Background: While symmetry and proportionality are recurring perceptual markers of facial attractiveness, aesthetic evaluation is also influenced by cultural norms, social context, and temporal variation. This study therefore examined the proportional and symmetrical relationship...
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Research Article10.9734/ajob/2026/v22i5649
Background and Objective: Flatfoot is a morphological medical condition of the feet caused by fallen MLA or no MLA at all. Each person at the tender toddler ages of life and it becomes a concern if it persists in a child older than 6 years old. The aim of this study was to determ...
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Research Article10.9734/ajob/2026/v22i2627
Palmar creases are permanent epidermal flexure lines on the hands that develop during early fetal life. These patterns, studied in dermatoglyphics, have applications in genetics, anthropology, and clinical diagnostics. While previous studies in Nigeria have linked palmar crease p...
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Research Article10.9734/ajob/2026/v22i1615
Background: Kidney stones (nephrolithiasis) are a common urological condition causing significant morbidity worldwide. The prevalence and patterns of kidney stone occurrence are influenced by demographic and clinical factors, yet data on their distribution in specific populations...
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Research Article10.9734/ajob/2026/v22i1617
Background: The obstetric management of a pregnancy depends on the knowledge of an accurate gestational age particularly in unregistered case. Aim: The aim of the study is determine how accurately fetal kidney length (FKL) could estimate gestational age (GA) using ultrasonography...
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Research Article10.9734/ajarr/2023/v17i6486
Background: Facial photogrammetry during various phases of female sexual cycle was used to estimate the facial beauty/attractiveness of females at menstruation and ovulation phase of their monthly cycle; in order to form basis of using facial attractiveness as a biomarker of ovul...
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Research Article10.9734/acri/2023/v23i5571
Background: The lumbosacral angle (LSA), is a key morphometric parameter important in the management of patients with low back disorders. Aim: The study evaluated the relationship between age and lumbosacral angle of adult Nigerians. Methods: Two hundred and twenty-six (226) radi...
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Research Article10.9734/ajob/2023/v18i1334
Background: For women of reproductive age, menstruation is a common and natural occurrence. This is characterised by bleeding from the endometrium brought on by the removal of the functional layer of the endometrium of the uterus. Women from all over the world are affected by men...
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Research Article10.9734/acri/2023/v23i5570
Background: The auricle is an important cephalofacial part of the human body that is of forensic importance that portrays information about one’s age, sex, race and ethnic group. Aim: This study was therefore conducted to establish auricular anthropometric data and sexual dimorph...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrimps/2023/v12i2211
Background: Understanding the dimensions of the structural configuration of human skeleton is requisite in anthropologic and forensic anatomy, radiologic anatomy and orthopaedics. Aim: This study presents a new method of using photogrammetry to obtain and analyse data of the morp...
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Research Article10.9734/ajarr/2023/v17i5483
Humans all over the world, though being of the same species (Homo sapiens), differ from each other in some aspects due to differences in the genetic make-up, adaptation to varying environmental conditions or mutation, etc. This research work was carried out to study the variation...
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Research Article10.9734/ajarr/2023/v17i5481
Background: A beautiful smile enhances facial attractiveness. Smiles with greater upper incisor display are considered more attractive and youthful, especially in women. With aging, the display of the upper incisors decreases while that of the lower teeth increases. Therefore, in...
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Research Article10.9734/ajob/2026/v22i3635
Ethnicity, gender, age, environment and genes of a people, plays an important role in determining their craniofacial dimensions. This study was carried out to determine the mean values for the Height, Weight, Head length, Head width, Head height, Head circumference, Body mass ind...
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Research Article10.9734/ajob/2025/v21i12604
Background: The breast, also known as the mammary gland, is an essential aesthetic feature in a woman. Anthropometric breast measurements are vital for research and in reconstructive surgery as a quantitative tool for preoperative and postoperative evaluation. Aim: This study aim...
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Research Article10.9734/ajob/2023/v18i1335
Cannabis sativa, commonly known as marijuana has been indicated for many organs malfunction. It is a common plant ingested or taken by people or individuals for body enhancement. The purpose of this study is to determine the effects of lemon zest on the pons of cannabis sativa in...
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Research Article10.9734/ajarr/2023/v17i6485
Background: The estimated date of delivery (EDD) is a crucial aspect of prenatal care, providing a timeline for monitoring fetal development and planning labour and delivery. Aim: This study aimed to evaluate whether feto-maternal parameters could affect the expected delivery dat...
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Research Article10.9734/ajpcb/2026/v9i1216
Background: The sphenoid sinus, a highly variable and anatomically protected paranasal sinus, has important clinical and forensic applications due to its morphological variations and demonstrated sexual dimorphism, yet limited morphometric data exist for the Port Harcourt populat...
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Research Article10.9734/ajmah/2026/v24i51391
Aim: To report a rare fusion of the 6th and 7th cervical vertebra in a cadaver specimen. Presentation of Case: A fused C6-C7 vertebra was discovered during maceration in the Anatomy laboratory in a South-Eastern Nigerian University. The laminas were completely fused while their b...
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Research Article10.9734/ajarr/2022/v16i10432