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Sayuti, Najmah. "The concept of Allāh as the highest God in pre-Islamic Arabia : a study of pre-Islamic Arabic religious poetry." Thesis, McGill University, 1999. http://digitool.Library.McGill.CA:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=30215.
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The ancient Arabs used poetry not only to entertain themselves in the midst of their harsh life in the Arabian desert, but also to proclaim their cultural values, which were the moral-spiritual and material basis of their nomad society. Composing poetry therefore was almost a sacred rite for them. Its recitation in particular, was a main feature of certain ritual customs held annually during the aswaq (sg. suq , festival) season. The most common themes touched upon were the attributes of which a tribe may have been particularly proud, such as its victories and generosity to the vanquished, the bravery of its heroes in battle and on hard journeys, the beauty of its women and of nature, the genealogy of the tribe, and prayers to the Almighty.Through verse the ancient Arabs expressed how they conceived of their deities, whether, idols representing various gods and goddesses, or Allah. These verses make it clear that Allah alone was not represented by any idol, allowing us to infer that He was regarded as superior to other deities. This thesis, therefore, attempts to show how the ancient Arabs expressed through poetry their belief in Allah as the Lord of Gods, which was the true nature of their ancestral belief, the h&dotbelow;anifiyya, the religion of their forefathers Abraham and Ishmael.
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Sayuti, Najmah. "The concept of Allah as the highest God in pre-Islamic Arabia, a study of pre-Islamic Arabic religious poetry." Thesis, National Library of Canada = Bibliothèque nationale du Canada, 2000. http://www.collectionscanada.ca/obj/s4/f2/dsk2/ftp03/MQ64191.pdf.
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Lee, Aquila Hyun-Il. "Jesus' self-consciousness and early Christian exegesis of Messianic psalms : the foundation and the catalyst for pre-existent son Christology." Thesis, University of Aberdeen, 2003. http://digitool.abdn.ac.uk/R?func=search-advanced-go&find_code1=WSN&request1=AAIU171151.
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The thesis seeks to clarify the development of early Christian understanding of Jesus as the pre-existent Son of God. We propose that its roots lie principally in early Christian exegesis of psalms in the light of Jesus' self-consciousness of divine sonship and divine mission. Part I reviews recent attempts to explain the development as a result of the influence of Jewish angelology and similar speculations. In Part II we argue that neither the personification of various attributes of God, including Wisdom, nor speculations about principal angels and a pre-existent messiah in Second Temple Judaism ever provided a ready-made category for viewing Jesus as a divine and pre-existent being alongside God. In Part III an examination of the Synoptic evidence for Jesus' self-consciousness of divine sonship and divine mission in the whole context of his life and teaching shows that his self-understanding was open to interpretation in terms of pre-existence. Part IV examines the early Christian use of Pss 110:1 and 2:7 against this background. We propose that the root of pre-existent Son christology is to be found in early Christian exegesis of these two messianic psalms (the catalyst) in the light of Jesus' self-consciousness of divine sonship and divine mission (the foundation). The tremendous impact left by the resurrection event and the resulting conception of Jesus "literally" enthroned to God's right hand led them to see Jesus as the pre-existent Lord and Son of God. In Part V it is argued that the pre-Pauline 'sending' formula "God sent his Son" (Gal 4:4-5; Rom 8:304; Jn 3:16-17; and 1 Jn 4:9) derives from this understanding of Jesus as the pre-existent Son of God rather than from divine wisdom christology. Once Jesus' divinity and pre-existence were confirmed through the exegesis of the psalms, Jewish wisdom traditions were helpful in drawing out the fall significance of his pre-existence in terms of his being active in creation and co-eternal with God the Father.
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Wiebe, Elden Mark. "The pre-existence of the Son of God in the Pauline literature an exegesis of Galatians 4:4 and Romans 8:3 /." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 1988. http://www.tren.com.
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Dimkpa, Princewill. "Colonialism, Independence and Underdevelopment in Africa : The Pre-eminence and Blame Game." Thesis, Högskolan Dalarna, Afrikanska studier, 2015. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:du-31619.
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Ivanova, Ludmila. "”Jämställdheten som begrepp får nog inte kritiseras eftersom tanken är god” : En studie om hur föräldrar från postsovjetiska länder som har flyttat till Sverige uppfattar begreppet jämställdhet." Thesis, Högskolan i Gävle, Avdelningen för kultur-, religions- och utbildningsvetenskap, 2012. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hig:diva-13577.
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Syftet med arbetet är att undersöka hur föräldrar från postsovjetiska länder som har flyttat till Sverige uppfattar begreppet jämställdhet, hur uppdelningen av deras vardagssysslor ser ut, hur deras medvetenhet kring det jämställdhetsarbete som förskolan enligt läroplanen ska utföra ser ut samt om deras uppfattning om begreppet är likadan med vad Läroplanen för förskolan säger. I studien intervjuades fyra föräldrar från två postsovjetiska länder, resultatet analyserades med hjälp av fenomenografisk ansats. I resultatet framkom det att föräldrarnas uppfattning om begreppet jämställdhet kan vara helt annan än den som står i Läroplanen för förskolan. De föräldrar vars uppfattning om jämställdhet skiljde sig från den svenska uppfattningen menade att jämställdhet är ett påhittat problem eftersom kvinnor och män har lika rättigheter i ett modernt samhälle, dock skyldigheterna är olika och det är biologiska skillnader som ligger till grund för det. Främst syns det i hushållsysslornas fördelning där den traditionella arbetsfördelningen finns kvar. Alla informanter var välmedvetna om att det är en stor skillnad mellan hur jämställdhetsarbetet ser ut i Sverige och hur det var i deras respektive länder. Ingen av de intervjuade föräldrarna visste vilka jämställdhetsmål som finns i Läroplanen för förskolan, inte ens alla visste att det finns ett dokument som styr förskolans verksamhet. Man kan dra slutsats att föräldrar från postsovjetiska länder med en annan uppfattning om jämställdhet, utan intresse för jämställdhetsfrågor samt bristande samverkan mellan förskola och hem, istället för att stödja och komplettera förskolans uppdrag kan motverka förskolans jämställdhetsarbete.The aim of this study is to find out how parents from former soviet republics who emigrated to Sweden understand the concept of gender equality, how their distribution of daily chores looks like, how their awareness about gender equality work, which the pre-school should be carrying out according to the curriculum, looks like and if their understanding of gender equality concept is the same with the pre-school curriculum. In this study there were interviewed four parents from two former soviet republics. The result was analyzed by phenomenographic approach. The result showed that the parents’ understanding of gender equality concept could be completely different from what the pre-school curriculum means. Those parents who didn’t agree with the pre-school curriculum description of gender equality meant that the concept of gender equality was a made-up problem, because men and women have the same rights in a modern society, but their obligations are different and that depends on biological differences. It is foremost visible in distribution of daily chores where the traditional chores distribution hasn’t changed. All the parents were aware of the huge difference between the work being done in Sweden in matter of gender equality and how it was in their countries of origin. None of the parents knew what gender equality aims are in the curriculum for the pre-school. Not even every one of them knew about the existence of such document. The conclusion is that parents from the former soviet republics, with a different understanding of gender equality and insufficient cooperation between the pre-school and the families, instead of supporting and supplementing the pre-school’s mission are counteracting the pre-school’s gender equality work.
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Stahl, Douglas Patrick. "Sleeping dragon? Chinese energy security aspirations in South America, and their implications for U.S. regional pre-eminence /." Connect to Electronic Thesis (CONTENTdm), 2009. http://worldcat.org/oclc/489035255/viewonline.
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Gurney, Nicholas Scott. "As God as my witness: a contemporary analysis of theology's presence in the courtroom as it relates to the "oath or affirmation" requirement within the Florida rules of evidence." Honors in the Major Thesis, University of Central Florida, 2011. http://digital.library.ucf.edu/cdm/ref/collection/ETH/id/390.
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The existence of the oath in the courtroom can be traced back thousands of years throughout history, but the use, meaning, and effect of the oath in law has changed dramatically. The oath as we know it was once a powerful truth-telling instrument that our ancestors used to call upon a higher power. It was the belief of many that the oath itself was not sworn to man or state, but rather directly to a deity. The oath has since then evolved as a result of ever changing beliefs, fueled by increasing tolerance, shaping the oath into more of a tradition, and less of an edict. For centuries, theorists have attempted to determine whether an oath in court is actually effective at accomplishing its goal. The intent of this thesis is to examine the origin of the oath all the way up to the present day. It will be through a comprehensive study of federal law, state law, case law, articles, and publications that we will better understand the oath as a truth-telling instrument that in recent times has lost its effect. From there, it will be possible to better form a solution to a problem that plagues our courtrooms: perjury, or the act of lying under oath. This thesis will seek to establish the best way for our community to actively work towards ensuring the integrity and effectiveness of our judicial system.B.A. and B.S.
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Health and Public Affairs
Legal Studies
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Mashazi, Philani Nkosinathi. "Study of metallophthalocyanines attached onto pre-modified gold surfaces." Thesis, Rhodes University, 2007. http://eprints.ru.ac.za/868/.
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Brandby, Cöster Margareta. "Att uppfatta allt mänskligt : underströmmar av luthersk livsförståelse i Selma Lagerlöfs författarskap. Swedish text with a German summery." Doctoral thesis, Karlstads universitet, Estetisk-filosofiska fakulteten, 2001. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kau:diva-5587.
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This thesis categorises some characteristic features in the 20th century Lutheran theology, in order to create a picture of the Lutheran theology and Lutheran pre-understanding of life which leave its marks on Selma Lagerlöf as well as on other contemporary expressions of faith and worldviews. Four Lutheran figures of thought are examined as undercurrents in the discourse of the writings of Selma Lagerlöf. They are a) The understanding of Word and Faith, which includes the understanding of justification by faith. b) Faith in God as Creator and in his providence. c) The doctrine of vocatio and God's two regiments. d) The theology of the Cross that emphasises the descent of God and God's taking part in the human life. This investigation has shown that the epic of Lagerlöf can be read in terms of Lutheran theology. The religious roots of Selma Lagerlöf are often described as ”a nothing” - a traditional background, a friendly non-doctrinal piety, and so forth. But this inconspicuous and unconscious religious background has a content, namely the Lutheran faith in the culture and society in which she grew up. Some of the great novels such as The story of Gösta Berlings saga, Jerusalem and The wonderful adventures of Nils and some stories, sagas and legends are investigated. The study shows how the Lutheran understanding of life is expressed in these texts and their interpretation of the reality.
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Jones, Bernard Lee. "Development of dosimetry and imaging techniques for pre-clinical studies of gold nanoparticle-aided radiation therapy." Diss., Georgia Institute of Technology, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/1853/43727.
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Cancer is one of the leading causes of death worldwide, and affects roughly 1.5 million new people in the United States every year. One of the leading tools in the detection and treatment of cancer is radiation. Tumors can be detected and identified using CT or PET scans, and can then be treated with external beam radiotherapy or brachytherapy. By taking advantage of the physical properties of gold and the biological properties of nanoparticles, gold nanoparticles (GNPs) can be used to improve both cancer radiotherapy and imaging. By infusing a tumor with GNPs, either using passive extravasation of nanoparticles by the tumor vasculature or active targeting of an antibody-conjugated nanoparticle to a specific tumor marker, the higher photon cross-section of gold will cause more radiation dose to be deposited in the tumor during photon-based radiotherapy. In principle, this would allow escalation of dose to the tumor while not increasing the dose to normal healthy tissue. Additionally, if a tumor infused with GNPs was irradiated by an external kilo-voltage source, the fluorescence emitted by the gold atoms would allow one to localize and quantify the GNP concentration. This work has two main aims: to quantify the GNP-mediated dose enhancement during GNRT on a nanometer scale, and to develop a refined imaging modality capable of quantifying GNP location and concentration within a small-animal-sized object. In order to quantify the GNP-mediated dose enhancement on a nanometer scale, a computational model was developed. This model combines both large-scale and small-scale calculations in order to accurately determine the heterogeneous dose distribution of GNPs. The secondary electron spectra were calculated using condensed history Monte Carlo, which is able to accurately take into account changes in beam quality throughout the tumor and calculate the average energy spectrum of the secondary charged particles created. Then, the dose distributions of these electron spectra were calculated on a nanometer scale using event-by-event Monte Carlo. The second aim is to develop an imaging system capable of reconstructing a tomographic image of GNP location and concentration in a small animal-sized object by capturing gold fluorescence photons emitted during irradiation of the object by an external beam. This would not only allow for localization of GNPs during gold nanoparticle-aided radiation therapy (GNRT), but also facilitate the use of GNPs as imaging agents for drug-delivery or other similar studies. The purpose of this study is to develop a cone-beam implementation of XFCT that meets realistic constrains on image resolution, detection limit, scan time, and dose. A Monte Carlo model of this imaging geometry was developed and used to test the methods of data acquisition and image reconstruction. The results of this study were then used to drive the production of a functioning benchtop, polychromatic cone-beam XFCT system.
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Low, Serena Sin Man. "Molecular Interactions Between Pre-Formed Ligand-Capped Gold Nanoparticles and Two Dimensional Atomic Layered Materials." Thesis, California State University, Long Beach, 2017. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=10605217.
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Two dimensional (2D) atomic layered nanomaterials exhibit some of the most striking phenomena in modern materials research and hold promise for a wide range of applications including energy and biomedical technologies. Graphene has received much attention for having extremely high surface area to mass ratio and excellent electric conductivity. Graphene has also been shown to maximize the activity of surface-assembled metal nanoparticle catalysts due to its unique characteristics of enhancing mass transport of reactants to catalysts. As an alternative, bismuth selenide has been recognized for its advanced electronic and optical properties. Our research specifically targets the preparation of gold nanoparticles supported on 2D nanomaterials, graphene oxide and bismuth selenide nanosheets, using the strategy of pre-formed nanoparticle self-assembly and aims at understanding the interactions between ligand-capped gold nanoparticles and different nanosheets. By varying the functional groups on the ligands between alkyl, aromatic, amine, and alcohol groups, different interactions such as van der Waals, ?-? stacking, dipole-dipole, and hydrogen bonding are investigated.
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Valério, Pedro. "Archaeometallurgical study of pre and protohistoric production remains and artefacts from Southern Portugal." Doctoral thesis, Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/10362/7967.
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Conservação e Restauro, especialidade Ciências da ConservaçãoThis work provides an integrated study of the ancient metallurgy in southern Portugal comprising the characterisation of 241 production remains and artefacts, mostly belonging to the Late Bronze Age (LBA) and Early Iron Age (EIA). Analytical studies involve energy dispersive X-ray fluorescence spectrometry (EDXRF) and micro-EDXRF to determine elemental composition, together with optical microscopy, scanning electron microscopy with X-ray microanalysis and Vickers microhardness testing for microstructural characterisation and hardness determination. Main results include identification of heterogeneous and immature LBA slags containing tin oxides and metallic prills (copper and bronze) with low iron contents. Additionally, relic mineral inclusions indicate co-smelting of copper ores, probably with cassiterite. Poor reducing conditions shall be responsible by lower iron contents of LBA artefacts (<0.05%) when compared with EIA artefacts (0.15-1.3%). Further features distinguish these clusters – indigenous collection is composed mostly by binary bronzes (10.0 2.5% Sn), while Orientalising collection also presents copper and leaded bronzes. Furthermore, latter binary bronzes exhibit lower tin contents (5.1 2.1% Sn) probably due to the increased use of scrap. Operational sequences usually include cycles of forging and annealing, often completed with a final hammering that hardens the artefact. Higher tin content artefacts with typologies that do not require high mechanical strength were often left as-cast evidencing some selection of alloys. Despite being poorer in tin, some EIA artefacts exhibit higher hardness due to a more efficient use of hammering and annealing cycles, suggesting that low tin contents were not a problem for this type of artefacts. Gold metallurgy analyses allow the identification of Chalcolithic gold with minor amounts of silver, while LBA and EIA gold present increased silver and copper contents, indicating the use of alloyed gold. Forging and annealing during the Chalcolithic, besides welding with partial melting/solid state diffusion during the EIA is also established.
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Claxton, Justin. "An iconological analysis of British gold staters, c.80 BC - AD 45." Thesis, University of South Wales, 1999. https://pure.southwales.ac.uk/en/studentthesis/an-iconological-analysis-of-british-gold-staters-c80-bc--ad-45(bacf2f65-3237-4bcc-8bf9-b3a3c4276257).html.
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The thesis examines c. 280 forms and motifs derived from a reconstruction of 93 gold stater types struck within 7 geographical regions across southeastern England, c. 80 BC - AD 45. The thesis highlights the emerging presence of an iconographic repertoire across southern Britain during the late pre-Roman Iron Age. Gold staters remain an important aspect of this phenomenon which is demonstrated to have manifested itself in other media, particularly metalwork. That this new art form supplemented, but did not supplant, existing types of non-representational La Tene style art is suggested by the presence of other types of object that continue to be decorated in this fashion throughout the first century AD. In the absence of any other type of established or coherent methodology Erwin Panofsky's (1993, 1972) method of iconographic analysis is adopted in order to provide a framework for the analysis. Whilst retention of Panofsky's three 'Acts of Interpretation' can be justified, a post-structuralist critique of Panofsky's method exposes fundamental theoretical shortcomings with regards the interpretation of meaning. In contrast to preceding interpretations of iconographical data, inferences are made upon the basis of lan Hodder's (1995, 1986) 'context of use' of other types of comparable forms and motifs within the archaeological record. The iconological content of staters is interpreted in terms of a transition, c. 20 BC - AD 10, from the expression of corporate or public ideals in a 'tribal periphery' to the manifestation of personal or private concerns in the southeastern 'core'. This divergence coincides with the emphasis placed upon the relative 'monetary' or 'political' roles performed by coinage within these regions. From the context of the forms or motifs illustrated on staters it is concluded that such images were appropriated by members of a minority social elite to legitimise and maintain their position at the apex of a social hierarchy.
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Flatt, James R. "The kinetics of pyrite and elemental sulfur reactions during nitric acid pre-oxidation of refractory gold ores /." Title page, contents and abstract only, 1996. http://web4.library.adelaide.edu.au/theses/09PH/09phf586.pdf.
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Hei, Rui. "Hariti, from a demon mother to a protective deity in Buddhism : a history of an Indian pre-Buddhist goddess in Chinese Buddhist art." Thesis, University of Macau, 2010. http://umaclib3.umac.mo/record=b2537050.
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Hogan, Stephen P. "Creating parental trust in children's toy brands : the antecedents and dimensions of trustworthy behaviour of toy companies." Thesis, Brunel University, 2006. http://bura.brunel.ac.uk/handle/2438/5332.
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Based around a case study of the traditional toy industry, the research examines how companies create trust with parents, the main toy purchasers, and the importance of ethical behaviour in trust development when a vulnerable community is involved. Previous literature has revealed that trust leads to mutually beneficial company-consumer relationships but scholars have failed to agree on its definition, dimensions or measurement due to its complexity, diversity and intangibility. Few have distinguished between 'trustworthiness' as a moral quality of organisations and 'trust', which is a consumer judgement about companies and brands, made as part of their purchase deliberations. A review of the literature led to the development of a framework of trustworthy behaviour identifying five sets of antecedents (organisational, individual, control, relational and branding factors) and four key dimensions with related variables - 'Integrity' and 'Benevolence', relating to ethical constructs and 'Commitment' and 'Satisfaction', relating to organisational constructs. The model was then substantiated through qualitative research with a sample of senior managers in 12 leading toy companies and other stakeholders including industry body representatives, retailers and parents. The findings revealed that in a challenging economic climate, trust in toy companies is being driven principally by the marketing offer and by external influencers such as legislators, retailers, licensors, and the media. Examples of good ethical practices were identified, although often unnoticed by consumers, and the worthier companies, for whom trustworthiness was important, appeared to be faring less well economically than companies selling third party brands. Consumers' trust was significant in the preschool market but diminished in importance as children matured when their influence overrode parents' more rational purchase considerations. The research revealed a paradox that parents as well as children are vulnerable consumers who are often bypassed in the marketing process. Whatever children's consumer rights, there will always be a lack of trust in the industry whilst young children rather than parents are so blatantly targeted.
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Gustafsson, Hall Joel. "Discrepancies in European Union Pre-accession Evaluations : An Assessment of the European Commission’s Progress Reports." Thesis, Uppsala universitet, Statsvetenskapliga institutionen, 2020. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-424288.
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This study investigated whether EU Progress Reports measured the Copenhagen political criteria in a biased manner compared to independent indices. At stake is the credibility of the EU accession process and whether countries in the Western Balkans will seek partnerships with the EU or state-actors beyond the European peninsula. This is a case study of how well Albania and North Macedonia fared regarding the political criteria during 2014 and 2017. Each country was ranked against one another in order to find potential discrepancies between measurements from Progress Reports and independent indices. This paper did find evidence that suggests the European Commission disfavored North Macedonia and favored Albania. However, other results were inconclusive. The finding supported accession literature that has called into question the objectivity of the EU accession process.
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Hope, Lorraine. "Understanding pre-trial publicity : an examination of biases in mock juror and jury decision-making." Thesis, University of Aberdeen, 2004. http://digitool.abdn.ac.uk/R?func=search-advanced-go&find_code1=WSN&request1=AAIU189996.
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Six empirical studies were designed with the following three objectives: 1) To evaluate the influence of pre-trial information on individual impression formation and culpability evaluation; 2) To investigate jury group discussions and determine the impact of pre-trial publicity on the content and style of the deliberative process and, 3) To examine the processing of evidence and the pattern of PTP biases. Study 1 investigated whether knowledge that an individual is a criminal will produce more negative evaluations on traits associated with a criminal stereotype - specifically, a trait associated with criminal appearance. Results indicated that evaluative ratings were more negative when the information processed prior to rating suggested criminality. Study 2 investigated whether a particular form of legitimate pre-trial information would bias the impression formed but also forensically relevant dimensions such as target culpability. Results indicated that participants exposed to an elaborately worded indictment made significantly more negative attributions about the defendant's character, culpability and the crime event. Study 3 sought to examine the effect of delay between exposure to the negative pre-trial information and subsequent evaluation. Exposed participants were not any more likely to ascribe negative characteristics to the defendant than control participants but they remained more likely to assert that the defendant was guilty. Study 4a and 4b investigated the impact of information valence. In Study 4a, results indicated that participants exposed to positive PTP were significantly less likely to reach a guilty verdict than those exposed to negative PTP. Study 4b included a control group and more a more forensically relevant form of positive PTP. However, results reflected a seemingly counter-intuitive increase in 'guilty' verdicts for mock jurors exposed to positive PTP and this 'overcorrection' was discussed with reference to Wegner and Petty's (1997) Flexible Correction Model. Study 5 sought to examine the impact of negative PTP on the content and style of jury group deliberations. Initial analysis of individual pre-deliberation verdicts demonstrated the standard PTP effects. Juries comprising members who had been exposed to negative PTP appeared more likely to reach a guilty verdict. Results suggested that for juries exposed to negative PTP deliberations displayed a higher instance of successful pro-prosecution interruptions during their discussions. Study 6 examined differences in predecisional distortion for mock jurors exposed to negative PTP versus control participants. Predecisional distortion occurs when jurors bias new evidence in favour of their current leading party rather than evaluate this information for its actual probative properties. Predecisional distortion scores for participants exposed to negative PTP reflected a pro-prosecution bias. The effect of prejudicial PTP on verdict outcomes was mediated by predecisional distortion in the evaluation of testimony. To summarise, the results of initial studies appear to indicate that to elicit an effect pre-trial information needs to be sufficiently extreme to prime a broadly negative impression that is also consistent with a pro-prosecution preference. This pro-prosecution preference than promotes the predecisional distortion such that the evaluation of evidence carries a built-in pro-prosecution bias that ultimately results in an elevated conviction rate. Mock jurors exposed to negative pre-trial publicity are less likely to report the use of the publicity information (than participants receiving positive information), appear more likely to reach a guilty verdict at a lower certainty threshold and retain their negative impression even when reaching a not guilty verdict. This may render them susceptible to the subsequent persuasion in favour of a guilty verdict dur.
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Madakan, S. P. "Diet choice in pre-migratory pink-footed geese (Anser brachyrhynchus) and greylag geese (Anser anser)." Thesis, University of Aberdeen, 1990. http://digitool.abdn.ac.uk/R?func=search-advanced-go&find_code1=WSN&request1=AAIU027914.
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Pre-migratory Icelandic pink-footed and greylag geese staging in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, feed on winter barley (Hordeum vulgare), winter wheat (Triticum spp) and sown pastures of Italian ryegrass (Lolium multiflorum). Previous studies, elsewhere, have reported that arctic-nesting geese need to build their reserves of energy and nutrients at their staging site since birds feeding during the breeding period are more vulnerable to nest predation and since, in some instances, there is virtually no food in the breeding area. Hence, geese are expected, when feeding at their spring staging sites, to select their food plants in such a way as to maximise their intake of both energy and nutrients. This thesis investigated the diet choice of pre-migratory Icelandic pink-footed and greylag geese. The chemical composition of the food plants eaten by geese and the digestibility to geese of these food plants as well as the intake of food by geese, were measured. Food intake on the fields of the various food plants was also related to the energy expenditure on such fields by measuring the intake of organic matter, energy and protein per peck and per pace on each field. Furthermore, diet choice of captive geese was also measured with the aim of investigating what cues geese use to select their food plants as well as investigating the role of field-related factors in the choice of diet by geese. Neither the chemical composition nor the digetibility to geese of the food plants were significantly different between barley, wheat and ryegrass. Similarly, food intake was not significantly different between geese feeding on the different food plants. When food intake was related to the indices of energy expenditure (pacing and pecking), however, ryegrass was the most profitable food plant with barley being more profitable than wheat in this respect. Nonetheless, barley was the least preferred food plant by both wild geese and captive geese suggesting that its relative rejection in the wild is not entirely due to field-related factors. Moreover, unlike wild geese, captive geese did not show a preference for ryegrass over wheat suggesting that the relative rejection of wheat in the wild may be a consequence of possible vartiations in field-related factors such as disturbance and the great cost of walking on wheat in relation to ryegrass. In conclusion, geese would maximise their net rate of energy gain by feeding exclusively on ryegrass (since they needed to walk less on ryegrass fields for the same amount of energy intake on cereal fields). Nevertheless, although geese spent more time feeding on ryegrass fields, they sometimes fed on cereal fields. This may be an attempt to diversify their diet in order to ensure the intake of all their required nutrients.
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Sigfússon, Arnór Þórir. "Studies of pre-breeding Fulmars (Fulmarus glacialis), their recruitment to breeding populations and intermittent breeding." Thesis, University of Aberdeen, 1990. http://digitool.abdn.ac.uk/R?func=search-advanced-go&find_code1=WSN&request1=AAIU547004.
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The aim of the study was to attempt to identify prebreeding Fulmars and study their behaviour and look at their recruitment and intermittent breeding in general. Over 300 unringed Fulmars of unknown breeding status were caught and ringed during the study but it was not possible to positively identify a prebreeder from breeders. By looking at attendance at colonies throughout the year at confirmed nest-sites and potential nest-sites it was concluded that non-breeding birds were present throughout the prebreeding period although confirmed nest-sites were occupied more often and for longer. Also by looking at individually marked birds and comparing Fulmars of unknown breeding status with birds known to have bred, it was concluded that the latter category arrived earlier in the year in general. Fulmars not known to have bred before were more mobile within the colonies than breeding birds but little was established about dispersal to other colonies except one bird of unknown breeding status ringed on Eynhallow, Orkney, which was recovered at a colony in the Faeroes. The number of unringed Fulmars associated with Eynhallow but not breeding there was estimated about 1400-3100 birds. Intermittent breeding of Fulmars was found to fluctuate considerably between years as did index of recruitment and these two were negatively correlated. On average 28-29&'37 of fulmars which have bred before do not breed each year and that proportion correlated negatively with proportion of eggs hatching. Gaps in the breeding history lasting more than one year were often followed by a change in mate and/or nest-site. An attempt was made to experimentally prevent ten established pairs from breeding by blocking their sites. Time of loss of site was found to be important and the effects of losing the site could last more than one breeding season.
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Martins, Maria Clara Prata Ribeiro. "Biology of pre- and post-hatching stages of Loligo vulgaris Lamarck, 1798 and Loligo forbesi Steenstrup, 1856 (Mollusca, Cephalopoda)." Thesis, University of Aberdeen, 1997. http://digitool.abdn.ac.uk/R?func=search-advanced-go&find_code1=WSN&request1=AAIU483279.
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Loligo vulgaris and Loligo forbesi (Cephalopoda, Myopsida) are sympatric in geographical distribution. Samples of Loligo vulgaris and Loligo forbesi eggs were collected in the two geographical areas where each species occurs predominantly, southern coast of Portugal and northwestern coast of Scotland, respectively. The embryos and hatchlings were reared in the laboratory at several experimental temperatures. This study presents new information on various aspects of the early life stages of Loligo sp. The spawned egg clusters of both species had similar external appearance. The egg strings of Loligo vulgaris are smaller and contain more eggs of smaller volume than those of Loligo forbesi. Temperature appears to be the factor limiting the distribution of these species. The percentage of deformed embryos was higher in Loligo vulgaris acclimated to lower temperature levels (13°C). The duration of the embryonic development was shortened with increasing temperature, and at similar temperature level the difference in the embryonic phase of Loligo vulgaris and Loligo forbesi was approximately 200 day-degrees. The normal hatching period from one egg string was 3 to 4 hours for both species at all experimental temperature levels. Starved Loligo vulgaris hatchlings survived longer than starved Loligo forbesi hatchlings. Maximum survival rates in Loligo vulgaris fed ad libitum were associated to the presence of live zooplankton and lower hatchling density in rearing tanks. At late embryonic stages the activity of the chorionated embryos increases in response to mechanical disturbance and to changes of light intensity. In undisturbed embryos the rate of mantle contractions increases towards pre-hatching stages. In artificial rearing condition, Loligo forbesi and Loligo vulgaris hatchlings exhibit positive phototaxis, swim at 2-3 mantle contractions per second and at relative velocities varying between 20-130 dorsal mantle lengths per second. The cost of sustained swimming was estimated between 0.02-0.06 J h-1, and the cost of transport for 7 mg hatchling was 4-12 J g-1 m-1.
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Islam, Md Nurul. "The effects of pre-calving nutrition on the performance of single and twin pregnant beef cows and their calves." Thesis, University of Aberdeen, 1988. http://digitool.abdn.ac.uk/R?func=search-advanced-go&find_code1=WSN&request1=AAIU010517.
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Three experiments were carried out to assess the energy and protein requirments of single and twin-bearing beef cows during the last three months of pregnancy and also to observe the effects of pregnancy nutrition on the subsequent lactational performance of cows and calves. A wide range of energy level was applied to single and twin-bearing cows. As assessed from body weight change, calf birthweight, milk yield, calf growth rate and blood parameters, it was found that there was no benefit in giving high levels of dietary energy to cows during pregnancy. It was concluded that feeding 50 and 70 MJ ME/day to single and twin-bearing cows respectively together with a high proportion of UDP may be acceptable levels during the latter part of gestation, provided that the cows are in good body condition at the start of the last trimester of pregnancy and they are given adequate nutrition during early lactation. Another three experiments were conducted with pregnant ewes, wethers, pregnant heifers and steers to measure the digestibility and to determine the metabolisable energy value of two mixed diets which differed in rumen degradability of protein. Such diets were used in experiments with pregnant cows. A comparison was made between the digestive capacity in different species and sex of animals. Digestibility co-efficients of two diets, two sexes and two species did not differ significantly. Therefore, it was concluded that metabolisable energy value determined for mixed diets using sheep can be used for cattle. ME value of mixed diets was less than that calculated in these experiments but the extent of the decrease may be acceptable under farm conditions.
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Mason, Crystal. "Teacher Biases as an Influence on Early Childhood Assessments." ScholarWorks, 2019. https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations/7235.
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Teacher perspectives and judgments of students' race and gender are known to influence their assessment of primary and secondary students' academic achievements. However, little is known about the effect on children's academic achievement of preschool teacher perspectives and judgments of students' race and gender, which forms the basis for this study. The purpose of this study was to analyze teacher assessment of preschool children's mathematics and science skills on the Desired Results Developmental Profile (DRDP) and Teacher Strategies GOLD (TSG), along with teacher comments written in preparation for each child's parent-teacher conference, to determine if there was a relationship between preschool teachers' assessment and comments and the race and gender of the child. Wason's theory of confirmation bias formed the theoretical foundation of this study. The research questions addressed the relationship between preschool teacher assessments recorded on the DRDP and TSG regarding children's mathematics and science skill and teacher comments coded from Racasens linguistic model and those children's race and gender. Archival data from 2 Head Start centers in a western and southwestern state were analyzed using the Mann-Whitney U test, and the point-biserial Pearson correlation. The Mann-Whitney U test found no statistically significant differences in DRDP and TSG scores by students' race and gender. The point-biserial Pearson correlation found no statistically significant correlation between race or gender and teacher comments. This study contributes to positive social change by confirming observational assessments to be free from teacher bias, supporting their continued use with preschool children to promote their learning and development.
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Trinidad, Jaime. "Yo, Mi Persona y México." BYU ScholarsArchive, 2021. https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/etd/8955.
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For as long as I can remember, I have struggled with understanding who I am. What makes me is something I try to make sense of through art. When I started working on this my graduation show, the idea behind it was to make a portrait of the Mexico I know, but when the pandemic hit, I found myself locked down at home, completely alone in a new country for the first time. This led me to question my existence and the belief systems I espoused and prompted me to try to understand myself better in the context of a foreign culture. As a result, the concept behind the show evolved from being about the Mexico I know to exploring who I am and how my upbringing has shaped my art and trying to make sense of my existence.
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Sequeira, Susana Anjos. "Preparation and handling of investigational medicinal products." Master's thesis, Universidade de Aveiro, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/10773/12556.
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Mestrado em Biomedicina FarmacêuticaDuo to all of the challenges related with the production and logistics of the investigational medicinal products, this project aims to make an overview about the development of an investigational medicinal product, and the main details that must be considered in the preparation, packaging, labelling and distribution of investigational medicinal products, in order to provide a quick reference tool in a professional and academic context. A review was made in the international literature to identify studies focusing on development and handling of investigational medicinal products, mainly through PubMed and Medline databases, although it has also resorted to guidelines, some books on the subject, and master and doctoral thesis. Only English language papers were selected. Whenever possible, it were selected the most recent articles. During the development of IMP, solubility, as well as bioavailability assessment and bioequivalence studies, are the most challenging steps in the early phase of preparation of IMPs. Concerning the IMP production, the critical aspects, such as comparators, blinding and package, will determine the success of the entire clinical trial. When the IMP is fully prepared, it enters in the different clinical trials phases, with the aim of providing a range of information, such as efficacy and safety. This whole process must meet a series of requirements previously established, and adequate trained staff, in order to minimize the costs associated with the development of the IMP, as well as accelerate its market entry. It is important to note some limitations in the review. Although there is a wide range of information on the preparation of investigational medicinal products, little information was found on the logistics. In a future work, it would be interesting to further explore the distribution of investigational medicinal products, addressing the main unsatisfactory results of audits, in a clinical trial environment, and find tools and procedures to prevent nonconformities.
Face a todos os desafios relacionados com a produção e logística do medicamento experimental, este projeto tem como objetivo fornecer uma visão geral sobre o desenvolvimento de um medicamento experimental, assim como os principais detalhes que devem ser considerados na preparação, embalagem, rotulagem e distribuição de medicamentos experimentais, de forma a fornecer uma ferramenta de referência rápida em contexto profissional e académico. Foi realizada uma revisão na literatura internacional para identificar estudos com foco no desenvolvimento e distribuição de medicamentos experimentais, principalmente através de bases de dados como o PubMed e Medline, embora também se tenha recorrido a guidelines, e alguns livros e teses de mestrado e doutoramento sobre o objeto de estudo. Foram selecionados apenas artigos na língua inglesa. Sempre que possível, foram selecionados os artigos mais recentes. Durante o processo de desenvolvimento de um medicamento experimental, os estudos de solubilidade, assim como os de biodisponibilidade e bioequivalência, são os maiores desafios nas fases iniciais de desenvolvimento. Atendendo à produção do medicamento experimental, aspectos críticos, como os comparadores, os processos de blinding e embalamento, são determinantes para o sucesso de todo o ensaio clínico. Após a completa preparação do medicamento experimental, este é introduzido nas diferentes fases de ensaio clínico, com o objetivo de fornecer uma ampla informação, como a eficácia e a segurança. Todo este processo deve englobar uma série de requisitos previamente estabelecidos, assim como uma equipa devidamente treinada, de forma a minimizar os custos associados ao desenvolvimento do medicamento experimental, acelerando a sua entrada no mercado. É importante ressalvar que embora exista uma ampla gama de informação sobre a preparação de medicamentos experimentais, foi encontrada pouca informação sobre a logística, sendo fundamental, no futuro, explorar mais a temática da distribuição de medicamentos experimentais, abordando os principais resultados não satisfatórios das auditorias, no âmbito dos ensaios clínicos, e encontrar ferramentas e procedimentos para evitar as nãoconformidades.
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Elliott, Mark Adam. "The survivors of Israel : attitudes towards the national salvation among late Second Temple Jewish protest groups, and implications for the literature and beliefs, and for the definition, of pre-Christian Judaism." Thesis, University of Aberdeen, 1993. http://digitool.abdn.ac.uk/R?func=search-advanced-go&find_code1=WSN&request1=AAIU059964.
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The predominant view among scholars that pre-Christian Judaism was essentially nationalistic in its election theology has recently been given new momentum. This view, however, continues to create difficulties for an historical understanding of Christianity. Moreover a reconsideration of this view is demanded by indications of an important judgement-of-Israel theme and an exclusivist soteriology among a number of important pre-Christian Jewish groups. A valid approach to such groups must take into consideration their perception of, and protest against, widespread apostasy in Israel throughout the Second Temple period. Adopting a defensive in group/out group posture and mentality their theology tends to embrace highly individual, conditional and dualistic understandings of covenant, and their literature and beliefs are influenced by a dominating 'soteriological dualism', seen in their pneumatology, their growing corporate consciousness, their literary forms, their messianology and their eschatology. Far from evidencing an essentially nationalistic perspective, literature and beliefs function socially to define and legitimize the division in Israel which has resulted from the apostasy of the nation, and to validate and vindicate the view that these groups represent the faithful in Israel. This consciousness of being the elect comes to clearest expression in the nuanced view of Restoration sustained by these groups, and in their unique Destruction-preservation soteriology, which climaxes in the view that the group of righteous represents the sole remnant or 'survivors' of Israel. All of this demands a radical reconsideration of many former comparative approaches to the NT.
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Mahfuz, Mahfuz. "A research to develop English insurance law to accommodate Islamic principles." Thesis, University of Manchester, 2013. https://www.research.manchester.ac.uk/portal/en/theses/a-research-to-develop-english-insurance-law-to-accommodate-islamic-principles(ba9df8a6-58e2-4506-b62e-431238740e73).html.
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In recent years the popularity of Islamic insurance policies has grown rapidly with many companies across the world providing this service. London is said to be the hub for Islamic finance. It is well known for welcoming innovative financial methods. The FSA have already authorised the insurance company Salaam Halal to provide policies based on Shariah principles. The FSA, however, announced that they must operate within the same legal framework as all other insurance policies. Consequently English law has to be applied in Islamic policies taken in this country. However, in many aspects, Shariah principles contradict English insurance law. This thesis aims to discover how they contradict and recommend how the Islamic insurance policies can be applied in English law without breaking Shariah principles. As Shariah principles merely provide a wide boundary within which any law can be applied, this thesis analyses English insurance law first, and then discusses how Islamic insurance policies can operate within the English framework. In many cases, English insurance law crosses the boundary of Shairah principles due to its unfair consequences. Consequently making English insurance law fairer could be the best solution to allow the use of Islamic insurance policies under English law. Pragmatically, the thesis focuses mainly on problems within current English insurance law and recommends possible solutions. In many cases, the solutions suggested by the Law Commission are found to be incapable of establishing fairness. The majority part of this thesis is spent trying to establish a fairer framework for English insurance law. This fairer English insurance law is found to be Shariah compliant in most cases. In some cases it is not complaint due to operational differences between the two legal systems. In these cases, the thesis recommends that the Islamic insurer should incorporate certain terms to make policies Shariah compliant without breaching English insurance law.
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Stancu, Radu. "L'évolution de la responsabilité civile dans la phase précontractuelle : comparaison entre le droit civil français et le droit civil roumain à la lumière du droit européen." Thesis, Strasbourg, 2015. http://www.theses.fr/2015STRAA025/document.
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La thèse a pour but l’analyse de l’évolution récente du droit civil français et roumain de la responsabilité civile au cours de la période précontractuelle. Nous avons privilégié une approche comparative entre les deux droits nationaux à la lumière des droits européens. Au cours de la période précontractuelle les parties sont libres de négocier comme elles le veulent, mais sans causer un dommage à leur partenaire. Il y a un lien qui se crée entre les parties et qui ne peut être rompu que conformément au principe de la bonne foi. Nous avons pu constater que le fondement de la responsabilité est assez controversé et varie d’un ordre juridique à l’autre. En effet, la responsabilité civile balance entre sécurité juridique, autonomie privée et liberté contractuelle. En résumé, la phase précontractuelle a connu de profondes transformations au cours de son évolution. À l’heure de l’harmonisation européenne, voire de la globalisation, les droits français et roumain subissent des modifications afin de clarifier des règles de plus en plus compliquées et notamment celles relatives à la responsabilité civile précontractuelleThe thesis finds its main purpose in the study of the recent evolution of French and Romanian civil law of liability during the pre-contractual period. We favored a comparative approach between national rights, in the light of European laws. During the pre-contractual period, the parties are free to negotiate as they please, as long as they do not cause damage to their partner. A bond is created between the parties and it can only be broken in accordance with the principle of good faith. We noted that the basis of liability is fairly controversial and varies from one legal system to another. Indeed, the civil liability is balances between legal security, private autonomy and freedom of contract. In summary, the pre-contractual phase has experienced profound transformations in its evolution. At the time of European harmonization, or even globalization, French and Romanian law undergo modifications in order to clarify the most complicated rules, in particular those relating to pre- contractual civil liability
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Martinez-Cardenas, Betty Mercedes. "La responsabilité précontractuelle : étude comparative des régimes colombien et français." Thesis, Paris 2, 2013. http://www.theses.fr/2013PA020005/document.
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La responsabilité précontractuelle dérive de la transposition du devoir d'agir de bonne foi qui pèse sur les contractants au stade de l'exécution du contrat à celle de sa formation. En Colombie, cette transposition s'est faite en 1971 par voie législative dans le Code du commerce alors qu‟en France elle s'est produite grâce à la jurisprudence. Toutefois, le caractère répressif de la responsabilité au stade de la formation du contrat est encore conçu, au mieux, comme une simple réminiscence de la responsabilité délictuelle et, au pire, comme une sanction marginale à la responsabilité contractuelle. L'intérêt qui existe dans cette recherche en droit comparé consiste, en effet, à trouver le critère qui donne à la responsabilité précontractuelle son autonomie, sa spécificité. Ainsi, une observation attentive nous a permis de découvrir que ceux qui persistent à nier l‟existence de la responsabilité précontractuelle en la rattachant à la délictuelle se sont penchés sur un critère chronologique emprunté à l'ancienne notion du contrat : le moment de sa conclusion. En effet, d'après eux, l'absence de contrat justifie que l'on applique le principe général de responsabilité délictuelle. Pourtant, la comparaison des régimes colombien et français montre la fragilité de ce raisonnement face aux nombreuses victimes des vices du consentement qui, de plus en plus, préfèrent l'indemnisation du dommage à la nullité du contrat. Une fragilité qui se révèle d‟autant plus évidente face aux dommages-intérêts qui sont accordés par les juges dans des contrats bel et bien formés, mais qui ne correspondent pas aux fautes dans l'exécution des obligations qui en découlent, mais aux fautes au stade de sa formation. En essence, l'identification des points de convergence ou de divergence de ces droits au stade de la formation du contrat, et leur comparaison par rapport aux mutations du régime de la bonne foi semblent, en effet, contribuer au renforcement de la responsabilité précontractuelle en tant qu'institution autonomePre-contractual liability is derived from the transfer of the duty of the contracting parties to act in good faith from the contract performance phase to the contract formation phase. This transfer was carried out in Colombia by legislative action through the 1971 Commerce Code and in France, by jurisprudence. Nevertheless, the repressive nature of liability during contract formation is still interpreted as simply a reminiscence of delictual liability, at best, and as a marginal sanction for contractual liability, at worst. The goal of this study in comparative law is to find a criterion that confers autonomy and specificity to pre-contractual liability. Therefore, careful analysis by the author led to the discovery that those who insist on denying the existence of pre-contractual liability by linking it to delictual liability have based their argument on a chronological perspective taken from the old notion of contract, i.e., the time of execution. Furthermore, in their view, the absence of a contract justifies the application of the non-contractual liability regime. However, a comparison of the Colombian and French systems on this matter shows the fragility of the argument when faced with the large number of victims of defects of consent who, day after day, prefer indemnification of damages instead of a ruling of nullity of contract. This fragility is much more evident when judges order the indemnification of damages in well-formed contracts, due not to faults related to failure to meet any of the obligations that are derived from them, but to faults originating in the contract formation phase. In essence, finding common ground and discrepancies between the Colombian and French law systems regarding the contract formation phase and comparing them with the mutations of the good faith regime seem to actually contribute to consolidating pre-contractual liability as an autonomous institution
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Scaquetti, Sonia Cristina. "Responsabilidade civil pré-contratual e pós-contratual no direito do trabalho." Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo, 2015. https://tede2.pucsp.br/handle/handle/6692.
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Previous issue date: 2015-02-12The purpose of this study is mainly, but not limited to, the analysis of how Labor Law and Civil Law have been brought closer, starting from the Federal Constitution of 1988 and the Civil Code of 2002, which affected profoundly contemporary private relations, which explains why it has been called Constitutionized Civil Code. The process of bringing closer Labor Law and Civil Law is considered a return trip to the origins of Labor Law, within Civil Law. This approach has been treated as the solution to labor relations disputes and the ultimate valorization of the workers dignity. As a consequence, the study intends to validate the applicaton of the Civil Code within Labor Law, aiming conflict resolution, and to conclude whether or not there is compatibility in the application of the principles of objective good faith, equity and the social function of contract, those which became Law as part of article 422 of the 2002 Civil Code. Therefore as we transfer Civil Code concepts to the concrete cases within Labor Law, far more reaching decisions can be made and we depart from mere individual rights to the civil responsibility of contracts. By doing this, workers will benefit from a legal protection unheard of or even imagined before
presente estudo tem como propósito trabalhar a conciliO objetivo deste estudo é, sobretudo, mas não apenas, a análise da reaproximação do Direito do Trabalho com o Direito Civil, a partir da promulgação da Constituição Federal em 1988, assim como da posterior promulgação do novo Código Civil em 2002, que operou grandes transformações nas relações privadas contemporâneas, incluindo a despatrimonialização, e que, por isso mesmo, vem sendo chamado de Direito Civil Constitucionalizado. Considerada como um caminho de volta em busca das origens do Direito do Trabalho dentro do Direito Civil, essa reaproximação vem sendo tratada como a solução para o resgate das relações trabalhistas, com vistas à definitiva valorização da dignidade do contratante trabalhador. Como consequência, pretende-se então a verificação da concreção do novo Código Civil, no âmbito do Direito do Trabalho, na busca da solução de conflitos, concluindo pela compatibilidade ou não da aplicação dos princípios da boa-fé objetiva, da equidade e da função do contrato, pela atual positivação desses princípios no diploma civil promulgado em 2002, por meio do art. 422. Sendo assim, ao transferir os conceitos civilistas para a casuística do Direito do Trabalho permite-se, portanto, decidir de forma mais abrangente, uma vez que, saindo necessariamente do campo meramente individual, chega-se ao instituto de direito material da responsabilidade civil, alcançando assim os trabalhadores um nível de tutela nunca antes nem mesmo idealizado
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Barry, Sarah. "Les pourparlers précontractuels en droit québécois : de l’opportunité d’une modification du Code civil du Québec à la lumière des récentes réformes française et allemande." Thèse, Montpellier, 2018. http://hdl.handle.net/1866/21173.
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De, Kiewit Charles. "Proclaiming the Glory of God. A Homiletical approach." Thesis, 2007. http://hdl.handle.net/2263/25733.
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The intention of this research is to develop a homiletical approach that will better equip the preacher in proclaiming the Glory of God. The study comes in a context where there has been a legitimate shift in emphasis in the direction of the listener, but it is the contention of this study that the pendulum has swung away from the pre-eminence of God that should permeate sermons being preached. Having established the need for a renewed apprehension of God in preaching the writer examines the general preaching landscape leading up to and including the 21st century. This part of the study includes some of the influences on the present day understanding on the role of knowledge and the questioning of God’s ability to communicate truth to man. The study also shows how these influences have led to a focus in preaching on human feeling and experience. The weight of Gods glory is then examined with the consequent implication of God’s passion for His own glory and the need for all preaching therefore to be Theo-centric. This is reinforced by an examination of the transcendence of God, unfolding the dangers of domesticating God by eliminating a sense of mystery as to the infinite nature of God. An overview of more recent developments in homiletical theory is examined demonstrating the conspicuous absence of the pre-eminence of God in preaching. A summary of the following three preaching models is presented; expository, narrative and topical, to provide a basis for later comparison. Key theological convictions and practices necessary to proclaim the Glory of God are then identified from the literature study. These are then used in a questionnaire compiled to be used in churches where the listeners are exposed to the three identified preaching models. The results from the empirical study is then analysed in the light of the theory presented in the literature studies. On the basis of these outcomes the following guidelines were recommended: -- Guidelines on determining the content of the sermon. -- Guidelines on the focus of the sermon. -- Guidelines on the content of the sermon. -- Guidelines on believing that God is primarily concerned about Himself leading to greater confidence in God’s grace to sinful people. And then finally, concluding that if the desired goal of proclaiming the Glory of God is to be consistently accomplished, then the expository model of preaching is best suited to the task.Thesis (PhD (Practical Theology))--University of Pretoria, 2007.
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Furey, Constance M. "In the school of God : religious epistemology and intellectual identity in pre-tridentine Italy /." 2000. http://gateway.proquest.com/openurl?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&res_dat=xri:pqdiss&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:dissertation&rft_dat=xri:pqdiss:9978026.
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Orapeleng, Galenakgosi M. "Pre-marital sex among Seventh-day Adventist youth in Botswana and possibilities for preventative action." Diss., 2002. http://hdl.handle.net/10500/672.
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This research set out to investigate factors that lead to seemingly prevalent pre-marital sex by Botswana Seventhday Adventist youth aging between 12 and 30 years. A 31- item questionnaire, divided into four sections, was used on a group of 45 youths. It was discovered that 78% of the youths studied had been involved in pre-marital sex at some point in their lives. Thirty-seven percent were still practicing it. The most vulnerable age range was 14 to 18 years, but some had started experimenting with sex as early as six years. Some of the contributing factors to the youth's involvement in sex included media, friends and lack of knowledge due to parents not giving them guidance.Prevention of pre-marital sex can be made possible by the cooperation of entities like the family, the church, the school and the individual. Hence, the suggested model called the Integrated Sexuality Education.Philosophy, Practical and Systematic Theology
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Afidenyo, JAMES. "Microbial Pre-treatment of Double Refractory Gold Ores." Thesis, 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/1974/1465.
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The use of microorganisms notably bacteria in mineral processing industry is presently one of the leading emerging pre-treatment techniques being employed for the processing of double refractory gold ores and concentrates. Currently numerous studies are in progress to further improve upon the efficiency of the bacterial process and to investigate the potential of other microorganisms.
In this study, microbial pre-treatment of double refractory gold ore (sample A) and concentrate (sample B) was investigated using a white-rot fungus, Tramestes versicolor (ATTC 20869). Pulp density, temperature, pH and retention times were the process variables considered.
Preliminary studies investigated the amenability of selected pure sulfide sulfur minerals, various types of coal and ore sample A to fungal degradation. Various pre-treatment scenarios were also studied to optimize gold extraction. These were single stage, a two-step and two stage processes involving the well known chemolithotrophic bacteria Acidithiobacillus thiooxidans (ATTC 15494), Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans (ATTC 19859) and Leptospirillum ferrooxidans (ATTC 53992), the bacterium, Streptomyces setonii (ATTC 39116) and the white-rot fungus, Tramestes versicolor.
Preliminary results for sample A indicated that T. versicolor did not degrade sulfides significantly at its optimum growth conditions (pH range of 4.5 – 5.0) and carbonaceous matter was not degraded but rather passivated as preg-robbing decreased significantly. Lignite was inert to passivation by T. versicolor unlike bituminous coal and to lower extent anthracite. Stimulated alkaline conditions (pH range of 9.5 – 10.5) recorded the overall best sulfur oxidation.
Results of both the single stage and two-step processes confirmed that carbonaceous matter was passivated by T. versicolor; as preg-robbing decreased significantly from 18.1% to ≤ 1.0%. Gold extraction by cyanidation of the pre-treated sample A was 82.5% for the two-step as against 80.5 % for the single stage and 15.0% for the untreated sample. Application of the two-step and single stage process conditions to sample B resulted in 93.3% and 89.9% gold extraction respectively as against untreated concentrate of 30.5%. For the various two stage pre-treatment processes investigated, the abiotic - S. setonii process recorded the best gold extraction of 81.5% for sample A.
S. Setonii degraded carbonaceous matter unlike T. versicolor which passivated it. However, it takes only 3 - 7 days for T. versicolor to effect passivation and eliminate preg-robbing while 14 - 56 days is required for S. setonii to degrade carbonaceous matter significantly.
The result of the novel microbial pre-treatment process indicated that sulfide sulfur was degraded under alkaline conditions and carbonaceous matter passivated by T. versicolor at its optimum growth conditions. This led to a significant improvement in gold extraction from the double refractory gold ore and concentrate investigated.Thesis (Master, Mining Engineering) -- Queen's University, 2008-09-22 16:42:01.272
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Ojifinni, Rotimi Ayodele 1975. "The surface chemistry of atomic oxygen pre-covered gold." Thesis, 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/2152/3972.
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Gold used to be regarded as catalytically inert until about 20 years ago when it was shown that supported gold clusters < 5 nm in diameter exhibited some unique catalytic properties. Based on this revelation, several studies have demonstrated the feasibility of reactions previously thought of as impossible on gold. The ability of gold to oxidize CO below ambient temperatures at rates higher than conventional CO oxidation catalysts (Pd and Pt) has been shown to hold potentials for technological applications. Extensive past and on-going research are geared towards elucidating the mechanistic details of this reaction. The nature of the active sites, the effect of the supports and the effect of moisture are still debated in literature. I therefore present some experimental results supported with density functional theory calculations to shed additional light on some of the issues concerning gold catalysis in general, and low temperature CO oxidation in particular. Previous studies of the effect of moisture on oxide-supported gold reported that although water promotes CO oxidation on this surface by as much as two orders of magnitude, it is only a spectator molecule on the surface. I present here evidence for strong water-oxygen interactions when water is co-adsorbed with atomic oxygen on Au(111). Impinging a CO beam on the surface co-adsorbed with oxygen and water produces water-enhanced CO oxidation. Based on these results, I propose that CO reacts with hydroxyls formed from water-oxygen interactions to form CO₂, similar to a previous observation on Pt(111). Exposing a Au(111) surface pre-covered with ¹⁶O to isotopically labeled carbon dioxide (C¹⁸O₂) showed that ¹⁶O¹⁸O (m/e = 34) was produced from carbonate formation and decomposition. Estimates of reaction probability and activation energy gave ~ 10⁻⁴ - 10⁻⁵ and -0.15 eV respectively. The effect of annealing on the reactivity of oxygen pre-covered Au(111) was investigated using water, carbon monoxide and carbon dioxide as probe molecules. Precovering Au(111) with atomic oxygen followed by annealing resulted in surfaces that were less reactive towards water, CO and CO₂. Annealing is believed to stabilize the reactive metastable oxygen thereby increasing the barrier to reaction similar to what is reported on other surfaces.text
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Le, Trung Ngoc. "Dlx homeobox genes and their role in interneuronal differentiation and migration in the developing forebrain." 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/1993/3968.
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Understanding the specificity of homeobox genes has been hampered by the lack of verified direct transcriptional targets. The Dlx family of homeobox genes is expressed in the ganglionic eminences of the developing forebrain. Dlx1/Dlx2 double knockout (DKO) mice die at birth. Phenotypic analyses demonstrate abnormal development of the basal telencephalon, including defects in neuronal differentiation in the basal ganglia, reduced expression of GABA in the basal telencephalon, and loss of migration of GABAergic inhibitory interneurons to the neocortex. The mechanisms underlying DLX protein regulation of differentiation and migration of GABAergic interneurons are poorly defined.
We have successfully applied chromatin immunoprecipitation to identify potential direct transcriptional targets of DLX homeoproteins from embryonic tissues in vivo. Reporter gene assays demonstrated the transcriptional significance of the binding of DLX proteins to different downstream regulatory elements, which were confirmed in vitro by electrophoretic mobility shift assay and site-directed mutagenesis. The functional significance of DLX mediated transcriptional regulation of these targets was further elaborated through several series of loss-of-function assays including gene expression in Dlx1/2 knockout embryonic forebrain tissues, as well as siRNA or Lentiviral mediated shRNA knockdown experiments with primary forebrain cultures. Quantitative analysis of the regulatory effect of Dlx genes on various forebrain markers of differentiation and migration was performed using in situ hybridization, high-performance liquid chromatography coupled with cell counting. Neuronal migration was assessed by forebrain explants and diI labelling of migratory cells from ganglionic eminence to neocortex.
We have demonstrated that DLX1 and DLX2 can transcriptionally activate (Gad1, Gad2) or repress (Nrp2) different downstream targets. In the Dlx1/2 DKO, reduction of GABA expression and failure of GABAergic interneurons to migrate to the neocortex is partly due to loss or aberrant expression of these DLX downstream targets. In the triple Dlx1/2; Nrp2KO, partial restoration of tangential migration of GABAergic interneurons from basal ganglia to the neocortex was successfully established signifying the importance of DLX regulation of Semaphorin-Neuropilin signalling during forebrain development.
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Han, Yong Qiang. "Conclusions Utmost Good Faith and Precontractual Duties Globally in the Twenty First Century." 2018. http://hdl.handle.net/10454/17798.
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Ghoussias, Konstandinos. "A pre-feasibility study of the Kloof Eastern Boundary Area project, Kloof Gold Mine." Thesis, 2003. http://hdl.handle.net/10539/19350.
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Thesis ((M.Sc.) Engin))--University of the Witwatersrand, Faculty of Engineering & the Built Environment, School of Mining Engineering, 2003.The ore reserves of the Kloof Sub Vertical Shaft operations are coming to an end and as such, the Eastern Boundary Area mining operations, which will extract the Ventersdorp Contact Reef ("VCR"), must be commissioned to replace the diminishing reserves. Although feasibility studies have been carried out on the eastern portion of the Kloof Gold Mine lease area, none have been undertaken to investigate the potential benefits of including the new mineral rights recently acquired from JCI. This project report is a prefeasibility study into the potential value to Kloof of accessing and extracting the resources of the Eastern Boundary Area. This project report shows, using DCF analysis, that the Eastern Boundary Area has potential to economically generate the additional reserves that will be required to supplement Kloof s diminishing Three Shaft reserves. An NPV and IRR are calculated for the project, the results of which support the commissioning of further investigative work in order to obtain a better understanding of the orebody and to generate results that are more accurate. Despite its popularity, traditional DCF analysis has fundamental shortcomings, as do the commonly associated measures of NPV and IRR. This project report identifies and reviews these shortfalls and comments on methods to overcome these as far as practically possible.
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Lu, Yueh-Tzu, and 呂悅慈. "The Research of Rain Gods and Rainmaking Ritual in Pre-Qin and Han." Thesis, 2018. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/twp9ub.
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Blaylock, Gregory Arnold. "A sensitivity analysis of pre-production capital expenditures on South frican Gold Mines." Thesis, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/10539/16305.
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Kasongo, Katambayi. "Alkine pre-treatment of jarosite minerals when leaching gold and silver from zinc refinery residue." Thesis, 2008. http://encore.tut.ac.za/iii/cpro/DigitalItemViewPage.external?sp=1000580.
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Thesis (MTech. degree in Metallurgic Engineering)--Tshwane University of Technology, 2008.The purpose of this study is to develop a feasible process for extracting gold and silver from an electrolytic zinc refinery residue. Composite samples of electrolytic zinc refining lead-silver residues containing traces of gold (1.35 g/t) and significant amounts of silver (155 g/t) were subjected to batchwise cyanide leaching to assess the feasibility of extracting gold and silver. This project was concluded with a recommendation that a pilot Residue Leach Plant should be commissioned to beneficiate gold and silver from the residue dam for a better estimation of lime, cyanide consumptions and gold and silver recoveries. The return on capital investment will be high at current gold price and operational cost is low. It is also recommended to investigate the economics of cyanide leaching of a pre-concentrate obtained from froth flotation.
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"So It Blossoms, So It Shines: Precious Feathers And Gold In Pre- And Post-conquest Nahua Aesthetics." Tulane University, 2014.
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Benjamin, Aliza M. "Gold, Stonework and Feathers: Mexica Material Culture and the Making of Hapsburg Europe." Diss., 2019. http://cdm16002.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p245801coll10/id/540308.
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This dissertation examines the initial contacts and cultural encounters between Europe and the Mexica and investigates the ways in which the Mexica treasures acquired by the conquistadores played a pivotal role in shaping social, cultural, political and religious perceptions and misperceptions about the Mexica, Hapsburgs and their empire, and Europe as a whole in the early sixteenth-century. The initial shipment of art, artifacts, weapons and other goods given to King of Spain and Holy Roman Emperor Charles V Hapsburg by the Mexica ruler Moctezuma (via Hernán Cortés) arrived in Seville on November 5th, 1519, followed by additional deliveries soon thereafter. The objects included in these shipments would play a significant role in shaping and promoting the newly-expanded imperial identity, while simultaneously contributing to the European audience’s construction of an identity for the indigenous peoples of the New World, doing so through a European vision and recontextualization of pre-Columbian and earlypost-Conquest art and artifacts. This project explores these issues by focusing on three specific media: gold, mosaics (or small stonework) and featherwork, the three media most associated with the indigenous peoples and most coveted by European audiences. In doing so, I seek to understand what it was about these media specifically that inspired their new-found audiences to desire these materials so intensely, above all other forms of production to be found in the pre-Columbian Americas; how each art form fit into existing preconceptions and was used to shape new identities and beliefs about both cultures; and what we learn from answering these questions.
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Nováková, Tereza. "Komparace předsmluvní odpovědnosti v českém právu a v common law." Master's thesis, 2015. http://www.nusl.cz/ntk/nusl-337492.
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The purpose of my thesis is to consider the importance of culpa in contrahendo which does not have a long tradition in the Czech law. However, since the 1 January 2014 it has become enshrined the Czech legal system. The instrument of culpa in contrahendo is connected with the need to protect the good faith of the parties to a contract which is an essential principle of modern contract law, particularly in continental legal systems. Despite the lack of the general duty to act in good faith while negotiating contracts in common law systems, we can see that English or American judges solve the practical problems resulting from dishonesty of one party to the contract through equitable principles such as misrepresentation or promissory estoppel. The importance of protecting good faith is visible even from international contract law documents that are important for the interpretation of national law. Chapter One contains the explanation of culpa in contrahendo as a practical instrument and I distinguish it from pre-contractual liability in the anglo-american legal systems. Despite the differences of the continental and common law systems of law, I consider, on the basis of the laws and court decision analysis, whether the Czech courts, in deciding the pre-contractual liability cases, are getting closer...
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Mwale, Emanuel. "Jesus Christ’s humanity in the contexts of the pre-fall and post-fall natures of humanity: a comparative and critical evaluative study of the views of Jack Sequeira, Millard J. Erickson and Norman R. Gulley." Thesis, 2019. http://hdl.handle.net/10500/27660.
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Bibliography: leaves 653-669Before God created human beings, He devised a plan to save them in case they sinned. In this plan, the second Person of the Godhead would become human. Thus, the incarnation of the second Person of the Godhead was solely for the purpose of saving fallen, sinful human beings. There would have been no incarnation if human beings had not sinned. Thus, the nature of the mission that necessitated the incarnation determined what kind of human nature Jesus was to assume. It was sin that necessitated the incarnation – sin as a tendency and sin as an act of disobedience. In His incarnational life and later through His death on Calvary’s cross, Jesus needed to deal with this dual problem of sin. In order for Him to achieve this, He needed to identify Himself with the fallen humanity in such a way that He would qualify to be the substitute for the fallen humanity. In His role as fallen humanity’s substitute, He would die vicariously and at the same time have sin as a tendency rendered impotent. Jesus needed to assume a human nature that would qualify Him to be an understanding and sympathetic High Priest. He needed to assume a nature that would qualify Him to be an example in overcoming temptation and suffering. Thus, in this study, after comparing and critically evaluating the Christological views of Jack Sequeira, Millard J. Erickson and Norman R. Gulley, I propose that Jesus assumed a unique post-fall (postlapsarian) human nature. He assumed the very nature that all human beings since humankind’s fall have, with its tendency or leaning towards sin. However, unlike other human beings, who are sinners by nature and need a saviour, Jesus was not a sinner. I contend that Jesus was unique because, first and foremost, He was conceived in Mary’s womb by the power of the Holy Spirit and was filled with the Holy Spirit throughout His earthly life. Second; He was the God-Man; and third, He lived a sinless life. This study contributes to literature on Christology, and uniquely to Christological dialogue between Evangelical and Seventh-day Adventist theologians.
Philosophy, Practical and Systematic Theology
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Xia, Chen. "Associated Sulfide Minerals in Thiosulfate Leaching of Gold: Problems and Solutions." Thesis, 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/1974/5465.
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The effects of some associated minerals on thiosulfate gold leaching were studied through thermodynamic analysis and leaching experiments on composite ore samples containing various minerals and a reference silicate gold ore.
In the leaching test on the reference gold ore, about 93% of gold was extracted within 3.0 hours. The presence of various amount of pyrite, pyrrhotite, chalcopyrite, arsenopyrite, chalcocite, bornite, and some lead species, has significant detrimental effects.
Under reduced oxygen conditions, the thiosulfate consumptions could be significantly reduced. High gold extractions (i.e. >= 90%) were observed in the leaching tests with reduced dissolved oxygen (i.e., 0.7% oxygen in the supplied gas) in the absence or in the presence of sulfide minerals such as pyrite, pyrrhotite, arsenopyrite and chalcopyrite. High copper concentration and a pre-aeration step was also found to largely increase the gold extractions under such conditions.
Thiosulfate-copper-ethylenediamine system was found effective in the leaching of gold. The leaching kinetics was significantly slower than that of the conventional thiosulfate-copper-ammonia leaching. The consumption of thiosulfate, however, was largely reduced. This leaching system worked effectively on the reference gold ore within a wider pH range (e.g., 6-11), with or without ammonia. The presence of ammonia in a low concentration improved the leaching rate but also increase the consumption of thiosulfate. Comparable gold extractions were observed in the leaching of the composite ores containing various sulfide minerals, such as pyrite, pyrrhotite, chalcocite, galena and chalcopyrite.
The leaching of gold in the presence of iron sulfides was also improved by applying chemical additives, such as, carbonate, calcium, galena, phosphate, and additional hydroxide anion. It is proposed that these additives either passivated the harmful surface of sulfide minerals or masked some detrimental aqueous species.
Finally, some improved leaching methods concluded in this study were applied on a few industrial ore samples in order to demonstrate the effectiveness of these methods. It was found that by comprehensively applying these improved thiosulfate leaching strategies, satisfactory gold extractions and thiosulfate consumption results were archived on these ores.Thesis (Ph.D, Mining Engineering) -- Queen's University, 2008-09-18 11:48:38.672
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Flatt, James R. (James Robert). "The kinetics of pyrite and elemental sulfur reactions during nitric acid pre-oxidation of refractory gold ores / by James R. Flatt." 1996. http://hdl.handle.net/2440/18915.
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Title page, contents and abstract only. The complete thesis in print form is available from the University Library.
The focus of the thesis is to investigate the fundamental kinetics of the pyrite-nitric acid system. Particular attention is paid to the formation and oxidation of elemental sulfur. The study aims to elucidate the chemistry of the sulfide oxidation and of elemental sulfur formation and oxidation.
Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Adelaide, Dept. of Chemical Engineering, 1997?
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Irwin, Julie K. "When the past becomes the “good old days”: adolescents underestimate pre-injury post-concussion-like symptoms by one month after mild traumatic brain injury." Thesis, 2018. https://dspace.library.uvic.ca//handle/1828/9782.
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Objectives: After mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI), psychological factors can contribute to persisting post-concussion symptoms (PCS). Consistent with constructive theories of memory, negative expectations for increased symptoms after mTBI may contribute to misattributing symptoms to the mTBI and underestimating pre-injury symptoms, called the “good old days’ bias” (Gunstad & Suhr, 2001). The good old days’ bias is not thought to be a general retrospective recall bias but studies to date have largely not controlled for normative memory processes including those that lead to a biased, more positive recall of the past. Therefore, the current study examines whether there is a good old days’ bias after mTBI above and beyond normal memory biases. This study also examines how soon after mTBI the good old days’ bias affects recall of pre-injury symptoms in the first month after mTBI in adolescents as well as whether the good old days’ bias causes pre-injury symptom severity to be underestimated or if symptoms are entirely forgotten. Finally, the clinical significance of symptom recall biases is investigated.
Method: The sample is 42 adolescents who sustained an mTBI (ages 13-18 years; 24 males) and 42 uninjured adolescents (ages 13-18 years; 24 males, ). The mTBI group rated current and retrospective post-concussion symptom ratings within one week and again, at one month, post-injury. The control group rated current and retrospective post-concussion symptoms at baseline and one month later. Cross-sectional and longitudinal comparisons using non-parametric statistical tests were used.
Results: Wilcoxon signed-rank tests showed that, by one month post-mTBI, adolescents report fewer total, physical, and emotional pre-injury symptoms than they had reported within one week of their concussion. The control group did not demonstrate this good old days’ bias. There were no between-group differences in retrospective PCS ratings at either time point. Chi-square analyses found that the mTBI group was as likely as the control group to recall “no” pre-injury/past symptoms one month post-injury after having initially reported some pre-injury symptoms. Only four more adolescents were classified as “recovered” if their one-month PCS ratings were compared with pre-injury PCS ratings made within 1-week post-concussion rather than pre-injury ratings from 1-month post-injury.
Discussion: There was mixed evidence for a good old days’ bias by one month post-concussion. This bias was not demonstrated in healthy adolescents, suggesting that the good old days’ bias is found specifically after concussion. During the acute post-injury period, the good old days’ bias may only be apparent by studying changes in concussed individuals’ own PCS ratings. The good old days’ bias leads to underestimating the severity of pre-injury symptoms rather than forgetting them entirely. The good old days’ bias does not greatly affect symptom recovery tracking by one month post-concussion. Future studies should directly examine expectations about concussion and their effect on current and retrospective symptom reporting.Graduate
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