Digital ecclesiology and Africa’s digital natives: prospects and challenges by K.M. Ndereba

“… The COVID-19 pandemic has raised important issues for the church. Churches have grappled with ministering to their congregants in light of the changes in physical gatherings over the past two years. …”
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Dynamising Liberation Movements in Southern Africa by Chidochashe Nyere

“… The book grapples with reconciling the ideological, policy and implementation bankruptcy of former liberation movements in Southern Africa especially as it applies to their incumbency of national government in their respective domains. …”
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Cicada Killer, Giant Ground Hornet, Sphecius hogardii (Latreille) and Sphecius speciosus (Drury) (Insecta: Hymenoptera: Sphecidae) by Lionel A. Stange

“…They are conspicuous insects, since the males are territorial and will butt or grapple with intruders including other males. There are 22 species of Sphecius Dahlbom in the world and all hunt cicadas as far as is known. …”
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Yoruba Language Use in Lagos State Legislative Assembly: Challenges and Prospects by Hassan Biodun Suleiman

“…Our findings revealed that there is an insufficient number of Yoruba legislative reporters, while some legislators are still trying to grapple with the use of Yoruba. Similarly, most statutory committee members do not speak the Yoruba language during meetings or public hearings. …”
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The Dialogical, The Ecological and Beyond by Jon Goodbun, Ben Sweeting

“…Using examples from their own research and teaching work, they point towards models where an alternative approach to communication that critically acknowledges the complications related to “asignifying signs” can help designers grapple with the ecological crisis in the contexts of politics, research, and education.…”
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Cicada Killer, Giant Ground Hornet, Sphecius hogardii (Latreille) and Sphecius speciosus (Drury) (Insecta: Hymenoptera: Sphecidae) by Lionel A. Stange

“…They are conspicuous insects, since the males are territorial and will butt or grapple with intruders including other males. There are 22 species of Sphecius Dahlbom in the world and all hunt cicadas as far as is known. …”
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Deep learning for cyber threat detection in IoT networks: A review by Alyazia Aldhaheri, Fatima Alwahedi, Mohamed Amine Ferrag, Ammar Battah

“…Although IDS is vital for safeguarding sensitive information by identifying and mitigating suspicious activities, conventional IDS solutions grapple with challenges in the IoT context. This paper delves into the cutting-edge intrusion detection methods for IoT security, anchored in Deep Learning. …”
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Voice Recognition in the Era of Virtual Reality: Disruption of Normative Social Meaning Making by Grace Khunou

“… The teaching and working world has been disrupted by developments known as the 4th Industrial Revolution.  As we grappled with the Covid-19 epidemic the world saw massive disruptions in how and where we work, teach, learn and socialize.  …”
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Comprehensive Evaluation of Production Water Footprint in Shandong Province by ZHANG Min, ZHANG Yu, TIAN Qing, WANG Mengfan

“…As a significant economic and populous region, Shandong Province also grapples with water scarcity.The water footprint concept provides a fresh understanding of water resources, revealing the true utilization extent of the resources.A model and evaluation system for measuring the production water footprint is established to assess water resource utilization in the province from 2010 to 2021.The results indicate that the production water footprint in the studied region experiences fluctuations and presents an overall increasing trend during this period, with higher levels in the western and southern regions and lower ones in the eastern and northern areas.The blue, green, and grey water footprints all display a rising trend.Agriculture accounts for the largest proportion among all the sectors.From a comprehensive perspective, the economic benefits of the production water footprint steadily increase, but the per capita carrying capacity of the production water footprint is relatively poor, with a relatively large water resource pressure index.Generally, Shandong faces unsustainable water resources and considerable water pressure, which highlights the need for timely measures to adjust the industrial structure, enhance water-saving technologies, and improve pollution prevention and control to alleviate current water scarcity.…”
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Environmental degradation and food security in Somalia by Bile Abdisalan Nor, Yusniliyana Yusof

“…Abstract Somalia grapples with significant land degradation due to soil erosion, deforestation, and overgrazing. …”
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Navigating Suicidal Crisis in a Traditional Setting of Kyrgyzstan by Leila Salimova

“…The study highlights the challenging circumstances faced by Azat, a 14-year-old residing in a village in Kyrgyzstan. Azat's family grapples with financial instability, parent’s labor migration, and sibling abuse, all of which have led to distressing experiences for him, including two suicide attempts. …”
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Critical Engaged Pedagogy to Confront Racism and Colonialism in (Geo) Science Education Through a Historical Lens by Emily J. Diaz-Vallejo, Ken Keefover-Ring, Elizabeth Hennessy, Erika Marín-Spiotta

“…The geosciences continue to grapple with the exclusion of Black, Indigenous, Latinx, and other students of Color. …”
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Infestation Rate of the Coffee Berry Borer, Hypothenemus hampei (Ferrari) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) in South India by Melally Giddegowda Venkatesha, Rudramuni Kiran

“…India's coffee heartland in the south, responsible for over 90% of the national output, grapples with the threat of CBB infestations. Despite its economic importance and global spread, research on the ecology of CBB in India's traditional coffee-growing regions still needs to be completed. …”
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Tongue-tied: Language-based exclusion at a South African university by Sive Makeleni

“…The findings revealed that minority language speakers grappled with feelings of invisibility, alienation, frustration, and exclusion in their academic and social lives, making it difficult for them to engage fully in university life. …”
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Normal Deviance: The Dreyfus Affair by Marie-Christine Leps

“…Michel Foucault developed the notion of governmentality in his later works to grapple with the problematic of the government of self and others; he defined it as a form of power operating to foster the life of the one and the many, of each individual and of the population as a whole. …”
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The Role of Renewable Energy, Technological Innovation, and Human Capital on Environmental Quality in Türkiye: Testing the LCC Hypothesis with Smooth Structural Shifts by Muhammet Daştan

“…However, amidst this relentless economic dynamism, the world grapples with an escalating climate change crisis. …”
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Challenges Newly Appointed Female Principals Encounter Executing Instructional Leadership: Context of Rural Primary Schools by Saltiel Khololo Collen Mataboge

“…Results: Findings suggest that newly appointed female principals in rural schools often grapple with issues such as gender bias, limited access to professional development, community resistance to female leadership and inadequate resources. …”
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Exploring Ethno-Religious Identity and its Impact on the Struggles of Democratic Consolidation in Nigeria's Fourth Republic by Mahmud IDREES Gana

“…Nigeria, characterized by its rich diversity of ethnic and religious groups, has grappled with the complexities of harnessing this diversity for democratic growth. …”
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Constraints to agricultural finance in underdeveloped and developing countries: a systematic literature review by Farman Ullah Khan, Muhammad Nouman, Lucia Negrut, Junaid Abban, Laura Mariana Cismas, Muhammad Fahad Siddiqi

“…Consequently, farmers often grapple with inadequate access to formal credit sources and essential productive assets due to diverse constraints. …”
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