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Initiating Research On Igniting Fires In The Blue Ridge Mountains During The Autumn 2016 Conflagration, Cynthia Twyford Fowler, Cynthia Fowler
Initiating Research On Igniting Fires In The Blue Ridge Mountains During The Autumn 2016 Conflagration, Cynthia Twyford Fowler, Cynthia Fowler
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An unprecedented moment in the fire ecology of the Blue Ridge Mountains occurred in Autumn 2016 when severe drought, frequent anthropogenic ignitions, and seasonality in disturbed deciduous forests fueled widespread burning. As the wildfires burned, wildland firefighters from around the U.S. temporarily moved into the region to assist local land managers. As wildfire risks increased and air quality decreased, local residents became increasingly interested in fire ecology. The community shifted continuously as wildfires were extinguished, wildland firefighters returned home, and local residents disengaged. In conducting research during the conflagration, obtaining consent from community members varied depending on whether or not …
Faculty In The Mist: Ethnographic Study Of Faculty Research Practices, Marilyn R. Pukkila, Ellen L. Freeman
Faculty In The Mist: Ethnographic Study Of Faculty Research Practices, Marilyn R. Pukkila, Ellen L. Freeman
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A report on ethnographic research on college faculty research and teaching methods, with their use of information resources, library services, technology, and academic IT support.
Males Diarreicos En La Costa Ecuatoriana: Cambios Socioambientales Y Concepciones De Salud (Diarrheal Illnesses On The Ecuadorian Coast: Socio-Environmental Changes And Health Beliefs), James A. Trostle, Jeanneth Alexander Yépez-Montufar, Betty Corozo-Angulo, Marylin Rodríguez
Males Diarreicos En La Costa Ecuatoriana: Cambios Socioambientales Y Concepciones De Salud (Diarrheal Illnesses On The Ecuadorian Coast: Socio-Environmental Changes And Health Beliefs), James A. Trostle, Jeanneth Alexander Yépez-Montufar, Betty Corozo-Angulo, Marylin Rodríguez
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The authors present an ethnoepidemiological study of diarrheal illnesses in 21 communities on the northern coast of Ecuador, where numerous social and environmental changes have taken place since 2001 due to a new highway. As communities realize that nature itself is changing, changes occur in their interpretations of health and disease, which the authors present through a taxonomic classification of diarrheal illnesses. Given the high incidence of diarrheal diseases, alternative concepts have emerged (as compared to those of biomedicine) in relation to causes, symptoms, and treatments. The non-biomedical and biomedical systems overlap, with mixtures of coexistence and resistance. Recognizing this …