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Traditional Therapies Used to Manage Diabetes and Related Complications in Mauritius: A Comparative Ethnoreligious Study

Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine, Volume 2016, Issue 1, 2016., 2016
Religious communities from Mauritius still rely on traditional therapies (TT) for primary healthcare. Nonetheless, there is still a dearth of scientific information on TT used by the different religious groups to manage diabetes and related complications (DRC).
M. Fawzi Mahomoodally, A. Mootoosamy, S. Wambugu, Andrea Pieroni   +3 more
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La suite voyelle-/R/ en créole et en français mauricien : analyses acoustiques

Études Créoles
This study investigates /VR/ sequences in Mauritian French and Mauritian Creole (e.g. French persil, lire – Creole. persi, lir). Using acoustic analyses of the first two formants (F1 and F2), we investigated not only the presence or absence of /R ...
Rachel Sapermal, Elisabeth Heiszenberger
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Embarrassing Anecdotes and Recovery: Language Attitudes and the Consequences of Haiti's Language Policy

International Journal of Applied Linguistics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Only 5% of the Haitian population is fully bilingual in French and Kreyòl. On the contrary, 95% of the population is monolingual in the native language, Kreyòl. The purpose of this research is to examine the attitudes of Haitian high school students toward Kreyòl and French, particularly as official languages, and investigate the effects of ...
Gerdine Michel Ulysse
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Ornamental Exterior versus Therapeutic Interior of Madagascar Periwinkle (Catharanthus roseus): The Two Faces of a Versatile Herb

The Scientific World Journal, Volume 2015, Issue 1, 2015., 2015
Catharanthus roseus (L.) known as Madagascar periwinkle (MP) is a legendary medicinal plant mostly because of possessing two invaluable antitumor terpenoid indole alkaloids (TIAs), vincristine and vinblastine. The plant has also high aesthetic value as an evergreen ornamental that yields prolific blooms of splendid colors.
Naghmeh Nejat, Alireza Valdiani, David Cahill, Yee-How Tan, Mahmood Maziah, Rambod Abiri, Da C. Hao   +6 more
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Ethnicity and labour in Mauritius: assessing a cinematic account [PDF]

, 2016
We assess the sole substantial film documenting the history of socio-economic relations in Mauritius, a history stamped by long experiences of slavery and bonded labour.
Croucher, Richard, Houssart, Mark
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Adult T‐cell leukemia/lymphoma in French Guiana (1990–2019): Epidemiology, clinical features, and HTLV‐1 genetic diversity in the two main ethnic populations

International Journal of Cancer, Volume 158, Issue 6, Page 1528-1540, 15 March 2026.
What's new? Adult T‐cell leukemia/lymphoma (ATL) is a rare and aggressive malignancy caused by human T‐cell leukemia virus type 1 (HTLV‐1). The authors comprehensively analyzed the epidemiological and clinical features of ATL over a 30‐year period in French Guiana, a region with high HTLV‐1 endemicity and a multiethnic population.
Jill‐Léa Ramassamy, Patricia Tortevoye, Balthazar Ntab, Gabriel Carles, Jean‐Pierre Droz, Pierre Couppié, Giovanni Begliomini, Jean‐Francois Carod, N'detodji‐Bill Wankpo, Karim Abdelmoumen, Philippe V. Afonso, Olivier Cassar, Antoine Talarmin, Olivier Hermine, Loïc Epelboin, Ambroise Marçais, Antoine Gessain   +16 more
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A Quantitative Ethnopharmacological Documentation of Natural Pharmacological Agents Used by Pediatric Patients in Mauritius

BioMed Research International, Volume 2014, Issue 1, 2014., 2014
The pediatric population constitutes the most vulnerable patients due to a dearth of approved drugs. Consequently, there is a pressing need to probe novel natural pharmacological agents in an endeavour to develop new drugs to address pediatric illnesses.
M. Fawzi Mahomoodally, D. Priyamka Sreekeesoon, Kota V. Ramana   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Adjustment constraints in developing countries: A comparative study [PDF]

, 2008
The debt crisis of the eighties has compelled many developing countries to catch up on a painful adjustment backlog. In addition to traditional stabilization measures sponsored by the IMF, many countries are now acquainted with the structural adjustment ...
Shams, Rasul
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An Assessment of Factors Influencing Turnover Intentions of Employees in the Hotel Sector: A Multi‐Dimensional Perspective

International Journal of Tourism Research, Volume 28, Issue 2, March/April 2026.
ABSTRACT This study attempts to develop and test an employee turnover intention model for the hotel sector. Having turnover intentions as the main essence of this study, factors like Quality of Work Life (QWL), trust, organizational justice, organizational commitment, job satisfaction and emotional labor have been assessed.
Soujata Rughoobur‐Seetah
wiley   +1 more source

(Re)Pairing With Water: Climate Finance and the Prefigurative Positions of an Ocean Counter‐Politics

Antipode, Volume 58, Issue 2, March 2026.
ABSTRACT This paper takes up recent calls to work ‘for and against climate capitalism’ to foreground the possibility of strategic engagements within capitalist structures that could destabilise its long‐standing exploitative dynamics. In doing so, it locates prefigurative positions of an ocean counter‐politics generated through novel blue financial ...
Carlo Ceglia
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