Central Washington University

An early shift from wetland-adjacent to upland farming in the Maya lowlands

Maize is a seed grain of global social and economic importance. It has a mutualistic relationship with humans that evolved in parallel with the decisions of farmers who intensified its production. This occurred in the context of climate change, human selection for improved variet...

‘What the Dane has done, the Irishman can do’: Denmark and agrarian modernisation in the Irish Free State

Abstract Recent historical research has emphasised that Irish nationalism and the Irish Free State were neither as backward-looking nor as fixated on the Anglo-Irish relationship as previously thought. Instead, new work has shown that the revolutionary generation was deeply engag...

Energy Expenditure During Walking in Adults: Impact of Body Mass Index and Sex

Purpose: The aim of this study was to determine if the linear and nonlinear coefficients of the energy expenditure-walking speed relationship are influenced by body mass index (BMI; kg/m 2 ) and sex. Methods: Participants (n=182; 96 females) ages 18-60 yr walked at 0.89 m/s (2.0...