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Combating Deforestation? - Impacts of Improved Stove Dissemination on Charcoal Consumption in Urban Senegal [PDF]

open access: yes
The dissemination of improved cooking stoves (ICS) is frequently considered an effective instrument to combat deforestation. This paper evaluates the impacts of an ICS dissemination project in urban Senegal implemented by Deutsche Gesellschaft für ...
Bensch, Gunther, Peters, Jörg
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Analytical Approaches to Address Challenges in the Analysis of Cannabinoids in Vascular Matrices Using Mass Spectrometry

open access: yesMass Spectrometry Reviews, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Phytocannabinoids are bioactive metabolites derived from the Cannabis sativa plant. They have garnered attention due to their recreational uses and therapeutic potential. Although various analytical strategies have been employed for their analysis, mass spectrometry (MS) coupled to chromatographic separation is superior due to its sensitivity ...
Radwa Mahmoud   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Louisville Tin & Stove Company Price Tag

open access: yes, 2012
Louisville Tin and Stove Co. price tag, no date.
Louisville Tin & Stove Company
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Do cultural taboos regulate hunting in transitioning Indigenous communities? The case of the Idu Mishmi of Northeast India

open access: yesPeople and Nature, EarlyView.
Abstract There is rising recognition of resource‐use rights of Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities (IPLCs) within wildlife conservation. Historically, sociocultural institutions ensured wildlife sustainability in many IPLC areas. However, the future viability of such institutions is uncertain as IPLCs change in response to external pressures and ...
Sahil Nijhawan   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Triumph of Genius: the Union Star Paste Stove Polish

open access: yes, 1870
A two-sided trade card (chromolithograph on one side, and black and white on the other) advertising stove polish through the image of George and Martha Washington seated next to a cast iron stove on top of which is a steaming tea kettle. Washington wears
Union Star Paste Stove Polish
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Human–wildlife coexistence and social context: Evidence from farmer communities in southern Sri Lanka

open access: yesPeople and Nature, EarlyView.
Abstract Studies on human–wildlife interactions (HWI) often focus on conflict mitigation studies, thus overlooking underlying factors that influence community decisions to coexist with wildlife. To address this knowledge gap, we collected empirical evidence of how community interactions with wildlife are shaped by their social contexts.
Anuradhi Dulangi Jayasinghe   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Does Cooking Technology Matter? Fuelwood Use and Efficiency of Different Cooking Technologies in Lilongwe District, Malawi [PDF]

open access: yes
Biomass, mainly firewood and charcoal contributes over 90% of Malawi’s total energy demand. As a result, deforestation is increasing at unprecedented rate and firewood is becoming scarce.
Maganga, Assa, Malakini, Memory
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What If Cooking Isn't Chemistry? Examining the Good and the Harm in Metaphorical Connections Between Science and Everyday Activities

open access: yesScience Education, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This theoretical paper examines why we make claims like “cooking is chemistry,” what these claims mean, and what good or harm they accomplish. We make three interrelated arguments: First, the relationship between scientific and everyday practices is more complicated and less obvious than is often claimed; second, educators and scientists link ...
Noah Weeth Feinstein, Ryan L. Stowe
wiley   +1 more source

Design and development of solar parabolic concentrator, closed-loop pressurized hot water for a household baking system – For the case of injera baking in Ethiopia

open access: yesHeliyon
A laboratory setup with two axis of manual sun-tracking was designed and built. To get the predicted values for a solar injera stove, a 20-min heating time to prepare it for baking, 3.1 kWh power in the first hour, and 5.8 kWh (with only an 87 percent ...
Arkbom Hailu Asfaw
doaj   +1 more source

Land Degradation in Ethiopia: What Do Stoves Have To Do With It? [PDF]

open access: yes
In Ethiopia deforestation is a major problem and many peasants have switched from fuelwood to dung for cooking and heating purposes, thereby damaging the agricultural productivity of cropland. The Ethiopian government has embarked on a two-pronged policy
van Soest, Daan P.   +2 more
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