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The Edification of Manuela Xiqués: Slavery, Finance, Biography, and the Construction of Modern Barcelona

open access: yesGender &History, Volume 38, Issue 3, Page 799-809, October 2026.
ABSTRACT An analysis of the dual biographies, economic and domestic, of Manuela Xiqués, an enslaver from nineteenth‐century Cuba and Spain, deepens our understanding of the role of European and Creole women in the nineteenth‐century Atlantic. This essay foregrounds the role of literature, namely family biography, as a locus of the processes of ...
Lisa Surwillo, Martín Rodrigo Alharilla
wiley   +1 more source

Preliminary Testing of the English Version of the Adolescent Screener for Intelligence and Learning Disabilities (SCIL) Among Adolescents in Nigeria

open access: yesJournal of Intellectual Disability Research, Volume 70, Issue 10, Page 1033-1042, October 2026.
ABSTRACT Background There are few screening tools for intellectual disabilities that have been developed and used within Africa. This study aimed to examine the psychometric properties of the English version of the adolescent Screener for Intelligence and Learning Disabilities (SCIL) when used with Nigerian adolescents and young people.
Eziafakaku Uchechukwu Nwokolo   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Humpback Highs and Lows Amid Shifting Seas and a Northeast Pacific Marine Heatwave: Whale Demographics in the Main Hawaiian Islands, 2002–2023

open access: yesMarine Mammal Science, Volume 42, Issue 4, October 2026.
ABSTRACT North Pacific humpback whales are a celebrated conservation success, rebounding from extensive commercial whaling. Yet they remain vulnerable to the impacts of climate change, a multifaceted stressor that can exacerbate existing threats. During 2013–2016, a Northeast Pacific marine heatwave severely reduced forage availability in their feeding
S. M. Barber‐Meyer   +28 more
wiley   +1 more source

Atilẹyin Yoruba Anjemi (Sticker propagating Yoruba Anjemi) [PDF]

open access: yes, 2019
The entire manuscript is available for download as a single PDF file. Higher-resolution images may be available upon request. For technical assistance, please contact open-help@bu.edu. Fieldwork Team: Dr. Mustapha Hashim Kurfi (Principal Investigator),
Markaz Ihyahil Islam Abayawo, Ilorin – Nigeria
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Awe-Kikọ Ọrọ Yoruba Anjemi (Yoruba Anjemi grammar book) [PDF]

open access: yes, 2019
The entire manuscript is available for download as a single PDF file. Higher-resolution images may be available upon request. For technical assistance, please contact open-help@bu.edu. Fieldwork Team: Dr. Mustapha Hashim Kurfi (Principal Investigator),
Markaz Ihyahil Islam Abayawo, Ilorin – Nigeria
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YORUBA Language and Literature [PDF]

open access: yes, 1969
This is a brief description of selection of papers read during the Week-end Seminar on Yoruba Language and Literature held at the University of Ife, Nigeria, 13th-16th December 1969.Constituents of Yoruba Studies; Aspects of Yoruba Literature; Aspects of
edited by Afolayan Adebisi
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Cultural Colonialism in Selected Yoruba Prose Narratives of The Mid-Twentieth Century

open access: yesJournal of Arts, Humanities and Social Science
Literature is an important component of cultural heritage. In traditional African society, living was beautifully patterned with the thread and colours of literature.
Akeem Kolawole Oyebamiji   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

Yoruba Captions: Oriki Ogun (Praise of the God of Iron) by Mayowa Adeyemo

open access: yes
This file is the Yoruba language caption file for "Oriki Ogun (Praise of the God of Iron)" by Mayowa ...

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Yoruba Religion

open access: yes, 2018
Yoruba Religion is one of the main influences in the making of Afro-Atlantic religions. Known as Lucumís in Cuba or Nagôs in Brazil, enslaved Africans coming from Yorubaland have greatly contributed to the fashioning of Orisha worship in Latin America.
openaire   +2 more sources

Yoruba Drums [PDF]

open access: yes, 1984
Yoruba drumming incorporates tones, linguistic features, and complex multi-part rhythmic patterns to create overarching musical structures. Drumming and concomitant dancing accompany political, community, entertainment, and ceremonial events; and play an
Thompson, Robert L. (Robert Lynn)
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