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Resilience, vulnerability and adaptation in reindeer herding communities in the Finnish-Swedish border area

open access: yesNordia Geographical Publications, 2012
In socio-ecological research, the focus and the conceptual grounding as well as the scales of analysis have shifted several times in recent decades between global and local dynamics and the general rules of evolution and specific local adaptations ...
Hannu I. Heikkinen   +2 more
doaj  

Beadwork and the Plasticity of Disability: (Un)Making Bodily Difference, Gender and Apprenticeship in Kinshasa, DR Congo

open access: yesSocieties, 2016
Plastic beads have recently become of importance in the lives of women with disabilities in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo (DR Congo).
Jori De Coster   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Educational potential of teaching evolution as an interdisciplinary science

open access: yesEvolution: Education and Outreach, 2020
Evolution education continues to struggle with a range of persistent challenges spanning aspects of conceptual understanding, acceptance, and perceived relevance of evolutionary theory by students in general education.
Susan Hanisch, Dustin Eirdosh
doaj   +1 more source

Marine Corps Cultural Similarities to Native Americans [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
According to the 4-field approach to anthropology, a people can be defined by its archaeology, culture, biology and linguistics (Hicks, 2013). Native Americans and Marines have striking similarities as a people when using this approach, especially in ...
Hines, Anthony
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Neurodevelopmental and Psychiatric Studies in Children and Adolescents With Neurofibromatosis Type I: A Comprehensive Scoping Review

open access: yesAmerican Journal of Medical Genetics Part B: Neuropsychiatric Genetics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT A comprehensive synthesis of the broad range of neurodevelopmental and psychiatric manifestations in NF1 is needed to identify knowledge gaps and future directions for NF1 research. In the following scoping review, we identify and summarize the scope of research that examines neurodevelopmental and psychiatric manifestations, both as ...
Meera Chopra   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Sitting in Many Camps—Innovative Approaches and Methods for First Nations‐Led Research Into Indigenous Peacebuilding

open access: yesAustralian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT In 2021, a desktop review was conducted of published references to First Nations peoples' approaches to conflict and its management in Australia (Project Stage One), culminating in a report published in 2024. This article focuses on Project Stage Two, a complex, innovative research undertaking building on the findings of Stage One, and being ...
Helen Bishop   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Culture and IS: National cultural dimensions within IS discipline [PDF]

open access: yes, 2008
The study of culture is rooted in sociology, social psychology, and anthropology. In particular, cultural anthropology seeks to understand the similarities and differences among groups of people in the contemporary world.
Ali, M, Brooks, L
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Power relations in the decision-making processes of forest owners in Northern Finland

open access: yesNordia Geographical Publications, 2012
In this article we examine the power relations of forest management in connection with private forest owners’ decision-making processes in Finland. Questions of power are considered through an examination of management decisions regarding even-aged and ...
Mervi Kasanen, Hannu I. Heikkinen
doaj  

Local resource mobilization for malaria vector control among Rwandan rice farmers: a pilot study into the role of community ownership

open access: yesJournal of Health, Population and Nutrition, 2023
Background Evidence suggests a vicious cycle between rice cultivation and malaria control in Rwanda. Rice fields offer an attractive breeding ground for malaria vectors, which increases the disease burden in rice farming communities, and, consequently ...
Alexis Rulisa   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Quantitative assessment of masticatory muscles based on skull muscle attachment areas in Carnivora

open access: yesThe Anatomical Record, EarlyView.
Abstract Masticatory muscles are composed of the temporalis, masseter, and pterygoid muscles in mammals. Each muscle has a different origin on the skull and insertion on the mandible; thus, all masticatory muscles contract in different directions. Collecting in vivo data and directly measuring the masticatory muscles anatomically in various Carnivora ...
Kai Ito   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

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