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Showing 1 to 20 of 20 for “"Traditional uses"”.
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For Logs, For Traditional Purposes and For Food: Identification of Multiple-Use Plant Species of Northern Amazonia and an Assessment of Factors Associated with Their Distribution
<p>This dissertation examines the multiplicity of uses associated with tree and palm species of the Rupununi, Southern Guyana and the factors associated with their distribution. As tropical forests continue to decline the most significant response has been to understand the implications for the …
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Wireless Distributed Computing on the Android Platform
… can be exploited for capabilities other than traditional uses of a phone, such as talk and text [4]. In this work, the concept using smartphones that run the Android operating system for distributed computing over a wireless mesh network is explored. This is also known as wireless distributed …
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Antibacterial, antioxidant and phytochemical investigation of Albizia Anthelmintica leaves, roots and stem bark
… belongs to the family Fabaceae. The plant is traditionally used to treat symptoms of microbial infections in both humans and animals. The present study was designed to evaluate the phytochemical content, antibacterial and antioxidant activities of A. anthelmintica leaves, roots and stem bark …
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City Farm Garden : countering the impacts of urban expansion in a rural valley in the Western Cape through a gardening approach to place-making
… & Pungetti 1999:16, 24). Global changes threaten traditional landscapes, biodiversity and the structure of rural society, and impact local, regional and global ecological processes that will ultimately determine the future sustainability and quality of life on earth (Redman & Foster 2008:3; …
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Phytochemical and Antimicrobial Studies on Selected Medicinal Plants from The Iraqi Flora: Citrus grandis, Citrus sinensis and Ruta chalepensis
This study was founded on traditional medicinal information and local traditional uses of three Iraqi medicinal plants from the Rutaceae family, namely, Citrus grandis (leaves), Citrus sinensis (leaves and peel) and Ruta chalepensis (fruits, leaves, stems and roots). A bioassay-guided approach was …
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Protein Assembly for a Functional Fibrous Product
… are exploring their new applications from the traditional uses. Structural proteins provide scaffolds, whereas functional proteins carry essential biological activities through millions of biochemical reactions. The idea of implementing functionalities into natural structures could provide …
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Herbarium infrastructure development and ecological applications of specimens using geographic information systems
… and also for the greater efficiency of the traditional uses of herbaria. My research uses the resources of both the herbarium at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga (UCHT) and partnering herbaria of the Southeastern Regional Network of Expertise and Collections (SERNEC) to examine …
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Needle-free injection nozzle geometry
… including intradermal, intratympanic, and traditional uses. The presented ampoule is more successful than a commercial jet injection ampoule in adhering to desired position and velocity trajectories and the energy efficiencies of jet ejections are compared. Using computational fluid …
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Antioxidant, Antimicrobial, and Antibiofilm properties of Opuntia stricta and Vachellia erioloba, and chemical characterization of volatile compounds
… Botswana, and South Africa. The plant is used traditionally to treat ear infections, headaches, and toothaches. Opuntia stricta belongs to the family Cactaceae and is found in Namibia. The plant is used in the management of diseases such as diabetes, obesity, and cancer. This study was designed …
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Functional Role of the Cerebellar Vermis in Emotional Processing in Bipolar Disorder
… understanding can aide in the development of non-traditional uses for technologies such as deep brain stimulation and deep repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation. Future studies need to address the directionality of the relationship, if any, between these regions.
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Management and regulation of local subsistence hunting in north Alaska
… local wildlife use adequately. Often, traditional uses of game are not allowed, or local residents are unable to provide for their needs within the regulatory systems. To provide background for the conflict between traditional use and government management, Chapters 1 and 2 discuss the …
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Ignoring the obvious : women's roles in environmental management in Papua New Guinea
… knowledge of environmental management, women's traditional ecological knowledge, and women's roles in decision making about environmental changes that have happened as a result of the development process. The findings of this research indicate that women and men experience different levels of …
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ETHNOBOTANICAL SURVEY IN VALMALENCO (SONDRIO, ITALY): STUDY AND ENHANCEMENT OF THE PLANT AND CULTURAL BIODIVERSITY
… biodiversity is growing, the preservation of the traditional know-how related to the plant uses can represent an alternative strategy for the sustainable development of Alpine regions, in accordance with the “cultural tourism” plans. Moreover, the abandonment of local traditional practices might …
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Aprovechamiento sostenible de las acebedas del Sistema Ibérico Norte: caracterización, crecimiento, propagación, conservación, tratamientos selvícolas y producción de ramilla con fines ornamentales
… Sistema Ibérico mountains, maintaining their traditional and present day uses, provided that they are compatible whit their conservation, as well as the promotion of plantations for decorative sprays production. The most importanat and broadest stands of holly tree in Spain are in the Northern …
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Ethnopharmacology of medicinal plants traditionally used in the Greater Mpigi region, Uganda
… assessment of 16 medicinal plant species used by traditional healers for the treatment of various infectious and inflammatory diseases in the Greater Mpigi region of Uganda. It includes the first detailed report on selected medicinal plant use in the local traditional medicine system. The …
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Benefit sharing and environmental sustainability in policy and practice: the commercialisation of the resurrection bush (Myrothamnus flabellifolius) in Southern Africa
… has existed for hundreds of years - as has the traditional knowledge associated with such products. More recently, this form of trade has advanced to include genetic resource components found within natural resources (bioprospecting). International agreements such as the Convention on Biological …
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Ethnopharmacological assessement of Guibourtia Coleosperma and Diospyros Chamaethamnus extracts as elaternative treatment options for Malaria
… malaria and malaria associated symptoms based on traditional observations or beliefs over decades. As to whether these plants are efficacious for the indication and cause toxicity is yet to be validated scientifically. The aims of this study were, therefore, to evaluate the biological activities …
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Optimizing learning & teaching on paediatric ward rounds
… to manage patients. 2) We identified several non-traditional uses of SNAPPS that created opportunities for trainees to learn and faculty to teach beyond the primary diagnosis. 3) In contrast to the literature, we were unsuccessful at introducing SNAPPS at a department-wide level. Note, when I …
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Optimizing learning & teaching on paediatric ward rounds
… to manage patients. 2) We identified several non-traditional uses of SNAPPS that created opportunities for trainees to learn and faculty to teach beyond the primary diagnosis. 3) In contrast to the literature, we were unsuccessful at introducing SNAPPS at a department-wide level. Note, when I …