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Enquadramento e diferenciação nos “figureiros” de Taubaté (SP) e nos artesãos do miriti de Abaetetuba (PA): uma análise comparativa

Estudos de Sociologia, 2014
A diferenciação pelo consumo hoje está saindo do controle dos circuitos da moda para envolver a cultura material dos grupos “marginais”. Mas isso se acompanha com uma tendência a enquadrar e, portanto, a desvalorizar os elementos diferenciais da ...
Paolo Totaro, Carme Izabel Rodrigues
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Examining characteristics, knowledge and regulatory practices of specialized drug shops in Sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review of the literature

BMC Health Services Research, 2012
Background Specialized drug shops such as pharmacies and drug shops are increasingly becoming important sources of treatment. However, knowledge on their regulatory performance is scarce.
Wafula Francis N, Miriti Eric M, Goodman Catherine A   +2 more
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Scaling Last‐Mile Seed Access Through Quality Declared Seed: Impacts on Improved Sorghum Uptake and Yields in Tanzania

Food and Energy Security, Volume 15, Issue 4, July/August 2026.
Community‐based quality declared seed (QDS) producers improve last‐mile access to quality seed of improved sorghum varieties in Tanzania. Using data from 1492 sorghum‐growing households in 60 wards and a quasi‐experimental design combining propensity‐score matching, inverse‐probability weighting and regression adjustment, we find that the presence of a
Lilian Gichuru, Geoffrey Muricho, Noel Templer, Doris Puozaa, Essegbemon Akpo, Zachary Gitonga, Davaatseren Narmandakh, Mequanint B. Melesse, Papias Binagwa, Emmanuel Mwenda, Devotha Mchau, Ibrahim Shiundu, Chris O. Ojiewo   +12 more
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Non‐hierarchical competition among co‐occurring woody seedlings in a resource‐limited environment

Ecosphere, 2019
Long‐term species persistence in plant communities is contingent in part on the conditions that favor establishment and early survival. In stressful habitats, facilitated seedling establishment can enhance species richness by providing a safe‐site for ...
Natasha N. Woods, Ryan McCarthy, Maria N. Miriti   +2 more
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Cotton facilitates long‐distance seed dispersal by functioning as nest material for birds

Oikos, Volume 2026, Issue 7, July 2026.
Cotton (Cossypium) fibres, which grow naturally in bolls around the seeds of cotton plants, have been used for centuries to produce fabric. The presumed natural function of cotton is that these lightweight and fluffy fibres may support wind dispersal of the seeds inside.
Roos van der Meer, Lotte L. Koot, Elke Molenaar, Andries K. Janse van Vuuren, Ara Monadjem, Kat Bebbington, Sjouke A. Kingma   +6 more
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Metaphorical Euphemisms in Dholuo Marriage Conflict Resolution Program ‘Dak Man Gi Ndhadhu’ on Radio Nam Lolwe

Journal of Pragmatics Research
This paper investigates the Marriage Conflict Resolution (MCR) discourse among Dholuo speakers, which is full of taboo words, particularly those with sexual connotations and other obscenities.
Felix Owino, Benard Mudogo, Gervasio Miriti   +2 more
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Connecting tradition and technology: The digitization of the ethnobotanical collection at the Rio de Janeiro Botanical Garden

PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, Volume 8, Issue 4, Page 1104-1115, July 2026.
The digitization of RBetno (JBRJ) represents a step forward for biodiversity conservation in Brazil. Aligned with the Kunming‐Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (Target 2, 2020–2030), this project documents the use of plants, including traditional knowledge and vernacular names, with a focus on the Atlantic Forest and Amazon.
Viviane S. Fonseca‐Kruel, Carlos E. A. Coimbra Jr., Luis Alexandre Estevão da Silva, Felipe Alves Oliveira, Maria Paula Vasconcelos Mesquita, Mariana Taniguchi, Rafaela Campostrini Forzza   +6 more
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Zoonimia y vernácula en Yucuna

Caldasia, 1999
A glossary of animal names in the Yucuna language from the region of the lower Caquetá river, Mirití-Paraná and the lower Apaporis river (Amazonas and Vaupés departments, Colombia) is presented along with their scientifie binomials. The list includes 274
Defler Thomas R., Yucuna Celestino, Bennett Sara   +2 more
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A positive deviance approach to understand gender relations and practices that support transformative adaptation: Insights from Kenya dairy households

Current Research in Environmental Sustainability
The impacts of climate change on livelihoods and livestock systems in East Africa are significant. Efforts to bolster resilience will require a concerted focus on social equity to foster transformative adaptation.
Renee Bullock, Tanaya DuttaGupta, Philip Miriti   +2 more
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Farming practices and their effect on soil moisture and penetration resistance: Impact on maize yields in rainfed agriculture

Agrosystems, Geosciences &Environment, Volume 9, Issue 2, June 2026.
Abstract In sub‐Saharan Africa, there is growing interest in conservation agriculture practices, including reduced tillage (e.g., ripping), residue retention, and crop diversification, but their effects on soil moisture and penetration resistance in sub‐humid regions remain unclear.
Mordecai Mkiza, Monicah Mucheru‐Muna, Sylvia Nyawira, Dominic Mutambu, Obadiah Mwangi, Peter Bolo, Michael Kinyua, Job Kihara   +7 more
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