip prints and odontometric parameters of the maxilla among Igbomina people of Kwara state, Nigeria within age range 18-50years. 422 (211males and 211 females) participated in the research. The lip print was obtained by removing dirt with wipes and applying lip gloss on the lip evenly.Microscope slide was then Read More
Background: Antenatal care (ANC) is very important for pregnant women because it provides information and advice for a healthy pregnancy, safe childbirth, and postnatal recovery, including newborn care, promotion of early, exclusive breastfeeding, and assistance in making a decision on future pregnancies in order to improve pregnancy outcomes. As a result, the purpose of this Read More
Background: Parametric evaluation of the NESTROFT (naked eye single tube red cell osmotic fragility test), CBC (complete blood count), and HPLC (high performance liquid chromatography) are the screening tools for detection of beta thalassemia trait and other abnormal hemoglobin. Design and setting: Prospective study. Field camps in various schools and villages of Diamond Harbor, Block-II, Read More
Cover letter May 04, 2022 Professor S.P. Singh, Editor-in-Chief Human Biology Review Dear Prof. Singh, We would appreciate if you could consider publishing our paper entitled “Prevalence of antenatal care use and the factors that influence it: a population-based study in Bangladesh.” The paper comprises of an original, unpublished material, and is not under consideration Read More
Cover letter May 04, 2022 Professor S.P. Singh, Editor-in-Chief Human Biology Review Dear Prof. Singh, We would appreciate if you could consider publishing our paper entitled “Prevalence of antenatal care use and the factors that influence it: a population-based study in Bangladesh.” The paper comprises of an original, unpublished material, and is not under consideration Read More
Cover letter May 04, 2022 Professor S.P. Singh, Editor-in-Chief Human Biology Review Dear Prof. Singh, We would appreciate if you could consider publishing our paper entitled “Prevalence of antenatal care use and the factors that influence it: a population-based study in Bangladesh.” The paper comprises of an original, unpublished material, and is not under consideration Read More
Cover letter May 04, 2022 Professor S.P. Singh, Editor-in-Chief Human Biology Review Dear Prof. Singh, We would appreciate if you could consider publishing our paper entitled “Prevalence of antenatal care use and the factors that influence it: a population-based study in Bangladesh.” The paper comprises of an original, unpublished material, and is not under consideration Read More
Cover letter May 04, 2022 Professor S.P. Singh, Editor-in-Chief Human Biology Review Dear Prof. Singh, We would appreciate if you could consider publishing our paper entitled “Prevalence of antenatal care use and the factors that influence it: a population-based study in Bangladesh.” The paper comprises of an original, unpublished material, and is not under consideration Read More
Cover letter May 04, 2022 Professor S.P. Singh, Editor-in-Chief Human Biology Review Dear Prof. Singh, We would appreciate if you could consider publishing our paper entitled “Prevalence of antenatal care use and the factors that influence it: a population-based study in Bangladesh.” The paper comprises of an original, unpublished material, and is not under consideration Read More
Cover letter May 04, 2022 Professor S.P. Singh, Editor-in-Chief Human Biology Review Dear Prof. Singh, We would appreciate if you could consider publishing our paper entitled “Prevalence of antenatal care use and the factors that influence it: a population-based study in Bangladesh.” The paper comprises of an original, unpublished material, and is not under consideration Read More
Background: India is undergoing major epidemiological, nutritional, and demographic transitions leading to a change in lifestyle. This tends to increase the incidence of obesity in all age groups. It has become increasingly important to assess lifestyle factors for their associated risk in predisposing overweight and obesity in children and adolescents. Methods: A literature search of Read More
The application of the research findings in various fields of sports sciences had paved the way to the designing of training programs for the athletes and had given heartening results by improving the performances in almost all sports events. Still certain important areas, like analysis of the muscle involvement patterns in various sports skills have Read More
Objectives: Present study aims to explore the nutritional risk of the elderly women and also to find out associated psychological and socio-economic factors, (if any) with nutritional risk or malnutrition. Design: It is a cross-sectional study conducted among institutional elderly women. Setting: The study was conducted among elderly women (aged 60 years and above) residing Read More
Recently in a paper, Qiang Ji and his colleagues of Hebei GEO University, Shijiazhuang, China, claimed to have discovered a new human species in the form of a Late Middle Pleistocene Harbin cranium. This skull has reverberated the internet with various names as ‘Dragon man’ and ‘Homo longi’. The skull of this specimen was dumped Read More
To The Edirtor-in Chief Human Biology Review Dear Sir, I do hereby submit our article manuscript entitled: “Factors affecting anthropometric failure in urban Bengalee children of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal, India” for the kind consideration for publication in your esteemed journal, Human Biology Review. While submitting the same I, as the corresponding author, declare the Read More
To The Edirtor-in Chief Human Biology Review Dear Sir, I do hereby submit our article manuscript entitled: “Factors affecting anthropometric failure in urban Bengalee children of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal, India” for the kind consideration for publication in your esteemed journal, Human Biology Review. While submitting the same I, as the corresponding author, declare the Read More
Bipolar disorder (BPD) affects personal and social functioning and creates huge economic burden. This type of study is poorly documented in Bangladesh. This study was designed to determine the prevalence and investigate the associated factors of BPD among married adult males in Rajshahi city, Bangladesh. For collecting data for this household cross-sectional study, multistage stratified Read More
Background and objectives: Biosocial studies offer valuable designs for studying the interface between biological and social factors affecting human well-being. Biosocial correlates of child mortality were examined in the present study in a village population of West Bengal, India. Material and Methods: In this study, 59 general castes (GC), 58 other backward castes (OBC), 150 scheduled castes (SC) Read More
“My goal is simple. It is complete understanding of the universe, why it is as it is and why it exists at all”. Stephan Hawking on his life’s philosophy. Professor Stephan Hawking one of the greatest minds of all times breathed his last on March 14, 2018 at the age of 76 years. At a young age Read More
Introduction: The ear ossicles contained in tympanic cavity are responsible for the conduction of sound waves from external to inner ear. A very few studies have been reported regarding the morphometric details of these ear ossicles in females. The mean values of the various parameters of the three bones, malleus, incus and stapes, have been reported in the Read More
TO THE EDITOR, We are submitting an article on the morphometric details of the three human ear ossicles in female poppulation of north India, which would be helpful in designing the prosthesis in ossicular chain pathology.
This work attempts to highlight the global magnitude of the obesity and examining the evolutionary perspective with focus on the correlates and temporal trend. It is based on a wide literature survey following PRISMA. The data on country wise prevalence was obtained after systematic review of over 500 articles and websites on the prevalence of obesity. A total Read More
Aim: To study how gender preferences influence fertility interventions among women of Todapur-Dasghara, Delhi. Methods: A cross sectional study design was devised in which data was collected through questionnaires and interviewing. Data on reproductive profile of 900 ever-married women (15-55years) of Todapur-Dasghara were collected. Results: Majority of the women fall in the 25-29 years age group.60% of the women Read More
Objective: The objective of the present study is to compare the prevalence of childhood and adolescent obesity in West Delhi and South Delhi using the body mass index. Methods: A cross sectional study design was devised in which anthropometric data was collected. A data of 1000 children and adolescents [6-15years] have been collected crosssectionally from West and South Delhi Read More
The present study investigates the association between various bio-social factors that affect fertility among Dhangar tribe of Madhubani district, Bihar. The data were collected from 300 households on ever married women in the age group 15-49 years. Both bivariate and multivariate analysis has been performed to describe the fertility differentials. In Dhangars, the number of children ever born is Read More
Under-nutrition is a serious and common complication of patients with Chronis Kidney Disease (CKD). This study was designed to assess the nutritional status of hospitalized patients with Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) at the pre-dialysis stage. Twenty-nine inward CKD patients (10 males and 19 females) with a mean age of 59 (SD=±4.2) years were recruited. An interviewer administered pre-tested Read More
Researchers have inclined their focus for better perception of mechanism and efficacy of medicinal plants in neurodegenerative disorders. Bacopa monnieri (BM) has been the fascinating candidate to treat the disorders of mental frailty. Cerebral disorders are the upshots of disparity between cellular oxidant and antioxidant levels. Hydrogen peroxide (H2O2), pioneer of various detrimental reactive oxygen species (ROS), induces oxidative damage Read More
To The Editor Human Biology Review Dear Sir: I am submitting the article entitled ‘ Low Back Pain and other work related musculoskeletal disorders among Indian farmers: A small preliminary survey’ for possible publication in your journal. In India, studies on famers’ health problems are very limited as compared to the population involved in this Read More
Objectives: The study aims to understand the effect of menopause on cardiovascular disease risk factors among the post menopausal women. (Natural and hysterectomy) Methods: A cross sectional study design was devised in which data relating to demographic, reproductive, anthropometric, physiological and biochemical variables was assessed from 1014 women. The difference in the cardiovascular disease risk factors was ascertained Read More
There are two different sets of recommendations for designating adults in the normal range for Body Mass Index, i.e., 18.5 to 24.99 and 18.5 to 22.99 by World Health Organization. Some scientists are advocating that in case of Asians the normal range for Body Mass Index should be from 18.5 to 22.99. Which one to Read More
Background: Birth weight is the most important and reliable indicator for infant growth and survival. A baby’s weight at birth is strongly associated with mortality risk during the first year and, to a lesser degree, with developmental problems in childhood and the risk of various diseases in adulthood. Objectives: To see the influence of maternal Read More
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The United Nations eight Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) were agreed upon by the UN Member States to be achieved by the year 2015. Now the UN has taken stock of the situation during 2015 to gauge the progress we have made and compare it with the situation of 1990 thus judging it from a quarter Read More
RA is a chronic inflammatory condition leading to irreversible destruction and deformation of synovial joints. RA patients were found more prone to develop CVD as compared to normal individuals. So, the present study was designed to evaluate the various risk factors of CVD in RA patients from North India. Furthermore, the effects of obesity were Read More
Recent report of United Nations International Labour Organization (ILO) indicated a large global rural population of 56 per cent having no access to critical healthcare. The disparity in healthcare widens when rural household conditions are coupled with poverty. Such instances abound in Africa where up to 83 per cent of the people don’t have these Read More
Objectives: 1.To study the impact of utilization of maternal health care services among the Ganda mothers an urban slums community. 2. To find out the factors influencing the utilization of maternal health care services. Study Design: Cross sectional study. Setting: 6 urban slums of Raipur Districts. Sample size: All 160 available lactating mothers (15-49 years Read More
Prevalence of hypertension is on the rise in the today’s society, especially among working women. Present study was aimed to compare the anthropometric and physiological variables of normotensive and hypertensive premenopausal women so as to ascertain the possible changes occurring in these variables among hypertensive women. 330 premenopausal Punjabi working women were randomly selected. A Read More
Non specific low back pain affects 85% of patients who present to primary care and is one which cannot be reliably attributed to a specific disease or spinal abnormality. Physical therapy modalities are frequently used for its management but the best evidence for the efficacy and cost effectiveness of the treatment is provided by well Read More
The aim of this paper was to investigate the effects of dynamic neuromuscular analysis on static and dynamic balance of Indian state level female athletes. It was hypothesized that the training protocol would improve both static and dynamic components of the balance, improving dynamic balance more than static. A total of 43 randomly selected state Read More
Darwinism and the church have been in conflict right from the inception of the former. A recent expression of this conflict has appeared in the form of the Concept of Intelligent Design (ID), which amounts to the special creation concept, which is in religious scriptures. ID is not science, and the Natural Selection Theory of Read More
Background & Objectives: Lots of variation has been observed in menopausal age among women the world over, what ever being the reasons. Present study was aimed to determine the age at onset of natural menopause in working Punjabi women of Jalandhar and compare it with other Indian populations. Methods: 620 Punjabi working women were randomly Read More
Let me appreciate the efforts of the editorial board of the journal which worked extremely hard to live up to the expectations of the anthropology community by bringing out the very first issue of HUMAN BIOLOGY REVIEW during January 2012 as promised. The year 2012 has been designated as the International Year of Sustainable Energy Read More
In developing countries like India where rural and remote populations suffer socio-economic inequities, protected areas have further narrowed down their livelihood options. The objective of the present study is to understand the household economic condition and nutritional status among the Shabar tribe living in a protected forest area of Orissa. A total of 154 families Read More