Exegetical analyses and spiritual readings of the story of the annunciation (Luke 1:26-38) by Huub Welzen

“… In this paper, four readings of Luke 1:26-38 are presented, together with evaluations regarding their possibilities for spirituality. …”
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INDUSTRY POLICY EFFECTS ON NAMIBIA'S ECONOMIC GROWTH by Emilia Landa Shikomba, Elizabeth Elias, Sirorat Ruttanawijit

“… This paper investigates a relationship between economic growth and industrial policy. …”
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Les Quotas by Marie-Laure Schultze, Sujarei Tali

“…What you will see happens aboard a shabby spaceship, at the edge of a galaxy. …”
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Le développement de filières locales est-il gage d’une écologisation des pratiques agricoles ? by Hélène Brives, Claire Heinisch, Mathieu Désolé, Carole Chazoule, Perrine Vandenbroucke

“…According to the literature on short local food systems, the direct relationship between consumers and producers triggers a virtuous circle that relies upon shared trust. What happens when the relationship is no longer direct but mediated by a small number of intermediaries? …”
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BIOPOLITICS AND HOMO SACER IN A TORTURE CENTER IN CHILE * by Hugo Rojas Corral

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Dealing with Food Allergies by Keith R. Schneider, Renée Goodrich Schneider, Soohyoun Ahn, Susie Richardson

“… A food allergy is an immune system reaction that happens after a person consumes what is normally considered a safe food. …”
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Nutritional Value and Potential Chemical Food Safety Hazards of Selected Traditional and Conventional Pork Hams from Poland by Michał Halagarda, Władysław Kędzior, Ewa Pyrzyńska

“…As a result, an increased interest in traditional and regional food can be observed. The aim of this paper is to analyze the results of a comparative analysis of three types of hams: traditional products registered on the List of Traditional Products of the Polish Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, then products whose names, retail prices, appearance, and manufacturer’s description suggest traditional methods of production, and finally conventional hams. …”
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The microadventure: a new or renewed kind of sports tourism? by Thomas Riffaud, Nathalie Le Roux

“…Results show the microadventure to be a marketing concept in sync with the changes currently happening to nature sports in today’s society, a fluidity that means it cannot be considered a new phenomenon. …”
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Arsenic Trioxide in Synergy with Vitamin D Rescues the Defective VDR-PPAR-γ Functional Module of Autophagy in Rheumatoid Arthritis by Weiyan Wang, Chunling Li, Zhiyi Zhang, Yue Zhang

“…For the first time, we report a defective functional module of autophagy comprising the Vitamin D receptor (VDR), PPAR-γ, microtubule-associated protein 1 light-chain 3 (LC3), and p62 which appears in RA synovial fibroblasts. ATO alleviated RA symptoms by boosting effective autophagic flux through significantly downregulating p62, the inflammation and catabolism protein. …”
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Dynamic Characteristics of Magnetic Suspended Dual-Rotor System by Riccati Transfer Matrix Method by Dongxiong Wang, Nianxian Wang, Kuisheng Chen, Chun Ye

“…Eventually, the validity of the dynamic model and the appearance of rigid DCSs are verified.…”
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PUBLIC FINANCE AND ECONOMIC GROWTH IN NIGERIA by Adeoye Afolabi

“… The paper evaluated the public finance in the military and civilian regime. …”
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Photo-Irradiated Biosynthesis of Silver Nanoparticles Using Edible Mushroom Pleurotus florida and Their Antibacterial Activity Studies by Ravishankar Bhat, Raghunandan Deshpande, Sharanabasava V. Ganachari, Do Sung Huh, A. Venkataraman

“…This is a report on photo-irradiated extracellular synthesis of silver nanoparticles using the aqueous extract of edible oyster mushroom (Pleurotus florida) as a reducing agent. The appearance, size, and shape of the silver nanoparticles are understood by UV-visible spectroscopy, field emission scanning electron microscopy, transmission electron microscopy, and atomic force microscopy. …”
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A Case of Severe Asthma with Eosinophilic Otitis Media Successfully Treated with Anti-IgE Monoclonal Antibody Omalizumab by Azusa Okude, Etsuko Tagaya, Mitsuko Kondo, Manabu Nonaka, Jun Tamaoki

“…Hearing loss and otorrhea appeared at the age of 44, and she was given a diagnosis of eosinophilic otitis media (EOM) and received medical treatment. …”
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Théo Martin, Les sentinelles de l’étable. Robotisation de la traite et nouvelle division du travail dans l'élevage laitier français by Théo Martin

“…The development of milking machinery appears to be associated with an increase in the division of labour on-farm and off-farm. …”
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Efficient Method to Approximately Solve Retrial Systems with Impatience by Jose Manuel Gimenez-Guzman, M. Jose Domenech-Benlloch, Vicent Pla, Jorge Martinez-Bauset, Vicente Casares-Giner

“…The obtained results show that value extrapolation greatly outperforms the previous approaches appeared in the literature not only in terms of accuracy but also in terms of computational cost.…”
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Rural Tourism as a Factor Stimulating the Development of Border Areas – The Case of Lubelskie Voivodeship by Urszula Bronisz, Andrzej Jakubowski

“…This enabled to identify the territorial units for which rural tourism can become a real factor stimulating socio-economic development. It appears that rural tourism can be perceived as a chance for improving the local economy for the areas located in the northern part of the borderland, whereas for communities situated in the southern part, it is not a significant issue.…”
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Treatment of Severe Acetaminophen–Induced Hepatocellular Injury with Prostaglandin E: Two Case Reports by Marina Khatchatourian, Hillar Vellend

“…In addition, in patients with high serum acetaminophen concentrations, the severity of hepatic necrosis appears to diminish with the timely use of sulfhydryl compounds such as N-acetyl cysteine. …”
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SOURCES OF ERRORS IN THE EVALUATION OF PERFORMANCE OF EMPLOYEES IN THE SECTOR OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION REFORM IN BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA by Adisa Delić, Mirela Ćebić

“… This paper is focused on the process of evaluating performance of employees. …”
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Unusual Case of a Missing Vibrator Device in the Pelvis by Greg J. Marchand, Katelyn M. Sainz, Ali Azadi, Alexa King, Sienna Anderson, Stacy Ruther, Giovanna Brazil, Lisa Rials, Kelly Ware, Asya Osborn, Sophia Hopewell

“…We report a case of a vibrator which was lost during sexual activity and appeared on flat plate X-ray to be in the abdominal cavity. …”
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Bifurcations and Dynamics of the Rb-E2F Pathway Involving miR449 by Lingling Li, Jianwei Shen

“…Thus, Hopf bifurcation appears at the steady state when the delay passes through the critical value. …”
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