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Pseudonyms, Propaganda, and Prints: The Life and Political Caricatures of William Dent, 1782–931

Journal for Eighteenth-Century Studies, EarlyView.
Abstract ‘Dent was probably an amateur and nothing is known of his life’, state Bryant and Heneage. Despite contributing to caricature's ‘golden age’, William Dent remains overlooked compared to contemporaries like James Gillray. Dent's extensive portfolio (1782–93) and rumoured role as a Pittite propagandist have not secured his place in the canon of ...
Callum D. Smith
wiley   +1 more source

The Politics of Location and Sexuality in Leila Ahmed’s and Nawal El Saadawi’s Life Narratives [PDF]

, 2014
This article explores Leila Ahmed’s A Border Passage, and Nawal El Saadawi’s Memoirs from the Women’s Prison, A Daughter of Isis, and Walking Through Fire. It contrasts their works and argues that location and genderawareness play an important role in
Aouadi, Leila
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Rural land rental markets in developing countries: Can survey design innovations improve land market participation statistics?

American Journal of Agricultural Economics, EarlyView.
Abstract A longstanding puzzle in the African land rental market literature is the often‐observed discrepancy between the number of tenants (renters‐in) and the much smaller number of landlords (renters‐out) in survey data. If this discrepancy derives from systematic biases in survey data responses on rental market participation, then the existing body
Gashaw T. Abate, Kibrom A. Abay, Jordan Chamberlin, Samuel Sebsibie   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Out with the old, in with the new? A retrospective comparison of malleable erectile implants in phalloplasty

BJU International, EarlyView.
Objective To compare the long‐term outcomes of the two main types of malleable erectile implants after phalloplasty in transgender men: models originally designed for cisgender men (conventional models) or the more recently developed Zephyr Surgical Implants (Geneva, Switzerland) female‐to‐male 100 implant (ZSI FtM 100) specifically for phalloplasty ...
Maya Levy, Emma L. van Abbema, Brechje L. Ronkes, Mark‐Bram Bouman, R. Jeroen A. van Moorselaar, Garry L. S. Pigot   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Exploring young people’s interpretations of female genital mutilation in the UK using a community-based participatory research approach

BMC Public Health, 2020
Background Female genital mutilation (FGM) is a deeply-rooted cultural practice mainly undertaken in Africa, the Middle East and Asian countries. Evidence to date suggests that although first-generation migrants to the West are abandoning FGM, the custom
Saadye Ali, Nick de Viggiani, Aida Abzhaparova, Debra Salmon, Selena Gray   +4 more
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In rats, neurodevelopmental disorders induced by maternal hypoxia are associated with attenuated excitatory neurotransmission in the cingulate cortex

British Journal of Pharmacology, EarlyView.
Background and Purpose Maternal hypoxia is a recognised risk factor for neurodevelopmental disorders in offspring. Although rodent models of hypoxia have been reported, the detailed pathogenesis of maternal hypoxia‐induced neurodevelopmental disorders remains unclear.
Kentaro Tokudome, Masaaki Ueki, Takujiro Homma, Shinji Matsunaga, Saki Shimizu, Yukihiro Ohno, Shuhei Tomita   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Developing Normative Consensus: How the International Scene Reshapes the Debate over Internal and External Criticism [PDF]

, 2013
Can we ever justly critique the norms and practices of another culture? When activists or policy-makers decide that one culture’s traditional practice is harmful and needs to be eradicated, does it matter whether they are members of that culture?
Tucker, Ericka L
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Penetrating the Silence in Sierra Leone: A Blueprint for the Eradication of Female Genital Mutilation [PDF]

, 2010
The African grassroots movement to eradicate female genital mutilation (also known as “female genital cutting” and “female circumcision,” hereinafter “FGM”) is widespread.
Cave, Anna, Farjad, Nasim, Mgbako, Chi Adanna, Saxena, Meghna, Shin, Helen   +4 more
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Treatments for Molluscum contagiosum: A systematic review

JDDG: Journal der Deutschen Dermatologischen Gesellschaft, EarlyView.
Summary Molluscum contagiosum (MC) is a viral skin infection that poses significant physical and psychosocial burdens, particularly in pediatric and immunocompromised populations. Despite the availability of various treatment options, comparative efficacy and safety data remain limited.
Ou Jia (Emilie) Wang, Mahek Shergill, Ammar Saed Aldien, Ilya Mukovozov   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Female genital mutilation/cutting: an update

Clinical and Experimental Obstetrics & Gynecology, 2015
Female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C) is a cultural practice involving several types of external female genitalia cutting. FGM/C is known to occur in all parts of the world but is most prevalent in 28 countries in Africa and the Middle East and among immigrant communities in Europe, Australia, New Zealand, Canada, and the United States.
A A, Rouzi, F, Alturki
openaire   +2 more sources