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In the global south, and South Africa in particular, the increasing
demographic, economic and political weight of this part of the
world is calling for the development of research capacity, which
has so far been lacking, to guide society in making informed
choices that suit and enhance the African culture and context.
Fundamentals of research in Humanities, Social Sciences and Science
Education follows all the steps of the research endeavour, from the
selection and formulation of a research problem, to the writing or
reporting, to the publication of research results. Fundamentals of
research in Humanities, Social Sciences and Science Education is
informed by practical experience. It is easy to read and
understand, is context based and interactive, and can be used for
self-study. Fundamentals of research in Humanities, Social Sciences
and Science Education is aimed at students and novice researchers.
An easy-to-read yet thorough guide to understanding and managing
glaucoma and taking care of your vision. When you receive a
glaucoma diagnosis, knowing where to turn and how to understand
treatment options can be overwhelming. Fifty percent of people with
glaucoma do not even know they have the disease, and those who do
may still struggle with managing it. If left untreated, glaucoma
can lead to irreversible blindness. The Glaucoma Guidebook is an
invaluable resource for anyone living with glaucoma and for those
who are at high risk of developing the disease. Dr. Constance
Okeke, an expert with over 20 years of experience helping thousands
of patients see better, provides the critical advice and best
practices needed to take control of your vision. In simple,
accessible language, the book explains: * What glaucoma is,
including early symptoms * What causes increased eye pressure *
Treatment options * How to prevent blindness * How to become an
advocate for your own eye health If you have been recently
diagnosed with glaucoma or are struggling with managing your
glaucoma, this is the book for you. With over 50 color images and
illustrations and easy-to-follow advice from both Dr. Okeke and
actual glaucoma patients, this book will not only serve as a guide
for those with glaucoma but also provide invaluable information for
family members, caregivers, eyecare providers, and educators.
The authors collected in Gendering Global Transformations: Gender,
Culture, Race, and Identity probe the effects of global and local
forces in reshaping notions of gender, race, class, identity, human
rights, and community across Africa and its Diaspora. The essays in
this unique collection employ diverse interdisciplinary
approaches--drawing from subjects such as history, sociology,
religion, anthropology, gender studies, feminist studies--in an
effort to centralize gender as a category of analysis in developing
critical perspectives in a globalizing world. From this approach
come a host of exciting insights and subtle analyses that serve to
illuminate the effects of issues such as international migration,
globalization, and cultural continuities among diaspora communities
on the articulation of women's agency, community organization, and
identity formation at the local and the global level. Bringing
together the voices of scholars from Africa, Europe and the United
States, Gendering Global Transformations: Gender, Culture, Race,
and Identity, offers a multi-national and wholly original
perspective on the intricacies of life in a globalized era.
As featured in the New York Times, ARTnews, Colossal, Metropolis
and New York Magazine's The Strategist A groundbreaking A-Z survey
of the work of over 300 modern and contemporary artists born or
based in Africa Modern and Contemporary African art is at the
forefront of the current curatorial and collector movement in
today's art scene. This groundbreaking new book, created in
collaboration with a prestigious global advisory board, represents
the most substantial appraisal of contemporary artists born or
based in Africa available. Features the work of more than 300
artists, including El Anatsui, Marlene Dumas, David Goldblatt,
Lubaina Himid, William Kentridge, Julie Mehretu, Wangechi Mutu, and
Robin Rhode, as well as lesser-known names from across Africa, with
stunning and surprising examples of their art paired with
insightful texts that demonstrate their contribution to the
painting, sculpture, installation, photography, moving image, and
performance art. Advisory Panel: Alayo Akinkugbe, Kavita Chellaram,
Raphael Chikukwa, Julie Crooks, Tandazani Dhlakama, Oumy Diaw,
Janine Gaelle Dieudji, Ekow Eshun, Ndubuisi C. Ezeluomba, Joseph
Gergel, Danda Jaroljmek, Omar Kholeif, Rose Jepkorir Kiptum, Alicia
Knock, Nkule Mabaso, Lucy MacGarry, Owen Martin, Aude Christel
Mgba, Bongani Mkhonza, Riason Naidoo, Paula Nascimento, Simon
Njami, Robert Njathika, Ugochukwu-Smooth C. Nzewi, Chika
Okeke-Agulu, Hannah O'Leary, Sean O'Toole, John Owoo, Brenda
Schmahmann, Mark Sealy, Yasmeen Siddiqui, and Joseph L. Underwood
The field of industrial microbiology involves a thorough knowledge
of the microbial physiology behind the processes in the
large-scale, profit-oriented production of microbe-related goods
which are the subject of the field. In recent times a paradigm
shift has occurred, and a molecular understanding of the various
processes by which plants, animals and microorganisms are
manipulated is now central to industrial microbiology. Thus the
various applications of industrial microbiology are covered
broadly, with emphasis on the physiological and genomic principles
behind these applications. Relevance of the new elements such as
bioinformatics, genomics, proteomics, site-directed mutation and
metabolic engineering, which have necessitated the paradigm shift
in industrial microbiology are discussed.
In Perspectives on Intercultural Psychotherapy, Okeke Azu-Okeke
explores cultural identity by drawing on his own experience as the
first and only Black trainee in an Institute for Group Analysis in
London and the impact this has had on his work as a lecturer and
supervisor, as well as research from his group analysis sessions
over many years to contribute a deeper awareness of the serious
aspects of colonialism. Drawing from the perspective of an Igbo man
of the older generation who grew up in two conflicting cultures,
the traditional Igbo culture of Nigeria and that of the British
colonialists, Okeke provides a thorough study of how cultural
identity can influence research and practice in whatever form it
takes: the academic, the theoretical, the economic and the
psychological. The book discusses how ignoring deeply held social
and spiritual values can alienate many trainees and potential
clients from participating in the professions of psychotherapy and
counselling. It also reflects on the author's research into
traditional Igbo methods of healing and compares these with Western
models, especially of group analysis, and discusses how mutual
learning can be achieved. This book will be of great interest to
counsellors and psychotherapists; arts therapists; sociologists and
anthropologists; policy makers engaged in health and social care
policies; practitioners of alternative medicine; social workers and
mental health workers at all levels.
As retail businesses migrate to the digital realm, internal
information theft incidents continue to threaten on-line and
off-line retail operations. The evolving propagation of internal
information theft has surpassed the traditional techniques of crime
prevention practices. Many business organizations search for
internal information theft prevention guides that fit into their
retail business operation, only to be inundated with generic and
theoretical models. This book examines applicable methods for
retail businesses to effectively prevent internal information
theft. Information Theft Prevention offers readers a comprehensive
understanding of the current status of the retail sector
information theft prevention models in relation to the
internationally recognized benchmark of information security. It
presents simple and effective management processes for ensuring
better information system security, fostering a proactive approach
to internal information theft prevention. Furthermore, it builds on
well-defined retail business cases to identify applicable solutions
for businesses today. Integrating the retail business operations
and information system security practices, the book identifies ways
to coordinate efforts across a business in order to achieve the
best results. IT security managers and professionals, financial
frauds consultants, cyber security professionals and crime
prevention professionals will find this book a valuable resource
for identifying and creating tools to prevent internal information
theft.
The authors collected in Gendering Global Transformations: Gender,
Culture, Race, and Identity probe the effects of global and local
forces in reshaping notions of gender, race, class, identity, human
rights, and community across Africa and its Diaspora. The essays in
this unique collection employ diverse interdisciplinary
approaches--drawing from subjects such as history, sociology,
religion, anthropology, gender studies, feminist studies--in an
effort to centralize gender as a category of analysis in developing
critical perspectives in a globalizing world. From this approach
come a host of exciting insights and subtle analyses that serve to
illuminate the effects of issues such as international migration,
globalization, and cultural continuities among diaspora communities
on the articulation of women's agency, community organization, and
identity formation at the local and the global level. Bringing
together the voices of scholars from Africa, Europe and the United
States, Gendering Global Transformations: Gender, Culture, Race,
and Identity, offers a multi-national and wholly original
perspective on the intricacies of life in a globalized era.
This book offers a first glimpse into contemporary African
Philosophical thought, which covers issues related to the mind-body
relationships, the problem of consciousness, the ethics of
artificial intelligence, the meaning of life and other topics.
Taking inspiration from the conversational tradition in African
philosophy, this book not only engages with and takes inspiration
from traditional African thought, but also engages with
philosophical views outside the philosophical tradition in a bid to
present a holistic understanding of the problems that are central
to the book. The volume is relevant for professional African
philosophers, philosophers of mind, philosophers of AI,
undergraduate and postgraduate philosophy students, and African
Studies scholars.
The field of industrial microbiology involves a thorough knowledge
of the microbial physiology behind the processes in the
large-scale, profit-oriented production of microbe-related goods
which are the subject of the field. In recent times a paradigm
shift has occurred, and a molecular understanding of the various
processes by which plants, animals and microorganisms are
manipulated is now central to industrial microbiology. Thus the
various applications of industrial microbiology are covered
broadly, with emphasis on the physiological and genomic principles
behind these applications. Relevance of the new elements such as
bioinformatics, genomics, proteomics, site-directed mutation and
metabolic engineering, which have necessitated the paradigm shift
in industrial microbiology are discussed.
This book gathers selected theoretical and empirical papers from
the 28th Eurasia Business and Economics Society (EBES) Conference,
held in Coventry, United Kingdom. Covering diverse areas of
business and management in various geographic regions, it
highlights the latest research on human resources, management and
marketing, among other topics. It also includes related studies
that address management and marketing aspects such as telecommuting
versus the traditional work environment, the effect of value
congruence, promoting product characteristics using social media,
perception of terrorism risks, and personal innovativeness and
employability.
This book gathers selected papers from the 28th Eurasia Business
and Economics Society (EBES) Conference, held in Coventry, United
Kingdom. While the theoretical and empirical papers presented cover
diverse areas of economics and finance in various geographic
regions, the main focus is on the latest research concerning the
economics of innovation, finance and macroeconomics. The book also
includes regional studies.
This book gathers selected theoretical and empirical papers from
the 28th Eurasia Business and Economics Society (EBES) Conference,
held in Coventry, United Kingdom. Covering diverse areas of
business and management in various geographic regions, it
highlights the latest research on human resources, management and
marketing, among other topics. It also includes related studies
that address management and marketing aspects such as telecommuting
versus the traditional work environment, the effect of value
congruence, promoting product characteristics using social media,
perception of terrorism risks, and personal innovativeness and
employability.
This book gathers selected papers from the 28th Eurasia Business
and Economics Society (EBES) Conference, held in Coventry, United
Kingdom. While the theoretical and empirical papers presented cover
diverse areas of economics and finance in various geographic
regions, the main focus is on the latest research concerning the
economics of innovation, finance and macroeconomics. The book also
includes regional studies.
Recent advances that allow scientists to quickly and accurately
sequence a genome have revolutionized our view of the structure and
function of genes as well as our understanding of evolution. A new
era of genetics is underway, one that allows us to fully embrace
Dobzhansky's famous statement that "Nothing in biology makes sense
except in the light of evolution". Genetics: Genes, Genomes, and
Evolution presents the fundamental principles of genetics and
molecular biology from an evolutionary perspective as informed by
genome analysis. By using what has been learned from the analyses
of bacterial and eukaryotic genomes as its basis, the book unites
evolution, genomics, and genetics in one narrative approach.
Genomic analysis is inherently both molecular and evolutionary, and
every chapter is approached from this unified perspective.
Similarly, genomic studies have provided a deeper appreciation of
the profound relationships between all organisms - something
reflected in the book's integrated discussion of bacterial and
eukaryotic evolution, genetics and genomics. It is an approach that
provides students with a uniquely flexible and contemporary view of
genetics, genomics, and evolution. Online Resource Centre: - Video
tutorials: a series of videos that provide deeper, step-by-step
explanations of a range of topics featured in the text. -
Flashcards: electronic flashcards covering the key terms from the
text. For registered adopters of the text: - Digital image library:
Includes electronic files in PowerPoint format of every
illustration, photo, graph and table from the text - Lecture notes:
Editable lecture notes in PowerPoint format for each chapter help
make preparing lectures faster and easier than ever. Each chapter's
presentation includes a succinct outline of key concepts, and
incorporates the graphics from the chapter - Library of exam-style
questions: a suite of questions from which you can pick potential
assignments and exams. - Test bank of multiple-choice questions: a
ready-made electronic testing resource that can be customized by
lecturers and delivered via their institution's virtual learning
environment. - Solutions to all questions featured in the book:
solutions written by the authors help make the grading of homework
assignments easier. - Journal Clubs: a series of questions that
guide your students through the reading and interpretation of a
research paper that relates to the subject matter of a given
chapter. Each Journal club includes model answers for lecturers. -
Instructor's guide: The instructor's guide discusses the
educational approach taken by Genetics: Genes, Genomes, and
Evolution in more detail, why this approach has been taken, what
benefits it offers, and how it can be adopted in your class.
Avoiding infection has always been expensive. Some human
populations escaped tropical infections by migrating into cold
climates but then had to procure fuel, warm clothing, durable
housing, and crops from a short growing season. Waterborne
infections were averted by owning your own well or supporting a
community reservoir. Everyone got vaccines in rich countries, while
people in others got them later if at all. Antimicrobial agents
seemed at first to be an exception. They did not need to be
delivered through a cold chain and to everyone, as vaccines did.
They had to be given only to infected patients and often then as
relatively cheap injectables or pills off a shelf for only a few
days to get astonishing cures. Antimicrobials not only were better
than most other innovations but also reached more of the world's
people sooner. The problem appeared later. After each new
antimicrobial became widely used, genes expressing resistance to it
began to emerge and spread through bacterial populations. Patients
infected with bacteria expressing such resistance genes then failed
treatment and remained infected or died. Growing resistance to
antimicrobial agents began to take away more and more of the cures
that the agents had brought.
As retail businesses migrate to the digital realm, internal
information theft incidents continue to threaten on-line and
off-line retail operations. The evolving propagation of internal
information theft has surpassed the traditional techniques of crime
prevention practices. Many business organizations search for
internal information theft prevention guides that fit into their
retail business operation, only to be inundated with generic and
theoretical models. This book examines applicable methods for
retail businesses to effectively prevent internal information
theft. Information Theft Prevention offers readers a comprehensive
understanding of the current status of the retail sector
information theft prevention models in relation to the
internationally recognized benchmark of information security. It
presents simple and effective management processes for ensuring
better information system security, fostering a proactive approach
to internal information theft prevention. Furthermore, it builds on
well-defined retail business cases to identify applicable solutions
for businesses today. Integrating the retail business operations
and information system security practices, the book identifies ways
to coordinate efforts across a business in order to achieve the
best results. IT security managers and professionals, financial
frauds consultants, cyber security professionals and crime
prevention professionals will find this book a valuable resource
for identifying and creating tools to prevent internal information
theft.
In Perspectives on Intercultural Psychotherapy, Okeke Azu-Okeke
explores cultural identity by drawing on his own experience as the
first and only Black trainee in an Institute for Group Analysis in
London and the impact this has had on his work as a lecturer and
supervisor, as well as research from his group analysis sessions
over many years to contribute a deeper awareness of the serious
aspects of colonialism. Drawing from the perspective of an Igbo man
of the older generation who grew up in two conflicting cultures,
the traditional Igbo culture of Nigeria and that of the British
colonialists, Okeke provides a thorough study of how cultural
identity can influence research and practice in whatever form it
takes: the academic, the theoretical, the economic and the
psychological. The book discusses how ignoring deeply held social
and spiritual values can alienate many trainees and potential
clients from participating in the professions of psychotherapy and
counselling. It also reflects on the author's research into
traditional Igbo methods of healing and compares these with Western
models, especially of group analysis, and discusses how mutual
learning can be achieved. This book will be of great interest to
counsellors and psychotherapists; arts therapists; sociologists and
anthropologists; policy makers engaged in health and social care
policies; practitioners of alternative medicine; social workers and
mental health workers at all levels.
Zina Saro-Wiwa: Did You Know We Taught Them How to Dance? is the
first publication on the work of Zina Saro-Wiwa, a British-Nigerian
video artist and filmmaker based in Brooklyn. Occupying the space
between documentary and performance, Saro-Wiwa's videos,
photographs, and sound produced in the Niger Delta region of
southeastern Nigeria from 2013-2015 explore folklore, masquerade
traditions, religious practices, food, and Nigerian popular
aesthetics. Engaging Niger Delta residents as subjects and
collaborators, Saro-Wiwa cultivates strategies of psychic survival
and performance, testing contemporary art's capacity to transform
and to envision new concepts of environment and environmentalism.
Known for decades for corruption and environmental degradation, the
Niger Delta is one of the largest oil producing regions of the
world, and until 2010 provided the United States with a quarter of
its oil. Saro-Wiwa returns to this contested region-the place of
her birth-to tell new stories. Featuring a guest foreword by
Ebiegberi Joe Alagoa; essays by Stephanie LeMenager, Amy L. Powell,
and Taiye Selasi; an interview with the artist by Chika
Okeke-Agulu; and recipes created by the artist.
This special issue is dedicated to the memory of Okwui Enwezor
(1963-2019), the first African and Black curator and director of
documenta11 (2002) and the 56th Venice Biennale (2015). The
articles and personal tributes collected here recognize the
profound impact left by the Nigerian art historian, curator, poet,
and educator who transformed the curatorial present of global
exhibitions and anticipated their decolonizing futures. Enwezor
created political platforms and artistic manifestos that not only
changed the form and function of global exhibitions, but also
opened up new ways to align activism with aesthetic practices,
performative displays, and curatorial initiatives. Contributors-art
historians and critics, curators, and artists-address how Enwezor's
approach to the exhibition as a "space of public discourse"
intersects with theories of affect, indigeneity, race, queer
studies, and feminism. Contributors: David Adjaye, Hoor Al Qasimi,
Natasha Becker, Naomi Beckwith, Maria Magdalena Campos-Pons, Jody
B. Cutler-Bittner, Jane Chin Davidson, Shane Doyle, Tamar Garb,
Kendell Geers, Salah M. Hassan, Amelia G. Jones, Abdellah Karroum,
Monique Kerman, Mohammed Ibrahim Mahama, Julie Mehretu, Susette S.
Min, Wangechi Mutu, Sabine Dahl Nielsen, Chika Okeke-Agulu, Alpesh
Kantilal Patel, Anne Ring Petersen, Yinka Shonibare, Penny Siopis,
Mary Ellen Strom, Przemyslaw Strozek, Mikhael Subotzky
Even With a University Education, the Igbo women of southeastern
Nigeria face obstacles that prevent them from reaching their
professional and personal potentials. Negotiating Power and
Privilege is a study of their life choices and the embedded
patriarchy and other obstacles in postcolonial Africa barring them
from fulfillment. Philomina E. Okeke recorded life-history
interviews and discussions during the 1990s with educated women of
differing ages and professions. Her interviews expose both familiar
and surprising aspects of the women's experiences--their victories
and compromises--within their families, marriages, and workplaces.
Okeke explores the many factors that have shaped women's access to
sponsorship and promotion in their quest to join men as partners in
nation building. Negotiating Power and Privilege captures the
voices of African female professionals and vividly portrays the
women's continuous negotiation as wives, mothers, single women, and
workers. It shows the inherent limitations of contemporary policies
in developing nations that often prescribe secondary and advanced
education for women as a panacea for every social ill. It is also
an original and important contribution to African studies, gender
studies, development studies, education policy, and sociology. This
engagingly written book will appeal to a wide audience, ranging
from undergraduate students to scholars and professionals.
Written by two acclaimed scholars Okwui Enwezor and Chika
Okeke-Agulu, El Anatsui, is the most comprehensive, incisive and
authoritative account yet on the work of El Anatsui, the
world-renowned, Ghanaian-born sculptor. The product of more than
three decades of research, scholarship and close collaboration with
the artist, this book shows why his early wood reliefs and
terracottas, and the later monumental metal sculptures, exemplify
an innovative critical search for alternative models of art making.
The authors argue that the pervasiveness of fragmentation as a
compositional device in Anatsui's oeuvre invites meditation on the
impact of colonization and postcolonial global forces on African
cultures. At the same time, the simultaneous invocation of
resilience and fragility across his media invests his abstract
sculptures with iconic power. Insisting on the intimate connection
between form and idea in Anatsui's work, the authors show how, in
his critically acclaimed metal works, the manual work of
flattening, cutting, twisting, and crushing bottle caps and using
copper wires to suture and stitch the elements into one dazzling,
reconfigurable epic piece serves as a powerful metaphor for the
constitution of human society. This book presents Anatsui as a
visionary of incomparable imagination. Yet, it places his work
within a broader historical context, specifically the postcolonial
modernism of mid-twentieth-century African artists and writers, the
cultural ferment of post-independence Ghana, as well as within the
intellectual environment of the 1970s Nsukka School. By recovering
these histories, and subjecting his work to vigorous analysis, the
authors show how and why Anatsui became one of the most formidable
sculptors of our time.
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