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Abstract Background Use of theory is a quality marker in engineering education research. However, it can be challenging to select an appropriate theoretical framework and explicate how that framework was used. Purpose Using undergraduate STEM disability research as an example, this systematic review develops a framework of theory use in engineering ...
Mariel A. Pfeifer +2 more
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Scientists’ warning on the global destruction of rock outcrop ecosystems
Abstract Rock outcrops are geological formations that harbor a highly specialized biota adapted to harsh environmental conditions that differ from their surrounding landscapes. They are globally distributed, especially in old, highly weathered landscapes, and can function as habitat islands containing high levels of endemism and distinct evolutionary ...
Luiza F. A. de Paula +19 more
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: The concept of biocultural diversity examines the interde-pendence of biological and cultural diversity, emphasizing their co-evolution as part of complex socio-ecological sys-tems.
O'Leary Simpson, Fergus +2 more
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Abstract Context The 2007 United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples affirms Indigenous Peoples' right to maintain, control, protect and develop their knowledge systems, including knowledges of sciences and technologies of medicine and health. It could, however, be argued that this right is typically not upheld in health professions
Karen Adams +5 more
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Oracles and Divinations: A Monument to Biocultural Diversity Loss.
This essay explores the emergency posed by global biocultural diversity loss and the emergence of a new form of electronic monumentality, theorized by Gregory Ulmer in Electronic Monuments, and used here to address the biocultural diversity crisis.
Mauer, Barry J
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The Values Assessment (VA) of the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) highlights that contemporary political decisions prioritize economic values of nature while neglecting aesthetic, ecological, and ...
Alejandra Tauro, Ricardo Rozzi
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Cardiometabolic Health in P'urépecha Migrant‐Sending Communities in Michoacan, Mexico
ABSTRACT Migration–health research frequently attributes cardiometabolic risk among migrants to post‐migration dietary and lifestyle change, despite limited empirical evidence from migrant‐sending communities. This assumption is particularly salient in studies of indigenous populations, where pre‐migration contexts are often treated as culturally ...
Isaura Cruz, Amanda L. Thompson
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Informal food markets, particularly those managed by (elderly) women in post-communist Eastern Europe, represent a biocultural phenomenon of profound significance since globalisation and increasingly strict legal frameworks often threaten these ...
Andrea Pieroni +5 more
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ABSTRACT Bioarcheologists interpret skeletal health by examining variability within and between individuals. Studies of bone loss have generated contradictory and conflicting results regarding the onset and severity of age‐related bone loss on a global and temporal scale, perhaps due to mismatched methodologies. Intraskeletal comparisons of bone tissue
Katherine M. Kinkopf +7 more
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Narratives of ‘home landscapes’ guide stewardship practices among Swedish forest owners
Abstract Production forests play an important role in addressing many of our current sustainability challenges. Therefore, how these forests are managed and what motivates the people who are managing them are important for sustainability. 47 per cent of forests in Europe are privately owned.
Katja Malmborg +3 more
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