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In recent years we have witnessed a rethinking of the status of Western science as a result of critiques of science by sociologists of knowledge, feminists and post-colonialists Turnbull (1997:551) points out that Western Science is undergoing a process of 'decentring' recognising that there are other ways of knowing in addition to Eurocentric and egocentric ones. These developments provide particular challenges for science (education) in Western and non-Western countries, in the context of...
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Two rural settled Fulani villages in northeast Nigeria were surveyed for dietary practices and use of edible wild plants (n = 100 adult subjects). Dietary patterns and medical data were obtained for children under 5, pregnant and lactating women and the elderly. A diversified diet was maintained at both geographical locations through hunting, gathering, agriculture, horticulture, animal husbandry, food exchanges and cash purchases. Edible wild plants associated with children included fruits...
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Two rural settled Fulani villages, northeastern Nigeria, were surveyed for dietary practices and use of edible wild plants (n = 100 households). Commonly consumed species of edible wild barks, fruits, leaves, nuts, seeds, and tubers were analyzed for protein, fat, and carbohydrate and for minerals. Kuka bark (Adansonia digitata) given to infants to increase weight gain was high in fat, calcium, copper, iron, and zinc. Cediya (Ficus thonningii), dorowa (Parkia biglobosa) and zogale (Moringa...
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objective To elucidate the relationship between blast-induced hearing loss and pigmentation. Methods We studied the cochlear structure changes of FMMU albino guinea pigs and pigmented ones by using cochlear pave section, cochlear semithickness section and scanning electron microscope. Result The pathological changes in cochlear were more obvious in FMMU albino animals than in pigment ones. Conclusion There is a relationship between inner ear striae vascularis melanin and blast-induced...
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This article provides a descriptive analysis of how the organizational culture of schools and the cultural values that African American teachers bring into the school affect the professional experience of these teachers in schools where they are in the minority. The culture within an organization strongly influences how minorities will be treated by their European American counterparts. Because the majority establishes the work norms, there becomes a uniformity of rules and regulations with...
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This article provides a descriptive analysis of how the organizational culture of schools and the cultural values that African American teachers bring into the school affect the professional experience of these teachers in schools where they are in the minority. The culture within an organization strongly influences how minorities will be treated by their European American counterparts. Because the majority establishes the work norms, there becomes a uniformity of rules and regulations with...