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EATING THE LOUSE AND ITS LARVA! THE INDIGNITY OF POVERTY AS EMBEDDED WITHIN SELECTED AFRICAN AND OLD TESTAMENT PROVERBS

open access: yesScriptura, 2013
Go hloka le pudi ya leleme le letala, ie, to lack even a green-tongued goat, is an African idiom which reveals extreme poverty for one who lacks such a goat. Such a person “eats a louse and uses its larva as relish!” From the wisdom literature of African
Madipoane Masenya
doaj   +1 more source

Historical birth records from 1896 to 1944 from the Basel maternity hospital, Switzerland, reveal significant obstetric selection pressures

open access: yesThe Anatomical Record, EarlyView.
Abstract Maternal and neonatal morbidity and mortality have declined dramatically during the last century. Historical data are therefore important sources to study the evolutionary selection pressures related to childbirth and how they have fluctuated over time.
Mirella Woodert   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Glucagon‐Like Peptide‐1 Receptor Agonist Use in Obese Patients Is Associated With Decreased Risk of Revision and Retears After Arthroscopic Rotator Cuff Repair

open access: yesArthroscopy, EarlyView.
Purpose To evaluate the impact of preoperative glucagon‐like peptide‐1 receptor agonist (GLP‐1 RA) use on medical complications, emergency department use, and orthopaedic complications in obese patients undergoing arthroscopic rotator cuff repair. Methods Obese patients (defined by relevant ICD‐10 codes and confirmed by body mass index measurements ...
Argen Omurzakov   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Evaluating the Effectiveness of NAO Robots as Tools for Promoting Education, Diversity and Inclusivity.

open access: yes, 2023
This report documents a six-week residency program held at the Goethe Institut, Lagos andaimed at programming a NAO robot to reflect inclusivity, diversity, and the culture of the globalsouth in the development of AI systems and solutions.
Olorunfemi Adedeji
core   +1 more source

COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF SOME TIGRINYA PROVERBS

open access: yesProverbium, 2020
The present article largely draws upon the author’s thesis dealing with the topics of birth and death in Tigrinya proverbs, submitted at the Free University of Berlin, Germany.
Filip Busau
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‘THE PROVERB IS THE DRUM OF GOD’: ON THE USE OF AFRICAN PROVERBS IN THE INTERACTION BETWEEN AFRICAN CULTURE AND THE CHRISTIAN FAITH

open access: yesScriptura, 2013
An African theology of inculturation needs to take into consideration the oral literature of the African people, including their rich treasure of proverbs. However, African proverbs have been largely neglected in situations where the Bible is studied and taught on this continent.
openaire   +2 more sources

A theological analysis of African proverbs about women : with reference to proverbs from Gikuyu people of central Kenya. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2005
Thesis (M.Th.)-University of KwaZulu-Natal, Pietermaritzburg, 2005.This dissertation on, "A theological analysis of African proverbs about Women with reference to proverbs from Gikuyu people," is set on the premise that there is a need for a new cultural
Nwihia, Catherine Nyambura.
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Atypical Predictive Processing Is Associated With Sensory Over‐Responsivity in Autism

open access: yesAutism Research, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Autism is characterized by sensory processing atypicalities including sensory over‐responsivity (SOR), a heightened negative response to sensory stimuli. Although the neural mechanisms underlying SOR are not fully understood, SOR has been associated with sensory‐limbic hyper‐reactivity during sensory stimulation.
Bar Yosef   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Inspiring Kidz Leadership Lessons from African Proverbs

open access: yes, 2013
Many hands, light work -- Chasing two antelopes, at the same time -- The boat, the leader and the water -- A child crawls, then stands -- The monkey, a jump and a tree -- A tree is cut down -- Moving the elephant in one day -- The tree, over the top and ...
Renner, Jasmine R.
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Sociolinguistic Analysis of the Impact of African Languages on Girls’ STEM Education Participation and Success [PDF]

open access: yesE-Journal of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences
The impact of African languages on girls’ engagement, development, and performance in STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) education is examined in this study.
Nontokozo Gladys Mdhluli   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

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