scholarly journals Performing Hybridity or Deflecting Islamophobia? Adaptable Identity Management amongst Young British Pakistani Muslims

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (12) ◽  
pp. 449
Author(s):  
Fatima Khan ◽  
Gabe Mythen
Keyword(s):  
Identity Management ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Political Values ◽  
North West ◽  
The North ◽  
Cultural Experiences ◽  
The Media ◽  
Cherry Picking ◽  
British Pakistanis ◽  
Muslim Identities

This article engages with issues of identity construction and maintenance as expressed by a group of young British Pakistanis living in the North-West of England. Drawing on primary data from a qualitative study, we examine the ways in which Muslim identities are maintained, negotiated, and protected in relation to everyday situated cultural experiences. Nested within a context in which Islamophobia is pervasive, we discuss four salient processes of identity management articulated by participants: cherry picking; strategic adaption; ambassadorship and active resistance. Whilst these processes are to be considered as porous rather than mutually exclusive, our analysis elucidates evidence of both nimble and creative individual identity management and also an entrenchment of collective pride. We posit that, for the participants in this study, such practices constitute a grounded, pragmatic response to living in an environment in which their religious beliefs, political values and cultural commitments are frequently questioned within public life, the media and the political sphere.

scholarly journals The Impact of Livestock Extension on the Livelihood of Mbororo Fulani Women in the North West Region of Cameroon

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 666
Author(s):  
Loveline Enjoh Forbang ◽  
Tohnian Nobert Lengha ◽  
Fonteh Athanasius Amungwa
Keyword(s):  
Secondary Data ◽  
Simple Random Sampling ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Livestock Farming ◽  
Extension Services ◽  
North West ◽  
The North ◽  
West Region ◽  
Livestock Sector ◽  
The Impact

Mbororo Fulani women are experiencing transformation in their livelihood through livestock farming. This paper investigates the contributions of livestock farming to the wellbeing of the Mbororo Fulani women of the North West region of Cameroon. Mbororo women in the North West region play different roles to contribute to the growth of the livestock sector in Cameroon but lack technological knowledge and extension services to improve on their livestock activities. The study used primary data gotten through structured questionnaires and secondary data from journals, books and work from other researchers. The simple random sampling was used to select 400 Mbororo women for the study and SPSS was used for data analysis. The study reveals that 61% of Mbororo women are engage in livestock farming. 20.4% of the women keep different categories of livestock extension (sheep, goat, poultry etc). 89% of the women do livestock farming for income generation and as a means to increase proteins needs for their families. Therefore, livestock is an important source of revenue to Mbororo Fulani women in the North West region of Cameroon thus Cameroon government should put more efforts to assist these Mbororo women in livestock farming by providing them with modern innovations through extension services and resources needed to expand on livestock farming.

scholarly journals Press in System of Bolshevik Propaganda during the Civil War in the North-West of Russia in 1919

2020 ◽  
pp. 353-366
Author(s):  
A. A. Konkin ◽  
I. A. Tropov
Keyword(s):  
Civil War ◽  
Important Place ◽  
North West ◽  
Political Processes ◽  
The North ◽  
Red Army ◽  
Northwestern Region ◽  
The Media ◽  
The Military ◽  
Historical Past

The issues related to determining the place of the regional Bolshevik press in the system of propaganda activities of the Bolsheviks during the Civil War in the North-West of Russia in 1919 are discussed in the article. The relevance of the study is due to the significant role of the media in the regulation of socio-political processes both in modern Russia and in its historical past. The novelty of the study is in the consideration of the Bolshevik periodicals as a purposefully used by the "red" tool in achieving victory in the military-political confrontation with the White Guards. A comparative analysis of the materials of Bolshevik publications published in 1919 in the North-West of Russia was carried out. It is concluded that the press occupied an important place in the Bolshevik propaganda system in the northwestern region. It was established that its keynote was the formation of a negative image of the enemy in contrast with the Bolsheviks and the Red Army. It is proved that in the local Bolshevik press the image of "Soviet power" as the only fair and the Red Army as a powerful and invincible force was consistently created. It is shown that the positions and slogans put forward in the Bolshevik press were called upon to provide massive support for the revolutionary forces in the region and the mobilization of forces to repulse the enemy.

NGOs Interventions in The Care Provided to Internally Displaced Persons (IDPS): The Case of Community Initiative for Sustainable Development (COMINSUD) In the North West Region, Cameroon

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Mukum Cenotar Engwari ◽  
Achu Frida Njiei
Keyword(s):  
Urban Areas ◽  
Service Providers ◽  
Research Work ◽  
Field Work ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Internally Displaced ◽  
North West ◽  
Health Aid ◽  
The North ◽  
West Region

This research work examines the activities of COMINSUD; a Non-Governmental organisation responsible for the distribution of food and health aid to the Internally Displaced People (IDP) in Cameroon North West region as a result of socio-economic and political instability in the country’s Anglophone regions. A qualitative and quantitative approach was used to collect primary data with the help of interviews, observation, questionnaires and focus group discussions. Field work results indicates that though COMINSUD provides considerable support for IDPs who have access to the organization’s services in urban centers, those in remote rural and inaccessible areas with poor topography and dense forest lack access to these vital support services; unless they move to urban areas to meet the service providers. Consequently, vast majority of IDPs living in poor and deplorable conditions are deprived from these services as a result of both natural and man-made conditions that affect movement from these enclave areas. To ensure adequate supplies of food and health aid to the vulnerable masses, there is need for government and its agencies to provide an enabling environment and infrastructure including security to protect service providers from the extremes of war in the region.

Community surveys of self-reported diarrhoea can dramatically overestimate the size of outbreaks of waterborne cryptosporidiosis

2001 ◽  
Vol 43 (12) ◽  
pp. 27-30 ◽  
Author(s):  
P. R. Hunter ◽  
Q. Syed
Keyword(s):  
Diarrhoeal Disease ◽  
Lake District ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Waterborne Outbreak ◽  
North West ◽  
The North ◽  
Outbreak Area ◽  
English Lake District ◽  
The Media ◽  
Actual Size

This paper describes a community-based study undertaken to assess the size of a waterborne outbreak of cryptosporidiosis in the North West region of England. The outbreak was linked to a single reservoir in the English Lake District and provided drinking water to over 1.2 million people. There were some 308 laboratory confirmed cases. We conducted a community-based survey for self-reported diarrhoea in four towns within the outbreak area and four control towns. The rate of self-reported diarrhoea was higher in the control towns than in the outbreak towns. It would appear that retrospective community-based studies of diarrhoeal disease are subject to recall bias that would overestimate the incidence of illness, especially following reporting in the media. In the light of our findings, we reviewed the study undertaken during the Milwaukee outbreak that produced the estimated size of 405,000 cases. It is suggested that the estimate of the size of the Milwaukee outbreak is severely flawed, and the actual size of this outbreak was between 1% and 10% of that claimed.

Universities in an open innovation system: a UK perspective

2012 ◽  
Vol 18 (4) ◽  
pp. 440-456 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jeremy Howells ◽  
Ronnie Ramlogan ◽  
Shu‐Li Cheng
Keyword(s):  
Open Innovation ◽  
Innovation System ◽  
Education Institution ◽  
Postal Questionnaire ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Content Type ◽  
North West ◽  
The North ◽  
The Uk ◽  
Impact Of Higher Education

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to explore the nature and impact of higher education institution (HEI) in a distributed, open innovation system using a survey of some 600 firms in the UK.Design/methodology/approachPrimary data are used from a postal questionnaire survey of 600 firms across three UK regions: Wales, the North West and the East of England.FindingsThe analysis reveals significant differences in firm collaboration with HEIs across the UK and the value and impact that such collaborations have on firm development. The nature and effects of such collaboration vary significantly between the type of firm involved and their location and the analysis investigates this in relation to various aspects of innovative activity and firm performance.Originality/valueAlthough much of the nature and effects of such collaboration are as one would expect, some of the results are counter‐intuitive and highlight the care we should place on assessing the role of universities and other HEIs in open innovation systems.

scholarly journals An Assessment of Measures Medical Imaging Personnel Use to Avoid the Breakdown of Diagnostic Radiologic Equipment in Some Health Facilities in Northwest and Southwest Regions of Cameroon

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (8) ◽  
pp. 36-42
Author(s):  
Awo Macclevis Daki ◽  
Ndzi Sandry Mugop ◽  
Fondzenyuy Claudia Berinyuy ◽  
Soweh Raymond Mbinkong
Keyword(s):  
Correct Diagnosis ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Health Facilities ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Age Group ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
North West ◽  
Control Programs ◽  
The North ◽  
Electrical Faults

The proper and correct diagnosis of diseases is the primary necessity before the treatment and so sophisticated equipment are needed for better diagnosis. Frequent breakdown of these equipment faced by personnel during service delivery lead to movement of patients to other health facilities, failure to attend to patients for which in case of emergency will lead to death of patients. This was an investigative cross sectional study aimed at assessing measures to avoid equipment breakdown.This study was carried out in some selected health facilities in the North West and South West regions of Cameroon which lasted for 1 month (from the 22ndJanuary to 21st February 2019). Semi-structured questionnaires were designed and used to collect primary data from 20participants in the sampled hospitals. Data collected was analyzed using SPSS (statistical package for social sciences) version 23.0 by the research analyst. The results obtained showed thatout of the 20 participants, (15)75% were males while(5)25% were females. The most represented age group was the 20-30 years age group, and the least represented age group was in the 42-52. The most common cause of equipment breakdown was electrical faults (75%), 45% of participantsdid not carry out quality control programs and the measures to avoid this breakdown was the use of appropriate parameters (80%).Based on results obtained, it was concluded that the major cause of equipment breakdown was electrical faults.

scholarly journals Appraisal of Agricultural Extension Delivery Approaches among Mbororo Fulani Women in the North West Region of Cameroon

2021 ◽  
pp. 159-166
Author(s):  
Loveline Enjoh Forbang ◽  
Tonian Nobert Lengha ◽  
Fonteh Athanasius Amungwa
Keyword(s):  
Agricultural Sector ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Agricultural Extension ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
North West ◽  
The North ◽  
West Region ◽  
Female Farmers ◽  
Agricultural Innovations ◽  
Multistage Sampling

The focus to this study is to make an appraisal on the different agricultural extension delivery approaches that are used to disseminate agricultural innovations to Mbororo Fulani women in the North West region of Cameroon. The study was done between January 2018 to May 2020 and involved only Mbororo Fulani women between the ages of 21-60 years. Primary data was collected through the use of structured questionnaires, observations, focus groups and Interview guides. While secondary data was collected through the study of books, journals, research projects and scientific articles. Multistage sampling techniques were used to select the female farmers for the study. 400 questionnaires were administered randomly to Mbororo women in Mezam, Momo, Boyo, and Donga-Mantung Divisions of the North West Region of Cameroon. Statistical package for social science (SPSS) was used for data analysis and the spearman correlation coefficient test was equally used to verify the hypothesis. Results from the study revealed that farmer field school (37%) and participatory approach (47%) are the most common extension approaches used to provide agricultural innovations to the Mbororo Fulani women in the North West region of Cameroon. Also, the study noted that Mbororo Fulani women in the North West region have limited knowledge about extension delivery approaches needed to bring about innovations in the agricultural sector which they are greatly involved.  It is therefore recommended that Policy makers in agricultural extension related issues, should develop gender sensitive measures to increase Mbororo Fulani women in education and training that can create awareness on the application of extension delivery approaches in the agricultural sector which the find themselves as active participants and this can be done through the creation of Mbororo Fulani female farmer’s cooperatives.

SEM and TEM observations of sperm development in the testis of the freshwater fish Oreochromis mossambicus

1990 ◽  
Vol 48 (3) ◽  
pp. 58-59
Author(s):  
Daryl A. Cornish ◽  
George L. Smit
Keyword(s):  
Morphological Characteristics ◽  
Oreochromis Mossambicus ◽  
Breeding Cycle ◽  
Limited Information ◽  
North West ◽  
The North ◽  
Sem And Tem ◽  
Sperm Development ◽  
Ultrastructural Characteristics ◽  
The University

Oreochromis mossambicus is currently receiving much attention as a candidater species for aquaculture programs within Southern Africa. This has stimulated interest in its breeding cycle as well as the morphological characteristics of the gonads. Limited information is available on SEM and TEM observations of the male gonads. It is known that the testis of O. mossambicus is a paired, intra-abdominal structure of the lobular type, although further details of its characteristics are not known. Current investigations have shown that spermatids reach full maturity some two months after the female becomes gravid. Throughout the year, the testes contain spermatids at various stages of development although spermiogenesis appears to be maximal during November when spawning occurs. This paper describes the morphological and ultrastructural characteristics of the testes and spermatids.Specimens of this fish were collected at Syferkuil Dam, 8 km north- west of the University of the North over a twelve month period, sacrificed and the testes excised.

The North West Passage

2014 ◽  
Author(s):  
Roald Amundsen ◽  
Godfred Hansen
Keyword(s):  
North West ◽  
The North
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