Morality and religion in African thought by P. J. Nel

“…In African thought, the “best” rational justification of the moral imperative is less of an issue than in current moral discourse. …”
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O multiverso predatório dos deuses canibais: o legado de Joanna Overing by Els Lagrou, Luisa Elvira Belaunde

“…As the only woman in the anthropology department at the London School of Economics for much of the eighties, she faced pioneering controversies about kinship, gender, rationality, temporality, aesthetics and creativity with elegant, clear and theoretically dense writing, making room for women in academia. …”
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Life on board ship and cultural intimacy. Notes from the Central Mediterranean by Jasmine Iozzelli

“…When they meet aboard seagoing vessels, these currents construct a highly diverse range of shared spaces.Exploring both the macro-structure and some of the micro-practices that constitute these spaces, I attempt to point up some of the contradictions – between humanitarian logic and activist demands, between efficiency and processes of dehumanization, between formal rationality and the unpredictability of events – that arise in the construction of a sense of belonging on board a large SAR ship.…”
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Canadian Asthma Consensus Conference Summary of Recommendations by Pierre Ernst, J Mark Fitzgerald, Sheldon Spier

“…To develop strategies that allow for the implementation of rational guidelines at a local level. Recommendations were based on a critical review of the scientific literature by small groups prior to the meeting and are categorized according to the strength of the scientific evidence supporting each recommendation (Table 1).…”
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Possible Intervals for T- and M-Orders of Solutions of Linear Differential Equations in the Unit Disc by Martin Chuaqui, Janne Gröhn, Janne Heittokangas, Jouni Rättyä

“…In the case of the complex plane, it is known that there exists a finite set of rational numbers containing all possible growth orders of solutions of f(k)+ak-1(z)f(k-1)+⋯+a1(z)f′+a0(z)f=0 with polynomial coefficients. …”
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Precast-Monolithic Reinforced Concrete Large-Span Shells of Unique Buildings from Enlarged Elements by N. S. Razzakov

“…Recommendations are given on rational methods for the construction of shells from enlarged elements for public buildings.…”
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A New Synergistic Forecasting Method for Short-Term Traffic Flow with Event-Triggered Strong Fluctuation by Darong Huang, Zhenping Deng, Bo Mi

“…Finally, experiment and analysis are carried out in the light of actual data gathered from strong fluctuation environment to verify the effectiveness and rationality of our proposed scheme.…”
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THE IMPACT OF PROTESTANTISM ON THE ECONOMY OF THE COHO CHIL PEOPLE IN LAM DONG PROVINCE by Minh Nhat Mai, Thi Hien Tran

“…This impact is manifested in casting out superstitious and magical practices and in applying economic rationalization. The Protestant doctrine and sermons by clergy have influenced the thinking of the people and their economic performance. …”
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Design of Low-Profile Frequency-Selective Rasorbers Based on Three-Legged Loaded Element by Yu Qiang, Dongfang Zhou, Qikun Liu, Zhenning Yao

“…The experimental results of the prototype are in good agreement with the simulation results, which validates the rationality of our design.…”
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New Exact Solutions of Ion-Acoustic Wave Equations by (G′/G)-Expansion Method by Wafaa M. Taha, M. S. M. Noorani, I. Hashim

“…The traveling wave solutions obtained via this method are expressed by hyperbolic functions, the trigonometric functions, and the rational functions. In addition to solitary waves solutions, a variety of special solutions like kink shaped, antikink shaped, and bell type solitary solutions are obtained when the choice of parameters is taken at special values. …”
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Youth justification of informality in the post-Yugoslav countries: Reflection of political socialization or pragmatism? by Gvozdanović Anja

“…Secondly, this type of justification potentially stems from their rational evaluation of institutional performance by estimating the necessity of informality as a mechanism to navigate the perceived inefficiencies of formal institutions. …”
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Impact of the War on German Firms: Energy Dependency and Price Increases by Jannis Bischof, Philipp Dörrenberg, Davud Rostam-Afschar, Thomas Simon, Johannes Voget

“…More than half of all surveyed firms report that gas rationing would affect their production either directly or indirectly through their supply chain. …”
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Understanding the residual nature of the freedom to provide services: Delineating the scope of application by Savković Vladimir

“…It does so primarily in the context of the ratione materiae scope of application, by scrutinizing some of the most relevant case law of the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) and offering corresponding comments and conclusions.…”
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Morphology and gas sensitivity of nanocomposites based on porous silicon and tin oxide formed using nanosecond pulsed ion beams by S. N. Povoroznyuk, V. E. Roslikov

“…The results showed that a single radiation exposure is the most rational regime for both porous silicon and composites. …”
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Refining expected market return estimation: fusing multiple valuation models as an approach to reducing uncertainty by Thiago Petchak Gomes

“… This paper presents a methodology aimed at reducing the uncertainty associated with estimating the expected market return within a bounded rationality framework. The proposed approach involves calculating the implicit rate of return using various valuation models and subsequently merging them using the Kalman Filter technique to minimize estimation errors. …”
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A Hybrid Technique Based on the Combination of Multilevel Fast Multipole Algorithm and the Geometrical Theory of Diffraction by María-Jesús Algar, Javier Moreno, Iván González, Lorena Lozano, Felipe Cátedra

“…In this analysis, objects with complex shapes are described by using nonuniform rational B-splines (NURBS) which is a very common way to model geometrical bodies. …”
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A Novel Prescribed-Time Convergence Acceleration Algorithm with Time Rescaling by Xuehui Mei, Pengrui Zhang, Haijun Jiang, Zhiyong Yu

“…Finally, we provide numerical simulations to verify the effectiveness and rationality of our theoretical results.…”
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Thermal Protection System Design of a Reusable Launch Vehicle Using Integral Soft Objects by Andrea Aprovitola, Luigi Iuspa, Antonio Viviani

“…The model fully exploits the autoblending capability of soft objects and allows a rational distribution of thermal coating materials using a limited number of parameters. …”
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THE SOCIAL IMPORTANCE OF THE BENEFITS OF A GREEN ECONOMY by Anton Čiernik, Ingrid Šabíková, Igor Turuk

“…Today's status of environmental pollution is a global problem, especially in the field of air protection, minimization of adverse effects of climate changes, the promotion of renewable energy sources, water conservation and the rational use and protection of land. Sustainable development represents the evolution of human society while preserving the environment for future generations. …”
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Design and synthesis of phenylthiophosphoryl dichloride derivatives and evaluation of their antitumour and anti-inflammatory activities by Chunyun Xu, Na Yang, Haichun Yu, Xiaojing Wang

“…In this work, we report the rational design and synthesis of H2S donor molecules based on phenylthiophosphoryl dichloride nuclei and assess their efficacy against tumours and inflammation. …”
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