A Christian spirituality of imperfection: Towards a pastoral theology of descent within the praxis of orthopathy by D.J. Louw

“…The author develops a Christian spirituality of imperfection, which implies the following spiritual movements of the human soul, namely from having to sharing; from possession to communion; from competition to compassion, from withdrawal to solidarity; from estrangement to engagement, and from hostility to hospitality. …”
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Auricular bioelectronic devices for health, medicine, and human-computer interfaces by William J. Tyler

“…Stemming from this scalable foundation, there will be increased growth and competition in research and engineering to advance auricular bioelectronics. …”
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Overview of US Tahiti Lime Production and Markets: Trade and Consumption Analysis by Trent Blare, Fredy BALLEN, Jonathan Crane

“…The price premiums from the growing domestic market for Tahiti limes would likely be enough to overcome the challenges growers face in combating the disease pressure from citrus canker, citrus greening, and intense competition from Mexico and other countries.   …”
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Analysis of the impact of sports sponsorship by Banco Panamericano: an event study by Márcio Mellaci, Leandro Augusto Petrokas, Rubens Famá

“…The event analyzed is the announcement on April 23, 2009 of an agreement to sponsor the Corinthians professional soccer team in the last games of the São Paulo state championship competition that year. We investigated the abnormal returns of the bank’s preferred shares based on the model of Campbel, Lo & Mackinlay (1997). …”
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Is a viable hemp industry in Florida’s future? by Trent Blare, Martha Rivera, Fredy H. Ballen, Zachary Brym

“… Disease and foreign competition have made many growers question the viability of traditional commodity crops such as tomatoes, citrus, and avocados. …”
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Cost and Profitability Estimates for Producing Lychee (Litchi chinensis) in South and Central Florida by Trent Blare, Fredy H. Ballen, Nicholas Haley, Victor Contreras, Jonathan H. Crane, Daniel Carrillo

“…When making production decisions, growers must also consider increasing pressure from pests such as the lychee erinose mite, and strong foreign competition. …”
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An Overview of the Grapefruit Market in South Korea by Yan Heng, Hyeyoung Kim, Lisa A. House

“…The industry in Florida now faces fierce competition from other suppliers with lower import prices and different harvest seasons. …”
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Conservation of forest biomass and forest–dependent wildlife population: Uncertainty quantification of the model parameters by Ibrahim, M. Fanuel, Silas, Mirau, Damian, Kajunguri, Francis, Moyo

“…Among these challenges lies the degradation of forest biomass, which directly contributes to a reduction in forested areas and poses a significant threat to the survival of wildlife species through the intensification of intraspecific competition. In this paper, a non–linear mathematical model to study the conservation of forest and wildlife species that are reliant on forest ecosystem within the framework of human population dynamics and its related activities is developed and analysed. …”
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Conservation of forest biomass and forest–dependent wildlife population: Uncertainty quantification of the model parameters by Fanuel, Ibrahim M., Mirau, Silas, Kajunguri, Damian, Moyo, Francis

“…Among these challenges lies the degradation of forest biomass, which directly contributes to a reduction in forested areas and poses a significant threat to the survival of wildlife species through the intensification of intraspecific competition. In this paper, a non–linear mathematical model to study the conservation of forest and wildlife species that are reliant on forest ecosystem within the framework of human population dynamics and its related activities is developed and analysed. …”
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Nomination Violence in Uganda's National Resistance Movement by Anne, Mette Kjaer, Mesharch, W. Katusiimeh

“…This means, in turn, that violence tends to become particularly prominent in constituencies characterized by proxy wars, where competition between local candidates is reinforced by a conflict among central-level elites in the president’s inner circle. …”
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Formulating a Blue Ocean Strategy in the Banking Services Industry: Enhancing Customer Satisfaction through Improved Demand Fulfillment and Presenting an Optimal Pattern by Manuchehr Ghanbari, Ali Sabzali Yameqani, Yousef Rabbani, Kobra Sabzali Yamaqani

“…Objective The competition level among banks and financial institutions in Iran is notably intense. …”
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THE EVOLUTION AND TRANSFORMATION OF POLITICAL IDEOLOGIES AND MOVEMENTS IN NIGERIA: A CASE STUDY OF LABOUR PARTY OF NIGERIA by Toye Manuwa

“…The paper analyzes the challenges and opportunities that the LPN faces in the contemporary Nigerian political landscape, such as electoral competition, internal cohesion, public perception and policy influence. …”
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Knowledge management as a determinant of job satisfaction by Ćurčić Mihailo, Matejić Ivica

“…Employees are not enough to outperform the competition. Establishing a leadership position over competitors requires employees who possess knowledge, abilities and skills that are critical to the success of the organization. …”
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Le méthaniseur et le paysage by Fabrice Raffin, Camille Dormoy

“…., 2006), with crossed, conflicting, and converging interests evolving over time, but who are also in situations of competition, indifference, accommodation, and even assimilation (Grafmeyer and Joseph, 2009). …”
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Rytą or ryte? Vakarą or vakare? A corpus analysis of Lithuanian time expressions denoting parts of the day by Nina Kapušová

“…Then, analysing the DLKT corpus data confirmed that the competition between the accusative and locative forms is present using the word vakaras ‘evening’ and rytas ‘morning’. …”
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How Productivity and Trade Liberalization Can Affect the Economies of Developing Nations is Illustrated by the Vietnamese Manufacturing Sectors Case by Nguyen Dac Dung

“…Moreover, trade liberalization has a negative impact on Vietnam’s productivity growth, with domestic competition and trade barriers emerging as significant factors. …”
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Low-temperature pulsed-light assembly of nanoparticle silver ink by Atef Abu-Ageel, Virginia Ayres, Abigail Vanderberg, John Albrecht

“…For many applications, the quality of the printed metal is a result of a competition between the energetics of metal nanoparticle ink sintering and the tolerance of the active device and substrate materials to sintering conditions. …”
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Self-Perceived Job Performance as a Mediator of the Effects of Academic Satisfaction and Quality on Loyalty by Lovemore Chikazhe, Charles Makanyeza

“…Globally, there is increased customer mobility and competition within the higher education sector. As such, university management and administration practices should consider academic satisfaction, quality and loyalty as important factors to influence graduate job performance. …”
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TOURQUAL: Proposal of a Protocol For Quality Evaluation on Services at Tourist Attractions by Tiago Savi Mondo, Gabriela Gonçalves Silveira Fiates

“…Tourism has been an important economic activity worldwide in recent years, and the increasing number of tourists and the competition among destinations pressure for the highest quality possible for tourists. …”
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Insurance of athlete's in the Republic of Serbia by Piljan Ivan, Piljan Tatjana, Lukić Marija

“…The primary purpose of sports insurance is to provide economic protection to insured individuals (athletes, coaches, referees) and legal entities (sports organizations, federations, clubs) from the negative consequences of injury to athletes and the loss of income that athletes earn, but also their clubs in the case of a club competition, which occurs when the risk is realized, that is, the insured event occurs.…”
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