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Migration and the Yorùbá Myth of Origin
There are two popular Yorùbá myth of origin. There is the tale of Obatala and Oduduwa in the tussle to create the earth commonly referred to as the myth of creation. And there is the other tale involving a great migration from “mecca” to Ile Ifè. Through a scaled down recreation experiment, this study examined the possibility that the Yorùbá migration ...
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Proposing a Framework to Center Justice in Ambitious Science Teaching
ABSTRACT Though educators and researchers have developed shared theory and language for priorities necessary to disrupt the status quo toward more equitable science education, we lack a tool that organizes sets of teaching practices across an instructional unit to support enactment and rehearsal.
April Luehmann +8 more
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Some Indian Myths on the Origin of Painting
The Citrasūtra of the Viṣṇudharmottarapurāṇa and the Citralakṣaṇa of Nagnajit recount some intriguing myths on the origin of painting. In the Citrasūtra, the first painting gives birth to the famous nymph Urvaśī; in the Citralakṣaṇa painting ...
C.D. Pieruccini
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Shady Dealings: A Qualitative Review of Internet‐Based Sunglasses‐Related Misinformation
JEADV Clinical Practice, EarlyView.
A. M. O'Leary, C. O'Connor, M. Murphy
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ABSTRACT Health disparities rooted in systemic oppression and perpetuated by implicit bias among medical professionals remain pervasive across North America. These inequities are often sustained by providers' limited awareness of social realities that shape the lives of people from marginalized communities.
Sabah K. Elias +13 more
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The Northern Cape town of Daniëlskuil takes its name from a natural hole or cave in the vicinity. To explain the origin of the name, a myth was connected with this hole, namely that the Griqua used it as a prison.
P.H.R. Snyman
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Paradise lost: White flight, broken windows, and the construction of a criminogenic origin myth
This presentation deconstructs narratives about crime, pointing to racist assumptions in narratives that are framed as colorblind. This presentation occurred at the meeting of the American Society of Criminology in San Francisco, 2014.Roussell, A ...
Roussell, Aaron +2 more
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ABSTRACT Displacing people to make way for development projects is contentious. Empirical research demonstrates that neither human rights guidelines nor multilateral lenders' standards guarantee positive, sustainable outcomes for displaced people. With multiple new displacing projects proposed globally, including for renewable energy, we propose a new ...
Eddie Smyth +2 more
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ABSTRACT Air transport is one of the fastest‐growing sources of greenhouse gas emissions, yet it remains one of the most difficult sectors to decarbonize. The sector's climate impact is amplified by two factors: the steady rise in passenger demand and the absence of commercially viable low‐carbon technologies for long‐haul flights.
Jouni K. Juntunen +2 more
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A Hero's Journey to Systemic Change: Developing Expertise in Agricultural Development
ABSTRACT Experts in rural development and agrarian change wield considerable influence over programme design and delivery, directing resources and shaping trajectories towards the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Yet the pathways through which such expertise develops remain under‐examined. This study examines the journey to expertise among experts
Kirt Hainzer +7 more
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