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Showing 1 to 20 of 23 for “"Iona"”.
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Extending the clinical and economic evaluations of a randomised controlled trial: The IONA Study
… trial (RCT) the Impact Of Nicorandil in Angina (IONA) as an exemplar, ways in which the clinical and economic evaluations of clinical trials can be expanded are explored. There are three main parts of this thesis. Firstly, following a more detailed introduction in Chapter 1, in Chapters 2 and 3 …
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Environmentalism of the poor and the political ecology of prophecy: a contribution to liberation ecotheology
… group on environmental justice within the Iona Community. Insights are derived from this praxis which make a contribution to historic projects which are neither reformist nor utopian but radically prophetic.
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The ethic of traditional communities and the spirit of healing justice : a grounded comparative analysis of three communities
… through comparative case studies of three traditional communities which have, or are said to have, a practice of healing justice: Hollow Water, an Aboriginal community in Canada; the Iona Community, a Christian community in Scotland; and Plum Village, a Vietnamese-inspired Buddhist community in …
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Mapping sculpture and power: symbolic wealth in early medieval Scotland, 6th-11th centuries AD
… such as those existing for the monastery at Iona, have resulted in constructed ideal types. These ideal types (e.g. for monasteries, emporia, civitates) have hindered the recognition of difference and variety in early medieval settlement. Within this thesis, relevant documentary evidence is …
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Manifestations of heavenly light and fire and the construction of a saint: sanctity, mission and salvation in Adomnán's Vita Columbae
… background of its author, Adomnán of Iona. It argues that the Vita Columbae is a sophisticated work, shaped by Adomnán’s spiritual and theological concerns. This sophistication is revealed by a forensic examination of Adomnán’s representation of Columba’s sanctity through a series of …
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Monasticism and its limits: rematerialising monastic space in early medieval Ireland
… thirty-one early Irish ecclesiastical sites plus Iona forms the basis for discussion of the location and layout of monastic space, the ways in which monastics used buildings and space in their daily lives, the relationship of monasticism and material culture, the setting of mental and physical …
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The secular Church and clergy in the Diocese of Argyll from circa 1189 to 1560
… having been overshadowed by the nearby Abbey of Iona. Those few historians who have commented upon the see of Argyll, centred upon the isle of Lismore, have dismissed it as a poor and unsuccessful institution, and have either ignored or criticised the parochial clergy who served in it. This …
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On the Road to Meikle Seggie: Richard Demarco's Edinburgh Arts Journeys 1972-80
… initially based in Edinburgh during the International Festival, became increasingly peripatetic, culminating in two voyages on the sailing barque, The Marques in 1979 and 1980, espoused a new pedagogy, encapsulated in the idea of a journey. The traditional boundaries between student and teacher …
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The effects of cognitive behavioral group therapy on first year college students with heightened anxiety and depressive symptoms.
Depression, anxiety, and lack of assertiveness are among the top five impediments to successful academic performance (American College Health Association, 2005). College freshmen who report mental health difficulties were targeted and invited to participate in group counseling sessions, the …
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Elucidating the roles of endothelial PTBP1 and PKM2 in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension: implications for therapy
… and development of apoptosis resistance. Dysfunctional metabolism also observed within the PAH pulmonary vasculature and in systemic tissues. PAECs display a hyperglycolytic metabolic signature, fuelled by increased expression of splicing factor Poly-pyrimidine tract binding protein 1 (PTBP1) and …
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The role of the mechanical microenvironment in regulation of cholangiocyte specification and tubulogenesis
… extracellular matrix (ECM) on cell fate and functionality associated with ageing, development and disease (Segel et al. 2019; Bansaccal et al. 2023). Despite most studies emphasising ECM stiffness, recent insights suggest a cooperative role of ECM ligand composition and stiffness in driving …
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In the wake of diamond mining : a critical assessment of environmental governance and corporate social responsibility in the Namaqualand coastal region
This study assesses the social and environmental legacy that is currently being left in the wake of diamond mining along the north west coast of South Africa as a result of almost century of diamond mining. This involves an inquiry into the political, economic and ideological forces that enabled …
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Development of resource-rich patches by soil-disturbing animals in arid environments
In arid landscapes limited resources are concentrated into fertile patches that allow greater productivity than would otherwise be expected. Fertile patches are created and maintained by processes that modify soil topography and interrupt the flow of resources across the landscape. These processes …
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Spätergebnisse nach offener Rhinoplastik und äußerer Nasenosteotomie unter besonderer Berücksichtigung von sogenannten Spaltnasendeformitäten
… were also taken for visible results. These questionaires were analyzed and evaluated statistically and graphically using the computer SAS analyist system. The post-operstive results, the success rates, the visual improvements, the ailment and the functional improvements were also analyzed. The …
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The relative effectiveness of spinal manipulative therapy compared to Diclofenac sodium, in the management of mechanical low back pain
A dissertation presented in partial compliance with the requirements for the Master's Degree in Technology: Chiropractic, Durban, South Africa, 2001.
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An Investigation into the Barriers to Education and Employment for Refugees in Wales
Forced migration is one of the most important issues of our time. By the end of 2017, 68.5 million people were estimated to be forcibly displaced across the world due to factors such as persecution, human rights violations, environmental degradation, and conflict (UNHCR 2017). A small percentage of …
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Mathematical Modelling of the Immune Response to Cancer
… cell interactions using the computational simulation plat- form, CompuCell3D, to extend an earlier spatio-temporal model of tumour dormancy (Matzavinos et al. [2004]). Chapter three investigates and analyses an ODE model of the interaction of two immune cells and two tumour cells. …
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Conjecture on the Failure of Henry James as a Dramatist
Henry James was a very complex personality. In consequence, his career shows many facets. Only a few of these facets, however, are familiar to the reading public; and among these brightly shining points of this literary star is one which glimmers but faintly--his attempt to write drama.|There were …
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