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Vestiges of Military Rule in Democratic Governance in Nigeria
ABUAD Journal of the Humanities-AGIDIGBO, 2017 The position argued for in this paper is that: the inability to manage Nigeria as a federation; challengesin the area of fiscal federalism, the culture of political apathy, the culture of lack of accountability, contempt for the rule of law, gross ...
Temidayo David Oladipo
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Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.Flexible piezoresistive pressure sensors underpin wearable and soft electronics. This review links sensing physics, including contact resistance modulation, quantum tunneling and percolation, to unified materials/structure design. We highlight composite and graded architectures, interfacial/porous engineering, and microstructured 3D conductive networks
Feng Luo +2 more
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ABUAD Journal of the Humanities-AGIDIGBO, 2015 Interventions are meant to cause positive changes in the life of a people. Extant literature has however, shown that they can equally impact negatively.
Demola V. Akinyoade
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Segregating California's Future: Inequality and Its Alternative, 60 Years after Brown v. Board of Education [PDF]
, 2014 California has had serious issues of separation and discrimination in its schools since it became a state. It was little affected by the Brown decision, which was directed primarily at the 17 states that had laws mandating the segregation of African ...
Gary Orfield, Jongyeon Ee
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Busing did not fail. We did. : Doublespeak, Whiteness, and the Contradictions of Liberalism in Public Schooling [PDF]
, 2020 Using an interdisciplinary approach and a gear metaphor, I look at why an early 2000s school desegregation program in the Twin Cities was praised as revolutionary, but ended up resulting in greater segregation in the cities.
Dexheimer, Augusta (Gus)
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Cyclic Olefin Copolymers as Versatile Materials for Advanced Engineering Applications
Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.Cyclic olefin copolymers (COCs) are presented as highly versatile materials combining tunable synthesis, excellent optical properties, and mechanical robustness. Their potential spans microfluidics, bioengineering, and advanced electronics, while emerging self‐healing and sustainable solutions highlight future opportunities.
Giulia Fredi +3 more
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Cross-Cultural Issues in the Translation of African Literature
ABUAD Journal of the Humanities-AGIDIGBO, 2015 Language, culture and literature are inseparable elements in the process of translating literary texts. Thus translation is not just about transferring linguistic codes from one language to the other but a meeting point between the cultures involved ...
Mojisola Ogbeide-Ihama
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Black Male: Why the Mid South Cannot Afford to Ignore the Disparities Facing Its Black Men and Boys [PDF]
, 2008 In the Mid South -- Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi -- there is a particular need and opportunity for advocacy, funding, and systemic change to address the inequities faced by black males.
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Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Traditional wearable exoskeletons rely on rigid structures, which limit comfort, flexibility, and everyday usability. This work introduces the fundamental technologies to create the first soft, lightweight, intelligent textile‐based exoskeletons (Texoskeletons) built using 1D sensors and actuators.
Amy Lukomiak +19 more
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The Dark Side of Connectivity: A Socio-Ethical Exploration of Internet Fraud and Nigerian Youth
ABUAD Journal of the Humanities-AGIDIGBOInternet fraud, popularly known as ‘yahoo-yahoo’ in the Nigerian parlance, reverberates across the Nigerian state and keeps gaining approval as somewhat permissible as days go by.
Onyinyechi Priscilla Christian Wariboko +1 more
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