With their article “Restoring indigenous names in taxonomy”, Gillman & Wright (2020) initiated a discussion that culminated set of proposals to amend the International Code Nomenclature for algae, fungi, and plants (ICN) by allowing retroactive replacement scientific and/or epithets other organisms favor “indigenous names” (vernacular used Indigenous Peoples). Here I emphasize several main topi...

Abstract Background Despite specific restrictions on their production and use, per- polyfluoralkyl substances (PFAS) are still omnipresent in the environment, including aquatic ecosystems. Most biomonitoring studies have investigated PFAS concentrations indigenous organisms, whereas active has only been used sporadically. In present study, accumulated were measured fish, European perch ( Perca ...

BACKGROUND In Chile, indigenous and non-indigenous schoolchildren have the same stature when they begin school but indigenous adults are shorter, indicating the importance of analyzing growth during puberty. The aim of this study was to compare the growth of indigenous and non-indigenous girls during the 36 months after menarche in Chile's Araucanía Region. METHODS A concurrent cohort study w...

The Arabic vocabulary has characteristics that distinguish it from other vocabulary, such as the exits of it’s letters, meaning and derivations. Therefore, teacher should use supportive instructional model to gain comprehension. objective this research is find out effectiveness using cooperative education with type word dilemma in comprehending eighth grade students at Ma’arif 2 Islamic Junior ...

OBJECTIVE: To review Indigenous infant mortality, stillbirth, birth weight, and preterm birth outcomes in Australia, Canada, New Zealand and the United States. METHODS: Systematic searches of published literature and a review and assessment of existing perinatal surveillance systems were undertaken. Where possible, within country comparisons of Indigenous to non-Indigenous birth outcomes are i...

OBJECTIVES To explore the prevalence and severity of Indigenous and non-Indigenous child dental disease in relation to age, sex, residential location and socio-economic status in three Australian states and territories. DESIGN Children aged 4-14 years who were enrolled in a school dental or screening service in New South Wales, South Australia and the Northern Territory, Australia, were rando...

OBJECTIVE To examine the prevalence of atrial fibrillation (AF) and cardiac structural characteristics in Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians. DESIGN Retrospective cross-sectional study linking clinical, echocardiography and administrative databases over a 10-year period. SETTING A tertiary, university teaching hospital in Adelaide, Australia. PARTICIPANTS Indigenous and non-Indigen...

OBJECTIVES To assess notification trends for chlamydia and gonorrhoea infections in Indigenous Australians compared with non-Indigenous Australians in 2000-2009. DESIGN AND SETTING We assessed trends in national notification rates using univariate Poisson regression and summary rate ratios. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Crude notification rates and summary rate ratios, by Indigenous status, sex, ag...

This paper explores the ways in which Indigenous people around the world are participating in the World Wide Web, through establishing their own websites or accessing services via the Web. Indigenous websites are remarkably diverse: in addition to those representing Indigenous organizations and promoting Indigenous e-commerce, many websites have also been established to further unique concerns ...

BACKGROUND There are few data regarding clinical care and outcomes of Indigenous Australians living with HIV and it is unknown if these differ from non-Indigenous HIV-positive Australians. METHODS AHOD commenced enrolment in 1999 and is a prospective cohort of HIV-positive participants attending HIV outpatient services throughout Australia, of which 20 (74 %) sites report Indigenous status. D...