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The characterization of the Christ as ideal king in Ephesians.
(2010-06-23)
Lack of consensus regarding an historical situation that occasioned the writing of Ephesians has led to a recent trend in research, which seeks to read the letter as addressing more broadly the related issues of identity ...
Musical process and the structuring of riffs in Metallica.
(2010-06-23)
This study focuses on the 1980s thrash metal music of Metallica. It analyzes the harmonic and melodic nature of Metallica's riffs and examines how musical processes help shape the formal structures of these riffs. Drawing ...
Experimental and numerical study on flow control using obliquely aligned elements.
(2010-06-23)
The use of micro-electromechanical system devices (MEMS) have been studied extensively in literature for control of flow separation and transitioning to turbulent flow. However, there is limited information about how ...
The topos of divine testimony in Luke-Acts.
(2010-02-02)
This dissertation addresses the concept of authoritative testimony in Luke-Acts. Specifically, the dissertation argues that ancient audiences would have understood particular elements in the narrative of Luke-Acts to be ...
Count regression models with a misclassified binary covariate : a Bayesian approach.
(2010-06-23)
Mismeasurment, and specifically misclassification, are inevitable in a variety of regression applications. Fallible measurement methods are often used when infallible methods are either expensive or not available. Ignoring ...
The conversion and therapy of desire in Augustine's Cassiciacum dialogues.
(2010-06-23)
The philosophical schools of late antiquity commonly diagnosed human unhappiness as rooted in some fundamental disorder in our desires, and offered various therapies or prescriptions for the healing of desire. Among these ...
Acute effects of dynamic and static stretch on the peak torque and ROM of the shoulder internal and external rotators.
(2010-10-08)
Purpose: The primary purpose was to determine whether or not static and/or dynamic stretch techniques affect the peak torque and average power of the shoulder rotators. A secondary purpose was to assess and compare range ...
Sino-Soviet border clashes of 1969 and its implications on the making of U.S. foreign policy.
(2010-10-08)
Since the founding of the People's Republic of China in 1949, Sino-U.S. relations have experienced twists and turns. Along with the changing postwar international situation, both Washington and Beijing turned to develop ...
"Feed my lambs" : the spiritual direction ministry of Calvinistic British Baptist Anne Dutton during the early years of the evangelical revival.
(2010-02-02)
This dissertation contends that Anne Dutton (1692-1765) contributed a transatlantic ministry of spiritual direction to the Evangelical Revival in the early 1740s. The first chapter provides a historiographical review of ...
Toward a rhetoric of symbolic reparations : overlapping genres in George W. Bush's apology for slavery.
(2010-06-23)
In 2003, George W. Bush apologized for slavery at Goree Island in Senegal, which was the site of the largest market for slaves during America's slave period. This apology contains both a mythic and a mundane frame for ...