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Practices, advice and support regarding prolonged breastfeeding: a descriptive study from Sri Lanka (2008)
Journal Article
van den Berg, M., & Ball, H. L. (2008). Practices, advice and support regarding prolonged breastfeeding: a descriptive study from Sri Lanka. Journal of Reproductive and Infant Psychology, 26(3), 229-243. https://doi.org/10.1080/02646830701691376

Practice and duration of breastfeeding were examined in relation to traditional practices and modern recommendations on infant care in Sri Lanka. Semi-structured interviews were conducted among 60 Sri Lankan mothers whose youngest child was 0.5-4 yea... Read More about Practices, advice and support regarding prolonged breastfeeding: a descriptive study from Sri Lanka.

Social correlates of testosterone and ornamentation in male mandrills (2008)
Journal Article
Setchell, J., Smith, T., Wickings, E., & Knapp, L. (2008). Social correlates of testosterone and ornamentation in male mandrills. Hormones and Behavior, 54(3), 365-372. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.yhbeh.2008.05.004

We investigated relationships between fecal androgen concentrations, facial coloration and behaviour in semi-free-ranging male mandrills. We found that fecal androgen levels were significantly positively related to dominance rank, independent of rank... Read More about Social correlates of testosterone and ornamentation in male mandrills.

Senescence rates are determined by ranking on the fast-slow life-history continuum (2008)
Journal Article
Jones, O., Gaillard, J., Tuljapurkar, S., Alho, J., Armitage, K., Becker, P., …Coulson, T. (2008). Senescence rates are determined by ranking on the fast-slow life-history continuum. Ecology Letters, 11(7), 664-673. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1461-0248.2008.01187.x

Comparative analyses of survival senescence by using life tables have identified generalizations including the observation that mammals senesce faster than similar-sized birds. These generalizations have been challenged because of limitations of life... Read More about Senescence rates are determined by ranking on the fast-slow life-history continuum.

Canine tooth size and fitness in male mandrills (Mandrillus sphinx) (2008)
Journal Article
Leigh, S., Setchell, J., Charpentier, M., Knapp, L., & Wickings, E. (2008). Canine tooth size and fitness in male mandrills (Mandrillus sphinx). Journal of Human Evolution, 55(1), 75-85. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhevol.2008.01.001

Sexual selection theory explains the evolution of exaggerated male morphologies and weaponry, but the fitness consequences of developmental and age-related changes in these features remain poorly understood. This long-term study of mandrill monkeys (... Read More about Canine tooth size and fitness in male mandrills (Mandrillus sphinx).

Practical aspects of Evolutionary Medicine. (2008)
Book Chapter
Bentley, G., & Aunger, R. (2008). Practical aspects of Evolutionary Medicine. In S. Elton, & P. O'Higgins (Eds.), Medicine and Evolution: Current Applications, Future Prospects (215-237.). CRC Press

From inchoate pronouns to proper nouns: a theory fragment with 9/11, Gertrude Stein, and an East German Ethnography (2008)
Journal Article
Carrithers, M. (2008). From inchoate pronouns to proper nouns: a theory fragment with 9/11, Gertrude Stein, and an East German Ethnography. History and Anthropology, 19(2), 161-186. https://doi.org/10.1080/02757200802332228

Despite the elaborate means human beings deploy to render the world predictable and transparent, we nevertheless continually confront situations which are uncertain and opaque. This is especially so in the modern world, in which supralocal institutio... Read More about From inchoate pronouns to proper nouns: a theory fragment with 9/11, Gertrude Stein, and an East German Ethnography.

Liminal spaces: changing inter-generational relations among long-term Liberian refugees in Ghana (2008)
Journal Article
Hampshire, K., Porter, G., Kilpatrick, K., Kyei, P., Adjaloo, M., & Oppong, G. (2008). Liminal spaces: changing inter-generational relations among long-term Liberian refugees in Ghana. Human organization, 67(1), 25-36

This paper reports on changing inter-generational relations among long-term Liberian refugees in the Buduburam settlement camp in Ghana. Four months of fieldwork were conducted in the settlement, using a range of qualitative methods to elicit emic un... Read More about Liminal spaces: changing inter-generational relations among long-term Liberian refugees in Ghana.

Linkages between livelihood opportunities and refugee-host relations: learning from the experiences of Liberian camp-based refugees in Ghana (2008)
Journal Article
Porter, G., Hampshire, K., Kyei, P., Adjaloo, M., Rapoo, G., & Kilpatrick, K. (2008). Linkages between livelihood opportunities and refugee-host relations: learning from the experiences of Liberian camp-based refugees in Ghana. Journal of Refugee Studies, 21(2), 230-252. https://doi.org/10.1093/jrs/fen015

This paper combines recent livelihoods approaches to refugee studies with a social resilience framework to explore the interlinkages between refugee-host relations and refugee coping strategies in the Buduburam camp in Ghana. The reported experiences... Read More about Linkages between livelihood opportunities and refugee-host relations: learning from the experiences of Liberian camp-based refugees in Ghana.

The Internet and the Future of Social Science Research (2008)
Book Chapter
Fischer, M., Lyon, S., & Zeitlyn, D. (2008). The Internet and the Future of Social Science Research. In N. Fielding, R. Lee, & G. Blank (Eds.), The Sage handbook of online research methods (519-536). SAGE Publications

This chapter considers the impact that the Internet and related communications technologies (IRCT) will have on the possibilities and prospects for new generations of social scientists. Contemporary and future developments will advance the scale of r... Read More about The Internet and the Future of Social Science Research.

Diversification in Abu Dhabi and Dubai: The Impact on National Identity and the Ruling Bargain (2008)
Book Chapter
Davidson, C. M. (2008). Diversification in Abu Dhabi and Dubai: The Impact on National Identity and the Ruling Bargain. In A. Alsharekh, & R. Springborg (Eds.), Popular culture and political identity in the Arab Gulf States (143-153). Saqi Books

As the Gulf assumes an ever more important role in the global political economy, new cultural and political identities are emerging, both through natural processes and as a result of state design. This volume explores the new dynamism of the Gulf, re... Read More about Diversification in Abu Dhabi and Dubai: The Impact on National Identity and the Ruling Bargain.

Increasing children’s participation in African transport planning: reflections on methodological issues in a child-centred research project (2008)
Journal Article
Porter, G., & Abane, A. (2008). Increasing children’s participation in African transport planning: reflections on methodological issues in a child-centred research project. Children's Geographies, 6(2), 151-167. https://doi.org/10.1080/14733280801963086

This paper examines the potential for applying child-centred research methodologies which involve children doing their own research (with adult facilitators) within a transport and mobility context in West Africa. Relatively little attention has been... Read More about Increasing children’s participation in African transport planning: reflections on methodological issues in a child-centred research project.

The social context of childcare practices and child malnutrition in Niger’s recent food crisis (2008)
Journal Article
Hampshire, K., Casiday, R., Kilpatrick, K., & Panter-Brick, C. (2009). The social context of childcare practices and child malnutrition in Niger’s recent food crisis. Disasters, 33(1), 132-151. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-7717.2008.01066.x

In 2004-05, Niger suffered a food crisis during which global attention focused on high levels of acute malnutrition among children. In response, decentralised emergency nutrition programmes were introduced into much of southern Niger. Child malnutrit... Read More about The social context of childcare practices and child malnutrition in Niger’s recent food crisis.

Increasing the relevance of mathematical approaches to demographic history (2008)
Journal Article
Riede, F., & Bentley, R. (2008). Increasing the relevance of mathematical approaches to demographic history. Quality and Quantity, 42(2), 275-281. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11135-007-9144-9

In this short paper we comment on recent efforts at formally modelling the interplay between demography and cultural evolution. We draw attention to the fact that, although these efforts are to be applauded, much work has already been done in this ar... Read More about Increasing the relevance of mathematical approaches to demographic history.