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Obaasima: An Akan woman of valour or a victim? From the perspective of Proverbs 31:10–31

HTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies
This study explored the cultural perception of the Akan woman in Ghana and critically evaluates the claim that she is marginalised and considered inferior to her male counterparts.
Paul Nyarko-Mensah, Dirk J. Human
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Recognition of Familiar Wordforms and Phonological Variation in Akan by Multilingual Infants Learning African Tone Languages in Ghana

Developmental Science, Volume 29, Issue 5, September 2026.
ABSTRACT Recent developmental evidence shows that the proposal that consonants are more important than vowels for lexical processing is not universal but language‐specific. In non‐tone languages, a consonant bias emerges early in development in Romance languages (e.g., French) but later in Germanic languages (e.g., English), while evidence from Asian ...
Paul Okyere Omane, Reginald Akuoko Duah, Thierry Nazzi   +2 more
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Perspectives on oral reading fluency, vocabulary and reading comprehension in bilingual learners from Ghana, South Africa and Zimbabwe

Reading & Writing
Background: While oral reading fluency (ORF) is linked to reading comprehension (RC) in African languages, the role of vocabulary remains underexplored.
Lieke Stoffelsma, Carien Wilsenach, Fungai Mutema   +2 more
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Does Speaking the Same Language With the Caretakers Associate With a Higher Neuraxial Labor Analgesia Use Rate?

Acta Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica, Volume 70, Issue 6, July 2026.
ABSTRACT Use of neuraxial analgesia requires communication between the parturient and her caretakers. In this retrospective study, the use of labor analgesia is compared between parturients whose primary language is other than Finnish or Swedish and who don't communicate in these languages or English without an interpreter (Category I), who communicate
Luisa Pirsko, Anna L. U. Väänänen, Riina Jernman, Antti Väänänen   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Akan Indigenous Concepts of Religion and Nyame (the Supreme Deity) and the Promotion of Inter-religious Relations in Ghana

E-Journal of Religious and Theological Studies
This paper in revealing that the adoption of foreign religions has not eradicated the lingering influence of indigenous spiritual and religious values, explores the coexistence of Christianity, Islam, and indigenous Akan religious values among the Akan ...
Cosmas Ebo Sarbah, Manson Anane Adjei
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Contact Lens Knowledge and Practices Among Students in the College of Health Sciences, University of Ghana: A Cross‐Sectional Study

Eye &ENT Research, Volume 3, Issue 2, Page 93-100, June 2026.
ABSTRACT Background Contact lenses (CLs) are increasingly used worldwide for refractive error correction because of their optical, cosmetic, and functional advantages over spectacles. However, although their safe and effective use depends on adequate knowledge and proper hygiene practices, there is limited evidence on contact lens‐related knowledge ...
Naa Naamuah Tagoe, Maranatha Adiki Puplampu, Yaw Akye Essuman, Benjamin Abaidoo, Vera Adobea Essuman   +4 more
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Hanefî Usûl Düşüncesinin Gelişimi: Eser İnceleme

Artuklu Akademi, 2020
İlmî disiplinlerin her alanında olduğu gibi fıkıh usûlü alanında da birçok ekolün ortaya çıkması ve ortaya çıkan bu ekollerin süreç içerisinde gelişerek belli noktalarda değişikliğe uğraması doğal karşılanmıştır.
Yasin Akan
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Microglial Activation Under Hypoxic Conditions in Early Alzheimer's Disease: Can Natural SIRT1 Activators Be Therapeutic Allies in the Inflammation–Energy Axis?

Phytotherapy Research, Volume 40, Issue 6, Page 3354-3368, June 2026.
ABSTRACT Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a progressive neurodegenerative condition characterized by a preclinical stage that typically lasts for decades. Early on during this time, microglia react to pathological changes and become protective and even transiently delay neurodegeneration.
Sara Merlo, Cristiana Lucia Rita Lipari, Aurora Patti, Maria Angela Sortino   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

A Phenomenological Analysis of Knowledge, Impact and Coping Strategies to Climate Change: Experiences of Persons With Albinism

Public Health Challenges, Volume 5, Issue 2, June 2026.
Persons with albinism in this study have inadequate knowledge regarding climate change, self‐reported eye and skin conditions, and utilize insufficient protection strategies. Although they adopt various strategies to cope with climate change effects, these are insufficient for their full protection.
Botha Nkosi Nkosi, Segbedzi Cynthia Esinam, Atsu Fortune Selase, Annim Sarah, Ansah Edward Wilson   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Verbal inflection in Kwawu Akan

Studies in African Linguistics, 1988
Morphological processes in Kwawu are argued to be governed by a condition which states that words are morphologically analyzable only in terms of properties of the head of the word. The head of an affiixed word is the most external affix.
Richard Campbell
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