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The tales teeth tell : development, evolution, behavior
\"Why do anthropologists study teeth? Teeth contain detailed records of growth, health, and diet, as well as our evolutionary history. So what are the tales teeth tell? The French naturalist George Cuvier famously remarked, \"Show me your teeth and I will tell you who you are.\" In this book, we will explore the intimate precision, striking beauty, and integrative power of incremental growth rhythms in teeth. We will also consider the surprising records of behavior that remain on their surfaces for millennia. For example, the plaque our hygienists carefully remove traps food particles, bacteria, and DNA from our own cells in a sticky layer that can fossilize over time into dental calculus. While calculus doesn't show the same faithful records as enamel and dentine, it captures human activity after our teeth finish growing, continuing the story of our behavior and health into adulthood and old age. We'll learn how complementary clues such as microscopic scratches and pits formed during chewing have spawned serious debates about the evolution of the human diet. And we'll see how evidence from teeth may point to the uniqueness of our own species, Homo sapiens, with our long childhoods, remarkably diverse diets, and complex behaviors\"-- Provided by publisher.
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Healthy aging : principles and clinical practice for clinicians
Includes 29 chapters, divided into chronic illness both physical and emotional, cover only the most common illnesses of older adults. The chapters are consistent in their framework and are embedded with current treatment modalities. This text incorporates the holistic framework that comprises geriatric care in partnership with physicians, gerontologists and nurses. The multiple contributions address these partnerships and illustrate the need for APN practice within multiple professional modalities. The uniqueness of this text is not only in these identified partnerships, but also in addressing the Healthy People 2020 objectives that all practitioners must incorporate into their practice.
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