The ancestors of the Saramaccan Maroons, who were brought as enslaved Africans to Suriname, used their ethnobotanical knowledge and native languages name flora in new environment. Little is known about influence African on plant naming. We hypothesized that names more influenced by Central than found so far based research, mainly because data region was scarce. compiled a database compared thes...

Figure 1 Frozen activation map of atrioventricular node reentrant tachycardia (AVNRT), with yellow representing earlier activation “colliding” with late (purple) activation along the slow pathway region (using CS 5–6 as reference). The map shows the portion of activation illustrated (rainbow segment) out of the entire mapped cycle length (maroon circle). There is a slow-pathway potential noted ...

Abstract Rice is a keystone crop in all Maroon communities Suriname and French Guyana today they cultivate hundreds of traditional varieties. Historically, rice can be considered an indicator for successful marronnage the Guianas. Unraveling local variety names reveal history, farming systems, spiritual significance probably diversity communities. We interviewed 67 farmers (96% female), collect...

OBJECTIVE To assess the dietary intake and the nutritional status of children from Alagoas maroon communities. METHODS Cross-sectional study involving 724 children (12-60 months) from 39 Alagoas maroon communities. The nutritional status was investigated by anthropometric, biochemical (hemoglobin) and food consumption indicators. RESULTS The prevalence of anemia, stunting and obesity were, ...

or as the ends of a boiv are drawn together." They have a legend that it visits the country every thirty years. The epidemic arrived in Bhamo in June last, having travelled up the Irrawaddy Yalley starting in Rangoon in May and visiting Mandalay during the early part of June. It is interesting to note this following of the important trade route. It is not unlikely that the epidemic originated f...

Over the last two decades, concept of ‘the commons’ has been rediscovered as a powerful organizing principle in social movements, radical political thought, and critical theory. The commoning also adopted within discussions migration mobilities research. This article will first trace some these emerging ideas relational practice found many mobilizations around ‘reclaiming commons’. Then it turn...