Cultura

Reimagining Plant Taxonomy Education Through Campus-Based Experiential Learning

VOLUME 23, 2026

The Role of Targeted Infra-popliteal Endovascular Angioplasty to Treat Diabetic Foot Ulcers Using the Angiosome Model: A Systematic Review

VOLUME 6, 2023

Justin R Nayagam

Abstract

Plant taxonomy is a fundamental discipline in biological sciences, yet it is often perceived by students as abstract, complex, and disconnected from real-world application. In recent years, experiential learning strategies have gained prominence as effective approaches to enhance engagement and understanding in science education. Among these strategies, campus tours conducted as on-site field studies represent a highly accessible, cost-effective, and impactful pedagogical tool. This review article examines the role of campus tours in plant taxonomy education, with particular emphasis on program planning and initial arrangements, conduct of the program, post-program evaluation, pedagogical understanding, community benefits, conservation awareness, and innovation. The review further analyzes the complementary roles of institutional management, faculty members, and students in ensuring the success of such initiatives. Drawing upon existing literature and case-based evidence from higher education contexts, the article highlights how campus-based field studies not only improve conceptual clarity and student enthusiasm but also foster environmental stewardship and community engagement. The review concludes by proposing an integrated framework for implementing campus tours as a sustainable educational practice that aligns academic objectives with institutional greening and biodiversity conservation goals.

Keywords : Plant taxonomy, campus tours, experiential learning, field studies, conservation education, campus biodiversity, higher education pedagogy.
Erin Saricilar
Lecture in accounting. University of Basrah, College of Administration and Economics, Department of Accounting.

Abstract

Atherosclerotic disease significantly impacts patients with type 2 diabetes, who often present with recalcitrant peripheral ulcers. The angiosome model of the foot presents an opportunity to perform direct angiosome-targeted endovascular interventions to maximise both wound healing and limb salvage. A systematic review was performed, with 17 studies included in the final review. Below-the-knee endovascular interventions present significant technical challenges, with technical success depending on the length of lesion being treated and the number of angiosomes that require treatment. Wound healing was significantly improved with direct angiosome-targeted angioplasty, as was limb salvage, with a significant increase in survival without major amputation. Indirect angioplasty, where the intervention is applied to collateral vessels to the angiosomes, yielded similar results to direct angiosome-targeted angioplasty. Applying the angiosome model of the foot in direct angiosome-targeted angioplasty improves outcomes for patients with recalcitrant diabetic foot ulcers in terms of primary wound healing, mean time for complete wound healing and major amputation-free survival.
Keywords : Diabetic foot ulcer, angiosome, angioplasty