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This study aims to document the fodder plants and foraging behaviour of elephants in the Srivilliputhur Elephant Reserve. Elephants in the Srivilliputhur Elephant Reserve consumed 61 plant species from 25 different families.

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e-Learning-Based Education Resilience in Indonesia

2022

Author(s): Yusriadi Y, Kessi AMP, Awaluddin M, Sarabani L , Rezvani E

The study examined the divergent and contradictory perspectives of technology supporters and technology doubters on e-learning in Indonesian education; this gives a valid starting point for a critical and in-depth debate about e-learning; it is not simple to reconcile this dilemma.

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Traditional Occupations of Indigenous and Tribal Peoples in Labour Statistics

2022

Author(s): International Labour Organization

This paper aims to facilitate reflection on possibilities for capturing the practice of the traditional occupations of indigenous and tribal peoples in labour statistics as a means to understand and monitor related trends and build evidence for public policymaking.

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Diversity of Medicinal Plants Used as Male Contraceptives: An Initiative Towards Herbal Contraceptives

2022

Author(s): Zaman W , Ahmad M , Zafar M , Amina H , Lubna S ,

This study highlights the collection, identification and diversity of medicinal plants concerning their traditional knowledge to get better access to the herbal male contraception.

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The present study reports the in vitro antimycobacterial activity of the leaf extracts of H. sibthorpioides and C. papaya against Mycobacterium smegmatis (ATCC 700084 /Mc2155 strain).

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This study discussed the inadequacies of Indian healthcare system to address the basic health needs of its 1.3 billion populations. The author analysed various aspects of Indian System of Medicines, widely practiced in tribal population and remote villages and recommends strategies to improve the primary healthcare system based on local health traditions of India.

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The purpose of this study was to analyze Oromo’s mentality of traditional ecological knowledge as viewed in the folk narratives of the Arsi and Bale-Robe Oromo society.The research findings revealed that indigenous practices related to ecology and weather patterns are experiential and based on the axiomatic relationship of the society with its nature and culture.

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Priorities for Food and Agriculture in the Near East and North Africa Region 2020-2030

2022

Author(s): Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO

This paper aims to identify key strategic priorities for food and agriculture in the region for the next ten years, and how FAO can best support countries in addressing these priorities in the context of the 2030 Agenda and the Sustainable Development Goals.

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Ethno-Medicinal Use of Monitor Lizard Varanus bengalensis (Daudin, 1802) By The ‘Adi’ Tribe at East Siang, Arunachal Pradesh

2021

Author(s): Kumar GC, Jyrwa JD, Jabin G, Sharma LK,Thakur M, Chandra K

A recent visit to the remote villages of East Siang District, Arunachal Pradesh, revealed a unique medicinal approach practiced by the Adi tribe (earlier Abor tribe) using monitor lizard tails.

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Medicinal Plants Used For Women's Healthcare in Al-Madinah Al-Munawarah, Saudi Arabia

2021

Author(s): Abdelhalim A , Saleem N

This study aims to document and collect information on herbal remedies used by traditional healers for women's healthcare in Al-Madinah Al-Munawarah. It also indicates that a wide range of remedies are used by women for the treatment of several complications and problems associated with women's health issues.