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Coastal erosion management in Accra: Combining local knowledge and empirical research

open access: yesJàmbá, 2016
Coastal erosion along the Accra coast has become a chronic phenomenon that threatens both life and property. The issue has assumed a centre stage of national debate in recent times because of its impact on the coastal communities.
Kwasi Appeaning Addo   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

Enhancing Rural Resilience in a Tea Town of China: Exploring Tea Farmers’ Knowledge Production for Tea Planting, Tea Processing and Tea Tasting

open access: yesLand, 2022
Rural areas have undergone visible transformations in recent decades. It leads to some ecological problems. Enhancing rural resilience is necessary in the face of these changes. However, previous literature often ignored the roles of indigenous actors in
Xudan Lin, Hong Zhu, Duo Yin
doaj   +1 more source

Sharing local knowledge [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
This article is also published in Appropriate Technology, Vol. 40. No. 2: 2013Researchers now use ICTs to gather information more effectively from the field.
Muilerman, Sander, Schläpfer, Juanita
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The UN local communities and Indigenous peoples' platform: A traditional ecological knowledge-based evaluation [PDF]

open access: yes, 2019
This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. © 2019 The Authors.
Johnson M.   +6 more
core   +1 more source

Disordered but rhythmic—the role of intrinsic protein disorder in eukaryotic circadian timing

open access: yesFEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Unstructured domains known as intrinsically disordered regions (IDRs) are present in nearly every part of the eukaryotic core circadian oscillator. IDRs enable many diverse inter‐ and intramolecular interactions that support clock function. IDR conformations are highly tunable by post‐translational modifications and environmental conditions, which ...
Emery T. Usher, Jacqueline F. Pelham
wiley   +1 more source

Transforming Local Knowledge(s) into European Recommendations: A Methodological Approach to Co-Creating Policy Briefs for Educational Inclusion

open access: yesSocial Sciences
This article explores the process of developing policy briefs (PB) as strategic tools to translate knowledge stemming from the analysis of local educational practices into inclusive European policy recommendations.
Sofia Almeida Santos   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Web 2.0 and knowledge management for local government in England – A model for the public sector? [PDF]

open access: yes, 2009
PURPOSE Delivering success in the public and private sector requires staff to have access to the best knowledge possible about how to do their jobs well so a major challenge for employers is how to ensure their staff are making decisions based on the ...
Leask, M
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In situ molecular organization and heterogeneity of the Legionella Dot/Icm T4SS

open access: yesFEBS Letters, EarlyView.
We present a nearly complete in situ model of the Legionella Dot/Icm type IV secretion system, revealing its central secretion channel and identifying new components. Using cryo‐electron tomography with AI‐based modeling, our work highlights the structure, variability, and mechanism of this complex nanomachine, advancing understanding of bacterial ...
Przemysław Dutka   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source

Using local scientific knowledge for transboundary conservation: distribution modelling for the taruka in South America

open access: yesOryx
Effective conservation management of threatened species with transboundary distributions is a challenge, requiring international coordination to ensure that country-specific actions align with regional imperatives. Many international conservation efforts
Nicolás Fuentes-Allende   +14 more
doaj   +1 more source

Local knowledge: Who cares? [PDF]

open access: yesJournal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine, 2011
Think globally, act locally Local Knowledge Systems (LKS) consist of the knowledge, beliefs, traditions, practices, institutions, and worldviews developed and sustained by indigenous and local communities, and are believed to represent an adaptive strategy to the environment in which these communities live.
Vandebroek Ina   +4 more
openaire   +3 more sources

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