Who calls the shots in Naomi's life? Reading the Naomi-Ruth story within the African religio-cultural context

“…Such a worldview, in which the Sacred Other, the living and the (living) dead formed an integral whole, can also be observed at critical points in Naomi’s life: when Naomi bid farewell to her daughters-in-law (Rt 1:8-9); Naomi’s confession about Yahweh’s faithfulness to both the living and the dead (Rt 2:20); Naomi’s plan to seek security for Ruth through “levirate” marriage (Rt 3:1), and when she acted as a nurse to Mahlon’s son (Rt 4:5, 16). …”
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Facile Synthesis of Hollow Carbon Nanospheres by Using Microwave Radiation by Jiareng Chen, Jiaqi Lin, Bin Cui, Yang Liu

“…The traditional methods to prepare hollow carbon nanospheres require complicated instrumentation and harsh chemicals, including high-temperature furnace, gas inlets, and hydrogen fluoride etching. …”
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Removal of Nonmyrmecochorous Seeds by Ants: Role of Ants in Cattle Grasslands by Selene Escobar-Ramírez, Sebastián Duque, Natalia Henao, Alejandra Hurtado-Giraldo, Inge Armbrecht

“…This study evaluated if, in these harsh environments, ants can promote the colonization of arboreal species through directed dispersion of seeds towards the nests. …”
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A Chromosome-level genome assembly of the alpine medicinal plant Bergenia purpurascens (Saxifragaceae) by Xue-Die Liu, Alex D. Twyford, Peter M. Hollingsworth, Ya-Huang Luo, Sheng-Ping Ming, Bo-Yun Yang, Lian-Ming Gao, Shao-Lin Tan

“…Abstract Mountain ecosystems harbor high levels of biodiversity, but the genetic mechanisms underlying adaptation to harsh alpine conditions remain largely unknown. Bergenia purpurascens (Saxifragaceae) is an important alpine endemic species of the Himalaya-Hengduan Mountains (HHM), with this species being used as a source of medicine and as an ornamental plant. …”
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RELIGIOUS TOURISM AND RESILIENCE BUILDING: AN OVERVIEW OF IMPACTS AND RECOVERY IN SOUTH AFRICA by Siphathisiwe Caroline MZOBE, Siyabulela NYIKANA

“…Many organizations faced difficulties in maintaining their customary faith-based activities, travel, and commitments during the COVID-19 pandemic. …”
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Le jardin japonais d’Aix-en-Provence : une conception hybride entre Japon et Méditerranée by Benoît Romeyer, Jean-Noël Consalès

“…While the international presence of the Japanese garden bears witness to the dissemination of models in landscape architecture, it also raises the question of the diversity of its territorial variations. …”
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Performance of HPV E4 and p16INK4a biomarkers in predicting regression of cervical intraepithelial neoplasia grade 2 (CIN2): protocol for a historical cohort study by David Jenkins, Mark H Stoler, Anne Hammer, Torben Steiniche, Lone Kjeld Petersen, Patti E Gravitt, Rikke Kamp Damgaard, Maurits NC de Koning, Wim GV Quint, John Doorbar, Johnny Kahlert

“…A positive result will be defined as HPV E4 positive. Through the Danish Pathology Databank, we will collect results on all subsequent cervical biopsies. …”
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Association of vaginal oestradiol and the rate of breast cancer in Denmark: registry based, case-control study, nested in a nationwide cohort by Christian Torp-Pedersen, Lina Steinrud Mørch, Nelsan Pourhadi, Amani Meaidi, Ellen Christine Løkkegaard

“…Objective To estimate the rate of breast cancer associated with use of vaginal oestradiol tablets according to duration and intensity of their use.Design Registry based, case-control study, nested in a nationwide cohort.Setting Based in Denmark using the civil registration system, the national registry of medicinal product statistics, the Danish cancer registry, the Danish birth registry, and statistics Denmark.Participants Women aged 50-60 years in year 2000 or turning 50 years during the study period of 1 January 2000 to 31 December 2018 were included. …”
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Laikinas sulaikymas kaip procesinė prievartos priemonė by Nerija Kovalenkovienė

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Subjective Well-Being of High School Students Belonging to Indigenous Peoples of the North as a Basis for Readiness to Choose a Profession by G. V. Kuhterina, E. A. Solov’eva, L. V. Fedina, M. V. Muravyeva

“…Their stronger psycho-emotional response to harsh living conditions increases their motivation for early professional self-determination.Scientific novelty. …”
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KATALIKYBĖ IR VISUOMENĖ TARPUKARIO LIETUVOJE by Valdas Pruskus

“…Key words: social role of Church, catholic modernism, religiosity, religious organizations, christian faith. …”
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Establishment and evaluation of a UPLC-MS/MS method for simultaneous determination of bongkrekic acid and dehydroacetic acid in rice noodles by Lingguo Zhao, Ronggui Lv, Ronggui Lv, Jiang Song, Xi Chen, Lei Lei, Weixian Zeng, Miaowen She, Miaowen She, Dabing Li, Xiaxia Yu, Zhanguo Liu, Xiao Wang, Yong Liu

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Arabic Language Teaching Methodology: A Pilot Study at The International Language Institute, Sultan Ismail Petra International Islamic University College (KIAS) by Mohammad Jawwad Yusnan, Linamalini Mat Nafi, Nurin Zahidah Ahmad Zainuddin

“…Nowadays, Malaysians regardless of ages, faiths, and ethnicities are interested in learning Arabic. …”
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Betumbang Apam Tradition as a Medium of Islamic Education: Clifford Geertz's Interpretative Analysis by Muhammad Ikhsan Fadil, Zulfa Jamalie, Asikin Nor

“…This tradition embodies faith values, such as belief in Allah, gratitude, and the early introduction of children to the mosque; moral values, such as respect for scholars and parents; and social values, such as togetherness and friendship. …”
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Pierwsze wyznanie Synostwa Bożego przez Jezusa (Łk 2, 41–52) by Stanisław Witkowski

“…He knows that his priority mission which originates in God’s mandate, is his presence in the house of his Father that means fulfilling the task of teaching in the temple. This became clear during his pilgrimage to Jerusalem. …”
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Dickens, David Lean, and After: Twenty-First-Century Adaptations of Oliver Twist by Chris Louttit

“…Critics of adaptations of Dickens’s fiction have long discounted the possibility (or viability) of measuring their quality in terms of faithfulness to the original novels. Yet despite scholarship by the likes of Grahame Smith, Joss Marsh and Brian McFarlane in this ‘anti-fidelity’ vein, there has been relatively little sustained discussion of intertextual echoes between different adaptations of the same text. …”
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Integrated Pest Management (IPM) of the Tawny Crazy Ant, Nylanderia fulva (Mayr) by Faith Oi, Dawn Calibeo, John Page, Michael Bentley

“…If you suspect you have tawny crazy ants, the best approach is to call a licensed pest-control professional for help). Written by Faith Oi, Dawn Calibeo, John Paige III, and Michael Bentley, and published by the UF Department of Entomology and Nematology, September 2016. …”
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Les Jeux olympiques de 2024 : une chance pour le Grand Paris ? by Boris Lebeau

“…Nous verrons pourtant que la conduite simultanée de projets ne partageant ni la même temporalité, ni les mêmes modes de financement et de gouvernance, n’est peut-être pas aussi aisée que le dossier de candidature le laisse entendre. …”
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Sublime Gaps by Antoine Dechêne

“…Including close readings of Henry James’s “The Figure in the Carpet” (1896) and Samuel Beckett’s Molloy (1951), this essay proceeds to show that the “metaphysical” character of these texts lies predominantly in their lack of faith in language as a reliable tool to convey the multiple and shifting identities of the unsuccessful sleuth confronted with the meaninglessness of his investigation.…”
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Religious Institutions and Personal Injury Compensation Claims for Abuse: The Noteworthy Significance of Insurance by Joseph Lee

“…The article further considers a case example of what happened to a major faith-based insurer after the legislative changes. …”
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