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An Assessment of the KDICP and MDICP Data Quality [PDF]

open access: yes
This paper evaluates the quality of the data collected as part of the Kenya and Malawi Diffusion and Ideational Change Projects, two longitudinal household surveys that examine the role of social networks in influencing attitudes and behavior regarding ...
FFF1Simona NNN1Bignami-Van Assche   +2 more
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Fostering Women's Political Leadership Through Government Accountability: Evidence From OECD Countries

open access: yesPublic Administration and Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Women remain significantly underrepresented in political leadership worldwide. This study examines how different combinations of government accountability mechanisms enhance women's political representation (WPR) as a pathway to leadership in 30 OECD countries.
Samira Nazar, Seyed Ashkan Zarghami
wiley   +1 more source

Prevalence and associated factors of insomnia disorder among women attending antenatal care

open access: yesSouth African Journal of Psychiatry
Background: Insomnia disorder is a modifiable risk factor for maternal and offspring psychopathology, yet it remains overlooked in low-resource settings like Malawi, where maternal mental health services are underprioritised.
Kennedy Kachingwe   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Understanding smallholder decision‐making to increase farm tree diversity: Enablers and barriers for forest landscape restoration in Western Kenya

open access: yesPeople and Nature, EarlyView.
Abstract Integrating diverse trees and shrubs (hereafter ‘trees’) in agricultural landscapes has emerged as a crucial nature‐based solution to the triple challenge of biodiversity loss, climate change and food security. The potential benefits of on‐farm trees for both people and nature, however, are often constrained by inadequate consideration of ...
Ennia Bosshard   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Naming practices in colonial and post-colonial Malawi

open access: yesInkanyiso, 2012
In African societies naming practices invariably reflected an important rite of passage as a cultural practice, which was always in sync with each society’s ordinary citizens’ socio-cultural and historical conditions.
Themba Moyo
doaj   +1 more source

Some love them, others hate them: Understanding farmers' tree planting decisions in Scotland

open access: yesPeople and Nature, EarlyView.
Abstract Agroforestry is increasingly recognized as a sustainable agricultural land use system with potential to sequester carbon, create and repair habitats, enhance biodiversity and offer environmental and socio‐economic benefits, including improved agricultural productivity.
Albert Mvula, Katrin Prager, Josie Geris
wiley   +1 more source

The Impact of Financial Liberalization on Foreign Reserves in Jordan

open access: yesالمجلة الأردنية للعلوم التطبيقية-العلوم الانسانية, 2022
Aya Al-Farkh, Ahmad ‬ Malawi
doaj   +1 more source

Prevalence of anxiety and associated factors among guardians of children admitted with severe malaria at Thyolo District Hospital in Malawi

open access: yesSouth African Journal of Psychiatry
Background: Anxiety is a common psychological response among caregivers of children with severe illnesses, yet limited research has explored its prevalence and associated factors in guardians of children with severe malaria in Malawi.
Nixon Chidzere   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Digitisation of herbarium specimens to the benefit of research: An African perspective focusing on South Africa and Western Indian Ocean Island states

open access: yesPLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.
Botanical exploration, discovery and conservation rely heavily on access to herbarium collections. Recently, digital access to label information, including georeferenced locality data, and images of herbarium specimens available online have greatly increased usage of herbarium specimen data.
Ronell R. Klopper   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

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