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Dark local knowledge: the yet-to-be scientifically discovered and locally acknowledged aspects of local knowledge systems [PDF]

open access: yesJournal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine
This essay brings forward the idea that there is more than meets the eye in local knowledge systems than what science can show us now. To comprehend this, we need to make a conceptual jump and look for the “dark matter” (the notion borrowed from ...
Renata Sõukand
doaj   +2 more sources

Secondary analysis of child hospital admission data for dental caries in London, UK: what the data tells us about oral health inequalities

open access: yesBMJ Open, 2023
Objectives Dental caries is the most common reason for hospital admissions for children aged 6–10 years in England. The prevalence in the experience of hospital admission is not uniform across all populations.
Sarah Kaddour   +6 more
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Reciprocal knowledge sharing: exploring professional–cultural knowledge sharing between expatriates and local nurses [PDF]

open access: yes, 2022
Purpose: This study aims to explore how professional–cultural knowledge is reciprocally shared between experienced expatriates and novice local nurses. To address this, the situated learning in practice lens is combined with social exchange lens.
Noof Aldaheri   +5 more
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IPBES Technical Guideline Series - Part 9: Considerations when working with Indigenous and local knowledge [PDF]

open access: yes, 2022
These technical guidelines have been prepared by the technical support unit on knowledge and data and reviewed by the task force on knowledge and data within IPBES.
IPBES technical support unit on knowledge and data   +1 more
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Patorani local knowledge system in fisheries resources conservation education in Galesong District South Sulawesi

open access: yesJurnal Pendidikan Geografi, 2023
The development of fishery resources is realized through one of the pillars of development, namely pro-environment (restoration and preservation of the environment) in the order of conservation and rehabilitation of marine resources.
Hasriyanti Hasriyanti   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

The Governance of Localized Knowledge Externalities [PDF]

open access: yesSSRN Electronic Journal, 2008
This paper articulates the hypothesis that there is an optimal size of knowledge pools. Too little a density of innovation activities reduces the accessibility of external knowledge. Too large a density enhances congestion and reduces appropriability. Firms can benefit from actual increasing returns stemming from the indivisibility, replicability and ...
Antonelli, Cristiano   +2 more
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Local Knowledge and Innovation Policy [PDF]

open access: yesEnvironment and Planning C: Government and Policy, 2007
Innovation policy has become a key issue in many countries. There is also growing awareness that one of the foundation stones of an effective innovation strategy is formed by a professional and advanced local knowledge infrastructure (see, eg, Jaffe et al, 1993; Saviotti and Nooteboom, 2000).
Noronha, Teresa de   +2 more
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Agrarian Archaeology: A Research and Social Transformation Tool

open access: yesHeritage, 2022
The aim of this paper is to approach the concept of agrarian archaeology, an epistemological framework that allows the investigation of agrarian landscapes favouring new historical narratives far from traditional paradigms and, at the same time, the ...
Margarita Fernández Mier   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Indigenous Knowledge and Local Power : Negotiating Change in West Africa [PDF]

open access: yes, 2001
Though the development, articulation, and systematization of indigenous knowledge in Africa are most often seen as issues of culture and local epistemology, they have at the same time critical power dimensions. The
Easton, Peter, Belloncle, Guy
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Incorporating Cultural Heritage into the Local Tourism Development Strategy in Kwa Ndebele: A Systematic Review [PDF]

open access: yesAfrican Journal of Hospitality, Tourism and Leisure, 2023
The study employed a purposive sampling technique to identify multiple sources to systematically search, critically appraise and synthesise the matter of incorporating cultural heritage into the local tourism development strategy in Kwa-Ndebele.
Ayanda Dladla   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

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