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Use of traditional medicine in Lao PDR

Complementary Therapies in Medicine, 2005
Exploring the attitudes and knowledge of household members and health staff in Lao PDR regarding the use of traditional medicine.Along with modern medicine, traditional medicine utilisation is officially supported in Laos, being part of the cultural heritage and considered useful for this low-income country in relation to the problems with access to ...
K, Sydara, S, Gneunphonsavath, R, Wahlström, S, Freudenthal, K, Houamboun, G, Tomson, T, Falkenberg   +6 more
openaire   +2 more sources

Opium Cultivation Imperilling Endangered Species in Northern Laos

Animal Conservation, EarlyView.
To avoid government eradication efforts, farmers in northeastern Laos shifted opium cultivation deep into a national park, causing a > 1000% increase in protected forest cleared for the crop between 2018 and 2022. This displacement directly threatened endangered species like white‐cheeked gibbons, elephants, and dholes by causing a rise in hunting ...
Jay White, Khamphui Invixay, Akchousanh Rasphone, Vincent Nijman   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Community engagement and local governance for health equity through trust: lessons from developing the CONNECT Initiative in the Lao People’s Democratic Republic

BMJ Global Health
Community engagement and local governance are important components of health interventions aiming to empower local populations. Yet, there is limited evidence on how to effectively engage with communities and codevelop interventions, especially in ...
Marco J Haenssgen, Sengchanh Kounnavong, Shogo Kubota, Sayaka Horiuchi, Ying-Ru Jacqueline Lo, Elizabeth M Elliott, Ketkesone Phrasisombath, Phonepaseuth Ounaphom, Laty Phimmachak, Ounkham Souksavanh, William Robert Everett Seal, Vilaythone Sounthone Xaymongkhonh, Khanphoungeune Volaot, Sandra Bode, Asiya Odugleh-Kolev   +14 more
doaj   +1 more source

The Construction of an Environmental Villain: A Discourse Analysis of Upland Maize Farming in Thailand

Asia Pacific Viewpoint, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Since the mid‐2010s, Thai public discourse has villainised upland maize cultivation in northern Thailand for deforestation and environmental degradation through the popular imagery of bald mountains. The attention has prompted a new wave of land‐use interventions urging upland smallholders to replace maize with trees and perennials.
Pin Pravalprukskul, Cecilie Friis, Thilde Bech Bruun   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

1172. Dendrobium chryseum Rolfe

Curtis's Botanical Magazine, EarlyView.
Summary Dendrobium chryseum is a widespread orchid from continental tropical Asia and Taiwan with a confused taxonomical history. In addition to its horticultural merits and its use in Traditional Chinese Medicine, this species has significant cultural importance among the Tsou people of Taiwan. Notes on pollination, cultivation, taxonomy, distribution,
André Schuiteman, Ayumi Terada, Jer‐Ming Hu, Bala Kompalli, Masumi Yamanaka   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Education and the Shadow Economy: A Panel Cointegration Analysis

Kyklos, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study examines the impact of education on the shadow economy across 132 countries over the period 1991–2020. To this end, panel cointegration and panel error‐correction models are employed. The results of the panel cointegration tests indicate a stable long‐term relationship among the selected variables.
Salvatore Ciucci
wiley   +1 more source

Students' Perceptions About Teaching Profession: Emotional Intelligence, Critical Thinking, and Locus of Control

Journal of Innovation in Educational and Cultural Research, 2023
This study aims to analyze students' perceptions of the teaching profession in increasing self-confidence to continue to feel worthy and ready to become professional and competent teachers.
Zuhri Saputra Hutabarat, Phousith Phongsavath   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

Macroeconomic Effects of Public Investment in EMDEs: Nonlinear Effects of the Business Cycle, Fiscal Space, Capital Stock and Efficiency

Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The paper examines the macroeconomic effects of public investment in emerging market and developing economies (EMDEs). To this end the analysis develops a new measure of public investment shocks based on cyclically adjusted government investment.
Amat Adarov, Benedict Clements, João Tovar Jalles   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Reaching the unreached through building trust: a mixed-method study on COVID-19 vaccination in rural Lao PDR

BMJ Global Health
Introduction The global COVID-19 vaccine rollout has been impacted by socioeconomic disparities and vaccine hesitancy, but few studies examine reasons for changed attitudes.
Shogo Kubota, Sayaka Horiuchi, Ying-Ru Jacqueline Lo, Elizabeth M Elliott, Ketkesone Phrasisombath, Phonepaseuth Ounaphom, Laty Phimmachak, Ounkham Souksavanh, Pavina Vongsouvanh, Dimbintsoa Rakotomalala Robinson, Souliya Channavong, Eric Deharo, William Robert Everett Seal, Bounfeng Phoummalaysith   +13 more
doaj   +1 more source

Deteriorating Mental Well‐Being of the Young in the UK

Scottish Journal of Political Economy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Using several data sets for the UK we track rising perceptions of mental well‐being among the working‐age population in the UK. The trend is apparent among all age groups and for men and women, but it is most pronounced among the young, and especially young women aged under 25.
David G. Blanchflower, Alex Bryson, David N. F. Bell   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source