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Local Festivals

open access: yes, 2021
Abstract The chapter will draw attention to the importance of some 500 known Greek agonistic festivals for local identity politics and for the networking of cities in the first three centuries ce. The chapter will establish the role of such festivals as ‘civic rituals’. They will be studied against a diachronic and comparative background
openaire   +2 more sources

Real‐Time AI Voice Translation for International Medical Conferences and Beyond: Enabling Multilingual Scientific Exchange

open access: yesPediatric Anesthesia, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Language barriers continue to limit participation in international medical communication, and recent advances in artificial intelligence now enable real‐time voice translation to support multilingual scientific exchange. Approach: We describe a demonstration of a bidirectional AI‐mediated voice translation configuration at a ...
Clyde Matava   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Hunting motivations, behaviour and forest access: Characterising wildlife hunting practices in a multi‐ethnic, forested landscape of Brunei Darussalam, Southeast Asia

open access: yesPeople and Nature, EarlyView.
Abstract Unsustainable hunting practices can alter population dynamics, driving biodiversity declines, which leads to ‘empty forests’. Understanding hunting behaviour, including motivations for hunting and relationships with market drivers, and access to hunting grounds are important to develop affirmative policies to stem biodiversity loss.
Natasha L. M. Mannion   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Do cultural taboos regulate hunting in transitioning Indigenous communities? The case of the Idu Mishmi of Northeast India

open access: yesPeople and Nature, EarlyView.
Abstract There is rising recognition of resource‐use rights of Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities (IPLCs) within wildlife conservation. Historically, sociocultural institutions ensured wildlife sustainability in many IPLC areas. However, the future viability of such institutions is uncertain as IPLCs change in response to external pressures and ...
Sahil Nijhawan   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Curating landscapes to encourage care for biodiversity through arts and citizen science

open access: yesPeople and Nature, EarlyView.
Abstract This study investigates how combining Citizen Science and Art workshops within curated wildflower meadows can generate repeated, positive experiences with nature, and foster a sense of care for it. The project aimed to increase awareness, encourage responsibility, and develop competencies related to urban nature.
Elisa Olivares Esquivel   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Nutritional properties, traditional uses and potential new applications for the sotol plant (Asparagaceae, Convallarioideae): A review

open access: yesPLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.
Sotol (Dasylirion spp.) is a resilient desert plant that sustains ecosystems, cultures and livelihoods in Chihuahua Desert. Our review highlights its nutritional properties, traditional uses and potential new applications in food, pharmaceuticals, renewable energy and water remediation. By synthesizing evidence across disciplines, we show how sotol can
Dámaris Leopoldina Ojeda Barrios   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Plants back: Re‐envisioning botanical garden collections management for indigenous crops

open access: yesPLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.
Botanical gardens and other ex situ collections play a key role in preventing plant extinctions, yet the needs of Indigenous crop cultivars are not being met by conventional botanical collections management practices. Inspired by Indigenous land care restoration movements centering plant–human–society relationships, we propose a path toward reciprocal ...
Uala Working Group   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Science in Maine: Responding to the COVID-19 Pandemic

open access: yesMaine Policy Review, 2021
Niles Parker, Kate Dickerson
doaj   +1 more source

From Plot to Block: Participatory Land Use for Climate‐Resilient Detached Housing in Finland

open access: yesSustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study investigates how urban planning in Finland is adapting to climate change, focusing on the practical challenges planners face in single‐family housing areas. It draws on participatory workshops with municipal planners in Pori and Joensuu, where three planning tools—green factor metrics, impermeable surface limits, and the 3–30‐300 ...
Hossam Hewidy
wiley   +1 more source

Em busca da espontaneidade perdida

open access: yesMóin-Móin, 2018
O presente texto é uma revisão atualizada de um artigo publicado em 1996 na revista PUCK, do Institut International de la Marionette em Charleville-Mézières, França.
Marcos Magalhães
doaj  

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