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Restoring culturally appropriate African leadership : a case study of Finnish, Kenyan and Tanzanian perspectives on a leadership and management train…

2009

Afrykańska bioetyka. Przegląd wybranych stanowisk

2016

Bioetyki kulturowe stanowią reakcję na dominację zachodniego paradygmatu bioetyki i etyki medycznej kojarzonej głównie z pryncypializmem i filozofią utylitarystyczną, dominację będącą spuścizną kolonializmu. Na fali tego ruchu powstały bioetyka konfucjańska, japońska, bioetyka latynoska, a także bioetyka afrykańska. W artykule przedstawiam główne założenia, kulturowe podstawy, problemy i nurty bioetyki afrykańskiej. Analizę porównawczą wykonałam na przykładach bioetyki Bantu i Ibo. Mimo znacznych różnic między nimi, wspólnym mianownikiem jest krytyczne podejście do indywidualizmu i innych zachodnich wzorców kulturowych nieodpowiadających problemom medycznych praktyk kulturowych w Afryce Sub…

Drug Synergism: Studies of Combination of RK-52 and Curcumin against Rhodesain of Trypanosoma brucei rhodesiense

2020

Rhodesain is an enzyme essential for the life of Trypanosoma brucei rhodesiense, a parasite causing a rapid-onset form of Human African Trypanosomiasis. RK-52 is a synthetic inhibitor of rhodesain,...

Phytotoxic effects of Lantana camara, Eucalyptus camaldulensis and Eriocephalus africanus essential oils in weeds of Mediterranean summer crops

2009

Abstract The essential oil composition of Lantana camara , Eucalyptus camaldulensis and Eriocephalus africanus was analyzed by means of GC and GC–MS and bioassayed in order to determine their activity against Amaranthus hybridus and Portulaca oleracea . E. camaldulensis essential oil, with spathulenol as the main compound, was the most effective, completely inhibiting germination and seedling growth on both weeds. The essential oil of E. africanus , rich in artemisia ketone, showed activity similar to that of E. camaldulensis on A. hybridus , but it was not so effective against P. oleracea , and L. camara essential oil, with high percentages in sesquiterpene hydrocarbons, also showed higher…

Chemical composition of the essential oils fromEriocephalus africanus L. var.africanus populations growing in Spain

2007

Essential oils from the aerial parts of three Eriocephalus africanus L. var. africanus populations were analysed by means of GC–FID and GC–MS. Sixty-one constituents were identified, representing more than 96% of the total oil composition. Artemisia ketone (56.46–56.58%), intermedeol (9.19–11.63%) and γ-eudesmol (4.26–5.64%) were the main compounds. Application of the Pearson correlation coefficient showed high similarity between the nine samples analysed. Copyright © 2007 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

Easy Rawlins' Identity: a Unique African American Male Detective

2011

Fotografía: "Detective", Untipografico.

Two New Triterpene Saponins from Cyclamen africanumBoiss. & Reuter

2012

Two new oleanane-type triterpene saponins, afrocyclamins A and B (1 and 2, resp.), were isolated from a MeOH extract of the roots of Cyclamen africanum Boiss. & Reuter, together with three known triterpenoid saponins, lysikokianoside, deglucocyclamin I, and its dicrotalic acid derivative. The structures were elucidated, on the basis of 1D- and 2D-NMR experiments and mass spectrometry as (3β,20β)-13,28-epoxy-16-oxo-3-{O-β-D-xylopyranosyl-(12)-O-β-D-glucopyranosyl-(14)-O-[β-D-glucopyranosyl-(12)]-α-L-arabinopyranosyl}oxy}oleanan-29-al (1) and (3β,16α,20β)-16,28,29-trihydroxy-olean-12-en-3-yl O-4-O-(4-carboxy-3-hydroxy-3-methyl-1-oxobutyl)-β-D-xylopyranosyl-(12)-O-β-D-glucopyranosyl-(14)-O-[β-…

Randomised controlled study with cyproterone acetate (100 mg/die) versus Pygeum africanum (200 mg/die) in benign prostatic hypertrophy

1994

A multi-centre comparative study was carried out on 143 patients with benign prostatic hypertrophy and reduced or no sexual activity. 74 patients were treated with a low dose of CPA (100 mg a day) and 69 with PYG (200 mg a day), administered orally and assigned randomly. The patients were evaluated at 4,12 and 24 weeks. Results showed a significant statistical difference in favour of the CPA treatment for almost all parameters (flow, post-micturitional residue, symptomatological score). There was a decrease in prostate volume, equal to 19.3% compared to the initial values, only in those patients treated with CPA who completed the treatment. Considerable improvement in nicturia and micturit…

The Black Mediterranean: A View from Sicily

2021

While Italy has recently experienced nationalist drives, Sicily and in particular the City of Palermo, one of the major ports of refuge for countless migrants arriving in Europe from the African shores, has distinguished itself as an experimental site where to rethink and challenge notions of residence, mobility, citizenship and belonging. Through a series of cultural initiatives, Palermo has become a hub for frontline artists, writers, intellectuals, and activists who have gathered to explore the historically and contemporary ways in which black voices have been silenced and black bodies have been ambiguously imagined in Western-dominated global culture. Investigating these questions is fu…

Learning, Philosophy, and African Citizenship

2022

This open access book discusses and addresses the compelling questions concerning the ideals of citizenship, the processes of learning to fulfill these ideals, and possibilities of education in fostering citizenship. Rather than advocating for one framework, the authors demonstrate the continuously contested nature of the concept of citizenship as theoretically discussed and practically experienced. The monograph combines, in an unconventional way, selected philosophical accounts and everyday experiences from certain locations in Tanzania and Uganda. It provides contributions from philosophical ideas drawing on scholars such as Chantal Mouffe, Rosi Braidotti, Theodor Adorno, and Étienne Bal…