Is the expulsion of women as foreigners in Ezra 9-10 justifiably convenantal? by Emmanuel Usue

“…A close reading of the story and the purported covenants’ codes concerning foreigners reveals that first, these women were not foreigners as presupposed by Ezra and his associates; second, had the reformers adopted a more holistic or broader perspective and interpretation of the Abrahamic and Mosaic covenants’ codes about foreigners, it would have yielded a more positive, accommodating and inclusive disposition towards the so-called foreign women. …”
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Digital ecclesiology and Africa’s digital natives: prospects and challenges by K.M. Ndereba

“…This article engages the emerging research in digital ecclesiology from the lens of reformed ecclesiology –particularly using the ecclesiology of Berkhof and the Westminster Standards as interlocutors – and offers prospects and challenges for the church’s ministry to digital natives in Africa. …”
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OBTAINING NEW THIN WALLED TUBULAR STRUCTURES THROUGH MATRIX MORPHOLOGICAL RESEARCH by VLAD ANDREI CIUBOTARIU, CRINA MARIA RADU, COSMIN GRIGORAȘ, EUGEN HERGHELEGIU

“…Following the study, it can be said that depending on the amount of absorbed energy in the case of axial collisions and the absorption of kinetic energy developed at the time of impact, the optimal crashworthiness solution could be tubular structures with a circular support base and rectangular deformable area for impact. …”
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THE NIGERIAN OIL RESOURCEAND SOVEREIGN WEALTH FUND: AN INTERROGATION by Joshua DANJUMA

“…Findings reveal poor political institutions, corruption and lack of accountability, weak executive control of oil resource governance with apparent inadequate checks and balances, and the resultant conflicts and clashes of interests, manipulations, and inflation of oil contracts with favouritism in allocating oil blocs to cronies.Therefore, this articleshades in a newlight by interrogating the Nigerian Sovereign Wealth Fund to ensure optimal benefits of oil wealth to all citizenry; it submits that measures must be adopted in building political institutions, reforming the Niger Delta Development Commission; diversification, building a welfare state, equitable distribution of oil wealth and the imposition of direct tax. …”
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Advance model for seismic base isolation Systems of building by Hossein Soleimanloo, Shakeri Soleimanloo

“…Then, we introduce new models that can consider large deformation effects and the coupling of the vertical and horizontal response during motion simultaneously. …”
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Transforming The Institutional and Governance Frameworks of Indonesia’s Downstreaming Policy by Bahlil Lahadalia, Chandra Wijaya, Athor Subroto

“…Finding/Result: Drawing insights from the successful industrial policies of China, South Korea, and the United States, this research found the existing discrepancy in the institutional and governance arrangements between Indonesia’s downstreaming policy and the best practice from other countries which accentuate the necessity for vigorous reforms. Conclusion: This research offers novel insights into the discourse on downstreaming policy by examining its institutional design and governance frameworks. …”
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Nantucket Pine Tip Moth, Rhyacionia frustrana (Comstock) (Insecta: Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) by Wayne N. Dixon

“…Growth loss and stem deformity, caused by larvae feeding inside growing shoots, buds, and conelets, can be considerable during the first five years when most damage occurs (Yates et al. 1981). …”
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J.H. Van Wyk, Teologie van die Koninkryk: Studies in Dogmatiek en Etiek by Rian Venter

“…Smit;1 A Theological Odyssey: My life in writing en die outobiografie I have come a long way van J.W. de Gruchy,2 en Pathways in theology: Ecumenical, African and Reformed van P. Naude.3 Die bundel opstelle van J.H. van Wyk kan nou hierby gevoeg word. …”
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Os desvios da consciência e a crise dos experimentalismos by Ronaldo Lima Lins

“…The need to develop new forms of reading the present trends of literature…”
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Environmental Disinfection Based on Mobile Intelligent Networking Highly Efficient Ultraviolet Light Machines by Chun-Yen Chung, Wen-Tsai Sung, Lin-Chi Wang, Lailatus Siami, John Paul Santos

“…During operation, voice broadcast reminders and a status indicator could provide information about the operation status. After disinfection, users could view the disinfection process through a mobile device application or a webpage, which would automatically notify relevant personnel of the disinfection status through a LINE notification. …”
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The Economic Impact of COVID-19 Treatment at a Hospital-level: Investment and Financial Registers of Brazilian Hospitals by Ana Paula Beck da Silva Etges, Ricardo Bertoglio Cardoso, Milena S Marcolino, Karen Brasil Ruschel, Ana Paula Coutinho, Elayne Crestani Pereira, Fernando Anschau, Fernando Aranha, Filipe Carrilho, Giovanna Vietta, Gisele Alsina Nader Bastos, Joanna d’Arc Lyra Batista, José Miguel Chatkin, Juliana da Silva Nogueira, Leila Beltrami Moreira, Luciana Haddad, Maiara Floriani, Marília Teixeira de Siqueira, Patrícia Ziegelmann, Petrônio José de Lima Martelli, Roberta Pozza, Umbelina Cravo Teixeira Lagioia, Carisi Anne Polanczyk, Luciane Kopittke

“…The chief financial officer, the chief medical officer, and hospital executives of each participating hospital provided information regarding investments attributed to COVID-19 patient treatment. …”
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Inhibition of the Wall-attached Fuel Combustion and the Formation of Aerosol Particle by Han Wu, Cong Liu, Longmin Tang, Chunze Cen, Sheng-Lun Lin, Chien-Er Huang

“…This finding provides valuable information to the designer of combustor control unit to inhibit and destroy the wall-attached fuel layer during the spry combustion and further inhibit the formation of combustion aerosol particles.…”
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Final-year students’ perceptions of online integrated primary care learning by Aviva Ruch, Joel Francis, Ann Z. George

“…Methods: This explanatory-sequential mixed-methods study was informed by the technology acceptance model, community of inquiry model and self-regulated learning theory. …”
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A comparative analysis for crack identification in structural health monitoring: a focus on experimental crack length prediction with YUKI and POD-RBF by Zenzen, Roumaissa, Ayadi, Ayoub, Benaissa, Brahim, Belaidi, Idir, Sukic, Enes, Khatir, Tawfiq

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Long-term antibody responses to COVAXIN and COVISHIELD vaccines in rheumatoid arthritis patients and healthy control population – A cross-sectional study by Vijaya Prasanna Parimi, Anand Pyati, Madhavi Eerike

“…The participants who completed 1 year after the second dose of vaccination were included, and detailed information on demographic, medical, and vaccination were collected. …”
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The effect of Garcinia livingstonei aqueous leaf extract on hyperglycaemic-induced human sperm cell: An in-vitro study by Murendeni Nethengwe, Kunle Okaiyeto, Chinyerum S. Opuwari, Oluwafemi O. Oguntibeju

“…However, very scarce information on the plant extract's potential benefits exists in the literature. …”
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Aerosols over the Foothills of the Eastern Himalayan Region during Post-monsoon and Winter Seasons by Sishir Dahal, Dipesh Rupakheti, Ram Kumar Sharma, Binod Kumar Bhattarai, Bhupesh Adhikary

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An artificial intelligence optimization of NOx conversion efficiency under dual catalytic mechanism reaction based on multi-objective gray wolf algorithm by Zhiqing Zhang, Zicheng He, Yuguo Wang, Feng Jiang, Weihuang Zhong, Bin Zhang, Yanshuai Ye, Zibin Yin, Dongli Tan

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Hip Adduction and Abduction Strength Profiles Among Bantam, High School, Juniors, and Collegiate American Ice Hockey Players by Morgan L. Olson, Gary Schindler

“… # Methods A questionnaire of demographic data, hockey, and injury specific information was completed by all subjects. The mean of three reps of maximal hip isometric adduction and abduction strengths were quantified using a handheld dynamometer with external belt-fixation. …”
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Evaluation of practices and attitudes of caregivers influencing adherence to seasonal malaria chemoprevention in children under five years of age: the case of Rural Embangweni, Mzi... by Chisomo Salangwa, Reston Munthali, Lusungu Mfune, Vegha Kaunga Nyirenda

“…In this study, a random cluster sampling approach was employed to extract data from internal monitoring, with caregivers’ self-reports as the primary information. The caregivers’ adherence levels, beliefs, and behaviors were then assessed and analyzed using Bernard Vrijens’ taxonomy. …”
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