INTRODUCTION by G Van der Watt

“…Since 1981, he has been a minister of the Word of God in the Dutch Reformed Church; since 1992, he has been lecturer and, from 1997, Professor in Missiology. He has had an outstanding academic career. In recognising his academic contribution, acclaiming his dedication to the formation of students and in appreciating him as colleague and loyal friend, it has been decided to dedicate this Acta Theologica Supplementum edition as Festschrift in honour of him. …”
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STRENGTH CHARACTERISTICS OF CONCRETE MADE WITH RECYCLED CONCRETE AGGREGATE (RCA), MICRO-SILICA AND POLYPROPYLENE FIBRE by ADESOLA OLAYINKA ADETUKASI, ADEOYE MOSES OLOWOFOYEKU, HAFIZ A. ALAKA, OMOWUMI ADEBAYO

“…Results showed that admixtures significantly improved the workability and mechanical properties of CRCA at all RCA replacement levels. Addition of PPF had significant effect on the flexural and splitting tensile strengths of CRCA, but not much impact on the compressive strength. …”
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The army of Alexander the Great and combat stress syndrome (326 BC) by Francois P. Retief, Louise Cilliers

“…A possible reason for such drastic action by an army which had, until that point, followed its king with blind devotion, was that severe combat stress may have set in. …”
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Pregnancy Outcome of Renal Transplant Recipients: Analysis of Nine Patients by Mert Turğal, Aslıhan Yazıcıoğlu, Kemal Beksaç, Özgür Özyüncü, Sinan Beksaç

“…STUDY DESIGN: Retrospective analysis RESULTS: We found that the mean gestational age at delivery for patients were 35.22 weeks and 55.5% patients had preterm delivery and this result is higher than normal pregnant population. …”
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The Effects of Freezing on the Processing Characteristics and Palatability Attributes of Fresh Pork Legs by B. G. Sapp, Dwain D. Johnson, Larry E. Eubanks, Joel H. Brendemuhl

“…Brendemuhl, presents the results of a study to ascertain if de-boning and vacuum packaging of fresh hams for frozen storage had any effect on the processing qualities and oxidative rancidity of the cured ham as compared to the traditional method of freezing and storing of fresh bone-in hams. …”
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Pieter Potgieter as mens en teoloog: essensieel en eietyds by S. A. Strauss

“…As a born leader this was a task for which he had a natural aptitude. A complete bibliography of Potgieter concludes this article. …”
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Secure Pesticide Storage: Security Against Terrorist Threats by Frederick M. Fishel

“… Many farmers and managers of pesticide storage facilities had concerns about biosecurity and agroterrorism even before the Oklahoma City bombing and the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on our nation. …”
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'Woorde in die mond gelê'? Psalmomdigting en die proses van kanonvorming by E. Kloppers

“… In a previous article (HTS 2000/1:192–204) I have examined the process of versifying the Psalter and have questioned the principle of a so-called ‘reproductive’ versification, the lack of a sound hermeneutical approach, the necessity of versifying all 150 psalms — especially in one form and style as metrical psalms that are meant to be sung, and the liturgical function of many of the texts that had been versified in this manner. In this article the origin and history of these views are investigated and are evaluated against the background of the formation of canons on various levels. …”
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Clinical Characteristics of 31 Patients with Chest Pain Variant Asthma by Mao W, Gao Y, Sun W, Li J, Wang J, Wang Z, Zhang L, Huang K

“…Only 7 patients (22.6%) had normal inspiratory CT scans.Conclusion: CPVA is relatively rare in clinical practice. …”
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Multiple Comorbidities, Psychiatric Disorders, Healthcare Resource Utilization and Costs Among Adults with Essential Tremor: A Retrospective Observational Study in a Large US Comme... by Dingwei Dai, Ali Samiian, Joaquim Fernandes, Henriette Coetzer

“…In the 12 months following the index date, 26.0% of patients had no insurance claims for ET-related pharmacotherapy or invasive therapies. …”
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Real-World Assessment of Weight Change in African American Females and Hispanics with HIV-1 After Initiating Integrase Strand-Transfer Inhibitors or Protease Inhibitors by Yen-Wen Chen, David Anderson, Christopher D. Pericone, Prina Donga

“…Among Hispanics, INSTI and PI initiators had similar mean increases in weight (2.1 and 1.8 kg, respectively), but INSTI initiators had a higher proportion with ≥5% weight gain (31% vs 27%; OR=1.2; 95% CI \[1.1-1.4]). …”
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Factors associated with caffeine intake among undergraduates: a cross-sectional study from Palestine by May Hamdan, Souzan Zidan, Fatima Al-Amouri, Hiba Niroukh, Manar Abu Dawod, Sajeda Ashour, Shahd Sameer Dweik, Manal Badrasawi

“…Undergraduates aged between 18 and 25 were included in the study, while those who were taking medications, had medical conditions affecting the data collection process, and had incomplete responses were excluded from the study. …”
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Association of baseline and trajectory of triglyceride-glucose index with the incidence of cardiovascular autonomic neuropathy in type 2 diabetes mellitus by Qiong Huang, Wenbin Nan, Baimei He, Zhenhua Xing, Zhenyu Peng

“…Additionally, in the intensive glycemia group, class 2 had a reduced risk of CAN, while class 3 had an increased risk when compared to standard glycemia group. …”
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Anti-LAG-3 antibody LBL-007 plus anti-PD-1 antibody toripalimab in advanced nasopharyngeal carcinoma and other solid tumors: an open-label, multicenter, phase Ib/II trial by Gang Chen, Dong-Chen Sun, Yi Ba, Ya-Xiong Zhang, Ting Zhou, Yuan-Yuan Zhao, Hong-Yun Zhao, Wen-Feng Fang, Yan Huang, Zhen Wang, Chao Deng, De-Sheng Hu, Wei Wang, Jin-Guan Lin, Gui-Ling Li, Su-Xia Luo, Zhi-Chao Fu, Hai-Sheng Zhu, Hui-Li Wang, Sheng-Li Cai, Xiao-Qiang Kang, Li Zhang, Yun-Peng Yang

“…Eight patients (10.0%) had treatment-related serious adverse events. No treatment-related deaths were reported. …”
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Use of Anabolic-Androgenic Steroids and Male Fertility: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis by Prashant Motiram Mulawkar, Pankaj N. Maheshwari, Vineet Gauhar, Sumeet Gopal Agrawal, Taofiq Olayinka Mohammed, Abhishek Gajendra Singh, Gopal Ramdas Tak, Utsav Shailesh Shah, Deepali Parthsarthi Shukla, Deepali Mamankar

“…Synthesis of results - AAS users had reduced levels of FSH and LH than the naïve population. …”
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The book graphics of Vilnius printing houses in XVI-XVII centuries by Jolita Liškevičienė

“…The first books published in Vilnius had no uniform style because the printer was responsible for the appearance of a book in addition to other duties. …”
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The Relationship Between Serum 25 hydroxy Vitamin D Deficiency and Dietary Pattern in Baxshin Hospital, Sulaimani City by Mohammed I M Gubari, Jeza Muhamad Abdul Aziz, Fadhil Ahmed Mohialdeen, Khalid Anwar Hama-Ghareeb, Bakhtyar Kamal Muhamed, Hemn Abdalla Omer

“…About 84.6% of participants had severe deficiency of vitamin D and 6.9% of participants had adequate vitamin D. …”
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Real-world treatment patterns of patients with acute coronary syndrome based on 15-year data by Inga S. Egorova, Natalia N. Vezikova

“…For ST-segment elevation acute coronary syndrome (STEACS), 2 928 (81.2%) patients had PCI, and 228 (7.8%) patients had thrombolytic therapy followed by PCI. …”
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Healthcare Utilization and Costs Among US Adolescents With Alopecia Areata by Markqayne Ray, Elyse Swallow, Kavita Gandhi, Christopher Carley, Vanja Sikirica, Travis Wang, Nicolae Done, James Signorovitch, Arash Mostaghimi

“…**Discussion:** This large-sample, real-world analysis found that adolescents with prevalent AA had significantly higher HCRU and all-cause costs than matched controls. …”
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Which patients received a ReSPECT form, what was documented and what were the patient outcomes? A protocol for a retrospective observational study investigating the impact of the C... by Lucy Selman, Charlotte Chamberlain, Adam McDermott, Claire A Woodall, Lucy Victoria Pocock

“…It is unclear what impact the pandemic had on the implementation of ReSPECT and if this affected the type of patients who underwent the ReSPECT process, such as those with specific diagnoses or living in care homes. …”
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