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Are there customary rights to plants?: an inquiry among the Baganda (Uganda), with special attention to gender

"Debates around Common Property Resources and Intellectual Property Rights fail to consider traditional and indigenous rights regimes that regulate plant resource exploitation, establish bundles of powers and obligations for heterogeneous groups of users, and create differential entitlements to benefits that are related to social structures. Such rights regimes are important to maintaining biodiversity and to human welfare; failing to recognize them presents dangers. The case study investigates the gendered nature of informal rights to selected tree and plant species that are distinct from, but related to, customary rights to land and trees, and are embedded in cosmology and social norms. from Author's AbstractIntellectual property rights, Gender, Plant resources, Common property resources, Biodiversity, Land rights, Trees,

Plant Succession Studies on Subalpine Acid Mine Spoils in the Beartooth Mountains

Large areas within alpine and subalpine tundra have been x disturbed by mining during this century. The most promising method for retarding deterioration of these areas is revegetation with native species through both seeding and transplants. One natural process of revegetation which occurs on portions of many existing disturbances seems to be the establishment of a few species that expand with time to form matts of plants. At the McLaren Mine, located at 3000 m elevation in the Beartooth Mountains, Montana, active succession is occurring and is dominated by Carex species. Seed viability and successional patterns studies were conducted on the mine. The objectives included: 1) determinations of seed viability on the spoils, 2) determine to what extent the Carex communities enhanced seedling survival, 3) to quantify the vegetation characteristics within the Carex communities and adjacent mine spoil, and 4) determine the effect that Carex communities have on microenvironmental factors. Greenhouse tests were used to determine seed viability in soil samples taken from the mine. Paired observations in field studies were used to compare vegetational and microenvironmental differences between Carex communities and adjacent bare areas. Statistical analyses of the data collected showed that there was an adequate source of viable seeds of various species in the spoils to encourage natural revegetation if they could become established. Seedling mortality was reduced in Carex communities, apparently by decreasing soil disruption caused by frost action. Carex communities altered the microenvironment by reducing soil temperatures, wind speed, and radiation flux, and by providing a richer source of nitrogen and potassium than did the bare areas. Carex communities did not alter ?oil pH, phosphorus or soil water. Measurement of microenvironmental factors varied between the center and edge locations within the Carex communities. Species diversity and percent litter cover increased with increase in community size

Knoxville\u27s Rosies: The Impact of World War II on Women Production Workers of Knoxville, Tennessee

During World War II, unprecedented numbers of American women entered nontraditional occupations as they assumed production jobs in the nation\u27s war plants. The purpose of this dissertation is to determine the impact of the war on women production workers using Knoxville, Tennessee as a test case. Information concerning the numerical and percentage increase of women in nontraditional production occupations in Knoxville area war plants was collected. Further, interviews, questionnaires, and local newspaper sources were utilized to determine the attitudes of male and female production workers and the public at large regarding the large scale employment of women in these new jobs. The war produced a dynamic tension for Knoxville female war workers in that it offered increased opportunities for occupational diversity. At the same time, existing prejudices and traditional values regarding women\u27s place in employment and society remained unchallenged in many quarters. Further, postwar employment patterns of women reflected prewar gender-specific occupational trends. The war, nonetheless, proved to be a strong catalyst for conceptual change in women\u27s employment in stiumulating an increased awareness that women could successfully perform a man\u27s job, and perhaps have the right to ask for a man\u27s wages

Mentoring Experiences of Women in Graduate Education: Factors that Matter

This exploratory study focused on the mentoring experiences of women faculty members and graduate students within a counseling psychology graduate program. Results from semi-structured interviews and focus groups identified the women’s contextual mentoring experiences in higher education and highlighted several factors that contribute to mentorship experiences unique to women in graduate higher education. Findings demonstrate the importance of relational mentoring relationships and investment by mentors. Implications for building upon mentoring theories for women and future research are discussed

Payment models for digital news content in the US

The economic recession of 2008 and the growth of digital news content delivery has changed the revenue model in the newspaper industry. For example, some news publishers favor charging readers for online content, while others do not. Those who have already built pay walls and those who plan to build them in the near future can use several methods to do so. The purpose of this research was to assess the payment models for digital content in news organizations that publish a daily newspaper in the US. A survey of 1,100 daily newspaper publishers in the US—all members of the Newspaper Association of America (NAA)—was conducted in June 2010 to assess the policies of charging for digital news content across a variety of digital delivery platforms. The response rate was 10%. The results revealed that 70% of the news organizations provided free access to news on their websites. However, 42% of respondents indicated that they planned to change their payment model. Of those planning to change their payment model, 80% (34% of the total sample) said they would start charging for online, mobile, or electronic products. Regarding planned changes for the coming year, 21% of respondents said they planned to increase the price for their mobile and online products, and 47% of respondents said they planned to increase the price of their printed products

Understanding harmony and technology in music education

This study set out to evaluate the use of a particular computer interface for the teaching of musical harmony to school children aged between 13 and 14 years. The study looked at a number of specialised technical issues concerning music education and human computer interaction, but in this paper we will focus on some of the broader issues that emerged. One general hypothesis the study tested was that an appropriate computer interface can encourage students to discover harmony by empirical enquiry, within a conventional classroom setting. We believed that the computer software could become incorporated into the music lesson and be seen by the pupils as just another instrument which assisted with the learning of harmony. In general, the use of computers in music education can in some respects have advantages over the "real instruments" in that lack of instrumental fluency need not impede progress and hence decrease motivation of the less musically able students. A secondary advantage may be that computer enthusiasts take music lessons more seriously

A further analysis of the Verde River Watershed ecovalues: Working paper series--10-04

Located in central Arizona, the Verde River flows 170 miles through private property, state, tribal, and National Forest land. The river is the last remaining mostly free-flowing river in otherwise arid Arizona. The challenges facing the stakeholders of the river and its watershed are numerous and complex. The issues of population and industrial growth, drought and climate change all challenge the future of the watershed. As such it is necessary for the stakeholders of the watershed to gain an understanding of the importance (or lack thereof) of the watershed to their communities. Employing a data set created by West et al. (2009a and b), this study analyzes 35 interviews of stakeholders using a methodology developed by the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment (MEA, 2003). This study conducts a strategic environmental assessment by evaluating the open ended responses with regard to how the watershed services correspond to human well being. To the authors' knowledge, this is the first application of the MEA tool to link ecosystem services to human well being. The Verde River watershed provides much more value to society in terms of contributing to human well-being than simply a source for water. The access to water for a variety of uses is vitally important to the stakeholders within the watershed; however, myriad other aspects of the watershed are also very important to the same stakeholders. As the possible threats to the Verde River and its watershed increase at an increasing rate, the stakeholders need to address these threats

Valuing the Verde River Watershed: An Assessment: Working Paper Series--09-03

This valuation study is designed to be the first phase of a larger series of studies to value the ecosystem services of the Verde River and its watershed. Interviews were conducted with 35 anonymous community leaders who live in, work with, or manage some aspect of the watershed (or a combination of the three). The interviews resulted in a large list of values for the watershed and provide a starting point for more studies. This report includes preliminary analysis of the data collected from these interviews, a brief literature review on ecosystem services, and recommendations for future research