Human biology: from a love to profession and back again

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A biologist relates his varied experience, such as working as a psychologist in a shoe factory in Moravia while doing research in human biology as a member of the Czech Biotypical Society. His contributions to the philosophy of science, physical anthropology, and the study of behavior, are discussed. His interaction with intellectuals in Eastern and Western bloc nations is recounted.

Personal narratives, Biologists

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Historical note: early history of the anthropometry of body composition

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This article examines the history of a pioneering paper on the anthropometric assessment of human body composition written by a Czech anthropologist in 1921. Relevant documents found in the Smithsonian Institution provide insight into how the concept was developed and how the paper was published in a prominent American journal.

Czech Republic, History, Anthropologists, Records and correspondence, Anthropological research, American periodicals

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Assessing the body composition of 6-17 year old black and white girls in field studies

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This article evaluates the validity of equations used to predict body composition in white and black girls using bioelectrical impedance and anthropometric variables. Findings indicate that the predictive equations provide accurate values for fat free mass and body fat when they are developed to be specific to ethnic groups.

Statistical Data Included, Research, Usage, Evaluation, Physiological aspects, Impedance, Bioelectric, Bioelectric impedance, Race, Equations, Equations (Mathematics), Girls, United States. National Institute of Child Health and Human Development

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