Epidemiological surveys, antibiotic resistance, and related risk factors of Helicobacter pylori in Quanzhou, China: a cross-sectional study by DanDan Xie, WeiXiong Xu, ZhenZhu Zhang, Fang Huang, XuBo Dai

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Association of weight-adjusted-waist index with type 2 diabetes mellitus in Chinese urban adults: a cross-sectional study by Qingzheng Wu, Bing Li, Yuepeng Wang, Yuepeng Wang, Yue Zhang, Qian Wang, Binqi Li, Binqi Li, Wei Jing, Jing Yang, Yiming Mu

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Preface by I. D. Mothoagae

“…Authors of the African continent have contributed to this special issue that emerged partly from the Black Theology conference: “Lineages of Black Theology of Liberation and the aftermath of decolonization, post-liberation: Reflections on the present and the future” hosted by the University of South Africa, from 3 to 5 October 2012. …”
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The wilderness wanderings: a theo-liminal pedagogy for mind decolonisation in African Christianity by C. J. Kaunda

“…The process of decolonisation did not end with geopolitical liberation, but continues as liberation of the African mind and subjectivity. …”
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Case report: From misdiagnosis to timely detection: a clinical and imaging guide to neurological presentations of diffuse large B-cell lymphoma—insights from six cases by Chunxiao Yang, Zihua Gong, Tao Wang, Huijuan Yuan, Weinan Na, Wei Xie, Shengyuan Yu

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The prognostic value of the neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) and platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio (PLR) in colorectal cancer and colorectal anastomotic leakage patients: a retrospe... by Nuo Xu, Jian-Xin Zhang, Jia-Jie Zhang, Zhuo Huang, Lian-Chun Mao, Zhi-Yong Zhang, Wei-Dong Jin

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Spiritualiteit in het Lucasevangelie: verscheidenheid en gemeenschap by H. Welzen

“…For those who accept the announcement of liberation this liberation is completely realized in the coming of the Son of Man. …”
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Spiritualiteit in het Lucasevangelie. Verwachting en volharding by H. Welzen

“…In Luke’s view Jerusalem’s rejection of Gods liberation has led to the destruction of the city. In a similar way the positive or negative response of the intended readers will determine whether they will or will not experience liberation at the coming of the Son of Man. …”
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Does Black theology have a role to play in the democratic South Africa? by R. T. H. Dolamo

“…The struggle against apartheid was aimed mainly at attaining national political liberation so much so that other forms of freedom, albeit implied and included indirectly in the liberation agenda, were not regarded as immediate priorities. …”
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La conformación de la subjetividad a través de la mirada ideológica by Sergio José Aguilar-Alcalá

“…A partir de los conceptos de ‘mirada vigilante’ —expuesto por Foucault y Mathiesen— y ‘otredad’ —planteado por Lacan y Žižek—, se hace una reflexión sobre el sujeto como el punto de falla del edificio ideológico en la democracia liberal contemporánea. Mediante la vista de paralaje y el reconocimiento de la lucha de clases (como núcleo Real de la democracia liberal), se plantea la posibilidad de superar la discusión sobre lo Particular del individuo —dado por la raza, el género, la etnia— a fin de construir una posición de enunciación que nos permita señalar un carácter Universal.…”
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The revelation of God: How and to whom does God reveals God self to? by H. Mdingi

“…African indigenous knowledge as episteme and Black liberation theology as a paradigm have something to teach outside Western dualism about the revelation of God not being linear in form. …”
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Alfonso López Pumarejo y la última Corte Suprema de Justicia de la hegemonía conservadora, 1934-1935 by Mario Alberto Cajas Sarria

“…Este artículo analiza las relaciones entre el Ejecutivo y la Corte Suprema de Justicia de Colombia durante el primer año de gobierno del presidente liberal Alfonso López Pumarejo, entre 1934 y 1935, cuando este lidió con un tribunal integrado por una mayoría de magistrados pertenecientes al Partido Conservador, que era percibido como el último bastión de la hegemonía conservadora. …”
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Inhibition of complement system-related gene ITGB2 attenuates epithelial–mesenchymal transition and inflammation in diabetic nephropathy by Jun Peng, Wenqi Zhao, Lu Zhou, Kun Ding

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Understanding and reducing delayed dental care for early childhood caries: a structural equation model approach by Mengmeng Wang, Yu Zhang, Xiaofei Li, Xin Liu

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PCSK9 affects vascular senescence through the SIRT1 pathway by Yuqin Wang, Shaoqing Cao, Zhangyu Wang, Chengsi Li, Jiangping Ye, Yehong Liu, Tianhui Jin, Yuting Zhou, Wentao Su, Gangjun Zong

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The cathedral of modern civilisation. The Teatro Real of Madrid and the definition of the respectable new elite, 1850-1895 by David San Narciso

“… Opera was a spectacle reserved for the aristocratic elite during the Ancien Régime. However, the liberal revolution and the redefinition of the mechanisms of social class identity that brought with it significantly modified this space. …”
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'n Teologies-dogmatiese beoordeling van die Suid-Afrikaanse grondwetlike konsep van menswaardigheid by N. Vorster

“…The main problem with the classical-liberal concept is that it is an abstract notion which is not based on empirical evidence. …”
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Chief Isaac Oluwole Delano: A Legend and His Legacy by Toyin Falola

“…Tough it claimed to be liberal as it evolved from an already civilized society, “magnanimous” enough to spread the gospel truth of this civility and civilization to other societies still living far below their human potentials in their various crude and barbaric enclaves, it was not liberal enough to the extent of accommodating all indigenous cultural elements of the colonized people. …”
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THE RACIAL FACTOR AND PAN-AFRICANISM IN NIGERIAN FOREIGN POLICY by JOHN TOR TSUWA, AFONGU AONDOAKAA IORNUMBE

“…Nigeria’s effort to end racism and encourage Pan-Africanism had a very profound impact on the national liberation struggle of the African people. It has helped and indeed informed the development and articulation of a philosophy for the global engagements of the post-colonial African states. …”
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American social media users have ideological differences of opinion about the War in Ukraine by William G. Nomikos, Dahjin Kim, Gechun Lin

“…We find that the topic distributions of conservative, moderate, and liberal users are substantively and statistically different. …”
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