BRITISH COLONIAL PUNISHMENTS IN NORTHERN NIGERIA: A STUDY OF NATIVE AUTHORITY PRISON AND CRIME CONTROL IN IDAH DISTRICT, 1929-1945 by OLASUNKANMI VICTOR ASAJU, YAHAYA YUSUF

“…While, this was peculiar to those who committed minor offenses, perpetrators of serious crimes such as murder, homicide, and arson were immediately made to face the consequences of their actions, which were mostly total banishment from both the immediate community and adjoining settlements. The study argues that, beyond the fact that the Native Authority Prison was built to sustain colonial labour, which was a common phenomenon at that time, the Native Authority Prison created a new form of asymmetrical power relations in Idah district, a society which had previously been paternalistic in nature. …”
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Planning for success but facing uncertainty: lessons learned from a native oyster, Ostrea lurida, restoration project in the Salish Sea by James T. McArdle, Julie S. Barber, Sarah K. Grossman, Lindy L. Hunter

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Factors Influencing the Choice Between Multi-Target Stool DNA and Colonoscopy for Colorectal Cancer Screening Among Alaska Native Peoples by Lauren A. Jeffries, Christie A. Flanagan, Lila J. Finney Rutten, John B. Kisiel, Diana G. Redwood

“…The Alaska Tribal Health System is increasing colorectal cancer (CRC) screening among Alaska Native (AN) peoples, who experience the highest CRC rate in the world. …”
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Comparative Analysis of Rhizosphere Fungal Communities in Korean Fir Trees by Young Min Ko, Geun-Hye Gang, Dae Ho Jung, Youn-Sig Kwak

“…The Korean fir (Abies koreana), a native coniferous species of Korea, predominantly inhabits the subalpine zone. …”
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Investigating The Performance Of Local And Indigenous Businesses In Times Of Economic Recession With Emphasis On Developing The Capabilities Of Cooperatives In Sistan And Baluchest... by Ali Asghar Tabavar, Abdoulnaser Derakhshan, Sahar Arefi

“…On the other hand, in the area of ​​businesses related to the environment, there are also opportunities to create businesses that can develop native and local businesses by interacting with the environment and paying attention to it. …”
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La classification de la diversité de maïs des Mixtèques et des Chatines de la Sierra Sur, Oaxaca Mexique by Quetzalcóatl Orozco-Ramírez, Stephen Brush

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Diálogo del saber campesino y la investigación científica: árboles nativos dendroenergéticos en la Reserva de la biosfera Sierra de Huautla, Morelos, México by Artemio Cruz León, Miguel Uribe Gómez, Alejandro Lara Bueno, César Augusto Yescas Albarrán, Ranferi Maldonado Torres

“…The farming communities of the Sierra de Huautla, keep tradition in using firewood, which is strong pressure on the native deciduous trees. …”
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Threshold responses of freshwater fish community size spectra to invasive species by Bradley Novak, Brent A. Murry, Jeff S. Wesner, Vojsava Gjoni, Caroline C. Arantes, Erin Shepta, Justin P. F. Pomeranz, James R. Junker, Kathrine Zipfel, Andrew Stump, Levi E. Solomon, Kristopher A. Maxson, Jason A. DeBoer

“…Our study tested the threshold of abundance beyond which Silver Carp alter fish assemblage structure. We used a community size spectra (CSS) approach to evaluate fish community size structure across temporal and spatial gradients of Silver Carp abundances. …”
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Exotic Laguncularia racemosa drives rapid shifts in pond-to-mangrove restoration communities by Lin Zhang, Yamian Zhang, Yijuan Deng, Pingping Guo, Wenqing Wang, Mao Wang

“…We found that the exotic species Laguncularia racemosa expanded rapidly, significantly suppressing native mangrove species and altering the community structure. …”
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Social Support Groups in the Maintenance of Glycemic Control after Community-Based Intervention by Claire Townsend Ing, Guangxing Zhang, Adrienne Dillard, Sheryl R. Yoshimura, Claire Hughes, Donna-Marie Palakiko, Bridget Puni Kehauoha, Ka‘imi A. Sinclair, Joseph Keawe‘aimoku Kaholokula

“…Native Hawaiians and other Pacific Islanders (NH/PI; e.g., Samoan and Chuukese) have higher type 2 diabetes prevalence compared to other groups in Hawai‘i. …”
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Community-based Environmental Communication for Disaster Mitigation on Peatlands in Bengkalis Regency, Indonesia by Yasir Yasir, Ibrahim Johan Afendi, Nurjanah Nurjanah, Samsir Samsir

“…The Environmentally Concerned Malay Youth Association (IPMPL) created a movement to cultivate Cratoxylum Arborescens (gerunggang) as a native plant to prevent fires. This research aims to explore community-based environmental communication for disaster mitigation in peatlands. …”
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Effect of symbiont-targeted control of Halyomorpha halys on the co-occurring pentatomid community by Sofia V. Prieto, Bianca Orrù, Elena Gonella, Alberto Alma

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Dynamic guardianship of potato landraces by Andean communities and the genebank of the International Potato Center by Sophia Lüttringhaus, Willy Pradel, Víctor Suarez, Norma C. Manrique-Carpintero, Noelle L. Anglin, David Ellis, Guy Hareau, Nelissa Jamora, Melinda Smale, Rene Gómez

“…Abstract Background Potato landraces (Solanum spp.) are not only crucial for food security and sustenance in Andean communities but are also deeply rooted in the local culture. …”
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When "new" crops are not really new: California Indigenous communities and research and commercialization of elderberry by Sonja Brodt, Sabine Talaugon, Gwenael Engelskirchen

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Community Structure of Coleoptera Families and Staphylinidae Species as Potential Bioindicators in Atlantic Rain Forest by Taise Cristina Plattau Arenhardt, Marcelo Diniz Vitorino, Sebastião Venâncio Martins

“…Our results suggest that pasture areas still support an impoverished leaf litter beetle community.…”
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Land Use Intensification Effects in Soil Arthropod Community of an Entisol in Pernambuco State, Brazil by G. M. Siqueira, E. F. F. Silva, J. Paz-Ferreiro

“…The soil invertebrate community was sampled using pitfall traps from areas with eight vegetation types by the end of the austral winter. …”
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Legal regulation of the Ukrainian language as the state language in the Ukrainian education sphere by I. V. Chornyi, N. I. Yelnikova

“…The significance of the search for spiritual associations uniting the modern community is represented. The law cannot be separated from explorations of spiritual kinship and from the rise of a certain ideology that ensures the development of the nation state. …”
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Promoting COVID-19 Vaccine Acceptance through Community Engagement: An Ethnographic Study in Ghana by Matilda Aberese-Ako, Wisdom Ebelin, Phidelia Theresa Doegah, Mawulom Kuatewo, Lebene Kpodo, Atsu Godsway Kpordorlor, Robert Kaba Alhassan, Atubiga Alobit Baba, Senanu Djokoto, Evelyn K. Ansah

“…This qualitative study employed face-to-face in-depth interviews among thirty-six respondents comprising of government officials and community leaders and ten focus group discussions among 87 people made up of men and women most of whom were natives and some migrants in two administrative municipalities in Ghana. …”
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Lexicalisation of crop names in Bena, Hehe, and Sangu societies of Tanzania by Adriano Utenga, Amani Lusekelo

“…This was sparked by the realisation that certain crops are native to Africa while others were introduced to inland Bantu languages through interactions with coastal communities. …”
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Conducting genetic epidemiology research on hyperuricaemia and gout in an indigenous community in Guam - a feasibility study by Yvette C. Paulino, Frank Camacho, Tristan VC Paulino, Delores J. Lee, Lisa Linda Natividad, Elizabeth Matisoo-Smith, Tony R. Merriman, Anna L. Gosling

“…We sought to investigate these factors in an Indigenous community in Guam. Methods In this feasibility study, the University of Guam led the qualitative inquiry with the native community, training (pre-screening of participants, data collection methods, and biospecimen handling), study implementation (outreach and recruitment, data collection, and DNA extraction and quantification), and qualitative and epidemiologic data analyses. …”
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