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Ethnobotanical knowledge in some rural communities of northern Sicily (Palermo, Italy)

2018

An ethnobotanical study was carried out to document the uses of wild plants among some local communities of Sicily (southern Italy). We recorded 48 taxa belonging to 45 genera included in 32 families. 30 taxa are used as medicinal plants, 22 taxa as food and 9 for handicraft use. In comparison with other ethnobotanical studies carried out in Sicily and other Italian territories, some uses of the plants reported by the local population in the study area are peculiarities. The analysis of data shows that the level of traditional knowledge on use of plants in province of Palermo is poor, highlighting a considerably advanced state of cultural erosion. The results of our investigation confirm th…

Settore BIO/02 - Botanica SistematicaSettore BIO/03 - Botanica Ambientale E ApplicataEthnobotany Rural communities Biodiversity Sicily southern Italy
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Peace Mediations: Recourse to the Arbitration in the kingdom of Valencia (XIV-XV Centuries)

2017

Arbitration, as a means of conciliation, had an extraordinary diffusion in the Medieval West. It had the advantage of being more quick and, generally, less expensive that the causes resolved by the ordinary courts. Moreover, it tried to reconcile the interests of the warring parties. This paper seeks to define the main features of the arbitration in the kingdom of Valencia during the Middle Ages focusing the observation on the small rural community of Vilafranca.

060201 languages & linguisticsHistoryviolenciabiologyRural communitypazSocial Sciences06 humanities and the artsConciliationcomunidades campesinasbiology.organism_classificationjusticiaArbitration; peace; violence; justice; rural elites; rural communitiesHKingdomArbitraje; paz; violencia; justicia; élites rurales; comunidades campesinasarbitrajePolitical science0602 languages and literatureArbitrationMiddle Agesélites ruralesValenciaHumanitiesHispania
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Social capital development of rural community based on social networking activities in Lithuania

2018

The scholar literature on simultaneous using of social capital explore knowledge and identity resources as well as actions and interactions benefiting the community through personal bonds of individuals; issues of common trust; and adapting the current understanding in new situations. In this article, we instead examine rural community influence on social capital building of adult person in a virtual community. A quantitative survey was done in 246 local rural communities in Lithuania which reflected their community activities on a virtual basis. From the data of 500 informants we found that rural community (human social network) members were also active in the virtual communities. Research…

BelongingSocial networkVirtual communitybusiness.industryKaimo bendruomenės / Rural communitiesVirtuali bendruomenėIdentity (social science)Context (language use)Public relationsLocal communityPriklausymasSuaugusiejiLietuva (Lithuania)Exchange of informationSocial capitalSocialinis kapitalasSociologyAdult peoplebusinessVirtual communitySocialityKaimas. Kaimai / Villages. CountrySocial capital
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