Local communities are important stakeholders in resource management and conservation efforts, particularly in the developing world. Although evidence is mixed in suggesting that these resident stakeholders are optimal forest stewards, it is highly unlikely that large tracts of tropical forests…

Presented at the PRHE (Pedagogical Research in Higher Education) Conference 16-17 June 2008., This paper highlights aspects of our experience as “exploratory practitioners” researching
the use and the value of two modes of assessment (web-based discourse and sketchbook
learning journals).…

Rangelands in Kenya make up for 70% of the land and hosts 60% of its livestock population. This ecosystem is largely inhabited by nomadic pastoralists whose livelihood depents on livestock. Land subdivision, population growth, climate change, devastating droughts, land degradation…

Kenya’s pursuit to be among the top tourism destinations globally require strategic focus as envisaged in Kenya’s Vision 2030 and the Constitution of Kenya 2010. Ecotourism supports environmental conservation as well as generating economic opportunities. It additionally emphasizes benefits to…

Brachiaria brizantha cv. Piatã was released from a Brazilian breeding program of Brachiaria genus to be a new option of forage plant for use in grasslands. This cultivar has been presented interesting strategy to persist on higher temperatures and water…

Many college students and their families are concerned about the high costs of textbooks. A company called Flat World Knowledge both gives away and sells open-source textbooks in a way it believes to be financially sustainable. This article reports on…

El objetivo de este trabajo es estudiar los signos y profecías de Eneida lII entendidos como medio de comunicación del fatum entre dioses y hombres y, en consecuencia, inscriptos en el arte de la divinatio. Se analizan los anuncios de…

Las distintas cuestiones vinculadas al traspaso de las tierras públicas a manos particulares (en usufructo y en propiedad plena) en la campaña bonaerense del siglo XIX han suscitado el interés de diversos investigadores que, a partir de estudios de casos…

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El color es un carácter de calidad de gran importancia en trigo candeal. Este cereal es utilizado en la elaboración de pastas secas (vermicelli, spaghetti y macarroni) y frescas. El color amarillo brillante, requerido en los granos y productos de…