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    What is TK? Traditional Knowledge (TK) or Indigenous Knowledge (IK) or Traditional Environmental Knowledge (TEK) and local knowledge E is defined as knowledge and values which have been acquired through experience‚ observation‚ from the land or from spiritual teachings‚ and handed down from one generation to another What Does TK Include?  Traditional knowledge includes types of knowledge related to various categories like Knowledge of plants and animals and their properties Minerals and soils

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    1 Osho Aquila Adeolu Development plan of knowledge management in international mobility process Case: Seinäjoki University of Applied Sciences International office Thesis Fall 2010 Business School Degree programme in Business Administration International Business 2 SEINÄJOKI UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES THESIS ABSTRACT Faculty: Business School Degree programme: Degree Programme in International Business Specialisation: International Marketing Author: Osho Aquila

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    Australia’s indigenous population were considered as ‘flora and fauna’ up until 1967‚ when a referendum was held as to whether they should be afforded the same basic human right to be officially recognised and counted as Australian citizens. An overwhelming 90.77% (www.aph.gov.au)‚ of Australia’s other eligible and recognised citizens thought that Australia’s indigenous population should be afforded the right. While this referendum had corrected a long standing wrong‚ Australia’s indigenous population

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    2013-2014 5.0 ECTS credits 22.5 h 2q Teacher(s) : Van Schuylenbergh Patricia ; Language : Français Place of the course Louvain-la-Neuve Prerequis : Interest for the past and present African world‚ openness of mind. Basic knowledge of Central Africa Colonial History. Main themes : The first part of the course follows a chronological plan. We shall then pass in review the history of pre-colonial Africa‚ the first (15th-18th centuries) and second (19th-20th centuries)

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    For most indigenous people‚ health disadvantages begin at birth‚ and this inequity is appalling. Something must be done to close the gap by 2030. Socioeconomic factors are associated with education‚ employment‚ and income‚ and each‚ has a substantial influence on the health of Indigenous Australians. Education‚ which is inaccessible for many Indigenous people‚ allows for the greater knowledge of health issues‚ and the increased understanding of both protective behaviors and risk factors. It is

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    issue of ‘Closing the Gap’ for Indigenous Australians is addressed through each aspect of the 1986 Ottawa Charter as it provides a framework upon which to base numerous policies and procedures which tackle the implementation of social justice principles in relation to health promotion. Developing personal skills enables individuals to access information and become empowered to claim their rights. Education of this sort can happen informally and formally. Many Indigenous Australians are disengaged at

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    Systems Development Life Cycle and IT Audits    | |  Tommie W. Singleton‚ Ph.D.‚ CISA‚ CMA‚ CPA‚ CITP  In systems development‚ the temptation to skip certain prescribed tasks associated with documentation‚ combined with the fastpaced life of IT professionals‚ can create an environment that is not able to properly employ the best practices of systems development. However‚ the employment of best practices has proven over the years to provide returns in both efficiencies and effectiveness. In

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    Review of subject specialism and professional development Information and Communications Technology (ICT) I have a degree in Computer Networking and Communication. Since then I have been continually developing my subject knowledge via various mediums. I have been teaching my subject specialism for a number of years‚ and in that time I have gained tremendous amount of knowledge that has helped me to deliver more confidently to make the teaching and learning experience more enjoyable for

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    Promoting Indigenous Family Health Word Count: 1920 It is a known fact that Aboriginal and Torres Straight Islander populations don’t live as long as their western counterparts as shown by AMA Health Report Card (2011). ‘Closing the Gap’ (Calma 2008) is a campaign aimed at a national attempt to support and bring equity in health to our Aboriginal and Torres Straight Islander communities. In order to be successful in this we must identify the key issues causing this inequity and through public

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    received in revised form‚ 13 September‚ 2014; accepted‚ 29 September‚ 2014; published 01 October‚ 2014 A STUDY ON THE INDIGENOUS MEDICINAL PLANTS AND HEALING PRACTICES OF MURONG TRIBE IN KHAGRACHARI DISTRICT (BANGLADESH) Tasmiatul Kabir 1* and Subrata Saha 2 Department of Pharmacy 1‚ University of Asia Pacific‚ Dhanmondi‚ Dhaka‚ Bangladesh Department of Pharmacy 2‚ University of Development Alternative‚ Dhanmondi‚ Dhaka‚ Bangladesh Keywords: Ethnomedicine‚ Tribe‚ Murong‚ Ramgarh‚ Khagrachari‚ Ailment.

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