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Molecules from nature: Reconciling biodiversity conservation and global healthcare imperatives for sustainable use of medicinal plants and fungi by Howes, Melanie‐Jayne R., Quave, Cassandra L., Collemare, Jérôme, Tatsis, Evangelos C., Twilley, Danielle, Lulekal, Ermias, Farlow, Andrew, Li, Liping, Cazar, María‐Elena, Leaman, Danna J., Prescott, Thomas A. K., Milliken, William, Martin, Cathie, De Canha, Marco Nuno, Lall, Namrita, Qin, Haining, Walker, Barnaby E., Vásquez‐Londoño, Carlos, Allkin, Bob, Rivers, Malin, Simmonds, Monique S. J., Bell, Elizabeth, Battison, Alex, Felix, Juri, Forest, Felix, Leon, Christine, Williams, China, Nic Lughadha, Eimear

“…Plants and fungi have provided, or inspired, key pharmaceuticals for global health challenges, including cancer, heart disease, dementia, and malaria, and are…”
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Browse from Three Tree Legumes Increases Forage Production for Cattle in a Silvopastoral System in the Southwest Amazon by Dablin, Lucy, Lewis, Simon L, Milliken, William, Monro, Alexandre, Lee, Mark A

“…Assessing the palatability of forage from locally adapted trees could improve the sustainability of livestock production systems. However, grasses continue to…”
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A paradigm for achieving successful pediatric trauma verification in the absence of pediatric surgical specialists while ensuring quality of care by Falcone, Jr, Richard A, Milliken, William J, Bensard, Denis D, Haas, Lynn, Daugherty, Margot, Gray, Lisa, Tuggle, David W, Garcia, Victor F

“…Pediatric trauma centers (PTCs) are concentrated in urban areas, leaving large areas where children do not have access. Although adult trauma centers (ATCs)…”
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The Role of Botanic Gardens in the Science and Practice of Ecological Restoration by HARDWICK, KATE A., FIEDLER, PEGGY, LEE, LYNDON C., PAVLIK, BRUCE, HOBBS, RICHARD J., ARONSON, JAMES, BIDARTONDO, MARTIN, BLACK, ERIC, COATES, DAVID, DAWS, MATTHEW I., DIXON, KINGSLEY, ELLIOTT, STEPHEN, EWING, KERN, GANN, GEORGE, GIBBONS, DAVID, GRATZFELD, JOACHIM, HAMILTON, MARTIN, HARDMAN, DAVID, HARRIS, JIM, HOLMES, PAT M., JONES, MEIRION, MABBERLEY, DAVID, MACKENZIE, ANDREW, MAGDALENA, CARLOS, MARRS, ROBERT, MILLIKEN, WILLIAM, MILLS, ANTHONY, LUGHADHA, EIMEAR NIC, RAMSAY, MARGARET, SMITH, PAUL, TAYLOR, NIGEL, TRIVEDI, CLARE, WAY, MICHAEL, WHALEY, OLIVER, HOPPER, STEPHEN D.

“…Many of the skills and resources associated with botanic gardens and arboreta, including plant taxonomy, horticulture, and seed bank management, are…”
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TRADITIONAL MEDICINES AMONGST INDIGENOUS GROUPS IN RORAIMA, BRAZIL: A RETROSPECTIVE by Milliken, William

“…Surveys of medicinal plants and fungi among five indigenous groups in Roraima, Brazil, were identified in the 1990s but not published.  Most of the 52 species…”
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Important Plant Areas: revised selection criteria for a global approach to plant conservation by Darbyshire, Iain, Anderson, Seona, Asatryan, Anna, Byfield, Andrew, Cheek, Martin, Clubbe, Colin, Ghrabi, Zeineb, Harris, Timothy, Heatubun, Charlie D., Kalema, James, Magassouba, Sékou, McCarthy, Ben, Milliken, William, de Montmollin, Bertrand, Lughadha, Eimear Nic, Onana, Jean-Michel, Saïdou, Doumbouya, Sârbu, Anca, Shrestha, Krishna, Radford, Elizabeth A.

“…Despite the severe threats to plant habitats and high levels of extinction risk for plant species in many parts of the world, plant conservation priorities are…”
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The Use of Medicinal Plants by the Yanomami Indians of Brazil, Part II by Milliken, William, Albert, Bruce

“…The results of ethnobotanical fieldwork among two Yanomami communities are presented, and the knowledge of medicinal plants and fungi among those communities…”
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The use of medicinal plants by the Yanomami Indians of Brazil by Milliken, W. (ORSTOM MAA, Paris, France.), Albert, B

“…The results of the first detailed study of the use of medicinal plants by a group of Yanomami Indians are presented. Contrary to previous assumptions, they are…”
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Plants used traditionally as antimalarials in Latin America: Mining the tree of life for potential new medicines by Milliken, William, Walker, Barnaby E., Howes, Melanie-Jayne R., Forest, Félix, Nic Lughadha, Eimear

“…Malaria remains a serious and challenging disease. Traditional antimalarial medicines are largely based on plants, and ethnopharmacological research has…”
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Enhancement of conservation knowledge through increased access to botanical information by Canteiro, Cátia, Barcelos, Laísa, Filardi, Fabiana, Forzza, Rafaela, Green, Laura, Lanna, João, Leitman, Paula, Milliken, William, Pires Morim, Marli, Patmore, Kristina, Phillips, Sarah, Walker, Barnaby, Weech, Marie‐Hélène, Nic Lughadha, Eimear

“…Herbarium specimens are increasingly recognized as an important resource for conservation science and virtual herbaria are making specimens freely available to…”
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Conserving useful plants for a sustainable future: species coverage, spatial distribution, and conservation status within the Millennium Seed Bank collection by Liu, Udayangani, Gianella, Maraeva, Dávila Aranda, Patricia, Diazgranados, Mauricio, Flores Ortíz, César Mateo, Lira-Saade, Rafael, Bacci, Silvia, Mattana, Efisio, Milliken, William, Mitrovits, Olivia, Pritchard, Hugh W., Rodríguez-Arévalo, Isela, Way, Michael, Williams, China, Ulian, Tiziana

“…A substantially rich diversity of the world’s recorded useful plants (UPs) is captured within the Millennium Seed Bank collection hosted by the Royal Botanic…”
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Impact of management regime and frequency on the survival and productivity of four native tree species used for fuelwood and charcoal in the caatinga of northeast Brazil by Milliken, William, Gasson, Peter, Pareyn, Frans, Sampaio, Everardo V.S.B., Lee, Mark, Baracat, Amelia, de Lima Araújo, Elcida, Cutler, David

“…The seasonally dry deciduous forest (Caatinga) of northeast Brazil is under intense human pressure, and sustainable use of its tree resources for fuelwood is a…”
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Natural Plant Resources for Sustainable Development: Insights from Community Use in the Chimanimani Trans-Frontier Conservation Area, Mozambique by Hudson, Alex, Milliken, William, Timberlake, Jonathan, Giovannini, Peter, Fijamo, Valdemar, Massunde, Joao, Chipanga, Hercilia, Nivunga, Milagre, Ulian, Tiziana

“…In rural African communities, wild plant species are a valuable resource that are often threatened by agricultural conversion and overexploitation. To…”
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Useful Brazilian plants listed in the manuscripts and publications of the Scottish medic and naturalist George Gardner (1812–1849) by Fagg, Christopher W., Lughadha, Eimear Nic, Milliken, William, Nicholas Hind, D.J., Brandão, Maria G.L.

“…Information regarding the beneficial use of native Brazilian plants was compiled by a number of European naturalists in the 19th century. The Scottish surgeon…”
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An ethnobotanical study of anti-malarial plants among indigenous people on the upper Negro River in the Brazilian Amazon by Frausin, Gina, Hidalgo, Ari de Freitas, Lima, Renata Braga Souza, Kinupp, Valdely Ferreira, Ming, Lin Chau, Pohlit, Adrian Martin, Milliken, William

“…In this article we present the plants used for the treatment of malaria and associated symptoms in Santa Isabel do Rio Negro in the Brazilian Amazon. The…”
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Fast and novel botanical exploration of a 320-km transect in eastern Amazonia using DNA barcoding by MILLIKEN, William, ODONNE, Guillaume, ENGEL, Julien, TOURNEAU, François-Michel LE, SUESCUN, Uxue, CHAVE, Jérôme

“…ABSTRACT We explored a 320-km transect in the Tumucumaque mountain range along the border between southern French Guiana and Brazil, sampling all trees and…”
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The Role of Exotic Species in Traditional Pharmacopeias of the Cerrado: a Case Study in Southeast Brazil by Rossi-Santos, Bruna, de Oliveira Jacintho, Jessica, Milliken, William, Messias, Maria Cristina Teixeira Braga

“…The "diversification hypothesis" proposes that exotic species are incorporated into plant pharmacopeias to broaden the range of treatments and meet therapeutic…”
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Nova Pesquisa Sobre as Coleções de Richard Spruce na Amazônia: uma Colaboração Brasil - Reino Unido by Kruel, Viviane Fonseca, Martins, Luciana, Nesbitt, Mark, Milliken, William, Coelho-Ferreira, Márlia

“…The Northwest Amazon comprises a large region of equatorial forest on the border of Brazil, Colombia and Venezuela, which has been inhabited by indigenous…”
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The Retroactivity of Substantive Rules to Cases on Collateral Review and the AEDPA, with a Special Focus on Miller v. Alabama by Zarrow, Jason M., Milliken, William H.

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Nova Pesquisa Sobre as Coleções de Richard Spruce na Amazônia: uma Colaboração Brasil - Reino Unido by Kruel, Viviane Fonseca, Martins, Luciana, Nesbitt, Mark, Milliken, William, Coelho-Ferreira, Márlia

“…The Northwest Amazon comprises a large region of equatorial forest on the border of Brazil, Colombia and Venezuela, which has been inhabited by indigenous…”
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