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Understanding the dragon's theatre : an Anglophone historiography of Vietnamese theatre.
(2016-08-03)
Anglophone scholarship on Vietnamese theatre has a complex history; its authors range from British and American explorers to current day Asian theatre scholars. The evolution of English-language scholarship on Vietnamese ...
Analysis of exercise intensity and energy expenditure of women participating in the Curves exercise program.
(2006-07-30)
The Curves program is designed to improve fitness. The purpose of this study was to identify exercise intensity, HR and energy expenditure in a group of women participating in the Curves program. Seventy-eight women (53.6 ...
Maternal memorable messages in understanding femininity.
(2016-02-29)
The messages a mother communicates to her children play an important role in the attitudes they develop toward their own self-identity and toward their mindsets concerning femininity (Bem, 1983; Colaner & Rittenour, 2015; ...
"More desired than our owne salvation" : the roots of American Christian affinity for the State of Israel.
(2011-01-05)
This dissertation seeks to show that popular American affinity for the State of Israel draws from the taproot of apocalyptic hope informing American identity and national vocation from the revolutionary era to the present. ...
The dilemma of justice: how religion influences the political environment of post-1948 Israel and Palestine.
(2006-05-27)
This thesis examines the historical context, ideological traditions, and structures of power that have animated relations between Israeli Jews and Arab Palestinians during the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. Cognizant ...
A rhetorical history of race relations in the early Pentecostal movement, 1906-1916.
(2007-12-03)
In the spring of 1906, a religious awakening, known as the Azusa Street Revival, began at a small prayer meeting in Los Angeles. With its emphasis on an experiential “baptism in the Holy Spirit” and the accompanying ...
Music and suggestion : an exploration of the effects and mechanisms of an arts-based mind-body intervention for pain.
(2018-07-16)
Pain is a growing public healthcare challenge that affects millions each year. Despite recent scientific advances in the diagnosis and treatment of pain, pain is often undertreated. Undertreated pain is associated with ...
Museums of social conscience : interpreting a troubled past.
(2009-06-10)
The development of museums of social conscience is a significant, yet under appreciated, contribution to the greater museum community. This is a comprehensive study on the origins of these institutions, the impact they ...
Modeling of flexible fiber motion and prediction of material properties.
(, 2011-09-14)
This work employs the rod chain model of Wang et al. (2006) to study the motion of discrete flexible fibers. Results are presented for both individual fibers and a stochastic distribution of fibers to study the variations ...
Lectio divina.
(2010-06-23)
Lectio Divina is a musical exploration of the contemplative prayer and scripture‐reading practice called "Lectio Divina". The work is written for a chamber ensemble: flute, clarinet, violin, cello, piano and percussion. ...