Scientific Program

Monday, September 26
Room Subaru
13:00 - 17:00 CS6: Molecular Anthropology in Asia
Organizers: Satoshi Horai, Graduate University for Advanced Studies, Japan
Katsushi Tokunaga, University of Tokyo, Japan
   
Chairperson: Satoshi Horai, Graduate University for Advanced Studies, Japan
13:00 Katsushi Tokunaga and Jun Ohashi, University of Tokyo, Japan
Asia-Pacific Populations as Viewed from HLA (Human Leukocyte Antigen) Genes and Haplotypes
13:40 S. J. Mack, Roche Molecular System, USA
Using Global Patterns of HLA Diversity to infer Recent Demographic Events in Human Population History
   
Chairperson: Katsushi Tokunaga, University of Tokyo, Japan
14:20 Satoshi Horai, Graduate University for Advanced Studies, Japan
The Origin and Dispersal of Asian Populations as Viewed from Mitochondrial DNA
15:00 Coffee break
15:20 Peter A. Underhill, Stanford University, USA
A Portrait of Extant Y Chromosome Affinities in Asia and Oceania
 
Chairperson: Peter A. Underhill, Stanford University, USA
16:00 Li Jin, University of Cincinnati, USA
16:40 Singh Nanda Bahadur, University of Tokyo, Japan
Molecular Anatomy of G6PD - A Clue for Nepales Ethnic Origin, Migration and their Admixture
   
Chairpersons: Li Jin, University of Cincinnati, USA
Satoshi Horai, Graduate University for Advanced Studies, Japan
17:10 Discussion
Discussant: Atsushi Tajima, Graduate University for Advanced Studies, Japan
   
Room 601
9:00 - 12:00 IS7: Sexuality and Reproduction in Asia
Organizer: Shana L. Fruehan, The University of Chicago, USA
Chairperson: Shana Fruehan, International Christian University, Japan, and University of Chicago, USA
09:00 Introductory Remarks
09:05 Adarsh Sharma and Renu Gulati, National Institute of Public Cooperation and Child Development and University of Delhi, India
Reproductive Health, Awareness and Self-Perception among Indian Adolescent Girls
09:25 Braja Kishori Mishra, Sambalpur University, India
Fertility Differential in Selected Urban and Rural Women of Western Orissa
09:45 Muni Raj Chhetri, Nepal Medial College Teaching Hospital, Nepal
Cause and Consequences of Teenage Pregnancy Related with Sexuality in Semi-Urban Areas of Kathmandu, Capital of Nepal
10:05 Coffee Break
10:20 Ryoko Michinobu, Sapporo Medical University, Japan
Presenting an Ideal Self in HIV Prevention: Northern Thai Factory Women's HIV Prevention Practices
10:40 Shana Fruehan, International Christian University, Japan, and University of Chicago, USA
Bodies in Harmony: A Cultural-Anthropological Analysis of Oral Contraceptive Use in Japan
11:00 Coffee Break
11:15 Discussion
Discussant: James Farrer, Sophia University, Japan
   
13:00 - 17:00 IS2: Body - Soul - Spirit. Anthropological Interdisciplinary Approach
Organizer: Cornelia Guja, Anthropological Research Centre "Fr. I. Rainer", Romanian Academy, Romania
Chairpersons: Zandra Pedraza Gomez, Universidad de los Andes, Columbia Cornelia Guja, Anthropological Research Centre "Fr. I. Rainer", Romanian Academy, Romania
13:00 Ovidiu Brazdau, Romanian Association for Transpersonal Psychology, Romania
Individual Body - Individual Soul - Collective Unconsciousness. The Dynamics of the Archetypes
13:15 Caroline Banks, Anthropology Program Luther College, USA
Duelling Bodies and Spirits: Patterns of Ascetism in Subjective Meanings of Anorexia Nervosa
13:30 Cornelia Guja, Lacramioara Muresan, Anthropological Research Centre "Fr. I. Rainer" Romanian Academy, Romania
The Importance of Anthropological Typological Thinking for Medical Diagnosis
13:45 Elena Iliescu, Cornelia Guja, Anthropological Research Centre "Fr. I. Rainer" Romanian Academy Bucharest, Romania
A Way of Anthropological Research of the Human Being by Means of the Archetypal Geometry
14:00 Zandra Pedraza Gomez, Departamento de Antropologia, Universidad de los Andes, Columbia
Feelings and Emotions in Latin America: A Perspective on Modern Body Comprehension
14:15 Matei Stircea-Craciun, Anthropological Research Centre "Fr. I. Rainer" Romanian Academy, Romania
Material Hypostases of the Spirit in Contemporary Sculpture - A Case Study: Paul NeaguÕs Nine Catalytic Stations
14:30 Discussion
Chairperson: Adrian Mihalache, "Politechnica" University of Bucharest, Romania
Discussant: Cornelia Guja, Anthropological Research Centre ÒFr. I. RainerÓ Romanian Academy, Romania
14:45 Coffee break
   
Chairpersons: Caroline Banks, Anthropology Program Luther College, USA
Traian Stanciulescu, "Al. I. Cuza" University of Iasi, Romania
15:00 George G. Constandache, University Polytechnica, Departament of Philosophy, Romania
Mind, Brain and Human Knowledge
15:15 Adrian Mihalache, "Politechnica" University of Bucharest, Romania Cyber-Identity and the Detachment from the Body
15:30 Traian D. Stanciulescu, Romanian Development Foundation, "Al.I.Cuza," University & National Inventics Institute, Iasi, Romania
Hierarchies of Light: Biophotonics Approach on the Body- Soul - Spirit Complex
15:45 Cornelia Guja, Anthropological Research Centre "Fr. I. Rainer" Romanian Academy, Romania
Models of the Human Being: Interdisciplinary Anthropological Approach
16:00 Dan Farcas, Health Computing and Statictics Center, Ministry of Health and Family, Romania
A Synergic Approach of Human Mind
16:15 Yoko S. Yamamoto, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, Mexico
Death and Aquatic Rituals at a Man Made Island, in Santa Cruz Atizapan, Estado De Mexico
16:30 Discussion
Chairperson: Matei Stircea-Craciun, Anthropological Research Centre "Fr. I. Rainer" Romanian Academy,Romania
Discussant: Caroline Bank, Anthropology Program Luther College, USA; and Zandra Pedraza Gomez,
Universidad de los Andes, Columbia
<17:00 Visiting the Miniexhibition: "Models of Human Being"(Posters)>
   
Room 606
9:00 - 12:00 IS5: Possibilities of Palaeodemography
Organizer: Yuriko Igarashi, Nihon University School of Dentistry at Matsudo, Japan
   
Chairpersons: Yuriko Igarashi, Nihon University School of Dentistry at Matsudo, Japan
Akira Tagaya, Nagano College of Nursing, Japan
09:00 Hideo Takahashi, Dokkyo University School of Medicine, Japan
A New Index for Sexing the Human Pelvis
09:20 Akira Tagaya, Nagano College of Nursing, Japan
Size and Shape in Sexual Dimorphism
09:40 Robert Hoppa and Myra Sitchon, University of Manitoba, Canada
Digital Imaging in Palaeodemography: Bringing 21st Century Technology to Understanding the Past
10:00 Yuriko Igarashi, Nihon University School of Dentistry at Matsudo, Japan
Pregnancy Bony Imprint in the Preauricular Area of the Ilium and Its Relation to Pregnancy Experience
10:20 Coffee Break
10:30 Yasuhiro Yamada, Shimane University, Japan
The Method to Estimate the Population of Jomon Period in Japan
10:50 Ken-ichi Shinoda and Izumi Shimada, Saga Medical School, Japan
mt DNA Analysis of Moche and Sican Populations on the North Coast of Peru
11:10 Miho Tanihata, Kagoshima International University, Japan; and Takao Suzuki, Tokyo Metoropolitan Institute of Gerontology, Japan
Osteoarchaeological Research in Paleopathological Evidence of Edo Era
11:30 Discussion
   
13:00 - 17:00 CS9: Prospects for Osteoarchaeology in the 21st Century
Organizers: Kazumichi Katayama, Kyoto University, Japan
Nancy Tayles, University of Otago, New Zealand
Bernd Hermann, University of Goettingen, Germany
Chairperson: Nancy Tayles, University of Otago, New Zealand
13:00 Hallie Buckley and Nancy Tayles, University of Otago, New Zealand
The Functional Cost of Yaws Lesions in the Prehistoric Pacific Islands
13:20 Koji Inoue, Rehabilitation Hospital, Japan; Wataru Takigawa, Yukio Dodo, Tohoku University, Japan; and Kazumichi Katayama, Kyoto University, Japan
The First Palaeopathological Evidence of Spondyloarthropathy from Asia
13:40 Kazuaki Hirata, St Marianna University School of Medicine, Japan; Wataru Takigawa and Yukio Dodo, Tohoku University, Japan
Two Cases of Leprosy in Archaeological Human Remains in Japan
14:00 Coffee Break
   
Chairperson: Kazumichi Katayama, Kyoto University, Japan
14:10 Marc Oxenham, Colorado College, USA
Oral Health and the Move to Agriculture in Southeast Asia
14:30 Masao Minagawa, Hokkaido University, Japan
Dietary Patterns of North-East Asia Prehistoric Human Populations, Inferred from Stable Carbon and Nitrogen Isotope Analyses of Bone Collagen
14:50 Takao Inoue, Toshiyuki Kaidoh, Shinichi Morino and Hitoshi Osatake, Tottori University Yonago School of Medicine, Japan
Electron Microscopic Studies of the Ancient Human Brains
15:10 Coffee break
   
Chairperson: Yukio Dodo, Tohoku University, Japan
15:30 Yukio Dodo and Yoshinori Kawakubo, Tohoku University, Japan
Metric and Nonmetric Investigations of the Jomon, Epi-Jomon, and Ainu Crania in Japan
15:50 Takahiro Nakahashi, Kyushu University, Japan; and Masaru Iizuka, Kyushu Dental College, Japan
Anthropological Study of the Transition from the Jomon to the Yayoi Periods in Northern Kyushu, Using Morphological And Palaeodemographical Features
16:10 Coffee break
   
Chairpersons: Nancy Tayles, University of Otago, New Zealandand
Kazumichi Katayama, Kyoto University, Japan
16:20 Kazumichi Katayama, Kyoto University, Japan
A Review of Osteoarchaeology in Japan
16:40 Nancy Tayles, University of Otago, New Zealand
Who Owns the Bones? A New Zealand Perspective on Ethics and the Future for Osteoarchaeology
17:00 Open Discussion
   
Room 701
9:00 - 12:00 IS9: Posture and Locomotion
Organizers: Morihiko Okada, University of Tsukuba, Japan
Tasuku Kimura, The University of Tokyo, Japan
Part 1. Positional Behaviour of Humans
Chairpersons: Hideyuki Tanaka, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, Japan
Masato Nakatsukasa, Kyoto University, Japan
09:00 Hideyuki Tanaka and Teruo Uetake, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, Japan
Influences of Head Orientation on Unperturbed Postural Sway
09:20 Kazutaka Adachi and Morihiko Okada, University Of Tsukuba, Japan
A Kinesiological Analysis of the Elderly in Walking Up and Down Stairs
09:40 Morihiko Okada, Kim Jun Dong, Shinya Kuno, and Kazutaka Adachi, University of Tsukuba, Japan
Muscle-Dependent Deterioration of Walking Gait in the Elderly
10:00 Tasuku Kimura, Naoko Yaguramaki, Satoshi Nishizawa, Masaki Fujita, Mari Ogiue-Ikeda, and Yutaka Ueda, The University of Tokyo, Japan, and Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Gerontology, Japan
External Mechanical Energy of the Body in the Early Walking of Normal Infants
10:20 CoffeeBrake
   
Part 2. Locomotion of Nonhuman Primates
Chairpersons: Kazutaka Adachi, University of Tsukuba, Japan
Yoshihiko Nakano, Osaka University, Japan
10:30 Masato Nakatsukasa, Eishi Hirasaki, Naomichi Ogihara, Mana Yamada, and Yuzuru Hamada, Kyoto University, Japan, and Osaka University, Japan
Energy Expenditure for Bipedal Walking in Japanese Macaques
10:50 Eishi Hirasaki, Naomichi Ogihara, Yuzuru Hamada, and Masato Nakatsukasa, Osaka University, Japan, and Kyoto University, Japan
Do Highly-Trained Monkeys Walk Like Humans?
11:10 Michael M. Gunther, Andrew Gallagher, and Weijie Wang, the University of Liverpool, UK
Differences in Limb Proportions in Extant Hominoids and Its Implications for Locomotor Performance
11:30 Naomichi Ogihara, Kyoto University, Japan
Computer Simulation of Postural Control of a Quadrupedal Primate
11:50 General Discussion
Chairpersons: Morihiko Okada, University of Tsukuba, Japan
  Tasuku Kimura, The University of Tokyo, Japan
   
13:00 - 17:00 CS11: Trends in Human Locomotion: Past, Present, and Future
Organizers: Michael M Gunther, The University of Liverpool, UK
Hiroo Kumakura, Osaka University, Japan
Akiyoshi Matsumura, National Defense Medical College, Japan
   
Chairpersons: Akiyoshi Matsumura, National Defense Medical College, Japan
Hiroo Kumakura, Osaka University, Japan
13:00 Michael M Gunther, The University of Liverpool, UK
Studies In Human Locomotion: A Review
Chairpersons: Hiroo Kumakura, Osaka University, Japan
Remi Hackert, Friedrich-Schiller- Universitat Jena, Germany
13:20 Akiyoshi Matsumura, Yutaka Takahashi, National Defense Medical College, Japan; Takeshi Nishimura, Yuzuru Hamada, Kyoto University, Japan; Seiichiro Inokuchi, Showa University, Japan; and Morihiko Okada , The University of Tsukuba, Japan
Functional Morphology of the Femur in Chimpanzees and Humans
13:40 Yoshihiko Nakano, Osaka University, Japan
The Human Walking with the Restriction of Joint Extension in the Lower Limb
14:00 Michael M Gunther, Weijie Wang and Robin H Crompton, The University of Liverpool, UK
Simulation Studies of Early Hominin Locomotion
14:20 Coffee break
Chairpersons: Masato Nakatsukasa, Kyoto University, Japan
Jacob J Bloomberg, Nasa-Johnson Space Center, USA
14:35 Kazunori Hase, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, Japan
Computer Simulation of Human Gait for Anthropological Applications
14:55 Seiichiro Inokuchi, Masakazu Shibata, Junji Ito, Masataka Suzuki and Kaoru Egawa, Showa University, Japan
Age-Related Changes of Skeletal Muscles in CT Image
15:15 Eishi Hirasaki, Osaka University, Japan; Steven T Moore, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, USA; Hiroo Kumakura, Osaka University, Japan; Theodore Raphan, City University of New York, USA; and Bernard Cohen, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, USA
Eye, Head and Body Movements During Circular Locomotion In Normal Humans
15:35 Coffee Break
   
Chairpersons: Kazunori Hase, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, Japan
Michael Gunther, The University of Liverpool, UK
15:50 Jacob J Bloomberg, Nasa-Johnson Space Center, USA; and Ajitkumar P Mulavara, Baylor College of Medicine, USA
Understanding Astronaut Locomotor Dysfunction after Space Flight: A Sensorimotor Perspective
16:10 Hartmut Witte, Technische Universitat Ilmenau, Germany; Remi Hackert, Karin Lilje, Heiko Wagner, Andre Seyfahrt, Reinhard Blickhan, Martin S. Fischer, Friedrich-Schiller-Universitat Jena, Germany; and Holger Preuschoft, Ruhr-Universitat Bochum, Germany
Biological Inspiration of Robotids
16:30 Kazuo Maie, Otsuma Women's University, Japan
Human Body Scaling under Various Gravity Forces
16:50 Coffee Break
17:05 Discussion
Chairpersons: Michael Gunther, The University of Liverpool, UK
Hiroo Kumakura, Osaka University, Japan
Discussant: Tasuku Kimura, Tokyo University, Japan Masato Nakatsukasa, Kyoto University, Japan
Morihiko Okada, The University of Tsukuba, Japan
Room 706
9:00 - 12:00/13:00 - 17:00 CM3: Children and Youth at Risk
Organizer: Deepak Kumar Behera and Cristina Blanc on behalf of the IUAES Commission on Children, Youth and Childhood

I. Theme:
A. Sub-Theme:
Chairperson:

 Multiple Compounded Forms of Abuse to Children
Physical /Psychological Abuse and Sexual Exploitation
Deepak Kumar Behera, Sambalpur University, India
09:00 Robin Fretwell Wilson, University of South Carolina School of Law, USA
Predicting Sexual Exploitation In Families Where One Child Has Been Victimized
09:20 Janet E. Gregory and Robert J. Gregory, Massey University, New Zealand
Child Abuse Fatalities in New Zealand: Cultural Canaries
09:40 Edoardo Gianotti, International Center, Italy
Child Labor in the Gold Mines of Highland Peru
10:00 Maria Villareal, Executive Director of Ecpat-Guatemala, Guatemala
Sexual Exploitation of Children: A Mutating and Increasing Global Phenomeno
   

B. Sub-Theme:
Chairperson:

Marginalisation and Lack of Access
 Deepak Kumar Behera, Sambalpur University, India

10.30 P.N. Sahu, Sambalpur University, India
Growth Status and Physical Development of Children In Orissa, India
10.50 Sunita R. Bharati, University of Delhi, India
Socio-Economic Dimensions of Breast Feeding: A Study in Hyderabad, India
11:10 Anita Sujoldzic, Institute for Anthropological Research, Croatia
Risk and Protective Factors of Refugee Adolescent Health and Behaviour
11:30 Roland Hardenberg, South Asia Institute, Germany
Dongria Kond: Youth Between Aggression and Friendship (Orissa, India)
11:50 Coffee Break
   

Chairperson:

Deepak Kumar Behera, Sambalpur University, India
12:00 M.C. Behera, Arunachal University, India
Tradition Hunts Tribal Girls in Non-Traditional Ways of Life (Reflections on the Hold of Tradition in the Life of Present Arunachalee Girls)
12:20 Sangita Sinha, P.G. Collage, India
Understanding Politics of Girl Children in Rural India
12:40 Marilyn Bensman, National Council of Family Relations, USA
Children and New Family Cultures in Fin de Siecle America
13:00 David Lancy, Utah State University, USA
Ideology and Culture in the Analysis of African-American School Experience
13.20 M.B Krishna, Cap-Cron, Nepal
How Nepalese Children Become Delinquent and their Situation Right Now
13:40 Lunch
   

II. Theme:
Chairperson:

Street and Working Children: Situation Research and Policy Issue
Cristina Szanton Blanc, International Center For Research, Practice and Policy Analysis, USA

15:00 Mohammad Taghi Sheykhi, Al-Zahra University, Iran
Street Children - An Assessment of Causes and Consequences
15:20 Sandhya Gupta, National Institute of Public Cooperation and Child Development, India
Shelter Home for Children: Lessons Learnt for Designing Interventions
15:40 Murari Sharma, National Society for Protection of Children and Environment, Nepal
Emerging Challenges of Carpet Child Labour in Kathmandu Valley
16:00 Fouzia Khan, USA
The Plight of the Child Workers in the Brick Kilns in Pakistan
16:20 Maguni Charan Behera, Arunachal University, India
Child Labour Situation in Arunachal Pradesh after Independence: A Preliminary Inquiry into the Causes and Consequences