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Showing 1 to 20 of 21 for “"Philemon"”.
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Finding Onesimus: Recovering the Story of a First-Century Fugitive Slave
… known to us primarily through Paul’s letter to Philemon (Phlm) in the New Testament. Within this broader purpose, this project challenges a popular historical theory for Onesimus’ flight, the so-called <em>Amicus Domini</em> theory. This is the theory that Onesimus fled his master Philemon with …
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Ο ΚΩΜΙΚΟΣ ΠΟΙΗΤΗΣ ΦΙΛΗΜΩΝ
… THE COMMENTARY OF THE 90 FRAGMENTS OF THE PLAY OFPHILEMON. THE INTRODUCTION CONTAINS THE "TESTIMONIA" 26 REFERENCES FROM THE ANCIENT GREEK ABOUT PHILEMON. THE LIFE OF PHILEMON, HE WAS A SYRAKOUSIAN AND LIVED MORE THAN 100 YEARS BETWEEN 365-260 B.C. HE IS A POET OF THE NEW COMEDY. HE WROTE 97 PLAYS …
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The impact of adoption and usage of Information and Communication Technologies(ICTs)in selected manufacturing and business firms in Zambia
This study was aimed at investigating the impact of adoption of Information Communication Technologies (ICTs) on selected manufacturing and business firms in Zambia.This study was exploratory in nature, hence, a cross sectional approach was undertaken in the first half of 2015 to measure firms’ …
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The impact of adoption and usage of Information and Communication Technologies(ICTs)in selected manufacturing and business firms in Zambia
This study was aimed at investigating the impact of adoption of Information Communication Technologies (ICTs) on selected manufacturing and business firms in Zambia.This study was exploratory in nature, hence, a cross sectional approach was undertaken in the first half of 2015 to measure firms’ …
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Sustainable sorting; a human-centric approach to second-hand clothing decisions
African countries are among the highest importers of secondhand clothes. Nearly seventy percent of all Western second-hand clothing (SHC) donations go to African nations (Kermeliotis & Curnow, 2013). However, the influx of second-hand clothing in Africa has severely undermined the domestic textile …
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Improving the bioconversion of lignocellulosic feedstock to bio-fuels and chemicals
This study investigated the fate of lignocellulosic biomass (wheat-feed and perennial rye grass) in different anaerobic digestion systems, evaluating the role of substrate specificity on the pattern of degradation. The two-stage (biohydrogen-biomethane) anaerobic system was found to be more …
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The effect of transition to renewable energy on stakeholders of energy companies: analyses of energy companies' financial and non-financial performance indices
Due to sustainability concerns globally, energy firms are increasingly under the pressures of stakeholders to adopt environmental performance management strategies. Consequently, some firms that produce fossil fuel energy are transitioning to renewable energy production. But due to the divergent …
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Construction of CNFY-CNF1 Chimera Protein for Study of Differential pH Dependent Activity of CNF Proteins
In this thesis we will explore the topic of cytotoxic necrotizing factors (CNFs) and show the creation of chimeric constructs to further test the details of CNF translocation into the cell. The CNF family of toxins is under the larger family of dermonecrotic AB toxins. These AB toxins have the …
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Discrete sacrificial anodes and their use in service life extension of chloride contaminated reinforced concrete structures
There is an urgent need for economic and technically sound concrete repair technologies in South Africa as the number of deteriorating RC structures needing repair is increasing. Currently, the South African concrete repair industry mainly relies on the application of patch repairs and corrosion …
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Influence of mix design parameters on restrained shrinkage cracking in non-structural concrete patch repair mortars
There is a dearth of clear and consistent information on the effects of mix design parameters, and their corresponding interactions, on restrained shrinkage cracking in non-structural concrete patch repair mortars (PRMs). This dearth of information makes the design and development of PRMs with …
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UAV mission planning under uncertainty
With the continued development of high endurance Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV) and Unmanned Combat Aerial Vehicles (UCAV) that are capable of performing autonomous fiunctions across the spectrum of military operations, one can envision a future military in which Air Component Commanders control …
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Establishment of COTESA VESTALIS (HALIDAY) and DIADROMUS COLLARIS (GRAV.) parasitoids of the DIAMONDBACK MOTH, PLUTELLA XYLOSTELLA (L.), and assessment of the effectiveness of C. VESTALIS as a biological control agent in Zambia
The goals of the study were to confirm establishment of two exotic parasitoids, Cotesia vestalis (Haliday) (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) and Diadromus collaris (Grav.) (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae), released in Lusaka Province, Zambia, during the 1970s and 1980s, to control the diamondback moth, …
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The faith of Jesus Christ: an analysis of Paul's use of pistis Christou
[Greek words romanized in title and description] This dissertation defends the thesis that the Pauline phrase, pistis Christou ("faith of Christ" [Rom 3:22,26; Gal 2:16, 20; 3:22; Phil 3:9; Eph 3:12]), in its various contexts, is best translated as "faith in Christ" (objective genitive) and not …
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Enhancing cognition of circle theorems via adaptive technology in rural-based Eswatini: pre-service teachers' usage and acceptance of geogebra
With the mandate of addressing the inadequacy of research establishments in rural college settings of Eswatini, this study designed and employed the “Rural Eswatini Pre-service Teachers' Acceptance of GeoGebra” Model to examine the characteristics that influence rural Eswatini pre-service teachers' …
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Small Scale Honey Processing Tools for Pastoralists Economic Development in Naberera Ward in Simanjiro District, Manyara Region Tanzania
In rural areas of Tanzania honey sub sector is among of the potential enterprises that accommodate most of farmers/pastoralist and small scale producers it is one of the potential and reasonably subsectors which can generate income for the poor household. That potential notwithstanding, the sub …
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"Laughter in the Dark": Belief and Literature in a Secular Age
<p>While the “spiritual” nature of contemporary literary fiction is easier to identify in the works of the outright “religious” (e.g., Marilynne Robinson), there are others traditionally viewed by the critical establishment as “secular” (e.g., Jonathan Lethem) for whom the concern is a bit more …
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Library charges: an investigation into the feasibility of introducing user fees at the Kabarnet District library in Kenya
This study investigates the feasibility of introducing user fees at the Kabarnet District Library a branch of the Kenya National Library Services (KNLS). The study consisted of two main approaches: the first was a conceptual review of the literature in the field and the second was an empirical …
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Library funding : a study to identify reliable and equitable sources of public library funding in Kenya
The premise from which this research project begins is that public libraries particularly in the developing world, are unable to fully finance their services and thus should seek alternative sources of funding. This project attempts to identify sustainable funding options for the Kenya National …
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Praxialism: A Philosophical Foundation of Multicultural Education in a Democratic Society
The praxial philosophy of music education is proposed as a potential inclusive philosophical foundation of a multicultural education that broadly encompasses race, gender, religion, and people with disabilities. The praxial philosophy is grounded in the practice of multiple cultures by different …
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