Seeking a path of its own: Old Testament ethics in current research by D.G. Firth

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ANYTHING NEW UNDER THE SUN?! EXPLORING FURTHER AVENUES FOR WRITING ANOTHER COMMENTARY ON CHRONICLES by L C Jonker

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Epidemic Analysis and Mathematical Modelling of Influenza with Vaccination. by Musiime, Catherine

“…We show that if the product of the recruitment rate and the ratio of infection rate to mean latent period is less than the product the sums µ + m, µ + m and + a + y; where µ, a, y, m and 1/ware natural death rate, disease-related death rate, recovery rate, vaccination rate and mean latent period, respectively; then the disease-free equilibrium will be locally and globally asymptotically stable, an indication that that disease can be eradicated from the population.…”
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China’s CBM exploration and production and associated technological advancements: A review and reflections by Jianping YE

“…Advances The results indicate that the insights into conversion between adsorbed and free deep CBM prove to be a significant theoretical understanding. …”
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Outcomes after Surgery for Malignant Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumors by Omar Hama Ghalib Azeez Hawramy, Karzan Seerwan Abdullah, Barham M.M. Salih, Qalandar Hussein A. Kasnazani, Dana Taib Gharib, Dara Ahmed Mohammed

“…Recurrence occurred in four cases with a median disease-free interval of 9.5 moths with grade of differentiation (P-value 0.027), lymph node metastases (P-value 0.027) and tumor stage (P-value 0.017) were associated with recurrent disease. …”
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Outpatient Versus Inpatient Total Joint Arthroplasty: Do Medically and Socially Complex Patients Require More Resources but Achieve Similar Outcomes? by Justin Leal, BS, Christine J. Wu, MD, Niall H. Cochrane, MD, Thorsten M. Seyler, MD, PhD, William A. Jiranek, MD, Samuel S. Wellman, MD, Michael P. Bolognesi, MD, Sean P. Ryan, MD

“…Results: Patients in the inpatient total knee arthroplasty group had a higher proportion of patients requiring an emergency department visit (11.4% vs 4.5%; P = .008) and admission (6.7% vs 2.7%; P = .025) within the first 90 days after surgery than the outpatient group; however, 2-year revision-free (97.9% vs 97.9%; P = .75) survival was similar between groups. …”
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Optimization of the Fermentation Process for Pine-needle Sweet-potato Glutinous Rice Wine and Analysis of Its Antioxidant Activity by Jie YOU, Rusheng XIE, Weibin WU

“…In terms of antioxidant capacity, the scavenging rates of the DPPH and ABTS+ free radicals of the pine-needle sweet-potato glutinous rice wine were as high as 87.2% and 90.3%, respectively, which were significantly higher than those of traditional sweet-potato glutinous rice wine (P<0.05). …”
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Real-World Clinical Outcomes and Treatment Patterns Among Black and Non-Black Patients With Prostate Cancer Initiated on Apalutamide in a Urology Setting by Benjamin H. Lowentritt, Carmine Rossi, Erik Muser, Frederic Kinkead, Bronwyn Moore, Patrick Lefebvre, Dominic Pilon, Shawn Du

“…Clinical outcomes described up to 24 months after apalutamide initiation using Kaplan-Meier analyses included progression to castration resistance, castration resistance-free survival (CRFS), and metastasis-free survival (MFS). …”
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Hypercalcemia and co-occurring TBX1 mutation in Glycogen Storage Disease Type Ib: case report by Zakaria Kasmi, Imane Ain El Hayat, Zahra Aadam, Abderrahmane Errami, Ibtihal Benhsaien, Jalila EL Bakkouri, Dalal Ben Sabbahia, Meryem Atrassi, Ahmed Aziz Bousfiha, Fatima Ailal

“…Initial management included a lactose-free and galactose-free diet, multivitamin supplementation, and granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (G-CSF) therapy to address neutropenia. …”
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Book spreaders in the towns of Samogitian principality in the XVIII century by Elmantas Meilus

“… The free spread of Enlightenment books from Western Europe in the 18th century in the Samogitian principality (the books were presumably spread following the decision of sovereign Michał Korybut Wiśniowiecki issued in 1672) worried the leaders of the Catholic Church who were responsible for education in the Republic of Both Nations. …”
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Disrupting effects of neonicotinoids and their interaction with metals on thyroid hormone, an evidence of children in a rural area, South China by Ling-Chuan Guo, Pan Zhu, Chunyan Gui, Jing Deng, Yanhong Gao, Chaoyang Long, Han Zhang, Zhanlu Lv, Shengbing Yu

“…Also, N-dm-ACE was found to non-monotonic associated with free thyroxine for male. Some neonicotinoids had interactive effects with lead and cadmium on TH disruption. …”
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Comparative reducing and carbohydrate enzyme inhibitory activities of the root, leaf, and seed of Picralima nitida by Erwin Osiele Onyekachukwu, Aishat Mary Osagie, Sylvia Oghogho Omage, Kingsley Omage, Marshall Arebojie Azeke

“…Results: Methanol extract of P. nitida leaves exhibited the strongest reducing power (653.52 mgASC/g) followed by the seed extract (620.11 mgASC/g). The free radical scavenging powers of the extracts were concentration dependent. …”
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Honeys from the Argentine Phytogeographic Provinces Chaqueña and Monte in Catamarca and La Rioja by Aimará Ayelen Poliero, Inés Aubone, Marisa Amadei Enghelmayer, Valeria Soledad Rosso, Sandra Rosa Fuselli, Rosa Maria Alonso-Salces

“…Catamarca honeys were characterized by high free acidity and amounts of turanose regardless of the VUs. …”
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Alpha-defensins increase NTHi binding but not engulfment by the macrophages enhancing airway inflammation in Alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency by Jungnam Lee, Naweed Mohammad, Kyudong Han, Kyudong Han, Tammy Flagg-Dowie, Maria Magallon, Mark L. Brantly, Karina A. Serban, Karina A. Serban

“…Neutrophilic inflammation and a high level of free α-defensins are main features of chronic airway inflammation in alpha-1 antitrypsin-deficient (AATD) individuals. …”
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Have we lost touch with the Prophet Amos's warning? Church leaders and blood money rituals among youths in Nigeria by F.C. Uroko

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Cur Deus Homo vs Homo Deus and the Evolution of Humanity: Quo Vadis? by P. Langerman

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Die betekenis en funksie van die himnes in Openbaring 4-11 by F. P. Viljoen

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Jesus Christ, a compassionate companion: Christological reflections in the time of the HIV/AIDS pandemic by E. S. Mligo

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Die self-sny fenomeen onder jongmense: perspektiewe vanuit die praktiese teologie by W. Coetzer

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Together towards new life for missiology? Mission and missiology in the light of the World Council of Churches 2013 policy statement by C. J. P. Niemandt

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