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Refining Scale Measurement: Reassessing Oral Impacts on Daily Performances Properties With Item Response Theory

open access: yesCommunity Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology, Volume 54, Issue 1, Page 126-132, February 2026.
ABSTRACT Objectives Many oral health‐related quality of life instruments have been developed but few have undergone a comprehensive psychometric assessment. One commonly used measure is the Oral Impact on Daily Performance (OIDP). This study revised the configural and metric properties as well as the performance of items based on Item Response Theory ...
Roger Keller Celeste   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

On the public discourse of religion : an analysis of Christianity in the United Kingdom [PDF]

open access: yes, 2009
Debates over the involvement of religion in the public sphere look set to be one of the defining themes of the 21st century. But while religious issues have attracted a large degree of scholarly attention, the public discourse of religion itself, in ...
Audi   +45 more
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Informal Institutions and Multinationals' Drive Towards Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs): A Dark‐Side Perspective

open access: yesBusiness Ethics, the Environment &Responsibility, Volume 35, Issue 1, Page 75-98, January 2026.
ABSTRACT This study explores the influence of informal institutions (including its dark side) on multinational enterprises (MNEs) in promoting sustainable development goals (SDGs) in a developing nation. Using qualitative interviews, we find that informal institutions, including “crime” and “corruption,” increase telecommunication MNEs' support of SDGs.
Ugbede Umoru   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Unexpected Actor? Civil‐Military Relations and Regulatory Agency Control in Brazil

open access: yesGovernance, Volume 39, Issue 1, January 2026.
ABSTRACT Democratic backsliding around the world has sparked debate about its impact on public administration and governance. This article explores a growing yet less visible phenomenon threatening democracy. It examines the influence exerted by authoritarian populists over autonomous regulatory agencies through militarized patronage, that is, the ...
Bruno Queiroz Cunha   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Public Theology as Mediation: Navigating the Dutch Protestant Church's Public Calling in a Hypermediated World☆

open access: yesInternational Journal of Systematic Theology, Volume 28, Issue 1, Page 94-114, January 2026.
Abstract The article explores Christianity's role in society through public theology, particularly in relation to the public calling of the Protestant Church in the Netherlands (PCN). It advocates for reflecting on the dichotomy of church/world through the lens of divine mediation, challenging traditional dualisms and emphasizing a ‘soft difference ...
Rachèl Blokhuis‐Koopman
wiley   +1 more source

Cinema’s Scarlet Letters: the MPAA Rating System and Film Education in the Christian University [PDF]

open access: yes, 2010
Christian film educators face challenges in instruction when a film’s Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) rating falls outside their institution’s acceptable range. The origin of the system and the meaning of each rating are explained.
Martin, Carey
core   +1 more source

Win, Lose, or Draw: Using LGBTQ+ Legal History to Reassess Social Movement Outcomes

open access: yesLaw &Policy, Volume 48, Issue 1, January 2026.
ABSTRACT In 1992, Colorado's citizens enacted Amendment 2, a ballot initiative that prevented governmental entities from extending antidiscrimination protections to gays and lesbians. That same year, Oregon's voters rejected a similar measure. At first glance, it may seem that queer rights advocates experienced a loss in Colorado and a victory in ...
Marie‐Amélie George
wiley   +1 more source

Evangelical Friend, Sept./Oct., Nov./Dec. 1993 (Vol. 27, No. 1 & 2)

open access: yes, 1993
A Nature Nudge. By Gary K. Fawver, page 2Finding new ways to be present to God\u27s presence Using Sports as an Evangelistic Tool. By Greg Linville, page 6 If you build it - they will come. Listening for the Trumpet.
Evangelical Friends Alliance,
core  

Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation, Inc. - 2007 Annual Report [PDF]

open access: yes, 2008
Contains mission statement, program information, profiles of Bradley Prize recipients, grants list, grant guidelines, financial statements, and lists of board members and ...

core  

Vatican Radio: Focus on evangelization – Changing shape

open access: yesPerspectives on Culture, 2017
Radio Watykańskie służy Kościołowi od 1931 r. Miało być łącznikiem między Papieżem i wiernymi, nowoczesnym narzędziem ewangeliza- cji, a także potwierdzeniem niezależności nowego wówczas podmio- tu prawa międzynarodowego jakim było Państwo Miasta Watykańskie- go.
openaire   +1 more source

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