Non-human animals sometimes show marked intraspecific variation in their cognitive abilities that may reflect variation in external inputs and experience during the developmental period. We examined variation in exploration and cognitive performance on a problem-solving task in a large sample of captive orang-utans (Pongo abelii &P. pygmaeus, N = 103) that had experienced different rearing and ...

BACKGROUND South East Asia (SEA) is home to over 30 tribes of indigenous population groups who are currently facing rapid socio-economic change. Epidemiological transition and increased prevalence of non-communicable diseases (NCD) has occured. In Peninsular Malaysia, the Orang Asli (OA) indigenous people comprise 0 · 6% (150,000) of the population and live in various settlements. OA comprise t...

This study aims to reveal poverty which is one of the social problems reflected in Andrea Hirata's novel Orang Biasa. research considered important and feasible do because it an effort convey criticism government related parties on most common problem often faced by society. a descriptive qualitative applies sociological theory literature put forward Laurenseon Swingewood (1972) understand eval...

Is it true that “the orang-utan could be virtually extinct within five years”, as reported by [1] in a recent issue of Current Biology? The dire conservation status of this ape warrants a sense of urgency [2], but we would like to present a more balanced view and highlight the emergence of some positive trends. Illegal logging, forest conversion and associated fires occur in most Indonesian nat...

<p>This article aims to investigate the communication between ghosts of dead and living. It is quite common<br />that living talk through different rituals in tradional religions. On contrary, study<br />about ghost with not very common. Therefore, a question this<br />research is: “Is there any experience that talks living?” The assumption that: is<br />communicat...

ABSTARCT: Our complete sequencing of 220 mtDNA genomes from the Savara and Porja of east coastal India reveals about 25 per cent genomes belongs to European macro haplogroup N. For the first time we identified mitochondrial DNA from one south Indian Savara individual that shares seven specific mutations with the N22 lineage observed in the Orang Asli group of Aboriginal Malaya, Cuyonin from Pal...

Metode: Studi potong lintang komparatif dipilih dengan melibatkan dua kelompok pekerja pabrik, masing-masing terdiri dari 39 orang laki-laki sehat berusia 25-45 tahun dari dua lingkungan kerja yang berbeda, yaitu yang terpapar langsung dengan suhu tinggi dan yang bekerja di ruangan bersuhu sejuk. Data yang diperoleh meliputi data hasil pemeriksaan fisik, berat, tinggi badan, lingkar pinggang da...