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The Sopono cult and smallpox vaccinations in Lagos [PDF]

open access: yes, 1979
African Studies Center Working Paper No. 11INTRODUCTION: This paper examines the question of how African societies view conditions which Western society calls "disease," and how Africans respond to Western-oriented medical efforts to deal with "disease."
Morgan, Robert W.
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Toward information resilience: Applying intersectionality to the HIV/AIDS information practices of Black sexual minority men

open access: yesJournal of the Association for Information Science and Technology, EarlyView.
Abstract Using intersectionality as a critical theoretical framework and analytical tool, this study investigated the HIV/AIDS information practices of Black sexual minority men (SMM). Twenty‐two Black SMM were interviewed about their HIV/AIDS‐related information practices.
Megan Threats
wiley   +1 more source

Revised proposal for encoding the Adlam script in the SMP of the UCS [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
This is a proposal to encode the Adlam script in the international character encoding standard Unicode. The script was published in Unicode Standard version 9.0 in June 2016.
Everson, Michael
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The woman researcher's tale: A review of bibliometric methods and results for studying gender in science

open access: yesJournal of the Association for Information Science and Technology, EarlyView.
Abstract There has been a notable increase in bibliometric research studying gender in academia. This narrative review aims to organize and synthesize this extensive body of work to uncover new insights into gender disparities in science. We begin by analyzing key methodological elements, including gender assignment techniques, units of analysis, and ...
Elvira González‐Salmón   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Aeromagnetic and satellite magnetic anomally mapping [PDF]

open access: yes
Efforts to process 2 deg-averaged MAGSAT data for a radially polarized map of Africa and western Europe and investigator B data tapes were ...
Braile, L. W.   +2 more
core   +1 more source

Appraising the visibility, relevance and impacts of clinical pharmacology

open access: yesBritish Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, EarlyView.
Aims Clinical pharmacology (CP) used to be a strong medical and scientific field, but during the last three decades it seems to have lost some of its appeal. We reviewed the visibility, relevance and impact of CP and clinical pharmacologists across the globe and suggest ways to strengthen the discipline to address future pharmacotherapeutic challenges.
Serge Cremers   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Responsive public health doctoral education: experiences and reflections from a School of Public Health in South Africa

open access: yesBMJ Global Health
Institutional capacity for doctoral training is key to addressing the complex challenges facing the global south. In the context of the need for skilled knowledge workers in health systems and growing demand for doctoral places, we reflect on the ...
Helen Schneider   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Place-pedagogies of water stress

open access: yesGlobal Social Challenges Journal
This article explores the pedagogical affect of water in a place of water stress and illustrates its entanglement with dynamics of power and control. The current climate crisis is rendering already drought-prone regions ever drier, and it is often the ...
Anna Wilson   +11 more
doaj   +1 more source

Connected Belonging: A relational and identity‐based approach to schools' role in promoting child wellbeing

open access: yesBritish Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract With levels of mental health difficulties among young people rising and policymakers focusing on the state's role in promoting young people's wellbeing, educational institutions have become positioned on the front line as key sites to identify and implement wellbeing interventions.
Ceri Brown   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

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