Networks in Auxology – proceedings of the 31st Aschauer Soiree, held at Aschau, Germany, June 17th 2023
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Published:2023-12-22
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Volume:2
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ISSN:2748-9957
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Container-title:Human Biology and Public Health
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Short-container-title:HBPH
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Hermanussen MichaelORCID, Scheffler ChristianeORCID, Dammhahn Melanie, Groth Detlef, Moris Cédric, Hake Tim, Bogin Barry, Fedurek Piotr, Boldsen Jesper, Satake Takashi, Van Buuren Stef, Söderhäll Jani, Jefferies Chris, Limony Yehuda, Dahlgren Jovanna, Quitmann Julia, Scheffler Ingo, Nazirishvili Nino, Kvaratskhelia Ekaterine, Zsakai Annamaria, Musalek Martin, Koca Özer Basak, Meşe Yavuz Cansev, Tutkuviene Janina, Kasperiunaite Laura, Gervickaite Simona, Kirchengast Sylvia, Koziel Slawomir, Gomula Aleksandra, Czapla Zbyszek, Rösler Antonia, Lieberman Leslie, Lieberman Stephen, Brüne Martin
Abstract
Twenty-seven scientists met for the annual Auxological conference held at Aschau, Germany, to particularly discuss the interaction between social factors and human growth, and to highlight several topics of general interest to the regulation of human growth. Humans are social mammals. Humans show and share personal interests and needs, and are able to strategically adjust size according to social position, with love and hope being prime factors in the regulation of growth. In contrast to Western societies, where body size has been shown to be an important predictor of socioeconomic status, egalitarian societies without formalized hierarchy and material wealth-dependent social status do not appear to similarly integrate body size and social network. Social network structures can be modeled by Monte Carlo simulation. Modeling dominance hierarchies suggests that winner-loser effects play a pivotal role in robust self-organization that transcends the specifics of the individual. Further improvements of the St. Nicolas House analysis using re-sampling/bootstrap techniques yielded encouraging results for exploring dense networks of interacting variables. Customized pediatric growth references, and approaches towards a Digital Rare Disease Growth Chart Library were presented. First attempts with a mobile phone application were presented to investigate the associations between maternal pre-pregnancy overweight, gestational weight gain, and the child’s future motor development. Clinical contributions included growth patterns of individuals with Silver-Russell syndrome, and treatment burden in children with growth hormone deficiency. Contributions on sports highlighted the fallacy inherent in disregarding the biological maturation status when interpreting physical performance outcomes. The meeting explored the complex influence of nutrition and lifestyle on menarcheal age of Lithuanian girls and emphasized regional trends in height of Austrian recruits. Examples of the psychosocial stress caused by the forced migration of modern Kyrgyz children and Polish children after World War II were presented, as well as the effects of nutritional stress during and after World War I. The session concluded with a discussion of recent trends in gun violence affecting children and adolescents in the United States, and aspects of life history theory using the example of "Borderline Personality Disorder." The features of this disorder are consistent with the notion that it reflects a "fast" life history strategy, with higher levels of allostatic load, higher levels of aggression, and greater exposure to both childhood adversity and chronic stress. The results were discussed in light of evolutionary guided research. In all contributions presented here, written informed consent was obtained from all participants in accordance with institutional Human investigation committee guidelines in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki amended October 2013, after information about the procedures used.
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Universitaet Potsdam
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