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‘Pre‐Technologies’ and the Lifeworld: Assistive Technologies as ‘Pre‐Technologies’ for Self‐Formation as Freedom

Journal of Applied Philosophy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This article identifies assistive technologies (ATs) as ‘pre‐technologies’ mediating access to other technologies for disabled subjects (DSs). The motivation is to show that without ATs, DSs cannot be said to have the same level of access to freedom and self‐forming activities as able‐bodied subjects.
Sarel Marais
wiley   +1 more source

The evolution of benefit sharing agreements in Papua New Guinea : what are the lessons learnt and what are the prospects for the future? : a research presented in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of International Development in Development Studies at Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand [PDF]

, 2013
With an abundance of natural resources, the extractive and fishery exploitation at a developed stage, Papua New Guinea (PNG) should have been at the top end of the developing world, however, this has not materialised. PNG is going through the dilemmas of
Anoser, Killian Saulmai
core  

From Empire to Aid: Analysing Persistence of Colonial Legacies in Foreign Aid to Africa

Journal of International Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT For decades now, Western development agencies and donors have been castigated for their colonial biases in providing aid to Africa. It is well established that donors provide considerably more foreign aid to their former colonies relative to other countries.
Swetha Ramachandran
wiley   +1 more source

Stakeholder views on the relationship between human rights and the law in addressing the HIV epidemic in Papua New Guinea

Global Public Health
Community activists, policymakers and researchers have long identified human rights as central to addressing the HIV epidemic. Over the past 10 years, efforts to incorporate human rights into the HIV response have focused on reforming laws which ...
Benjamin Hegarty, Ruthy Boli-Neo, Herick Aeno, Jamee Newland, Paula Jops, John Pukali, Angela Kelly-Hanku   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

How Well Do CMIP6 Models Simulate the Influence of the West African Westerly Jet on Sahel Precipitation?

International Journal of Climatology, EarlyView.
Climate models generally reproduce the WAWJ and August peak but simulate its onset prematurely and too strongly relative to ERA5. CMIP6 simulations struggle to reproduce the jet–precipitation relationship in the Sahel and underrepresent associated moisture transports.
Akintunde I. Makinde, Babatunde J. Abiodun, Rachel James, Richard Washington, Ellen Dyer, Tom Webb   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Description of bacterial RNA transcripts detected in Mycobacterium tuberculosis – infected cells from peripheral human granulomas

Virulence
Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) remains a global human health threat. However, understanding effects of the microbe on cellular interactions in infected tissue has been hindered by inability to discriminate between infected versus un-infected cells.
Philip J. Moos, Allison F. Carey, Jacklyn Joseph, Stephanie Kialo, Joe Norrie, Julie M. Moyareke, Anthony Amof, Hans Nogua, Albebson L. Lim, Louis R. Barrows   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

Multi‐Country‐Multi‐City Characterisation of Heat Stress and Exposure in Africa

International Journal of Climatology, EarlyView.
This study provides the first continent‐wide, grid‐specific assessment of heat stress trends in Africa, revealing a sharp rise in multi‐scale extreme heat episodes and shifting population exposure. Findings highlight urgent implications for urban planning and climate adaptation.
Tobi Eniolu Morakinyo, Oluwafemi E. Adeyeri, Mojolaoluwa Toluwalase Daramola, Bobde Vishal, Kazeem Abiodun Ishola, Oluwafemi Benjamin Obe, Emmanuel Olaoluwa Eresanya, Akintomide Afolayan Akinsanola, Charles Onyutha, Brian Odhiambo Ayugi, Patricia Nying'uro   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

What, if Any, Are the Ethical Obligations of the U.S. Patent Office? A Closer Look at the Biological Sampling of Indigenous Groups [PDF]

, 2006
The patenting of biological resources collected from indigenous groups has become a controversial trend. Two U.S. patents in particular, one claiming a cell-line from a 26-year old Guayami woman and one claiming a leukemia virus from a Hagahai man in ...
Whelan, Marina L.
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The Compositae of New Guinea VI

, 1970
This sixth article on the Compositae of New Guinea contains (1) additions to previous publications, mainly concerning Eupatorium and Carpesium, and (2) the treatment of tribe 5. Heliantheae, with 17 genera in the area.
openaire   +5 more sources

Macronutrient and micronutrient profiles of meat types: insights into human health and diet

Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture, EarlyView.
Abstract Despite considerable advances in global health and nutrition, emerging challenges such as population growth, climate change, and limited natural resources continue to threaten food security. Meat remains an essential component of the human diet, supplying high‐quality proteins, essential amino acids, lipids, vitamins, and minerals necessary ...
Özgül Anitaş, Serap Göncü, Fatma Hepsağ, Nazan Koluman, Yesim Ozogul   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source