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Lessons Learned in Eurasia Ministry: Mostly the Hard Way

open access: yes, 2017
The present article is based on a speech delivered at a conference of the United Methodist Church: “Eurasia-Central Asia – In Mission Together,” Fulton, Maryland, May 5 ...
Elliott, Mark R
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Operational Performance Implications of Circular Economy Implementation: An Empirical Exploration in the Manufacturing Sector

open access: yesBusiness Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The global manufacturing sector has increasingly adopted circular economy (CE) practices to address sustainability challenges and improve operational efficiency. This study explores the impact of five CE practices—reduce, reuse, remanufacture, recycle, and recover—on key operational performance dimensions: quality, speed, dependability ...
Jose Arturo Garza‐Reyes   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Consumers' Intention to Use Circular Business Models: A Configurational Analysis

open access: yesBusiness Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Circular business models (CBMs) integrate ecological sustainability and resource efficiency into core business strategies, but their success depends on consumers' intention to use. Grounded in expectancy–value theory, this study investigates how product‐related factors (perceived usefulness, convenience, value for money, and performance risk ...
Christof Falkenberg   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Neither Eastern nor Western: Jia Yuming’s Support of Independent Churches in the Anti-Christian Movement

open access: yesReligions
The Chinese Christian church was accused of colluding with Western imperialism, and this led to the anti-Christian movement. The Chinese church responded by accelerating a movement of church independence.
Junhui Qin
doaj   +1 more source

Optimization of CEST MRI Reporter Protein Design Using Cation‐Pi Networks

open access: yesChemistry – A European Journal, EarlyView.
A novel engineering approach can produce reporter proteins for cell and viral therapy tracking with unique magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) signatures, detectable with chemical exchange saturation transfer (CEST). We discover how cation‐π interactions between amino acid groups can help us fine‐tune magnetic resonance properties for noninvasive ...
David E. Korenchan   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Correlative Electron Paramagnetic Resonance Imaging and Atomic Force Microscopy of Lithium Deposited on Copper

open access: yesChemPhysChem, Volume 26, Issue 6, March 15, 2025.
The correlation of a spectroscopic (EPRI) and microscopic (AFM) technique is demonstrated for a sample of Li deposited on Cu. Areas of different morphology were analysed. The techniques complement each other's length scales as well as the information obtained from the sample.
Beatrice Wolff   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Abortion – Moral, Ethical and Canonical Issues

open access: yesForum Theologicum Sardicense
The present study aims to examine the issues surrounding abortion and its consequences from the standpoint of current legislation in Romania and other European Union countries, as well as in relation to Christian theology, particularly the canonical ...
Petcu Cristian Vasile
doaj  

After All, Africa is Largely a Nonliterate Continent : The Reception of Vatican II in Africa [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
The article examines critical factors that determined the impact, reception, and implementation of Vatican II in Africa. Drawing on historical accounts, the author identifies and analyzes personalities, contexts, and issues that conditioned and shaped ...
Orobator, Agbonkhianmeghe E.
core   +1 more source

Defining Reconciliation Studies: Theoretical and Practical Dimensions

open access: yesConflict Resolution Quarterly, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Reconciliation studies (RS) has become increasingly influential in understanding alternative views to ending conflict and dealing with the aftermath. As a discipline or field, however, it is not well defined. The actual usefulness of reconciliation (as a concept), or of RS (as a discipline), is debated, and due to its growing usage, it is ...
Colleen Alena O’Brien
wiley   +1 more source

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