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Still here: age and generational time Encore là : âge et temps générationnel

Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute, Volume 31, Issue S1, Page 145-160, April 2025.
The passage of generational time may be one of the most fundamental ways of experiencing ageing; we age in relation to others with whom our lives are intertwined – by becoming a grandmother or losing a father. Those of the oldest generation weaken and pass away, but in that process, they persist – for a while – with the younger generations.
Susan Reynolds Whyte
wiley   +1 more source

Knowledge Nomads: Understanding an Overlooked Segment of the Workforce Helps Managers Lead [PDF]

, 2006
Managers have formal and official supervisory authority within an organizational hierarchy. As a result, a perennial concern of managers is employee mobility, i.e., the turnover of workers, and the implication of worker mobility for the staffing of ...
Pittinsky, Todd L., Shih, Margaret J.
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History and genetic diversity of African sheep: Contrasting phenotypic and genomic diversity

Animal Genetics, Volume 56, Issue 1, February 2025.
Abstract Domesticated sheep have adapted to contrasting and extreme environments and continue to play important roles in local community‐based economies throughout Africa. Here we review the Neolithic migrations of thin‐tailed sheep and the later introductions of fat‐tailed sheep into eastern Africa.
Anne Da Silva, Abulgasim Ahbara, Imen Baazaoui, Slim Ben Jemaa, Yinhong Cao, Elena Ciani, Edgar Farai Dzomba, Linda Evans, Elisha Gootwine, Olivier Hanotte, Laura Harris, Meng‐Hua Li, Salvatore Mastrangelo, Ayao Missohou, Annelin Molotsi, Farai C. Muchadeyi, Joram M. Mwacharo, Gaëlle Tallet, Pascal Vernus, Stephen J. G. Hall, Johannes A. Lenstra   +20 more
wiley   +1 more source

The military coup in Mali, 22 March 2012, reflections on the demise of democracy and the importance of civil-military relations [PDF]

, 2014
The coup in Bamako, on 22 March 2012 both gave lie to the apparent stability of Mali as a democratic country and resulted in the taking of power of an assortment of armed combatants in the North of the country, which resulted in armed intervention by ...
Bruneau, Thomas C., Matei, Florina Cristiana   +1 more
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European Biometric Borders and (Im)Mobilities in West Africa: Reflections on Migrant Strategies for Border Circumvention and Subversion

Politics &Policy, Volume 53, Issue 1, February 2025.
ABSTRACT This article argues that the European biometric ID installations and securitization practices at West African borders harm African migrants and compromise the security goals of Europe and Africa. Using Niger's experience, I contend that migrants' poor adaption to the biometric border processes is closely connected to their identity conflicts ...
Victor Chidubem Iwuoha
wiley   +1 more source

Rolul muzicii în construcția identitǎților etnice-culturale. Tinariwen și blues-ul tuaregilor din deșertul saharian [PDF]

Eon
The strategies of world music have facilitated intercultural exchanges within the global music market and have broadened access to the diversity of musical experiences worldwide, by valorizing the cultural and ethnic specificity of the music.
Livia Georgeta SUCIU
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Ethnodoxy and Immigration Attitudes in the Middle East/North Africa

Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion, Volume 63, Issue 4, Page 958-976, December 2024.
Abstract Migration is a prevalent social concern in the Middle East/North Africa. In addition to emigration, the countries struggle to incorporate immigrant and transiting populations. This article examines the influence of ethnodoxy—the linking of Arab and Muslim identity—on public opinion on immigrants and migration in the MENA region. Using original
Hannah M. Ridge
wiley   +1 more source

Gastroprotective Efficacy of North African Medicinal Plants: A Review on Their Therapeutic Potential for Peptic Ulcers

Food Science &Nutrition, Volume 12, Issue 11, Page 8793-8824, November 2024.
Peptic ulcer disease remains common globally, driving interest in alternative treatments. This review examines 53 North African medicinal plants, including licorice, chamomile, olive, pomegranate, Aloe vera, and black seed, for their anti‐ulcer effects.
Nezar Cherrada, Ahmed Elkhalifa Chemsa, Noura Gheraissa, Ibtissam Laib, Zakia Gueboudji, Mohamed EL‐Shazly, Abdelmalek Zaater, Asma Abid, Sherouk Hussein Sweilam, Talha Bin Emran, Sadok Nani, Bilal Benamor, Djilani Ghemam Amara, Ayomide Victor Atoki, Mohammed Messaoudi   +14 more
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Messages from the past: the petroglyphs of El Hierro Island, Canary Islands

Geology Today, Volume 40, Issue 6, Page 236-242, November/December 2024.
Ancient cultures have frequently made use of stone surfaces to carve and engrave symbols, letters and messages for others. These petroglyphs usually have a lasting character and are frequently preserved well beyond the survival of the culture that produced the petroglyphs.
Mario Guglielmi, Valentin R. Troll, Joerg Foest, Juan Carlos Carracedo   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Al-Qaeda in the Lands of the Islamic Maghreb

Journal of Strategic Security, 2009
This paper is organized into four chapters that focus on the terrorist group Al Qaeda in the Lands of the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM). The four chapters examine different facets of the collective environment that have allowed AQIM to succeed and even thrive ...
Gregory A. Smith
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