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Showing 1 to 20 of 65 for “"Nature and Role"”.
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The nature and role of oxidation state dependent conformational differences in cytochrome c
… work described in this thesis was to study the nature and role of conformational differences between the oxidation states of cytochrome c. Using x-ray crystallographic techniques, the oxidized form of yeast iso-l-cytochrome c was solved and compared to the previously determined reduced state. …
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Is it Psychosomatic? - An Inquiry into the Nature and Role of Medical Concepts
… medical thinking through examining the formation and use of one example of a particular medical concept “psychosomatic” in medical theory and practice. The approach taken in this essay reflects the writings of Lev Vygotsky, who argued that scientific concepts are tools for scientific thinking. …
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The nature and role of church schools in the mission of the church
… with the tradition of liberal education and the extent to which these schools contribute to intolerance in society. Critics of church schools argue that the religious foundation of church schools contributes little to their academic success and that any school with a similar pupil intake …
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The nature and role of social presence in audiographic, synchronous online language learning contexts
This study explores social presence (SP) and its nature and role in online language tutorials at the Open University. My research questions ask how SP is perceived to influence language learning and what factors impact on the projection of SP from the learner perspective. I also ask if these …
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Waves of communication: Metabolomics describe the nature and role of waterborne cues in the marine environment
… research, we know little about the chemical nature of these cues and of the physiological response by individuals that detect the cues. Using nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy- and mass spectrometry-based metabolomics, the identity of a fear-inducing cue released by predatory blue crabs …
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An investigation of the nature and role of historicality in the thought of Dilthey and Heidegger
Introduction The question of the meaning, methods and philosophical manifestations of history is currently rife with contention. The problem that I will address in an exposition of the thought of Wilhelm Dilthey and Martin Heidegger, centers around the intersubjectivity of an historical world. …
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Four Views of the Nature and Role of Women in Sixteenth Century Protestantism, Lutheranism, Calvinism, Anabaptism, and English Puritanism
… as when, in the sixteenth century, a mere handful of men advanced the Scriptural doctrines that were to result in the rise of Protestantism. The sole authority of the Bible, the priesthood of all believers, and righteousness by faith alone rapidly took hold in a large part of Europe, …
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Financial System in Economic Development: The Nature and Role of a Robust Financial System in the Economic Transformation of Uganda
<p>Financial System in Economic Development: The Nature and Role of Robust Financial System in the Economic Transformation of Uganda is a thesis that treats the nature and role of the massive network of efficient as opposed to dysfunctional financial institutions and functions in the mobilization …
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Financial systems and risk management : the nature and role of financial services for managing poor urban livelihoods in Kampala, Uganda in 2000
… absolute approach to a holistic dynamic and complex state, embedded in livelihood assets and a vulnerability context. A variety of livelihood assets including labour, housing, intra-household, human and social capital are important for risk management strategies. Microfinance has been …
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Vacancies in low-density hcp helium-4 solids
The existence and behavior of ground-state and thermally-activated excitations in helium solids have been extensively examined by a variety of experimental and theoretical studies. Although these excitations are typically identified as vacancies, large discrepancies arise in exactly what their …
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Konkurence a její úloha v oblasti kavárenství
This bachelor's thesis focuses on defining the role of competition in the coffee industry. Its theoretical part will be oriented on its effects on the market, function, and subjects. It will explain the meaning of competition in a market economy. The practical part will be oriented toward defining …
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Taarab Texts, Gender, and Islam in an Urban East African Context: Social Transformations Among the Waswahili of Mombasa, Kenya
… emphasizes not only the importance of understanding music as reflecting broad cultural themes but also the benefit of using musical analysis to discern and understand complex socio-cultural changes. By combining an analysis of musical performance, gendered practices, and song text to …
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Exploring the Socio-environmental context in the Prevalence and Management of Asthma at Scottish General Practices
… asthma is a chronic condition which is prevalent and neglected and Scotland has a high prevalence of asthma compared to the rest of the world. In their report on the global burden of asthma, the Global Initiative for Asthma (GINA) Program ranks Scotland as having the highest asthma prevalence in …
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The Impact of Counselor Level of Spiritual Well-Being on the Morale, Global Symptoms, and Global Impairment of Adolescents Receiving Treatment for Substance Use and/or Other Mental Health Disorders: A Pilot Study
… movement towards a holistic perspective of human nature in the counseling leading to increased interest in the nature and role of spirituality in counseling and the counseling process. In the present study multiple regression analysis is used to determine whether Counselor Level of Spiritual …
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The Substance of Ontological Disputes
… that they are concerned only with language and not with facts. Some think that if this accusation is correct, philosophers should give up doing ontology. However, whether the accusation is correct and whether it is so serious depends on what is meant by verbal dispute. Eli Hirsch in …
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Essays on the Transmission Mechanisms of Monetary Policy
… has evolved through several distinct phases and frameworks over the last quarter of a century. A "new consensus" has emerged as a key theoretical construct of this process, with implications for the nature and role of money in an endogenous framework. It is argued that this is the essential …
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The Role of Attention in Second Language Development
This pilot study investigated the role of attention in language learning. I began by examining the most current research into how attention functions in the brain; then I discussed how attention as a cognitive mechanism is believed to fit into models of data processing and language learning. Once …
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The Role of Attention in Second Language Development
This pilot study investigated the role of attention in language learning. I began by examining the most current research into how attention functions in the brain; then I discussed how attention as a cognitive mechanism is believed to fit into models of data processing and language learning. Once …
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The financial performance of small and medium sized companies: A model based on accountancy data is developed to predict the financial performance of small and medium sized companies.
… in an economy, the impact of their failures, and the lack of failure research with respect to . this population, provided justification for this study. The research was undertaken in two stages. The first stage included a detailed description and discussion of the nature and role of small …
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