Coprolites are fossilized feces that can be used to provide information on the composition of the intestinal microbiota and, as we show, possibly on diet. We analyzed human coprolites from the Huecoid and Saladoid cultures from a settlement on Vieques Island, Puerto Rico. While more is known about the Saladoid culture, it is believed that both societies co-existed on this island approximately f...

a r t i c l e i n f o Indigenous cultures and knowledge systems have been virtually ignored by Ecological Economics theory and practice, in spite of the increasing willingness of indigenous peoples to engage in the holistic and integrative research that ecological economists aspire to. This paper draws on the involvement of ecological economists in cross-cultural research in New Zealand, to dis...

Different cultures with their own advantages and disadvantages are, rather than oppositional, complementary. In this paper, we attempted to articulate a Chinese “indigenous” pedagogical practice. This “indigenous” practice, “variation problems”, in the topic of addition and subtraction of 0-9 in Chinese textbook examples and their goals and pedagogies in their textbook reference books are prese...

The Philippine archipelago is home to a diverse array of ecosystems, organisms, peoples, and cultures. Filipino cuisine is no exception as distinct regional flavors stem from the unique food preparation techniques and culinary traditions of each region. Although Philippine indigenous foods are reminiscent of various foreign influences, local processes are adapted to indigenous ingredients and i...

phytohemagglutinin (pha) is a lectin, obtained from the red kidney bean that binds to the membranes of t-cells and stimulates metabolic activity, cell division, etc. the object of this research was the comparison between self made pha (indigenous) and imported commercial one, following conventional and high resolution cell synchronization technique (hrcs) .from each blood sample of healthy indi...

The controversies surrounding intellectual property protection are most obvious when it comes to protecting indigenous knowledge. The firmly entrenched patenting laws in the developed world provide recognition and economic monopoly to individual inventors. Consequently, large and small companies have been able to appropriate the economic benefits from the technological knowledge protected throu...

Maru et al. (2012) provide an insightful synthesis about the poverty and rigidity traps. They note how these states can be quite resilient and undesirable for indigenous cultures. We support their approach and add three additional considerations. (1) Maru et al. (2012) tend to interchange adaptive capacity and resilience as concepts. Adaptive capacity and resilience have two different purposes....