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The development of type 2 diabetes amongst sibling pairs in the South‐South region of Nigeria: The effect of genetics, environment and lifestyle

Diabetic Medicine, Volume 43, Issue 6, June 2026.
Abstract Introduction Type 2 diabetes is a complex condition with a multifactorial pathogenesis. The pathogenesis is considered to be polygenic due to complex interactions between genetic/epigenetic and environmental factors. The aim of this study is to determine the genetic, environmental and lifestyle factors associated with the development of type 2
Sunny Chinenye, Ibi Erekosima, Adrian H. Heald, Gesiye Bozimo, Simon G. Anderson, Samuel Seidu, Kariba Akhidue, Adaeze Ugwu, Chioma Unachukwu, Ibitrokoemi Korubo, Kingsley Chukwuemeka Patrick‐Iwuanyanwu, Victoria Gomba, Uwoma Batubo, Victoria Akanatei, Victor Ken‐Uba, Iyeopu Siminialayi, Sokiprim Akoko, Justin Ideozu, Hamilton Opurum   +18 more
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Can a lizard ride on a housefly?: Navigating uncertainty and moral life in an Accra Zongo, Ghana

Ethos, Volume 54, Issue 2, June 2026.
Abstract How can uncertainty become a resource for ethical life rather than a threat to it? Focusing on a Zongo community in Accra, Ghana—also known as a “traveler's camp” or “stranger's quarters”—this article examines how people use a creative form of communication called the practice of folding to sustain relationships shaped by conditions of ...
Emily A. Williamson
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Lexicon dataset for the Hausa language

Data in Brief
This paper presents a comprehensive augmented lexicon sentiment analysis dataset for the Hausa language. The dataset was created by adopting words and phrases from a Hausa Language dictionary and then using the data augmentation method to expand the ...
Idi Mohammed, Rajesh Prasad
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Bridging New Divides: Ethnic Linkages and Trade in Africa

South African Journal of Economics, Volume 94, Issue 2, June 2026.
ABSTRACT This paper studies the effects of ethnic linkages on trade between countries within Africa. I construct a digitised and geo‐referenced dataset of historical ethnic territories for pre‐colonial Africa. The empirical strategy exploits the role of historical ethnic territories in shaping the current distribution of ethnic groups across countries ...
Conrad Copeland
wiley   +1 more source

Da ɗan gari akan ci gari: nazarin al'adu a al’ummar Hausawa

Studies in African Languages and Cultures, 2006
This paper centers on Hausa culture, putting emphasis on foreign students wishing to study Hausa culture, and to see how they will visualize "culture shock".
Aliyu Mu’azu
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Accelerometer-determined physical activity and its comparison with the International Physical Activity Questionnaire in a sample of Nigerian adults.

PLoS ONE, 2014
IntroductionAccurate assessment of physical activity to identify current levels and changes within the population is dependent on the precision of the measurement tools.
Adewale L Oyeyemi, Maimuna Umar, Friday Oguche, Salamatu U Aliyu, Adetoyeje Y Oyeyemi   +4 more
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Knowledge, Attitude, and Perception of Nursing Students in Selected Private Universities on Integration of Genomic Information Into Clinical Assessment and Patient Education: A Descriptive Cross‐Sectional Survey

Health Science Reports, Volume 9, Issue 4, April 2026.
ABSTRACT Background and Aims The rapid growth of genomics in healthcare has led to significant advances, and the integration of genetic information into clinical and patient education among nursing students during their training years is crucial to equip them for the genomic era.
Iyanuoluwa Oreofe Ojo, Toluwanimi Anuoluwapo Asumo, Ajibola Omobola Ojo, Prisca Olabisi Adejumo   +3 more
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Educational Attainment and Early Marriage Practice: A Study of Hausa/Fulani Settlers in Southwest, Nigeria

Educational Process: International Journal
Background/purpose. The study explores how educational attainment among migrant communities in Lagos and Oyo states shapes perceptions and practices of early marriage.
Omolola Silva Asagba , Moses Metumara Duruji , Felix C. Chidozie, Goddy Uwa Osimen   +3 more
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Dynamics of the Diphtheria Epidemic in Nigeria: Insights from the Kano State Outbreak Data

Mathematics
Diphtheria is a severely infectious and deadly bacterial disease with Corynebacterium diphtheriae as the causative agent. Since the COVID-19 pandemic, contagious diseases such as diphtheria have re-emerged due to disruptions in routine childhood ...
Sani Musa, Salisu Usaini, Idris Ahmed, Chanakarn Kiataramkul, Jessada Tariboon   +4 more
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A note on Hausa plurals

Studies in African Linguistics, 1989
In their presentation of three-dimensional phonology, Halle and Vergnaud [1980, 1981] propose that Hausa singular nouns are morphologically complex like the plural forms, composed of a stem plus a singular suffix.
Donald A. Burquest
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