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Preliminary qualitative screening for cancer chemopreventive agents in Telfairia occidentalis Hook.f., Gnetum africanum Welw., Gongronema latifolium Benth. and Ocimum gratissimum L. from Nigeria [PDF]

open access: yes, 2009
The leaves of four plant foods commonly consumed in Nigeria namely Gnetum africanum (Igbo name: Ukazi), Gongronema latifolium (Igbo name: Utazi), Telfairia occidentalis (Igbo name: Ugu), Ocimum gratissimum (Igbo name: Nchoanwu), were each screened for ...
Iweala, E. E. J.
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Polygamous Postcolonialism and Transnational Critique in Tess Onwueme's The Reign of Wazobia [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
Nigerian authors have consistently and effectively critiqued insidious connections between masculinity, political power, religious fundamentalism, and capitalist interests.
Kanika Batra
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Ika Igbo [PDF]

open access: yesJournal of the International Phonetic Association, 2015
Ika is a dialect of the Igbo language spoken in Ika South and Ika North East Local Government Areas of Delta State and the Igbanke area of Edo State in Nigeria. It belongs to the Niger Igbo cluster of dialects (Ikekeonwu 1986) spoken in areas bordering the west of the River Niger; Nwaozuzu (2008) refers to these dialects as West Niger Group of Dialects.
openaire   +1 more source

T. rex cognition was T. rex‐like—A critical outlook on diverging views of the neurocognitive evolution in dinosaurs

open access: yesThe Anatomical Record, EarlyView.
Abstract A recent debate has emerged between Caspar et al. (2024) and Herculano‐Houzel (2023) on inferring extinct dinosaur cognition by estimating brain neuron counts. While thought‐provoking, the discussion largely overlooks the function of cognition, as well as partly neglects the difficulties involved in estimating neuron numbers, which according ...
Thomas Rejsenhus Jensen   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

IGBO DIASPORA SUSCEPTIBILITY TO WESTERN CULTURAL VALUES

open access: yesAfrican And Global Issues Quarterly
Migration had always been integral to Igbo history during the Pre-Colonial, Colonial and Post-Colonial eras. However, the aftermath of the Nigerian Civil War had maximally influenced the rate of International migratory behaviour among the Igbo ...
Boniface Ifeanyi Orji   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

Conflict Management Strategies Among Cohabiting Undergraduate Students in Ilorin, Nigeria

open access: yesConflict Resolution Quarterly, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Conflicts among cohabiting partners are often more complex or intractable because their relationships are not formalized culturally or institutionally. The inability to resolve conflicts among cohabiting partners may threaten their safety and well‐being.
Lanre Abdul‐Rasheed Sulaiman   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Of banana, cucumber and raincoat: the refinement of vulgarity in sex and sex-related slang expressions among university students in Nigeria

open access: yesCogent Arts & Humanities
Given Nigeria’s societal norms and prevailing religiosity, topics of sex and genitalia are often regarded as taboo. Consequently, university students adapt their language to avoid being perceived as vulgar.
Chinedu C. Ezebube   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

A cross-cultural analysis of communication patterns between two cultures in Southwest Nigeria

open access: yesInkanyiso, 2017
Communication scholars estimate that two-thirds of communications are influenced by the culture of the communicator. On this basis, this study examined the Igbo and Yoruba socio-cultural relationships as they influence the management of their ...
Olugbenga Elegbe, Ifeoma Nwachukwu
doaj   +1 more source

Things Fall Apart and Chinua Achebe’s Postcolonial Discourse [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
Chinua Achebe, the contemporary Nigerian novelist, is considered as one of the prominent figures in African anti-colonial literature. What makes his works specific is the way he approaches the issues of colonization of Africa in an ...
Salami, Ali, Shoar, Bamshad Hekmat
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Generative Artificial Intelligence in education: Models, Frameworks and the proposal for a new vertical K‐12 Digital Curriculum

open access: yesThe Curriculum Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract This contribution critically analyses the main international educational frameworks for teachers' digital competence, highlighting both critical issues and potential in relation to their professional development and the need to update school curricula.
Daniela Marzano   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

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