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Mucocutaneous Disease Activity and Damage Accrual in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: Analyses From the Asia‐Pacific Lupus Collaboration Longitudinal Cohort Study

open access: yesArthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective This research article aims to describe the prevalence, associations, and health‐related quality of life (HRQoL) impact of mucocutaneous features of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). Methods Data from the Asia‐Pacific Lupus Collaboration cohort were analyzed (2013–2021).
Amanda M. Saracino   +42 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Value of Tshivenḓa Proverbs in the Upbringing of a Child in the 21st Century [PDF]

open access: yesJournal of Education and Learning Technology
Proverbs have historically played an imperative role in the upbringing of Vhavenḓa children. Many African communities have used proverbs since time immemorial, and Vhavenḓa is no exception.
Tshinetise David Raphalalani
doaj   +1 more source

How Does Cultural and Colonial Heritage Affect Optimal Branding Strategies? Evidence From the Rice Sector in Senegal

open access: yesAgribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Africa's cultural and colonial heritage has profoundly segmented rice markets. Whereas in ancient centers of rice domestication, consumers maintained preferences for local rice consistent with their cultural heritage, preferences have shifted toward imported Asian rice in coastal areas around seaports, due to prior exposure to colonial import ...
Kofi Britwum, Matty Demont
wiley   +1 more source

Tribute to John S. Mbiti

open access: yes, 2020
We continue to mourn John S. Mbiti, the Kenyan professor, author and theologian who died in Switzerland on 6 October, 2019 at the age of 87. He was one of the founders of our African Proverbs Project and the African Proverbs Working Group.
Healey, MM, Joseph G.
core   +2 more sources

Redistributive land reforms, agricultural productivity, and structural change: New cross‐national evidence

open access: yesAmerican Journal of Agricultural Economics, EarlyView.
Abstract Large‐scale land reforms constitute a substantial redistribution of wealth and reallocation of agricultural land, which is a major form of asset and production input in developing countries. While land redistribution (from the rich to the poor) remains a highly controversial issue, extensive evidence on its effect is limited.
Devashish Mitra   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Woman Wisdom and the ethical vision of the book of Proverbs: An African reflection

open access: yesHTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies, 2015
An observable gap in scholarship is a comprehensive ethical reflection on the portrayal of wisdom as feminine in the book of Proverbs and its implication for wisdom ethics.
Funlola O. Olojede
doaj   +1 more source

A male body as communal space? Engaging sexuality and masculinities from selected sacred texts

open access: yesHTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies, 2023
Expressions such as ‘a piece of a man is better than no man’, and monna ke kobo, re a apolelana [a man is a blanket, he is shared among us] (read: women) afford hearers a small glimpse about female perceptions on a male body and/or male sexuality ...
Madipoane Masenya
doaj   +1 more source

Lost in aggregation? On the importance of local food price data for food poverty estimates

open access: yesAmerican Journal of Agricultural Economics, EarlyView.
Abstract This paper explores within‐country variations in food price dynamics and food poverty estimates by employing local market price data and national consumer price index (CPI) data. Our results show that national CPI data may be useful for approximating national trends but they fail to detect and identify spatial variations in local trends, which
Stephan Dietrich   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Biblical and African Proverbs as a Framework for Studying Spirituality: Exploring the Role of Roverbs among the Gῖkữyữ People of Kenya

open access: yes, 2023
When we hear of proverbs, we tend to think of pithy sayings that are witty and memorable. Proverbs are found in many cultures, and naturally, proverbs form part of the Bible.
Ng'ang'a, Patrick M
core  

The rain feels different under the same umbrella: Experiences with poverty across LGBTQ subgroups

open access: yesAmerican Journal of Community Psychology, EarlyView.
Abstract Population‐based survey data have demonstrated that LGBTQ communities report varying rates of economic insecurity, yet very little research directly assesses how pathways into and experiences with poverty look different among subgroups at the intersections of sexual orientation and gender identity (SOGI).
Bianca D. M. Wilson, Lillian Nguyen
wiley   +1 more source

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