Dora A Napolitano
Biographic Data
| ID | 8947313 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Dora A Napolitano |
| GIVEN NAMES | Dora A |
| FAMILY NAME | Napolitano |
| SIGNATURE | NAPOLITANO D A |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 4 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2007 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2008 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
The impact of developmental conditions on adult salivary estradiol levels
Women living in energetically stressful conditions have significantly lower baseline salivary steroid levels compared to those in affluent environments. Developmental hypotheses suggest that interpopulation variation in ovarian function results from contrasting environments experienced during growth. We use a migrant study of Bangladeshi women to test this hypothesis. We compared middle‐class women (19–39 years) who migrated to London, UK, at dif…
Cover Essay—English Version
Impacts of petroleum activities for the Achuar people of the Peruvian Amazon
Petrol has been extracted from Achuar territory in the Northern Peruvian Amazon since the 1970s. In spite of early identification of negative impacts on the environment and repeated attempts by the Achuar to improve conditions, very little research has been done on specific environmental and health impacts. Some recent governmental studies have shown extremely high blood lead and cadmium levels in Achuar communities. In this paper we apply an env…
The dilemma of contact
Many small groups of indigenous peoples in the Amazon basin avoid and resist direct encounters with outsiders. As far as we know, they do so because of appalling experiences in earlier encounters with national society. When contacted today, they are extremely vulnerable to introduced diseases and exploitation. In this paper we draw on our experience in the Kugapakori Nahua Reserve for isolated peoples in SE Peru to discuss some of the current deb…
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Cover Essay—English Version
Impacts of petroleum activities for the Achuar people of the Peruvian Amazon
Petrol has been extracted from Achuar territory in the Northern Peruvian Amazon since the 1970s. In spite of early identification of negative impacts on the environment and repeated attempts by the Achuar to improve conditions, very little research has been done on specific environmental and health impacts. Some recent governmental studies have shown extremely high blood lead and cadmium levels in Achuar communities. In this paper we apply an env…
The dilemma of contact
Many small groups of indigenous peoples in the Amazon basin avoid and resist direct encounters with outsiders. As far as we know, they do so because of appalling experiences in earlier encounters with national society. When contacted today, they are extremely vulnerable to introduced diseases and exploitation. In this paper we draw on our experience in the Kugapakori Nahua Reserve for isolated peoples in SE Peru to discuss some of the current deb…
The impact of developmental conditions on adult salivary estradiol levels
Women living in energetically stressful conditions have significantly lower baseline salivary steroid levels compared to those in affluent environments. Developmental hypotheses suggest that interpopulation variation in ovarian function results from contrasting environments experienced during growth. We use a migrant study of Bangladeshi women to test this hypothesis. We compared middle‐class women (19–39 years) who migrated to London, UK, at dif…
Biology (3 works) · Geography (3 works) · Amazon rainforest (2 works) · Ecology (2 works) · Amazon basin (1 work) · Animal ecology (1 work) · Anthropometry (1 work) · Archaeology and Rock Art Studies (1 work) · Autonomy (1 work) · Cover (algebra) (1 work)