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A configurational approach to vernacular domestic architecture: 'Traditional' Houses in Turkey, Japan and Britain [PDF]
, 2017 Most vernacular and traditional buildings are considered as 'timeless' meaning that their forms and styles are accepted as 'objects' that do not change over time.
Griffiths, S, Uyar, G
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Nordic Journal of Botany, EarlyView.Meyna grisea and M. peltata, two new records from Imphal Valley, Manipur, India, characterised by a capitate stigma with 4–5 divergent, spreading lobes on a globose base, and a prominent peltate stigma, respectively, are described and illustrated here. Photographs, key to the species, along with their coordinates and diagnostic characters in comparison
Pallavi B. Dhal +3 more
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The rise and fall (and rise again) of vernacular happiness
, 2017 This article delineates the vicissitudes of vernacular happiness in China across the crucial transitions of the early 20th century. Traditionally, vernacular happiness was symbolized by a triune of gods, fu-lu-shou, standing for progeny, wealth, and ...
LEE, Haiyan
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Public Administration and Development, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The reform of public institutions has attracted sustained attention in both scholarship and policymaking. Increasingly, however, there is growing recognition that reforms are rarely implemented in an institutional vacuum. Instead, new reforms are layered onto existing arrangements, producing hybrid institutional landscapes shaped by prior ...
Edidiong Bassey
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Word Variant Identification in Old French
Information Research: An International Electronic Journal, 1997 Increasing numbers of historical texts are available in machine-readable form, which retain the original spelling, which can be very different from the modern-day equivalents due to the natural evolution of a language, and because the concept of ...
Peter Willett
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Public Administration and Development, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Two conceptualizations of pathways to moderating power asymmetries in humanitarian practice have emerged in localization discourse—one emphasizing procedural reforms and the other highlighting relational transformation. Dominant Global North‐mediated localization frameworks emphasize procedural approaches with a focus on shifting to a direct ...
Meghan Sullivan
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Rural anthroponyms in the shchuchin dialect of the Voronezh region
НеофилологияINTRODUCTION. The study is carried out in the context of the anthropocentric paradigm and is devoted to the topic of “Man”. Nickname nominations and their unique characteristics are considered.
L. V. Nedostupova
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Who is local and what do they know? Braiding knowledges within carnivore management in Europe
People and Nature, EarlyView.Abstract Growing recognition of Indigenous Peoples and traditional local communities as stewards of biodiversity has brought to the fore the issues of knowledge and value pluralism in conservation policy and practice. Given their basis in practical and multi‐generational experience, Indigenous and local knowledges are highly relevant to managing human ...
Hanna Pettersson +6 more
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From the Culch: Lost in the Archives, Found in the Community
VIEW Journal of European Television History and CultureThe author’s documentary From the Culch1 is the central case study in a practice-based research enquiry into archival filmmaking in the vernacular tradition.
Paul Mulraney
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People and Nature, EarlyView.Abstract Volunteers have been involved in nature observations for decades through citizen science initiatives, providing large data sets as well as problem identification that allow a more complete understanding of many natural phenomena. Although communication is a core component in citizen science, the key factors that determine its effectiveness in ...
Kristiina Gibson +18 more
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