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Showing 1 to 20 of 294 for “"Boyd"”.
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A Study of Warfare Theodicy in the Writings of Ellen G. White and Gregory A. Boyd
… on the writings of Ellen G. White and Gregory A. Boyd, the two foremost detailed and exhaustive presenters of the warfare theodicy in the nineteenth and twenty-first centuries respectively. The goal is to assess the relationship between the two models of warfare theodicy and the plausibility of …
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An evangelical discourse on God�s response to suffering: A critical assessment of Gregory Boyd�s open theism
… by examining the position adopted by Gregory Boyd known as open theism. Boyd would argue that an open view of God is in a better position to deal with the problem of evil because the traditional understanding of God�s attributes fails to vindicate God of guilt or responsibility for evil and …
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The Great War and the American Novel: Mimesis and Craft in Selected Fiction of Dos Passos, Boyd, March, and Hemingway
… Initiation--1917 and Three Soldiers, Thomas Boyd's Through the Wheat, William March's Company K, and Ernest Hemingway's A Farewell to Arms.</p><p>The dissertation explores a development within the sub-genre of war novels from works of "witness and testimony," which were based on the authors' …
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Hypergeometric functions and Mahler measure
… [expression]. Using experimental methods, David Boyd conjectured a large number of explicit relations between Mahler measures of polynomials and special values of different types of L-series. This thesis contains four papers which either prove or attempt to prove conjectures due to Boyd. The …
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Primary productivity and its variability in the Atlantic Southern ocean
… nutrient (mainly dissolved iron) limitation ( Boyd , 2002; Mitchell et al., 1991), which have varying limiting roles over the growing season ( Boyd, 2002; Swart et al., 2014). This research commenced with an investigation of the meridional characteristics of primary productivity in the Atlantic …
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The Carrizal Affair: a Study of United States Diplomatic Relations With Mexico, 1916
… exactly what happened between Captain Charles T. Boyd, the commander of "C" Troop, Tenth Cavalry, and General Felix U. Gomez, the commander of Carranza forces. What is known is that Boyd was personally ordered by Pershing to "avoid a fight if possible." Boyd instead ordered his troops to attack …
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A violência de gênero na intersecção das categorias mulher e refugiada
… de incorporar o gênero às pesquisas, Grieco e Boyd (2003) desenvolveram um método para o estudo da migração feminina para países industrializados, no qual propõem segmentar a atividade migratória em três etapas – pré-migração, cruzamento de fronteira e pós-migração – e orientam a identificar …
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Compelled Decryption and the Right Against Self-Incrimination: Obsta Principiis
… of self-incrimination, which is termed the Boyd-Bram Analysis. Part II then examines how the Court slowly abandoned the Boyd-Bram Analysis in favor of doctrines fundamentally opposed to the right against self-incrimination, including the Act of Production Doctrine. Part II also provides a …
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Exploring the experiences of working mothers navigating the kaleidoscope career post COVID-19 pandemic : a case study.
… success, as Microsoft did during the pandemic (Boyd, 2023). Microsoft is an excellent example of an employer that supports diverse employee needs. During the pandemic, Microsoft leaders prioritized digitizing remote and hybrid workplaces to ensure employees could work efficiently from their …
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The Effects Promotional Incentives Have On College Basketball Attendance In Power Five Conferences
… exploring similar phenomenon among MLB teams (Boyd & Krehbiel, 2003, Boyd & Krehbiel 2006, Browning & Debolt, 2007, Howell, Klenosky, McEvoy, 2015). There were 20 men and 20 women teams from Power Five conference with a total of 641 games played by these 40 teams; 335 men games and 306 women …
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Promoting Continuous Learning and Organizational Improvement Through Role Based Evaluation Capacity Building
… 2012; Preskill & Boyle, 2008; Taylor-Powell & Boyd, 2008). When considering roles and ECB, Taylor-Powell and Boyd (2008) note that not all staff must become evaluation experts; however, it should be a part of everyone’s job in the organization. Additionally, professional development …
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Investigating the Roles of Time Perspective and Emerging Adulthood in Predicting Driving Behavior
… an individual's actions. Zimbardo, Keough, and Boyd (1997) investigated the relationship between time perspective and risky driving behavior as part of a larger health behavior study. The current research focused on replicating and extending their initial endeavor. Proposed improvements included …
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A history of music ministry at the United States Air Force Academy Chapel with an emphasis on Protestant worship, 1954-1984.
… of various music directors including James Roger Boyd, Edmund L. Ladouceur, and Joseph M. Galema, the music of the worship services, and related concerts at the United Sates Air Force Academy Chapel from 1954-1984. Primary sources used in research for this project include worship bulletins, …
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Temporal, Perspectives, Dispositional Styles, and Subjective Well-Being
… Time Perspective Inventory (ZPTI) (Zimbardo & Boyd, 1999) assessed TP. Five temporal perspectives were found. Results indicated that the TPs emerged as strong and unique predictors of SWB in regression analysis. An optimal temporal profile was found that consisted of a combination of …
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A perspective on the impact of the Deposit Taking Institutions Act on banks in South Africa
… rise to bigger banks. Yet there is evidence, [Boyd and Runkle(1993)], that bigger banks are not better performing banks. Following in part from Boyd and Runkle, the performance criterion to be used, herein, is the price earnings (PE) ratio, while size is determined by gross advances. The aim of …
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Effects of target size, luminance contrast, and illumination on visual target detection and recognition with AN/AVS-6 goggles
… increases, so has the number of accidents (Boyd, 1991). Many of these accidents have been attributed to the novel usage as well as the intrinsic limitations of night imaging devices. The present research examined the effects of target size, luminance contrast, and illumination level on …
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The relationship between casino drop and gaming stock performance: A multivariate analysis
… index consisting of Aztar Gaming, Boyd Gaming, Harrahs Entertainment, MGM Grand, Mandalay Resort Group, Mirage Resorts, and Station Casinos, all five independent variables were proven statistically significant at a .10 confidence level. However, the results of the study were deemed …
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Infrared Frequency Shifting in Thermally- and Mechanically-Stressed Polymers (Anharmonicity, Nonequilibrium, Ftir, Fourier, Transform, Spectrometer)
… range which brackets the value used by Wool and Boyd for their polypropylene chain analysis.
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Elementary teachers' attitudes toward human growth, development, and sexuality
… Toward Teaching Human Sexuality" (Schultz & Boyd, 1984) instrument was completed by 125 full time elementary school teachers. The teachers taught in grades 4 through 6. The ethnic groups represented were African-American (74), Anglo-American (46), Mexican-American (2), Asian-American (1), and …
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The influence of communities of practice on community college nurse educator identity
… to frustration in the faculty role (Adams, 2011; Boyd & Lawley, 2009; Duffy, 2013; Schoening, 2013). That frustration may lead nurse educators to leave academia (Adams, 2011). Conversely, the construction of a strong professional identity has been shown to be a determining factor in faculty …
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