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Holistic Pasifika Approaches to God, Creation, the Church, and Climate Change

International Journal of Homiletics
This article argues that indigenous philosophies and concepts are valuable partners in addressing climate change with believers in Christ, particularly those communities marked by colonial dualisms separating the spiritual and the material.
Tafue M. Lusama
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Distinct Systemic Sclerosis Phenotypes Related to Ethnicity: An Opportunity to Personalize Care?

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective The objective is to describe and compare demographic, clinical, and serological characteristics of patients with systemic sclerosis (SSc) according to ethnic background. Methods Participants enrolled in the Canadian Scleroderma Research Group cohort who self‐identified to a single ethnicity group were included.
Danick Goulet, Camille Guertin, Maggie Larché, Isabelle Ferdinand, Marie Hudson, May Y. Choi, Mohammed Osman, Janet Pope, Carter Thorne, Murray Baron, Sasha Bernatsky, Sabrina Hoa   +11 more
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Extracellular Vesicle‐Transferred ATP‐Citrate Lyase Induces Monocyte Differentiation Toward Tumor‐Associated Macrophages and Fuels Hepatocellular Carcinoma Progression

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC)‐derived extracellular vesicles (EVs) enrich the metabolic enzyme ATP‐citrate lyase (ACLY). EV‐transferred ACLY enhances palmitate biosynthesis, increases the S‐palmitoylation and stability of multiple immune checkpoint proteins, augments the cellular immunosuppressive activity, and ultimately accelerates the malignant ...
Zhijun Liu, Haihong Lai, Qing Yang, Chaoyue Zhang, Bin Jia, Qiyi Chen, Yuling Deng, Fen Cao, Yuyu You, Zhe Li, Dongming Kuang, Bo Li   +11 more
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Using an Artificial Neural Network to Validate and Predict the Physical Properties of Self-Compacting Concrete

Advances in Materials Science and Engineering, 2022
SCC (self-compacting concrete) is a high-flowing concrete that blasts into structures. Many academics have been interested in using an artificial neural network (ANN) to forecast concrete strength in recent years.
K. Thirumalai Raja, N. Jayanthi, Jule Leta Tesfaye, N. Nagaprasad, R. Krishnaraj, V. S. Kaushik   +5 more
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Wine Tourism as a Catalyst for Sustainable Performance: The Mediating Role of Corporate Legitimacy and Green Innovation

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study aims to explore the influence of Wine Tourism (WT) on the Sustainable Performance (SP) of wineries in Spain. It particularly investigates how Corporate Social Legitimacy (CSL) and Green Innovation (GI) may act as intermediary factors in this relationship.
Javier Martínez‐Falcó, Eduardo Sánchez‐García, Bartolomé Marco‐Lajara, Luis A. Millán‐Tudela   +3 more
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Ethnobotanical uses of plants in Nigeria: an analysis of current research trends and patterns

Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine
Background The ethnobotanical landscape in Nigeria reflects a complex interplay of biodiversity, cultural traditions, and health practices deeply rooted in indigenous knowledge.
Basirat O. Rafiu, Abiodun O. Omotayo, Ibraheem O. Lawal, Adeyemi O. Aremu   +3 more
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Investigations of Optical Coulomb Blockade Oscillations in Plasmonic Nanoparticle Dimers

International Journal of Photoenergy, 2022
The exploration of Coulomb blockade oscillations in plasmonic nanoparticle dimers is the subject of this study. When two metal nanoparticles are brought together at the end of their journey, tunnelling current prevents an infinite connection dipolar ...
Lamessa Gudata, Jule Leta Tesfaye, Abela Saka, R. Shanmugam, L. Priyanka Dwarampudi, Nagaraj Nagaprasad, B. Stalin, Ramaswamy Krishnaraj   +7 more
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Staging an Experience of Cultural Heritage Preservation: Consumers' Willingness to Pay for Heirloom Rice in the Philippines

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The Cordillera Administrative Region in the Philippines is home to terraced rice embedded in centuries of cultural heritage. However, weak market incentives threaten sustained production, jeopardizing indigenous communities' cultural heritage and the in situ biodiversity of rice genetic resources.
Kofi Britwum, Matty Demont
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The Power of Unity: Collective Action and Smallholder Agricultural Performance in West Africa

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT We analyze the impact of collective action through farmer‐based organizations (FBOs) on smallholders' farm performance and income inequality in Ghana, Benin, The Gambia, and Mali. We find that FBO membership increases cereal yield in Ghana and The Gambia, legume yield in Mali, ruminant numbers in Benin and The Gambia, and total farm income in ...
Emmanuel Donkor, Bright Owusu Asante, David Boansi, Victor Owusu   +3 more
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Strategies for Improving Indigenous Financial Literacy in Schools

The Australian Journal of Indigenous Education, 2004
The Indigenous Australian population is not only considerably younger than the non-Indigenous population but is also on the rise.
Maryann Bin-Sallik, Isabella Adams, Siva Ram Vemuri   +2 more
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