Die goedkeuring van kerkrade vir 'n nuwe verband in die NG Kerkfamilie? by PJ Strauss

“… This article probes the question of which assembly within a reformed church denomination - in this case the family of Dutch Reformed Churches - should have the jurisdiction in deciding on the alteration of the confession(s) and especially, the constitution and contents of this denomination. …”
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L’administration du désordreGouverner l’hôpital psychiatrique depuis les années 1980 by Tonya Tartour

“…More specifically, it explores the role of two influential reform processes in France: the introduction of judicial reviews of involuntary commitment and the evolution of the ways public psychiatric institutions are funded. …”
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Women's Health Crisis in Pakistan by Zafar Mirza

“…Key Words: Gender disparity, Reproductive health, Malnutrition, Anemia, Healthcare reforms …”
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Engulfed by the family: women in the Colombian Development State between 1966 and 1990 by Helena Alviar Garcia

“…Understanding that many legal reforms have been unable to redistribute resources across gender lines because of their inability to foreground economic development models and its consequences in macro policy framework, the main objective of this article is to make explicit the limitations imposed to women by them. …”
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IMPACT OF PANELISTS ON WIBOR RATES – HYBRID APPROACH by Piotr Mielus

“…The reform of financial benchmarks is one of the key elements of stability and trust in the financial market. …”
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Identity and community in South African congregations by W. J. Schoeman

“…The biggest challenge for the reformation of a religious identity for both the membership and congregations of the DRC is to be more contextual and engaged in their social environment and culture. …”
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Neither “Platformization” Nor “Infrastructuralization”: Government as a Platform in China by Jingyan Elaine Yuan, Yuchao Zhao

“…Through a case study of “the digital reform” in Zhejiang Province, and the affiliated smart city project—City Brain—in Hangzhou, the municipal capital, this study draws on data from participatory observations and interviews to (1) provide a historical context, in which “platformization” in urban governance is aimed to serve market-oriented socio-economic reforms; (2) argue that such “platformization” is shaped by the long-standing structural tension between centralization and localism, which has been renewed by digital data flows; and (3) understand the shifting public–private demarcation in social interactions and arrangements to deflect continual frictions between the state, local agents, and platforms in the domain of digital governance.…”
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An emerging grounded theory for preaching on poverty in South Africa with Matthew 25:31-46 as sermon text by H. J. C. Pieterse

“… Since 2009, I am researching sermons on Matthew 25:31-46 by preachers of the Uniting Reformed Church and the Dutch Reformed Church (Nederduitse Gereformeerde Kerk). …”
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Undermining competition, undermining markets? Implications of Big Tech and digital personal data for competition policy by Kean Birch, ‘Damola Adediji

“…Many countries and jurisdictions are reforming their competition policies in response to growing political and public concerns about market concentration, especially when it comes to the market power of Big Tech firms. …”
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L’Angleterre et le Continent―Xe et début XIe siècles by Marthe Mensah

“…The major development of the 10th century was the monastic reform which was influenced by and indebted to contacts with the continent which are reflected in the Regularis Concordia, the manual of monastic usage to which every Anglo-Saxon monk was required to conform.This monastic reform was supported by the King and the alliance between King and Church helped further the development of artistic life in monastic scriptoria, in particular the creation of magnificent illuminated manuscripts, such as the Benedictional of Saint Aethelwold or the Harley Psalter inspired by continental models.Religious literature in the vernacular developed at the same time among which the best examples are the writings of Ælfric and Wulfstan who sometimes drew their inspiration from the Continent.…”
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God's omnipotence and human freedom by A. van de Beek

“…As moderator of the Dutch Reformed Church, Potgieter played a central role in this process. …”
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IMPACT OF PANELISTS ON WIBOR RATES – HYBRID APPROACH by Piotr Mielus

“…The reform of financial benchmarks is one of the key elements of stability and trust in the financial market. …”
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The Model of Open Government in Latin America. Parallelism of Public Policies for Transparency and Corruption by Vera Martínez, Martín Cutberto, Rocha Romero, Martín, Martínez Rodríguez, María Concepción

“…The following article analyzes public policies of administrative reform and related to the institutionalization of access to public information in Mexico, Guatemala and Honduras. …”
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(Un)conventional Methods for Financing the Coalition Plans by Jens Südekum

“…Abstract The new German government plans to increase investment spending considerably, yet without increasing taxes or reforming the debt brake enshrined in the constitution. …”
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DIE BETROKKENHEID VAN KERK EN STAAT BY DIE BEVESTIGING VAN HUWELIKE MET ’N PERSPEKTIEF OP DRIE GEREFORMEERDE KERKORDES by P Strauss

“…Following the history of the Reformed churches of The Netherlands and taking three church orders in the Dutch Reformed tradition into consideration, the Dutch Synod of Emden (1571) coined a lasting phrase on marriages. …”
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Die vrede van Münster/Westfale en die betekenis daarvan vir die vestiging van die gereformeerde godsdiens aan die Kaap by V. E. d'Assonville

“…Thus an opportunity was created to found a refreshment post and eventually to further the reformed religion at the Cape. …”
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Montaigne and the rise of modern cultural diplomacy [version 2; peer review: 2 approved, 1 approved with reservations, 3 not approved] by Gabriel Gherasim

“…In the troubling sixteenth century political and religious turmoil in Europe - and particularly in France - the cosmopolitan personality of Michel de Montaigne is not only indicative for acknowledging the more and more meddling resources of culture within the realm of politics, but is also explanatory for reforming and expanding the instruments of traditional diplomacy. …”
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Análisis territorial de la Política Agraria Común (PAC) en el periodo 2014-2020. Estudio de caso: Extremadura by Francisco Manuel Martínez García, Ana Nieto Masot, Gema Cárdenas Alonso, José Manuel Pérez Pintor

“…Hence, since Agenda 2000, there have been a series of reforms that have established decoupled aid by paying farmers for the environmental benefits they produce in the rural environment, as well as addressing the problems of Europe's rural areas through rural development aid. …”
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Pathways for Social Equity: An Audit of Bureaucratic Representation, Diversity, and Cultural Competency in Florida Nursing Homes by Austin M. McCrea, Kenicia Wright, Xiaoyang Xu, Noah Pruitt

“…While many organizations implement reforms across all three of these dimensions simultaneously, existing applications in the literature tend to only focus on one at a time—potentially obfuscating the true impact of social equity reforms within public organizations. …”
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ACADEMICIAN LVOV’S DOCTRINE VS. NEO-LIBERAL DOCTRINE: COMPARISON OF THE REASEARCH PROGRAMS’ STRUCTURE AND LOGIC by B. Yerznkyan

“…The structural and logical features of the doctrine of Academician Lvov in comparison to the neo-liberal doctrine, formed the basis of market reforms in Russia, are considered. The reasons of insolvency of the latter and its unsatisfied consequences as well as the possibility of implementing the Lvov’s doctrine are discussed.…”
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