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Understanding the diversity of values of “Nature’s contributions to people”: insights from the IPBES Assessment of Europe and Central Asia

open access: yesSustainability Science, 2019
Assessments of the value of nature (e.g., TEEB. The economics of ecosystems and biodiversity: ecological and economic foundations, London, 2010) have tended to focus on the instrumental values of ecosystem services.
M. Christie   +5 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Do outgrower schemes enhance technology adoption and productivity? Evidence from maize farmers in Northern Ghana

open access: yesAgribusiness, EarlyView.
Abstract Nucleus outgrower schemes are contractual arrangements where well‐resourced large‐scale farmers (nucleus farmers) are empowered by development support agencies to take charge of smallholder farmers, by providing them with market access and the necessary training on agronomic practices and farm inputs for production.
Dominic Tasila Konja, Awudu Abdulai
wiley   +1 more source

COVID-19, the Church, and the Challenge to Ecumenism

open access: yes, 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic raises questions how churches respond to an extraordinary situation where not only health and economic issues are at stake, but also the understanding of what church is all about and how ecclesial life is practised.
Jean-Daniel Plüss
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Material‐Based Intelligence: Autonomous Adaptation and Embodied Computation in Physical Substrates

open access: yesAdvanced Intelligent Systems, EarlyView.
This perspective formulates a unifying framework for Material‐Based Intelligence (MBI), defining the physical requirements for materials to achieve embodied action, active memory and embodied information processing through intrinsic nonequilibrium dynamics. The design of intelligent materials often draws parallels with the complex adaptive behaviors of
Vladimir A. Baulin   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Natural ventilation and aerodynamics of orthodox churches

open access: yesIOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering, 2020
Abstract The paper devoted to introducing of theory and practice results of natural ventilation and properties of external aerodynamics of orthodox churches research. The features of the movement of air flows inside the temple are considered.
Alexey Kochev   +2 more
openaire   +1 more source

Russian Orthodox Church in the Structure of State Administration in the XIX- Beginning XX Centuries [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
The article outlines the key areas of the charitable and educational activities of the Orthodox Church, which are analyzed during religious reforms in the 19th and early 20th centuries. in Russia.
Anatolievich, Ershov Bogdan   +1 more
core  

The documentary evidence for Templar religion [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
The Templar Rule and statutes are also only of limited help when it comes to establishing what went on within the walls of Templar churches. The documentary evidence that captures the patchwork nature of Templar religion best is found in the Templar ...
Schenk, Jochen
core   +1 more source

Collaborating with transnational families: Learning from the experiences of family caretakers, educators, psychologists, and spiritual leaders in Honduras

open access: yesAmerican Journal of Community Psychology, EarlyView.
Abstract This manuscript centers on the experiences of caretakers of minors in Honduran transnational families (TNFs) in which one or both parents emigrated, and of the schoolteachers, professional psychologists, and spiritual leaders working with these families.
Marco Gemignani   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Matrix of the New Covenant for Contextualizing the Gospel Among the Slavic Peoples

open access: yesБогословські роздуми: Східноєвропейський журнал богословʼя, 2016
The New Covenant, foretold by the prophets of Israel and fully revealed in the apostles’ writings, is the working blueprint for the Church of Jesus Christ. The New Covenant determines both the Church’s nature and mission in the world.
Mark SAUCY
doaj  

On the necessity of complexity [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
Wolfram's Principle of Computational Equivalence (PCE) implies that universal complexity abounds in nature. This paper comprises three sections. In the first section we consider the question why there are so many universal phenomena around.
C.H. Bennett   +5 more
core   +1 more source

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