Cultural Resilience of Social-ecological Systems in the Nenets and Yamal-Nenets Autonomous Okrugs, Russia: A Focus on Reindeer Nomads of the Tundra [PDF]
Ecology and Society, 2013 Empirical data on resilience in social-ecological systems (SESs) are reviewed from local and regional scale case studies among full-time nomads in the neighboring Nenets and Yamal-Nenets Autonomous Okrugs, Russia. The focus is on critical cultural factors contributing to SES resilience.
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Ngytarma and Ngamteru: Concepts of the Dead and (Non)Interactions with Them in Northern Siberia
ReligionsThis article examines some features of the mythological beliefs and funeral rites of Siberia’s two related Uralic peoples—the Nenets and the Nganasans. The afterlife fate in the mythology of Nenets and Nganasans is similar—the souls of the dead go to the
Olga B. Khristoforova
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Population diversification in demographics, health, and living environments: the Barents Region in review [PDF]
, 2016 : This paper provides updates on the geographical patterns in well-being of the population of the Barents region by applying indicators used in demography, public health, and environmental studies. In particular, we analyze recent demographic trends with
Emelyanova, A., Rautio, A.
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Self-Identity Development among Indigenous Adolescents from the Far North of Russia
Behavioral Sciences, 2019 Self-identity is one of the fundamental needs of an individual. The most significant period of a person’s self-identity development is adolescence.
Natalia Flotskaya +4 more
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Poluysky Gorodok: From a Point on S. U. Remezov’s Drawing to a Cultural Heritage Site
Историко-географический журналThe paper presents the results of a research project on localization of cultural heritage sites in the Lower Ob region, noted in the works of the Tobolsk cartographer S. U. Remezov.
A. V. Gusev +3 more
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Suomen Antropologi, 2010 Changes, such as the social, cultural and economic transformations of the Soviet and post-Soviet eras, evoke a need to remember and remind. Recollecting can be expressed in multiple ways, among which discourses connected with physical artefacts are a ...
Karina Lukin
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Whole-genome sequencing provides novel insights into the evolutionary history and genetic adaptation of reindeer populations in northern Eurasia. [PDF]
Sci Rep, 2023 Pokharel K +10 more
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[Echinococcosis in the Nenets Autonomous Okrug].
Meditsinskaia parazitologiia i parazitarnye bolezni, 1990 The paper presents results of an immunological screening of the population from the Nenets Autonomous Okrug of the Arkhangelsk region for echinococcosis. A high level (8.4 +/- 1.0%) of seropositivity of the population has been found to Echinococcus antigens. Occupational groups, such as reindeer-breeders, domestic servants in the tent of skins, hunters,
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Iron-containing Water of the Yamal-Nenets Autonomous District
Journal of Environmental Management and Tourism, 2018 Factors of groundwater formation in the Yamal-Nenets Autonomous District predetermined its specific composition, characterized by low (ultra-fresh) mineralization, rarely exceeding 100 mg/dm3, reduced concentrations of the main macrocomponents and high concentrations of iron and manganese.
Nikolay K. LAZUTIN +5 more
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Prevalence of genetically determined trehalase deficiency in populations of Siberia and Russian Far East. [PDF]
Int J Circumpolar Health, 2023 Kozlov A +5 more
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