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Palm Sunday in central Mexico: among sellers, palms and syncretism
BackgroundDomingo de Ramos, or Palm Sunday, is a traditional Christian religious event where devotees use ramos , which are bouquets currently...
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Edible insect biodiversity and anthropo-entomophagy practices in Kalehe and Idjwi territories, D.R. Congo
BackgroundLocated in the Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (South-Kivu), Kalehe and Idjwi are two relatively unexplored territories with little to...
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The socioeconomic context of the use of Euterpe precatoria Mart. and E. oleracea Mart. in Bolivia and Peru
BackgroundTraditional knowledge (TK) has enabled communities to adapt to changes in life conditions over centuries. However, this local context is...
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Sociocultural and ecological factors influencing management of edible and non-edible plants: the case of Ixcatlán, Mexico
BackgroundIdentifying factors influencing plant management allows understanding how processes of domestication operate. Uncertain availability of...
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Traditional knowledge hiding in plain sight – twenty-first century ethnobotany of the Chácobo in Beni, Bolivia
BackgroundThe Chácobo are a Panoan speaking tribe of about 1000 members (300+ adults) in Beni, Bolivia. Originally nomadic, the Chácabo were...
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Ethnoecology of the palm Brahea dulcis (Kunth) Mart. in central Mexico
BackgroundThere have been few studies on the sustainable use of non-timber forest products in arid and semi-arid zones. The palm Brahea dulcis has...
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Ixcatec ethnoecology: plant management and biocultural heritage in Oaxaca, Mexico
BackgroundStudying motives of plant management allows understanding processes that originated agriculture and current forms of traditional technology...
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Distribution, abundance and traditional management of Agave potatorumin the Tehuacán Valley, Mexico: bases for sustainable use of non-timber forest products
BackgroundAgave species have been used for thousands of years in the Tehuacán Valley, but the current mescal production has great impact on...
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Vulnerability and risk management of Agave species in the Tehuacán Valley, México
BackgroundOur study analysed the vulnerability of the useful Agave species of the Tehuacán Valley, Mexico, considering ecological, cultural and...
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Association of Trypanosoma cruzi infection with risk factors and electrocardiographic abnormalities in northeast Mexico
BackgroundAmerican trypanosomiasis is a major disease and public health issue, caused by the protozoan parasite Trypanosoma cruzi . The prevalence of T...
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Challenges in the Treatment of Drug Abuse in a Nigerian Female Health Worker: A Case Study Applying the Wawa Technique
Drug abuse is a public health problem that has been manifested in many different ways across the globe. For the mental health team, drug abuse...