"Abba" revisited: merging the horizons of history and rhetoric through the new rhetoric structure for metaphors by S. Tsang

“…In this way it is illustrated that, by using the approach of the New Rhetoric in describing a metaphor, an interpreter can raise questions on both the understanding of the author and readers, as part of the communication process. …”
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God's Holy Spirit: a back-story from the Joseph narrative (Genesis 37-50) by Barbara Green

“… The story of Judah within the longer Joseph story (Genesis 37-50) provides an apt place for readers to discern the work of the Holy Spirit and what is recognized in spirituality as the work of discernment. …”
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A Critical Examination of Research Ethics in the Treatment Recommendations for Diarrhoea by Etaoghene Paul Polo, Shamima Parvin Lasker

“…Should a researcher fail to do so, he/she stands the risk of breaching research ethics, and this is capable of rendering his/her research unacceptable. Accordingly, this article, making reference to relevant ethical theories, critically examines and analyses the actions of a researcher who set out to investigate treatment recommendations for diarrhoea. …”
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Read. This. Slowly: mimicking spoken pauses in text messages by Rachel C. Poirier, Andrew M. Cook, Celia M. Klin

“…These textisms may have mimicked prosody, influencing readers’ understanding of the emotionality of the message. …”
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A Beginner’s Guide to Water Management — Color by Florida LAKEWATCH

“…As this circular explains, changes in color can affect the biological productivity of a waterbody including the abundance of aquatic plants and/or algae. However, readers will also learn that most of these changes are the result of natural processes that occur within the watershed. …”
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Problems in the theoretical foundation of the functional-equivalent approach by G. J. C. Jordaan

“…This view of  communication results in a view of the Bible as a time-bound (and not a time-directed) document which can communicate only in the closed circle of sender-message-first readers within their own socio-historical environment. …”
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Energy Valuation Methods for Biofuels in South Florida: Introduction to Life Cycle Assessment and Emergy Approaches by J. Van Treese, II, Edward A. Hanlon, N. Y. Amponsah, J. L. Izursa, J. C. Capece

“…The intended audiences of this publication are growers, researchers, students, and any other readers interested in agriculture and ecology. Written by J. …”
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“I must speak to you plainly”: A history of English Bible translations, independent of the King James Version (1611) tradition by J.A. Naudé

“…Special attention is paid to the translational context within which the translations are produced, the translation process, and the strategies for rendering the cultural terms of the source texts in contemporary English. …”
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Zagadnienie nawrócenia i pokuty w dziełach Sulpicjusza Sewera by Józef Pochwat

“… In his writings, Sulpicius Severus (360–420) urged his readers to repentance, so they would not expose themselves to eternal damnation, and therefore not remain in a state of slavery in this life. …”
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SpatialLeiden: spatially aware Leiden clustering by Niklas Müller-Bötticher, Shashwat Sahay, Roland Eils, Naveed Ishaque

“…However, we show that by integrating spatial information at various steps Leiden clustering is rendered into a computationally highly performant, spatially aware clustering method that compares well with state-of-the art spatial clustering algorithms.…”
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Medialne reprezentacje kultury literackiej, czyli wiedza o książce dla dzieci – (nie) tylko w Sieci by Marta Krasuska-Betiuk

“…Described some forms of presence of literature for children and youth in cyberspace, such as portals and blog reviewers, websites writers and books, journals and literary blogs, forums readers, radio and TV programs. Scientific knowledge of literary culture is represented in the network to a lesser extent in comparison to popularizing, commercial and promotional activities of publishers and other entities. …”
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Confronting the cataracts of whiteness to see the invisible: reflections on the transmission and reception of the Bible in post-apartheid South Africa by J. Kok

“…The aim is to foster a deeper understanding of the ways in which certain voices have been rendered invisible and to continue to question and challenge these dynamics. …”
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Ethnographic Blogging: Reflections on a Methodological Experiment by Tocci Jason

“…In my own study of self-identified ‘geeks’ and ‘nerds,’ ethnographic blogging involved traversing news sites, forums, and other blogs for relevant content, leading to opportunities for dialogue with other bloggers and readers; establishing a persona online as a researcher, which has encouraged subjects to invite me to public and private discussions about their culture and identities; and bringing together online subjects from multiple physical sites, among other opportunities. …”
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A New Database on Trait-Based Selection of Stormwater Pond Plants by Gisele P. Nighswander, Mary E. Szoka, Kayla M. Hess, Eban Z. Bean, Gail Hansen, Basil V. Iannone

“…Iannone III and published by the UF/IFAS School of Forest Resources and Conservation provides a comprehensive database of plant traits to help readers make informed stormwater pond plant selection decisions based on their own relative priorities. …”
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The linguistic, conceptual, and pragmatic challenges of communicating Galatians 3:1-14 in Chewa by Ernst Wendland

“…This forms the basis, in turn, for a comparative analysis of how this passage has been translated into Chewa in an old missionary-produced version (1922) in contrast to a more recent meaning-centered rendering (1998) as well as a special oral-poetic translation that was prepared as part of this study. …”
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The personnel management system of the organization in the conditions of martial law and the main directions of its improvement by Anastasiia Radchenko, Oleksii Dzhusov

“…Furthermore, it will examine the legal and ethical considerations that arise when managing personnel under martial law, including compliance with emergency regulations and the protection of employee rights. …”
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Cactus Bug, Chelinidea vittiger aequoris McAtee (Insecta: Hemiptera: Coreidae) by Frank W. Mead, J. R. Herring

“…In Australia, for example, over 30,000,000 acres of pasture land were rendered useless because of dense stands of exotic prickly pear cacti. …”
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