Archaeobotanical analysis of radiocarbon-dated plant remains with special attention to Secale cereale (rye) cultivation at the medieval village of Mankby in Espoo (Finland)
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DOI: 10.1007/s00334-017-0604-4
Abstract: Several urban medieval sites in Finland (ad 1000–1500) have been archaeobotanically investigated, but until now only a few rural medieval settlements have been studied. Therefore, many aspects of the crops and agricultural methods of medieval… read more here.
Keywords: village; mankby; village mankby; cultivation ... See more keywords
Quantitatively characterizing the floristics and structure of a traditional homegarden in a village landscape, Sri Lanka
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DOI: 10.1007/s10457-018-0254-2
Abstract: Our study examined the species composition and vegetative structure of traditional homegardens within the context of the surrounding land use mosaic typical of village lands in the southwest region of Sri Lanka. We conducted interviews… read more here.
Keywords: sri lanka; village; land; structure traditional ... See more keywords
Adaptation to Climate Change in an Interior Pacific Island Village: a Case Study of Nawairuku, Ra, Fiji
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DOI: 10.1007/s10745-019-0049-8
Abstract: We examine how residents of Nawairuku, an interior village in Ra, Fiji, are experiencing and responding to recent social and ecological changes. An analysis of data collected using semi-structured interviews with 27 households reveals that… read more here.
Keywords: climate change; access; change interior; adaptation climate ... See more keywords
Village-level multidimensional poverty measurement in China: Where and how
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DOI: 10.1007/s11442-018-1555-0
Abstract: Village is an important implementation unit of national poverty alleviation and development strategies of rural China, and identifying the poverty degree, poverty type and poverty contributing factors of each poverty-stricken village is the precondition and… read more here.
Keywords: poverty alleviation; poverty; village; poverty stricken ... See more keywords
Microscopic and molecular detection of Eimeria maxima and Eimeria praecox naturally infected in free-range village chickens of Myanmar.
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DOI: 10.1007/s11686-021-00353-z
Abstract: PURPOSE In Myanmar, village chicken production is an important source of both income and food for rural households. The present study is aimed to conduct microscopic detection and molecular identification of Eimeria species in free-range… read more here.
Keywords: free range; range village; village; village chickens ... See more keywords
The technical applicability of Stirling engines in a Hungarian village
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DOI: 10.1007/s11696-018-0531-6
Abstract: This study presents the utilization of forestry by-products in case of a small village using Stirling engines. At first, the yearly heat and power demands of a selected small, Hungarian village were specified, and then,… read more here.
Keywords: forestry products; village; technical applicability; hungarian village ... See more keywords
Settlement in Transition: a Transformation of a Village into a Small Town in Western Sudan
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DOI: 10.1007/s12132-017-9323-2
Abstract: UN-Habitat projects Sub-Saharan Africa’s global share of the urban population to increase from 11.3% in 2010 to 20.2% by 2050. Yet little is documented about the underlying urbanization processes, particularly of emergence of small towns.… read more here.
Keywords: small town; village; transformation; sudan ... See more keywords
Isotopic evidence for the reconstruction of diet and mobility during village formation in the Early Middle Ages: Las Gobas (Burgos, northern Spain)
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DOI: 10.1007/s12520-017-0510-9
Abstract: Strontium, carbon, and nitrogen isotopes of human bone and tooth remains have been used to reconstruct residential mobility and diet of early medieval populations at Las Gobas from the sixth to eleventh centuries. Most non-local… read more here.
Keywords: las gobas; mobility; village; formation ... See more keywords
Polygeneration for an off-grid Indian village: Optimization by economic and reliability analysis
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DOI: 10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2016.11.020
Abstract: Indian power supply is dominated by large coal based power plants connected to the national grid. Though it is economically viable for large consumption in industries but it may not be sustainable for many poor… read more here.
Keywords: energy; village; power; polygeneration ... See more keywords
Participatory monitoring reveals village-centered gradients of mammalian defaunation in central Africa
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DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2019.02.035
Abstract: Abstract Tropical areas are facing a bushmeat crisis involving the systematic over-exploitation of large-bodied mammals for both subsistence and commercial purposes. We hypothesize that because hunting generally originates from villages, it will create “halos of… read more here.
Keywords: defaunation halos; defaunation; bushmeat; village distance ... See more keywords
Rural entrepreneurship and job creation: the hybrid identity of village-cadre-entrepreneurs
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DOI: 10.1016/j.chieco.2021.101704
Abstract: Abstract Poverty alleviation has been one of the most important issues in human society, especially in rural areas. As a critical solution to settle rural poverty, entrepreneurship increases rural entrepreneurs' income and creates job opportunities… read more here.
Keywords: job; village cadre; cadre entrepreneurs; identity ... See more keywords