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HTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies, 2023 No abstract available.
Jaco Beyers
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Advanced Materials Interfaces, EarlyView.Herein, polymer nanogels with a reporting interface for albumin are synthesized through reversible addition–fragmentation chain transfer (RAFT) precipitation polymerization of di(ethylene glycol) methyl ether methacrylate and N,N’‐methylenebis(acrylamide) using a poly(2‐methacryloyloxyethyl phosphorylcholine) macro‐RAFT agent, followed by dansyl ...
Yukiya Kitayama +2 more
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A Note on UK Covid19 death rates by religion: which groups are most at risk? [PDF]
arXiv, 2020 There has been great concern in the UK that people from the BAME (Black And Minority Ethnic) community have a far higher risk of dying from Covid19 than those of other ethnicities. However, the overall fatalities data from the Government's ONS (Office of National Statistics) most recent report on deaths by religion shows that Jews (very few of whom are
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Law of the leading digits and the ideological struggle for numbers [PDF]
Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and its Applications 391 (2012)
pp. 792-798, 2011 Benford's law states that the occurrence of significant digits in many data sets is not uniform but tends to follow a logarithmic distribution such that the smaller digits appear as first significant digits more frequently than the larger ones. We investigate here numerical data on the country-wise adherent distribution of seven major world religions i.
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The future of dispute resolution in international trade
Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.Abstract Given ongoing dysfunction of the World Trade Organization's Appellate Body, the focus of this article is on the future of trade dispute resolution, with evaluation of two questions: (i) What is the current status of WTO dispute resolution as compared to that conducted through existing preferential trade agreements (PTAs)? and (ii) What are the
Ian Sheldon, Daniel C. K. Chow
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The influence of Islam on Zulu Muslims in KwaZulu-Natal
HTS Teologiese Studies/Theological StudiesThis article explores the influence of Islam among the Zulu Muslims in KwaZulu-Natal (KZN). Although several studies focus on the history and experiences of the Asian diaspora or Asian Muslim community, there is a considerable lack of literature on the ...
Simesihle E. Ngubane, Maniraj Sukdaven
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Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.Abstract This paper employs machine learning to determine which preferential trade agreement (PTA) provisions are relevant to agricultural trade patterns and the factors that may influence their adoption. Utilizing the three‐way gravity model, we apply plug‐in Lasso regularized regression to pinpoint predictive PTA provisions for agricultural trade ...
Stepan Gordeev +3 more
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For the greater good: Hinduism, selflessness, and social cohesion in South Africa
Theologia ViatorumThe heinous ideology of apartheid in South Africa created a citizenry of distrust, disharmony and discord. With the demise of apartheid in 1994, the South African society needed a process of healing.
Mathias Y. Shunmugam, Maniraj Sukdaven
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Who may heal? A plea from traditional healers to participate in treating Covid-19
HTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies, 2020 During 2020, communities all over the world suffered from infections and disruptions because of the Covid-19 pandemic. Health assistance in different forms was provided to assist patients.
Jaco Beyers
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Measuring specialty crop grower willingness to pay for genetic modification and genetic editing
Agribusiness, EarlyView.Abstract In contrast to the widespread adoption of agricultural commodities modified using biotechnology, the adoption rate of bioengineered specialty crops by growers remains low. The use of bioengineered crops has been controversial since their introduction in the 1990s due to concerns about their potentially harmful effects to human health, the ...
Marie Abbey +5 more
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