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“…In many of the Reformed churches in South Africa, the hymn is not sung, because the time of Advent is not sufficiently observed and Advent hymns are often ignored. …”
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J.H. Van Wyk, Teologie van die Koninkryk: Studies in Dogmatiek en Etiek by Rian Venter

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A New Species of Afrotropical Ants in the Genus Bothroponera (Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Ponerinae) by Abdulmeneem M. A. Joma, William P. Mackay

“…We describe a new species of Afrotropical Bothroponera from Whittlesea City, Eastern Cape Province, South Africa. This species is unique among the African Bothroponera as it is the only species with a horizontal propodeal spiracle. …”
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The Necessary Accidental by Ashraf Jamal

“…I have addressed this matter elsewhere, in my essay ‘Faith in a Practical Epistemology: On Collective Creativity in Theatre’ (Predicaments of Culture in South Africa, 2005), but on this occasion, while watching the documentary, it was Nietzsche’s view in Contra Wagner which proved the trigger, namely, that ‘Wagner’s art is sick. …”
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Time to Treat the Climate and Nature Crisis as One Indivisible Global Health Emergency by Kamran Abbasi, Parveen Ali, Virginia Barbour, Thomas Benfield, Kirsten Bibbins-Domingo, Stephen Hancocks, Richard Horton, Laurie Laybourn-Langton, Robert Mash, Peush Sahni, Wadeia Mohammad Sharief, Paul Yonga, Chris Zielinski

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Comprehensive genomic surveillance reveals transmission profiles of extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis cases in Pará, Brazil by Davi Josué Marcon, Davi Josué Marcon, Abhinav Sharma, Alex Brito Souza, Alex Brito Souza, Rafaella Bonfim Barros, Valnete das Graças Dantas Andrade, Ricardo José de Paula Souza Guimarães, Luana Nepomuceno Gondim Lima, Luana Nepomuceno Gondim Lima, Lúcia Helena Martins Tavares Monteiro, Ana Judith Pires Garcia Quaresma, Ana Judith Pires Garcia Quaresma, Layana Rufino Ribeiro, Layana Rufino Ribeiro, Philip Noel Suffys, Robin Mark Warren, Carlos Augusto Abreu Alberio, Karla Valéria Batista Lima, Karla Valéria Batista Lima, Emilyn Costa Conceição

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Toward an integrated pantropical ocean observing system by Gregory R. Foltz, Yassir A. Eddebbar, Janet Sprintall, Antonietta Capotondi, Antonietta Capotondi, Sophie Cravatte, Sophie Cravatte, Peter Brandt, Peter Brandt, Adrienne J. Sutton, Tamaryn Morris, Juliet Hermes, Juliet Hermes, Clive R. McMahon, Michael J. McPhaden, Lev B. Looney, Lev B. Looney, Lev B. Looney, Franz Philip Tuchen, Franz Philip Tuchen, Mathew Koll Roxy, Fan Wang, Fei Chai, Regina R. Rodrigues, Belen Rodriguez-Fonseca, Belen Rodriguez-Fonseca, Aneesh C. Subramanian, Marcus Dengler, Cheyenne Stienbarger, Kathleen Bailey, Weidong Yu

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International REACH forgiveness intervention: a multisite randomised controlled trial by Tyler J Vanderweele, Nicole Rodriguez, Richard G Cowden, Man Yee Ho, Everett L Worthington, Andrea Ortega Bechara, Zhuo Job Chen, Elly Yuliandari Gunatirin, Shaun Joynt, Viacheslav V Khalanskyi, Hennadii Korzhov, Ni Made Taganing Kurniati, Anastasiya Anastasiya Salnykova, Liudmyla Shtanko, Sergiy Tymchenko, Vitaliy L Voytenko, Anita Zulkaida, Maya B Mathur

“…Final follow-up occurred on 25 October 2021.Setting Participants were recruited from community-based samples in sites in Colombia, Hong Kong, Indonesia, South Africa, and Ukraine.Participants Individuals (n=7837) were screened for eligibility. …”
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Predictive modelling and identification of critical variables of mortality risk in COVID-19 patients by Olawande Daramola, Tatenda Duncan Kavu, Maritha J. Kotze, Jeanine L. Marnewick, Oluwafemi A. Sarumi, Boniface Kabaso, Thomas Moser, Karl Stroetmann, Isaac Fwemba, Fisayo Daramola, Martha Nyirenda, Susan J. van Rensburg, Peter S. Nyasulu

“…Abstract South Africa was the most affected country in Africa by the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, where over 4 million confirmed cases of COVID-19 and over 102,000 deaths have been recorded since 2019. …”
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Gender differences in use of cigarette and non-cigarette tobacco products among adolescents aged 13–15 years in 20 African countries by Israel T. Agaku, Rose Sulentic, Adriana Dragicevic, Gibril Njie, Candace K. Jones, Satomi Odani, Tina Tsafa, Joy Gwar, Constantine I. Vardavas, Olalekan Ayo-Yusuf

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Cognitive Disorders In Acquired Sensorineural Hearing Loss, At The Ent Department Of The “Village Bondeko” Center, In Kinshasa by Masamba GR, Sokolo Gedikondele J, Longo-Mbenza B, Nganga Nkanga MS, Matanda Nzanza R, Matonda-ma-Nzuzi T, Ikanga J, Nge Okwe A, Lema Mabwaka G, Mawalala Malengele H, Nangi Mampuya C, Lumbu Malundama D

“…Grace Réjane Masamba,1,2 Jerôme Sokolo Gedikondele,1 Benjamin Longo-Mbenza,3– 5 Mireille Solange Nganga Nkanga,6 Richard Matanda Nzanza,1,2 Thierry Matonda-ma-Nzuzi,7 Jean Ikanga,8 Augustin Nge Okwe,3 Gabriel Lema Mabwaka,1 Héritier Mawalala Malengele,3,9 Cédrick Nangi Mampuya,1 Damien Lumbu Malundama1 1Department of Specialties, Otolaryngology Department, University Clinics of Kinshasa, Faculty of Medicine, University of Kinshasa, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo; 2Faculty of Medicine, Protestant University of Congo, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo; 3Department of Public Health, Lomo University of Research, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo; 4Cardiology Service, Cliniques Universitaires de Kinshasa, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo; 5Walter Sisulu University, Mthatha, South Africa; 6Department of medical biology, clinical biology service, University of Kinshasa, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo; 7Department of psychiatry, Child psychiatry service, University of Kinshasa, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo; 8Department of psychiatry, Neuropsychology service, University of Kinshasa, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo; 9Department of Radiology and Medical Imaging, Kinshasa University Clinics, Université de Kinshasa, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of CongoCorrespondence: Benjamin Longo-Mbenza, Faculty of Health Science, Mthatha, South Africa, Tel +243 814396257, Email longombenza@gmail.comContext: Several data from the literature have focused on the relationship between congenital sensorineural hearing loss, as well as acquired hearing loss, and their impact on cognition and the risk of dementia. …”
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Capital structure, profitability, and short-term solvency of nascent SMEs in Ghana: An empirical study by Karikari Amoa-Gyarteng, Shepherd Dhliwayo

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Gender equality and quality of life must be central to the design and delivery of sanitation by Sera L Young, Oliver Cumming, Ian Ross, Richard Johnston, Blessing Mberu, Sheela S Sinharoy, Bethany A Caruso, Kelly T Alexander, Tom Slaymaker, Sheillah Simiyu, Claire Chase, Jenala Chipungu, Phylis Busienei, Isha Ray, Akanksha A Marphatia, Meriel Flint O'Kane, Ana Carolina Argolo Nascimento de Castro, Ginette Azcona, Patience Esi Boni-Morkla, Salome A Bukachi, Anju Dwivedi, Indira Khurana, Antoinette Kome, Wanjiku Kuria, James Labadia, Fungai Makoni, Sujoy Mojumdar, Janet Mule, Lydia Namatende Sakwa, Naomi Njeri, Fernanda Abreu Oliveira de Souza, Lauren Pandolfelli, Petunia Ramunenyiwa, Malini Reddy, Pritum Kumar Saha, Utkarsh Sinha, Emmanuel Uguru, Kara Uhl

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The association of HIV status and depressive symptoms in the Ndlovu Cohort study by Li Xiang Y. den Boer, Karine Scheuermaier, Hugo A. Tempelman, Roos E. Barth, Walter L. J. M. Devillé, Roel A. Coutinho, Diederick E. Grobbee, Francois Venter, Alinda G. Vos-Seda, Kerstin Klipstein-Grobusch

“…Abstract HIV majorly contributes to the disease burden in South Africa. Depressive symptoms are common in people living with HIV (PLHIV). …”
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Elevated blood glucose and unfavourable tuberculosis treatment outcomes in a low-income setting: findings from a prospective cohort study in Eswatini by Diederick E Grobbee, Kerstin Klipstein-Grobusch, Kennedy Otwombe, Victor Williams, Alinda G Vos-Seda, Marianne Calnan, Colani S Ngwenya, Samson Haumba, Lindiwe Mdluli-Dlamini

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Romans 1:24–28 and Same-Sex Practice: Some Exegetical Remarks by Marius Nel

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A Competitive Swarm Optimizer-Based Technoeconomic Optimization with Appliance Scheduling in Domestic PV-Battery Hybrid Systems by Bo Wang, Yanjing Li, Fei Yang, Xiaohua Xia

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‘Lockdown Work’ by Bianca Tame, Zukiswa Zanazo

“… This article explores domestic workers’ experiences of ‘lockdown work’, which refers to working conditions during the level 5 to level 3 lockdown period in South Africa during the Covid-19 pandemic. Drawing on in-depth interviews with female black African South African and African migrant domestic workers from Zimbabwe and Malawi, the article provides crucial insights into how the pandemic altered existing working conditions and employment relationships. …”
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The Projective Character Tables of a Solvable Group 26:6×2 by Abraham Love Prins

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Glittering Hope: Evaluating the bicycles for educational empowerment (BEEP) programme as panacea to inclusive education in Zimbabwe by Taruvinga Muzingili, Raymond Taruvinga

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