Calvyn oor natuurrampe by P. C. Potgieter

“…Contrary to a popular idea that Calvin adopted an extremely harsh line on providence according to which God becomes responsible for every kind of disaster, it is argued that he maintains a fine balance between the loving grace of our heavenly Father and his righteous judgment over mankind who undermined his intended order of nature by sin. …”
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THE EFFECT OF PERSONALITY TRAITS ON LEADERSHIP BEHAVIORS: A RESEARCH ON THE STUDENTS OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION DEPARTMENT by Agah Sinan Ünsar, Serol Karalar

“…Gender, grow-up places, educational level of students’ parents and types of high schools which students graduated from were found to affect the adopted leadership styles. Besides that, there are differences between the FEAS and the Vocational School students on extravert, responsible, open to experience personality traits and laissez-faire leadership style. …”
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The Strategic Involvement of Stakeholders in the Efficiency of Non-Profit Sport Organisations: From a Perspective of Survival to Sustainability by Dina Alexandra Marques Miragaia, Joao José de Matos Ferreira, Vanessa Ratten

“…The study also details the respective procedures that inefficient clubs should adopt in order to approximate the efficiency frontier.…”
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Curiosités de l’observation photographique by Yogan Muller

“…Which criteria should be adopted to achieve this ? Is this the purpose of a photographic observatory ? …”
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Logros y lecciones aprendidas en el sistema actual de reeducación de menores by Emilia Fontalvo

“…Para su atención, se ha podido establecer que no existe un modelo único y que en todo caso, cualquiera sea la solución que se adopte, es necesario que éste se encuentre fundado en el respeto que se le debe tener a los jóvenes como sujetos de derecho, con el ánimo de rescatar y fortalecer al individuo a través de la atención personalizada, el sometimiento a un proceso integral y la preparación para la vida.…”
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Bringing Home the Bacon: Infusing Evaluation Best Practices into Grant Proposals by Glenn Israel, Jaclyn D Kropp, David C Diehl, Conner Mullally, Sebastian Galindo

“…The practices encompass two broad categories: incorporating evaluation expertise into the project team and building a sound project rationale and evaluation plan. By adopting these practices, you will enhance the quality of your proposals; you will most likely increase the amount of extramural funding that is secured; and you will elevate the visibility and impact of programs within your organization. …”
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Wildland Weeds: Arrowhead Vine, Syngonium podophyllum by Eric C. Morgan, William A. Overholt, Kenneth A. Langeland

“…These plants are called invasive, and they can wreak havoc in the environments of their adopted home. Arrowhead vine (Syngonium podophyllum) is one of these destructive invaders. …”
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How far is World Champion from World Class? Institutional effects on a Brazilian non-profit sports organization by Ivan Rodrigo Rizzo Dias, George Bedinelli Rossi

“…The literature review unveils that ties and connections to the access and acquisitions of inimitable resources, learning races and being a leader or occupying an important position in a network are the main factors for the network formation to achieve internationalization. We adopted the single case study method, and data collection was done by in depth-interviews with ten key respondents. …”
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A RHETORICAL ANALYSIS OF COMMENTS AND DELIVERY STRATEGY ON TED TALKS by Ildi Kurniawan

“…The data of this research were 50 comments of the videos (2016-2020) which contained comments on speaker or talk style not relating to talk content.  This research adopted the comment theory analysis by Tsou, A. et.al (2014). …”
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C’est la cité ! by Philippe Woloszyn, Paul Girard

“…This implementation of an activist stance is analysed from the perspective of the spatial language adopted by the camera within the landscape of the Clairière des Aubiers, a large Bordeaux housing project where the video clip was filmed. …”
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Wildland Weeds: Arrowhead Vine, Syngonium podophyllum by Eric C. Morgan, William A. Overholt, Kenneth A. Langeland

“…These plants are called invasive, and they can wreak havoc in the environments of their adopted home. Arrowhead vine (Syngonium podophyllum) is one of these destructive invaders. …”
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Anti-Corruption Village: A Solution to Preventing Crime of Corruption and Good Governance in Village by Septa Candra, Zico Junius Fernando

“…Meanwhile, doctrinal legal research using primary, secondary, and tertiary legal materials was adopted with statute, conceptual, comparative, and futuristic methods. …”
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Utilizing AI Chatbots in Higher Education Teaching and Learning by Laurie O. Campbell, Thomas D Cox

“…The Diffusion of Innovation Theory seeks to explain how technologies like generative AI large language models are being adopted. Instructors are faced with addressing AI in instruction as the use of generative AI chatbots is accelerating. …”
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The Use of Management Control Systems and Operations Management Techniques by Edelcio Koitiro Nisiyama, José Carlos Tiomatsu Oyadomari, Chen Yen-Tsang, Andson Braga de Aguiar

“…Simons’ levers of cont rol framework was used to characterise the uses of MCSs, and OM techniques, such as total quality management (TQM) and continuous improvement programmes, were adopted. The results obtained through the structural equation modelling indicated that the diagno stic use of MCSs is positively associated with the goals of cost reduction. …”
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Using Multi-Sensor Soil Moisture Probes to Decide When and How Long to Run Drip Irrigation by Sanjay Shukla, Nathan Holt

“… With Florida’s freshwater withdrawals expected to increase by 30% from 2000 to 2030, conservation strategies must be adopted across all water use sectors, including agriculture, to meet future demand. …”
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Toward a national policy on Alcohol: A complex public health issue in need of urgent action by Arpit Parmar, Yatan Pal Singh Balhara, Amit Singh

“…This led multiple countries worldwide to adopt national policies for alcohol regulation. Over the years, alcohol use and related problems have increased in India. …”
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THE ROLES OF CIVIL SOCIETIES, GOVERNMENTAL AGENCIES AND CITIZENSHIP EDUCATION IN SUSTENANCE OF DEMOCRATIC GOVERNANCE IN NIGERIA by MAS’UD BELLO

“…This paper intends to examine the role of governmental agencies and nongovernmental organizations and citizenship education in the re-engineering and sustenance of democratic governance in Nigeria. The methodologies adopted include; reviews the use of primary and secondary sources and interdisciplinary approach. …”
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Value Premium and Country Risk as Dimensions to Estimate Conditional Returns: a Study of the Brazilian Market by Lilian de Castro Medeiros, Aureliano Angel Bressan

“…We apply the statistical procedure adopted by Fama & French (1993) to the period between 1994 and 2012, with data on nonfinancial companies listed on the BM&FBovespa. …”
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Bringing Home the Bacon: Infusing Evaluation Best Practices into Grant Proposals by Glenn Israel, Jaclyn D Kropp, David C Diehl, Conner Mullally, Sebastian Galindo

“…The practices encompass two broad categories: incorporating evaluation expertise into the project team and building a sound project rationale and evaluation plan. By adopting these practices, you will enhance the quality of your proposals; you will most likely increase the amount of extramural funding that is secured; and you will elevate the visibility and impact of programs within your organization. …”
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INSECURITY IN NIGERIA: ITS IMPLICATIONS FOR THE EDUCATION SECTOR by Efeurhobo Davis Ochuko, Thomastina Nkechi Egbon

“…The paper addressed the following objectives; access the relationship between misgovernance and insecurity in Nigeria, establish the relationship between governance and  insecurity, identify the nature and activities of insecurity, identify the consequences of insecurity  on  education in Nigeria. The study adopted the group theory as theoretical framework  and the qualitative research analysis method. …”
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