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The functions of emotion-referencing names in Ibibio

, 2021
In certain societies including the Ibibio of Akwa Ibom State, South-Eastern Nigeria, naming is a distinctive system of communicative practice which is used to express emotion and construct the personhood and identity of the name-bearer.
Mensah, Eyo, Rowan, Kirsty, Mensah, Eyo O., Dzokoto, Vivian   +3 more
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Composition, Techno‐Functional Properties, and Biological Potential of Velvet and African Yam Beans as Plant Protein Sources

Sustainable Food Proteins, Volume 4, Issue 1, March 2026.
Graphical Overview of Protein quality characterization of velvet and African yam beans. ABSTRACT The increasing demand for plant‐based foods has intensified research in alternative protein sources. This study assessed the chemical composition, functional properties, and biological qualities of velvet bean (VB) and African yam bean (AYB) flours to ...
Chiemeziem Adanma Obike, Paul Ndubuisi Anyiam, Chinedum Uche Emelike, Emmanuel Nnaemeka Uhuo, Solomon Fanyam Igbazenda   +4 more
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Nigerian English research: Developments and directions

World Englishes, Volume 45, Issue 1, Page 182-198, March 2026.
Abstract This article describes the progress made by scholars over a period of more than five decades in the field of Nigerian English studies. It will thus serve as a useful tool for those researching in this field; and apparently there has been no such attempt to date to review the research landscape of Nigerian English in order to show its key ...
David Jowitt, Kingsley O. Ugwuanyi
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Exclusive Breastfeeding Knowledge, Intention to Practice and Predictors among Primiparous Women in Enugu South‐East, Nigeria

Journal of Pregnancy, Volume 2019, Issue 1, 2019., 2019
Breastfeeding is considered as the most complete nutritional source for infants because breast milk contains the essential carbohydrates, fats, proteins, and immunological factors needed for infants to thrive and resist infection in the formative first year of life.
Chikaodili N. Ihudiebube-Splendor, Chinyelu B. Okafor, Agnes N. Anarado, Nonyelum N. Jisieike-Onuigbo, Anthonia U. Chinweuba, Ada C. Nwaneri, Joyce C. Arinze, Paulina C. Chikeme, Jacques Balayla   +8 more
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Opportunities or Threats: Impact of Digital Engagement on Marginalized Women Entrepreneurs

Gender, Work &Organization, Volume 33, Issue 1, Page 164-180, January 2026.
ABSTRACT The paper explores the experiences of social marginalization and discrimination faced by women entrepreneurs, as well as their adoption of digital resources to address these disadvantages. This study employs an interpretive approach; semi‐structured interviews were conducted with 20 women entrepreneurs in Nigeria.
Imaobong James, Tolulope Ibukun, Poh Yen Ng   +2 more
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Knowledge about Tuberculosis: A Precursor to Effective TB Control—Findings from a Follow‐Up National KAP Study on Tuberculosis among Nigerians

Tuberculosis Research and Treatment, Volume 2017, Issue 1, 2017., 2017
Tuberculosis (TB) constitutes a significant and major public health emergency globally. Nigeria is one of the 22 high burden Tuberculosis countries. A high level of community awareness and positive perception towards TB and its management is crucial for the success of any control strategy.
A. O. Hassan, Richard Olukolade, Q. C. Ogbuji, S. Afolabi, L. C. Okwuonye, O. C. Kusimo, J. A. Osho, K. A. Osinowo, O. A. Ladipo, Brian Eley   +9 more
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Comparison of Views on Intimate Partner Violence Among Men and Women in Nigeria by Background Characteristics: A Secondary Data Analysis of the UNICEF 2021 MICS Survey

Advances in Public Health, Volume 2026, Issue 1, 2026.
Background Intimate partner violence (IPV) affects over one‐third of women in Nigeria. Risk factors include low education, poverty, place of residence and cultural acceptance of abuse. This study examines perspectives toward IPV in Nigeria and the background characteristics influencing these views in males and females.
Maisie Maud Charlotte Mizon, Ali Davod Parsa, Russell Kabir, Hannah Wesley   +3 more
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The Knowledge, Attitude, and Perception towards Epilepsy amongst Medical Students in Uyo, Southern Nigeria

Advances in Medicine, Volume 2015, Issue 1, 2015., 2015
Background and Aim. Epilepsy remains a stigmatized disease especially in Sub‐Saharan Africa. Lack of information and illiteracy has been blamed as the cause of the stigmatization. This stigmatization stems from the fact that the traditional African belief views epilepsy as a spiritual disease.
Bertha C. Ekeh, Udeme E. Ekrikpo, Pasquale Striano   +2 more
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BAKASSI BOYS, JUNGLE JUSTICE AND EXTRA JUDICIAL KILLING IN ABA, 1999-2007

Ayika, 2022
The industrial and commercial nature of Aba town had, by the close of 1998 led to an upsurge in the population of the town as people from other parts of Nigeria became migrants including the Yoruba, Hausa, Ibibio, Kalabari, all for their commercial ...
Angela O. Odo, Chinedu J. Uzochi
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Aspects of mistranslation from English into Ibibio: the case of Aids and the Ibibio Language Equivalent [PDF]

, 2008
This paper examines the semantics of AIDS in Ibibio, one of Africa’s languages spoken in the Southern part of Nigeria. It asserts that “Udoño itiaita”, literally “Eight diseases”, which the Ibibio-speaking people adopted as AIDS equivalent in the ...
Effiong Ekpenyong,
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