This paper identifies the major precursors and pathways to prostitution for contemporary Taiwanese girls and the socioeconomic and cultural changes that have facilitated the shift in pathways over the past 10 years. Special attention is paid to the case of Taiwanese aborigines, who have particularly suffered systemic disruption due to prostitution. Analysis of case files and interviews provide ...

The distribution of anti-toxoplasma antibodies among the aborigines in Malaysia and its association with other soil transmitted infections and eosinophilia were studied. A total of 415 serum samples were collected and tested by IFA test. Overall prevalence was 10.6%, lower than previously reported. The antibody titers showed a unimodal distribution peaking at 1:8 dilution. There was a higher pr...

Al though t h e r e m a y h a v e been s o m e Asian con tac t w i t h Aus t ra l i a p r io r t o d o c u m e n t e d h i s to ry , t h e f irs t ev idence of ou t s ide inf luence c a m e in the 17th cen tu ry , ini t ia l ly w i t h t h e D u t c h a n d l a t e r b y t h e Br i t i sh in 1770. F r e n c h scientif ic expedi­ t ions in t h e S o u t h Pacif ic w e r e a lso i m p o r t a n t...

1. A Conceptual Framework for Analysis 2. Cultural Monism and Spiritual Balance 2.1. North American Hunter-Gatherers 2.2. Australian Aborigines 2.3. Practical Effects of Hunter-Gatherer Conservation 2.4. Sacred Sites and Conservation 3. Traditional Ecological Knowledge 3.1. The Collapse of the Cod Fishery 3.2. Cultural Effects of the Collapse 3.3. TEK and New Ecological Thinking 4. Slash and Bu...