The Book of Ruth as intra-biblical critique on the Deuteronomic law by Georg Braulik

“…It is the only biblical example of an entire book systematically subjecting a body of laws from the Deuteronomic code to a socio-critical (Rt 1-2) and sexual-critical (Rt 3-4) relecture through various kinds of allusions. …”
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The politics of gating (A response to Private Security and Public Space by Manzi and Smith-Bowers) by Rowland Atkinson

“…Critically then the risk is that ignoring the political and normative aspects of gating, as I believe Manzi and Smith-Bowers do, may lead to further and deeper socio-spatial segregation that itself excludes the voice of social groups least able to challenge or, indeed, reside in gated developments and the additional security that they appear to offer. …”
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Legal Transplants, Legal Survivals, and Legal Revivals: Towards a Reconceptualisation of The Circulation of Legal Forms in Time and Space by Rafał Mańko

“…Although there are certain formal similarities between the two phenomena, this article will argue that they should not be conflated, especially given the sharp socio-legal difference between borrowing from a living legal system (with a functioning judiciary and legal academia) and the cultural appropriation of historical legal material for contemporary legal purposes. …”
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Homines in extremis: o que pesquisadores-lutadores nos ensinam sobre o habitus by Loic Wacquant

“…O estudo encarnado da incorporação dá suporte a cinco proposições que esclarecem equívocos persistentes sobre o habitus e fortalecem a teoria disposicional da ação de Pierre Bourdieu: (1) longe de ser uma “caixa-preta”, o habitus é completamente aberto à investigação empírica; (2) a distinção entre habitus primário (genérico) e secundário (específico) nos permite capturar a maleabilidade das disposições; (3) o habitus é composto de elementos cognitivos, conativos e afetivos: categorias, habilidades e desejos; (4) o habitus nos permite transformar a carnalidade como problema em recurso para a produção do conhecimento sociológico, e (5) dessa maneira, perceber que todos os agentes sociais são, assim como os lutadores, seres sofredores, coletivamente engajados em atividades encarnadas encenadas em círculos de compromissos compartilhados. …”
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THE ENIGMA OF WORKING MOTHERS IN INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER LEARNING IN NSUKKA L.G.A. OF ENUGU STATE: WORK-FAMILY ROLE CONFLICT by NDUBUISI ONESIMUS OPARAOCHA

“…The increase in mothers’ rates of employment creates a basic income matrix of family support that ensures socio-economic wellbeing and triggers stress on working mothers at the same time. …”
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Neoliberal Timescapes of Infrastructuring an Environmental Footprint: Configuring Carbon Emissions as Flexibly Substitutable Placeholders by Ingmar Lippert

“…I show that achieving such stability over time is indeed a critical project because the socio-technical relations of the infrastructure routinely threaten such stability. …”
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No three productions alike: Lexical variability, situated dynamics, and path dependence in task-based corpora by Shadrova Anna

“…A qualitative analysis links this variability to situational (cognitive, socio-pragmatic, and discourse-level) engagement with the task and material, which results in referential diversity, spontaneous meaning mapping, and abundant word formation. …”
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The Everyday Commoning Practices in Urbanising Localities by Bhuvaneswari Raman, Eric Denis

“…This paper puts forward the proposition that a spatialised approach would serve to reveal the extent to which unique socio-political and geographical factors exert an influence upon the dynamics of collective actions (commoning). …”
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Treatment completion of drug-resistant tuberculosis in Ethiopia: A perspective from healthcare users. by Ahmed Reshid Tusho, Sheila Theresa Mokoboto-Zwane

“…The seven prominent themes revealed were: drug-related challenges encompassing adverse events and the lengthy treatment duration; clinical hurdles such as delayed consultation following prolonged illness, diagnostic delays, and suboptimal dosages; psycho-emotional difficulties including emotional trauma and facing stigma from both the community and healthcare professionals; socio-economic constraints; service-related issues such as interruptions in monitoring tests, inadequate follow-up, and accessibility barriers; patient-related factors such as a false sense of recovery and reverting to previously quit habits; and provider-related issues such as lack of responsiveness and ineffective communication. …”
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Orthodontic retention protocol among Kurdistan Region of Iraq orthodontists by Mahmoud Kanan Mohsin, Zana Qadir Omer, Rebin Ali Mohammed Amin

“…The questionnaire represents specific information about socio-demographic status of the respondents, selection of a retention system, details of commonly used retainers, the duration of the retention period, supervision of the retainers, instructions for patients. …”
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O bem viver e as religiões Afro-brasileiras: uma aproximação possível? by Taísa Domiciano Castanha

“…Através de uma revisão bibliográfica, alguns aspectos dessas religiões foram destacados, como a relação das religiões afro-brasileiras com a Natureza, sendo os Orixás elementos da Natureza divinizados; sua ética da transformação e circulação, manifesta sobretudo através do preparo, circulação e distribuição da comida; a relação dessas religiões com a propriedade onde acontecem os cultos – os terreiros, que são espaços sociais e comuns, chamados inclusive de “casa de santo”, indicando que a propriedade aí é da divindade e não dos seres humanos; além da ancestralidade, da convivencialidade e da reciprocidade presente nos terreiros. …”
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Normatividade ontológica e eurocentrismo na teoria de Axel Honneth: Um déficit crítico? by Vitor Tavares Bahia

“…O segundo ponto é mostrar que Honneth pagará um preço alto ao não levar em conta que, legitimadas ou não, as instituições modernas identificadas por ele como condicionantes da liberdade social têm importâncias e efeitos distintos a depender do contexto sócio-histórico. Isto, defendo, teria enfraquecido o potencial crítico da teoria do reconhecimento honnethiana.   …”
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A HISTORY OF THE AGILA IN ADO LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF BENUE STATE by OCHOGA EDWIN OCHOGA, Imanah Sunday Omoafena

“…Thirdly, their children and descendants apparently formed the twelve clans; fourthly, the socio-cultural stratifications existing among the clans regarding the chieftaincy institution, the Arekwu cults and other customs were collectively agreed by the two Progenitors to be fashioned after the Idah Model. …”
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Caste, local governance effectiveness, and multidimensional poverty in rural India: some evidences by Amarachi Onyeyirichi Ogbonna, Charles Aaron Adams Ekuban, C. Muralee Krishnan, P. K. Viswanathan

“…IntroductionThis study explores the relationships between local governance effectiveness, population densities of Scheduled Castes (SC) and Scheduled Tribes (ST), and rural multidimensional poverty in India, using data from the 2011 Indian Census, 2011 Socio-Economic and Caste Census (SECC), 2020 Mission Antyodaya, and 2019/21 National Family and Health Survey (NFHS).MethodsThe research examines how SC/ST population densities and local governance effectiveness are associated with the Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI) across Indian states through regression and correlation analysis.ResultsThe study’s findings reveal a national, rural MPI of 0.110, with 26% of the rural population experiencing multidimensional poverty. …”
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Shedding light on development: Leveraging the new nightlights data to measure economic progress. by Prachi Jhamb, Susana Ferreira, Patrick Stephens, Mekala Sundaram, Jonathan Wilson

“…Specifically, we analyze the accuracy of the new NTL data in predicting socio-economic outcomes obtained from two sources: 1) nationally representative surveys, i.e., the household Wealth Index published by Demographic and Health Surveys, and 2) indicators derived from administrative records such as the gridded Human Development Index and Gross Domestic Product per capita. …”
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Spatial Estimation of Trophic State for Reservoir Using Ground Monitoring and Remote Sensing Data by Thong Nguyen Hoang, Van Tran Thi

“…This study aims to determine the trophic state of the reservoir based on the trophic state index (TSI) calculated from ground monitoring data of Secchi depth (SD), total phosphorus (TP), and chlorophyll-a (Chl-a) obtained from 35 points in 2 survey periods during the late rainy season to early dry season 2012–2013 and May 2023. …”
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கலை நோக்கில் திருப்பரங்குன்றம் / Tiruparankundram in the Perception of Art by முனைவர் பீ. பெரியசாமி / Dr. B. Periyaswamy

“…Additionally, the legend within the Kudaivara is explored by shedding light on the socio-political influences that shaped the temple’s legacy. …”
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A produção do feminino: representações de gênero no discurso da teologia católica tradicional by Neiva Furlin

“…O estudo evidencia que a reiteração das representações simbólicas de gênero sobre o corpo, o comportamento e a sexualidade das mulheres exerceu um poder performativo, produzindo corpos e subjetividades inferiores e, consequentemente, práticas sociais e eclesiais desiguais, no que tange às relações de gênero. …”
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The impact of obstetric violence on postpartum quality of life through psychological pathways by Shahnaz Kohan, Desirée Mena-Tudela, Samaneh Youseflu

“…Data were collected using a socio-demographic checklist, EPREVO, DASS-21, PCL-5, Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale, and PQOL scales. …”
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A SOCIOLOGIA NO ENSINO MÉDIO: concepções de professores sobre formação crítica para a cidadania by Fabiana Ferreira

“… Em meados da década de 1980, no âmbito do processo de democratização da sociedade brasileira, aprofunda-se a visão da educação como mecanismo de transformação social e agente atenuador das desigualdades sociais e a Sociologia passa a ser vista como um dos instrumentos de reflexão crítica sobre a sociedade. …”
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