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Strategic conservation prioritization through creating and updating the regional species of greatest conservation need list in the northeastern United States

open access: yesConservation Science and Practice, EarlyView.
Biodiversity is declining globally, underscoring the need for conservation strategies informed by regional expertise. In the northeastern United States, 14 state wildlife agencies and taxonomic experts developed the Regional Species of Greatest Conservation Need (RSGCN) list, revealing that global and national datasets captured only ~55% of regionally ...
Melissa D. Starking   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

“Simply Amazing and Fantastic”: The Maude Abbott Medical Museum Visitor Book, 2018–2023

open access: yesCurator: The Museum Journal, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The Maude Abbott Medical Museum has a collection of human remains which we believe is appropriate to preserve and use for teaching and research. We wondered to what extent our visitors feel the same way. We categorized all entries in our museum visitor book for 5 years into five groups based on specific words or phrases.
Rick Fraser
wiley   +1 more source

Curating Spaces: Showcasing Indigenous Identity Through Collaborative Art Practices at a University Campus

open access: yesCurator: The Museum Journal, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Within Aotearoa New Zealand there is a growing body of evidence which shows that embedding cultural elements within student experience is a key contribution to the educational success of Māori and Pasifika students. This article describes how the Waipapa Taumata Rau University of Auckland Art Collection team collaborates with indigenous ...
Nigel Bond   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Return to homeland: Bereaved caregiver perceptions of immigrant patient quality of death after repatriation to their country of origin, a retrospective cohort study. [PDF]

open access: yesPalliat Support Care
Flores AI   +8 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Digital Crime, Dirty Money and the State: Southeast Asia's Illicit Political Economy and the Rise of Cybercrime

open access: yesDevelopment and Change, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Over the past decade, cyber scamming has expanded rapidly across Southeast Asia. These operations cluster in compounds within business parks, casinos, industrial zones and other real estate developments. Although organized crime is often assumed to thrive where states are weak, this article offers a politically grounded explanation for why ...
Neil Loughlin
wiley   +1 more source

Indigenous repatriation handbook

open access: yes, 2019
"The Indigenous Repatriation Handbook was created to serve as a handy reference for Indigenous nations in BC and mainstream museums involved in the process of repatriation.
Royal British Columbia Museum   +3 more
core  

Golden weapons and golden fetters: From the gold standard to the new geopolitics

open access: yesThe Economic History Review, EarlyView.
Abstract This paper explores the historical relationship between monetary regimes, security concerns, and geopolitical tensions, particularly focusing on the role of gold. Throughout history, monetary systems have been deeply intertwined with international state systems and security provisions.
Harold James
wiley   +1 more source

Hanta on the Hondius - public health and bioethical perspectives of the recent <i>Andes</i> hantavirus cruise ship outbreak. [PDF]

open access: yesNew Microbes New Infect
Tsiodras S   +10 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Special Section: Ritual Repatriation

open access: yes, 2017
This special section of Museum Worlds explores the entire process of repatriation as a set of rituals enacted by claimants and museum staff: a set of highlighted performances enacting multiple sets of cosmological beliefs, symbolic systems, and political
Peers, Laura   +2 more
core  

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