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Facing global markets – usage changes in Western Amazonian plants: the example of Euterpe precatoria Mart. and E. oleracea Mart.

open access: yesActa Societatis Botanicorum Poloniae, 2012
Palms (Arecaceae) are one of the most important families of useful plants, and indigenous societies have developed very distinct ways of utilizing this resource. The clonal Euterpe oleracea Mart. has long been used for the preparation of frothy beverages
Rainer W. Bussmann   +1 more
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Cultural Identity: A Case Study in The Celebration of the San Antonio De Padua (Lajas, Perú)

open access: yesHeritage, 2022
This study presented the first analytical experience of cultural changes in the Lajas population by analyzing their social perceptions and cultural manifestations.
Miguel Angel Ruiz Palacios   +3 more
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“Aboriginal isn't just about what was before, it's what's happening now:” Perspectives of Indigenous peoples on the foods in their contemporary diets

open access: yesCanadian Food Studies, 2018
Health promotion materials for Indigenous peoples generally recommend that Indigenous people incorporate more “traditional” foods into their diets, referring to foods that are hunted, fished or gathered from the local environment.
Lise Luppens, Elaine Power
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ROMANIA’S CULTURAL PROFILE AND RECENT SOCIO-ECONOMIC CHANGES: IMPLICATIONS FOR PARENTAL BELIEFS AND PRACTICES [PDF]

open access: yesStudia Universitatis Babeş-Bolyai. Psychologia-Paedagogia, 2018
. In the present review our first aim is to analyze the Romanian culture and the way it is related to prevalent parental beliefs and practices. Our second aim is to explore how recent socio-economic changes that have taken place in the country are ...
IONUȚ MONE, OANA BENGA
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A Model of Family Change in Cultural Context [PDF]

open access: yes, 2002
This reading is about the psychological study of the family with a cross-cultural comparative orientation. It attempts to provide answers to some basic questions regarding the family in context - whether there are systematic global changes in the family,
Kagitcibasi, Cigdem, Cigdem Kagitcibasi
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Approaching a Viable Comprehension of the Knowledge Society

open access: yesTeorie vědy, 2010
With different cultures and changing times, a meaning of the same phenomena may vary. This applies also to knowledge in knowledge society: a plurality of bodies of knowledge will be preserved depending on social context, cultural significance, values and
Josef Hochgerner
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Growth Mindset as a Personal Preference Predicts Teachers’ Favorable Evaluation of Positive Education as an Imported Practice When Institutional and Normative Support for It Are Both Strong or Both Weak

open access: yesFrontiers in Psychology, 2020
Past research on pathways to cultural influence on judgment has compared the explanatory power of personal preferences, perceived descriptive norms and institutionalization.
Vincci Chan   +4 more
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Changing organisational leadership culture: focus on values changes culture [PDF]

open access: yesFuture Hospital Journal, 2015
In 2006 Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust not only had a financial challenge but also a cultural one: only just over half of staff would recommend the Trust as a place to work or receive treatment. This prompted the leadership team to embark on a journey spanning almost a decade, developing a values-based culture.
Ron, Kerr   +2 more
openaire   +2 more sources

Archeological and mtDNA evidence for Tropical Lowland migrations during the Late Archaic / Formative in northern Chile Evidencia arqueológica y de ADNmt para migraciones de Tierras Bajas Tropicales Durante el Arcaico Tardío/Formativo Temprano en el norte de Chile

open access: yesRevista Chilena de Historia Natural, 2009
The influence of tropical lowland migrations on the emergence of cultural change in the Central Andes has been postulated in general terms since the beginning of last century (Tello 1929).
FRANCISCO ROTHHAMMER   +5 more
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Ten Years toward Equity: Preliminary Results from a Follow-Up Case Study of Academic Computing Culture

open access: yesFrontiers in Psychology, 2017
Just over 10 years ago, we conducted a culture study of the Computer Science Department at the flagship University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, one of the top five computing departments in the country. The study found that while the department placed
Tanya L. Crenshaw   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

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