A mixed methods protocol to investigate medication adherence in patients with rheumatoid arthritis of White British and South Asian origin by Karim Raza, Peter Nightingale, Karen Shaw, Rob Horne, Kanta Kumar, Sheila Greenfield, Paramjit Gill

“…In the context of rheumatoid arthritis, there is a dearth of data on adherence to disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs among minority ethnic groups. This study aims to assess the relationship between adherence to medicines and biopsychosocial variables in patients with rheumatoid arthritis of South Asian and White British origin.Methods/analysis A mixed methods approach will be used, encompassing a cross-sectional survey of 176 patients collecting demographic and clinical data, including information on adherence behaviour collected using a series of questionnaires. …”
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JOHN RAWLS’ THEORY OF DISTRIBUTIVE JUSTICE AND CHIEFTAINCY TUSSLES IN TAKUM LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF TARABA STATE 1996-2023 by BAKO KEFAS, SAMUILA TIBWA ABWAGE, BONIFACE TIIVH STEPHEN

“…The paper recommends that the government should immediately take actions that will facilitate the occupation of the vacant stool and the good people of Takum must be ready to embrace the sharing formula that will capture the interest of both kuteb, Jukun , Chamba other ethnic nationalities that sojourned in Takum for the sake of peace and distributive Justice. …”
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Report on the Academic Symposium: Youth Quotas − The Answer to Changes in Age Demographics? by Igor Dimitrijoski

“…Some speakers challenged the analogy of youth quotas to quotas for women or ethnic minorities, because women and ethnic minorities can’t change their status whereas today’s young people, in the normal course of life, will be old in the future. …”
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CURSING, SEXUAL HARASSMENT, PROFANITY, OBSCENITY AND EPITHET IN DALLAS BUYERS CLUB MOVIE by Imelda Woa Wene, Ouda Teda Ena

“…The researchers also find that he reasons for using the taboo words are humor, psychological condition, ethnic group identity and social class. Psychological condition is the dominant reason for the characters’ use of taboo words. …”
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Significance of the heritage of the Great Duchy of Lithuania in popular interpretations of the national narrative by Irena Šutinienė

“…There are tendencies supporting social integration of ethnic groups, namely Polish and Lithuanian, in popular interpretations of the heritage of the Great Duchy of Lithuania: there are tendencies of "hybridization" in popularity and interpretations of some symbolic elements of that heritage among Poles and Lithuanians, and the importance of conflict interpretations of some symbols diminishes, especially in the interpretations of the younger generations. …”
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THE DEVELOPMENT OF TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE AND NIGERIA’S COLONIAL ECONOMY.1892 - 1960 by Okeke Ugochukwu Ahizechukwu

“… ABSTRACT Transport infrastructure had existed in Nigeria before the British effective occupation of what later became Nigeria.The ethnic fragments that made up the country existed politically independent of each other and they engaged in some form of economic relationships with other trading partners outside the country before the British dominated the colonial economy. …”
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QATAR 2022 FIFA WORLD CUP: MULTI-CULTURALISM OR CLASH OF CIVILIZATION by BALARABE ABUBAKAR BELLO, TUKUR ABDULKADIR

“…Qatar is the host nation for the 2022 FIFA World Cup and is a relatively small, but wealthy nation located in the Middle East, and is home to a diverse array of ethnic and cultural groups. The paper will analyze the potential benefits Qatar may gain in hosting the 2022 FIFA World Cup and how these benefits may lead to increased multiculturalism in the region. …”
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Du caboclo à l’indigène : réflexions sur l’ethnogenèse au Brésil by Florent Kohler

“…Schooling, by facilitating access to caboclo national history and its local reinterpretation, has become a driving force behind their ethnic resurgence and territorial claims. Hence the emergence, instead of that of the marginalized caboclo, of a new figure: that of « the Native ». …”
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Contemporary Painting as Reflector of Yoruba Cultural Values by Michael Olusegun Fajuyigbe

“…The paper concludes that contemporary Nigerian art, generally, reveals new perspectives and meanings regarding art, culture, and identity in a fast-changing, multi-ethnic society like Nigeria …”
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THE NEXUS BETWEEN ARMED CONFLICT, SECURITY, PEACE EDUCATION AND DEVELOPMENT IN NIGERIA by SAMUEL BULUS WADZANI, OGUNDAIRO KAYODE EMMANUEL, AUGUSTINE ECHOBU OGWUCHE

“…Nigeria is found to be a country weighed down by violent and structural conflicts border wars, inter-ethnic armed conflict, political and social imbalances, and so on. …”
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RE-EVALUATING YORUBA MARKET COSMOLOGY AND IMPACT ON MARKET DEVELOPMENT by OLAYINKA ALIU, SOLANKE STEPHEN O.

“… In the lives of the Yoruba, a major ethnic group in Western Nigeria, the market remains central. …”
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Questão fundiária: posse tradicional versus propriedade da terra entre Brasil e Cabo Verde by Carolina dos Anjos de Borba

“…Thus, we will present claims that show land insecurity in these two countries in the complex framework of the state of the emergency that mix ethnic and political elements. We will present two rural universes: São Salvador do Mundo (Cape Verde) and Canguçu (Brazil). …”
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Les Wayana de Guyane française sur les traces de leur histoire by Marie Fleury, Tasikale Alupki, Aimawale Opoya, Waiso Aloïké

“…Indeed, the migration took place in a context of war (ethnic and colonial), and attacks of aquatic monsters attacks symbolize the dangers of the river. …”
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National Inland Water Ways Authority and the Federal Character Principle: An Interrogation by Hawawu Muhammed, Ebenezer Ejalenibu Lawal, Timothy Onimisi

“…The paper found that disparity continues to ravage the employment distribution in NIWA because of political influence, conflict of interest and ethnic bias. The paperconcludes that implementation of the policy can be achieved through an all[1]inclusive implementation measure. …”
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Understanding Feminism Perspective on Informal Women Entrepreneurs in Kyengera Town Council by Henry Stanley, Mbowa, Siraje, Kaaya

“…The process of marginalization and exclusion from intersectional and multilevel perspectives has much focus on intersectional of ethnic, gender and class background, which all vested in the feminism perspective of informal women entrepreneurs. …”
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Russian-Kalmyk Negotiations and the Shert’ of 1677 by Vladimir T. Tepkeev

“…However, it was supplemented with a few points, namely: 1) external political contacts of Kalmyk noblemen would be essentially limited, 2) all ethnic Russian captives of 1675–1677 were to be returned and offenders be punished, 3) diplomatic protocol and procedures to be henceforth followed by Ayuka with Russian Tsar’s ambassadors and written messages were articulated in greater detail. …”
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The Conflict in Mali: Causes, Actors, and Challenges by Wardah Shahid

“… The Republic of Mali, a resource-rich yet conflict-ridden nation in the Sahel, has faced persistent instability since its independence in 1960. Characterized by ethnic diversity, Mali has been plagued by poor governance, armed insurgencies, religious extremism, and climate hazards, ranking 154th in the 2024 Global Peace Index. …”
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Role Of Political Parties In Resolving The Challenges Confronting Nigeriafrom 1960-1966 by Mas’ud Bello, Sani Ibrahim

“… Shortly after Nigeria attained its independence on the 1st October, 1960 it experienced numerous challenges of Nation-building, this is because, the conquest and imposition of colonial rule with its divide and rule tactics and other attendant consequences has set different ethnic groups in Nigeria at logger beads, mistrust has gained ground in the body polity of the Nation, couple with devastated economy, poor infrastructural facilitates. …”
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The State Symbols of Bosnia and Herzegovina during the Twentieth Century by Emir Filipovic

“…Throughout this time the small multi-ethnic Balkan country had mostly been a part or unit of larger state structures, such as the Austro-Hungarian Monarchy (1878-1918), Royal (1918-1941) and Socialist Yugoslavia (1943-1992). …”
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A cidadania, o universalismo e a diferença by Paulo Manuel Costa

“…The existence of a core of common values and principles is essential to the stability and cohesion of the community, but it must be able to incorporate the difference in order to develop an identity that can be shared by various cultural and ethnic groups and thus prevent exclusion, marginalization and oppression. …”
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