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Multiplicity of periodic solutions for systems of weakly coupled parametrized second order differential equations
We prove a multiplicity result of periodic solutions for a system of second order differential equations having asymmetric nonlinearities. The proof is based on a recent generalization of the Poincar\ue9\u2013Birkhoff fixed point theorem provided by Fonda and Ure\uf1a
Power and rights in the community: paralegals as leaders in women's legal empowerment in Tanzania
What can an analysis of power in local communities contribute to debates on womenâs legal empowerment and the role of paralegals in Africa? Drawing upon theories of power and rights, and research on legal empowerment in African plural legal systems, this article explores the challenges for paralegals in facilitating womenâs access to justice in Tanzania, which gave statutory recognition to paralegals in the Legal Aid Act 2017. Land conflicts represent the single-biggest source of local legal disputes in Tanzania and are often embedded in gendered land tenure relations. This article argues that paralegals can be effective actors in womenâs legal empowerment where they are able to work as leaders, negotiating power relations and resisting the forms of violence that women encounter as obstacles to justice. Paralegalsâ authority will be realised when their role is situated within community leadership structures, confirming their authority while preserving their independence
Concentrating solutions of some singularly perturbed elliptic equations
We study singularly perturbed elliptic equations arising from models in physics or biology, and investigate the asymptotic behavior of some special solutions. We also discuss some connections with problems arising in differential geometry