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Traditional Ecological Knowledge and Contemporary Changes in the Agro-pastoral System of Upper Spiti Landscape, Indian Trans-Himalayas

Pastoralism, 2020
Pastoral systems are known to be prone to social, political and ecological uncertainties. Traditional ecological knowledge that the pastoral communities hold around their bio-physical environment has been a key to cope with stressors and adapt to the ...
Rashmi Singh, Rishi Kumar Sharma, Suresh Babu, Yash Veer Bhatnagar   +3 more
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Can human nature be the foundation of human rights? Analytic approach [PDF]

Avant, 2018
The paper analyzes whether human nature can be the foundation of human rights. To this end, in the first part, the concept of the nature of an object is considered.
Szymon Mazurkiewicz
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Pastoral practices, pressures, and human-wildlife relations in high altitude rangelands of eastern Himalaya: A case study of the Dokpa pastoralists of North Sikkim

Pastoralism, 2022
The pastoral practices of the Dokpa herders of North Sikkim have been transforming in response to the geo-political and socio-economic changes in the region.
Nisam Mang Luxom, Rashmi Singh, Laktsheden Theengh, Priyadarshinee Shrestha, Rishi Kumar Sharma   +4 more
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State of science: refitting the human to nature

, 2023
Environmental institutions are realising that the human-nature relationship is a tangible target for a sustainable future. Societal change of that relationship is a challenge involving modifications to both systems and human behaviours.
Thatcher, A., Richardson, M.
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Lack of sexual behavior disclosure may distort STI testing outcomes

BMC Public Health, 2020
Background Men who have sex with men (MSM) globally have a high burden of curable sexually transmitted infections (STIs). MSM do not frequently receive rectal STI testing because of several barriers, such as not being out (disclosure of sexual behavior).
Navin Kumar, Laura Forastiere, Tiange Zhang, Fan Yang, Katherine T. Li, Weiming Tang, Joseph D. Tucker, Nicholas A. Christakis, Marcus Alexander   +8 more
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Sceptical Reflections on Human Nature

, 2020
Is human nature something that the natural and social sciences aim to describe, or is it a pernicious fiction? What role, if any, does 'human nature' play in directing and informing scientific work?
Sterelny, Kim
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Tabula Rasa and Human Nature [PDF]

, 2012
It is widely believed that the philosophical concept of 'tabula rasa' originates with Locke's Essay Concerning Human Understanding and refers to a state in which a child is as formless as a blank slate.
Robert Duschinsky, Duschinsky, Robbie
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Effects of Temperature and Precipitation on Breeding Migrations of Amphibian Species in Southeastern Norway

Scientifica, 2016
To reveal the effects of climate, a generalized linear mixed model was used to explore the variation in onset of spawning migration for the two newt species T. cristatus and L. vulgaris in southern Norway. Amphibians are highly influenced by the physical
Børre K. Dervo, Kim Magnus Bærum, Jostein Skurdal, Jon Museth   +3 more
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Restoring Human Nature

TheoLogica, 2022
Over the past decade, a growing number of theologians and philosophers from a variety of sub disciplines have expressed an interest in the possibilities of a “science-engaged theology.” The specific projects that fall under this somewhat broad ...
Kutter Callaway, Oliver D. Crisp
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Nutlet micromorphology of Japanese Salvia (Salviinae, Lamiaceae) and its systematic significance [PDF]

PhytoKeys
Salvia is a taxonomically challenging genus in the Japanese archipelago, comprising 12 distinct species, eight of which are endemic. In this study, the nutlet micromorphology of 19 taxa (species and varieties) assigned to the sections Glutinaria ...
Amjad Khan, Atsuko Takano, Chung-Kun Lee, Hiroaki Ishida   +3 more
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