Utility of ForenSeq™ DNA Signature Prep Kit in the research of pairwise 2nd-degree kinship identification
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DOI: 10.1007/s00414-019-02003-6
Abstract: The scope of forensic kinship analysis is being extended to more distant or complex relationships. However, current methods and standards in this field do not meet the needs of casework. The next-generation sequencing (NGS) technology… read more here.
Keywords: dna; kinship identification; kinship; kit ... See more keywords
Evaluation of microhaplotypes in forensic kinship analysis from a Swedish population perspective
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DOI: 10.1007/s00414-021-02509-y
Abstract: The development of massively parallel sequencing (MPS) technology has enabled the discovery of several new types of forensic markers where microhaplotypes are one of these promising novel genetic markers. Microhaplotypes are, commonly, less than 300… read more here.
Keywords: evaluation microhaplotypes; microhaplotypes forensic; kinship; kinship analysis ... See more keywords
DIEDA: discriminative information based on exponential discriminant analysis combined with local features representation for face and kinship verification
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DOI: 10.1007/s11042-017-5572-2
Abstract: Face and kinship verification using facial images is a novel and challenging problem in computer vision. In this paper, we propose a new system that uses discriminative information, which is based on the exponential discriminant… read more here.
Keywords: information; kinship; kinship verification; face ... See more keywords
A new kinship typology and factors associated with receiving financial assistance in kinship care
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DOI: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2020.104822
Abstract: Abstract Financial hardship is one of the most challenging issues faced by kinship foster care families. Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) benefits and foster care payments are potential sources of financial assistance for kinship… read more here.
Keywords: assistance; kinship; associated receiving; care ... See more keywords
An unusual kinship case from the Spanish Civil War (1936–1939): Ancient versus degraded sample’s investigation
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DOI: 10.1016/j.fsigss.2019.10.140
Abstract: Abstract An unusual kinship case arrived to our laboratory, having as main objective to perform a genetic analysis between a living presumable niece and some human remains –eight bones from a hand. The bone samples… read more here.
Keywords: spanish civil; civil war; unusual kinship; kinship ... See more keywords
Gridlocked in the city: kinship and witchcraft among Wayao street vendors in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
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DOI: 10.1017/s0001972017001140
Abstract: Abstract For a group of Wayao street vendors in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, kinship relations were simultaneously an advantage and a hindrance. Their migration to the city and entry into the urban economy had occurred… read more here.
Keywords: dar salaam; vendors dar; city; wayao street ... See more keywords
Reconfiguring the culture of kinship: poor people's tactics during South Africa's transition from apartheid
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DOI: 10.1017/s0001972017001164
Abstract: Abstract One product of the vicissitudes of apartheid-era labour migration, of persistent constraints on urban settlement and of continuing post-apartheid oscillating migration between South Africa's cities and countryside has been extensive domestic fluidity for many… read more here.
Keywords: article; transition apartheid; kinship; apartheid ... See more keywords
Social and Genetic Relations in Neolithic Ireland: Re-evaluating Kinship
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DOI: 10.1017/s0959774325000058
Abstract: This paper re-evaluates recent kinship studies in Neolithic Ireland through a close analysis of biomolecular and fine-grained archaeological data. It outlines the rich possibilities these datasets offer when interwoven to enhance our understanding of diverse… read more here.
Keywords: kinship; relations neolithic; genetic relations; neolithic ireland ... See more keywords
Effect of donor age and kinship on outcomes in haplo-identical stem cell transplantation may be modulated by GVHD prophylaxis strategies
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DOI: 10.1038/s41409-020-01030-x
Abstract: Donor selection criteria for haplo-identical stem cell transplant (HHCT) have now gained importance as multiple eligible donors are often available for a recipient [1]. We did a single-center retrospective study comprising 63 adults with high-risk… read more here.
Keywords: haplo identical; age; kinship; stem cell ... See more keywords
Mobility and kinship in the world’s first village societies
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DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2209480119
Abstract: Significance Strontium and oxygen isotopes were measured for adults who lived in southwest Asia during the foraging-to-farming transition. Data spanning seven millennia show limited mobility during the early Holocene and local partner exchange within small… read more here.
Keywords: kinship; mobility kinship; mobility; world first ... See more keywords
Implications of Endogamy in the Southwest Eurasian Highlands: Another look at Jack Goody’s theory of production, property and kinship
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DOI: 10.1080/02757206.2019.1640693
Abstract: ABSTRACT Reviving interest in Jack Goody’s comparative and historical work on systems of production, kinship and state organization prompts us to revisit his analysis in ‘Production and Reproduction’ – looking both at the data and… read more here.
Keywords: production; kinship; jack goody; goody ... See more keywords