A HISTORY OF THE AGILA IN ADO LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF BENUE STATE by OCHOGA EDWIN OCHOGA, Imanah Sunday Omoafena

“…The study adopted the ‘Ago-the progenitor of ten clans in Agila” and ‘Osilagama the progenitor of two clans in Agila’ ’narratives. The paper has established that the Wukari and Idah traditions and customs were assimilated (inherited) from the onset. …”
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Discourse of Europe in Political Dialogue between the EU and the South Caucasus Countries by A. S. Ayvazyan

“…The paper compares narratives of affiliation with Europe in official discourses in Armenia, Georgia and Azerbaijan. …”
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Constructing competing discourses on the Russo-Ukrainian war: journalistic translation in wartime by Angela Kamyanets

“…Regarding dialogicality, one author structures his text as an implied dialogue with hypothetical opponents, employing rhetorical questions, imperative sentences, irony, and first-person narration, whereas the other author references individuals with institutional authority to validate his assertions. …”
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Embracing natural hair by Lindani Mbunyuza-Memani

“…In interviews, women narrated stories of how they had to learn to nurture and love their hair, something they were not taught from an early age. …”
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Preventing and managing antimicrobial resistance in the African region: A scoping review protocol. by Chinwe Juliana Iwu-Jaja, Anelisa Jaca, Ishmael Festus Jaja, Portia Jordan, Phelele Bhengu, Chidozie Declan Iwu, Joseph Okeibunor, Humphrey Karamagi, Prosper Tumusiime, Walter Fuller, Ali Ahmed Yahaya, Charles Wiysonge, Laetitia Gahimbare

“…Findings of this review will be narratively synthesized.…”
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De la mise au silence à la prise de parole : la voix féminine de Martin Crimp à Sarah Kane by Solange Ayache

“…No longer a conventional character, the female subject, whose voice is either heard as a broken embodied token of a disturbed mind, or is silenced and replaced by the alienating narratives of others, is but a mere shadow, vestige or vocal image of herself. …”
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Feminización de las luchas antiextractivistas: el colectivo Mujeres Amazónicas Defensoras de la Selva by Yolanda Martínez Suárez

“…Their defense of Kawsak Sacha as a legal framework enriches discussions on relational ethics, broadens the political inclusion of Indigenous women, and redefines narratives about nature in an increasingly technological era. …”
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Washing 'Dirty Work' in Academia and Beyond: Resisting Stigma as an Early Career Researcher Investigating Sexuality in the Digital by Chiara Perin

“…The related conversations are dominated by evolutionary narratives on gender and sexuality, men's sexual entitlement to women, and the heteronormative coital encounter as an imperative. …”
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Controlling the Boundaries of Morality: The History and Powers of Ayelala Deity by Oluwafunminiyi Raheem, Mike Famiyesin

“…The article contends that beyond the narratives of power, potency and retribution, Ayelala’s role as an arbiter of justice underscores the importance of civic values held within communities where the deity is worshipped – which are also values that undergird intergroup relations. …”
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A Universal Story: Conversations with Richard Potts About Human Evolution Heritage by Camila Marinetti

“…They highlight the complex interactions between classification and preservation, the identity narratives they encompass, the scientific and political agendas that shape them, the international networks supporting them, and the communities they cultivate through Potts’ vision.…”
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The Role of the IBSA Fund in Foreign Aid Policies of IBSA and BRICS Member States by V. A. Dmitrieva, D. A. Kuznetsov

“…While both the IBSA Fund and New Development Bank espouse similar development principles, goals, and narratives, they exhibit differences in terms of development cooperation modalities, emphasis on loans versus grants, project geography, and priorities. …”
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Integration of Oral Literature in Teaching and Learning Literature in Selected Secondary Schools in Ntungamo District. by Ahimbisibwe, Monicah

“…Findings revealed that a majority of respondents (70.8%) reported implementing specific strategies to maintain the performative elements of oral literature, reflecting an understanding of the importance of preserving traditional oral narratives in the classroom. The study concluded that although oral literature is valued in education, its integration into the secondary school curriculum in Nthe tungamo District is inconsistent. …”
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Editorial by Daniel Halliday

“…Here the authors argue that the Swedish abolition of the tax owes much to the way in which “the identity of the figurative taxpayer” has played a different role in the political narratives around inheritance taxation in both countries. …”
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Men’s Experiences of Psychological and Other Forms of Abuse in Intimate Relationships: A Qualitative Study by Gloria Macassa, Frida Stål, Michelle Rydback, Joan Pliakas, Daniel Winsjansen, Anne-sofie Hiswåls, Joaquim Soares

“…Interventions for victimized men will only be successful if there is a better understanding of the real experiences, as narrated by the victims themselves, and how these impact their health and wellbeing. …”
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WETLAND AND BIOCULTURAL HERITAGE REGENERATION THROUGH THEMATIC ECOLOGICAL TOURISM PRACTICE: THE CASE OF PATAN SUB-DISTRICT, KHUN TAN DISTRICT, CHIANG RAI, THAILAND by Siripen YIAMJANYA, Kannapat KANKAEW, Bussaba SITIKARN, Parinya NAKPATHOM, Ali Mohsin Salim Ba AWAIN, Teerarat JABJAINAI

“…Future success factors that should be essentially developed involve inventory of local data that will be useful for establishing identity and meaning making, local individuals’ learning and understanding of their local knowledge, training and tourism interpretation and narratives for story-telling of its cultural landscape. …”
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Experiences of women relocated due to the february 2023 earthquake in Turkey: a qualitative study by Esra Özer, Yeşim Çetinkaya Şen, Döndü Sevimli Güler, Gülten Güvenç

“…The results revealed four distinct categories and 10 sub-categories derived from the interviewees’ narratives. These four categories were physiological needs, safety concerns, need for love and belonging, and self-realization. …”
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THE PSEUDO-SLAVIC REALIA IN PSEUDO-ETHNIC FANTASY: THE ISSUES OF TRANSLATION INTO THE RUSSIAN LANGUAGE by Nadezhda V. Rabkina

“…To date, the traditional fantasy genre that has its roots in European folklore is transforming as authors seek new, fresh mythological foundations and exotic forms of narration. In an attempt to conquer foreign markets, some of them deploy Slavic mythology and embed words of Slavic origin to create their magical worlds. …”
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Evaluating the impact of local alcohol licensing decisions on outcomes for the community: a systematic review by Elizabeth Goyder, Mark Clowes, Lindsay Blank, Emma Hock, Marie Rogerson

“…We included topic expert and public consultation to confirm the scope of the evidence synthesis and suggest evidence for inclusion. We synthesised narratively and made recommendations based on our findings.Results We identified a small volume (seven papers) of evidence regarding the health (and related) impacts of local alcohol licensing decision undertaken in the UK local authorities. …”
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Language Proficiency Across Tasks in Sequential Bilingual and Monolingual Children by Susan Logue, Raffaella Folli, Christina Sevdali, Victoria Singer, Juliana Gerard

“…The current study investigates the comparability across tasks in the domains of vocabulary, morphology, and syntax in primary-school-aged sequential bilingual children with L1 Arabic/L2 English (N = 40, 5;7–12;2) and age-matched monolinguals (N = 40). We collected narrated speech samples to produce measures across language domains, and additional measures from separate vocabulary, morphology, and syntax assessments. …”
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Sustainable urban planning patterns and techniques in historical contextsCase study (Bolaghi neighborhood of Qazvin) by Amir Alimmohamadi, Hassan Sattari Sarebangholi, Mahsa Faramarzi Asl, Mohammadreza Pakdel

“…Abstract Historical contexts have rich cultural and cultural resources and are not very important not only because of the existence of valuable historical buildings and spaces, but also because they are real narratives of the life and activities of human beings who have lived throughout life. …”
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