The challenge of poverty in Malawi and Bonhoeffer's soteriology by M. Phiri

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Discussion of irritable bowel syndrome issue and functional constipations in reports of the 21st United European Gastroenterological Week (Berlin, 2013) by A. A. Sheptulin, M. A. Vizye-Khripunova

“…Of etiological and pathogenic factors of IBS the major attention is given now to hereditary factors, past intestinal infections, bile acids absorbtion disorders, changes of innate immune system. …”
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Silent no more: sexual violence in conflict as a challenge to the worldwide church by D. Tombs

“…It concludes that if biblical scholars and theologians give more attention to sexual violence within the bible they can offer positive help towards a more constructive response to sexual violence by the churches. …”
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Die waarde van die Ou Testament volgens H.F. Kohlbrugge: die Ou Testament as gesagvolle Woord van God wat Christus verkondig by A. H. Bogaards

“…His conclusion is that to Christ and his apostles the Old Testament is the authoritative Word of God in which Christ prevails, contrary to the modern theology of his day which regarded the Bible as a Jewish book, a book without Christ. …”
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Problems of modern diagnostics of choledocholithiasis by S. G. Shapoval’yants, T. B. Ardasenov, D. A. Freydovich, A. G. Mylnikov, A. G. Pan’kov, S. A. Budzinsky, A. A. Nikonov

“…The relevance of early recognition of choledocholithiasis is determined by high frequency at patients with cholelithiasis and risk of development of life-threatening complications. …”
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Interpretations of the Tower of Babel narrative in the African context by M. Rathbone

“…The contemporary move among some biblical scholars from the African context that focus on the interaction between scholarly and non-scholarly interpreters of the Bible is an attempt to address the problems associated with rationalism. …”
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A CRITICAL EVALUATION OF THE UNDERSTANDING OF GOD IN J.S. MBITI’S THEOLOGY by Y Han, Jaco Beyers

“…In Mbiti’s theology, negative attributes of the African God, which are irreconcilable with the God of the Bible, are not critically evaluated, and the concept of the Trinity is not articulated. …”
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Dynamics of agonist-evoked opioid receptor activation revealed by FRET- and BRET-based opioid receptor conformation sensors by Sina B. Kirchhofer, Claudia Kurz, Lorenz Geier, Anna-Lena Krett, Cornelius Krasel, Moritz Bünemann

“…Moreover, our sensors offer an assay independent from other signaling pathways, thereby minimizing the potential for interfering influences or biases within the system.…”
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The Role of the Microbiome and Intestinal Mucosal Barrier in the Development and Progression of Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease by T. S. Krolevets, M. A. Livzan, S. I. Mozgovoy

“…The role of the human microbiome in the development and progression of NAFLD is associated with its effects on the risk factors (obesity, insulin resistance, type 2 diabetes), permeability of the intestinal barrier and absorption of such substances as short-chain fatty acids, bile acids, choline and endogenous ethanol. Liver fibrosis constitutes the leading factor determining the prognosis of patients in NAFLD, including cases associated with cardiovascular complications. …”
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Chronic cholecystitis at patients with the various trophological status: mechanisms and feature of clinical course by Ye. V. Anisimova, I. V. Kozlova, S. V. Volkov

“…Food behavior analysis was carried out, clinical features, anthopometry were determined, bile lipid spectrum, serum content of leptin and insulin were studied by enzyme-linked immunoassay.Results. …”
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Amendments to the Serbian Law on Prohibition of Discrimination: A step forward? by Rašević Živorad, Vlajnić Jelena

“…However, the realisation of these positive effects seems dubious, because the opportunity to concretize concepts of the binding anti-discrimination law of the Council of Europe and the Constitution of Serbia was missed.…”
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Conrad's allegorical reading of 1 Samuel 14: an analysis of a sermon by Conrad of Saint George on the worthy reception of the blessed sacrament by Jos Huls

“…This mode of reading first of all relates the Bible text to our life and in doing so places the relationship with God in a central position. …”
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Where have all the bishops gone? by J. E. Wehrmeyer

“… This paper investigates how the Greek term episkopo`~ and its related variants are translated in English Bible translations. From early translations to the middle of the 20th century, “bishop” was the preferred translation equivalent. …”
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ACADEMIC MUSIC MINISTRY TRAINING FROM A PRACTICAL-THEOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVE by J. Schröder

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Editorial by I.D. Mothoagae

“…The reception and transmission of the Bible in Africa was not an innocent enterprise. For this reason, African biblical scholars, particularly those applying their hermeneutical lenses as theoretical tools, and scholars within the social sciences have argued that the Christian corpus of literature that was translated and composed during “Christianisation”, “colonisation”, and “civilisation”, using the strategies of conversion and assimilation of the “wretched”, are by their very nature colonial products. …”
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Inhibition Mechanism of Pleurotus citrinipileatus Sing. Ergothioneine on Pancreatic Lipase Activity by Zhangchen XIA, Xiaohui MENG, Ru FANG, Yanqing MAO, Junwen CHENG, Yanbin WANG, Juan XU, Liang HE

“…Based on the Lineweaver-Burk equation, the binding constants (Ka) under three different temperatures were obtained. …”
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Implementation and Evaluation of a Long-Term Care at Home (Home LTC) Service in a Rural Community Pharmacy Setting by Megan Ditzman, Stevie Veach, Jessie Schaefer, Kaitlin Luett, Bryan Kendall, Matthew Witry

“…There are potential mechanisms for pharmacists to deliver long term care at home (Home LTC) services and bill insurers for services that may delay the transition to a higher level of care. …”
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Towards an Adequate Anthropology by Andrzej Jastrzębski

“…‘Adequate anthropology’ is a term proposed by John Paul II and based on three sources: The Bible, theology, and philosophy. Generally speaking, its aim consists in the defense of a large and holistic concept of our existence in opposition to all contemporary reductionistic accounts. …”
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Eunug in die antieke Nabye Ooste by M. Nel

“… The Bible uses the term “eunuch” several times. The question arises as to the meaning  of this term. …”
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Katechizm biblijny Kościoła kartagińskiego by Tomasz Kaczmarek

“…Christ’s work expressed in inluminator and salvator titles, the power of the sign of cross and ecclesiological titles: Christus sponsus conceived with ecclesia sponsa. …”
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