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Reconciling nondeterministic and probabilistic choices
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Elizabeth Tudor: Reconciling Femininity And Authority
… were inferior to men. Elizabeth's dilemma was reconciling her femininity with her sovereignty, most notably concerning her justification for power, the issue of marriage and succession, and the conflict over the execution of Mary, Queen of Scots. The speeches Elizabeth presented to Parliament …
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Reconciling good intentions : the university-USAID partnership
Thesis (Ph. D.)--Michigan State University. Higher, Adult, and Life Long Education, 2009
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Reconciling the Functions of Tragedy and Fantasy
This thesis experiments with concepts of fantasy and tragedy in order to produce knowledge through practice-led research that facilitates an understanding of the links between the genres. It demonstrates that tragedy and fantasy literature are compatible forms that can operate effectively in a …
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Reconciling Western toad phylogeography with Great Basin prehistory
This study marks the first attempt to study historical processes that may be responsible for the contemporary geographic distribution and phylogeny of Great Basin Western toads (Anaxyrus boreas spp.). The dynamic aquatic history of the Great Basin was evaluated as a potential model for early toad …
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Edocentric Architecture: Reconciling the Past with the Present
In the words of David Hughes, "Afrocentric Architecture is a distinctive manifestation in a modern building environment which derives from the cultural, environmental and historical origins of the continent of Africa." In recent years, there has been a resurgence that seeks to define what it truly …
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Reconciling Twin Transitions with sustainability. A Circular Economy perspective.
The Twin Transitions (TT) concept highlights the interconnection between the green transition, geared toward achieving climate goals, and the digital transition, aimed at disseminating digital technologies and infrastructures. These objectives are fundamental for the long run competitiveness of …
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Mobile App Releases And Firm Value: Reconciling Conflicting Literature
Current research finds different impacts on the effect of mobile application (app) releases on firm value. Prior event studies based on mobile app announcement dates show positive abnormal returns on average, and prior event studies based on mobile app release dates show negative abnormal returns …
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The trade balancing act : reconciling domestic and foreign politics.
This paper examines the motives for policymakers in their use of antidumping tariffs. In a scenario where a country is facing domestic political economy influences and foreign political economy influences, I find evidence that countries are not in a repeated "prisoner's dilemma" game, but they are …
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Reconciling modal and time domain techniques in photonic simulation
Three dimensional Finite Difference Time Domain (3D-FDTD) simulation serves as the indisputable gold standard for device design and verification in silicon photonics. However, 3D-FDTD is prohibitively expensive for large devices let alone cascaded systems, leading to the pursuit of a diversified …
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Reconciling Life Balance: A Grounded Theory Study of Overcoming Failure
… and theoretical coding, the Grounded Theory <em>Reconciling Life Balance </em> emerged.</p> <p><em>Reconciling Life Balance</em> represents the basic social-psychological process of nursing students who failed a course, repeated the course successfully and continued to complete their nursing …
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Memoryscape : Reconciling Everyday City Dwellers’ Memory with Pretoria’s Heritage Narrative
Museums, much like any other historical establishment, reflect the perspectives or bias of the people who created them (South African Heritage Online, 2011). The socio-spatial contribution of museums in the City of Pretoria (Tshwane) has diminished significantly. Existing museums are not fully …
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Reconciling Discontinuities and Disruptions: The Construction of an Integrated Typology
<p>Radical innovations are often characterized by a rapid shift from one dominant design to another. The theories of discontinuous and disruptive innovation present two important and independent explanations for why these shifts occur. This research tests the usefulness of combining these two …
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Working women in Cape Town: reconciling religious beliefs and modernity
A patriarchal reading of the Qur'ānic verse 4:34 implies the subordination of wives to their husband within their families. The fundamental duty of the husband to support his wife materially has led to the entrenched notion of male protection of women. In exchange for such protection, the wife has …
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Building the machine in the woods : reconciling technology and architecture
Given the fact that, to some degree, all buildings are technological phenomena; first, how do we select the appropriate technologies for a given set of requirements; and, more importantly, how do we find architectural and landscape forms which express the pragmatic reality of the technologies as …
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Kaitiakitanga o te Taiao - Reconciling Legislative Provisions and Outcomes for Māori
The Resource Management Act (1991) (RMA) was heralded as internationally ground-breaking for its integrated approach, and for cementing 'sustainable management' as its overarching purpose. It was ground-breaking also for its recognition of First Nations’ rights and values. This includes directing …
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Sustainability and biofuels: Reconciling social and environmental criteria with WTO law
This thesis examines European Union (’EU’) biofuels sustainability criteria in the context of the law of the World Trade Organization (’WTO’). The criteria were introduced as part of the 2009 EU Renewable Energy and Fuel Quality Directives. There has been no dispute; however, uncertainty about the …
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