Frank Rühli
Biographic Data
| ID | 83698 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Frank Rühli |
| GIVEN NAMES | Frank |
| FAMILY NAME | Rühli |
| SIGNATURE | RÜHLI F |
| AFFILIATIONS | Institute of Evolutionary Medicine University of Zurich Zurich Switzerland |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 15 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 14 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 15 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2008 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Two Child Mummies From Qubbet el‐Hawa (Aswan, Egypt): A Paleoradiological Case‐Based Study
This study presents a paleoradiological analysis of two mummified children from Qubbet el‐Hawa (Aswan, Egypt), dated to the Middle Kingdom and the Late Period. High‐resolution computed tomography (CT) was used to assess embalming methods, skeletal development, and internal preservation. The Middle Kingdom mummy exhibited minimal soft tissue retention, no transnasal excerebration, and no evidence of resin or packing—features consistent with early,…
An Evolutionary Perspective on the Implementation of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals
The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) were formulated in 2015 by the United Nations to improve human health and achieve sustainable existence at a global level. Failure to reach the SDGs will cause not only increased morbidity and mortality worldwide but also a depletion of natural resources, loss of biodiversity, and irreversible climate warming. Apart from structural and financial barriers, human behavioral reluctance to implement the SDGs i…
Comparison of occlusal dental wear and degenerative alterations of the temporomandibular joint in two medieval populations from Central Europe
Osteoarthritis (OA) is a degenerative joint disease commonly identified in archaeological human remains. This condition primarily affects stress‐bearing joints, which include the temporomandibular joints (TMJs). Comparing dental status and degenerative alterations of the TMJs of individuals is crucial for understanding the role of the former in increasing predisposition to temporomandibular OA. The combination of visual and radiologic observation…
Salt Mining and Salt Miners at Talkherud–Douzlākh, Northwestern Iran: From Landscape to Resource-Scape
The Douzlākh salt deposit (region: Māhneshān, Zanjān Province, Iran) is unique for its pure and crystal rock salt and was an important supplier of culinary (‘table’) salt in Achaemenid, Sassanid and Middle Islamic times. At the same time, the site was of central importance to the economic life of the rural populations in the Talkherud Basin. This article focuses on the question of which strategies were decisive for the exploitation of the salt mo…
An evolutionary perspective to intramedullary nail fit - comparing present-day data with a historical specimen collection
< 0.05), however, with a relatively weak monotonic correlation (rho values ranging between ±0.31 and ±0.37). The measurements for the Iceman's femur lie within the range of the modern and historical subgroups, but in some cases, differ by more than one standard deviation from the mean. Our results confirm previous findings, suggesting that more recent historical bone specimen collections may indeed be a convenient and easily accessible source of …
Gluten consumption may contribute to worldwide obesity prevalence
Gluten consumption has been controversially associated with obesity in previous studies. We sought to examine this association at the worldwide level. Country specific data were obtained from 168 countries. Scatter plots, bivariate, partial correlation and multiple linear regression models were used to explore and compare the coincidence between obesity prevalence and consumption of gluten, non-gluten cereal protein and total cereal protein respe…
Evaluation of lesion burden in a bone-by-bone comparison of osteological and radiological methods of analysis
Ancient DNA Investigation of a Medieval German Cemetery Confi rms Long-Term Stability of CCR5-Δ32 Allele Frequencies in Central Europe
The CCR5-Δ32 mutation present in European populations is among the most prominently debated cases of recent positive selection in humans. This allele, a 32-bp deletion that renders the T-cell CCR5 receptor nonfunctional, has important epidemiological and public health significance, as homozygous carriers are resistant to several HIV strains. However, although the function of this allele in preventing HIV infection is now well described, its human…
Pathogens and host immunity in the ancient human oral cavity
A unique case of perforated bilateral parietal bone thinning in a Third Intermediate Period Egyptian mummy (Geneva Museum D 0242)
Since the early nineteenth century, the Museum of Art and History in Geneva has held the mummy of the Lady Tjes-Mut-peret with her coffin (Third Intermediate Period). The mummy was unwrapped in 1824 and the detailed description of this operation mentions several pathological findings. A CT scan was performed in the University Hospital in Geneva in 2011 allowing for the findings of 1824 to be reinterpreted and complemented by the diagnosis of a bi…
Skeletal robustness and bone strength as measured by anthropometry and ultrasonography as a function of physical activity in young adults
BACKGROUND: During the last 10 years, skeletal robustness in children has generally decreased. The reasons for this phenomenon, as well as its outcomes, are undetermined so far. AIM: The present study explores the association between anthropometric skeletal measurements, bone quality measurements, and physical activity in young adults. SUBJECTS AND METHODS: 118 German young men (N = 68; 19-25 years old) and women (N = 50; 19-24 years old) were in…
From left-skewness to symmetry: How body-height distribution among Swiss conscripts has changed shape since the late 19th century
The relatively strong left-skewness during the late 19th and early 20th centuries may have been due to the interaction of a number of causes, chiefly malnutrition, a wider range in physical development at age 19 and widespread iodine deficiency
Health Is not always written in bone: Using a modern comorbidity index to assess disease load in paleopathology
Paleopathology has revealed much about disease in the past but is usually limited to conditions with osteological manifestations; this often excludes acute soft tissue infections and causes of death for most individuals in the past and present. Our understanding of the evolution of disease is essential for contextualizing and predicting the epidemiological shifts that are happening in modern society, as high rates of infectious disease coexist al…
Revisiting scoliosis in the KNM-WT 15000 Homo erectus skeleton
Variability of height, weight, and body mass index in a Swiss armed forces 2005 census
The influence of the environment and genetics on individual biological characteristics, such as body mass and stature is well known. Many studies of these relationships have been based on conscript data. These studies often suffer from the fact that their data cover only a part of the population. Characterized by prosperity, democratic stability and enormous micro‐regional cultural diversity, Switzerland is in the unique situation of offering dat…
Revisiting scoliosis in the KNM-WT 15000 Homo erectus skeleton
Variability of height, weight, and body mass index in a Swiss armed forces 2005 census
The influence of the environment and genetics on individual biological characteristics, such as body mass and stature is well known. Many studies of these relationships have been based on conscript data. These studies often suffer from the fact that their data cover only a part of the population. Characterized by prosperity, democratic stability and enormous micro‐regional cultural diversity, Switzerland is in the unique situation of offering dat…
Health Is not always written in bone: Using a modern comorbidity index to assess disease load in paleopathology
Paleopathology has revealed much about disease in the past but is usually limited to conditions with osteological manifestations; this often excludes acute soft tissue infections and causes of death for most individuals in the past and present. Our understanding of the evolution of disease is essential for contextualizing and predicting the epidemiological shifts that are happening in modern society, as high rates of infectious disease coexist al…
Salt Mining and Salt Miners at Talkherud–Douzlākh, Northwestern Iran: From Landscape to Resource-Scape
The Douzlākh salt deposit (region: Māhneshān, Zanjān Province, Iran) is unique for its pure and crystal rock salt and was an important supplier of culinary (‘table’) salt in Achaemenid, Sassanid and Middle Islamic times. At the same time, the site was of central importance to the economic life of the rural populations in the Talkherud Basin. This article focuses on the question of which strategies were decisive for the exploitation of the salt mo…
Variability of height, weight, and body mass index in a Swiss armed forces 2005 census
The influence of the environment and genetics on individual biological characteristics, such as body mass and stature is well known. Many studies of these relationships have been based on conscript data. These studies often suffer from the fact that their data cover only a part of the population. Characterized by prosperity, democratic stability and enormous micro‐regional cultural diversity, Switzerland is in the unique situation of offering dat…
Pathogens and host immunity in the ancient human oral cavity
A unique case of perforated bilateral parietal bone thinning in a Third Intermediate Period Egyptian mummy (Geneva Museum D 0242)
Since the early nineteenth century, the Museum of Art and History in Geneva has held the mummy of the Lady Tjes-Mut-peret with her coffin (Third Intermediate Period). The mummy was unwrapped in 1824 and the detailed description of this operation mentions several pathological findings. A CT scan was performed in the University Hospital in Geneva in 2011 allowing for the findings of 1824 to be reinterpreted and complemented by the diagnosis of a bi…
Skeletal robustness and bone strength as measured by anthropometry and ultrasonography as a function of physical activity in young adults
BACKGROUND: During the last 10 years, skeletal robustness in children has generally decreased. The reasons for this phenomenon, as well as its outcomes, are undetermined so far. AIM: The present study explores the association between anthropometric skeletal measurements, bone quality measurements, and physical activity in young adults. SUBJECTS AND METHODS: 118 German young men (N = 68; 19-25 years old) and women (N = 50; 19-24 years old) were in…
From left-skewness to symmetry: How body-height distribution among Swiss conscripts has changed shape since the late 19th century
The relatively strong left-skewness during the late 19th and early 20th centuries may have been due to the interaction of a number of causes, chiefly malnutrition, a wider range in physical development at age 19 and widespread iodine deficiency
Health Is not always written in bone: Using a modern comorbidity index to assess disease load in paleopathology
Paleopathology has revealed much about disease in the past but is usually limited to conditions with osteological manifestations; this often excludes acute soft tissue infections and causes of death for most individuals in the past and present. Our understanding of the evolution of disease is essential for contextualizing and predicting the epidemiological shifts that are happening in modern society, as high rates of infectious disease coexist al…
Revisiting scoliosis in the KNM-WT 15000 Homo erectus skeleton
Ancient DNA Investigation of a Medieval German Cemetery Confi rms Long-Term Stability of CCR5-Δ32 Allele Frequencies in Central Europe
The CCR5-Δ32 mutation present in European populations is among the most prominently debated cases of recent positive selection in humans. This allele, a 32-bp deletion that renders the T-cell CCR5 receptor nonfunctional, has important epidemiological and public health significance, as homozygous carriers are resistant to several HIV strains. However, although the function of this allele in preventing HIV infection is now well described, its human…
Evaluation of lesion burden in a bone-by-bone comparison of osteological and radiological methods of analysis
Gluten consumption may contribute to worldwide obesity prevalence
Gluten consumption has been controversially associated with obesity in previous studies. We sought to examine this association at the worldwide level. Country specific data were obtained from 168 countries. Scatter plots, bivariate, partial correlation and multiple linear regression models were used to explore and compare the coincidence between obesity prevalence and consumption of gluten, non-gluten cereal protein and total cereal protein respe…
Comparison of occlusal dental wear and degenerative alterations of the temporomandibular joint in two medieval populations from Central Europe
Osteoarthritis (OA) is a degenerative joint disease commonly identified in archaeological human remains. This condition primarily affects stress‐bearing joints, which include the temporomandibular joints (TMJs). Comparing dental status and degenerative alterations of the TMJs of individuals is crucial for understanding the role of the former in increasing predisposition to temporomandibular OA. The combination of visual and radiologic observation…
Salt Mining and Salt Miners at Talkherud–Douzlākh, Northwestern Iran: From Landscape to Resource-Scape
The Douzlākh salt deposit (region: Māhneshān, Zanjān Province, Iran) is unique for its pure and crystal rock salt and was an important supplier of culinary (‘table’) salt in Achaemenid, Sassanid and Middle Islamic times. At the same time, the site was of central importance to the economic life of the rural populations in the Talkherud Basin. This article focuses on the question of which strategies were decisive for the exploitation of the salt mo…
An evolutionary perspective to intramedullary nail fit - comparing present-day data with a historical specimen collection
< 0.05), however, with a relatively weak monotonic correlation (rho values ranging between ±0.31 and ±0.37). The measurements for the Iceman's femur lie within the range of the modern and historical subgroups, but in some cases, differ by more than one standard deviation from the mean. Our results confirm previous findings, suggesting that more recent historical bone specimen collections may indeed be a convenient and easily accessible source of …
An Evolutionary Perspective on the Implementation of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals
The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) were formulated in 2015 by the United Nations to improve human health and achieve sustainable existence at a global level. Failure to reach the SDGs will cause not only increased morbidity and mortality worldwide but also a depletion of natural resources, loss of biodiversity, and irreversible climate warming. Apart from structural and financial barriers, human behavioral reluctance to implement the SDGs i…
Two Child Mummies From Qubbet el‐Hawa (Aswan, Egypt): A Paleoradiological Case‐Based Study
This study presents a paleoradiological analysis of two mummified children from Qubbet el‐Hawa (Aswan, Egypt), dated to the Middle Kingdom and the Late Period. High‐resolution computed tomography (CT) was used to assess embalming methods, skeletal development, and internal preservation. The Middle Kingdom mummy exhibited minimal soft tissue retention, no transnasal excerebration, and no evidence of resin or packing—features consistent with early,…
Medicine (12 works) · Biology (8 works) · Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies (8 works) · Paleopathology and ancient diseases (5 works) · Demography (4 works) · Geography (4 works) · Anatomy (3 works) · Internal Medicine (3 works) · Pathology (3 works) · Population (3 works)