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Kinship Terms and Person Address in the English‐Speaking Sri Lankan Tamil Diaspora

open access: yesWorld Englishes, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This article examines the impact of migration, globalization and digitalization on the use of nominal address terms in the English‐speaking Sri Lankan Tamil (SLT) diaspora community by undertaking a corpus analysis of English fiction authored by diaspora members with SLT heritage. In the 40 years since the outbreak of the Sri Lankan civil war,
Anke Lensch
wiley   +1 more source

Yoruba Hymns: "Wa sadura oro (Venice)"

open access: yes
A translation of the hymn text "Come to morning prayer" into the Yoruba language of southern Nigeria, sung by the Holy Trinity Anglican Church Choir - Ikate.

core   +1 more source

Psychological factors predictors of students' academic achievement in Yoruba language in senior secondary schools in Egbeda local government, Oyo state, Nigeria

open access: yes, 2016
This paper examined the relationship among selected psychological factors (locus of control, self-concept and motivation) and students’ academic achievement in Yoruba language in Egbeda local government area, Oyo state.
Ilesanmi, Y. A., Adeyinka, A. A.
core   +1 more source

‘No Sweet in Sex’: Perceptions of Condom Usefulness among Elderly Yoruba People in Ibadan Nigeria

open access: yesJournal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology, 2018
Emerging evidence has shown a gradual increase in sexually transmitted infections among elderly. This study explores the views of elderly Yoruba men and women (60+) on condoms use and its suitability against sexual infections.
O. Agunbiade, Dimeji Togunde
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Tales of “Good Indian Hair”: Race, Value, and Sensory Contact Zones in Afro‐Asian Delhi

open access: yesCity &Society, Volume 38, Issue 3, December 2026.
ABSTRACT Hair, as a sociocultural bodily signifier, also becomes, once disembodied, a highly globalized and specialized commodity used for weaves, extensions, wigs and toupees around the globe. “Indian” hair is particularly valued in such commodity chains.
Bani Gill
wiley   +1 more source

Herder in the lab: Maximizing “cultural density” in multilingual training data for an open‐science AI project

open access: yesJournal of Linguistic Anthropology, Volume 36, Issue 3, December 2026.
Abstract This paper provides ethnographic analysis of interactions between volunteers in an open‐science AI project entrusted with preparing multilingual text for use in fine‐tuning a pretrained LLM. Volunteers were encouraged to entextualize translated text into structured corpora and to write and edit prompt‐completion pairings in over 100 languages.
Joseph Wilson
wiley   +1 more source

CyberShake NZ: Probabilistic Seismic Hazard Analysis in New Zealand Using Physics‐Based Ground‐Motion Simulations

open access: yesEarthquake Spectra, Volume 42, Issue 4, November 2026.
This study presents the computational components and workflow developed to conduct probabilistic seismic hazard analysis (PSHA) in New Zealand (NZ) using physics‐based ground‐motion simulations, referred to as “CyberShake NZ.” Semi‐automated procedures generate multiple realizations of kinematic rupture models, create rupture‐specific velocity models ...
Brendon A. Bradley   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Yoruba Orature: The Fundamental Basis for Teaching Yoruba Numeral [PDF]

open access: yes, 2021
Without mincing words there is a gradual loss of long-aged tradition a method of equipping young ones for life In Yor b traditional setting the teaching of Yor b numerals remains an authentic means of transmitting culture from one generation to
Àransi Ayoọla Oladunnnke
core  

Diaspora Theatre and the Yoruba Sacred Tradition: Aimé Césaire‘s A Tempest [PDF]

open access: yesCultural Intertexts, 2017
Poet and playwright, Aimé Césaire occupies a prominent place in the history of Caribbean literature generally, and postcolonial Shakespeare adaptation scholarship in particular. His adaptation of Shakespeare‘s The Tempest, entitled A Tempest, described
Lekan BALOGUN
doaj  

Effectiveness of Social Robots in Relieving Children's and Adolescents' Anxiety, Pain, Fear and Stress in Perioperative Nursing: A Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis

open access: yesJournal of Clinical Nursing, Volume 35, Issue 11, Page 4725-4742, November 2026.
ABSTRACT Aim To assess how social robots impact anxiety, pain, fear and stress in children and adolescents during perioperative nursing. Design A systematic review and meta‐analysis of randomised controlled trials and quasi‐experimental studies. Methods Following Joanna Briggs Institute guidelines, eligible studies included participants under 21 ...
Miia Kauppinen   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

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