Nomadic pastoralists of the African Sahel, the high steppes of central Asia (including the Tibetan Plateau and Mongolia), parts of the Near and Middle East, the Arabian Peninsula and India use mobility to manage uncertainty and risk in arid and semiarid ecosystems (Scoones 1994). In these areas, livelihoods are threatened by drought, diseases, insects and war, among other calamities. Semiarid p...

Nomadic computing using powerful portable systems has entered the mainstream of computing due to the recent progress in terms of performance and usability of the necessary hardware. However, most of these systems are still being used stand-alone with almost no provision for management support in the home as well as in the visited domain. This complicates connguration by forcing manual intervent...

The paper builds on the work of Rossito et al. (2014) on collaborative nomadic work to develop three categories of practice of nomadic collaborative learning groups. Our study is based on interviews, workshops and observations of two undergraduate student’s group practices engaged in self-organised, long-term collaborations within the frame of Problem and Project Based Learning. By analysing th...

The analysis of polymorphic microsatellites is relevant for forensic, paternity testing and to study genetic admixtures and the genetic relationships between populations. Colombia has the second highest number, after Brazil, of Amerindian tribes in America (around 81) followed by Mexico (68 tribes) and Venezuela (20 tribes). Contrary to other genetic markers such as HLA and blood groups, Short ...

Background: Consumption of Wild edible plants (WEPs) is a cultural heritage tribal and other rural communities. WEPs have vital role to play not only in ensuring nutritional security combating malnutrition but also meeting medicinal requirements, income generation for these communities, crop improvement through plant breeding programmes. The present study was conducted with the objective docume...

The Turkmen exodus to the Anatolia is considered one of important historical periods in history Turks. After tenth century, a number Turkish tribes had converted Islam central Asia. Gradually they headed toward western Asia, migrated from Iran especially after foundation Sajuq`s state (1037). Afterwards, under authority Saljuqs, started migrate Anatolia. At same time, Byzantine dynasty internal...

Sudan has high maternal mortality. The rate among nomads groups of people who move from place to place as a way of obtaining food, finding pasture or make a living is very high and varies between different regions of the country. The objective of the study is to identify the factors affecting the utilization of maternal health care services by nomadic communities in Sudan, to make recommendatio...

The article deals with the problem of trade relations between Turkic Qaghanates and China in VI—VIII centuries. At that time, zone contact steppe Mongolia northern Chinese borders became a place active exchange, which nomads, Chinese, Sogdians participated. purpose is to analyze along territory Qaghanate centuries identify economic significance Turkic-Chinese frontier for international Central ...