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Wild edible plants and associated indigenous knowledge among the Setswana-speaking people of North West Province in South Africa [PDF]

Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine
Background Wild edible plants (WEPs) remain essential components of indigenous food systems, contributing to nutrition, healthcare, and cultural identity.
Keamogela I. Nko, Nnoko Sebogo, James L. Mwinga, John A. Asong, Madeleen Struwig, Stephen O. Amoo, Adeyemi O. Aremu   +6 more
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Nanomaterials for Remediation of Environmental Pollutants

Bioinorganic Chemistry and Applications, 2021
Today, environmental contamination is a big concern for both developing and developed countries. The primary sources of contamination of land, water, and air are extensive industrialization and intense agricultural activities. Various traditional methods
Arpita Roy, Apoorva Sharma, Saanya Yadav, Leta Tesfaye Jule, Ramaswamy Krishnaraj   +4 more
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Knowledge translation and indigenous knowledge [PDF]

International Journal of Circumpolar Health, 2004
We wanted to evaluate the interface between knowledge translation theory and Indigenous knowledge.Literature review supplemented by expert opinion was carried out.Thematic analysis to identify gaps and convergences between the two domains was done.The theoretical and epistemological frameworks underlying Western scientific and Indigenous knowledge ...
Smylie, Janet, Martin, Carmel Mary, Kaplan-Myrth, Nili, Steele, Leah, Tait, Caroline, Hogg, William   +5 more
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Supporting smallholders’ decision making: managing trade-offs and synergies for sustainable agricultural intensification

International Journal of Agricultural Sustainability, 2021
Meeting multiple, often competing objectives when seeking to sustainably intensify their agricultural operations is a constant challenge for smallholder farmers in Sub-Saharan Africa.
Barbara Adolph, Mary Allen, Evans Beyuo, Daniel Banuoku, Sam Barrett, Tsuamba Bourgou, Ndapile Bwanausi, Francis Dakyaga, Emmanuel K. Derbile, Peter Gubbels, Batchéné Hié, Chancy Kachamba, Godwin Kumpong Naazie, Ebenezer Betiera Niber, Isaac Nyirengo, Samuel Faamuo Tampulu, Alex-Fabrice Zongo   +16 more
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Indigenous Knowledge on the Uses, Sustainability and Conservation of African Ginger (Siphonochilus aethiopicus) among Two Communities in Mpumalanga Province, South Africa

Diversity, 2022
Harvesting of medicinal plants in the wild has an impact on sustainability of medicinal plants, which leads to the need for intervention in terms of conservation strategies.
Boinelo P. Seile, Sechaba Bareetseng, Motheo T. Koitsiwe, Adeyemi O. Aremu   +3 more
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Tribal Perspectives on Hypertension: Results From the Center for Native American Health Native-CHART Needs Assessment

Journal of Primary Care & Community Health, 2022
Purpose and Objectives: American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) hypertension contributes to cardiovascular disease, the leading cause of premature death in this population.
Tassy Parker, Allyson Kelley, Norman Cooeyate, Nathania Tsosie   +3 more
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Indigenous Knowledge

, 2023
What is Indigenous knowledge? While the term is rather problematic—as much knowledge, including European or Western knowledge, could be dubbed Indigenous—this article uses the concept for non-European that is Native American or African (and African diasporic) knowledge in the Atlantic world.
Bem Le Hunte, Tyson Yunkaporta, Jacqueline Melvold, Monique Potts, Katie E. Ross, Lucy Allen   +5 more
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A Review on Medicinal Plants Used in the Management of Headache in Africa

Plants, 2021
The use of medicinal plants in the management of diverse ailments is entrenched in the culture of indigenous people in African communities. This review provides a critical appraisal of the ethnobotanical uses of medicinal plants for the management of ...
Ebenezer Kwabena Frimpong, John Awungnjia Asong, Adeyemi Oladapo Aremu   +2 more
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Sustainability and Environmental Impact of Ethanol and Oxyhydrogen Addition on Nanocoated Gasoline Engine

Bioinorganic Chemistry and Applications, 2022
Climate change, clean air, renewable energy, nontoxic surroundings, and the opportunity to live in a healthy community are just few of the issues that environmental sustainability addresses.
Sambandam Padmanabhan, K. Giridharan, Balasubramaniam Stalin, V. Elango, J. Vairamuthu, P. Sureshkumar, Leta Tesfaye Jule, Ramaswamy Krishnaraj   +7 more
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The use of indigenous knowledge in development: problems and challenges [PDF]

, 2005
The use of indigenous knowledge has been seen by many as an alternative way of promoting development in poor rural communities in many parts of the world.
Allan, W., Andresen, P. R., Briggs, J., Brokensha, D., Chambers, R., Chambers, R., Dinucci, A., Ellen, R., Escobar, A., Eyzaguirre, P. B., Hobbs, J., Homann, S., Jewitt, S., John Briggs, Kalland, A., Lamers, J. P. A., Leach, M., Mackenzie, F., Maddox, G., Mitchell, T., Niemeijer, D., Novellino, D., Ortiz, O., Ostberg, W., Pottier, J., Reij, C., Richards, P., Scoones, I., Shaka, J., Sikana, P., Sillitoe, P., Swift, J., Warren, D. M., Warren, D. M., Warren, D. M., World Bank, World Bank   +36 more
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