Browsing FAS Scholarly Articles by Keyword "Geographical Locations"

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    • Effects of Non-Symbolic Approximate Number Practice on Symbolic Numerical Abilities in Pakistani Children 

      Khanum, Saeeda; Hanif, Rubina; Spelke, Elizabeth S.; Berteletti, Ilaria; Hyde, Daniel C. (Public Library of Science, 2016)
      Current theories of numerical cognition posit that uniquely human symbolic number abilities connect to an early developing cognitive system for representing approximate numerical magnitudes, the approximate number system ...

    • Phylogeny of Elatinaceae and the Tropical Gondwanan Origin of the Centroplacaceae(Malpighiaceae, Elatinaceae) Clade 

      Cai, Liming; Xi, Zhenxiang; Peterson, Kylee; Rushworth, Catherine; Beaulieu, Jeremy; Davis, Charles C. (Public Library of Science, 2016)
      The flowering plant family Elatinaceae is a widespread aquatic lineage inhabiting temperate and tropical latitudes, including ∼35(-50) species. Its phylogeny remains largely unknown, compromising our understanding of its ...

    • Scientific Wealth in Middle East and North Africa: Productivity, Indigeneity, and Specialty in 1981–2013 

      Siddiqi, Afreen; Stoppani, Jonathan; Anadon, Laura Diaz; Narayanamurti, Venkatesh (Public Library of Science, 2016)
      Several developing countries seek to build knowledge-based economies by attempting to expand scientific research capabilities. Characterizing the state and direction of progress in this arena is challenging but important. ...

    • Social and Spatial Clustering of People at Humanity’s Largest Gathering 

      Barnett, Ian; Khanna, Tarun; Onnela, Jukka-Pekka (Public Library of Science, 2016)
      Macroscopic behavior of scientific and societal systems results from the aggregation of microscopic behaviors of their constituent elements, but connecting the macroscopic with the microscopic in human behavior has ...

    • Transitioning to Country Ownership of HIV Programs in Rwanda 

      Binagwaho, Agnes; Kankindi, Ida; Kayirangwa, Eugenie; Nyemazi, Jean Pierre; Nsanzimana, Sabin; Morales, Fernando; Kadende-Kaiser, Rose; Scott, Kirstin Woody; Mugisha, Veronicah; Sahabo, Ruben; Baribwira, Cyprien; Isanhart, Leia; Asiimwe, Anita; El-Sadr, Wafaa M.; Raghunathan, Pratima L. (Public Library of Science, 2016)
      Agnes Binagwaho and colleagues describe how Rwanda achieved country ownership of its HIV programs.

    • “We Are Not Really Marketing Mental Health”: Mental Health Advocacy in Zimbabwe 

      Hendler, Reuben; Kidia, Khameer; Machando, Debra; Crooks, Megan; Mangezi, Walter; Abas, Melanie; Katz, Craig; Thornicroft, Graham; Semrau, Maya; Jack, Helen (Public Library of Science, 2016)
      Introduction: Few people with mental disorders in low and middle-income countries (LMICs) receive treatment, in part because mental disorders are highly stigmatized and do not enjoy priority and resources commensurate with ...