Refining a paradigm of missional leadership
Verbum et EcclesiaThis article explores how the author’s empirical research of ‘leadership clusters’ can be integrated with Nelus Niemandt’s trialogue of church, culture and biblical narrative to produce a concise paradigm of missional leadership. Franklin’s (a student of
Kirk J. Franklin
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Pentecostal spirituality in the context of faith and hope gospel (prosperity preaching): African Pentecostal response to the COVID-19 pandemic. [PDF]
Dialog, 2022 White P.
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Origami‐Inspired Structural Design for Aquatic‐Terrestrial Amphibious Robots
Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.This work presents a lightweight amphibious origami robot actuated by a single shape memory alloy wire. A rigid foldable origami structure with displacement amplification enables efficient terrestrial crawling and aquatic swimming. The addition of fan‐shaped units allows controllable turning in both environments.
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Nature Machine Intelligence, 2019 As nations come together in Tokyo next summer to celebrate the spirit of human potential in the 2020 Olympic Games, they will have a chance to take part in another international competition hosted by Japan soon after, this time with challenges designed for robot contenders.
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Called to the missional frontline in a turbulent world: The role of theological education
African Journal of Pentecostal StudiesBackground: The Apostolic Faith Mission International (AFMI) conference had as its theme called to the missional frontline in a turbulent world, but the topic of theological education never made it to the main agenda. The article engages with theological
Daniel N. Andrew
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Efficient and Robust Standing Postures of Quadruped Robots
Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.A calibrated static framework estimates load, optimizes torques, and adapts posture so quadruped robots stand efficiently and robustly under external payloads, achieving up to 50% lower torque demand. Inspired by the natural posture adjustments of animals under external loading, this article presents an optimization‐based framework for minimizing joint
Mohamad Kanaan +5 more
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The Cybernetics of political communications and social transformation in Colombia: the case of the National Audit Office (1995-1998). [PDF]
AI Soc, 2022 Espejo R.
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From Lab to Landscape: Environmental Biohybrid Robotics for Ecological Futures
Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.This Perspective explores environmental biohybrid robotics, integrating living tissues, microorganisms, and insects for operation in real‐world ecosystems. It traces the leap from laboratory experiments to forests, wetlands, and urban environments and discusses key challenges, development pathways, and opportunities for ecological monitoring and ...
Miriam Filippi
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C.P.J. Niemandt: A theological pioneer in missional leadership and ecclesiology
Verbum et EcclesiaC.P.J. Niemandt, widely known as Nelus Niemandt, is a distinguished theologian in the fields of missional leadership and ecclesiology. His academic journey, leadership within the Dutch Reformed Church (DRC), and extensive scholarly contributions have ...
Johannes J. Knoetze, Gustav F. Claassen
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Task‐Oriented Path Planning Towards Autonomous Sensor Network Deployment in Rainforest Canopies
Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.An informative path planner for drone‐based deployment of wireless sensor networks in rainforest canopies is presented, addressing key challenges in large‐scale biodiversity monitoring. By integrating canopy surface detection with connectivity‐aware sampling under strict flight constraints, the approach enables efficient and reliable aerial sensor ...
Rita Santos Raminhos, Salua Hamaza
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