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Cogent Arts & HumanitiesEfforts to promote gender equality in the Igbo society have been met with significant challenges, particularly in early education, where children develop foundational notions of identity.
Chinedu Chidiebere Ezebube +2 more
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, 2000 When a people in Zimbabwe have more of the "Jewish Priestly gene" than many Jewish Priests, what does genetics tell us?
Seth Sanders
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Deep Underground Science and Engineering, EarlyView.The Great Dyke of Zimbabwe is notable for its rich platinum group metal deposits but poses significant geological and geotechnical challenges due to its complex rock types and structural features. Traditional pillar design methods are insufficient for addressing these complexities; the study suggests incorporating advanced techniques such as machine ...
Tawanda Zvarivadza +3 more
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A critical evaluation of religious syncretism among the Igbo Christians of Nigeria
Acta Theologica, 2021 Syncretism has remained a persistent issue among the Igbo-speaking Christians of Nigeria. This is observed in the double allegiance of faith among many of them who, interestingly, are devotees of both Christian and African traditional beliefs/systems ...
E.C. Anizoba
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A Crystalline Ylide‐Stabilized Stibenium Cation
European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry, EarlyView.The isolation of a stibenium cation stabilized by two thiophosphinoyl‐tethered ylide groups is reported. The cation is accessible via salt metathesis of the metalated ylide with SbCl3 and features CSb single bonds, with lone pairs remaining localized at the ylidic carbon atoms.
Daniel Knyszek +4 more
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Eziafo Okaro: An uli woman painter’s tale in the Igbo heritage crisis
Cogent Arts & Humanities, 2016 The over 200 ethnicities in Nigeria are known for their distinct cultures and heritages. For the Igbo of eastern Nigeria, their heritage cannot be fully discussed without a look at the almost extinct uli body and wall painting practiced by Igbo women ...
Chuu Krydz Ikwuemesi
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The International Journal of Health Planning and Management, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The unquenched thirst for emigration in Nigeria‐ and the increasing cost of migrating to the West‐has been established in the literature. Professionals, such as healthcare workers (HCWs), are poorly paid in Nigeria, making many seek better employment abroad.
Tunde A. Alabi +3 more
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Spoken word corpus and dictionary definition for an African language [PDF]
Journal of Data Mining and Digital Humanities, 2020 The preservation of languages is critical to maintaining and strengthening the cultures and identities of communities, and this is especially true for under-resourced languages with a predominantly oral culture.
Wanjiku Nganga, Ikechukwu Achebe
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Administrative Traditions of the Majority World: A Commentary and Future Research Agenda
Public Administration and Development, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Decolonising public administration is an urgent and necessary endeavour. In this short article we argue that we cannot, however, settle for shallow decolonialisations. We argue that the specific iterations of bureaucracy evidenced in post‐colonial states across the majority world can be conceptualised through the lens of administrative ...
Ibrahim Bornoma +2 more
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L’organisation et la gestion de l’espace dans la langue et la culture igbo du Nigeria [PDF]
, 2009 This study based on Igbo language and literature – especially proverbs and folktales – focuses on the use of space, the way it is distributed, organised and managed.
Ugochukwu, Francoise
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