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On Resurrecting Christian Cinema: A Study of James K. Friedrich's "Life of St. Paul" Series
(2022-05-20)Over the past few decades, there has been a growing tendency for independent Christian filmmaking to assert itself as a “wholesome” alternative to secular mainstream content, often at the expense of high-quality writing, ... -
On rings with distinguished ideals and their modules.
(2007-05-23)Let S be an integral domain, R an S algebra, and F a family of left ideals of R. Define End(R, F) = {φ ∈ End(R+) : φ(X ) ⊆ X for all X ∈ F }. In 1967, H. Zassenhaus proved that if R is a ring such that R+ is free of finite ... -
On Science and Atheism: Whether Atheistic Belief is Scientifically Motivated
The intent of this paper is to explore the motivation behind the rejection of theistic religious faiths by modern atheist scientists, and whether it is justified to claim that this rejection is scientifically motivated. ... -
On testing for a difference in two high-dimensional mean vectors.
(2019-11-18)A common problem in multivariate statistical analysis involves testing for differences in the mean vectors from two populations with equal covariance matrices.This problem is considered well-posed when the sum of the two ... -
On the Goldbach Conjecture
(2013-05-24)Goldbach's conjecture, proposed in 1742, is one of the oldest open questions in mathematics. Much work has been done on the problem, and despite significant progress, a solution remains elusive. The goal of this paper is ... -
On the Gram-positive bacterial cell wall.
(2017-07-23)Cell wall is the outermost part of Gram-positive bacteria. It is intricately tied to the bacteria’s response to environmental stimuli and challenges, and its makeup dynamically changes as a part of bacterial adaptation. ... -
On the Integration of Art and Marketing: How Popular Culture Transforms and Corrupts High Art in the Cause of Advertising
The purpose of this work is to explore the relationship between high art and the world of marketing by analyzing the way popular culture co-opts high art in the cause of advertising. As the utilization of high art in ... -
On the measurement of blinding in randomized, controlled trials.
(2014-11-20)A key feature to many randomized, controlled trials is that they implement a blind; that is, subjects, experimenters, or both are unaware as to which treatment arm an individual has been assigned. The purpose of the blind ... -
On the origin of Lake Malawi cichlids and mechanisms of their maintenance.
(2014-10-28)A fundamental task of evolutionary biology is to explore patterns of speciation. Evolutionary biologists have been intrigued for centuries by the fact that some species underwent extensive radiation while others diversified ... -
On the performance of convolutional neural networks initialized with Gabor filters.
(2021-08-05)Over the years, image recognition has been gaining popularity due to its various possible usages. Convolutional Neural Networks (CNNs) have been the classic approach taken on by many researchers because of their capability ... -
On various notions of the shadowing property in non-compact spaces.
(2021-07-25)We discuss various notions of the shadowing property on non-compact spaces. In the first part, we discuss the shadowing property acting on general sequence spaces. We develop criteria upon the weights of the space in which ... -
Onboarding effects on employee engagement and retention : a mixed methods study exploring extending onboarding and its impact on long-term employee engagement and retention.
(2021-09-16)This problem of practice study explored extending onboarding of new employees to increase their engagement and retention. There is a tremendous need to decrease turnover in organizations because of the high financial and ... -
Oncomodulin Alters the Ca2+-Regulating Network in Cochlear Outer Hair Cells
(2021-05-20)The study of hair cells (HCs) located in the cochlea of the inner ear is beginning to unveil the mysteries of hearing loss. HCs transform sound waves into electrical signals that are sent to the brain for interpretation ... -
One bread, one body, one church : the religiosity of Latino and Anglo Catholics in America.
(, 2013-09-16)Objective: This paper examines the religious differences between American Latino and Anglo Catholics. Method: This study uses multivariate analyses to model the differences between these groups on traditional measures of ... -
One Christian's plea : the life, ministry, and controversies of Francis Johnson.
(2006-10-13)Francis Johnson (1562-1618) served as pastor of the English Separatist congregation that became known as the "Ancient Church" from 1592 until his death in 1618. The congregation was first gathered in London under the ... -
One for the books : a case study of the interpretation of personal libraries in historic house museums.
(2016-03-04)Libraries in historic house museums often suffer identity confusion due to the varying interpretational methods of libraries and museums. Eighteenth century prodigy house museums in particular include large libraries that, ... -
One-dimensional vertical dust strings in a glass box
(Physical Review E, 2011-07-28)The oscillation spectrum of a one-dimensional vertical dust string formed inside a glass box on top of the lower electrode in a gaseous electronics conference (GEC) reference cell was studied. A mechanism for creating a ... -
'The Only Hope, or Else Despair': Disenchantment in T.S. Eliot's "The Waste Land" and "Four Quartets"
(2022-05-20)Countless theologians have debated the nature of spiritual meaning within the corporeal realm, with many defending the world’s inherent, sacramental character as the bridge between the spiritual and material. Theories of ... -
Ontological certainty and psychological distress : the role of religious beliefs.
(2017-10-27)Despite prominent criticisms, scholars generally agree that religious participation conveys important potential psychosocial benefits which contribute to well-being and protect against the deleterious nature of stress. ... -
Ontology, ecclesiology, nonviolence : the witness against war in the theologies of John Howard Yoder, Dorothy Day, and William Stringfellow.
(, 2011-09-14)This dissertation argues that nonviolence bears witness to a particular form of social existence visible in the church. War, I argue, describes a form of social existence which is a counter social ontology to the existence ...