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Abstract Context. Exploring how Indigenous People interact with plants through their functional traits allows us to understand the ecological bases of plant selection. Functional traits can help explain why certain plants are consistently chosen for specific purposes across diverse cultural contexts.
Julia G. de Aledo +16 more
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ABSTRACT Professionals and decision‐makers in regional or local administrations often face time and resource constraints that hinder evidence‐based decision‐making. This article examines the practices, obstacles, and needs relating to evidence use within the Regional Health Agency of Ile‐de‐France, a decentralized agency of the French Ministry of ...
Tony Zitti +6 more
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Examining critical assumptions in global conservation practice
Abstract The ability of conservation practitioners to design and implement successful conservation projects and scale up positive outcomes depends in large part on their ability to make accurate assumptions about the social and ecological contexts in which their projects operate.
Kendra Opatovsky +2 more
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Influence of funding fads and donor interests on international aid for conservation in Madagascar
Abstract Tens of billions of dollars in official development assistance have been spent over the past three decades to address the increasingly rapid loss of biodiversity globally. Despite this expenditure, detailed knowledge of who has provided these funds and who has used them, for what purpose, where, why, and with what consequences remains limited.
Johanna Eklund +5 more
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Overcoming gaps and barriers to effectively integrate social science in European conservation
Abstract The importance of social science to address the human dimensions of natural resource management is increasingly recognized in the conservation field, yet the application of associated concepts, theories, methods, and data remains underrepresented in parts of Europe.
Claudia Gruenewald +2 more
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Conocimiento profesional y personal de los profesores y de los formadores de profesores
En este artículo se busca la relación entre el conocimiento profesional y el conocimiento práctico personal de los profesores. Se arguye que hay al menos dos clases de relación entre estos dos tipos de conocimiento.
Pinchas Tamir
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Understanding Self‐Rated Health: Examining the Mediating Effect of Self‐Efficacy
ABSTRACT Understanding self‐rated health (i.e., individuals' perception of their health status) is essential because it not only serves as a reliable and valid indicator of population and individual health, but also provides an important basis to formulate health policies and to evaluate the effectiveness of these policies (Salomon et al., 2009 ...
Ho Man Leung +2 more
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Demographic performance review of a reintroduction project: Iberian lynx in Extremadura
Demographic performance reviews are essential for understanding the drivers of population growth and for evaluating the outcomes of reintroduction initiatives. IPMs as exemplified by our Iberian lynx case study provide a powerful and flexible framework for quantifying reintroduction performance and addressing key research and management questions.
José Jiménez +7 more
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El artículo explora el valor antropológico de la fotografía profesional contemporánea. La antropología, disciplina abierta por su misma definición al conocimiento de lo humano, puede recoger las propuestas de aquélla y someterlas a cuantas ...
Marta Gili
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Internacionalización de la universidad: Abrir ventanas al conocimiento y al mundo profesional
<p>El proceso de Internacionalización de la Universidad de Sevilla, uno de los retos de futuro del Rectorado actual, en sus orígenes va ligado inexorablemente a la historia de vida académica y profesional de la<br />profesora Marycruz Arcos Vargas1 y a su liderazgo como Vicerrectora de Relaciones Institucionales, Internacionales y Extensión
Ballesteros Moscosio, Miguel Ángel +1 more
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