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Reception History and Biblical Studies : theory and practice / edited by Emma England and William John Lyons




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The contest for time and space in the Roman imperial cults and 1 Peter : reconfiguring the universe / Wei Hsien Wan

Wan, Wei Hsien, author




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Reading Acts / Joshua W. Jipp

Jipp, Joshua W., author




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The dawn of Christianity : people and gods in a time of magic and miracles / Robert Knapp

Knapp, Robert C., author




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Costly communion : ecumenical initiative and sacramental strife in the Anglican Communion / edited by Mark D. Chapman, Jeremy Bonner




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The household accounts of William Laud, Archbishop of Canterbury, 1635-1642 / edited by Leonie James




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A place at His table : a Biblical exploration of faith, sexuality, and the kingdom of God / Joel Hollier

Hollier, Joel, author




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Fundamentalism or tradition : Christianity after secularism / Aristotle Papanikolaou and George E. Demacopoulo, editors




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The garb of being : embodiment and the pursuit of holiness in late ancient Christianity / Georgia Frank, Susan R Holman, and Andrew S. Jacobs, editors




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Hearing John's voice : insights for teaching and preaching / M. Eugene Boring

Boring, M. Eugene, author




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Myths and mistakes in New Testament textual criticism / edited by Elijah Hixson and Peter J. Gurry ; foreword by Daniel B. Wallace




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Slavery, gender, truth, and power in Luke-Acts and other ancient narratives / Christy Cobb

Cobb, Christy, author




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Religion and politics under capitalism : a humanistic approach to the terminology / Stefan Arvidsson

Arvidsson, Stefan, 1968- author




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Thomas Thornton Reed, Anglican Archbishop of Adelaide : essays and reminiscences / compiled by Airlie Black




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Come and read : interpretive approaches to the Gospel of John / edited by Alicia D. Myers and Lindsey S. Jodrey




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Sacraments, ceremonies and the Stuart divines : sacramental theology and liturgy in England and Scotland 1603-1662 / Bryan D. Spinks

Spinks, Bryan D., author




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Suffering and the Christian life / edited by Karen Kilby and Rachel Davies




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Forensic Science and Humanitarian Action: Interacting with the Dead and the Living, 2 Volume Set


 

Widens traditional concepts of forensic science to include humanitarian, social, and cultural aspects

Using the preservation of the dignity of the deceased as its foundation, Forensic Science and Humanitarian Action: Interacting with the Dead and the Living is a unique examination of the applications of humanitarian forensic science. Spanning two comprehensive volumes, the text is sufficiently detailed for forensic practitioners, yet accessible enough



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Biomarkers in Drug Discovery and Development: A Handbook of Practice, Application, and Strategy, 2nd Edition


 
This book continues the legacy of a well-established reference within the pharmaceutical industry – providing perspective, covering recent developments in technologies that have enabled the expanded use of biomarkers, and discussing biomarker characterization and validation and applications throughout drug discovery and development.

•    Explains where proper use of biomarkers can substantively impact drug development timelines and costs, enable selection

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Human Genetics and Genomics: A Practical Guide


 
Finally meeting the need for a laboratory manual on human genetics, this practical guide is the perfect companion title to all major standard textbooks on the subject. The authors all have a high-level research background and are actively involved in teaching and counseling.
Based on a standard curriculum in human genetics, each chapter equals one practical unit of the course and topics range from basics in human inheritance to genetics in major disease

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Secondary Metabolites of Medicinal Plants: Ethnopharmacological Properties, Biological Activity and Production Strategies, 4 Volume Set


 
Covers the structurally diverse secondary metabolites of medicinal plants, including their ethnopharmacological properties, biological activity, and production strategies

Secondary metabolites of plants are a treasure trove of novel compounds with potential pharmaceutical applications. Consequently, the nature of these metabolites as well as strategies for the targeted expression and/or purification is of high interest. Regarding their biological and

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Structure and Function of the Bacterial Genome


 

Presents an integrated view of the expression of bacterial genetic information, genome architecture and function, and bacterial physiology and pathogenesis

This book blends information from the very latest research on bacterial chromosome and nucleoid architecture, whole-genome analysis, cell signaling, and gene expression control with well-known gene regulation paradigms from model organisms (including pathogens) to give readers a picture of how information



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Superior performance of surface-treated NaX@Pebax-1657 membranes for O2/N2 separation

RSC Adv., 2020, 10,17061-17069
DOI: 10.1039/D0RA02255A, Paper
Open Access
Mohammad Salehi Maleh, Ahmadreza Raisi
In this study, the performances of mixed matrix composite membranes (MMCMs) containing surface-treated NaX nanocrystals (ST-NaX-NCs) were experimentally and theoretically investigated for O2/N2 separation.
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A high-throughput and untargeted lipidomics approach reveals new mechanistic insight and the effects of salvianolic acid B on the metabolic profiles in coronary heart disease rats using ultra-performance liquid chromatography with mass spectrometry

RSC Adv., 2020, 10,17101-17113
DOI: 10.1039/D0RA00049C, Paper
Open Access
Ying-peng Li, Cong-ying Wang, Hong-tao Shang, Rui-rui Hu, Hui Fu, Xue-feng Xiao
High-throughput lipidomics provides the possibility for the development of new therapeutic drugs.
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Palladium supported on triazolyl-functionalized hypercrosslinked polymers as a recyclable catalyst for Suzuki–Miyaura coupling reactions

RSC Adv., 2020, 10,17123-17128
DOI: 10.1039/D0RA01190H, Paper
Open Access
Cijie Liu, Lijuan Zheng, Dexuan Xiang, Shasha Liu, Wei Xu, Qionglin Luo, You Shu, Yuejun Ouyang, Hongwei Lin
A novel hypercrosslinked polymer-palladium catalyst was prepared via external cross-linking reactions and applied in Suzuki–Miyaura reactions as a recyclable catalyst, resulting in TON numbers up to 1.66 × 104 and yields reaching 99%.
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Laminin-modified gellan gum hydrogels loaded with the nerve growth factor to enhance the proliferation and differentiation of neuronal stem cells

RSC Adv., 2020, 10,17114-17122
DOI: 10.1039/D0RA01723J, Paper
Open Access
  This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.
Wenqiang Li, Anfei Huang, Yanheng Zhong, Lin Huang, Jing Yang, Changren Zhou, Lin Zhou, Yanling Zhang, Guo Fu
Laminin-modified thiolated gellan gum and loaded with the nerve growth factor in facilitateding neuronal stem cell proliferation and differentiation.
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MOF-derived (MoS2, γ-Fe2O3)/graphene Z-scheme photocatalysts with excellent activity for oxygen evolution under visible light irradiation

RSC Adv., 2020, 10,17154-17162
DOI: 10.1039/D0RA02083D, Paper
Open Access
Ang Li, Yuxiang Liu, Xuejun Xu, Yuanyuan Zhang, Zhichun Si, Xiaodong Wu, Rui Ran, Duan Weng
The heterojunction between MoS2 and γ-Fe2O3 was constructed via linking by in situ formed graphene, which resulted in a good photocatalyst for the oxygen evolution reaction, showing O2 evolution activity of 4400 μmol g−1 h−1.
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Hydroxyethyl sulfone based reactive coalescing agents for low-VOC waterborne coatings

RSC Adv., 2020, 10,17171-17179
DOI: 10.1039/D0RA00753F, Paper
Open Access
Jagjit Kaur, Ranganathan Krishnan, Balamurugan Ramalingam, Satyasankar Jana
Hydroxyethyl sulfone based compounds were revealed to exhibit characteristics of reactive coalescing agents towards application in environmentally-benign water borne coatings.
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Impact of ammonium sulfite-based sequential pretreatment combinations on two distinct saccharifications of wheat straw

RSC Adv., 2020, 10,17129-17142
DOI: 10.1039/D0RA01759K, Paper
Open Access
Guang Yu, Shiyue Liu, Xiaoyan Feng, Yuedong Zhang, Chao Liu, Ya-Jun Liu, Bin Li, Qiu Cui, Hui Peng
The impact of substrate properties on wheat straw sugar release from fungal cellulase and whole cell-based CBS was comparatively investigated.
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Surface modification of a PES membrane by corona air plasma-assisted grafting of HB-PEG for separation of oil-in-water emulsions

RSC Adv., 2020, 10,17143-17153
DOI: 10.1039/D0RA02032J, Paper
Open Access
Hooman Adib, Ahmadreza Raisi
The main goal of this study is to modify a polyethersulfone (PES) membrane by grafting with hyperbranched polyethylene glycol (HB-PEG) using corona air plasma to intensify the anti-fouling properties of the prepared membrane.
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Retraction: Effect of temperature and large guest molecules on the C–H symmetric stretching vibrational frequencies of methane in structure H and I clathrate hydrates

RSC Adv., 2020, 10,16904-16904
DOI: 10.1039/D0RA90048F, Retraction
Open Access
  This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.
Go Fuseya, Satoshi Takeya, Akihiro Hachikubo
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A superhydrophilic bilayer structure of a nylon 6 nanofiber/cellulose membrane and its characterization as potential water filtration media

RSC Adv., 2020, 10,17205-17216
DOI: 10.1039/D0RA01077D, Paper
Open Access
Ahmad Fauzi, Dian Ahmad Hapidin, Muhammad Miftahul Munir, Ferry Iskandar, Khairurrijal Khairurrijal
The SEM image of (a) cellulose membrane and (b) the bilayer structure of a nylon 6 nanofibrous membrane on a cellulose membrane as water filter media.
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In vivo and in vitro evaluation of dihydroartemisinin prodrug nanocomplexes as a nano-drug delivery system: characterization, pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics

RSC Adv., 2020, 10,17270-17279
DOI: 10.1039/D0RA02150D, Paper
Open Access
Guolian Ren, Pei Chen, Jiaqi Tang, Wenju Guo, Rongrong Wang, Ning Li, Yujie Li, Guoshun Zhang, Ruili Wang, Shuqiu Zhang
To develop new, more effective and lower toxicity antitumor dihydroartemisinin (DHA) nanocomplexes, a DHA prodrug synthesized in this study was used to prepare DHA prodrug self-assembled nanocomplexes (DHANPs) by molecular self-assembly technology.
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Stable antibacterial polysaccharide-based hydrogels as tissue adhesives for wound healing

RSC Adv., 2020, 10,17280-17287
DOI: 10.1039/D0RA02017F, Paper
Open Access
Xiaoxuan Tang, Xinyi Gu, Yaling Wang, Xiaoli Chen, Jue Ling, Yumin Yang
By combination of alginate/polyacrylamide/chitosan, tough antibacterial hydrogels are designed for applications as tissues adhesives to promote wound healing.
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Simple organocatalyst component system for asymmetric hetero Diels–Alder reaction of isatins with enones

RSC Adv., 2020, 10,17486-17491
DOI: 10.1039/D0RA03006F, Paper
Open Access
Perumalsamy Parasuraman, Zubeda Begum, Madhu Chennapuram, Chigusa Seki, Yuko Okuyama, Eunsang Kwon, Koji Uwai, Michio Tokiwa, Suguru Tokiwa, Mitsuhiro Takeshita, Hiroto Nakano
A simple two catalysts component system of β-amino alcohols (catalyst) and amino acids (co-catalyst) works as an efficient organocatalysts in hetero Diels–Alder reaction of isatins with enones to afford chiral spirooxindole-tetrahydropyranones.
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Alkaline water-splitting reactions over Pd/Co-MOF-derived carbon obtained via microwave-assisted synthesis

RSC Adv., 2020, 10,17359-17368
DOI: 10.1039/D0RA02307H, Paper
Open Access
  This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.
Adewale K. Ipadeola, Kenneth I. Ozoemena
Palladium nanoparticles supported on MOF-derived carbon serve as an efficient bifunctional electrocatalyst for alkaline water-splitting reactions.
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Chlorotrifluoroethylidenes: an efficient and convenient approach to their synthesis

RSC Adv., 2020, 10,17427-17431
DOI: 10.1039/D0RA02481C, Paper
Open Access
Abhay Atmaram Upare, Pradip K. Gadekar, Kiran Jadhav, H. Sivaramakrishnan, Selvaraj Mohana Roopan
A convenient one step synthesis of chlorotrifluoroalkyl olefins starting from aldehydes was developed.
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Two-dimensional β-MoO3@C nanosheets as high-performance negative materials for supercapacitors with excellent cycling stability

RSC Adv., 2020, 10,17497-17505
DOI: 10.1039/D0RA01258K, Paper
Open Access
Xuexia Liu, Ying Wu, Huiwen Wang, Yinfeng Wang, Chunfang Huang, Limin Liu, Zhijun Wang
MoO3 has gained a great deal of attention as a promising electrode material in energy storage devices.
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Promoting formic acid oxidation performance of Pd nanoparticles via Pt and Ru atom mediated surface engineering

RSC Adv., 2020, 10,17302-17310
DOI: 10.1039/D0RA01303J, Paper
Open Access
Dinesh Bhalothia, Tzu-Hsi Huang, Pai-Hung Chou, Kuan-Wen Wang, Tsan-Yao Chen
Pt atoms attract electrons from neighboring atoms. Ru atoms attract hydroxide ligands. These two characteristics respectively weaken the bonding and recovering of the Pt site from CO oxidation and then facilitate the FAO in ternary PdPtRu NCs.
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Fabrication of a magnetic ternary ZnFe2O4/TiO2/RGO Z-scheme system with efficient photocatalytic activity and easy recyclability

RSC Adv., 2020, 10,17293-17301
DOI: 10.1039/D0RA01880E, Paper
Open Access
Yuwei Sun, Jiashuang Lei, Yizhu Wang, Qian Tang, Chunli Kang
A magnetic separable Z-scheme composite based on ZnFe2O4, TiO2 nanosheets and RGO exhibits efficient photocatalytic degradation of p-NP.
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Effects of ozone treatment on SOD activity and genes in postharvest cantaloupe

RSC Adv., 2020, 10,17452-17460
DOI: 10.1039/D0RA00976H, Paper
Open Access
Huijie Zhang, Xiaojun Zhang, Chenghu Dong, Na Zhang, Zhaojun Ban, Li Li, Jinze Yu, Yunfeng Hu, Cunkun Chen
Ozone has been shown to play a positive role in the storage and preservation of agricultural products.
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Hydrogen bonding sewing interface

RSC Adv., 2020, 10,17438-17443
DOI: 10.1039/D0RA00366B, Paper
Open Access
Zhenxing Cao, Zhigong Song, Fengzhi Liang, Xiaoguang An, Karrar K. Al-Quraishi, Min Wang, Jianchao Chen, Dong Ding, Yingchao Yang
Hydrogen bonding and van der Waals (vdW) forces have been precisely measured and distinguished by an in-house nanomechanical testing system.
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Deposition of an ultra-thin polyaniline coating on a TiO2 surface by vapor phase polymerization for electrochemical glucose sensing and photocatalytic degradation

RSC Adv., 2020, 10,17387-17395
DOI: 10.1039/D0RA01571G, Paper
Open Access
  This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.
Sibani Majumdar, Debajyoti Mahanta
Here, we have synthesized an ultra-thin coating of polyaniline on a TiO2 nanoparticle surface (PANI–TiO2) using a simple vapor phase polymerization method.
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Copper–tripeptides (cuzymes) with peroxidase-mimetic activity

RSC Adv., 2020, 10,17408-17415
DOI: 10.1039/D0RA02472D, Paper
Open Access
Le Truc Nguyen, Wing Fat Ho, Kun-Lin Yang
Copper–tripeptide complexs (cuzyme) exhibited peroxidase-like activities that use hydrogen peroxide to oxidize substrates such as 2,2-azino-bis(3-ethylbenzothiazoline-6-sulfonic acid) (ATBS) and trypan blue dye.
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Borohydride catalyzed redistribution reaction of hydrosilane and chlorosilane: a potential system for facile preparation of hydrochlorosilanes

RSC Adv., 2020, 10,17404-17407
DOI: 10.1039/D0RA03536J, Paper
Open Access
Yi Chen, Liqing Ai, Yongming Li, Caihong Xu
A borohydride catalyzed Si–H/Si–Cl redistribution system was established to prepare hydrochlorosilanes facilely and efficiently.
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Enhanced thermal stability, hydrophobicity, UV radiation resistance, and antibacterial properties of wool fabric treated with p-aminobenzenesulphonic acid

RSC Adv., 2020, 10,17515-17523
DOI: 10.1039/D0RA02267E, Paper
Open Access
Mohammad Mahbubul Hassan
The treatment with para-aminobenzenesulphonic acid produced a multifunctional wool fabric with enhanced hydrophobicity, thermal stability, UV resistance, and antibacterial properties.
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Polypyrrole modified magnetic reduced graphene oxide composites: synthesis, characterization and application for selective lead adsorption

RSC Adv., 2020, 10,17524-17533
DOI: 10.1039/D0RA01546F, Paper
Open Access
Zhanmeng Liu, Zhimin Gao, Lichun Xu, Fengping Hu
Compared to Fe3O4/rGO, the PPy-FG composites showed desirable adsorption capacity and selectivity for Pb(II) from water.
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Elimination of humic acid in water: comparison of UV/PDS and UV/PMS

RSC Adv., 2020, 10,17627-17634
DOI: 10.1039/D0RA01787F, Paper
Open Access
Shoufeng Tang, Jiachen Tang, Deling Yuan, Zetao Wang, Yating Zhang, Yandi Rao
In this work, UV-activated persulphate treatment (UV/PDS and UV/PMS) was found to be an effective method for HA removal.
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Selective modification of Ti6Al4V surfaces for biomedical applications

RSC Adv., 2020, 10,17642-17652
DOI: 10.1039/C9RA11000C, Paper
Open Access
Gabriela Melo Rodriguez, James Bowen, Mischa Zelzer, Artemis Stamboulis
The surface of a medical implant is required to interact favourably with ions, biomolecules and cells in vivo, commonly resulting in the formation of the extracellular matrix.
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Ultrathin δ-MnO2 nanoflakes with Na+ intercalation as a high-capacity cathode for aqueous zinc-ion batteries

RSC Adv., 2020, 10,17702-17712
DOI: 10.1039/D0RA02556A, Paper
Open Access
Haijun Peng, Huiqing Fan, Chenhui Yang, Yapeng Tian, Chao Wang, Jianan Sui
Sodium-ion intercalated δ-MnO2 nanoflakes are applied in an aqueous rechargeable zinc battery cathode with high energy density and excellent durable stability.
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