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SCRIBE promotes methodological rigor, inclusivity, and epistemological breadth, supporting more equitable, context-sensitive evidence synthesis across diverse human populations.
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Conducting Scoping and Systematic Reviews With a Focus on Biocultural Research: The SCRIBE Toolkit
The SCRIBE (SystematiC Reviews In Biocultural rEsearch) toolkit offers a structured approach for conducting scoping and systematic reviews in biocultural research. It addresses the challenges of synt...
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December 5, 2025 at 4:04 PM
SCRIBE promotes methodological rigor, inclusivity, and epistemological breadth, supporting more equitable, context-sensitive evidence synthesis across diverse human populations.
Link to the paper: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
repository.lboro.ac.uk/account/arti...
Link to the paper: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
repository.lboro.ac.uk/account/arti...
Developed in response to the underrepresentation of biocultural frameworks in review methodologies, SCRIBE offers six clear steps (from defining review type to final synthesis) adaptable for use in Notion, Trello, or Word.
December 5, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Developed in response to the underrepresentation of biocultural frameworks in review methodologies, SCRIBE offers six clear steps (from defining review type to final synthesis) adaptable for use in Notion, Trello, or Word.
This paper examines how tuberculosis bacteria take advantage of favorable immunity switches to escape the granulomas meant to keep them latent and contained. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
Immunity Switches and Macrophage Manipulations: Trauma, Ovulation, and Depression as Latent Tuberculosis Reactivation Risks
Inflammation is the immune system's natural response to initial tuberculosis infection. Tuberculosis bacteria have gained adaptations to manipulate the inflammatory process, sometimes settling into l...
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December 5, 2025 at 1:48 AM
This paper examines how tuberculosis bacteria take advantage of favorable immunity switches to escape the granulomas meant to keep them latent and contained. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
🕊️ By Margaret Bentley, Miriam Chaiken, Darna Dufour, Edward A. Frongillo, and Sera Young
Read the full tribute in American Journal of Human Biology: doi.org/10.1002/ajhb...
Read the full tribute in American Journal of Human Biology: doi.org/10.1002/ajhb...
In Memoriam: Dr. Gretel H. Pelto, Matriarch of Applied Nutritional and Medical Anthropology
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October 30, 2025 at 7:26 PM
🕊️ By Margaret Bentley, Miriam Chaiken, Darna Dufour, Edward A. Frongillo, and Sera Young
Read the full tribute in American Journal of Human Biology: doi.org/10.1002/ajhb...
Read the full tribute in American Journal of Human Biology: doi.org/10.1002/ajhb...
These differences were also influenced by maternal BMI, socioeconomic
conditions, and ethnicity. The findings highlight altitude’s impact on
early growth and provide valuable insights for public health in Andean
and other highland populations.
conditions, and ethnicity. The findings highlight altitude’s impact on
early growth and provide valuable insights for public health in Andean
and other highland populations.
October 27, 2025 at 1:29 PM
These differences were also influenced by maternal BMI, socioeconomic
conditions, and ethnicity. The findings highlight altitude’s impact on
early growth and provide valuable insights for public health in Andean
and other highland populations.
conditions, and ethnicity. The findings highlight altitude’s impact on
early growth and provide valuable insights for public health in Andean
and other highland populations.