Is the expulsion of women as foreigners in Ezra 9-10 justifiably convenantal? by Emmanuel Usue

“…However, in this article, the author has attempted to show that Ezra and his associates did not provide convincing reasons for these massive expulsions. Rather, it appears, the expulsion was based upon a partial or narrower view and interpretation of the Abrahamic and Mosaic covenants’ codes concerning foreigners. …”
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Ten Strategies for Working With Your Home Owner Association to Convert to a Florida-Friendly Yard by Gail Hansen de Chapman, Claire Lewis

“… Many homeowners are beginning to rethink their landscapes for several reasons, including mandated water and fertilizer restrictions, increasing maintenance costs, and concern for the environment. …”
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DIE BETROKKENHEID VAN KERK EN STAAT BY DIE BEVESTIGING VAN HUWELIKE MET ’N PERSPEKTIEF OP DRIE GEREFORMEERDE KERKORDES by P Strauss

“… There are two main reasons why the church, in general, became involved in the solemnising of marriages: the history of the church and, with it, especially the involvement of the Roman Catholic Church in the Middle Ages as the church of the Western World in this regard and theologically based principles. …”
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BIBLICAL PERSPECTIVE OF THE RUSSIAN INVASION OF UKRAINE IN 2022 by Lawrence Olabode Ekundayo

“…Consequently, the paper discovered the actual reasons for the invasion of Ukraine and those behind it, the internal problem facing Ukraine before the invasion, the potential threat of the invasion to global peace, the actual nation to blame for the invasion and the effects of Russian/Ukrainian war on the Nigerian economy. …”
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Wage Effect and Workers’ Skill Mismatch: Paths and Mechanisms by Xin Zhao, Dan Wu, Lijin Wang

“…Skill mismatch, a manifestation of poor job matching quality, is becoming an essential factor that hinders workers from realizing their productive potential and obtaining reasonable remuneration. This study investigated the internal relation between skill mismatches and wages, including the influencing processes and mechanisms. …”
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Mathematics learning for school readiness of kindergarteners in the western rural area of china – taking county s as an example by Min Li, Xiaoping Yang

“…From the research carried out, it was concluded that development in different math abilities are not coordinated, that the children’s performance in number and volume are much better than in geometry and relationship, and that there are significant differences between different kindergartens regarding location and funding – children from independent public kindergartens and private kindergartens, charging expensive tuition fees and located in county towns, are much better than others. Therefore, it is reasonable to assert that math education in rural kindergartens is in urgent need of improvement, with teachers needing to update their ideas and techniques in math education so as to enhance support and guidance in the areas   of geometry and relationship. …”
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Crankshaft high cycle bending fatigue test method based on the combined extended Kalman filtering algorithm and different failure criterion parameters. by Zhang Wei, Yan Ruidong, Songsong Sun, Gong Xiaolin, Liu Zhentao

“…In addition, compared with the intrinsic frequency of the system, the fatigue crack depth is more suitable to be selected as the failure criterion to provide more reasonable enhancing effect. The main conclusions draw from this paper can provide some theoretical guidance for the design and manufacturing process of the part.…”
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Curriculum as unquestioned hegemony: Trends that reveal the exclusion of Ethiopian primary school curriculum content from researchers’ critical look by Meskerem Lechissa Debele

“…The examination of the main focus of each study revealed that curriculum content is dealt with only by seven studies, among which, only three studied it directly. Possible reasons for this exclusion of primary school curriculum content from the focus of educational research and the way forward are discussed …”
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How I Grow: Months Nine and Ten by Millie Ferrer, Anne M. Fugate

“…By giving your baby freedom to explore and providing safe, reasonable limits, you will help her develop physically, socially, emotionally, and intellectually. …”
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PROBLEMS OF STATE AND LEGAL ADMINISTRATION IN THE SPHERE OF FOREST SEED PRODUCTION by Yu. N. Gagarin

“…The process of formation and development of the unified genetic and selection complex (UGSC) of forestry in Russia and the reasons for its subsequent degradation are covered. …”
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Where were the doctors when the Roman Empire died? by Francois P. Retief, Louise Cilliers

“… The notion that inadequate health services might have been one of the reasons for the fall of the Roman Empire is investigated. …”
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The power of dialogue and discovery by Kalina Jastrzębowska

“…Teaching six classes of elementary school within one academic year gave the author the opportunity to examine how dialogic teaching combined with a growth mindset approach can transform the attainment of knowledge, understanding and skills of learners, and how modern practices like number talks, solving open-ended tasks and group work can unleash students’ potential and activate them as thinkers and reasoners. The results confirmed that students who are challenged and offered concept-based learning opportunities not only genuinely engage in their tasks, but also help each other with deeper understanding of the concepts. …”
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The number of nonunimodular roots of a reciprocal polynomial by Stankov, Dragan

“…We show that if the coefficients of a polynomial can be arbitrarily large in modulus then $L$ can be arbitrarily close to $0$. It seems reasonable to believe that if the coefficients are bounded then the analogue of Lehmer’s Conjecture is true: either $L=0$ or there exists a gap so that $L$ could not be arbitrarily close to $0$. …”
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Motivators for using on-demand vehicle sharing services in Brazil by Fábio Violin

“…In this sense, the study presents advances in establishing parameters of consumer choice based on the use of platforms aimed at displacement, figuring as an indicator of the reasons for use and their scaling of relevance in the users’ decision-making process.…”
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Spiritual abuse under the banner of the right to freedom of religion in religious cults can be addressed by S. P. Pretorius

“…Underlying psychological processes that induce members in cults to engage in radical behaviour changes cannot be proved without reasonable doubt in any legal action. The conclusion reached in this article is that although – on paper – the right to religious freedom ensures freedom in the sense that people can choose their religion, it cannot ensure that worship in any religion is a voluntary act on the part of the participants. …”
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Obituaries and predictions: a sociological perspective on the future of religion by J. Beyers

“…At present, religion is perceived as being vibrant and active. There are reasons why religion did not disappear or become invisible as was predicted. …”
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THE INFLUENCE OF CHRISTIAN EDUCATION IN CURBING RELIGIOUS CONFLICTS AND TERRORISM IN NORTHERN NIGERIA by OLAITAN OYEDELE OLAOBA, DANIEL DAMILARE ADEYINKA

“…At least in the eyes of the general public, the modern revival of religion appears to be closely linked to the resurgence of violent acts that are justified by religion. Thus, the reasoning goes, it is imperative to reduce, neutralize, or completely eradicate religion's influence on public life. …”
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Exposição Universal 2015: luzes e sombras sobre a insegurança e a ajuda alimentar na Europa by Cristina Almeida Cunha Filgueiras

“…The case of France, one of the countries whose pavilion was one of the most visited in Milan 2015, which has a portion of its population living in food insecurity and assisted by food aid. Finally, three reasons for the scarce mention of those themes in the event in Milan are presented.…”
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International competence and knowledge studies and attitudes of the Brazilian Management accountant: analyses and reflections by Ricardo Lopes Cardoso, Octavio Ribeiro Mendonça Neto, José Carlos Oyadomari

“…Results demonstrate differences between competences required from Brazilian Management accountants and from other countries, being that their reasons is an open-ended question up to the moment.…”
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Efficiency Determinants in Brazilian Football Clubs by Marcelo Machado de Freitas, Rafael Araújo Sousa Farias, Leonardo Flach

“…The aim of this study is to analyze the efficiency of Brazilian football clubs in generating revenues and the reasons behind it. To achieve this goal, we applied quantitative methods including Data Envelopment Analysis and Tobit regression modeling to data on the best clubs from 2012 to 2014, according to the Brazilian Football Confederation ranking. …”
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