Dialogic theology of missions as a response to the global refugee phenomenon by Shakespeare Sigamoney, Samuel K.B. Nkrumah-Pobi

“…The legacies of colonialism on both the colonised and coloniser is one thing that our world cannot escape in contemporary times. In most of the places, colonialism came with its own form of Christianity. …”
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On the factors and the degree of their effect on subglacial melt and changes in the state of Antarctic subglacial lakes by Alina Boronina, Sergey Popov, Gang Qiao

“…Calculations over a 100-year period show that if meltwater accumulates on the bedrock rather than being completely channeled, it leads to a decrease in the average rate of subglacial melting by approximately 10 times.…”
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Knowledge integration capability, innovativeness, and entrepreneurial orientation on business performance by Helisia Margahana, Dyah Sugandini

“…The more SMEs that have a strong entrepreneurial orientation can integrate the knowledge of their employees and have the ability to adopt innovation (innovativeness) quickly, SMEs can improve their performance, even in difficult times due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Research limitations/implications – This study only observed SMEs that survived the COVID-19 pandemic and did not involve SME respondents who failed to adapt to the pandemic. …”
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Angle Closure Glaucoma in Retinitis Pigmentosa by Chandni Pradhan, Simanta Khadka, Purushottam Joshi

“…However, this can be prevented by thorough clinical examination and timely intervention in those susceptible eyes.…”
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Flexural Fatigue Life Reliability of Alkali-Activated Slag Concrete Freeze-Thaw Damage in Cold Areas by Bin Chen, Jun Wang

“…The results show that the flexural fatigue life decreases with freeze-thaw cycles from 0 to 150 times. Through a distribution fitting test and K-S test results, the flexural fatigue life followed both the two-parameter and three-parameter Weibull distributions. …”
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Understanding of Punishment in the Philosophical, Political and Legal Doctrines of Ancient China by Ye. S. Lohvynenko, I. A. Lohvynenko

“…Religion and the morale of those times greatly influenced on that process.…”
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Determinants of customers’ adoption of mobile banking in Tanzania: Further evidence from a diffusion of innovation theory by Neema Mori, Rosallia Mlambiti

“…The descriptive results revealed that the majority of respondents used mobile banking once to three times a week to check their balance, download a mini-statement, pay different bills, transfer funds from their account to a mobile telecom network, and buy airtime. …”
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Educators’ perceptions of the life orientation programme in schools and its effect on HIV/AIDS by Abiodun Folakemi Fatoba, Daniel Angaama, Meshach Bolaji Ogunniyi

“…The introduction of LO to South African schools cannot be underestimated because of its well-timed intervention. However, all involved must be committed to ensure successful implementation of the programme.…”
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Stress intensity factors for mixed-mode crack growth in imitation models under biaxial loading by R.R. Yarullin, V.N. Shlyannikov, I.S. Ishtyriakov, M.M. Yakovlev

“…Two different stress ratio values are applied several times to each imitation model in order to establish the experimental positions of the crack fronts. …”
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The effect of phytase levels in the diet on the digestibility and growth performance of white shrimp Litopenaeus vannamei by Muhammmad Agus Suprayudi, Dini Harianto, Dedi Jusadi

“…All diets were supplied with 0.5% of Cr2O3 as an indicator for digestibility measurement shrimp fed three times daily at satiation levelfor how many days of rearing. …”
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Relationship between anthropometric and motor characteristics and swimming performance over 400 meters freestyle in young swimmers by Esin Çağla Çağlar, Turgut Yildirim, Mehmet Kutlu, Furkan Çamiçi, Tuğrul Özkaldı

“…The aim of the study was to measure participants’ shoulder width, grip strength, flexibility and aerobic endurance and to investigate the correlation of these data with swimming times over 400 meters freestyle. The study focuses on two age groups (12-13 and 14-15) and identifies the factors that influence performance in the different age groups. …”
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The problem with two-event sequence learning by pigeons by Thomas R. Zentall, Daniel N. Peng

“…To correct for this, there are three times as many AB trials as each of the other sequences. …”
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Implicit effect in experimental studying of the deviant behavior of adolescents by Svetlana V. Khusainova

“…Deviant behavior in adolescence was noted by parents, teachers and philosophers at all historical times, but had a descriptive character. This social phenomenon has gained relevance for society in connection with urbanization, and therefore with the density of settlement in a limited area. …”
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Analysis of Coupling Effect and Heavy Load of High-Temperature Stability of Asphalt Mixture by Lu Bai, Yong-sheng Zhang, Dai-song Luo

“…The APA test results, which were used to evaluate the anti-rutting performance of the asphalt mixture on the basis of the ratio of the rutting depth difference to action times from 6000 to 8000, showed a good correlation with the CLWT test results. …”
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The safe development paradox of the United States regulatory floodplain. by Georgina M Sanchez, Margaret A Lawrimore, Anna Petrasova, John B Vogler, Elyssa L Collins, Vaclav Petras, Truffaut Harper, Emma J Butzler, Ross K Meentemeyer

“…Extensive research has investigated floodplain development patterns across different geographies, times, and scales, yet the impacts, and potential unintended consequences, of floodplain policies beyond their boundaries have not been empirically examined. …”
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A large-scale dataset for Chinese historical document recognition and analysis by Yongxin Shi, Dezhi Peng, Yuyi Zhang, Jiahuan Cao, Lianwen Jin

“…To the best of our knowledge, HisDoc1B is the largest dataset in the field, surpassing existing datasets by more than 200 times in scale. Additionally, it is the only dataset with book-level annotations and punctuation annotations. …”
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Household Food Insecurity, Low Dietary Diversity, and Early Marriage Were Predictors for Undernutrition among Pregnant Women Residing in Gambella, Ethiopia by Mamo Nigatu, Tsegaye Tewelde Gebrehiwot, Desta Hiko Gemeda

“…Pregnant women who were married before their age of eighteen, who were from food insecure households, and who had low dietary diversity score were nearly four (AOR = 3.9, 95% CI: 2.2–6.9), two (AOR = 2.3, 95% CI : 1.2–3.6), and two (AOR = 2.1, 95% CI: 1.3–4.16) times more likely to be undernourished as compared to their counterparts, respectively. …”
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Continuous cell lines derived from the Asian citrus psyllid, Diaphorina citri, harbor viruses and Wolbachia by Ke Wu, Emily D. Vu, Saptarshi Ghosh, Ruchir Mishra, Bryony C. Bonning

“…Here we report on the establishment and characterization of three continuous D. citri cell lines, Dici1, Dici3, and Dici5, that have been passaged for > 40 times. Based on morphological and transcriptomic data, the Dici1 and Dici3 cell lines include undifferentiated and neurogenic progenitor cells. …”
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Synthetic Gene Drives in Plants: Development Strategies, Potential Applications, and Ethical Considerations by Yawen Liu, Bingke Jiao, Wenfeng Qian

“…We explore various factors that influence the effectiveness of gene drives, including the emergence of suppressor mutations and life‐history traits such as sexual and asexual reproduction patterns, seed and pollen dispersal methods, and the variability in plant generation times. Additionally, we discuss the biosafety concerns related to gene drive experiments and field releases, strategies to counteract unwanted gene drives, and the ethical implications, particularly considering the risk of the intentional misuse of gene drive technology and the need for robust regulatory and monitoring frameworks.…”
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Comparison of the Effects of Intrathecal Fentanyl and Intrathecal Morphine on Pain in Elective Total Knee Replacement Surgery by Refika Kılıçkaya, Yavuz Orak, Mehtap Arda Balcı, Fatih Balcı, İlker Ünal

“…The fentanyl group also had lower first analgesic requirement times than did the morphine group. In terms of nausea and vomiting, there was no statistically significant difference between the two groups.…”
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