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Sarah A. Wood
Researcher at University of Massachusetts Amherst
Publications - 6
Citations - 382
Sarah A. Wood is an academic researcher from University of Massachusetts Amherst. The author has contributed to research in topics: Finite element method & Dental alveolus. The author has an hindex of 6, co-authored 6 publications receiving 345 citations.
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Viewpoints: Diet and Dietary Adaptations in Early Hominins: The Hard Food Perspective
David S. Strait,Paul J. Constantino,Peter W. Lucas,Brian G. Richmond,Mark A. Spencer,Paul C. Dechow,Callum F. Ross,Ian R. Grosse,Barth W. Wright,Bernard A. Wood,Gerhard W. Weber,Qian Wang,Craig D. Byron,Dennis E. Slice,Janine Chalk,Amanda L. Smith,Leslie C. Pryor Smith,Sarah A. Wood,Michael A. Berthaume,Stefano Benazzi,Christine Mary Dzialo,Kelli Tamvada,Justin A. Ledogar +22 more
TL;DR: Current evidence is suggested to be consistent with the hypothesis that certain derived Australopith traits are adaptations for consuming hard foods, but that australopiths had generalized diets that could include high proportions of foods that were both compliant and tough.
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The feeding biomechanics and dietary ecology of Paranthropus boisei
Amanda L. Smith,Stefano Benazzi,Justin A. Ledogar,Kelli Tamvada,Leslie C. Pryor Smith,Gerhard W. Weber,Mark A. Spencer,Peter W. Lucas,Shaji Michael,Ali Shekeban,Khaled J. Al-Fadhalah,Abdulwahab S. Almusallam,Paul C. Dechow,Ian R. Grosse,Callum F. Ross,Richard H. Madden,Brian G. Richmond,Barth W. Wright,Qian Wang,Craig D. Byron,Dennis E. Slice,Sarah A. Wood,Christine Mary Dzialo,Michael A. Berthaume,Adam van Casteren,David S. Strait +25 more
TL;DR: An engineering method is used, finite element analysis, to show that the facial skeleton of Paranthropus boisei is structurally strong, exhibits a strain pattern different from that in chimpanzees and Australopithecus africanus, and efficiently produces high bite force.
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The effects of modeling simplifications on craniofacial finite element models: The alveoli (tooth sockets) and periodontal ligaments
TL;DR: Results from this study suggest that modeling the sockets and the PDL in finite element analyses of skulls is project dependent and can be ignored if values of stress and strain within the alveolar region are not required.
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The Effect of Early Hominin Occlusal Morphology on the Fracturing of Hard Food Items
Michael A. Berthaume,Ian R. Grosse,Nirdesh D. Patel,David S. Strait,Sarah A. Wood,Brian G. Richmond +5 more
TL;DR: The possibility that the tooth morphology of early hominins and other hard object feeders may not represent adaptations for inducing fractures in large, hard food items, but rather for resisting fractures in the tooth crown is raised.
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The role of the sutures in biomechanical dynamic simulation of a macaque cranial finite element model: Implications for the evolution of craniofacial form
Qian Wang,Sarah A. Wood,Ian R. Grosse,Callum F. Ross,Uriel Zapata,Craig D. Byron,Barth W. Wright,David S. Strait +7 more
TL;DR: The functional hypothesis predicts that sutures have a significant impact on global patterns of strain and cranial structural stiffness when analyzed using dynamic simulations; and that this global impact is influenced by suture material properties.