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Igbo pre-colonial norms and values as pillars for the sustenance of post-colonial Igbo society
The thrust of this work is on engineering the pre-colonial norms and values, embedded in Ala (earth-goddess deity) to contend the contemporary moral decadency prevalent in Igboland.
Chinonso E. Agbo
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Abstract This paper provides ethnographic analysis of interactions between volunteers in an open‐science AI project entrusted with preparing multilingual text for use in fine‐tuning a pretrained LLM. Volunteers were encouraged to entextualize translated text into structured corpora and to write and edit prompt‐completion pairings in over 100 languages.
Joseph Wilson
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LANGUAGE AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF IGBO CULTURE
Language and culture are always interdependent. The evidence became obvious in recent times when Igbo culture became endangered, as Igbo language was on a downward trend and at the brink of becoming moribund.
Ibeh, Florence Uju +1 more
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Keeping It in the Family: Exploring Igbo Ethnic Entrepreneurial Behaviour In Nigeria [PDF]
PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to examine the attributes of the Igbos in Eastern Nigeria and the underlying factors influencing their entrepreneurial behaviour.
Madichie, Nnamdi +6 more
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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
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Igbo Root-outward Vowel Harmony in Feature Spreading and Stem-affixed Form Faithfulness Proposals
This paper explores the viability of using feature spreading and stem-affixed form faithfulness approaches to account for the attested patterns in Igbo root-outward vowel harmony.
Ihemere, K.
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This data article contains the statistical analysis of Igbo personal names and a sample of randomly selected of such names. This was presented as the following: 1).
Hilary I. Okagbue +5 more
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Complementation in Igbo. [PDF]
Since s full appreciation of the part is not possible without an appreciation of the whole, me have considered it appropriate to supply the necessary background information to the main body of the thesis in Part I which, therefore, serves as an introduction to Part II, Part I comprises three chapters: Chapter 1 situates the dialect of Igbo being ...
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ABSTRACT Background and Aims Human astrovirus (HAstV) is a recognized cause of viral gastroenteritis, however, data from north‐central Nigeria remain limited. This study aimed to determine the prevalence of classic HAstV RNA and explore associated factors among children under 5 years presenting with gastroenteritis in Ilorin, Nigeria.
Pius Omoruyi Omosigho +4 more
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Administrative Traditions of the Majority World: A Commentary and Future Research Agenda
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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