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An explorative action research study toward the design of a digital knowledge organisation as part of an indigenous knowledge management system with a Herero community [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
Indigenous Knowledge Management Systems are being developed in order to preserve, process and retrieve knowledge. Unfortunately, most of the systems available do not take into account the different cultural ways of organising and sharing indigenous ...
Kapuire, Gereon Koch
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Indigenous Knowledge Systems in Environmental Governance in Canada

open access: yesKULA, 2021
This contribution addresses key issues around the application of Indigenous knowledge in contexts where such knowledge is neither generated nor held (academy, industry, governments, etc.).
Deborah McGregor
doaj   +1 more source

NAPRT loss promotes lung tumor initiation and growth through AKT signaling independently of NAD+ biosynthesis

open access: yesMolecular Oncology, EarlyView.
Loss of NAPRT promotes lung tumor initiation and growth through a noncanonical mechanism, independent of its role in NAD+ biosynthesis. Mechanistically, NAPRT depletion activates the mTORC2‐driven AKT/β‐catenin signaling axis to enhance clonogenic and invasive phenotypes. Furthermore, lung‐specific Naprt deletion significantly increases tumor burden in
Myung Joon Oh   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source

Using the Indigenous Knowledge of Jatropha - The Use of Jatropha Curcas Oil as Raw Material and Fuel [PDF]

open access: yes, 2002
Jatropha curcas is a plant of Latin American origin, now widespread through arid, and semiarid tropical regions of the world. It is a drought-resistant perennial, that grows on marginal soils, and, as a close
World Bank
core   +1 more source

Decolonizing land management in institutions of higher education

open access: yesJournal of Land Use Science, 2022
Many institutions of higher education (IHE) were founded on and continue to benefit from the violent dispossession of Indigenous Land. IHE and Land managed by IHE frame scientific knowledge as universal, marginalizing Indigenous, non-Eurocentric ...
Laura O’Brien, Praneeta Mudaliar
doaj   +1 more source

Artificial Intelligence–Based Online Symptom Assessment Tools for Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Diagnosis: Patient Perspectives

open access: yesArthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective The objective of this article is to identify perceptions of patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) regarding artificial intelligence (AI)–based online symptom assessment tools, and the potential of these tools to address diagnostic barriers.
Olivia A. Stein   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Uganda - The Contribution Of Indigenous Vegetables to Household Food Security

open access: yes, 2002
The note aims to prompt policy makers, and development managers to reassess, and give more weight to neglected production, and consumption of traditional vegetables, so as to enhance nutrition, income generation,
Rubaihayo, E.B.
core   +1 more source

Ethnobotanical uses of plants in Nigeria: an analysis of current research trends and patterns

open access: yesJournal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine
Background The ethnobotanical landscape in Nigeria reflects a complex interplay of biodiversity, cultural traditions, and health practices deeply rooted in indigenous knowledge.
Basirat O. Rafiu   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Non‐Additive Criteria Assessment in Sustainability Evaluation of High Entropy Alloys: A Toxicity‐Weighted Framework

open access: yesAdvanced Engineering Materials, EarlyView.
Sustainability assessment requires methodologies that appropriately distinguish between additive and non‐additive material properties. A toxicity‐weighted scoring system is developed and applied that accounts for the disproportionate influence of highly toxic constituents through nonlinear weighting functions, providing more realistic estimates than ...
Seth Mehalic   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Mali : les savoirs locaux, combiner l'ancien et le nouveau

open access: yes, 2000
Based on research from an evaluation of functional adult literacy during the late 70s, focused on peanut-growing in the western region of Mali, results demonstrated that while literacy programs only attained its
Easton, Peter, Belloncle, Guy
core   +1 more source

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