Spiritualiteit in het Lucasevangelie: verscheidenheid en gemeenschap by H. Welzen

“…While the poor are oriented towards God, the rich are oriented toward themselves and focused on preserving their future. …”
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DIRECT AND INDIRECT EFFECT OF BRAND CREDIBILITY, BRAND COMMITMENT AND LOYALTY INTENTIONS ON BRAND EQUITY by Veeva Mathew, Sam Thomas, Joseph I Injodey

“…All marketing efforts are directed toward the development of brand equity. Therefore efforts are taken among the researchers, to understand the concept of brand equity as deep as possible. …”
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THE RELATIONSHIP OF OBESITY WITH RISK OF DEMENTIA IN OLDER AGE by Risma Yunita, Lina Indrawati, Baltasar Serilus Sanggu Dedu

“…The sample in this study used purposive sampling totaling 35 samples with the criteria of obese elderly people who did not have chronic diseases. …”
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DOĞRUDAN YABANCI SERMAYE YATIRIMLARI İLE EKONOMİK BÜYÜME İLİŞKİSİ ÜZERİNE BİR DEĞERLENDİRME: TÜRKİYE (1995-2017) by Deniz Dilara Dereli

“…Buçalışmada, 1995-2017 döneminde Türkiye’de doğrudan yabancı sermaye yatırımları ileekonomik büyüme arasındaki ilişki incelenmiştir. Toda-Yamamoto nedensellik testi ile kısadönemli nedensellik ilişkisi araştırılırken, değişkenler arasındaki uzundönemli ilişkinin varlığı ve bu ilişkinin yönü sırasıyla Johansen Ko-entegrasyontesti ve Hata Düzeltme Modeline dayalı nedensellik analizi ile incelenmiştir.Çalışma sonucunda Türkiye’de uzun dönemde doğrudan yabancı sermayeyatırımlarında ekonomik büyümeye doğru tek yönlü bir nedensellik ilişkisibulunmuştur.…”
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Chantiers de reconstruction politique en comparaison : La « décentralisation » en période post-révolutionnaire en Tunisie et en Libye by Sami Yassine Turki, Chiara Loschi

“…In these countries, changes towards stability are almost at the opposite, but decentralization has quickly emerged as an essential component of the political system reconfiguring, being a key element of the constitutional change (Tunisia) or preceding it (Libya). …”
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Increased indexed proximal aortic diameter is a predictor of poor prognosis in maintenance hemodialysis patients by Junwei Xu, Wenyi Tang, Lizheng Song, Yuxi Huang, Li Xiao, Fangyuan Cheng, Qianglin Guan, Mei Xu, Chuoxin Ma, Jian Chen, Jianting Ke

“…Cox proportional hazards models were conducted to evaluate the association between baseline ARD/BSA and clinical outcomes.Results A total of 391 patients were included in this study. …”
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Optimal Method for Allocation of Tractors and Trailers in Daily Dispatches of Road Drops and Pull Transport by Hao Chen, Wenxian Wang, Birong Cheng, Min Zhou

“…In this article, we have developed an optimization model for the tractor routing scheme to minimize the total cost of the drop and pull transportation system, which can limit the total number of tractors because the tractor can transport as many semitrailers to the destination as possible within the time window. …”
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Protective effects of seed oil from Nicotiana tabacum L. On D-galactose induced liver and brain damages of mice by regulating PI3K/Akt/Nrf2 signaling pathway by Ji Gu, Yongchao Wang, Shanshan Xiao, Yunye Zheng, Zhengxuan Wang, Yaping Liu, Limeng Zhang, Guiguang Cheng

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EXTENT OF ADOPTION OF STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT ACCOUNTING PRACTICES IN SELECTED NIGERIAN CONSUMER GOODS COMPANIES by Grace Olayemi AJAYI, Yemisi OLABISI-AYODELE, Olukayode OYEDEJI

“…Research has shown that organizations that employ the tools of SMA tend to remain competitive in their industry of operation. …”
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Diabetic Nephropathy Induced by Increased Ace Gene Dosage Is Associated with High Renal Levels of Angiotensin (1–7) and Bradykinin by Nádia Bertoncello, Roseli Peres Moreira, Danielle Yuri Arita, Danielle S. Aragão, Ingrid Kazue Mizuno Watanabe, Patricia S. Dantas, Ralmony Santos, Rodolfo Mattar-Rosa, Rodrigo Yokota, Tatiana Sousa Cunha, Dulce Elena Casarini

“…Results also show increased bradykinin concentration in 3 copies diabetic group. Taken together, results indicate that the deleterious effects described in 3 copies diabetic group are, at least in part, due to a combination of factors not usually described in the literature. …”
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Coping with a Money Crunch: Family Cooperation by Martie Gillen

“…One method of bringing the family together with a feeling of team spirit is a family council meeting. …”
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Geminated Maxillary Lateral Incisor with Two Root Canals by Nayara Romano, Luis Eduardo Souza-Flamini, Isabela Lima Mendonça, Ricardo Gariba Silva, Antonio Miranda Cruz-Filho

“…There was no spontaneous pain, but the tooth responded positively to the vertical percussion test and negatively to the pulp vitality test. …”
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Problème et émancipation à l’école by Hubert Vincent

“…On voudrait surtout montrer que ces notions ne sont pas des notions « difficiles », « idéales ou idéelles » et toujours devant et loin de nous, mais qu’au contraire elles se mêlent au plus commun de nos pratiques. …”
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Questionner les effets inégalitaires de la mise en place d’une solution fondée sur la nature face aux risques d’inondation. Étude de cas du territoire de La Bouillie, à Blois... by Jérôme Cardinal

“…Through a qualitative study adopting a processual approach, this article analyses this NBS as the outcome of twenty years of negotiations during which various forms of regulation change and question the concept of NBS seen as a multi-beneficiary tool. The multifunctional development project ongoing in La Bouillie is part of a green urban project but is part of a socio-spatial transformation dynamics and strengthens, feeds and makes invisible several inequalities that have marked the construction of the project.…”
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Recent progress in tsunami deposit investigations in Taiwan by Neng-Ti Yu, Jiun-Yee Yen, Shyh-Jeng Chyi, Cheng-Hao Lu, Nobuhisa Matta Matsuta, I-Chin Yen

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Emotional intelligence and interpersonal communication skills accounting students by Isabel Cristina Martin Garcia, Alison Martins Meurer, Nayane Thais Krespi Musial

“…Contributions of the Study: The results indicate that understanding one's own emotions (exercising self-control), recognizing the emotions of others (developing empathy), and using emotions (directing towards goals) have effects on the ability to manage interpersonal relationships in communication environments. …”
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Simple Sources for Complex Problems. Where Did Californians Come From in 1940? by Myron P. Gutmann

“…Focusing on migrants to California and the paths that they took, I show that there was migration from much of the U.S. especially metropolitan areas across the country, from states near to California, and from places subject to the severe environmental shocks of the 1930s. …”
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The analysis of method for diagnosing faults of three-phase asynchronous motor by K. V. Khatsevskiy, A. D. Umurzakova, N. A. Voronina, Yu. B. Icheva

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Editorial by Professor José Orlando Gomes

“…Por fim, desejamos uma ótima leitura dos artigos brasileiros e latino-americanos deste número da Ação Ergonômicas que tratam de temas variados tais como a epidemia de LER/DORT, ergonomia e segurança de vôo, análise ergonômica de interfaces computadorizadas, bem como de ambientes construídos até a análise ergonômica de sistemas complexos e sua relação com a engenharia de resiliência. A todos os professores, pesquisadores, profissionais e estudantes de pós-graduação que contribuíram para este número da Ação Ergonômica, o meu sincero e profundo agradecimento porque acreditaram neste projeto que esperamos seja perene para a inclusão de toda a diversidade da ergonomia brasileira que a cada dia se torna mais consistente e robusta em termos de produção científica.…”
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Contrasting Democratic Trajectories: A Comparative Analysis of Costa Rica and Nicaragua by Önder Aytaç Afşar, Karina Veronica Val Sanchez

“…It is a case study focuses on Costa Rica and Nicaragua and its respective trajectories towards democracy. Despite their shared historical backgrounds, culture, similar size, and geographical location, Costa Rica has one of the most peaceful and enduring democracies, while Nicaragua has been a tumultuous country with internal conflicts that have directly impacted its democratization. …”
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