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Nyaigotti-Chacha, Chacha.: Sauti ya utetezi ushairi wa Abdilatif Abdalla. Book review.
No full textIt is heartening to note that the number of contemporary Swahili scholars whose work is receiving attention in books and university theses is steadily on the increase. This volume adds Abdilatif Abdalla to the list containing, so far as I know, the names of Muhammed Said Abdulla, Ebrahim Hussein and Euphrase Kezilahabi It is a volume on the poetry of Abdalla which Nyaigotti-Chacha writes with wrumth, understanding and a desire to place in perspective the poet`s works, in particular, Utenzi wa maisha ya Adamu na Hawaa (1971) and Sauti ya dhiki (1973) For this reason, perhaps, it tends to be less critical and more informative Nyaigotti--Chacha divides his work into four chapters. The first chapter introduces the reader to the author`s reasons for undertaking to Wiite it, originally his M A thesis at the University of Nairobi (1980) A bdefbut useful biography of Abdilatif Abdalla (ppJ-9), and a theoretical orientation to the author`s analysis of the works (pp 9--11) - socialistic in the Marxian mould - furnishes the reader with the background required fm a better understanding of what follows in the next two chapters which examine Utenzi and Sauti .. respectively The final chapter investigates the skills of Abdalla as a poe
Women in African Drama: Representation and role
No full textThe purpose of this study is to examine the representation and role of women in African theatre. The discussion is based on published and unpublished plays by African writers selected from a pan-African perspective.
The thesis is divided into two major parts: Women in Society; The Portrayal of Women by Major Playwrights. Part I follows a thematic approach aimed at examining the position of women in three different areas which form the chapters for the part : Women, Tradition and Social
Change; The Urban Woman and Women in Politics. Part II of the thesis analyses major African playwrights' presentation of women characters. This part discusses not only the characterization of women by major playwrights but also these writers' attitude towards women and women's issues. Examined here in two chapters are The Portrayal of Women by
Major Male Playwrights and The Portrayal of Women by Major Female Playwrights.
Chapter 1, 'Women, Tradition and Social Change' discusses selected playwrights' examination of African women's experiences in the traditional African setting as a major foundation of the present and future socio-political situation of the continent; this chapter is the springboard
of the study.
From the traditional milieu the study then moves on to the
relatively new urban environment. This Chapter examines the predicaments in which the African woman finds herself as she struggles to survive in a world which differs significantly from the traditional one. Survival in the urban environment demands a certain degree of autonomy
from communal ties on the part of the individual. Yet in the case of the African woman, society does not hesitate to censure her movements and even to point an accusing finger at her for failing to satisfy traditional expectations when she is genuinely trying to meet the challenges presented by life in towns.
The myth that a woman's place is exclusively in the kitchen is a widespread one the world over. A more negative myth found in Africa is that participation of women in public affairs leads to social disaster. The third chapter of this study examines the role of African women in politics in the traditional and contemporary periods.
The fourth chapter discusses the portrayal of women by major male playwrights. Of great significance in this analysis is the attitude of these male writers towards women and also towards issues affecting women. It is for this reason that cross-references are made between these male writers and the female playwrights examined in Chapter 5.
Very negligible research has been done on drama by African women. It is in recognition of this unfortunate situation that the fifth and last chapter of this thesis is dedicated to women's self-perception as reflected in their portrayal of fellow-women in theatre. This chapter examines only major female playwrights; the minor female playwrights
are examined alongside the male in the appropriate areas in Chapters 1 to 3
Julius Nyerere: The Intellectual Pan-Africanist and the Question of African Unity
No full textThe question of African unity has dominated political and intellectual discourse for quite a while, yet the approach, mechanism and substance seem to be ever elusive. The rhetoric has raised so much dust it has blinded political leaders as to the concrete measures that need to be undertaken. To Julius Nyerere, the quest for unity, both nationally and continentally, was a lifetime undertaking and commitment, the lifeline for the emancipation and development of African people. Nyerere will forever be remembered for pushing and spearheading the growth of Kiswahili in East and Central Africa, which epitomized his belief that Kiswahili could promote African unity, just as it had done in Tanzania. He gave content and meaning to Tanzania`s independence by recognising the role of an indigenous language in the development of cultural authenticity and national unity. To him, pan-Africanism meant self-determination in political, economic, ideological, social and cultural spheres. As globalisation witnesses growing nationalism in other continents of the world (such as pan-Europeanism in Europe), and as Africa faces the prospect of increased marginalisation, African thinkers, intellectuals and literary icons such as Ali Mazrui, Chinua Achebe, Ngugi wa Thiong’o, Okot P’Bitek and Wole Soyinka have made passionate pleas for a cultural re-awakening, which they see as a first step towards social, political and economic growth. It is the thesis of this paper that by drawing from Nyerere’s example, African renaissance and the dream of pan-Africanism shall be realised and that Africans shall not only discover themselves and uphold their identity but also appreciate the inherent power enshrined in their cultural heritage. It is argued that over-reliance on imperialist colonial languages—which by and large are emblazoned with Western world views, cultural values and ideals—is in fact neo-colonial and therefore detrimental to African unity and the spirit of pan-Africanism. A common indigenous language will not only foster unity but accommodate and manage diversity, express identity and articulate concerns for collective action and shared solutions to achieve growth and development.When you recognise that so many of the surrounding nation states are riven by horrendous ethnic and tribal divisions, what Nyerere accomplished seems almost miraculous.1Tanzania illustrates the potential for ethnic harmony in a racially diverse setting. With an estimated 120 ethnic groups, it has avoided all ethnic conflict or political appeal to linguistic units. National unity cuts across ethnic boundaries, leading to a widespread rejection of tribalism. This outcome can be attributed to former president Julius Nyerere’s integrative political efforts and his government’s promotion of Swahili as a common language
Creación de una obra visual simbólica del imaginario infantil cuencano, con lenguaje contemporáneo, basada en la transformación de creaciones escolares
No full textLa Educación Cultural y Artística, tal como acontece en las escuelas ecuatorianas, no
aprovecha suficientemente la capacidad del niño en tanto portador y generador de un
universo cultural y simbólico rico y, con seguridad, trascendente. Ante esta situación,
Pensamiento inefable produce una obra visual simbólica, como corte sincrónico del
imaginario infantil cuencano de nuestro tiempo, mediante una propuesta artística
contemporánea basada en la transformación de creaciones escolares originales. La
instalación genera un símbolo del imaginario infantil por medio de estructuras rígidas y
sólidas, envueltas en capas de collage (dibujos infantiles) que representan los imaginarios del
niño, con las diversas inclinaciones que pueden ir de los seis a los ocho años de edad. Se
genera un ambiente armonioso y amigable, con globos que representan mundos diversos,
desbordantes en imaginación, iluminado todo con una luz tenue que favorece la observación
de distintos caminos, en medio de un aparente caos creativo. El artista resulta un coautor en
esta producción colectiva, donde ha debido desarrollar sus habilidades de mediador; en tanto
experiencia también didáctica, referencial para docentes del área. Si en el niño se propicia un
espacio lúdico estimulante, en el espectador adulto se promueve una experiencia estética de
agradable nostalgia, que fortalece su confianza en la potencialidad infantil para la proyección
artística de mundos interiores representativos de nuestro momento histórico.Cultural and Artistic Education, as it happens in Ecuadorian schools, does not sufficiently take
advantage of the child's capacity as bearer and generator of a rich and certainly transcendent
cultural and symbolic universe. Faced with this situation, Pensamiento Inefable produces a
symbolic visual work, as a synchronic cut of the cuencan children's imaginary of our time,
through a contemporary artistic proposal based on the transformation of original school
creations. The installation generates a symbol of the infantile imaginary by means of rigid and
solid structures, wrapped in layers of collage (infantile drawings) that represent the imaginary
of the child, with the diverse inclinations that can go from the six to the eight years of age. A
harmonious and friendly atmosphere is generated, with balloons that represent diverse worlds,
overflowing with imagination, all illuminated with a dim light that favors the observation of
different paths, in the midst of an apparent creative chaos. The artist is a co-author in this
collective production, where he has had to develop his skills as a mediator, as well as a
didactic experience, a reference for teachers in the area. If in the child a stimulating playful
space is fostered, in the adult spectator an aesthetic experience of pleasant nostalgia is
promoted, which strengthens his or her confidence in the childlike potential for the artistic
projection of inner worlds representative of our historical moment.0009-0003-5320-138
Evaluación de dietas con tres niveles de harina de porotón (Erythrina edulis) sobre la digestibilidad in vivo de la materia seca, proteína y fibra cruda, y el desempeño productivo de cuyes durante la fase de crecimiento y engorde
No full textTablas y figurasEste estudio de tipo experimental fue llevado a cabo en las instalaciones de la Cuyera Andina
ubicada en la provincia de Imbabura, mediante un diseño experimental (DCA). Se utilizaron 96
cuyes, distribuidos de forma aleatoria en 4 tratamientos, cada uno con 4 repeticiones. Los
tratamientos evaluados consistieron en una dieta control sin harina de porotón y 3 dietas
experimentales con niveles crecientes de inclusión de harina de porotón (10, 20 y 30%). El
desempeño productivo de los cuyes se evaluó durante las 8 semanas correspondientes a las fases
de crecimiento y engorde. En la última semana de la investigación se realizó un estudio
comparativo de la digestibilidad in vivo de las distintas dietas durante un periodo de cuatro días.
Los resultados obtenidos para el consumo diario de alimento en materia seca fueron: T0 (3769 g),
T1 (3686 g), T2 (3713 g) y T3 (3542 g); la ganancia diaria de peso fue T0 (15.53 g), T1 (15.89 g),
T2 (15.82 g) y T3 (14.88 g). Se observó que tanto el consumo como la ganancia de peso fueron
significativamente menores en el tratamiento T3, que incluía un 30% de harina de porotón, no se
identificaron diferencias significativas entre los demás tratamientos para estos parámetros. La
conversión alimenticia se situó entre 4.14 y 4.33 sin diferencias significativas entre tratamientos.
Para la digestibilidad aparente de materia seca (MS) y fibra cruda (FC) no se obtuvieron diferencias
significativas entre la dieta control y los tratamientos experimentales, sin embargo, se encontró
diferencias significativas en la digestibilidad de proteína cruda (PC), siendo significativamente
menor en el tratamiento T3. Se concluye que la harina de porotón puede emplearse hasta en un
20% en la alimentación de cuyes en las fases de crecimiento y engorde, sin afectar la digestibilidad
de nutrientes, ni el desempeño productivo logrando resultados económicamente viables.This experimental study was conducted in the Cuyera Andina region of Imbabura province, using
an experimental design (DCA). A total of ninety-six guinea pigs were randomly assigned to four
different treatments, each with four replicates. The treatments included a control diet without
porotón flour and three experimental diets with increasing levels of porotón flour (10%, 20%, and
30% inclusion). The productive performance of the guinea pigs was evaluated over eight weeks,
corresponding to their growth and fattening phases. In the final week of the study, a comparative
analysis of the in vivo digestibility of the different diets was performed over four days. The results
for daily feed intake in dry matter were as follows: T0 (3769 g), T1 (3686 g), T2 (3713 g), and T3
(3542 g). Daily weight gains were: T0 (15.53 g), T1 (15.89 g), T2 (15.82 g), and T3 (14.88 g). It was
observed that both feed intake and weight gain were significantly lower in treatment T3, which
contained 30% porotón flour, while no significant differences were found among the other
treatments for these parameters. The feed conversion ratios ranged between 4.14 and 4.33, with
no significant differences between treatments. For the apparent digestibility of dry matter (DM)
and crude fiber (CF), no significant differences were detected between the control diet and the
experimental treatments. However, significant differences were found in the digestibility of crude
protein (CP), which was significantly lower in the T3 treatment. In conclusion, porotón flour can
be included in the diets of guinea pigs in the growth and fattening phases up to 20% without
negatively impacting nutrient digestibility or productive performance, resulting in economically
viable outcomesPregradoMédico(a) Veterinario(a
Right to know: case study of South Africa
No full textThe Republic of South Africa became democratic after it succeeded to come out of a long time 'scourge' of the apartheid system which violated quite a number of human rights. One of the tools employed during that era was unnecessary secrecy which hampered citizen's right to know. When South Africa held its first election in 1994 it commenced a new South Africa without apartheid; it aimed at embracing human rights and to do away with all bad laws existing before a democratic South Africa. Consequently, the supreme law of the Country, the Constitution of 1996, entrenched human rights law amongst which is the right to access to information held by the State and another person that is required for the 'exercise and protection of human right'. This was underscored in section 32. This right started to ·appear in the interim constitution of South Africa of 1993, but was amended in the current constitution by the addition of a subsection which directed that 'national legislation must be ena~ted to give effect to this right ... ' The provision of the Constitution was effected by enacting a legislation of the Promotion and Access to Information Act of 2000) (PAIA) which put in practice the directive of the Constitution. This minor dissertation intends to make a follow up of how this right is being implemented in South Africa. In doing so, the right to know will be examined in relation to institutional and cultural secrecy. Briefly, the dissertation will seek to answer the questions: i) what are the legislative norms which have been put in place to promote and safeguard this right? and ii) are there limitations and challenges to this right? Then at the end of this dissertation, the research will present a comparative study with Tanzania, the country of origin of the present author, where the right to know is recognized by the Constitution of Tanzania but remains ineffective for lack of concrete laws to enforce the right of access to information. In a state where there is no law providing for public access to government information, this work can present a lesson from South Africa. Furthermore, it is hoped that this dissertation can contribute ideas at this moment when Tanzania is in a · transitional process of making a new Constitution
The Most Common Ballroom Dancing Injuries, Possibilities of Prevention and Follow-up Physiotherapy.
No full textAuthor: Bc. Michal Mejvald Supervisor: Mgr. Jitka Buriánková Title: The most common injuries in Latin American and standard dances at the top level, possibilities of prevention and subsequent rehabilitation Objectives: The aim of this thesis is to evaluate the most frequent types of injuries of top dancers (classes B, A, M, P) of Latin American (samba, chacha, rumba, paso doble and jive) and standard (waltz, tango, waltz, slowfox and quickstep) dances in the Czech Republic, to investigate the nature of these most frequent injuries and to define the differences between injuries depending on gender and preferred dance style. It also aim to determine the level of prevention and compensation performed by dancers within the dance sport and, last but not least, to determine the level of physiotherapy at club level. Methods: The theoretical knowledge for this thesis was be obtainedthrough a literature search of available foreign and Czech sources. The research part of the thesis uses the method of anonymous questionnaire to analyze the most common sports injuries of top latin and standarddancers and the form of preventionand compensationperformedwithinthe sport. The questionnaire was distributed torespondents directlyor online. Data processing was performer using the IBM SPSS statistical system. Results:...Autor: Bc. Michal Mejvald Vedoucí práce: Mgr. Jitka Buriánková Název: Nejčastější úrazy v latinskoamerických a standardních tancích na vrcholové úrovni, možnosti prevence a následná rehabilitace Cíl: Cílem této diplomové práce je na základě analýzy dat z dotazníkového šetření zhodnotit nejčastější typy úrazů vrcholových tanečníků (třídy B, A, M, P) latinskoamerických (samba, chacha, rumba, paso doble a jive) a standardních (waltz, tango, valčík, slowfox a quickstep) tanců v České republice, zkoumat charakter těchto nejčastějších úrazů a vymezit rozdíly mezi úrazy v závislosti na pohlaví a preferovaném stylutance.Také je cílem zjistit úroveňprováděné prevence a kompenzace tanečníky v rámci tanečního sportu a v neposlední řadě zjistit úroveň fyzioterapie na úrovni klubů. Metody: Teoretické poznatky k této diplomové práci byly získány pomocí literární rešerše dostupných zahraničních i českých pramenů. Výzkumná část práce využívá metodu anonymního dotazníku k analýze nejčastějších sportovních zranění vrcholových tanečníků latinskoamerických a standardních tanců a formy prováděné prevence a kompenzace v rámci sportu. Respondentům byl dotazník distribuován přímo nebo online formou. Zpracování dat proběhlo pomocí statistického systému IBM SPSS. Výsledky: Dotazníkové šetření mezi 125 tanečníky...Katedra společenskovědního základu v kinantropologiiDepartment of Social Sciences Foundation in KinanthropologyFakulta tělesné výchovy a sportuFaculty of Physical Education and Spor
Evaluation of the contact pressure and response of a buried structure with a flat roof
No full textThe paper presents a model to analyze a buried structure response to surface loading, which is based on a discrete-continuous concept, taking into consideration a possible variation of the soil arching coefficient with depth. The structure and the soil are represented by equivalent 2DOF and 1D column system. The shear soil resistance is represented by a vertical friction traction that depends on the relative displacement between the column and the free field. At the bottom, the system is supported by a semi-infinite medium. An analytical solution for the mid-roof deflection and average contact pressure has been derived and verified against published experimental results. Examination of the effects of the soil parameters on the mid-roof deflection demonstrates their different weights in the analysis. The present model may be used for future solutions of corresponding dynamic problems, for which the variation of the arching coefficient with depth is especially important.The presentation of the authors' names and (or) special characters in the title of the pdf file of the accepted manuscript may differ slightly from what is displayed on the item page. The information in the pdf file of the accepted manuscript reflects the original submission by the author
The Most Common Ballroom Dancing Injuries, Possibilities of Prevention and Follow-up Physiotherapy.
No full textAuthor: Bc. Michal Mejvald Supervisor: Mgr. Jitka Buriánková Title: The most common injuries in Latin American and standard dances at the top level, possibilities of prevention and subsequent rehabilitation Objectives: The aim of this thesis is to evaluate the most frequent types of injuries of top dancers (classes B, A, M, P) of Latin American (samba, chacha, rumba, paso doble and jive) and standard (waltz, tango, waltz, slowfox and quickstep) dances in the Czech Republic, to investigate the nature of these most frequent injuries and to define the differences between injuries depending on gender and preferred dance style. It also aim to determine the level of prevention and compensation performed by dancers within the dance sport and, last but not least, to determine the level of physiotherapy at club level. Methods: The theoretical knowledge for this thesis was be obtainedthrough a literature search of available foreign and Czech sources. The research part of the thesis uses the method of anonymous questionnaire to analyze the most common sports injuries of top latin and standarddancers and the form of preventionand compensationperformedwithinthe sport. The questionnaire was distributed torespondents directlyor online. Data processing was performer using the IBM SPSS statistical system. Results:..
