Thesis (M.S.)--University of Michigan, 1976.

Thesis (M.S.)--University of Michigan, 1976.

Thesis (M.A.)--Texas State University--San Marcos, 2009. / Vita. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 46-49). Also available on microfilm.

Thesis (M.A.) -- Reformed Theological Seminary, Virtual Campus, 2007. / Includes bibliographical references.

Orientador: Eduardo Daruge Junior / Dissertação (mestrado) - Universidade Estadual de Campinas. Faculdade de Odontologia de Piracicaba / Made available in DSpace on 2018-08-16T05:25:40Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Oliveira_OsvaldoFortesde_M.pdf: 1686263 bytes, checksum: 011e66d64852b8a5da91c8f32159b2ce (MD5) Previous issue date: 2010 / Resumo: Objetivo: Verificar se há presença de dimorfismo sexual para cada uma das medidas realizadas no crânio e observar qual das medidas são mais confiáveis para elaboração de um modelo matemático que possa ser aplicado na prática forense. Material e métodos: A amostra foi composta de 100 crânios humanos, sendo 50 de indivíduos do sexo masculino e 50 do sexo feminino, com idade no momento do óbito superior a 22 anos, procedentes do cemitério São Gonçalo, da prefeitura municipal de Cuiabá - Mato Grosso/Brasil. Foram realizadas medições com paquímetro digital e compasso de ponta curva entre as seguintes estruturas anatômicas do crânio: násio-lâmbda; násio-básio; glabela-lâmbda; glabela-ínio; glabela-bregma; básio-lâmbda; básio-bregma; zígio-zígio; eurio-eurio; mastóide-mastóide. Para verificar o erro sistemático intra-examinador foi utilizado o teste "t" pareado e para determinação do erro casual foi utilizado o cálculo de erro proposto por Dalhberg. Foi utilizado o teste t Student para comparar se existe diferença estatisticamente significante nas medidas entre os sexos. Foi utilizada a análise discriminante modelo stepwise para verificar qual das medidas realizadas é mais relevante para ser utilizada em um modelo matemático para diferenciar o sexo. Resultado: O valor médio das medidas realizadas foi sempre superior para o sexo masculino em relação ao sexo feminino, sendo que a distância eurio-eurio foi a única entre as medidas que apresentou-se sem significância após aplicação da estatística com teste t de Student. Conclusão: A distância zígio-zígio foi a que apresentou maior dimorfismo entre os sexos, onde foi possível a obtenção de uma função por análise discriminante juntamente com a distância básio-lâmbda com confiabilidade de 72% de acerto. / Abstract: Aim: To verify the presence of sexual dimorphism for each of the measurements made in the skull and see which of measures are more reliable for developing a mathematical model that can be used in forensic practice. Material and methods: The sample consisted of 100 human skulls of 50 individuals were male and 50 female subjects, age at death of more than 22 years, coming from the cemetery São Gonçalo, the municipal government of Cuiabá - Mato Grosso / Brazil . Measurements were taken with a digital caliper and caliper pliers of the following anatomical structures of the skull: Násio-lâmbda; násio-básio; glabela-lâmbda; glabela-ínio; glabela-bregma; básio-lâmbda; básio-bregma; zígio-zígio; eurio-eurio; mastóide-mastóide.To check the systematic error intrarater test was used to "t" test and to determine the random error was used to calculate error proposed by Dalhberg. It was used the Student t test to compare if exist a statistically significant difference in measures between the sexes. It was used the stepwise discriminant analysis model to verify which of the measures taken are more relevant to be used in mathematical model to differentiate the sex. Results: The average value of measurements was always higher for males compared to females, and the distance eurio-eurio was unique among the measures that showed no statistical significance after applying with the Student t test. Conclusion: The distance zigio-zigio showed the greatest dimorphism between the sexes, where it was / Mestrado / Odontologia Legal e Deontologia / Mestre em Biologia Buco-Dental

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The genus Kannemeyeria is one of the most important and distinctive taxa of the Triassic dicynodonts. It became the first Triassic dicynodont known to science, and thus forms the benchmark for the comparison of the evolution and morphology of other Triassic dicynodonts. An understanding of this genus forms an integral part of the biozonation of the Beaufort Group, and is pivotal in influencing the interpretation of the evolution, physiology and phylogenetic relationships of the Triassic dicynodonts. This study focuses on the detailed cranial morphology and relationships of the Kannemeyeria, and uses a rigorous morphological investigation as the basis for a meaningful elucidation of the functional and thus physiological aspects of this dicynodont. The descriptions demonstrate that variations related to the skull size, distortion or naturally occurring variation within the genus allow for the synonymy of the formerly recognised species K. latifrons Broom (1898; 1913), K. erithrea Haughton (1915) and K. wilsoni Broom (1937). This conclusion is further supported by the allometric analysis which cannot distinguish the variation observed in the holotypes with that occurring naturally within a growth series. Apart from the large specimen, the other smaller individuals are accommodated in the genus as different ontogenetic stages of the growth series represented by K. simocephalus Weithofer (1888). Several allometric variables show unusual patterns of development, indicating that Kannemeyeria can be subdivided into ontological classes, as juvenile and adult forms, separated from each other by a particular level of development. An age-related threshold level is suggested, and considered to represent an animal reaching sexual maturity. It is consequently proposed that the Kannemeyeria population was, at an age-related level, subdivided into sexually mature and immature groups but remained ecologically homogeneous. Both the descriptions and the allometric analysis of the species K. cristarhynchus Keyser & Cruickshank (1979) clearly indicate that it does not conform to the growth series of K. simocephalus and thus the differences observed between these two taxa are not constrained to size increases. Consequently, the recognition of the species K. cristarhynchus is considered valid. From the observations of the cranial morphology, tested using an allometric analysis, generic and specific diagnoses are constructed for Kannemeyeria and its two African species. Several features of Kannemeyeria are discussed in a functional context. A corrugated hom-covered snout and large caniniform processes are considered to be associated with defence and posturing behaviour. Several features of the braincase also suggest herding behaviour. Kannemeyeria also has a slightly different occipital musculature arrangement than that proposed for many other dicynodonts. Most Kannemeyeria cranial features are related to its masticatory function. From the analysis of masticatory cycle it is clear that the jaw action is described via a single pivot-point, which in Kannemeyeria approached the original, primitive position of the jaw hinge. The vertical orientation of the articulation and this pivot-point ensured that the muscle action during second phase of mastication produced an upward crushing and grinding action instead of the typical fore-and-aft motion of many other dicynodonts. It also meant that the muscle force was at their maximum, and little or no energy was lost to translation of the moment arm at the jaw articulation. Consequently, the Kannemeyeria masticatory cycle was both highly effective and extremely efficient. The morphology, and resultant physiology, of Kannemeyeria skull is considered to represent the innovative foundation for much of the success of many of the later Triassic dicynodonts.

Thesis (M. Phil.)--University of Hong Kong, 2006. / Title proper from title frame. Also available in printed format.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--Ohio State University, 2006. / Full text release at OhioLINK's ETD Center delayed at author's request