The aim of the research was to investigate the chemical composition of essential oils and volatil... more The aim of the research was to investigate the chemical composition of essential oils and volatiles from two species of Artemisia glabella and Artemisia rupestris growing in Kazakhstan. Two different techniques, the conventional hydrodistillation (HD) and modern fast micro-steam distillation-solid-phase microextraction (MSD-SPME) have been used to obtain the volatiles. Chemical profiles of the volatiles were comparatively analyzed with GC-FID/MS techniques. The yields of essential oils from A. glabella and A. rupestris obtained by a hydrodistillation were 0.2% and 0.1%, respectively. The major components of A. rupestris essential oil were myrcene (9.5%), β-elemene (5.4%) and capric acid (5.1%). The oil of A. glabella was found to be rich with 1,8-cineole (12.2%), cumin aldehyde (9.4%), α-terpineol (5.7%) and borneol (5.2%).
Agrarian South: Journal of Political Economy: A triannual Journal of Agrarian South Network and CARES, 2021
In the historical course of agrarian transformation in Africa, the reconstitution and fragmentati... more In the historical course of agrarian transformation in Africa, the reconstitution and fragmentation of the peasantry along the lines of gender, ethnic, class, and racial divisions which facilitate their exploitation remains a central concern in the analysis of the peasant path, of which the exploitation of gendered labor has been a particularly important concern for feminist agrarian theorizations. In contribution to these debates, this article examines the ways in which feminist concerns have shaped, driven, and defined the social and political parameters of agrarian movements in Africa. Even though agrarian movements articulating gender questions are not generalizable as feminist, their concern with social, political, and economic structures of oppression and their approach to gendered oppression as a political question lends them to characterization as being feminist. Through an examination of the changing forms of women-led agrarian struggles, the article shows how women’s respo...
The tendency in most African media to sensationalise sexual and genderbased violence abstracts th... more The tendency in most African media to sensationalise sexual and genderbased violence abstracts this issue from the reality of its prevalence, and at the same time averts critical engagement with the social, political and economic contexts within which sexual violence occurs in society. This paper applies a critical feminist analysis to media coverage of sexual violence that has been observed during key moments in Kenya’s political history. The paper draws from representations of sexual violence reported in the media at various epochs during Kenya’s transition from colonialism and authoritarianism towards democracy and elections, and through these narratives, attempts to construct a theoretical framework within which the relationship that exists between women in Kenya and the (democratising) state might be analysed. The paper shows that antirape discourses were produced in the media but served different purposes than that of pursuing a feminist agenda, depending on the imperatives of...
This is not a formal UNRISD publication. The responsibility for opinions expressed in signed stud... more This is not a formal UNRISD publication. The responsibility for opinions expressed in signed studies rests solely with their author(s), and availability on the UNRISD website (www.unrisd.org) does not constitute an endorsement by UNRISD of the opinions expressed in them. No publication or distribution of these papers is permitted without the prior authorization of the author(s), except for personal use.
Objective Cell diameter, area, and volume are established quantitative measures of adipocyte size... more Objective Cell diameter, area, and volume are established quantitative measures of adipocyte size. However, these different adipocyte sizing parameters have not yet been directly compared regarding their distributions. Therefore, the study aimed to investigate how these adipocyte size measures differ in their distribution and assessed their correlation with anthropometry and laboratory chemistry. In addition, we were interested to investigate the relationship between fat cell size and adipocyte mitochondrial respiratory chain capacity. Methods Subcutaneous and visceral histology-based adipocyte size estimates from 188 individuals were analyzed by applying a panel of parameters to describe the underlying cell population. Histology-based adipocyte diameter distributions were compared with adipocyte diameter distributions from collagenase digestion. Associations of mean adipocyte size with body mass index (BMI), glucose, HbA1C, blood lipids as well as mature adipocyte mitochondrial res...
Аннотация. В статье кратко описываются основные направления социологии интимности. Рассматриваетс... more Аннотация. В статье кратко описываются основные направления социологии интимности. Рассматривается связь интимности с понятиями близости, приватности, сексуальности, отмечаются методологические трудности, с которыми сталкиваются исследователи интимности.
Agrarian South: Journal of Political Economy: A triannual Journal of Agrarian South Network and CARES, 2017
One of the major messages emerging from a careful reading of the longue duree of world capitalism... more One of the major messages emerging from a careful reading of the longue duree of world capitalism is that the world of work, labour processes and labour rights differ fundamentally between the Global North and the Global South and these differences are organically connected with, inter alia, the nature and particularities inherent in accumulation and labour absorption regimes, which were profoundly shaped by the 'uneven and combined' development of capitalism on the global scale, driven in large measure by colonialism and imperialism. Hence, at a high level of generality, the political economy discourses often distinguish between the 'core', 'semi-periphery' and the 'periphery' in the global economy, which are fundamentally enmeshed with each other. Countries in the Global South, in the aftermath of Independence from colonial and semi-colonial conditions, had managed to create varying degrees of autonomy and policy space for economic transformation. As is well documented, the strategy of State-led economic transformation, often hinging on public sector-driven industrialization, resulted, in many cases, in growth outcomes, which had been unprecedented and quite respectable with reference to any appropriate benchmark. The more remarkable among these are the well-known 'East Asian miracle cases', where in a few countries, the emphasis was on 'export-oriented' industrialization and in some other on 'import-substituting' industrialization, albeit with significant export optimism. In case of several other countries, such as India, where dirigisme unfolded with a degree of seriousness, accelerated capital accumulation laid the foundation for a well-diversified industrial structure within a reasonably short period. Even several countries in Africa were able to reap significant benefits with respect to some of the key concerns and standard indicators of the economic transformation narratives. In a few places, alternative developmental strategies were visualized even through adaption of socialist perspectives. Experiments with so-called 'African' or 'Arab' socialism, though not always successful,
There are academics who argue that the most significant failing of the Arab feminist movement is ... more There are academics who argue that the most significant failing of the Arab feminist movement is that it has yet to become a political actor with significant power and influence in the social and political arena.1 Overtly radical Arab feminists are accused of being pawns of the West, of being too polarizing to represent the interests of Arab women and are ostracized by the Islamic establishment. Their “personal is political” stance is seen as a deliberate subversion of the primary issues concerning Arab women generally, including Arab refugee women. Notably, though Arab refugee women are a highly politicized group, for the most part they remain silent in the Arab feminist discourse: they are neither addressed by Arab feminism nor are they given a voice in Arab feminism.
In this paper, we broaden Marx’s immiseration thesis to articulate social reproduction under capi... more In this paper, we broaden Marx’s immiseration thesis to articulate social reproduction under capitalist growth. Specifically, we compare the female labor market in the context of the wage economy, the family-household, and the state, three institutions that influence the production-reproduction system. Our observations lead us to conclude that the neoliberal growth path has exacerbated inequities in the opportunities for female workers in both countries. Our findings affirm both the differentiation and homogenization of conditions of reproduction under capitalist exploitation.
Agrarian South: Journal of Political Economy, 2017
Sam Moyo and Yoichi Mine (Eds) (2016), What Colonialism Ignored: ‘African Potentials’ for Resolvi... more Sam Moyo and Yoichi Mine (Eds) (2016), What Colonialism Ignored: ‘African Potentials’ for Resolving Conflicts in Southern Africa, Cameroon: Langaa RPCIG. Paperback, ISBN 978995 6763399, pp. 365, £28.
The aim of the research was to investigate the chemical composition of essential oils and volatil... more The aim of the research was to investigate the chemical composition of essential oils and volatiles from two species of Artemisia glabella and Artemisia rupestris growing in Kazakhstan. Two different techniques, the conventional hydrodistillation (HD) and modern fast micro-steam distillation-solid-phase microextraction (MSD-SPME) have been used to obtain the volatiles. Chemical profiles of the volatiles were comparatively analyzed with GC-FID/MS techniques. The yields of essential oils from A. glabella and A. rupestris obtained by a hydrodistillation were 0.2% and 0.1%, respectively. The major components of A. rupestris essential oil were myrcene (9.5%), β-elemene (5.4%) and capric acid (5.1%). The oil of A. glabella was found to be rich with 1,8-cineole (12.2%), cumin aldehyde (9.4%), α-terpineol (5.7%) and borneol (5.2%).
Agrarian South: Journal of Political Economy: A triannual Journal of Agrarian South Network and CARES, 2021
In the historical course of agrarian transformation in Africa, the reconstitution and fragmentati... more In the historical course of agrarian transformation in Africa, the reconstitution and fragmentation of the peasantry along the lines of gender, ethnic, class, and racial divisions which facilitate their exploitation remains a central concern in the analysis of the peasant path, of which the exploitation of gendered labor has been a particularly important concern for feminist agrarian theorizations. In contribution to these debates, this article examines the ways in which feminist concerns have shaped, driven, and defined the social and political parameters of agrarian movements in Africa. Even though agrarian movements articulating gender questions are not generalizable as feminist, their concern with social, political, and economic structures of oppression and their approach to gendered oppression as a political question lends them to characterization as being feminist. Through an examination of the changing forms of women-led agrarian struggles, the article shows how women’s respo...
The tendency in most African media to sensationalise sexual and genderbased violence abstracts th... more The tendency in most African media to sensationalise sexual and genderbased violence abstracts this issue from the reality of its prevalence, and at the same time averts critical engagement with the social, political and economic contexts within which sexual violence occurs in society. This paper applies a critical feminist analysis to media coverage of sexual violence that has been observed during key moments in Kenya’s political history. The paper draws from representations of sexual violence reported in the media at various epochs during Kenya’s transition from colonialism and authoritarianism towards democracy and elections, and through these narratives, attempts to construct a theoretical framework within which the relationship that exists between women in Kenya and the (democratising) state might be analysed. The paper shows that antirape discourses were produced in the media but served different purposes than that of pursuing a feminist agenda, depending on the imperatives of...
This is not a formal UNRISD publication. The responsibility for opinions expressed in signed stud... more This is not a formal UNRISD publication. The responsibility for opinions expressed in signed studies rests solely with their author(s), and availability on the UNRISD website (www.unrisd.org) does not constitute an endorsement by UNRISD of the opinions expressed in them. No publication or distribution of these papers is permitted without the prior authorization of the author(s), except for personal use.
Objective Cell diameter, area, and volume are established quantitative measures of adipocyte size... more Objective Cell diameter, area, and volume are established quantitative measures of adipocyte size. However, these different adipocyte sizing parameters have not yet been directly compared regarding their distributions. Therefore, the study aimed to investigate how these adipocyte size measures differ in their distribution and assessed their correlation with anthropometry and laboratory chemistry. In addition, we were interested to investigate the relationship between fat cell size and adipocyte mitochondrial respiratory chain capacity. Methods Subcutaneous and visceral histology-based adipocyte size estimates from 188 individuals were analyzed by applying a panel of parameters to describe the underlying cell population. Histology-based adipocyte diameter distributions were compared with adipocyte diameter distributions from collagenase digestion. Associations of mean adipocyte size with body mass index (BMI), glucose, HbA1C, blood lipids as well as mature adipocyte mitochondrial res...
Аннотация. В статье кратко описываются основные направления социологии интимности. Рассматриваетс... more Аннотация. В статье кратко описываются основные направления социологии интимности. Рассматривается связь интимности с понятиями близости, приватности, сексуальности, отмечаются методологические трудности, с которыми сталкиваются исследователи интимности.
Agrarian South: Journal of Political Economy: A triannual Journal of Agrarian South Network and CARES, 2017
One of the major messages emerging from a careful reading of the longue duree of world capitalism... more One of the major messages emerging from a careful reading of the longue duree of world capitalism is that the world of work, labour processes and labour rights differ fundamentally between the Global North and the Global South and these differences are organically connected with, inter alia, the nature and particularities inherent in accumulation and labour absorption regimes, which were profoundly shaped by the 'uneven and combined' development of capitalism on the global scale, driven in large measure by colonialism and imperialism. Hence, at a high level of generality, the political economy discourses often distinguish between the 'core', 'semi-periphery' and the 'periphery' in the global economy, which are fundamentally enmeshed with each other. Countries in the Global South, in the aftermath of Independence from colonial and semi-colonial conditions, had managed to create varying degrees of autonomy and policy space for economic transformation. As is well documented, the strategy of State-led economic transformation, often hinging on public sector-driven industrialization, resulted, in many cases, in growth outcomes, which had been unprecedented and quite respectable with reference to any appropriate benchmark. The more remarkable among these are the well-known 'East Asian miracle cases', where in a few countries, the emphasis was on 'export-oriented' industrialization and in some other on 'import-substituting' industrialization, albeit with significant export optimism. In case of several other countries, such as India, where dirigisme unfolded with a degree of seriousness, accelerated capital accumulation laid the foundation for a well-diversified industrial structure within a reasonably short period. Even several countries in Africa were able to reap significant benefits with respect to some of the key concerns and standard indicators of the economic transformation narratives. In a few places, alternative developmental strategies were visualized even through adaption of socialist perspectives. Experiments with so-called 'African' or 'Arab' socialism, though not always successful,
There are academics who argue that the most significant failing of the Arab feminist movement is ... more There are academics who argue that the most significant failing of the Arab feminist movement is that it has yet to become a political actor with significant power and influence in the social and political arena.1 Overtly radical Arab feminists are accused of being pawns of the West, of being too polarizing to represent the interests of Arab women and are ostracized by the Islamic establishment. Their “personal is political” stance is seen as a deliberate subversion of the primary issues concerning Arab women generally, including Arab refugee women. Notably, though Arab refugee women are a highly politicized group, for the most part they remain silent in the Arab feminist discourse: they are neither addressed by Arab feminism nor are they given a voice in Arab feminism.
In this paper, we broaden Marx’s immiseration thesis to articulate social reproduction under capi... more In this paper, we broaden Marx’s immiseration thesis to articulate social reproduction under capitalist growth. Specifically, we compare the female labor market in the context of the wage economy, the family-household, and the state, three institutions that influence the production-reproduction system. Our observations lead us to conclude that the neoliberal growth path has exacerbated inequities in the opportunities for female workers in both countries. Our findings affirm both the differentiation and homogenization of conditions of reproduction under capitalist exploitation.
Agrarian South: Journal of Political Economy, 2017
Sam Moyo and Yoichi Mine (Eds) (2016), What Colonialism Ignored: ‘African Potentials’ for Resolvi... more Sam Moyo and Yoichi Mine (Eds) (2016), What Colonialism Ignored: ‘African Potentials’ for Resolving Conflicts in Southern Africa, Cameroon: Langaa RPCIG. Paperback, ISBN 978995 6763399, pp. 365, £28.
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