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Levels of complement C3 and C4 components in Amerindians living in an area with high prevalence of tuberculosis

open access: yesMemorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, 2006
The levels of complement C3 and C4 components were determined in non-indigenous (creoles) and indigenous (Warao) populations, the latter with an extremely high tuberculosis (TB) rate.
Zaida Araujo   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

Using Texts as Megaphones: The Power of African American Readers Hearing Themselves in Books

open access: yesThe Reading Teacher, Volume 80, Issue 3, November/December 2026.
ABSTRACT This article highlights the power of authentic children's literature to affirm African American English as a legitimate, rule‐governed linguistic system and elevate it as a source of cognitive strength, cultural richness, and academic potential.
Ramona T. Pittman   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

A Data‐Driven Approach to the Issue of ‘Catching Up With Monolinguals’

open access: yesInternational Journal of Language &Communication Disorders, Volume 61, Issue 6, November/December 2026.
ABSTRACT Background Multilingual children in monolingual education systems are generally assessed against monolingual norms, raising questions about identifying genuine language support needs versus expected developmental trajectories. Aims This study aimed to identify: (1) the amount of cumulative exposure to the societal language (SL) beyond which ...
Cécile De Cat   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Noun and Verb (Re)learning: A Comparative Perspective on Acquisition and Post‐Stroke Aphasia

open access: yesLanguage and Linguistics Compass, Volume 20, Issue 6, November/December 2026.
ABSTRACT Nouns and verbs are fundamental building blocks of language, yet they exhibit important asymmetries. In language acquisition, nouns typically enter young children's lexicon earlier and are acquired more easily, while verbs are learned later and with greater difficulty.
Ran Li, Angela Xiaoxue He
wiley   +1 more source

Assessing Haitian Consumers' Willingness to Pay a Premium for Aflatoxin‐Compliant Peanut Butter in the Informal Market

open access: yesAgribusiness, Volume 42, Issue 4, Page 2415-2424, Autumn 2026.
ABSTRACT Market‐based solutions are increasingly tested to address aflatoxin issues in peanuts in developing countries. Although previous studies have found that Haitian grocery store shoppers are willing to pay a 21% premium for peanut butter with levels of aflatoxin that meet international standards, no information is available for the much larger ...
Phendy Jacques   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

A Cohort Study on Incidence and Factors Associated With Adverse Drug Reactions of Enalapril in Lusaka, Zambia

open access: yesPharmacology Research &Perspectives, Volume 14, Issue 5, October 2026.
ABSTRACT Angiotensin‐converting enzyme inhibitors (ACEIs) are widely prescribed but are associated with adverse drug reactions (ADR), including angioedema, which is typically reported in 0.1%–0.7%. Data from sub‐Saharan Africa are limited. This study aimed to estimate the incidence and risk factors of enalapril‐associated ADRs in a Zambian cohort, with
Ntemena Yikon'a   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

The captives are translated, attached at the wrists' : a study of Antillean identities in the works of Édouard Glissant, Maryse Condé and Patrick Chamoiseau [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
This thesis presents a study of the various interpretations of Creole identities in the French Caribbean, with reference to the literary works of three esteemed French Creole authors, namely, Édouard Glissant, Maryse Condé and Patrick Chamoiseau.
Wawn, Amy
core   +1 more source

The Edification of Manuela Xiqués: Slavery, Finance, Biography, and the Construction of Modern Barcelona

open access: yesGender &History, Volume 38, Issue 3, Page 799-809, October 2026.
ABSTRACT An analysis of the dual biographies, economic and domestic, of Manuela Xiqués, an enslaver from nineteenth‐century Cuba and Spain, deepens our understanding of the role of European and Creole women in the nineteenth‐century Atlantic. This essay foregrounds the role of literature, namely family biography, as a locus of the processes of ...
Lisa Surwillo, Martín Rodrigo Alharilla
wiley   +1 more source

Dissection of ancestral genetic contributions to Creole goat populations

open access: yes, 2018
Goats have played a key role as source of nourishment for humans in their expansion all over the world in long land and sea trips. This has guaranteed a place for this species in the important and rapid episode of livestock expansion triggered by ...
Ginja, Catarina   +15 more
core   +1 more source

« Quand on me battait debout, je saignais en pile. »

open access: yesÉtudes Caribéennes
In Guadeloupe, in December 1841, Eugène Vaultier de Moyencourt, owner in the commune of Petit-Canal, was tried by the Assize Court of Basse-Terre for ‘excessive punishment and inhuman treatment of his slaves’.
Gilles Delâtre
doaj   +1 more source

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