Evolution and devolution of knowledge: a tale of two biologies [PDF]
Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute, 2004 Anthropological enquiry suggests that all societies classify animals and plants in similar ways. Paradoxically, in the same cultures that have seen large advances in biological science, practical knowledge of nature has dramatically diminished.
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Evolution and Devolution of Knowledge: A Tale of Two Biologies [PDF]
, 2002 Anthropological inquiry indicates that all human cultures classify animals and plants in similar ways. This pre-theoretical knowledge also provided common ground for competing scientific investigations. Paradoxically, despite rapid advances in biological
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A different appetite for sovereignty? Independence movements in subnational island jurisdictions [PDF]
, 2012 Local autonomy in a subnational jurisdiction is more likely to be gained, secured or enhanced where there are palpable movements or political parties agitating for independence in these smaller territories.
Anckar D. +27 more
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Preliminary assessment of illegal hunting by communities adjacent to the northern Gonarezhou National Park, Zimbabwe [PDF]
, 2011 Illegal hunting of wildlife is a major issue in today’s society, particularly in tropical ecosystems. In this study, a total of 114 local residents from eight villages located in four wards adjacent to the northern Gonarezhou National Park, south-eastern
Gandiwa, E.
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Complexity Theory, Adaptation, and Administrative Law [PDF]
, 2005 Recently, commentators have applied insights from complexity theory to legal analysis generally and to administrative law in particular. This Article focuses on one of the central problems that complexity.
Hornstein, Donald T.
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In perspective: Tom Nairn [PDF]
, 1999 The 1960s saw an upsurge of separatist nationalisms at the core of the capitalist system, with the movements in Catalonia, Eskudai, Occitania, Quebec, Scotland, Wallonia and Wales all making their first serious impact during that decade.
Davidson, Neil
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UNERTAN SYNDROME: A CASE SERIES DEMONSTRTAING HUMAN DEVOLUTION [PDF]
, 2007 A large family with six individuals exhibiting the Unertan syndrome (UTS) was identified residing in southern Turkey. All of the individuals had mental impairments and walked on all four extremities. The intra-familial marriages suggested that the UTS is
BAGCI, Dr. Namik Kemal +6 more
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UNERTAN SYNDROME: A CASE SERIES DEMONSTRATING HUMAN DEVOLUTION [PDF]
, 2007 A large family with six individuals exhibiting the Unertan syndrome (UTS)was identified residing in southern Turkey. All of the individuals had mental impairments and walked on all four extremities.
Karaca, Dr. Sibel +2 more
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Halting indigenous biodiversity decline: ambiguity, equity, and outcomes in RMA assessment of significance [PDF]
, 2008 In New Zealand, assessment of ‘significance’ is undertaken to give effect to a legal requirement for local authorities to provide for protection of significant sites under the Resource Management Act (1991). The ambiguity of the statute enables different
Brower, Ann L. +6 more
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The Design of Giardia and the Genesis of Giardiasis [PDF]
, 2017 Giardia is a genus of protozoa discovered in 1681. Six morphologically distinct species are recognized. It mainly attaches in the upper GI tract of a wide variety of vertebrates (including zebrafish), often with beaver and muskrat as reservoirs/carriers ...
Gillen, Alan L., Sherwin, Frank
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