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| Michael SchillaciSummaryAffiliation: University of Toronto Country: Canada Publications
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Technical note: comparison of the Maresh reference data with the who international standard for normal growth in healthy childrenMichael A Schillaci
Department of Social Sciences, University of Toronto Scarborough, Toronto, ON, Canada M1C 1A4
Am J Phys Anthropol 147:493-8. 2012....- Infant and juvenile growth in ancestral Pueblo IndiansMichael A Schillaci
Department of Social Sciences, University of Toronto Scarborough, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Am J Phys Anthropol 145:318-26. 2011.... - Lead levels in long-tailed macaque (Macaca fascicularis) hair from SingaporeMichael A Schillaci
Department of Social Sciences, University of Toronto Scarborough, 1265 Military Trail, Toronto, ON, M1C 1A4, Canada
Primates 52:163-70. 2011..Future research examining the efficacy of primates as sentinels of lead exposure should include monitoring of environmental lead levels, and comparison of hair lead levels with levels measured in blood samples... - Latitudinal variation in cranial dimorphism in Macaca fascicularisMichael A Schillaci
Department of Social Sciences, University of Toronto Scarborough, 1265 Military Trail, Toronto, Ontario, M1C 1A4, Canada
Am J Primatol 72:152-60. 2010..Such research should be comparative, and incorporate multiple geographically separated populations with disparate environmental settings... 
The impact of changing medicaid enrollments on New Mexico's Immunization ProgramMichael A Schillaci
Department of Social Sciences, University of Toronto Scarborough, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
PLoS ONE 3:e3953. 2008....- Estimating the probability that the sample mean is within a desired fraction of the standard deviation of the true meanMichael A Schillaci
Department of Social Sciences, University of Toronto Scarborough, 1265 Military Trail, Toronto, Ontario M1C 1A4, Canada
J Hum Evol 56:134-8. 2009..Given our results, we suggest that sample estimates of the population mean can be reasonable and meaningful even when based on small, and perhaps even very small, sample sizes... 
Characterizing the threat to the blood supply associated with nonoccupational exposure to emerging simian retrovirusesMichael Schillaci
Department of Social Sciences, University of Toronto Scarborough, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Transfusion 48:398-401. 2008
Sexual selection and the evolution of brain size in primatesMichael A Schillaci
Department of Anthropology, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada
PLoS ONE 1:e62. 2006..The present study shows that the largest relative brain sizes among primate species are associated with monogamous mating systems, suggesting primate monogamy may require greater social acuity and abilities of deception...- Exposure to human respiratory viruses among urban performing monkeys in IndonesiaMichael A Schillaci
Department of Social Sciences, University of Toronto at Scarborough, Scarborough, Ontario, Canada
Am J Trop Med Hyg 75:716-9. 2006..Given the level of overseas travel, this potential threat is not confined solely to Asia... - The effects of hybridization on growth allometry and craniofacial form in Sulawesi macaquesMichael A Schillaci
Department of Social Sciences, University of Toronto at Scarborough, 1265 Military Trail, Toronto, Ontario, M1C 1A4, Canada
J Hum Evol 49:335-69. 2005.... - Prevalence of enzootic simian viruses among urban performance monkeys in IndonesiaMichael A Schillaci
Department of Social Sciences, University of Toronto at Scarborough, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Trop Med Int Health 10:1305-14. 2005..No evidence of infection with simian immunodeficiency virus was detected in these macaques. These results suggest that urban performance monkeys are a reservoir for enzootic simian viruses known to be capable of infecting humans... - Craniometric variation and population history of the prehistoric TewaMichael A Schillaci
Department of Social Sciences, University of Toronto at Scarborough, Scarborough, Ontario M1C 1A4, Canada
Am J Phys Anthropol 126:404-12. 2005.... - Human cranial diversity and evidence for an ancient lineage of modern humansMichael A Schillaci
Department of Social Sciences, University of Toronto Scarborough, 1265 Military Trail, Scarborough, Ontario, Canada
J Hum Evol 54:814-26. 2008..The principal findings of the study, therefore, lend support to the notion of an early dispersal from Africa by a more ancient lineage of modern human prior to 50 ka, perhaps as early as OIS 5 times (76-100 ka)... - Immunization coverage and Medicaid managed care in New Mexico: a multimethod assessmentMichael A Schillaci
Department of Social Sciences, University of Toronto at Scarborough, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Ann Fam Med 2:13-21. 2004..Reduced funding for public health clinics and informal referrals may have contributed to this decline. These observations show how unanticipated and adverse consequences can result from policy interventions in complex insurance systems... - Further analysis of the population history of ancient EgyptiansMichael A Schillaci
Department of Social Sciences, University of Toronto Scarborough, Toronto, ON, Canada M1C 1A4
Am J Phys Anthropol 139:235-43. 2009.... - Thoracic radiography of pet macaques in Sulawesi, IndonesiaMichael A Schillaci
Department of Social Sciences, University of Toronto Scarborough, Toronto, ON, Canada
J Med Primatol 37:141-5. 2008..These largely negative findings may be in part a consequence of image quality which seems to be influenced by power output and incomplete inspiration during film exposure... - Greater sciatic notch as a sex indicator in juvenilesDejana Vlak
Department of Anthropology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
Am J Phys Anthropol 137:309-15. 2008.... - Brief communication: Sexual dimorphism of the juvenile basicraniumAdam Veroni
Department of Anthropology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Am J Phys Anthropol 141:147-51. 2010..8% of time. Obtained accuracy, however, was lower than reported by previous studies of adult samples. We suggest that this discrepancy is a result of population variability rather than age... - Postmarital residence and biological variation at Pueblo BonitoMichael A Schillaci
Department of Anthropology, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM 87131, USA
Am J Phys Anthropol 120:1-15. 2003..These findings are inconsistent with the notion that the female-based system of matrilocal residence with matrilineal descent observed among the present-day Western Pueblos was the ancestral Anasazi condition... - Phenotypic approaches for understanding patterns of intracemetery biological variationChristopher M Stojanowski
Center for Bioarchaeological Research, School of Human Evolution and Social Change, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ 85287, USA
Am J Phys Anthropol . 2006..Use of phenotypic data as a genotypic proxy is theoretically sound, even at small scales of analysis... - Primate-to-human retroviral transmission in AsiaLisa Jones-Engel
University of Washington National Primate Research Center, Seattle, Washington 98195, USA
Emerg Infect Dis 11:1028-35. 2005..This study raises concerns that persons who work at or live around monkey temples are at risk for infection with SFV... - Diverse contexts of zoonotic transmission of simian foamy viruses in AsiaLisa Jones-Engel
Division of International Programs, National Primate Research Center, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98195, USA
Emerg Infect Dis 14:1200-8. 2008..Thus, SFV infections are likely to be prevalent among persons who live or work near nonhuman primates in Asia... - Sensitive assays for simian foamy viruses reveal a high prevalence of infection in commensal, free-ranging Asian monkeysLisa Jones Engel
Washington National Primate Research Center, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA
J Virol 81:7330-7. 2007..These assays should also prove useful for large-scale analysis of the prevalence of FV infections in human populations in Asia that are commensal with free-ranging NHPs... - Considering human-primate transmission of measles virus through the prism of risk analysisLisa Jones-Engel
Washington National Primate Research Center, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98195, USA
Am J Primatol 68:868-79. 2006..Here the contrasting seroprevalences of the two sites are analyzed using risk analysis. These case studies show how risk analysis can be used to approach the phenomenon of cross-species pathogen transmission... - Human exposure to herpesvirus B-seropositive macaques, Bali, IndonesiaGregory A Engel
University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA
Emerg Infect Dis 8:789-95. 2002..Serum from 31 of 38 Sangeh macaques contained antibodies to herpesvirus B. We conclude that workers coming into contact with macaques at the Sangeh Monkey Forest are at risk for exposure to herpesvirus B...