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Advanced Intelligent Systems, EarlyView.Soft robotic arms are promising for gentle grasping but often rely on bulky actuation systems. This work presents a computational design framework that optimizes tendon number and routing to achieve target grasps with fewer actuators. Validated on an octopus‐inspired underwater arm, the approach enables efficient, underactuated soft manipulators for ...
Michele Martini +6 more
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American Journal of Agricultural Economics, EarlyView.Abstract This study examines the impact of soil erosion on agricultural land values in the United States (US) Midwest. Based on a novel county‐level panel data set with information on soil erosion levels and agricultural land values covering five census years (1997, 2002, 2007, 2012, and 2017), we separately investigate the direct effect of two types ...
Le Chen +3 more
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Journal of Comparative Study of ReligionsThis research aims to examine the role of the Muallaf Center Nasional (MCN) Aya Sofya Indonesia in countering the increasingly massive Christianization movement in Indonesia.
Azam Muhammad Al-Fatih Azam +1 more
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St Andrews Encyclopaedia of Theology, 2022 It is widely accepted that the Stoics had a decisive influence on historical Christian thought, particularly Christian ethics. But the nature of this influence is contested among contemporary scholars.
Elizabeth Agnew Cochran
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Fleeing from the profane society: on the obstacles for the construction of authority, rule and the support of the church in the Passio sancti Venceslavi martyris [PDF]
, 2017 La Passio sancti Venceslavi martyris de Gumpold, encargada por Otón II alobispo de Mantua, construye la imagen de Wenceslao como un gobernante quereunía virtudes cristianas y prácticas ascéticas a la vez que se mostraba como un hombre político activo. En
Neyra, Andrea Vanina
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Convention, Repetition and Abjection: The Way of the Gothic [PDF]
, 2014 This paper employs Deleuze and Kristeva in an examination of certain Gothic conventions. It argues that repetition of these conventions- which endows Gothicism with formulaic coherence and consistence but might also lead to predictability and stylistic ...
Łowczanin, Agnieszka
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American Journal of Agricultural Economics, EarlyView.Abstract While multiple factors explain low adoption rates of improved varieties by small‐scale farmers in sub‐Saharan Africa, a key supply‐side constraint is the limited availability of seed embodying new traits in the volume, quality, price, and timeliness required by farmers. This constraint is partly attributable to classical failures in the market
Dawit Mekonnen +5 more
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Christian humanism, progressive Christianity and social transformation [PDF]
Journal for the Study of Religion, 2018 This article explores my understanding of Christian humanism in conversation with Martin Prozesky's notion of progressive Christianity and their relevance for social transformation. Central to the conversation is how we understand the role of creeds and confessions in Christian faith, and the significance of the confession that Jesus, the truly human ...
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, 2020 Excerpt: Readers of scholarship about C. S. Lewis are familiar with studies that discuss his work and life in the context of his fellow Inklings: Tolkien, Williams, and Barfield. Janice Brown’s decision, however, to treat C. S.
Tandy, Gary L.
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