United Nations Peacekeeping and the Principal of Non-Intervention: A TWAIL Perspective by Jennifer Giblin by Madeeha Umair Malik

“…The book challenges whether contemporary peacekeeping missions truly adhere to the principle of non-intervention or serve as instruments of Western influence. Giblin explores the legal and normative foundations of peacekeeping, scrutinizing the erosion of consent, impartiality, and the non-use of force in operations, particularly in the Democratic Republic of Congo. …”
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Film Review: Jagun Jagun, Nigeria, 2023. Produced by Euphoria 360 Media. Netflix. 129 minutes, Yoruba (with English subtitles). No price reported. Directed by Tope Adebayo and Adeb... by Yemi Atanda

“…However, it is noted that the inappropriate mingling of both traditional and modern visual effects influenced by the Western postmodernist style in filmic framing, composition, sound, music and war combat mode. …”
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Two birds, one stone: can Nigeria have the best of both worlds internationally while chasing regional leadership? by Radu Magdin

“…On the one hand, there is a long-lasting relationship with the Western nations, particularly with the United States. …”
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El Greco's Italian paintings (1560-76) based on Bible texts by Estelle Alma Maré

“…Through study and experiment, and by following the examples of other artists who had achieved artistic mastery and was of proven Catholic orthodoxy, he educated himself as an artist in the Western manner. Even during his years as an apprentice El Greco’s art is proof that he aspired to the highest humanly accessible values exemplified by Renaissance artistic theory, humanism and Christian spirituality — all of which later came to fruition in an unprecedented original combination in Toledo, Spain, where he settled permanently in 1577. …”
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A modernidade vista desde o Sul Global: três contribuições teóricas recentes by Marcos de Jesus Oliveira

“…The concept of modernity has been one of the most discussed in the social sciences since its process of institutionalization in Western universities and research centers. However, as Durkheim’s, Marx’s, and Weber’s interpretations, and more contemporaneously, those of Giddens, Touraine, and Habermas, have become hegemonically classical within the social sciences, debates around its limits and scope as well as its problems have been accumulating. …”
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The Migration Patterns and Identity of the Okun-Yoruba People of Central Nigeria by Ilesanmi Akanmidu Paul

“…This study examines the nature of the movements of the Okun-Yoruba people from the western region of Ni­geria to the confluence of the Niger and Benue rivers in the Central Geograph­ical Zone of Nigeria. …”
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Swinging between two poles. Henri Nouwen’s unique metaphor for spiritual transformation by G. Marchinkowski

“…When Nouwen considers the path to spiritual wholeness, he begins with an analysis of the typical Western lifestyle. Thereafter, he searches for an “antidote” to the sense of alienation he discovers. …”
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Morality and religion in African thought by P. J. Nel

“…These discourses reflect the ambivalence between those scholars seeking to define African morality within the parameters of a conventionalised, Western, religious episteme, and those pursuing an “Africanist” (Afrocentric) explanation which embraces an authentic mode of African knowledge construction within indigenous communities. …”
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Baheshi Documentary Rukiga Version by Kabale University Library

“…The good example is the Abaheesi of Bukoora village at the south western end of Kabale Municipality, Kabale District in Kigezi Region. …”
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Examining Factors Responsible For the Continued Illegal Use of Wildlife Resources at Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park. by Muhumuza, Ambrose

“…At Bwindi impenetrable forest national park south western Uganda, When the national park was set up by an act of parliament in of Uganda 1991, it caused high levels of conflict and resistance from local people who became excluded from the area and its resources. …”
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A Compilation of Evaristo Arineitwe’s Published Poetry by Arineitwe, Evaristo

“…Abstract The following poems have been written by Arineitwe Evaristo, an upcoming poet from Kabale District, Western Uganda. His first poem is titled “The Return” and was published in an anthology titled Where Broken Hearts Go and Other Poems edited by Egara Kabagi (Etal). …”
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Mathematical Model for the Transmission Dynamics of Malaria in Kabale Municipality. by Nabasa, Moses

“…The purpose of this study was to develop a mathematical model for the transmission dynamics of malaria in western Uganda. Malaria remains one of the most prevalent and lethal human infections worldwide. …”
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Intergenerational Rights? by Richard Vernon

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Verbascoside Inhibits the Activation of NLRP3 Inflammasome and Improves BV-2 Cell Inflammatory Damage by Wenjing HUANG, Fang CHENG, Min DU, Jiayi CHEN, Wei XIANG, Ke SHI, Xingliang XIE, Yanmei SHENG

“…Hoechst 33342/PI double staining was utilized to examine the effect of the treatments on cell pyroptosis. Furthermore, Western blot analysis was conducted to investigate the expression levels of proteins related to the NLRP3 inflammasome pathway, including NLRP3, Caspase-1, IL-1β, and TNF-α. …”
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WNT3A promotes the cementogenic differentiation of dental pulp stem cells through the FOXO1 signaling pathway by Dongmei Cheng, Yang Bao, Xue Wang, Haidong Xiang, Tianyuan Guo, Yong Du, Zhiyong Zhang, Han Guo

“…Changes in protein expression related to the FOXO1 signaling pathway, cell cycle, and apoptosis were evaluated using western blotting (WB). Results Differentially expressed genes (DEGs) associated with DPSC cementogenic differentiation were predominantly enriched in crucial pathways such as the signaling pathway, cell apoptosis, and Wnt signaling pathway. …”
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Open-ended narrative and moral formation by J. Klaasen

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The District Health System must become a learning health system by L Gilson, O S Motshweneng

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Steroids In caRdiac Surgery (SIRS) trial: acute kidney injury substudy protocol of an international randomised controlled trial by Michael Walsh, Salim Yusuf, Chirag Parikh, Jessica Vincent, P J Devereaux, Francois Lamontagne, Matthew T V Chan, Richard Whitlock, Meaghan Cuerden, Amit X Garg, Andre Lamy, Daniel I Sessler, Kevin Teoh, Ainslie Hildebrand, Yunxia Zuo, Pallav Shah, Seyed Hesameddin Abbasi, Mackenzie Quantz, Jean-Pierre Yared, Nicolas Noiseux, Georgios Tagarakis, Antoine Rochon, Janice Pogue, Abbas Salehiomran

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Diagnosis and Treatment of Patients with Autoimmune Hepatitis (Experts’ Agreement) by Yu. G. Sandler, E. V. Vinnitskaya, K. L. Raikhelson, K. V. Ivashkin, S. N. Batskikh, E. N. Aleksandrova, D. T. Abdurakhmanov, D. I. Abdulganieva, I. G. Bakulin, A. O. Bueverov, S. L. Vorobyev, O. A. Gerasimova, A. I. Dolgushina, M. S. Zhuravleva, L. Yu. Ilchenko, V. E. Karev, N. V. Korochanskaya, I. L. Kliaritskaia, N. S. Karnaukhov, S. V. Lapin, M. A. Livzan, M. V. Maevskaya, N. V. Marchenko, T. P. Nekrasova, I. G. Nikitin, A. A. Novikov, R. G. Saifutdinov, E. V. Skazyvaeva, V. E. Syutkin, M. K. Prashnova, T. Yu. Khaymenova, S. G. Khomerik

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Habenaria trichosantha Lindl.: A newly recorded orchid from China by ZHAO Mingxu, WANG Hengying, TAN Yunhong, SUN Xingxu, HU Xingrun, CHEN Fei

“…It is found in the Savanna ecosystem of the dry-hot valley of Nujiang in western Yunnan. The most recognizable feature of its flower is the fan-shaped outline of the lateral lobe of the lip, which is divided into long tassels with secondary branches. …”
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