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The International Journal of Health Planning and Management, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Pakistan has hosted Afghan refugees for more than four decades, in one of the world's most protracted displacements of people. Afghan refugees receive health services through United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and non‐governmental organisation (NGO) supported programmes alongside public sector facilities at every tier.
Zahid Ali Memon +4 more
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Capsicum chinense as an African traditional vegetable: Culture, resilience, and opportunity
PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.Capsicum chinense is central to everyday diets, cultural identity, and smallholder livelihoods across Sub‐Saharan Africa, yet remains overlooked in agricultural research and policy. This paper reframes C. chinense as a traditional, climate‐resilient vegetable shaped by centuries of farmer stewardship and cultural selection.
Derek W. Barchenger +1 more
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The Syntax of Yoruba Proverbs [PDF]
, 2015 Yoru ba people relish in interspersing their utterances with proverbs Hardly can a typical Yoru ba man or woman utter three sentences without putting in a proverb Hence Yoru ba say wel in r r l in we b
Timothy Adeyemi Akanbi
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Developing African art : innovation and tradition seen through the work of two artists; Lamidi Fakeye and Ahmed Shibrain [PDF]
, 2012 The dissertation explores the work of two African artists: Lamidi O. Fakeye a Yoruba wood carver, and Ahmed M. Shibrain a Sudanese painter, as an exemplary development within African art during the second half of the 20th century.
Nour, A. I.
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PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.Positive perceptions of invasive species can hinder effective management, especially if management efforts that are rooted in scientific theories are misaligned with local ecological knowledge. We documented local ecological knowledge about land invasibility as predicted by invasion biology theories. Participants with greater local ecological knowledge
Laurel Mael Philpott, Orou G. Gaoue
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THE IMPACT OF THE USE OF CODE-MIXING IN NIGERIAN GOSPEL MUSIC
Accelerando: BJMD, 2022 This paper aims to evaluate the performance and development of the gospel music industry in Nigeria. It investigates the following assumptions: (i) multilingual songs are more popular than mono-lingual songs; (ii) multi-lingual music bring about unity ...
Emmanuel Oyetunji Alemede
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Computational modelling of an optical character recognition system for Yorùbá printed text images
, 2020 This study acquired a dataset of scanned images of Standard Yoruba printed text and formulated a Yoruba character image recognition model. The model formulated was implemented and the performance of the model evaluated to develop an Optical Character ...
Olalekan Joseph Oni, F. O. Asahiah
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What Is Justice? Reflections on the Criminal Justice System in Brazil
The British Journal of Sociology, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This essay explores the possibility of justice for the wretched of the earth. Using escrevivência (writing the experience/existence) and drawing on the theoretical insights and political praxis of the Assessoria Popular Maria Felipa (APMF, Maria Felipa Advocacy Group)—a Brazilian abolitionist organization led by Black activists—we analyze how ...
Fernanda Oliveira +2 more
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HANDMADE EMBROIDERY PATTERN RECOGNITION: A NEW VALIDATED DATABASE
Malaysian Journal of Computing, 2020 Patterns of handmade embroidery are an important part of the culture of a number of African people, particularly in Nigeria. The need to digitally document these patterns emerges in the context of its low patronage despite its quality and richness.
Kudirat Oyewumi Jimoh, Ọdẹ́túnjí Àjàdí Ọdẹ́jọbí, Stephen A. Fọlárànmí , Segun Aina
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The economic foundations of powersharing: Evidence from Africa
American Journal of Political Science, EarlyView.Abstract How—and with whom—do rulers share power? Existing research focuses on the strategic logic of powersharing. In this paper, we analyze its economic foundations. Powersharing is modeled as a subnational fiscal contract, in which rulers allocate political representation based on constituencies’ revenue potential. Empirically, we combine historical
Yannick I. Pengl, Philip Roessler
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