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Applying Anthropology to Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting

open access: yesAmerican Anthropologist, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT In this article, we review how anthropologies from various subdisciplines, from social to evolutionary anthropology, are contributing to our understanding of female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C). We focus on four key questions: What are the origins of FGM/C? What functions and meanings are linked to FGM/C?
Hannelore Van Bavel, Mhairi A. Gibson
wiley   +1 more source

"People here live in denial": A qualitative study of the pervasive impact of stigma on asthma diagnosis and care in Kenya and Sudan. [PDF]

open access: yesPLOS Glob Public Health
Ahmed R   +15 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Outsmarting sanctions

open access: yesAmerican Ethnologist, EarlyView.
Abstract In 2012 the UN Security Council and the European Union bolstered US economic sanctions on Iran, disembedding the country's economy from financial markets. Since then, the sanctions have radically devalued Iran's currency, leading Iranians to seek a viable standard of value elsewhere. They have done so through ghachagh (fugitive) configurations
Emrah Yıldız
wiley   +1 more source

War, displacement, and mental health: striving for health equity among young refugees and IDPs in Sudan. [PDF]

open access: yesBMC Public Health
Mohammed FEA   +23 more
europepmc   +1 more source

A core outcome set for airway management research

open access: yesAnaesthesia, EarlyView.
Summary Introduction Airway management research has historically incorporated heterogeneous outcome selection and definitions. This impedes evidence synthesis and hinders advances in patient care. We aimed to develop a core outcome set to standardise airway management research and improve outcome reporting.
Jan Hansel   +24 more
wiley   +1 more source

Lithic analysis in African archaeology: Advances and key themes

open access: yesArchaeometry, EarlyView.
Abstract Stone artifacts (lithics) preserve for extended periods; thus they are key evidence for probing the evolution of human technological behaviors. Africa boasts the oldest record of stone artifacts, spanning 3.3 Ma, rare instances of ethnographic stone tool‐making, and stone tool archives from diverse ecological settings, making it an anchor for ...
Deborah I. Olszewski   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

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