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Ethno-territorial rights and the resource extraction boom in Latin America: do constitutions matter? [PDF]

open access: greenThird World Quarterly, 2016
In recent times a growing number of Latin American rural groups have achieved extended ethno-territorial rights, and large territories have been protected by progressive constitutions. These were the outcomes of extended cycles of national and transnational contentious politics and of social movement struggle, including collective South–South ...
Kröger, Markus, Lalander, Rickard
semanticscholar   +10 more sources

Oscillation Reduction for Knuckle Cranes [PDF]

open access: yes2020 Proceedings of the 37th ISARC, Kitakyushu, Japan, 2021
Boom cranes are among the most common material handling systems due to their simple design. Some boom cranes also have an auxiliary jib connected to the boom with a flexible joint to enhance the maneuverability and increase the workspace of the crane. Such boom cranes are commonly called knuckle boom cranes. Due to their underactuated properties, it is
arxiv   +1 more source

Indigenous Knowledge and Ethno-medicine as an Effective Source of Treatment: A Study on the Karbis of Karbi Anglong, A

open access: yesStudies on Ethno-Medicine, 2022
The healthcare system of the tribal people is immensely associated with their religious beliefs, along with the interference of soul, spirit and deity. Their daily livelihood is dependent upon a number of natural resources.
Somenath Bhattacharjee
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Antropologie dell’est. Una prima panoramica su storia e ambiti della ricerca museografica, etnografica e audiovisuale

open access: yesEtnoAntropologia, 2018
The monographic section of this issue of EthnoAnthropology is dedicated to the history of the Russian anthropological sciences, to the museography and methodology of ethnographic research and finally to the visual anthropology in Russia.
Alberto Baldi
doaj   +4 more sources

In search of the authentic nation: landscape and national identity in Canada and Switzerland [PDF]

open access: yes, 1998
While the study of nationalism and national identity has flourished in the last decade, little attention has been devoted to the conditions under which natural environments acquire significance in definitions of nationhood.
Alter Peter   +97 more
core   +1 more source

Modeling and control of 5-DoF boom crane [PDF]

open access: yes2020 Proceedings of the 37th ISARC, Kitakyushu, Japan, 2021
Automation of cranes can have a direct impact on the productivity of construction projects. In this paper, we focus on the control of one of the most used cranes, the boom crane. Tower cranes and overhead cranes have been widely studied in the literature, whereas the control of boom cranes has been investigated only by a few works.
arxiv   +1 more source

Are Radio Sources and Gamma Ray Bursts Luminal Booms? [PDF]

open access: yesInt.J.Mod.Phys.D16:983-1000,2007, 2007
The softening of a Gamma Ray Burst (GRB) afterglow bears remarkable similarities to the frequency evolution in a sonic boom. At the front end of the sonic boom cone, the frequency is infinite, much like a GRB. Inside the cone, the frequency rapidly decreases to infrasonic ranges and the sound source appears at two places at the same time, mimicking the
arxiv   +1 more source

Ethno-cultural disparities in mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic: a cross-sectional study on the impact of exposure to the virus and COVID-19-related discrimination and stigma on mental health across ethno-cultural groups in Quebec (Canada)

open access: yesBJPsych Open, 2020
Background Although social and structural inequalities associated with COVID-19 have been documented since the start of the pandemic, few studies have explored the association between pandemic-specific risk factors and the mental health of minority ...
Diana Miconi   +6 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Exploring Ethnocracy and the Possibilities of Coexistence in Beirut [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
In response to James Anderson’s article “Ethnocracy: Exploring and extending the concept”, this article revisits some of the extensive discussions of Lebanon’s political sectarianism through the prism of ethnocracy to the extent that it contributes to an
Kastrissianakis, Konstantin
core   +3 more sources

Narratives and Counternarratives on Data Sharing in Africa [PDF]

open access: yes, 2021
As machine learning and data science applications grow ever more prevalent, there is an increased focus on data sharing and open data initiatives, particularly in the context of the African continent. Many argue that data sharing can support research and policy design to alleviate poverty, inequality, and derivative effects in Africa.
arxiv   +1 more source

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