ETHNOBOTANY OF THE SAMBURU OF MT. NYIRU, SOUTH TURKANA, KENYA

Ethnobotany of the Samburu of Mt. Nyiru, South Turkana, Kenya

Abstract Traditional plant use is of extremely high importance in many societies, and prevalent in African communities.This knowledge is however dwindling rapidly due to changes towards a more Western lifestyle.The influence of modern tourism cannot be neglected in this context.This paper examines the plant use of the Samburu of the Mt.Nyiru area i

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Measuring the Effect of Mental Health on Type 2 Diabetes

There are many putative risk factors for type 2 diabetes (T2D), and the causal relationship between these factors and diabetes has been established.Socio-environmental and biological approaches are increasingly used to infer causality, and research is needed to understand the causal role of these factors in diabetes risk.Therefore, this study inves

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When a River Becomes a Border

Blangoua subdivision is the main Cameroonian window on Lake Chad.The Chari river which flows into the lake at the top of this town determines the border with Chad.The socio-cultural and economic Mullein proximity maintained by the population residing around the riverbank makes a border obsolete and unrealistic.People go freely and forth, and take a

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