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    Anthropometric Analysis of Craniofacial Indices in Students of Yoruba Lineage
    (The Journal of Anatomical Sciences, 2024-09-30) Kareem SB,; Eweoya OO,; Akinola O,; Imam A,; Ibrahim A,; Arogundade TT,; Adana MY,; Ajao M.S
    Population-specific facial anthropometry is essential for cultural esteem, preservation of ethnicity, and advances in reconstructive medicine. This study focuses on craniofacial indices in students of Yoruba lineage. Using a questionnaire, biodata were collected from 2109 participants, aged 18 to 29 years, who were of Yoruba lineage and were without facial abnormalities. Amkov 3.0 Super AMOLED 24 Mega Pixel Digital Camera facilitated photography, and Digitalize image analysis software streamlined measurement and index analyses. Generated Data, including facial index (FI), nasal index (NI), canthal index (CI), and ear index (EI), were statistically analyzed using SPSS software version 21.0. FI findings revealed a prevalence of hyperleptoproscopic faces among males (98.0%) and females (97.9%). Males showed a higher mean FI than females, indicating sexual dimorphism and the influence of gender on facial morphology. According to the NI data, males (50.5%) and females (52.2%) had hyperplatin as the most common nose type. In NI, there was an evident sexual dimorphism, with males displaying higher mean values than females. Close eyes were shown to be the dominant form for both genders based on the CI values, with higher mean values in men also indicating sexual dimorphism. The EI results showed large ears were the most common, with sexual and age-specificity in mean values. The data presented here sheds considerable light on the craniofacial features of the Yoruba people, demonstrating how age and gender significantly influence facial dimensions. This research finds relevance in reconstructive medicine, forensic anthropology, and ethnic diversity studies.
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    Sex Determination Using Tali Bones
    (Faculty of Basic Medical Sciences, University of Ilorin, Ilorin, Ilorin, Nigeria., 2024-09-30) Kareem SB,; Muyideen MK,; Ajiboye AA,; Imam A,; Ibrahim A,; Alabi AS,; Ajao MS
    The talus is an important bone used in forensic and archaeological cases for the determination of the sex of human remains because it is a preservational favored bone of the body. The study is designed to take the measurements and dimensions of dry tali to determine the sex as well as the sides of the bones. A total of 82 cadaveric bones were used. In each of the bones, measurements like tali length, breadth, widths, height, head height, head-neck length, trochlear breadth and length, length and breadth of the medial-lateral articular facet, and length and breadth of the posterior calcaneal articular surface were taken. Eleven parameters were measured on 82 bones (49 males and 33 females) obtained from the Anatomy Museum of the Anatomy Department, College of Health Sciences, University of Ilorin, Nigeria. Statistical Package for Social Sciences version 21.0 was used to analyze the discriminant function of all the measurements that were taken. The statistical analysis showed that all measured parameters were sexually dimorphic. Forty-four right tali 44 and thirty-eight left tali were found. The average accuracy for all the bones was 80.5% following the stepwise procedures from the discriminant function analysis. While the accuracy for correctly classifying the bones into males was 71% and females was 94%, the female tali bones were most often correctly classified. In conclusion, the talus bone was shown to be useful for the determination of sex.