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Implication of Ariaal sexual mixing on gonorrhea

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A mathematical model is constructed for the spread of gonorrhea among the Ariaal population of Northern Kenya. The results suggest that the persistence of gonorrhea in the population is due to various factors such as a core group of commercial sex workers or concurrent partnerships.

Author: McCluskey, C. Connell, Roth, Eric, Van Den Driessche, P.
Publisher: Wiley-Liss, Inc.
Publication Name: American Journal of Human Biology
Subject: Biological sciences
ISSN: 1042-0533
Year: 2005
Kenya, Sexually transmitted diseases, Development and progression, Gonorrhea

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Studies of human physique and sexual attractiveness: Sexual preferences of men and women in China

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Five different studies are conducted to study sexual preferences of men and women in China by considering different traits. The results of the studies show that sexual selection has influenced the evolution of human physique and sexual attractiveness in men and women.

Author: Anderson, M.J., Dixson, Alan F., Dixson, Barnaby J., Li, Baoguo
Publisher: Wiley-Liss, Inc.
Publication Name: American Journal of Human Biology
Subject: Biological sciences
ISSN: 1042-0533
Year: 2007
China, Sex, Sexual behavior, Female-male relations, Sexual behaviour

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Contemporary work characteristics, stress, and Ill health

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The relationship between work and ill health caused by stress at work is examined. The results provide substantial insight into the interrelationship of the work environment and health within the framework of evolutionary medicine.

Author: Wallace, Michael, Jamison, Cheryl Sorenson, Jamison, Paul L.
Publisher: Wiley-Liss, Inc.
Publication Name: American Journal of Human Biology
Subject: Biological sciences
ISSN: 1042-0533
Year: 2004
Risk factors, Diseases, Affective disorders, Mood disorders

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