Suretyship in the Teaching of Ben Sira (Sir 29:14–20) by Andrzej Piwowar

“…At the same time, Sirach reminds the person for whom someone has vouched of the need to fulfil the obligation towards the guarantor (cf. 29:15) as not doing so means becoming a sinner (cf. 29:16a, 19a). …”
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Update on Surgical Techniques Best Practices to Optimize Outcomes Following Gel Stent Implantation by Vera V, Sheybani A, Panarelli JF, Grover DS, Lee J, Craven ER, Samuelson TW, Ahmed IIK

“…Vanessa Vera,1 Arsham Sheybani,2 Joseph F Panarelli,3 Davinder S Grover,4 James Lee,5 Earl Randy Craven,2 Thomas W Samuelson,6 Iqbal Ike K Ahmed7 1Allergan, an AbbVie company, Irvine, CA, USA; 2Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis, MO, USA; 3Department of Ophthalmology, New York University Langone Health, New York, NY, USA; 4Glaucoma Associates of Texas, Dallas, TX, USA; 5Colorado Eye Institute, Colorado Springs, CO, USA; 6Minnesota Eye Consultants, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA; 7John Moran Eye Center, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, USACorrespondence: James Lee, Colorado Eye Institute, Colorado Springs, CO, 80924, USA, Email jlee@eyescolorado.comAbstract: The XEN® 45 Glaucoma Treatment System (gel stent; Allergan, an AbbVie company, Irvine, CA, USA) is a minimally invasive bleb-forming surgical device that was originally approved to lower intraocular pressure by diverting the aqueous humor from the anterior chamber to the subconjunctival space (like trabeculectomy) following ab-interno placement. …”
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Asociatividad empresarial: estrategia para la competitividad en las pymes del sector turístico by Gladys Fernández, Mercy Narváez

“…Los resultados obtenidos permiten identificar la capacidad de asociatividad que poseen estas organizaciones y los elementos que contribuyeron a conformar el modelo asociativo. …”
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Expression Analysis and Functional Validation of DcTPSb1 in Terpene Synthesis of <i>Dendrobium chrysotoxum</i> by Yuxuan Jin, Shuting Zhou, Zhihui Du, Weize Wang, Zhilin Chen

“…An analysis of the promoter region of <i>DcTPSb1</i> indicated that it may be regulated by methyl jasmonate (MeJA) responsiveness. Functionally, DcTPSb1 was shown to catalyze the conversion of geranyl diphosphate (GPP) to linalool, ocimene, and (-)-α-pinitol in vitro. …”
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Materijalna motivacija kao nosilac uspešne reorganizacije kompanije NIS (Material Motivation as the Holder of a Successful Reorganization on the Example of Company Nis) by Radmila Stojanović

“…Motivated employees today represent a strategic resource which gain a competitive advantage for the organization. If someone wants to motivate others, must first be able to motivate yourself. …”
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Students' mathematical literacy in number pattern material seen from initial mathematical abilities by Refika Dwi Saputri, Syutaridho Syutaridho, Arvin Efriani

“…Mathematical literacy is a very important aspect for a person to have, because if someone has good mathematical literacy skills they will be able to solve problems and find solutions in everyday life. …”
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Estudio etnozoológico de las aves y mamíferos silvestres asociados a huertos frutícolas de Zacualpan de Amilpas, Morelos, México by Alejandro García-Flores, Sarahi Mojica-Pedraza, Sandra Dennise Barreto-Sánchez, Columba Monroy-Ortíz, Rafael Monroy-Martínez

“…Para los mamíferos se reconocieron 16 nombres comunes, pertenecientes a 18 especies, seis órdenes y 10 familias, el orden Carnívora y la familia Mephitidae los que poseen mayor número de especies. Los valores de uso registrados fueron: alimentario, medicinal, ornato y amuleto. …”
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Linguistic Identity with Special Reference to Western Hindi Dialects by Pallav Vishnu

“…Language (or linguistic) identity   take to mean the speech community with which someone is identified. This is probably always a historical phenomenon, either of birth or of personal choice. …”
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Effects of physical exercise in reducing caregivers burden: a systematic review by Carla Cardoso, Maria José Lumini, Maria José Lumini, Teresa Martins, Teresa Martins

“…Background and aimCaring for someone can be physically and psychologically demanding, predisposing caregivers to muscle injuries, fatigue, exhaustion, depression, anxiety, and burnout. …”
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El desafío de la escritura académica utilizando herramientas virtuales by Verónica Patricia Simbaña Gallardo, Lilian Mercedes Jaramillo Naranjo, Santiago Fernando Vinueza Vinueza

“…El objetivo de este estudio es reflexionar sobre el aporte significativo que poseen las herramientas virtuales en la escritura académica. …”
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Protection of long-term land ownership: some problematic aspects by Yu. I. Chalyi

“…In particular, the owner of the property may know that he or she does not have a title to the property and even know who owns the property, but if the owner does not hide the fact of taking someone else's property and is willing to return the property to its owner, it should be considered bona fide.…”
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El “Derecho a la Ciudad” entre la propuesta revolucionaria y la garantía estatal by Daniel Ramos Trávez

“…Sin embargo, al incorporarse como parte de los derechos garantizados por el Estado, o como consignas elaboradas por organizaciones internacionales como ONU-Hábitat, se desvirtúa su intención original: la reconquista de las facultades para la construcción del espacio que poseen —o poseyeron— los habitantes urbanos. En la actualidad, el derecho a la ciudad, como ocurre en el caso de la legislación ecuatoriana o en las consideraciones de decretos constitucionales, se inscribe dentro del discurso de las prácticas políticas para la gestión y administración de las ciudades. …”
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Present(ed) bodies, absent agency: “patients’ perspectives” at the Museum Vrolik of the body and medicine by Azia Lafleur

“…The remains on display have been decontextualized from their original home as a part of someone, and transformed into “specimens”. At the same time, my lived experience and identity as a person with chronic illness brought an impulse/intensity towards identification and closeness to the “specimens”, grasping for a sense of their agency, voices, perspectives, personhood. …”
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Role of Endogenous Hormones on Seed Hardness in Pomegranate Fruit Development by Haoxian Li, Lina Chen, Ruitao Liu, Zhenhua Lu

“…The hardness of pomegranate seeds was positively correlated with endogenous indole-3-acetic acid (IAA) and jasmonic acid (JA), while it was negatively correlated with cytokinins (CTKs), abscisic acid (ABA), gibberellins (GAs), salicylic acid (SA), and strigolactones (SLs). …”
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The Influence of Social Intellect on the Features of the Behavior of Cadets Studying at Institutions With Specific Learning Conditions in Frustration and Stress Situations by S. V. Kharchenko

“…The most marked is the reaction of concentrating on an obstacle and the expectation that someone else should resolve the frustration situation. …”
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Transcriptome Sequencing Reveals Regulatory Mechanisms of Taxol Synthesis in Taxus wallichiana var. Mairei by Tao Wang, Yiming Chen, Weibing Zhuang, Fengjiao Zhang, Xiaochun Shu, Zhong Wang, Qing Yang

“…Moreover, in the present study, the activation of jasmonic acid (JA) signal transduction and its crosstalk with gibberellin (GA), auxin, and ethylene (ET) explained the elevation of differentially expressed genes (DEGs) from the taxol biosynthesis pathway. …”
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Características emprendedoras de los gerentes de las empresas familiares de la población de Santa Bárbara del Zulia, Venezuela by Anyelin Teresa Ortega Luzardo, Jenny del Carmen Lujano Montiel, María Isolina López Pérez

“…Quienes gerencian estas empresas poseen edades entre 25-34 años; respecto al nivel educativo, en las empresas de servicios mayoritariamente son bachilleres y en las comerciales, universitarios; en cuanto al sexo, están representados en su mayoría por el sexo masculino. …”
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The Strength of a Story: Partnering With a Community Organization to Destigmatize Substance Use Disorder by Noah Sorkow, Cameron Lauf, Stephen H. Berns

“…Students appreciated the small-group format and hearing someone's lived experience/perspective. Community members expressed how the session helped humanize health care providers and had interest in participating in future sessions. …”
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Biodiversity Patterns of Rocky Coastal and Human-Made Structures in Gheshm Shorelines; Role of Slope and Tidal Levels Characteristics in Determining Patterns of Biodiversity by Marzieh Razaghi, Ali Nasrolahi, Ehsan Kamrani, Mohammad Sharif Ranjbar, Amir Vazirizadeh

“…A similar trend was observed in the number of species, with the stations of Mosen, Ramchah, and Naqashah hosting the highest species counts. …”
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Quantum state engineering and photon statistics at electromagnetic time interfaces by M. S. Mirmoosa, T. Setälä, A. Norrman

“…We revisit the transformation of the bosonic mode operators and corresponding quantum states due to this interface, governed by the two-mode squeeze operator. …”
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