Mapping major types of hunting across the South American Dry Chaco and Chiquitano forests
Abstract Hunting is a central, culturally embedded relationship between people and nature, yet also drives wildlife declines with far‐reaching consequences for ecosystems and people. It is also a highly diverse practice, involving a wide range of actors and hunting techniques, both of which determine the social‐ecological impacts of hunting.
Julia Martinez‐Pardo +23 more
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A 16th Century Description of a Ritualized Avoidance Behavior. [PDF]
Brigo F.
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Abstract High demand for wild birds as pets stimulates overexploitation and threatens global avian biodiversity. Unlike commonly traded birds valued for colourful plumage or attractive songs, crows (e.g. Corvus, Pyrrhocorax and Coloeus) have increasingly appeared in online records of rearing, acquisition and trade, yet these activities remain ...
Weijia Ren +7 more
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Rethinking well-being in capitalist value-centered societies: football in Japan as contemporary capitalistic ritual. [PDF]
Razgui Y.
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The Long Trajectory of Rubber Physics: 3500+ Years and Counting
Natural rubber's trajectory is traced from Mesoamerican use of Castilla elastica through vulcanization and the pneumatic tire to macromolecular physics and modern solid‐state refrigeration. Illustrations of C. elastica and an H. brasiliensis plantation frame the historical progression from indigenous material, then industrial crop and on to advanced ...
Gregory B. McKenna
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How do social norms influence sexual and gender-based violence and access to care and support services among youth? A qualitative study in Busia and Mbale districts, Eastern Uganda. [PDF]
Babirye S +9 more
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Traditional knowledge about wild plants connects people to nature and sustains both cultural identity and biodiversity. This study explores how cultural exchange among Albanians, Greeks and Aromanians in southern Albania shapes the use and naming of medicinal and food plants.
Evanthia Dina +9 more
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Optimized Oral Glutamatergic Augmentation in Refractory Home-Dominant Contamination Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder With Somatic, Affective, and Motivational Features: A Case Report of Incremental Functional Gains. [PDF]
Cheung HK, Cheung N.
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Using art history to explore society's changing connections with agriculture
Food insecurity is a looming challenge that especially affects those least fortunate. Consumer food choices have a substantial impact on the sustainability of current food systems. Here, we use art as a lens through which to consider our contemporary and historical relationship to one of the world's most crucial crops, the potato, in the context of the
Edward F. Hill‐King +2 more
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