Sex determination using metacarpal biometric data from the Athens Collection

dc.contributor.author	Μανώλης, Σωτήρης Κ.	el
dc.contributor.author	Ηλιόπουλος, Κωνσταντίνος	el
dc.contributor.author	Κοιλιάς, Χρήστος Γ.	el
dc.contributor.author	Fox, Sherry C.	en
dc.date.accessioned	2015-06-06T19:09:47Z
dc.date.available	2015-06-06T19:09:47Z
dc.date.issued	2015-06-06
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/11400/15363
dc.rights	Αναφορά Δημιουργού-Μη Εμπορική Χρήση-Όχι Παράγωγα Έργα 3.0 Ηνωμένες Πολιτείες	*
dc.rights.uri	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/us/	*
dc.source	www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/03790738	en
dc.subject	Forensic anthropology
dc.subject	sex determination
dc.subject	Metacarpals
dc.subject	Greek population
dc.subject	Ιατροδικαστική ανθρωπολογία
dc.subject	Προσδιορισμός φύλου
dc.subject	Μετακάρπια
dc.subject	Ελληνικός πληθυσμός
dc.title	Sex determination using metacarpal biometric data from the Athens Collection	en
heal.type	journalArticle
heal.classification	Anthropology
heal.classification	Medicine
heal.classification	Ανθρωπολογία
heal.classification	Ιατρική
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heal.classificationURI	N/A-Ιατρική
heal.keywordURI	http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85050537
heal.keywordURI	http://lod.nal.usda.gov/42686
heal.identifier.secondary	DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2009.09.015
heal.language	en
heal.access	campus
heal.recordProvider	Σχολή Τεχνολογικών Εφαρμογών. Τμήμα Μηχανικών Πληροφορικής Τ.Ε.	el
heal.publicationDate	2009-12
heal.bibliographicCitation	Manolis, S., Eliopoulos, C., Koilias, C. and Fox, S. (2009) Sex determination using metacarpal biometric data from the Athens Collection. "Forensic Science International", 193 (1-3), p. 130.e1-130.e6. Available from: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0379073809003995 [Accessed: 06/06/2015].	en
heal.abstract	Forensic anthropologists and bioarchaeologists usually determine sex by analyzing quantitative and qualitative characters of the human skeleton. In general, the pelvis and skull are the skeletal parts used most often, but in many cases these parts are missing or fragmentary. In such circumstances, it is necessary to use techniques based on other skeletal elements. The primary aim of this work is to determine whether metacarpals can be used for the determination of sex specifically in a Greek population. A secondary step is to describe and develop linear discriminant function equations for sex determination based on a contemporary Greek population using metacarpal biometric data. The skeletal sample of the modern Greeks is housed at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (NKUA) is comprised of 993 metacarpals (left and right), corresponding to 151 adult individuals (84 males and 67 females). The correct sex classification reached an accuracy of 83.7-88.1% for left and 83.8-89.7%, for right metacarpals. Our results suggest that metacarpals can be used for sexing in bioarchaeological, and forensic studies, in addition to other sex determination techniques.	en
heal.publisher	Saukko, P.	en
heal.journalName	Forensic Science International	en
heal.journalType	peer-reviewed
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