A new leadership for a new ecclesiology by I. D. Mothoagae, L. A. Prior

“…It is the authors’ contention that the new ecclesiology that has been spoken and written about during the past decades cannot be implemented until there is a change in the understanding and practice of Church leadership. …”
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Public Housing in Israel: From Welfare State to Neoliberalism by Ravit Hananel

“…Compared to other countries, Israel’s public housing has undergone massive change throughout the last few decades, and is therefore an interesting case study. …”
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How fast is the frequency of precipitation extremes doubling in global land regions? by Guillaume Chagnaud, Juliette Blanchet, Guillaume Evin, Benoit Hingray, Thierry Lebel, Geremy Panthou, Théo Vischel

“…Substantial parts of some densely populated mid-latitude regions have FDT in the next 5–6 decades for some rare events. The fastest frequency doubling, in the coming two decades, is found in the highly vulnerable tropical regions of Western and South Eastern Africa, with strong implications for hydrological risk management there. …”
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A dataset on bathymetry and hydrology of an emerging periglacial lagoon in Svalbard, ArcticMendeley Data by Andrius Šiaulys, Aleksej Šaškov, Greta Kilmonaitė, Dzmitry Lukashanets, Tobia Politi, Aurelija Samuilovienė, Anastasija Zaiko, Sergej Olenin

“…In recent decades, the melting of glaciers has led to a consistent increase in the number of periglacial coastal lagoons that form in the place of receding glaciers in Svalbard, European Arctic. …”
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Selection of Prosthesis in Aortic Valve Surgery: Short Review and Trend in our Practice in 10 Years by Selman Dumani, Ermal Likaj, Laureta Dibra, Devis Pellumbi, Adelina Musliu, Fjoralba Qejvani, Altin Veshti

“…We will also discuss the trends in prosthesis usage in our country over the past decade. Materials and Methods: We reviewed the types of mechanical and bioprosthetic valves used over the past ten years at our clinic, the Cardiac Surgery Service of the University Hospital Center "Mother Teresa.” …”
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The current and future cancer burden in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries by Saleh A. Alessy, Saleh A. Alqahtani, Jerome Vignat, Amid Abuhmaidan, Amani E. L. Basmi, Najla Al Lawati, Ameera Ali A‐Nooh, Wael Shelpai, Samar Alhomoud, Ali Al‐Zahrani, Freddie Bray, Ariana Znaor

“…Even if we assume rates in the region will remain unchanged over the next two decades, the cancer burden in the GCC will increase by 116% (Saudi Arabia) to 270% (Qatar), reaching nearly 104,000 cancer cases by the year 2040. …”
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A comprehensive overview of acupuncture therapy over the past 20 years: Machine learning-based bibliometric analysis by Chen Liu, Shuqing Liu, Yu Wang, Xinyi Xia, Yu Zhang, Huili Jiang, Tuya Bao, Xuehong Ma

“…Conclusions: Acupuncture therapy has obtained increasing attention over the past two decades. Most of the studies focus on the mechanisms especially the analgesic and anti-inflammatory mechanisms, more researches such as ''Neurotransmitter'' will continue to advance. …”
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Ancient and contemporary shellfish cultivation practices bolster bivalve communities and diversity‐biomass relationships by Kieran D. Cox, Hailey L. Davies, Ben Millard‐Martin, Morgan Black, Margot Hessing‐Lewis, Nicole F. Smith, Francis Juanes, Sarah E. Dudas

“…The discussion surrounding the cultivation of intertidal resources currently focuses on recent decades, disregarding a robust history of complex social‐ecological interactions and environmental stewardship. …”
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Reconstruction of Araucaria araucana cone production reveals warming intensifies regionally synchronized masting by Andrew Hacket‐Pain, Fidel A. Roig, Davide Ascoli, Carlos LeQuesne, Martin Hadad

“…Comparison with regional climate reconstructions indicates that regional synchrony of masting varies with regional temperature trends, including during recent decades. During warmer periods, synchrony is enhanced, and during cooler periods, regional synchrony breaks down. …”
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European green capitals. Best practices for sustainable urban development by Andrea Iacomoni

“…With this work, it was intended to highlight how the European Union, in recent decades, has devoted increasing and considerable efforts in prefiguring sustainability objectives, fundamental to address the urban planning policies of individual cities, increasingly oriented to develop strategic plans that pursue a development intelligent and sustainable urban development.…”
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I racconti votivi contemporanei: pagine di un continuo liber miraculorum by Vincenzo Spera

“…The article is based on documentations collected in field research conducted in sanctuaries and places of worship in South and Central Italy, since the early Seventies of last century until the first decade of the present one. The article presents an interpretation of the ex voto like a kind of storytelling of the experience lived by the devotee who claims to have had contact with the powerful Otherness. …”
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Jean Aubouin et les chaînes de montagnes : des observations aux synthèses. L’itinéraire scientifique d’un géologue au rayonnement international by Ferrière, Jacky, Faure, Michel

“…Jean Aubouin’s scientific itinerary spans many decades since the 1950s. Several periods can be recognized in this research continuum, but the consistency of the approach to understand mountain ranges and orogenic processes is a striking feature. …”
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LTP after Stress: Up or Down? by Marian Joëls, Harm J. Krugers

“…This rise has consequences for behavioral performance, including memory formation. Over the past decades, it has become clear that a rise in corticosteroid level is also accompanied by a reduction in hippocampal long-term potentiation (LTP). …”
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Arranging Haulage for Florida's Produce by Richard Beilock

“…This report will examine the methods used to arrange produce haulage and changes over the past two decades. This is EDIS document, FE540, a publication of the Department of Food and Resource Economics, Florida Cooperative Extension Service, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL. …”
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Big data mining and comparative analyses across lexica on the relationship between syllable complexity and word stress by Amanda Post da Silveira

“… For about four decades, phonological theories have claimed that word stress assignment depends on the word’s syllabic structure complexity in relation to syllabic position. …”
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Discours volontaristes et effets réels. La situation de l’occitan by Fabrice Bernissan

“…Its use will greatly reduce in the coming decades, even if actions are taken to revitalize this language. …”
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THE INFLUENCE OF STRATEGIC HR PRACTICES ON ORGANIZATIONAL PERFORMANCE IN MICRO COMPANIES by Emil Knezović

“… The research in human resource management (HRM) field has evolved in past couple decades. By observing human resources (HR) as one of the most important assets in the business, it is obvious that it represents a key to business success or failure. …”
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Thank You, Akira Hayami! The Xavier Database of Historical Japan by Satomi Kurosu, Miyuki Takahashi, Hao Dong

“…We discuss the studies that flourished domestically and internationally using the data in the last two decades, followed by the discussion of current and promising development.…”
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Diagnosis and Treatment of Neurocysticercosis by Christina M. Coyle, Herbert B. Tanowitz

“…During the past three decades improved diagnostics, imaging, and treatment have led to more accurate diagnosis and improved prognosis for patients. …”
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Runoff of the Lena Basin Rivers in the Trans-Baikal Territory and its Relationship with Atmospheric Precipitation by Natalia V. Rakhmanova, Elena V. Noskova, Irina L. Vakhnina

“…Studying of the rivers’ water regime and determination of their water content cycles is especially relevant in view of extreme climate changes over the past decades and the necessity to elaborate a strategy of sustainable social/economic development of regions in contemporary conditions. …”