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Abstract Mushrooms are a ubiquitous and essential component in our biological environment and have been of interest to humans around the globe for millennia. Knowledge about mushrooms represents a prime example of cumulative culture, one of the key processes in human evolution.
Andrea Bender, Åge Oterhals
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2019 State-of-the-Science of Dispersants and Dispersed Oil (DDO) in U.S. Arctic Waters: Public Health and Food Safety [PDF]
Chemical dispersants were employed on an unprecedented scale during the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, and could be a response option should a large spill occur in Arctic waters. The use of dispersants in response to that spill raised
Coastal Response Research Center
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Examining the Association Between Traditional and Mainstream Medicine and the Prevalence of Arthritis in the Urban Indigenous Population Living in Toronto [PDF]
Background: In the Indigenous community, the prevalence of arthritis is 1.3 to 1.6 times higher than their non-Indigenous counterparts. Moreover, minimal population health information on urban Indigenous peoples is available.
Chen, Julio Cristian
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Intraspecific variation of cochlear morphology in bowhead and beluga whales
Abstract The bony labyrinth of the petrosal bone, a distinctive feature of mammal skulls, is often identified in micro‐computed tomography imaging to infer species' physiological and ecological traits. When done as part of a comparative study, one individual specimen is normally considered representative of a species, and intraspecific variation is ...
John Peacock, J. G. M. Thewissen
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Interventions to Reduce Child Poverty and Its Determinants: A Rapid Overview of Reviews
ABSTRACT Despite evidence for various child poverty reduction strategies, there is ambiguity regarding the most effective types to inform policy. Thus, we conducted an overview of reviews to systematically identify, appraise, and synthesize interventions for reducing childhood poverty in high‐income country settings.
Omar Dewidar +9 more
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Environmental indicators are naturally occurring variables, conditions, and events that are used to assess and monitor environmental conditions and change.
Breanna Bishop +5 more
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In recent decades, traditional ecological knowledge (TEK) has played an increasing role in wildlife management and biodiversity conservation in Canada and elsewhere.
Dominique A. Henri +2 more
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ABSTRACT Objective To explore what is known about the attitudes, beliefs and perceptions of appropriate prescribing from the view of older First Nations Peoples (aged 45 years or older, residing in the community or residential care), substitute decision‐makers and health‐care professionals working with First Nations Peoples.
Nicola Franks +5 more
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Weathering uncertainty traditional knowledge for climate change assessment and adaptation [PDF]
This UNESCO report looks into the damaging effects of climate change on Indigenous cultures.When considering climate change, indigenous peoples and marginalized populations warrant particular attention.
Douglas Nakashima +1 more
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Indigenous‐Municipal Relations in Canada
Canadian Public Administration, EarlyView.
Joanne Heritz
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