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A comprehensive checklist of Mediterranean wild edible plants: Diversity, traditional uses, and knowledge gaps

open access: yesPLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.
The use of wild edible plants and the traditional knowledge associated with them are rapidly disappearing across the Mediterranean, with serious consequences for biodiversity, cultural heritage, and regional food security. This study compiles and organizes fragmented information to create the first comprehensive catalogue of these plants across the ...
Benedetta Gori   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Akha [PDF]

open access: yes, 2003
This chapter 15 provides a description of the Akha people in southwest China, and their language. Looking at the Akha spoken in northern Thailand, the author provides the Akha vowel inventory and discusses important issues in the phonology (e.g., tone ...
Hansson, Inga-Lill
core  

TRADITIONAL COSTUME OF THE AKHA PEOPLE IN NORTHERN THAILAND

open access: yesВестник Кемеровского государственного университета, 2014
At present, the traditional material culture of the Akha people in Northern Thailand is hardly covered in the Russian science. The traditional culture, history and linguistic processes of this nation remain unexplored.
A. A. Adamenko
doaj  

Significance and Role of the Chicken in the Akha Worldview [PDF]

open access: yesMANUSYA, 2005
Myth, beliefs and ritual about the chicken reflect the Akha’s world view regarding the chicken will facilitate a better understanding of the link between the chicken and man. And these can be seen as an important connection to domestication.
Sukanya Sujachaya, Chomnard Sitisarn
openaire   +1 more source

Epistemic diversity and the politics of knowledge in plant disease management: Insights from the Xylella fastidiosa epidemic in southern Italy

open access: yesPLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.
Xylella fastidiosa is a major plant pathogen affecting crops such as grapes, citrus, almonds, and olives, with potentially severe consequences for agricultural production and rural livelihoods worldwide. This paper examines the conflict around the management of the X. fastidiosa outbreak affecting olive trees in southern Italy.
Fabio Gatti   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Inga-Lill Hansson Collection

open access: yes, 1981
Akha songs and narratives.
Hansson, Inga-Lill
core   +3 more sources

Impact of the Addition of a Shading Algorithm in a Physically Based Conceptual River Hydrological–Temperature Model

open access: yesRiver Research and Applications, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Anthropogenic impacts on the thermal regime of rivers include climate change and deforestation. For the latter, developing modelling tools that can account for the impact of varying vegetation cover on river temperatures is essential. This study describes a new addition to the CEQUEAU hydrological and water temperature model: a shading ...
Zouhir Dichane   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Engineering Nanoscale Frontiers: Valve Metal Oxide Nanostructures From Fundamentals to Multifunctional Biomedical Applications

open access: yesThe Chemical Record, EarlyView.
Valve metal oxide nanostructures such as TiO2, Ta2O5, Nb2O5, ZrO2, and HfO2 are emerging as versatile biomedical platforms due to their tunable surface properties, exceptional stability, and inherent biocompatibility. This review highlights their synthesis, physicochemical properties, and biological interactions, addressing their roles in advanced ...
Nina Kummer   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source

Association of Body Mass Index With Severity and Outcome of COVID-19 [PDF]

open access: yesResearch in Molecular Medicine, 2023
Background: The COVID-19 pandemic, caused by SARS-CoV-2, has presented a global health challenge. Older people and patients with underlying conditions such as hypertension, diabetes, and obesity are more susceptible to severe disease outcomes. Obesity or
Negar Javadinasab   +4 more
doaj  

Transition of Care From Pediatric to Adult Services for Patients With Anorectal Malformations: A Qualitative Study

open access: yesWorld Journal of Surgery, EarlyView.
Little is known about how patients with anorectal malformations (ARMs), their caregivers and healthcare providers perceive and experience transition from pediatric to adult care (transition of care) in low‐ and middle‐income countries. This study aimed to explore the perceptions and experiences of young adults, adolescents, their caregivers, and ...
Leila Hartford   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

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