Search Results - "Linguistics"

Landscape? Urbanism : om semantik och språkets betydelse by Olsson, Henrik

“…With this in focus, this thesis deals with the complications that occur when the word landscape and its oftentimes contradictory meanings are used without communicating what is meant. In accordance to linguistic theories I argue that language and hence semantics, the meaning of words, is of great importance when formulating and creating new urban theories such as Landscape Urbanism. …”

The COVID-19 Pandemic Endangers Africa’s Indigenous Pygmy Populations by Fa, J.E., Nasi, R., Funk, S.M.

“…In Africa, the Pygmy peoples living in the dense tropical forests (4 million km2) that span west–east along the central African belt of the Congo Basin are made up of genetically and ethno-linguistically distinct groups (Bahuchet 2014). They are broadly subdivided into western groups, including Baka and Aka, and eastern groups including Mbuti, Efe, and Asua. …”
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Contribution of local agrobiodiversity to complementary foods for 6 to 23 months old children in southern rural Benin by Koukou, Elie, Amoussa Hounkpatin, Waliou, Savy, M., Ntandou-Bouzitou, Gervais D., Mitchodigni, M.I., Bodjrènou, F.S.U., Tovissode, C.F., Termote, Céline

“…These findings suggest that sensitization on the nutritional importance of the wild foods including socio-linguistic factors may be necessary to promote wild foods’ consumption. …”
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Mboga za Watu wa Pwani: Kilifi Utamaduni Conservation Group by Maundu, P., Bioversity International, International Fund for Agricultural Development, Yasuyuki, M., Towett, Erick K., Ombonyana, J.A., Obel-Lawson, E.

“…Over 100 species are used by the nine linguistically-related groups living here, the Mijikenda. …”
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What evidence exists relating the impact of different grassland management practices to soil carbon in livestock systems? A systematic map protocol by Rousset, Camille, Segura, Carmen, Gilgen, Anina, Alfaro, Marta, Mendes, Luís André, Dodd, Mike, Dashpurev, Batnyambuu, Bastidas, Mike, Rivera, Julian, Merbold, Lutz, Vázquez, Eduardo

“…Searches will be conducted in the English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, German, and Mongolian languages, as per the linguistic capabilities of the research team. The comprehensiveness of the search will be assessed by comparing the literature collected to a test-list of forty relevant articles. …”
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Ett rikt odlingslandskap – en utopi? : behovet av förändring för att uppnå miljökvalitetsmålet by Strid, Felicia

Global genomic analyses of wheat powdery mildew reveal association of pathogen spread with historical human migration and trade by Sotiropoulos, Alexandros G., Arango-Isaza, Epifanía, Ban, Tomohiro, Barbieri, Chiara, Bourras, Salim, Cowger, Christina, Czembor, Paweł C., Ben-David, Roi, Dinoor, Amos, Ellwood, Simon R., Graf, Johannes, Hatta, Koichi, Helguera, Marcelo, Wicker, Thomas

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In the pastoral image : the dialectic of Maasai identity, Volume I and II. by Galaty, J.G.

“…Although located in the Maasai district of Kajiado, the school's student body was composed of members speaking eighteen different languages, representing the whole of the Kenyan nation, and thus issues of 'tribal,' regional, cultural, linguistic and national identity were forever present. …”
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iSAT: Collecter les retours clés des agriculteurs bénéficiaires des services d’agro-conseil via le système Jokalante (IVR), afin de proposer des améliorations concrètes by Thiaw, Moussa, Diouf, Abdoul Mouhamed, Worou, Nadine, Houessionon, Prosper, Joseph, Jacob Emanuel, Wane, Abdrahmane, Whitbread, Anthony M.

“…However, several challenges remain, including linguistic barriers, limited access to information, delays in input distribution, and a gender gap in access to advisory services. …”
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Global distribution an characteristics of black soils by Angelini, Marcos Esteban, Rodriguez, Dario Martin, De La Fuente, Juan Carlos, Tenti Vuegen, Leonardo Mauricio, Moretti, Lucas Martin, Schulz, Guillermo, Fontana, Ademir, Landi, Ahmad, Mermut, Ahmet R., Moreira, Ana Laura, Morras, Hector

“…Although “black soils” is a term used in some national soil classifications, which is influenced by the national linguistic specifics, there has been no consistent definition for black soils at the global level. …”
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