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Using Oral History to Redress Moral Degeneration Amongst the Youth in Higher Education Institutions of South Africa [PDF]

open access: yesE-Journal of Religious and Theological Studies
Africa has a rich oral history of indigenous peoples that is enshrined in their indigenous stories, folklore, myths, and legends. Indigenous elders in Africa have remained the key aspect who transmit knowledge from generation to generation by word of ...
Sebea Busi Promsie   +2 more
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Picking fruit is not climate justice

open access: yesnpj Climate Action, 2023
To disrupt ongoing colonialist, racist narratives of Oceania as a source of cheap labour in which climate change is increasingly interwoven, it is necessary to firmly align Oceania workers’ rights with climate justice.
Taukiei Kitara, Carol Farbotko
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Kuwamai: Historic Epidemics and Resilience of Cariban-Speaking Peoples, Northern Amazonia

open access: yeseTropic: electronic journal of studies in the tropics, 2021
How Amazonian Indigenous Peoples combatted emergent epidemic diseases in colonial times, and their innovative responses to epidemiological crises, has not received sufficient attention.
Renzo S. Duin
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A Quest for Decolonization: Incorporating Indigenous Pedagogies to Foster Teaching and Learning at Higher Education Institutions in South Africa [PDF]

open access: yesJournal of Mother-Tongue Biblical Hermeneutics and Theology
Higher Education Institutions (HEIs’) have been challenged by society that their teaching and learning (T&L) strategies fail to focus and dwell on the problems that are experienced by communities.
Mothusiotsile Edwin Maditsi   +2 more
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Legitimizing Indigenous Knowledge in Zimbabwe: A Theoretical Analysis of Postcolonial School Knowledge and Its Colonial Legacy [PDF]

open access: yes, 2006
This article is a theoretical discussion on the social construction of knowledge in colonial and postcolonial Zimbabwe. It examines effects of hegemonic knowledge constructions and how they may be delegitimated through incorporating indigenous knowledge ...
Shizha, Edward
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Antioxidant and tyrosinase inhibitory activities of traditional fermented Rosa from Dali Bai communities, Northwest Yunnan, China

open access: yesScientific Reports, 2021
Traditional fermented Rosa (TFR) is a typical food and medical product among the Dali Bai people, and its popularity is growing. A few studies have looked into TFR's medicinal advantages, linked germplasm resources, traditional processing procedures, and
Bayi Lang   +5 more
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Natural resources used as folk cosmeceuticals among rural communities in Vhembe district municipality, Limpopo province, South Africa

open access: yesBMC Complementary Medicine and Therapies, 2020
Background Skin-related diseases affect every individual irrespective of age, gender or social status. Since time immemorial, humans have explored natural resources from their environment for the maintenance of the skin.
Mamokete Venolia Setshego   +3 more
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Transdisciplinary Research and Aboriginal Knowledge

open access: yesThe Australian Journal of Indigenous Education, 2006
Indigenous academic researchers are involved in Indigenist, interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary research, all of which present problems and opportunities for Indigenous knowledge traditions.
Michael Christie
doaj   +1 more source

Exergy Performance Investigation of Eco-Friendly Refrigerant Mixtures as an Alternative to R134a in a Domestic Refrigerator

open access: yesInternational Journal of Photoenergy, 2022
In this paper, various eco-friendly refrigerant mixtures R430A, R436A, R436B, R435A, and R510A used in vapour compression refrigeration systems are considered for this study. All of them have zero ODP and very low GWP.
A. Baskaran   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Analysis of the Performance Characteristics of ZnO Nanoparticles’ Dispersed Polyester Oil

open access: yesAdvances in Materials Science and Engineering, 2022
Analysis of performance characteristics of nanoparticles’ dispersed oil has wide and an important role in oil industries. Zinc oxide nanoparticles are dispersed with polyester oil by using an ultrasonic vibrator and magnetic stirrer.
V. P. Suresh Kumar   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

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