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Water, Politics and Development: Framing a Political Sociology of Water Resources Management

open access: yesWater Alternatives, 2008
The first issue of Water Alternatives presents a set of papers that investigates the inherently political nature of water resources management. A Water, Politics and Development initiative was started at ZEF (Center for Development Research, Bonn ...
Peter P. Mollinga
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Administração Pública de Québec: um Caso de Mudança Cultural [PDF]

open access: yesRAC: Revista de Administração Contemporânea, 2011
In this article we attempted to identify the cultural traits of the public administration of Quebec, in addition to reviewing the cultural changes that occurred following the administrative reform that came into effect in this Canadian province in the ...
Lindomar Pinto da Silva, Élvia Fadul
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CAMBIO Y ESTRUCTURACIÓN SOCIAL EN UN PROYECTO DE TURISMO DE BASE COMUNITARIA EN SAN CLEMENTE (IMBABURA, ECUADOR) / CHANGE AND SOCIAL STRUCTURING IN A COMMUNITY-BASED TOURISM PROJECT IN SAN CLEMENTE (IMBABURA, ECUADOR)

open access: yesBarataria, 2023
This article analyses how the articulation of the tourist offer produces adaptations in cultural manifestations and changes in the rhythms of daily life in the Kychwa Karanki community of San Clemente (Ibarra, Imbabura), in Ecuador, which has been ...
José Miguel Iniesta Peñalver   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Transferrin receptor 1‐mediated iron uptake supports thermogenic activation in human cervical‐derived adipocytes

open access: yesFEBS Letters, EarlyView.
In this study, we found that human cervical‐derived adipocytes maintain intracellular iron level by regulating the expression of iron transport‐related proteins during adrenergic stimulation. Melanotransferrin is predicted to interact with transferrin receptor 1 based on in silico analysis.
Rahaf Alrifai   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Pockets of Change : Adaptation and Cultural Transition [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
Pockets of Change collects fourteen essays that address issues of cultural adaptation and transition in the Arts. Based on insights into a range of primary texts and cultural practices—from visual art to film, from literature to theatre—these essays ...
Atkinson, Adam   +3 more
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The impact of cross-cultural dynamics on change management [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
Purpose - The purpose of this paper is to introduce a proprietary survey instrument - "ChangeTracking SurveyUP/UP" - which measures employees' perceptions of organizational change and captures their experiences during the course of change management in ...
Chelliah, J, Kirsch, C, Parry, W
core   +1 more source

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
doaj   +1 more source

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
doaj   +1 more source

Tau acetylation at K331 has limited impact on tau pathology in vivo

open access: yesFEBS Letters, EarlyView.
We mapped tau post‐translational modifications in humanized MAPT knock‐in mice and in amyloid‐bearing double knock‐in mice. Acetylation within the repeat domain, particularly around K331, showed modest increases under amyloid pathology. To test functional relevance, we generated MAPTK331Q knock‐in mice.
Shoko Hashimoto   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Extreme heat and climate change: adaptation in culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) communities [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
Background: Several overseas studies have identified that people in ethnic minority groups are at greater risk during heatwaves. However, there is a paucity of information on this issue in Australia.
Peng Bi, Alana Hansen, Arthur Saniotis
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