La acción concertada de la Comunidad Internacional para la protección del patrimonio cultural en conflictos armados: Mali como paradigma [PDF]
En Mali, por primera vez, se ha producido la actuación concertada y decidida de la Comunidad Internacional para la protección del patrimonio cultural en un país en situación de conflicto armado: el Consejo de Seguridad, UNESCO y la Corte Penal ...
Vacas-Fernández, F. (Félix)
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Population differences in allele frequencies at the OLR1 locus may suggest geographic disparities in cardiovascular risk events. [PDF]
Background: Several studies have demonstrated a link between cardiovascular disease (CVD) susceptibility and the genetic background of populations. Endothelial activation and dysfunction induced by oxidized low-density lipoprotein (ox-LDL) is one of ...
Amati, F +10 more
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In the Ik mountains in Uganda, only few old people still have the skills to ‘see time’ with sundials. Common ways of knowing time and age now include phones and ID cards in digital registers. I follow the elder seer Komol to explore how changing the measures of time influences the experience of time and age. How do being a ‘time being’ and ideas about ‘
Lotte Meinert
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CIVIL MILITARY RELATIONS AND LEADERSHIP CRISIS IN 21ST CENTURY AFRICA: AN INQUIRY [PDF]
The paper is an enquiry into civil military relations and leadership crisis in 21st century Africa with emphasis on Mauritania, Guinea, Niger and Mali .Results from data collected over a forty-seven year period revealed that the countries under review ...
Ibietan, Jide +1 more
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Still here: age and generational time Encore là : âge et temps générationnel
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
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The military coup in Mali, 22 March 2012, reflections on the demise of democracy and the importance of civil-military relations [PDF]
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. +1 more
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History and genetic diversity of African sheep: Contrasting phenotypic and genomic diversity
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 +20 more
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Rolul muzicii în construcția identitǎților etnice-culturale. Tinariwen și blues-ul tuaregilor din deșertul saharian [PDF]
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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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
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Ethnodoxy and Immigration Attitudes in the Middle East/North Africa
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
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