Eric M Roberts
Datos Biográficos
| ID | 4074329 |
|---|---|
| NOMBRE | Eric M Roberts |
| NOMBRES | Eric M |
| APELLIDO | Roberts |
| FIRMA | ROBERTS E M |
| AFILIACIONES | James Cook University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-8583-7437 |
| VERIFICADO | Sí |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 15 |
| TOTAL DE CITAS | 67 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 15 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMER AÑO DE PUBLICACIÓN | 1972 |
| AÑO MÁS RECIENTE DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2023 |
| ÍNDICE H | 2 |
Evidence for deliberate burial of the dead by Homo naledi
Recent excavations in the Rising Star Cave System of South Africa have revealed burials of the extinct hominin species Homo naledi. A combination of geological and anatomical evidence shows that hominins dug holes that disrupted the subsurface stratigraphy and interred the remains of H. naledi individuals, resulting in at least two discrete features within the Dinaledi Chamber and the Hill Antechamber. These are the most ancient interments yet re…
Stratigraphy and Paleobiology of the Upper Cretaceous-Lower Paleogene Sediments from the Trans-Saharan Seaway in Mali
An epicontinental sea bisected West Africa periodically from the Late Cretaceous to the early Eocene, in dramatic contrast to the current Sahara Desert that dominates the same region today. Known as the Trans-Saharan Seaway, this warm and shallow ocean was a manifestation of globally elevated sea level associated with the rapid break-up of the supercontinent Gondwana in the late Mesozoic. Although it varied in size through time, the Trans-Saharan…
The Consequences of Missing Children With Elevated Blood Lead Levels
AffiliationsBoth authors are with the California Environmental Health Tracking Program, Public Health Institute, Oakland, CA
The age of Homo naledi and associated sediments in the Rising Star Cave, South Africa
New ages for flowstone, sediments and fossil bones from the Dinaledi Chamber are presented. We combined optically stimulated luminescence dating of sediments with U-Th and palaeomagnetic analyses of flowstones to establish that all sediments containing Homo naledi fossils can be allocated to a single stratigraphic entity (sub-unit 3b), interpreted to be deposited between 236 ka and 414 ka. This result has been confirmed independently by dating th…
New fossil remains of Homo naledi from the Lesedi Chamber, South Africa
The Rising Star cave system has produced abundant fossil hominin remains within the Dinaledi Chamber, representing a minimum of 15 individuals attributed to Homo naledi. Further exploration led to the discovery of hominin material, now comprising 131 hominin specimens, within a second chamber, the Lesedi Chamber. The Lesedi Chamber is far separated from the Dinaledi Chamber within the Rising Star cave system, and represents a second depositional …
Estimating the Proportion of Childhood Cancer Cases and Costs Attributable to the Environment in California
Objectives. To estimate the proportion of cases and costs of the most common cancers among children aged 0 to 14 years (leukemia, lymphoma, and brain or central nervous system tumors) that were attributable to preventable environmental pollution in California in 2013. Methods. We conducted a literature review to identify preventable environmental hazards associated with childhood cancer. We combined risk estimates with California-specific exposur…
Using 10Be cosmogenic isotopes to estimate erosion rates and landscape changes during the Plio-Pleistocene in the Cradle of Humankind, South Africa
Geological and taphonomic context for the new hominin species Homo naledi from the Dinaledi Chamber, South Africa
We describe the physical context of the Dinaledi Chamber within the Rising Star cave, South Africa, which contains the fossils of Homo naledi. Approximately 1550 specimens of hominin remains have been recovered from at least 15 individuals, representing a small portion of the total fossil content. Macro-vertebrate fossils are exclusively H. naledi, and occur within clay-rich sediments derived from in situ weathering, and exogenous clay and silt, …
Neighborhood social environments and the distribution of low birthweight in Chicago
OBJECTIVES: This study examined the socioeconomic precursors of disparities in maternal health by measuring the associations of nine neighborhood-level indicators of social phenomena with low infant birthweight. METHODS: Vital records and census data for the Chicago metropolitan area in 1990 were merged (n = 112,327); a logistic regression model predicting low birthweight was estimated by backward elimination. RESULTS: With individual-level varia…
Prenatal Service Use by Adolescents
Although pregnant adolescents often have serious medical and social service needs, prenatal service use by this population is much lower than that by adults. We compared the prenatal care use by mothers of different ages and sociodemographic characteristics in Illinois in 1990, for both first and repeat births. Most of the lack of service use by adolescents is due to delays in initializing care, and the associations of use with race and ethnicity…
Public Assistance as Family Policy
Journal Article Public Assistance as Family Policy: Closing Off Options for Poor Families Get access Paula Allen-Meares, Paula Allen-Meares Paula Allen-Meares, PhD, LCSW, is dean and professor. University of Michigan School of Social Work, 1065 Frieze Building, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1285. Eric M. Roberts is MD/PhD candidate, University of Illinois School of Social Work and Medical Scholars Program, Urbana. Search for other works by this author on: …
Associations of Social Integration Variables with Prenatal Care Use by Adolescents and Young Adults
This study examines the degree to which social indicators such as rates of employment, divorce, death and population density are predictive of the timing and frequency of prenatal visits among adolescents and young adults. Predictive models are examined separately for urban versus rural women, and by age cohort: early, middle, late adolescents and young adults. Findings suggest that the timing of prenatal care is predominantly influenced by emoti…
Narcotics and the community
Narcotics and the community: a system stimulation. G Levin, G Hirsch, and E RobertsCopyRight https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.62.6.861 Published Online: October 07, 2011
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Article Figures and data Abstract eLife digest Introduction Results Discussion Material and methods References Decision letter Author response Article and author information Metrics Abstract New ages for flowstone, sediments and fossil bones from the Dinaledi Chamber are presented. We combined optically stimulated luminescence dating of sediments with U-Th and palaeomagnetic analyses of flowstones to establish that all sediments containing Homo n…
Author response
Article Figures and data Abstract eLife digest Introduction References Decision letter Author response Article and author information Metrics Abstract New discoveries and dating of fossil remains from the Rising Star cave system, Cradle of Humankind, South Africa, have strong implications for our understanding of Pleistocene human evolution in Africa. Direct dating of Homo naledi fossils from the Dinaledi Chamber (Berger et al., 2015) shows that …
Neighborhood social environments and the distribution of low birthweight in Chicago
OBJECTIVES: This study examined the socioeconomic precursors of disparities in maternal health by measuring the associations of nine neighborhood-level indicators of social phenomena with low infant birthweight. METHODS: Vital records and census data for the Chicago metropolitan area in 1990 were merged (n = 112,327); a logistic regression model predicting low birthweight was estimated by backward elimination. RESULTS: With individual-level varia…
Evidence for deliberate burial of the dead by Homo naledi
Recent excavations in the Rising Star Cave System of South Africa have revealed burials of the extinct hominin species Homo naledi. A combination of geological and anatomical evidence shows that hominins dug holes that disrupted the subsurface stratigraphy and interred the remains of H. naledi individuals, resulting in at least two discrete features within the Dinaledi Chamber and the Hill Antechamber. These are the most ancient interments yet re…
Using 10Be cosmogenic isotopes to estimate erosion rates and landscape changes during the Plio-Pleistocene in the Cradle of Humankind, South Africa
Prenatal Service Use by Adolescents
Although pregnant adolescents often have serious medical and social service needs, prenatal service use by this population is much lower than that by adults. We compared the prenatal care use by mothers of different ages and sociodemographic characteristics in Illinois in 1990, for both first and repeat births. Most of the lack of service use by adolescents is due to delays in initializing care, and the associations of use with race and ethnicity…
Public Assistance as Family Policy
Journal Article Public Assistance as Family Policy: Closing Off Options for Poor Families Get access Paula Allen-Meares, Paula Allen-Meares Paula Allen-Meares, PhD, LCSW, is dean and professor. University of Michigan School of Social Work, 1065 Frieze Building, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1285. Eric M. Roberts is MD/PhD candidate, University of Illinois School of Social Work and Medical Scholars Program, Urbana. Search for other works by this author on: …
Associations of Social Integration Variables with Prenatal Care Use by Adolescents and Young Adults
This study examines the degree to which social indicators such as rates of employment, divorce, death and population density are predictive of the timing and frequency of prenatal visits among adolescents and young adults. Predictive models are examined separately for urban versus rural women, and by age cohort: early, middle, late adolescents and young adults. Findings suggest that the timing of prenatal care is predominantly influenced by emoti…
Author response
Article Figures and data Abstract eLife digest Introduction Results Discussion Material and methods References Decision letter Author response Article and author information Metrics Abstract New ages for flowstone, sediments and fossil bones from the Dinaledi Chamber are presented. We combined optically stimulated luminescence dating of sediments with U-Th and palaeomagnetic analyses of flowstones to establish that all sediments containing Homo n…
Estimating the Proportion of Childhood Cancer Cases and Costs Attributable to the Environment in California
Objectives. To estimate the proportion of cases and costs of the most common cancers among children aged 0 to 14 years (leukemia, lymphoma, and brain or central nervous system tumors) that were attributable to preventable environmental pollution in California in 2013. Methods. We conducted a literature review to identify preventable environmental hazards associated with childhood cancer. We combined risk estimates with California-specific exposur…
Narcotics and the community
Narcotics and the community: a system stimulation. G Levin, G Hirsch, and E RobertsCopyRight https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.62.6.861 Published Online: October 07, 2011
Narcotics and the community
Narcotics and the community: a system stimulation. G Levin, G Hirsch, and E RobertsCopyRight https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.62.6.861 Published Online: October 07, 2011
Associations of Social Integration Variables with Prenatal Care Use by Adolescents and Young Adults
This study examines the degree to which social indicators such as rates of employment, divorce, death and population density are predictive of the timing and frequency of prenatal visits among adolescents and young adults. Predictive models are examined separately for urban versus rural women, and by age cohort: early, middle, late adolescents and young adults. Findings suggest that the timing of prenatal care is predominantly influenced by emoti…
Prenatal Service Use by Adolescents
Although pregnant adolescents often have serious medical and social service needs, prenatal service use by this population is much lower than that by adults. We compared the prenatal care use by mothers of different ages and sociodemographic characteristics in Illinois in 1990, for both first and repeat births. Most of the lack of service use by adolescents is due to delays in initializing care, and the associations of use with race and ethnicity…
Public Assistance as Family Policy
Journal Article Public Assistance as Family Policy: Closing Off Options for Poor Families Get access Paula Allen-Meares, Paula Allen-Meares Paula Allen-Meares, PhD, LCSW, is dean and professor. University of Michigan School of Social Work, 1065 Frieze Building, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1285. Eric M. Roberts is MD/PhD candidate, University of Illinois School of Social Work and Medical Scholars Program, Urbana. Search for other works by this author on: …
Neighborhood social environments and the distribution of low birthweight in Chicago
OBJECTIVES: This study examined the socioeconomic precursors of disparities in maternal health by measuring the associations of nine neighborhood-level indicators of social phenomena with low infant birthweight. METHODS: Vital records and census data for the Chicago metropolitan area in 1990 were merged (n = 112,327); a logistic regression model predicting low birthweight was estimated by backward elimination. RESULTS: With individual-level varia…
Geological and taphonomic context for the new hominin species Homo naledi from the Dinaledi Chamber, South Africa
We describe the physical context of the Dinaledi Chamber within the Rising Star cave, South Africa, which contains the fossils of Homo naledi. Approximately 1550 specimens of hominin remains have been recovered from at least 15 individuals, representing a small portion of the total fossil content. Macro-vertebrate fossils are exclusively H. naledi, and occur within clay-rich sediments derived from in situ weathering, and exogenous clay and silt, …
Using 10Be cosmogenic isotopes to estimate erosion rates and landscape changes during the Plio-Pleistocene in the Cradle of Humankind, South Africa
The age of Homo naledi and associated sediments in the Rising Star Cave, South Africa
New ages for flowstone, sediments and fossil bones from the Dinaledi Chamber are presented. We combined optically stimulated luminescence dating of sediments with U-Th and palaeomagnetic analyses of flowstones to establish that all sediments containing Homo naledi fossils can be allocated to a single stratigraphic entity (sub-unit 3b), interpreted to be deposited between 236 ka and 414 ka. This result has been confirmed independently by dating th…
New fossil remains of Homo naledi from the Lesedi Chamber, South Africa
The Rising Star cave system has produced abundant fossil hominin remains within the Dinaledi Chamber, representing a minimum of 15 individuals attributed to Homo naledi. Further exploration led to the discovery of hominin material, now comprising 131 hominin specimens, within a second chamber, the Lesedi Chamber. The Lesedi Chamber is far separated from the Dinaledi Chamber within the Rising Star cave system, and represents a second depositional …
Estimating the Proportion of Childhood Cancer Cases and Costs Attributable to the Environment in California
Objectives. To estimate the proportion of cases and costs of the most common cancers among children aged 0 to 14 years (leukemia, lymphoma, and brain or central nervous system tumors) that were attributable to preventable environmental pollution in California in 2013. Methods. We conducted a literature review to identify preventable environmental hazards associated with childhood cancer. We combined risk estimates with California-specific exposur…
The Consequences of Missing Children With Elevated Blood Lead Levels
AffiliationsBoth authors are with the California Environmental Health Tracking Program, Public Health Institute, Oakland, CA
Stratigraphy and Paleobiology of the Upper Cretaceous-Lower Paleogene Sediments from the Trans-Saharan Seaway in Mali
An epicontinental sea bisected West Africa periodically from the Late Cretaceous to the early Eocene, in dramatic contrast to the current Sahara Desert that dominates the same region today. Known as the Trans-Saharan Seaway, this warm and shallow ocean was a manifestation of globally elevated sea level associated with the rapid break-up of the supercontinent Gondwana in the late Mesozoic. Although it varied in size through time, the Trans-Saharan…
Evidence for deliberate burial of the dead by Homo naledi
Recent excavations in the Rising Star Cave System of South Africa have revealed burials of the extinct hominin species Homo naledi. A combination of geological and anatomical evidence shows that hominins dug holes that disrupted the subsurface stratigraphy and interred the remains of H. naledi individuals, resulting in at least two discrete features within the Dinaledi Chamber and the Hill Antechamber. These are the most ancient interments yet re…
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Article Figures and data Abstract eLife digest Introduction Results Discussion Material and methods References Decision letter Author response Article and author information Metrics Abstract New ages for flowstone, sediments and fossil bones from the Dinaledi Chamber are presented. We combined optically stimulated luminescence dating of sediments with U-Th and palaeomagnetic analyses of flowstones to establish that all sediments containing Homo n…
Author response
Article Figures and data Abstract eLife digest Introduction References Decision letter Author response Article and author information Metrics Abstract New discoveries and dating of fossil remains from the Rising Star cave system, Cradle of Humankind, South Africa, have strong implications for our understanding of Pleistocene human evolution in Africa. Direct dating of Homo naledi fossils from the Dinaledi Chamber (Berger et al., 2015) shows that …
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