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Showing 1 to 19 of 19 for “"Western Science"”.
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Ecological evaluation of coral reef resources at Kahaluʻu Bay, Hawaiʻi
… of TEK significance in providing insights into western science, in particular marine ecology. Research findings indicated that the spatial patterns of corals were not regulated by a sole factor. Instead, a combination of factors, which included depth and salinity, significantly explain the …
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Legend and landscape: convergence of oral and scientific traditions with special reference to the Yukon territory, Canada
… in the north, Native oral tradition and western scientif~c research. It begins by discussing my own anthropological field research in the southern Yukon Territory, Canada, the present interest of natural scientists in oral tradition, and the cultural context within which the narratives …
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Beyond Community: "Global" Conservation Networks and "Local" Organization in Tanzania and Zanzibar
… between traditional ecological knowledge and western science, the relationship between civil society and the state, and the specific mechanisms for local engagement with national and global entities. The community groups in this study use dynamic and adaptive strategies to channel resources …
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Metaphysical detectives and postmodern spaces, or the case of the missing boundaries
… both relies upon the striating logic of Western science as well as---particularly in his surveillance of the city---perpetuates that logic by rationally ordering the spaces he observes. The metaphysical detective, however, confronts the reconstituted space of postmodern culture, resulting …
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Boundarywalkers: conceptualizing the dynamics of equitable science between Indigneous and Western knowledge
Through interviews with Western educated scientists who also identify as Indigenous tribal members, this study seeks to understand how two knowledge systems, Indigenous Knowledge Systems (IKS) and Western Science Knowledge Systems (WSKS) can cogenerate knowledge. Interviewees for this study, as …
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Promoting Wellness Through Mindfulness-Based Activities
… Buddhism) and the recent developments of modern, Western science. Hence, supported by the emerging scientific evidence, I argue that mindfulness practices have a potential to offer a wide range of benefits related to wellness. In particular, I report on our hermeneutic-phenomenological studies …
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From Science in the Arctic to Arctic Science: A Transnational Study of Arctic Travel Narratives, 1818-1883
… experience, especially the relationship between science, and the strategies for constructing a trustworthy narrative voice. That is, I investigate the ways in which the identities of the explorers and the organizing bodies shaped the expeditions, and by extension the representation of the …
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Assessing cumulative human impacts on northern woodland caribou with traditional ecological knowledge and resource selection functions
… of traditional ecological knowledge (TEK) with Western science could improve efficiency of management decisions and enhance the validity and robustness of ecological inferences. Therefore, we evaluated how well RSF and TEK habitat models predicted current woodland caribou observations and …
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Assessing cumulative human impacts on northern woodland caribou with traditional ecological knowledge and resource selection functions
… of traditional ecological knowledge (TEK) with Western science could improve efficiency of management decisions and enhance the validity and robustness of ecological inferences. Therefore, we evaluated how well RSF and TEK habitat models predicted current woodland caribou observations and …
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He aha kei tua atu o te kohu kawata? What lies beyond the silvery mist? Epistemic agency at the intersection of mātauranga Māori and biological science knowledge worlds
… margins, in the shadows. In the face of dominant Western science discourse and practices, students often respond by keeping their cultural knowledge out of sight. The purpose of this research project was to investigate the ways in which senior biology students used mātauranga Māori and/or Pacific …
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Potential strategies for harnessing indigenous rainmaking practices to combat the negative effects of climate change in Chimamimani District of Zimbabwe
… of climate change if properly integrated with western science. A mixture of exploratory and survey designs was adopted in this study, which sought to examine the common indigenous rainmaking practices in Chimanimani District of Zimbabwe prior to developing strategies for reducing the negative …
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Justice-Centered Mentorship in Science Teacher Education: Black Men Decolonizing Science Teaching
… justice-centered mentorship (JCM) in science education and studied how decolonizing science and the science classroom became a part of a Black man novice teacher’s science identity while being engaged in JCM that I facilitated as an experienced Black man high school science teacher. …
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Assessing The Impact Of Native American Elders As Co-Educators For University Students In Stem
… Minorities are underrepresented in the science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) workforce, post-secondary STEM education, and show high academic attrition rates. Academic performance and retention improve when culturally relevant support is provided. The interface of …
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Mana Motuhake Ringa: The non-invasive neural interface based artificial hand
… this work is based in Mātauranga Māori with a western science approach. By so doing, amputees will be empowered, have increased independence and enjoy a better quality of life. The scope of this work is limited to the consideration of hand function restoration for upper extremity amputees. In …
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Why the grass is always greener: Understanding commercial pesticide applicators as Accidental Risk Communicators
… role, and the perception of risk and "Western" science, as related more centrally to turf and lawn pesticides. Among these themes, the idea of the applicator's work as "emotional labor" and/or "background work," and the effect of his occupational "expertise" on ideas of democratic …
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The relevance of bacteriophage therapy in the era of antibiotic resistant bacteria
… but remains an unexplored technology in Western science. To investigate the reasons behind this and other aspects of phage therapy, this thesis undertook the development of bacteriophage-based products against two important human bacterial pathogens, methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus …
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The relationship between knowledge and power in the work of Amitav Ghosh
… a challenge to the compartmentalization of much Western thought. I discuss Ghosh's novels in chronological order, suggesting that in each of them he examines the imbrication of at least one specific form of knowledge in colonial power structures. In Chapter One, I discuss representations of …
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An interface of mātauranga Māori and archaeology to generate a whakapapa of pā tawhito
… of Waikato pā at the interface of archaeological science and mātauranga Māori. One side of the project included archaeological surveys and excavations in partnership with Waikato, Ngāti Apakura and Ngāti Maniapoto marae. This thesis focuses on the mātauranga Māori associated with pā in these areas …
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In ruimtes vasgekeer: 'n Kognitiewe benadering tot metafore in dekoloniale diskoers
Afrikaans: Die kognitiewe linguistiek voer aan dat meeste abstrakte konsepte slegs in terme van metafore bedink en verstaan kan word. Dekolonialiteit as abstrakte konsep is steeds ’n vurige besprekingspunt in die konteks van hoër onderwys in Suid-Afrika. Hierdie verhandeling beoog om die verband …