"The personal is political": faith and religion in a public university by Isabel Apawo Phiri, Sarojini Nadar

“…Drawing on empirical research with religious women who experience gender-based violence in various forms, the authors argue that when religious beliefs are put into practice without critical introspection, religion becomes dangerous at both the personal and public levels. …”
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The linguistic, conceptual, and pragmatic challenges of communicating Galatians 3:1-14 in Chewa by Ernst Wendland

“… The aim of this study is, first of all, to present a rhetorically oriented analysis of the central pericope of 3:1-14, with special reference to its pertinent oral-aural qualities. This forms the basis, in turn, for a comparative analysis of how this passage has been translated into Chewa in an old missionary-produced version (1922) in contrast to a more recent meaning-centered rendering (1998) as well as a special oral-poetic translation that was prepared as part of this study. …”
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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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Influence of territorial distribution on verbal-visual advertisements by Lyubomira Spasova

“…Consumers from Asian countries are formed as high verbalizers and consumers from European countries as high visualizers. …”
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Language and the African Philosophical Traditions by Kọ́lá Abímbọ́lá

“… Are there universal principles, categories, or forms of reasoning that apply to all aspects of human experience—irrespective of culture and epoch? …”
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Rethinking Communication in Interactions with a Child with Autism: Ela, Her Father, and the Jellyfish in the Pool by Nora Lucía Gómez-Victoria, Katerine Carvajal, Sebastián Collazos, Yerly Muñoz, Angie Quinchia

“…This highlights that we already possess both the conceptual and methodological resources necessary to appreciate communication in all its diverse forms.…”
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Linking Waterbody Acidification and Aquatic Plant Metabolism: A Lesson Plan for Middle School Students by Alexandra L. Bijak, Laura K. Reynolds, Ashley R. Smyth

“…We designed a lesson plan to reinforce fundamental concepts in acid-base chemistry, including the pH scale, and to introduce students to waterbody acidification, its negative effects on shell-forming organisms, and the potential role of aquatic plant metabolism (i.e., photosynthesis and respiration) in mitigating these effects. …”
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On the involvement of the second heart field in congenital heart defects by Guijarro, Clara, Kelly, Robert G.

“…Genetic or environmental perturbation of SHF deployment thus underlies a spectrum of common forms of CHD affecting conotruncal and septal morphogenesis. …”
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Dataset of vocabulary in Uzbek primary education: Extraction and analysis in case of the school corpusZenodo by Khabibulla Madatov, Sapura Sattarova, Jernej Vičič

“…Using the ``Comparative Lemma Extraction Method'' (CLEM) proposed by the authors of the article, a vocabulary for grades 1-4 was created, and the problem of determining the number of new words (disregarding word forms as Uzbek is a morphologically rich language) that primary school pupils should learn each academic year was solved.…”
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GEOCHEMICAL FEATURES OF HOST ROCKS OF THE POROKHOVSKOE TUNGSTEN DEPOSIT (SOUTH URALS) AND THEIR ROLE IN CONCENTRATION OF ORE MATTER by K.P. Maltseva, E.V. Belogub, K.A. Novoselov, D.A. Rogov, R.R. Irmakov

“…Statistical samplings were formed for various types of host rocks: andesites and their tuffs, shales, metasomatites (including sericite-quartz, epidote and chlorite-bearing) and skarns. …”
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Changes in flavor profile of sauce-flavor baijiu: Perceptual interactions between 1-propanol and aroma compounds by Han Zhao, Li-Juan Chai, Wei Zhang, Xiao-Juan Zhang, Zhen-Ming Lu, Song-Tao Wang, Cai-Hong Shen, Jin-Song Shi, Zheng-Hong Xu

“…Further, the Feller additive model and odor activity value method confirmed the four binary mixtures formed by 1-propanol and four esters had masking effects. …”
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The NW German Heathland: A Threatened Landscape? by Norbert Fischer, Hansjörg Küster

“…For example, use boundaries and forms of use had to be defined. Meliorations were carried out. …”
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Flexible operation in the digital economy by Radović-Marković Mirjana, Vučeković Miloš, Marković Dušan

“…Accordingly, digitization enables more complex organizational forms and affects an increasing number of tasks. …”
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ANALYSIS OF THE TRADE RELATIONS BETWEEN THE REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA AND THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY by Emilija Miteva-Kacarski, Iskra Stanceva-Gigov, Kostadinka Cabuleva

“… Foreign trade represents an important factor for the economic development of a single country and a basic element in the system of forms through which the openness of the economy is being realized. …”
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LATE-DEVONIAN SAKHARA DUNITE-CLINOPIROXENITE-GABBRO COMPLEX (EAST MAGNITOGORSK ZONE, SOUTH URALS): PETROLOGICAL-MINERALOGICAL FEATURES AND GEODYNAMIC SETTING by T.N. Surin

“…It is concluded that the complex formed in island-arc geodynamic setting and in the beginning of the formation of a mature island arc. …”
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ANALYSIS OF THE TRADE RELATIONS BETWEEN THE REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA AND THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY by Emilija Miteva-Kacarski, Iskra Stanceva-Gigov, Kostadinka Cabuleva

“… Foreign trade represents an important factor for the economic development of a single country and a basic element in the system of forms through which the openness of the economy is being realized. …”
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What does intimate partner violence mean for women with breast cancer? Experiences of Iranian women by Leila Sheikhnezhad, Hadi Hassankhani, Erika Metzler Sawin, Zohreh Sanaat, Mohammad Hasan Sahebihagh

“…Conclusion Women with breast cancer are more vulnerable to IPV and experience a wide range of IPV forms. Healthcare providers should monitor women with breast cancer in terms of IPV to prevent the consequences of IPV on the cancer treatment process.…”
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Goblet and Cross, Casket and Tombstone. Names and Things in the Hidden History of the Time of Troubles by Fjodor Uspenskij, Anna Litvina

“…Reconsidering the provenance of these objects through the lens of historical onomastics allows us, in particular, to observe the inner functioning of the complex system of the in-law connections and matrilineal kinship, which simultaneously unites and divides the court elites and the Czar, whilst forming the bridge of continuity between the two eras. …”
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L’INFLUENCE DE L’ART POPULAIRE SUR L’ART SAVANT: RÉFÉRENCES ESTHÉTIQUES AUX CRÉATIONS ROUMAINES DANS LA PREMIÈRE MOITIÉ DU XXᵉ SIÈCLE by Liliana-Isabela APOSTU HAIDER

“…The present study aims at contributing to the development of the knowledge of the compositions of George Enescu and Béla Bartók, stemming from a direct contact of their creators, (formed at the school of the learned musical tradition), with the popular music. …”
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Toxicity of formaldehyde, and its role in the formation of harmful and aromatic compounds during food processing by Xiaoyan Sun, Chunmin Yang, Weiyue Zhang, Jie Zheng, Juanying Ou, Shiyi Ou

“…While its free concentration in processed foods is typically low even it can be formed through various biochemical and chemical pathways in foods. …”
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