2016b). However, compared to other parts of Ghana, research in this rural, relatively remote northern area is limited. Abstinence from premarital sex is prescribed for the Frafra (in particular the Gurune) and the Christian and Islamic groups in Bolgatanga municipality, and the virginity of ...
An analysis of three interest groups regarding two places is a deliberate attempt at broadening the contemporary context of protected area research in these two countries.; The dissertation contributes place-based narratives concerning global environmental conservation priorities to the protected area ...
Protected areas are recognised as being one of the most widespread conservation policy implementation instruments in pursuit of biodiversity protection (Watson et al.2014). However, in many cases protected areas are historical designations based on societal values prevalent at the time. Of late, the ...
We used a multiple regression quadratic assignment procedure (MRQAP) to assess how social associations (using the simple ratio index, or SRI49) affect similarity in female PA-use (Pearson’s pairwise correlation in BSI; see “Methods”). This model showed a significant relationship (p < ...
Using a transdisciplinary and participatory methodology, the different characteristics of rural populations living near three protected areas in Santa Teresa—ES, Brazil, were investigated in a pilot project examining the human groups and the biodiversity of the region. This article presents a general ...
James Mickens, Jonathan M. McCune Proceedings of the IEEE Symposium on Security and Privacy|May 2011 Published by IEEE Download BibTex To protect computation, a security architecture must safeguard not only the software that performs it but also the state on which the software operates. This...
we find for each of these three groups significant positive effects of protected areas across hotspots (Fig.3b–d; analysis I), particularly for forest-dependent species (in 6 out of 8 hotspots; with protected sites on average 17.8% richer in forest-dependent species than comparable unprotected ...
In assessing the choice of statistical tests in a paper, first consider whether groups were analysed for their comparability at baseline Does the test chos... T Greenhalgh - 《British Medical Journal》 被引量: 1322发表: 1997年 The jackknife-a review Research on the jackknife technique since its...
Vaidos, M. Wambui and others for their support in collecting the data. We gratefully acknowledge the financial support obtained for the study from the German Center for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv) (DFG FZT 118, 202548816; T.T.G. and H.S.K.) and the Robert Bosch Foundation (...
The effectiveness of PAs in protecting the global herpetofauna from climate change has been evaluated in some regions and groups, such as for amphibians in China18 and for amphibians and reptiles in the USA31. However, significant limitations have prevented a comprehensive global assessment of the ...