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Showing 1 to 20 of 69 for “"Benin"”.
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The Limitations of Girls’ Formal Education in Benin
<p>This thesis explores the challenges facing Beninese women and girls in their pursuit of formal education, as well as the factors supporting their endeavors. It examines the results of interviews performed with Beninese women from varying socioeconomic backgrounds and addresses the issue of …
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Entwicklungsprojekte im ländlichen Benin im Kontext von Migration und Ressourcenverknappung
… Wirkungsfeld konfrontiert. Im südlichen Borgou Benins als dem Untersuchungsgebiet der vorliegenden Arbeit wird die gesellschaftliche Dynamik stark durch die beiden sozialen Prozesse der Zuwanderung und der Ressourcenverknappung geprägt. Die stärkere Berücksichtigung solcher Dynamiken durch die …
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Tectono-stratigraphic evolution of the offshore Benin Basin, SW Nigeria
… and stratigraphic evolution of the offshore Benin Basin based on the analysis of 2D and 3D seismic data, in addition to exploration well data of four closely-spaced wells. To date, little has been published on this part of the African Equatorial Atlantic margin because of the lack of publicly …
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Study of arterial blood pressure and hypertension in Benin City
… blood pressure in all the subjects examined in Benin City (urban) were generally higher than those in Isiuwa village (rural). The prevalence of hypertension was 7.1% and 3.0% for males and females respectively in Isiuwa village whilst it was 14.4% and 10.4% for males and females in Benin City. …
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Learning to be Free: The Print Media of Cotonou, Benin
Benin, a West African republic of six million people, has had multiple influences shape its cultural and historical landscape, including the French colonization, a multiplicity of dictators, and a 17-year period of Marxism. During the early years of the colonization, the print media was …
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STEWARDSHIP IN WEST AFRICAN VODUN: A CASE STUDY OF OUIDAH, BENIN
… is very apparent in the region of southern Benin, Africa. The Fon peoples of this region practice a traditional religion termed Vodun, which manifested from the 17th century slave trade, and subsequently migrated to the Caribbean and Americas where it transmuted into Voodoo, among other …
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STEWARDSHIP IN WEST AFRICAN VODUN: A CASE STUDY OF OUIDAH, BENIN
… is very apparent in the region of southern Benin, Africa. The Fon peoples of this region practice a traditional religion termed Vodun, which manifested from the 17th century slave trade, and subsequently migrated to the Caribbean and Americas where it transmuted into Voodoo, among other …
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From Communicative Silencer to Responsive Listener: Participation and Public Dialogue in Benin
… communication within the particular Beninese context of public dialogue by focusing on the communicative praxis of intellectual elite and by taking the public dialogue of the 1990 National Conference of Benin as a case study. The interpretive listening of such a situated participatory …
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She stays and she pays: Rural Women’s Labour and Empowerment in Atakora, Northern Benin
… chains on the empowerment of rural women in Benin, West Africa. A decolonial feminist approach is taken to critically deconstruct the meaning and applicability of the concept of `empowerment.' New empirical evidence is drawn from qualitative data collected in focus group discussions (FGDs) …
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Impacts of pesticide use practices and gender on cowpea productivity of smallholder farmers in Benin
… practices and gender on cowpea productivity in Benin. To obtain true causal estimates for pesticide impacts on productivity, this paper uses the spatial autocorrelation in farmers’ pesticide use data to general spatial lag variables that along with pesticide cost per unit, meet the criteria of …
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Gestion communautaire: cas de la vallée du Sitatunga au Sud-Benin (Afrique de l'Ouest)
"L'objectif de cette recherche est de comprendre les grands défis liés à la mise en oeuvre de la gestion communautaire des milieux humides à travers d'une étude de cas, en l'occurence de celui de la vallée du Sitatunga.... Les résultats montrent que la vallée du Sitatunga est considérée comme …
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Implications of Colonially Determined Boundaries in (West) Africa: the Yoruba of Nigeria and Benin in Perspective
ABSTRACT This study analyses the Nigeria – Benin international boundary, around the Yoruba geo-cultural space. The primary research question, which the study is centred on, is the assessment of the impact of partition on the Yoruba identity and group relations The study relies on the …
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Tracking and assessing the socio-economic impacts of conservation funding in Benin over the long-term
… This study addresses these gaps in Benin, West Africa. First, conservation funding flows from 1990 to 2019 were identified and analyzed. The results showed a total of 314 conservation projects amounting to $301.04 Million (2015 Constant US Dollars), 96% of which were derived from …
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Seismic stratigraphic analysis in the Niger delta : a case study of the Benin River 3-D seismic cube
Thesis (M.S.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences, 1997.
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Soil-Transmitted Helminths Surveillance in Benin: A Mixed-Methods Analysis of Factors influencing Participation in Longitudinal STH Surveillance Activities
… exploratory sequential study took place in Comé, Benin in association with the DeWorm3 Project. Six focus group discussions (FGD) were conducted with a sample of individuals who were invited to participate in annual stool surveillance as part of DeWorm3 activities. Quota sampling was used to …
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Perceptions of risk and protective factors associated with dating violence by female students at the University Of Benin, Nigeria
… among female students at the University of Benin, Nigeria, using a case study methodology. In this study, a sample of 90 participants was recruited to participate in nine focus groups. Data were collected through focus group discussions. Thematic content analysis was employed to analyse the …
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África seja aqui: as casas do Benin, Angola e Nigéria na cidade do Salvador e suas representações de culturas africanas
… of the city of Salvador, one being public – Benin Cultural House (1988), managed by the Gregorio de Mattos City Hall Cultural Foundation - and two private ones - Angola Cultural House (1999) and Nigeria Cultural House (2008), maintained by their respective governments. The creation of these …
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A descriptive case study of successes and challenges in a scientific collaboration program based in the United States and Benin
… organization in the United States and another in Benin. Anchored in collaboration theory, social constructivist theory, and postcolonial theory this study explores not only how such global North-South collaborations develop but also the successes and challenges faced by one such collaboration as …
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The colour of courage
… environment of a road construction project in Benin, West Africa, this is a story about three women and their intertwined lives. Each woman has a different personal reason for being in Benin. Each woman needs the courage to make a decision that will have far-reaching consequences.
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