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The use of medicinal plants by rural populations of the Pastaza province in the Ecuadorian Amazon [PDF]

open access: yesActa Amazonica, 2016
Mera, Santa Clara and Pastaza municipalities are located in the Ecuadorian Amazon region. The objective of the study was to identify plant species used in traditional medicine by small farmers of these localities, and to classify these plants according ...
Ricardo Vinicio Abril SALTOS   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Review of the monograph: Kvilinkova E.N. Gagauz people in Moldova and Belarus: facets of identity and a strategy of self-preservation (Minsk, 2023. 383 p.)

open access: yesИсторическая этнология, 2023
The review provides a detailed and thorough analysis of the work of Doctor of Historical Sciences, Associate Professor, Elizaveta Nikolaevna Kvilinkova, dedicated to the Gagauz of Belarus and Moldova.
Tadeush A. Novogrodsky
doaj   +1 more source

Metabolic syndrome and ethnic groups [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
Metabolic syndrome is defined as the co-occurrence ofmetabolic risk factors for both type 2 diabetes andcardiovascular disease (i.e. abdominal obesity,hyperglycemia, dyslipidemia, and hypertension). Indeed,metabolic syndrome is an important risk factor forsubsequent development of type 2 diabetes and/or CVD.Thus, the key clinical implication of a ...
Afrand, Mohammadhosain   +3 more
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Finding provenance, seeking context

open access: yesAfriques, 2020
If one of the aims of art history is to understand better the original meaning of the works studied, then an historical methodology is absolutely essential to the identification and interpretation of precolonial objects.
Peter Mark
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The influence of ethnic group composition on focus group discussions

open access: yesBMC Medical Research Methodology, 2014
BackgroundFocus groups are commonly used to explore participants’ experiences in health and social care research. Although it is suggested that having demographically homogenous groups may help put participants at ease, the evidence is sparse.The aims of
N. Greenwood, Theresa Ellmers, J. Holley
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Geographic variation in walking activity in the red flour beetle Tribolium castaneum

open access: yesPopulation Ecology, EarlyView.
This study examined whether there is geographic variation in field populations, focusing on the moving activity in the red flour beetle Tribolium castaneum. Results showed significant differences in moving activity among field populations but no correlation with latitude or meteorological factors.
Kentarou Matsumura
wiley   +1 more source

ETHNIC PARTIES:DEFINITION AND CLASSIFICATION

open access: yesSEEU Review, 2017
The article is about defining ethnic parties and their classification. We define and discuss the terms politics, political party, ethnis group and ethnical party. We state differences about the traditional model of politics and the modern one. We analyze
Berat David
doaj   +1 more source

Hypertension and ethnic group

open access: yesBMJ, 2006
Are there ethnic differences in the pathogenesis of hypertension and are these sufficient to influence choice of treatment? I will also consider prevalence and complications. Because hypertension is the biggest and an almost entirely treatable cause of cardiovascular disease, even small ethnic differences in its optimum management have large ...
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occumb: An R package for site occupancy modeling of eDNA metabarcoding data

open access: yesPopulation Ecology, EarlyView.
This study introduces a new R package, occumb, for the convenient application of site occupancy modeling using environmental DNA (eDNA) metabarcoding data. We outline a data analysis workflow, including data setup, model fitting, model assessment, and comparison of potential study settings based on model predictions, all of which can be performed using
Keiichi Fukaya, Yuta Hasebe
wiley   +1 more source

Entrepreneurial networking differences: An ethnic in-group and out-group analysis

open access: yesSA Journal of Industrial Psychology, 2011
Orientation: Researching entrepreneurship using a network perspective is important, as social networks are assets for small business owners struggling to survive in competitive markets. Research purpose: The research question of this study has focused on
Boris Urban
doaj   +1 more source

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