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Linking 'citizen scientists' to professionals in ecological research, examples from Namibia and South Africa [PDF]

, 2009
The use of trained members of the public (‘citizen scientists’) to help monitor and collect data in science-driven environmental research projects is not a new concept e.g.
Araya, Yoseph N., Schmiedel, Ute, von Witt, Caitlin   +2 more
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Bridging biodiversity and ecosystem services through useful plant species

PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, Volume 7, Issue 5, Page 1498-1509, September 2025.
Global change endangers the terrestrial vegetation that sustains us. Therefore, policymakers need to make informed decisions about what and where to protect. However, with limited resources, we must decide whether to protect the intrinsic value of plants or their value to humans. Protecting both is possible.
Nina Obiar, Isaac Eckert, Janelle Baker, Daniel Moerman, Laura J. Pollock   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Reports of Non‐Physical Beings Assisting in Reiki Sessions

Anthropology of Consciousness, Volume 36, Issue 2, Fall 2025.
ABSTRACT The belief in non‐physical beings playing crucial roles in illness and healing is widespread across diverse cultures. Our previous study found reports of alleged non‐physical beings during energy medicine sessions. To evaluate the perceived presence and characteristics of non‐physical beings mentioned during Reiki sessions.
Helané Wahbeh, Beth Glick, Juliette Gallo, Garret Yount   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Achillea spp.: A comprehensive review on its ethnobotany, phytochemistry, phytopharmacology and industrial applications.

Cellular and Molecular Biology, 2020
The genus Achillea genus houses more than 100 species, a number of them are popularly used in traditional medicine for spasmodic gastrointestinal, gynecological and hepatobiliary disorders, hemorrhages, pneumonia, rheumatic pain, inflammation, wounds ...
B. Salehi, Z. Selamoğlu, M. Sevindik, Nouran M. Fahmy, Eman Al‐Sayed, M. El‐Shazly, B. Csupor-Löffler, D. Csupor, Simin Emamzadeh Yazdi, Javad Sharifi‐Rad, Dılhun Keriman Arserim-uçar, E. H. Arserim, N. Karazhan, A. Jahani, A. Dey, Hamed Azadi, S. Vakili, F. Sharopov, N. Martins, Dietrich Büsselberg   +19 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Evidence‐based medicine and private clinics in Russia: Unlikely co‐production of good care and profit‐making

Medical Anthropology Quarterly, Volume 39, Issue 3, September 2025.
Abstract Critical social science research demonstrates that evidence‐based medicine (EBM) emerged through its proponents’ deliberate efforts to defend EBM's knowledge production methods as credible and independent of commercial interests. In the present study, we expand this discussion by showing how EBM is co‐produced with profit‐making within the ...
Masha Denisova, Olga Zvonareva, Klasien Horstman   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Ethnobotany and Antimicrobial Peptides From Plants of the Solanaceae Family: An Update and Future Prospects

Frontiers in Pharmacology, 2020
The Solanaceae is an important plant family that has been playing an essential role in traditional medicine and human nutrition. Members of the Solanaceae are rich in bioactive metabolites and have been used by different tribes around the world for ages.
Mohasana Afroz, Sanzida Akter, Asif Ahmed, R. Rouf, Jamil A. Shilpi, E. Tiralongo, S. Sarker, U. Göransson, S. Uddin   +8 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Foraging for the future: traditional culinary uses of wild plants in the Western Himalayas–Kashmir Valley (India)

Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine
Background In the intricate tapestry of food security, wild food species stand as pillars, nourishing millions in low-income communities, and reflecting the resilience and adaptability of human societies. Their significance extends beyond mere sustenance,
Musheerul Hassan, Tawseef Ahmad Mir, Muatasim Jan, Muhammad Shoaib Amjad, Muhammad Abdul Aziz, Andrea Pieroni, Ivana Vitasović-Kosić, Rainer W. Bussmann   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Sacred to the Memory: Relicization and the Cataloging of Franklin Expedition Objects in Museums

Museum Anthropology, Volume 48, Issue 2, Fall 2025.
ABSTRACT Between 1818 and 1845, the British Navy sent expeditions to Inuit Nunangat (Canadian Arctic) in search of a passage from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific. In 1845, the Franklin Expedition, consisting of 129 officers, crew, and marines, ended in disaster with all 129 lives lost.
Ashley Smith
wiley   +1 more source

Avanços nas pesquisas etnobotânicas no Brasil Advances in ethnobotany research in Brazil

Acta Botânica Brasílica, 2009
A Etnobotânica moderna é produto de mudanças históricas ocorridas dentro e fora da academia. O trabalho buscou traçar a trajetória dessa disciplina e suas tendências no Brasil. Para tal foi realizado um levantamento dos trabalhos, no período de 1968-2007,
Flávia Camargo de Oliveira, Ulysses Paulino de Albuquerque, Viviane Stern da Fonseca-Kruel, Natalia Hanazaki   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Ethnobotany of Acorus in China

Acta Societatis Botanicorum Poloniae, 2018
In China, species in the genus <em>Acorus</em> are used for many different purposes, viz., in traditional medicine, for rituals, and as ornamental plants. <em>Acorus calamus</em> (sweet flag) has been a symbolic plant in Chinese culture for many centuries and is used as a ceremonial object in festivals throughout the country ...
Hang Shu, Shuang Zhang, Qiyi Lei, Jiangju Zhou, Yuanyuan Ji, Binsheng Luo, Liya Hong, Feifei Li, Bo Liu, Chunlin Long   +9 more
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