309 INTRODUCTION Malaysia is a multiethnic country with a population of 29.5 million people . The indigenous Orang Asli, also known as the original peoples of the Malay Peninsular consist of various aboriginal tribes and make up about 1% of the Malaysian population. The Orang Asli can be grouped into three major ethno-linguistic groups namely Negrito, Senoi and Proto-Malays. Within these major ...

Endogenous Market-Clearing Prices and Reference Point Adaptation p. 2 Modeling Effect of Leaders in Ethno-Religious Conflicts p. 3 Calibrating Subjective Probabilities Using Hierarchical Bayesian Models p. 13 State-Dependent Risk Preferences in Evolutionary Games p. 23 Social Learning and Cumulative Innovations in a Networked Group p. 32 Understanding Segregation Processes (Abstract) p. 42 Soci...

UNLABELLED Medicinal plants used to treat hypoglycemic and hyperglycemic conditions are of considerable interest to ethno-botanical community as they are recognized to contain valuable medicinal properties in different parts of the plant. The active principles of many plant species with desired properties are isolated to cure ailments such as diabetes type-1 and type-2, respectively. Here, we d...

The paper discusses pro-nationalist authors (D. Miller, A. Oldenquist, M.Canovan) who claim that states formed around a particular ethno-cultural nation have been historically sucessful, in terms of economic success, justice, democracy and solidarity. It is argued that their claims fail: in typical and wellknown cases there is an inverse correlation between the strenght of nationalism and the s...

The term 'Zoopharmacognosy' was coined to describe the process by which wild animals select and use specific plants with medicinal properties against ailments and prevention of diseases. Early studies of zoopharmacognosy focused on the interactions between plants and the herbivores that consume them. The study of animal self-medication and ethno-medicinal practices may provide important leads t...

The paper justifies the ethno-pedagogical potential of Karachay-Circassia visual art when forming ethno-cultural competence in secondary school pupils Karachay-Circassia. article examines pedagogical conditions pupils’ formation, analyses content authorial program, presents results a experiment. researcher reveals regional art, identifies methods and techniques promoting formation competence, h...

Introduction. The ethnoculture of a teacher is the most important factor in development intercultural dialogue. aim study to identify peculiarities among elementary school teachers regions Russia. Research methods. main method studying was semi-structured in-depth interview, implemented process direct communication with primary Chuvash Republic, Republic Tatarstan, Kurgan region (32 teachers), ...

The editorial board presents an issue dedicated to the analysis of politics in regions Russia. Two interrelated paradigms political design Russia’s regional diversity are trace - territorial and ethno-national. They have become not only options for state registration a space diversified by political, economic ethno-cultural grounds, but also subject ideological battles, including assessments de...

Ethno-STEM research is the latest in Indonesia. This motivated by socio-cultural diversity that owned a systematic literature study identifies ethno-STEM trends science learning (science, physics, chemistry, and biology) at each level of education. Based on data obtained, trend dominated development (4D, ADDIE, Bolg Gall, R&D). topics more related to Ethno-STEM-based teaching materials lear...

This article presents an integrated model of contentious nationalist activity, with structure, politics, and action assuming equal roles in an interdependent causal system. The model is tested using simultaneous equation systems on 130 ethno-nationalist groups from 1990 to 1998. The results confirm the vital, indirect role of grievances and group identity on protest and the powerful direct and ...