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Art as a tool for cross-cultural conversation: A personal dialogue with Igbo and Ainu art

Cogent Arts & Humanities, 2016
This paper examines the concepts and perceptions of art among the Igbo people of Nigeria and the Ainu people of Japan. From a practical point of view, it assesses each group’s notion of art and how it has fared in the postcolonial experience. It grapples
Chuu Krydz Ikwuemesi
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Generative Artificial Intelligence in education: Models, Frameworks and the proposal for a new vertical K‐12 Digital Curriculum

The Curriculum Journal, Volume 37, Issue 3, Page 808-831, September 2026.
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, Roberto Maniglio, Antonella Senese, Guglielmina Diolaiuti   +3 more
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HEPATITIS B VIRUS AND MALARIA CO-INFECTION AMONG PATIENTS ATTENDING SUMAS MEDICAL CENTRE, ENUGU STATE, NIGERIA [PDF]

Journal of the Egyptian Society of Parasitology
Malaria and hepatitis B co-infections pose a serious health issue in developing nations such as Nigeria. This study assessed Hepatitis B Virus and malaria co-infection among patients attending SUMAS Medical Centre, Igbo-Eno, Enugu State.
Gideon Benjamin, CHINAGOROM UGWU
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Igbo Art: A Reflection of the Igbo's Visual Culture

, 2019
Visual culture is the expression of the norms and social behavior of a society in visual images. A reflection simply shows you how you look when you stand before a mirror, a clear water or stream. The mirror does not alter, improve or distort your original appearance, neither does it show you a caricature of what stands before it, this is the case with
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Icariside II in Neurological Disorders: Mechanistic Insights Into Alzheimer's Disease, Cerebral Ischemia and Parkinson's Disease

Journal of Biochemical and Molecular Toxicology, Volume 40, Issue 9, September 2026.
The graphical abstract represents the underlying neuroprotective potential of ICS II against Alzheimer's disease, Cerebral ischemia and Parkinson disease. ICS II downregulates ROS production, inflammation, mitochondrial dysfunction and apoptosis along with regulating their key signalling pathways.
Ashutosh Solanki, Khushi Sharma, Jagrati Jain, Niraj Kumar Singh, Praveen T. Krishnamurthy   +4 more
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Effect of Reproductive Health Education Intervention on Family Planning Uptake Among Market Women of Reproductive Age in Osun State

Reproductive, Female and Child Health, Volume 5, Issue 3, September 2026.
ABSTRACT Background Despite various initiatives to promote family planning and the availability of various contraceptive methods, many women of reproductive age do not utilise these services effectively, and the gap between need and access has translated to a high unintended pregnancy rate in Osun State.
Adeniyi Olanipekun Fasanu, Sunday Charles Adeyemo, Kehinde Awodele, Oluwafunmilayo Adefemi Fasanu, Akintunde Rasaq Akindele, Eniola Dorcas Olabode, Adegboye Isaac Isawumi, Sunday Olarewaju, Ayodele Raphael Ajayi   +8 more
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PRESCRIPTIVE AND PROSCRIPTIVE FEMALE GENDER ROLE PROVERBS IN TONY UCHENNA UBESIE’S ISI AKWU DARA N’ALA i

Proverbium, 2015
Traditionally, the Igbo culture is remarkable for its prescriptive and proscriptive gender stereotypes for women. Most of the time, if a woman does not subscribe to these gender roles, she is considered a bad woman and sometimes, ostracized.
Mary Mba
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The metaphorical naming of selected dreaded diseases and medical conditions in Igbo language and thought

Topics in Linguistics, 2020
Conceptual Metaphor Theory (CMT), which forms the theoretical anchor of this study, expresses the role of language and cognition in construing and communicating human experiences.
Kamalu Ikenna
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‘I Would Rather Manage It on My Own’: Cultural Stigma, Silence and Barriers to Professional Healthcare‐Seeking for Menopause‐Related Symptoms Among Perimenopausal Women in Public Universities in Southern Nigeria

Reproductive, Female and Child Health, Volume 5, Issue 3, September 2026.
ABSTRACT Objective The menopausal transition remains a neglected area of women's health in sub‐Saharan Africa, often framed as a private, non‐medical life stage. This study investigates how cultural stigma, norms of silence and healthcare‐system factors shape professional healthcare‐seeking for menopause‐related symptoms among perimenopausal women ...
Ukie Seimokumo Angaye, Turnwait Otu Michael   +1 more
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Igbo

The Igbo (spelled "Ibo" by British colonialists; Amadiume, 2003) live across Nigeria, and are united by shared linguistic and cultural traditions. There is no central political authority among the Igbo; the largest social unit is the village-group, bound together by ties but each village is functionally independent.
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