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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 ...
Carmel Mary Martin
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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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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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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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Using Oral History to Redress Moral Degeneration Amongst the Youth in Higher Education Institutions of South Africa [PDF]

E-Journal of Religious and Theological Studies
Africa has a rich oral history of indigenous peoples that is enshrined in their indigenous stories, folklore, myths, and legends. Indigenous elders in Africa have remained the key aspect who transmit knowledge from generation to generation by word of ...
Sebea Busi Promsie, Kunene Welile Bongiwe, Maditsi Mothusiotsile Edwin   +2 more
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Picking fruit is not climate justice

npj Climate Action, 2023
To disrupt ongoing colonialist, racist narratives of Oceania as a source of cheap labour in which climate change is increasingly interwoven, it is necessary to firmly align Oceania workers’ rights with climate justice.
Taukiei Kitara, Carol Farbotko
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