Dispelling myths: Christian prayers and their impact on democracy building in Nigeria by Chisom B. Amaole

“…Archbishop Desmond Tutu’s paradigm on prayer and protest formed the theoretical framework. Results: The study reveals that while prayer is important, it cannot replace the role of active political participation in electioneering and other civic responsibilities. …”
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DEVELOPMENT, VALIDATION AND KINETIC APPLICATION OFSPECTROMETRIC METHODS FOR THE ANALYSIS OF ASPIRIN, SALICYLICACID, AND CAFFEINE AS SINGLE-COMPONENT AND IN MIXTURES by Aqeela Khurshid et al

“… Aspirin (ASA) and aspirin-caffeine dosage forms are widely used as analgesic drugs. In the present study specific stability-indicating two- and three-component spectrometric methods have been developed for the assay of ASA and its degradation product, salicylic acid, in the presence and absence of caffeine (CF). …”
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Industrialny pejzaż dźwiękowy jako przestrzeń wewnętrzna artysty w muzyce Trenta Reznora i jego zespołu Nine Inch Nails by Piotr Prusinowski

“…Jako wokalista częstokroć przechodzi od szeptu do gniewnego bądź desperackiego krzyku, ilustrując swoje pełne udręki wynurzenia muzyką, która przybiera formę brutalnych „sonicznych ataków”, przerywanych – niekiedy w obrębie jednego utworu – momentami wyciszenia, zawsze jednak podszytego nerwowym napięciem. …”
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As múltiplas faces da comodificação e a constituição da crítica acerca das práticas de consumo contemporâneas by Ceres Grehs Beck, Luis Henrique Hermínio Cunha

“…After extensive review of the transdisciplinary academic literature, this paper summarizes the multiple forms of commodification in contemporary consumer practices. …”
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Impact of Toxic Leadership on Employee Performance by Christian Wiradendi Wolor, Ardiansyah Ardiansyah, Rofi Rofaida, Ahmad Nurkhin, Mahmoud Ali Rababah

“…The research sample amounted to 400 taken from 8 locations in Indonesia. Using Google Forms, questionnaires were distributed to 400 employees and analyzed using the Lisrel 8.5 program. …”
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CORRUPTION AND ITS IMPACT ON SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT IN NIGERIA by AKE MODUPE

“…It investigates corruption's evolution and its complex relationships with political, economic, and social factors. Various forms of corruption are investigated in the political, corporate, judicial, and law enforcement sectors, with institutional inadequacies, rent-seeking behaviour, and cultural issues identified as major drivers. …”
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THE UNITED NATIONS CHARTER AND THE RESPONSIBILITY TO PROTECT: INTERROGATING THE HUMANITARIAN CRISIS IN SYRIA by ANTHONY IMEH UMOH, BARINAADAA NWINKOL

“…In the same vein, the responsibility to protect populations from genocide and other gross forms of human rights abuse emerged in 2005 as an important global principle during the UN World Summit Outcome Document. …”
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Using Digital Games to Teach History: A Design-Based Study by Çelik Türkan

“…Data were collected through design documents, interview forms, and video recordings and were analyzed using descriptive and content analysis techniques. …”
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Tempos modernos? by Rita Brandão, Mário José Filho

“…In fact, with the advent of such changes in the world of labor social workers are facing the need to develop new strategies of intervention, which require more professional competence and a better knowledge of new forms of management, rather than restricting their practice to the scarce social benefits. …”
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Priestia megaterium cells are primed for surviving lethal doses of antibiotics and chemical stress by Manisha Guha, Abhyudai Singh, Nicholas C. Butzin

“…Previously, two distinct types of persisters were proposed: Type I and Type II, formed during stationary and log phases, respectively. …”
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Religious faith traditions tussle with rampant corruption toward sustainable development: Search for the missing links in light of ubuntu by E. Chinyena

“…It investigates the achievements of the church in fighting all types and forms of corruption. The study adopts both quantitative and qualitative research methods. …”
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A Peircean transcendental framework for conceiving human and non-human culture by Hünefeldt Thomas

“…It is suggested that the relation between culture and nature cannot be sufficiently accounted for in terms of the distinction between symbolic and non-symbolic semiosis, and that various forms of non-human culture, including non-animal and cross-species cultures, are conceivable.…”
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Zakon Braci Mniejszych w chwili śmierci św. Franciszka by Roland Prejs

“…Franciszek nie myślał o zakonie, lecz o wspólnocie i taką formę nadał pierwszemu pokoleniu braci. Po jego śmierci musiała interweniować Stolica Apostolska, dokonując autentycznej interpretacji reguły. …”
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Thinning Southern Pines - A Key to Greater Returns by Chris Demers, Michael Andreu, Babe McGowan, Alan Long, Jarek Nowak

“…Biologically, thinning accelerates stand development by favoring the tallest, best-formed trees over those that are diseased, overtopped, crooked, forked, or otherwise undesirable and likely to die on their own if left in the stand long enough. …”
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For Good Reason: Analyzing How Students Define Difficulty in RateMyProfessor.com Comments by Alexis Teagarden, Michael Carlozzi

“…In contrast to SET scholarship which often assumes students favor ease over all other course characteristics, we see commenters providing a more nuanced evaluation: condemning contrived forms of difficulty but commending authentic ones. …”
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Characteristics and analysis of the Culture and Arts sector, specifically the Performing dance sector in Bulgaria by Hristina Georgieva

“…These entities range from private micro-organizations, such as sole proprietorships, limited liability companies, foundations, and associations, to state and municipal organizations, with the latter forming a small percentage of the sector. Statistical data about cultural organizations and their activities are fragmented and can be found in the annual reports of the National Culture Fund (NCF), registers of the Ministry of Culture, and data from the National Statistical Institute (NSI). …”
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TRADITIONAL FASHION INDUSTRY AND JUKUN CULTURE, NORTH CENTRAL NIGERIA by Bello Zakariya Abubakar, Hamisu Sani Ali

“…The traditional fashion industry is cottage industry not modern fashion industry and it forms part of larger social and cultural phenomenon known as Kyadzwe. …”
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Sujeitos políticos da economia solidária e comunitária na Bolívia: tendências e modelos do setor camponês-indígena by Isabelle Hillenkamp

“…From the recent dispute between community economic organizations (OECOMs) and peasant economic organizations (OECAs) caused by the new legislative framework, it goes back to the historical trajectories that explain the forms of collective, political and socio-economic organization in the peasant-indigenous sector. …”
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Kary cielesne – kontestacja a rzeczywistość by Ewa Jarosz, Cezary Kurkowski

“…One is a global tendency or even a movement towards forbidding all forms of violence against children, and also those that have been traditionally presented in upbringing. …”
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Magisterium pastoralne w posłudze papieża Franciszka by Ryszard Hajduk

“…W tym celu zostaną wykorzystane dokumenty Kościoła, których analiza wsparta refleksją teologów pozwala uzasadnić tezę, iż nauczanie papieża Franciszka jest kontynuacją myśli soborowej zarówno z uwagi na jego formę, jak i zawarte w nim przesłanie. Takie podejście do przekazu prawdy chrześcijańskiej wzbogaca wewnętrzne życie Kościoła i dynamizuje jego działalność w świecie. …”
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