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Showing 1 to 20 of 31 for “"Haile"”.
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The cinema of Haile Gerima : black film as a liberating cinema
Thesis (Ph. D.)--Michigan State University. American Studies, 2010
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Geologic History and the Timing of Mineralization at the Haile Gold Mine
… three samples of mineralized drill core at the Haile Gold Mine, SC have yielded ages of 548.7 ± 4.2, 549.0 ± 3.1, 548.4 ± 2.4 and 541.2 ± 2.3. These combined ages suggest molybdenite formation at Haile occurred between approximately 540 and 552 Ma. The very fine-grained nature of molybdenite …
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Haile Selassie and the Religious Field: Generative Structuralism and Christian Missions in Ethiopia
With the momentum of previous Emperors, Haile Selassie steered Ethiopia on the path to modernization. One of his greatest obstacles was the Ethiopian Orthodox Church (EOC), which, being steeped in sixteen centuries of tradition, was accustomed to being the primary hegemonic power. Pierre Bourdieu's …
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Cranial Morphology and Systematics of Late Pliocene <em>Alligator</em> from Florida, with Notes on <em>Alligator</em> Evolution and Distribution.
… middle and late Pliocene until the discovery of Haile 7C and 7G late Pliocene (~2 Ma) sites from Florida. These specimens were analyzed using a diagnostic character matrix along with systematic analyses of the results. This research upholds <em>A. mefferdi</em> as a valid taxon, and the utility …
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Ethiopia in Focus: Photography, Nationalism, Diaspora, and Modernization
… of Ethiopian identity. It focuses on Emperor Haile Selassie I as a recuperative figure in Pan-African contexts, images by court photographer and later London studio portraitist Shemelis Desta, and contemporary works created by Ethiopian artists in the diaspora one generation after the Derg’s …
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Jah in the Flesh: An Examination of Spirit, Power, and Divine Envesselment in Rastafari
… Rastafari deity, His Imperial Majesty Emperor Haile Selassie I, from Jah in the flesh to the spirit that dwells within the body of each Rasta. Although the belief that Rastas are participants in the divinity of Jah emerged early in Rastafari, it was not until Selassie’s death in 1975 that the …
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Foreign direct investments in large-scale agriculture: the policy environment and its implications in Ethiopia
… of the economy. Since the time of Emperor Haile Selassie I, Ethiopia has been attempting to advance the transformation of its agricultural sector by moving away from small-scale subsistence farming to large-scale commercial farming. It thus encouraged Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in …
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The Representation of Natives in Conrad's Heart of Darkness
There is ample justification for seeing Heart of Darkness as a racist text. Conrad's world-view is characterized by a stoical aloofness. Thus on a surface level, his vision is unappealing. In Heart of Darkness, Marlow can evoke a wanton consciousness, infected by the spirit of bestial rapine in the …
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The costs of adult inpatient care for HIV disease at GF Jooste Hospital
The lack of patient care and utilisation data impairs the ability of hospital and clinic administrators to make informed, data-driven policy choices. This concern is particularly acute with HIV/AIDS, given both the striking growth in the local epidemic over the last two years and the high level of …
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Running Out of Space: Ethno-federalism, capitalist restructuring, and the political economy of peri-urbanization around Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia’s capital and largest city, has long been expanding horizontally into the surrounding rural areas, creating profound transformations in these spaces. In recent years, these transformations have ignited violent confrontations between rural and urban land uses and livelihoods, …
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Access to irrigation technology and technical efficiency: a comparison of households with and without access to irrigation technology, in ‘Gorogutu district’, Eastern Ethiopia
Despite its recent remarkable economic growth, Ethiopia remains one of the poorest countries in the world. More than 80 percent of Ethiopians obtain their livelihood from traditional low-productivity agricultural activities. Due to lack of water storage facilities and the erratic nature of …
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Trauma Informed Practices for Oakland Unite Service Providers
<p>Oakland, California - a home to almost 400,000 residents - is the top five most violent cities of the nation. There are lots of factors that greatly contribute to violence including: Poverty, housing/homelessness, unemployment, food insecurity, educational attainment, substance abuse. These …
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Colloidal interactions of thorium
Some organic and inorganic colloids have a strong affinity to bind radionuclides, and therefore, enhance their mobility. This study attempted to determine the interactions of thorium with colloidal humic acid and colloidal silica under various aqueous conditions and organic carbon from Blue point, …
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Double Engagements: the Transnational Experiences of Ethiopian Immigrants in the Washington, D.C., Metropolitan Area
<p>This dissertation explores the transnational experiences of Ethiopian immigrants in the Washington metropolitan area across generational units. Much of the recent research on transnationalism has focused on the ties immigrants maintain in the sending country. This dissertation adds to this …
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Genomic Selection, Quantitative Trait Loci and Genome-Wide Association Mapping for Spring Bread Wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) Improvement
Molecular breeding involves the use of molecular markers to identify and characterize genes that control quantitative traits. Two of the most commonly used methods to dissect complex traits in plants are linkage analysis and association mapping. These methods are used to identify markers associated …
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Black Existential Philosophy: Truth in Virtue of Self-Discovery
In the past 20 years, within the discipline of philosophy there has been a burgeoning interest in the fields of Race theory, Africana, and African American philosophy, especially in the scholarship and questions concerning the experience and meaning of black existence; that is, within black …
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The effect of individualized versus cooperative learning on achievement and task performance
The present study investigates whether individuals who are trained in groups will benefit from a more enhanced facilitation of the information than those trained in a more traditional, individualistic, classroom setting. Participants who learn in a cooperative, group setting are expected to exhibit …
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Essays in Health and Labor Economics
This dissertation consists of three essays. The first essay analyzes the causal effect of HIV education and incentives (home-based HIV testing and conditional cash transfer) on HIV testing decision. The second essay analyzes the short- and medium-term causal effects of HIV testing on HIV infection …
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