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Ad theophilum : a socio-rhetorical reading of Peter in Acts in Codex Bezae Cantabrigiensis.

CroweTipton, Vaughn Eric. (, )

This study is an exercise in biblical interpretation that focuses on the concepts of readers and meaning. Through the use of both literary and sociological models this study takes a particular given context for Codex Bezae ...

Advanced Kinetics of Novel, Non-peptidic Thiosemicarbazone Inhibitors of Cathepsin B

Snyder, Lindsey

The lysosomal cysteine protease cathepsin B is considered to be an attractive target for the synthesis of anticancer drugs due to its over-expression in cancerous cells and its involvement in tumor formation. Among its ...

Advancing an understanding of ecological risk assessment approaches for ionizable contaminants in aquatic systems.

Valenti, Theodore Walter.

Freshwater is increasingly becoming a finite resource in many regions of the world. Gaps between estimated water supply and demand continue to narrow and the prospects of acquiring additional sources of freshwater remain ...

Aerodynamic design considerations for small-scale, fixed-pitch, horizontal-axis wind turbines operating in class 2 winds.

Burdett, Timothy A. (, )

Renewable sources of energy, such as wind, are necessary to meet the growing demand as conventional energy sources are depleted. Very little research has been accomplished to improve wind turbine performance in Class 2 ...

Affective identification with animals in the public sphere in earth, the movie.

Greenwalt, Dustin A.

Following Derrida's Introduction to Dissemination; "I will not feign, according to the code, either premeditation or improvisation. These texts are assembled otherwise, it is not my intention here to present them." Animal ...

The affects of a middle grades teacher education program on preservice teachers choice of teaching strategies and mathematical understanding.

Eddy, Colleen M.

This study investigated how mathematical knowledge, mathematics pedagogy, and knowledge of students' understanding in mathematics impacted middle grades preservice mathematics teachers' lesson planning and teaching strategies ...

The African art collection at the Martin Museum of Art, Baylor University.

Ramey, Megan Lotzenhiser.

The objective of this project is to add to the Martin Museum's knowledge of its African Art Collection, improve its condition, and make it more accessible to the public. Little has been formally recorded about most of the ...

Age classification from facial images for detecting retinoblastoma.

Chiam, Tak Chien. (, )

Facial age estimation from images is a difficult problem, both because it is naturally difficult to tell the exact age of a person visually, and because of the variations in images, such as illumination, pose, and expression. ...

Age, genesis, and archaeological geology of the sandy mantle on the Gulf Coastal Plain of Texas.

Ahr, Steven Wayne, 1970- (, )

Alfisols exhibiting strong textural contrasts between sandy A-E horizons (sandy mantle) and clayey Bt horizons on the Gulf Coastal Plain have invoked debate among pedologists, geologists, and archaeologists about parent ...

Agglomeration of Dust Particles in the Lab

Matthews, Lorin; Carmona-Reyes, Jorge; Land, Victor; Hyde, Truell (AIP Conference Proceedings, )

Dust aggregates are formed in a laboratory plasma as monodisperse spheres are accelerated in a self-excited dust density wave. The asymmetric charge on the aggregates causes them to rotate as they interact with the sheath ...

Agrarian reform and rural development : a case study of Brazil.

Lanier, Anna.

Finding the solution to successful agrarian reform has been one of the most polemic topics facing the developing world, not to mention one of the major issues that the World Bank has been tasked with helping resolve. In ...

Alder cover drives nitrogen availability and decomposition of grass litter in salmon-rearing headwater streams, Kenai Peninsula, Alaska.

Shaftel, Rebecca, S.

Terrestrial sources of nitrogen (N), such as N fixed by alder, may be important for sustaining production in headwater streams that typically lack subsidies of nutrients from spawning salmon. High nutrient concentrations ...

"Alice"

Ulrey, Brittany

Lewis Carroll’s books "Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland" and "Through the Looking Glass" have one of the fantasy genre’s greatest examples of a character learning to find her place in the world. They pose the question: how ...

Alien citizens : discerning the now and the not yet in the thought of Richard John Neuhaus.

Reynolds, Matt (Matt L.)

Richard John Neuhaus (1936-2009) was a prominent author, editor and cleric whose reflections on the relationship between Christian faith and American democracy were highly influential. This paper describes his efforts, ...

All truth is God's truth: the life and ideas of Frank E. Gaebelein.

Beck, Albert R.

Frank Gaebelein (1899-1983) was a key figure in the twentieth-century evangelical movement. His greatest impact was felt in the area of Christian education, but he was active in many other issues of concern to evangelicals, ...

"Alone in the front" : isolation and community in the hero's life in Beowulf.

Ziehe, Mary E. (, )

This project seeks to clarify the paradox suggested by 'ana on orde' (“alone in the front”) and to show how it plays out on both the narratorial and verbal levels of Beowulf. Ultimately, I suggest reading Beowulf using ...

Alternate reality games in small museums.

Mauger, Heather.

Museums need to think creatively to attract and retain a young adult audience. One way museums are addressing this is by creating Alternate Reality Games (ARGs). Unfortunately, there is minimal research and application ...

Alvin Plantinga's restatement of Augustine's freewill theodicy and its implications for his concept of "warranted" Christian belief.

Johnson, John Joseph, 1964-

In this dissertation, I attempt to show how Christian philosopher Alvin Plantinga addresses a major stumbling block to Christian faith, the problem of evil, and how his approach could provide a foundation for his idea of ...

American Buddhism : a sociological perspective.

Smith, Buster G.

This dissertation examines the relationship between Buddhism and the sociology of religion, by examining the ways in which the study of American Buddhism can inform the theories of the sociology of religion, as well as ...

American Christianity in the maritime world : challenges to faith in the early national period.

DeShong, Thomas Allen. (, )

The stereotypical eighteenth-century sailor was a superstitious man with little concern for Christianity. While it is true that most mariners at this time practiced a syncretic faith, historians have minimized the influence ...

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