Antoine Le Quéré, Institut de recherche pour le développement (IRD) and Tatiana Krasova Wade, Institut de recherche pour le développement (IRD) In West Africa, agricultural production tends to fluctuate. This is because of the combined effect of several factors, including insufficient and irregular rainfall, poor or saline soils, low levels of inputs, and parasites. These present major challenges to the region’s food and nutritional security, the fight against rural poverty and the pursuit of sustainable agriculture. To address these challenges, studies recommend various growing practices that can improve how much is produced from farms and forests. One of these is…
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Linda-Gail Bekker, University of Cape Town The discovery of a rare new strain of HIV for the first time in nearly 20 years recently made headlines around the world. The big question is what the discovery means for the overall response to the HIV epidemic. A team of US researchers from Abbott, an American medical devices and health care company, led by Mary Rodgers and co-authors at the University of Missouri, announced the discovery in a study published in the Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome. The new subtype is the first strain to be identified since guidelines for classifying…
Heather Brunskell-Evans, University of Leicester The results of a recent NSPCC Childline survey revealed the extent to which children were exposed, addicted and even making and using pornographic imagery and videos, showed how for many children and young teenagers porn is a part of everyday life. The findings may be shocking but the new social realities of the internet and social media, and an increasingly sexualised off-line and on-line environment, mean we must find new ways of tackling how we deal with and talk about sex. One way to help children better understand sex and sexuality is through good sex…
This week, we’ve curated our favourite fashion styled looks found on Instagram from the most stylish pages. Check them below. View this post on Instagram A post shared by StyleVitae (@stylevitae) on Feb 6, 2020 at 9:58am PST View this post on Instagram A post shared by StyleVitae (@stylevitae) on Feb 5, 2020 at 4:44am PST View this post on Instagram A post shared by StyleVitae (@stylevitae) on Feb 4, 2020 at 7:07am PST View this post on Instagram A post shared by StyleVitae (@stylevitae) on Feb 3, 2020 at 11:47pm PST…
Traditional and Contemporary focuses on Ankara fabric spliced with contemporary tailoring. African fashion has taken a spike in creative designing over the years and we are ultra-excited to be documenting its progress one stylish picture at a time. Every Fashion Friday, we’ll be surfing through social media streets to find design inspirations for our Pride Woman (which is you, by the way). See our weekly style catalogue. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Ankara Styles by Mawuli (@ankarastyles) on Feb 7, 2020 at 2:12am PST View this post on Instagram A post shared…
Michael Ward, Swansea University Men are more likely to die in armed combat, use and die from illegal drugs, be dependent on alcohol and go to prison than women. And yet they are also more likely to operate key positions of authority across society, occupying the top roles in government, commerce, the church, education, the military, media, and other forms of world power. However, concerns about male behaviour, achievement and roles in society are driving public and political anxiety across the globe. Boys and men are increasingly being defined as “at risk” and as a “risk” to others. Masculinity itself…
Protocols: “To dare is to lose one’s footing momentarily. Not to dare is to lose oneself” – Soren Kierkegaard I have known of no honour greater than to be invited to chair this all-important event which aims to stem the tide of unbridled violence been unleashed on Northern Nigeria. At this moment of our history, when graves litter the northern landscape promiscuously and the North has become a killing field, there is no better place to be than at an event such as this. 2. Permit me to, first of all, thank the organizers of this event for their foresight…
Tamsin Saxton, Northumbria University, Newcastle Have you ever thought there was an uncanny family resemblance between your friend and her partner? Or wondered for a fleeting moment whether the pair walking down the road were husband and wife, or brother and sister? You might not be imagining things. Animals of many species “learn” what a suitable mate looks like based on the appearance of their parents, and so, it seems, do humans. Scientists have long known that species including birds, mammals and fish pick mates that look similar to their parents. This is known as positive sexual imprinting. For example,…
Allen Cheng, Monash University We usually think of viral respiratory infections, like the common cold, as mild nuisances that pass in a few days. But the Wuhan coronavirus has proven to be different. Of those infected, around 2% are reported to have died but the true mortality is unknown. There’s much we’re yet to learn about this new virus, but we know it often causes pneumonia, an infection of the lungs which produces pus and fluid and reduces the lungs’ ability to absorb oxygen. Of the first 99 people with severe infection, three-quarters had pneumonia involving both lungs. Around 14%…
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