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Showing 1 to 20 of 42 for “"circumstantial evidence"”.
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Diagnostic Reasoning With Circumstantial Evidence (problem-Solving)
Restricted to the U of I community idenfinitely during batch ingest of legacy ETDs
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An analysis of circumstantial evidence in discharging the burden of proof: A critical review of the Zambian Jurisprudence
This dissertation consists of the law relating to circumstantial evidence in discharging the burden of proof and has sought to criticize the Zambian jurisprudence in that regard. In order to come up with the contents herein I sought help from the institutions themselves such as the police and the …
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The origins and maintenance of species boundaries in Jamesbrittenia O. Kuntze (Scrophulariaceae: Manuleae)
… deviated from the overall trend. This provides circumstantial evidence for reinforcement of reproductive barriers. Floral dissimilarity and divergence time were found to be useful in predicting hybridization reported in the wild (p<0.0001). Species pairs susceptible to hybridization were …
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Identification and Characterization of a Suppressor Mutation That Relieves the Enzymic and Growth Defects of Sod-Deficient Escherichia Coli
… strains is explored. This study provides circumstantial evidence that the sulfur and aromatic auxotrophies are directly or indirectly linked to cluster damage.
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Geomagnetically induced currents and its presence in the Eskom transmission network
… knowledge at that time.) However, there is now evidence that the sites most susceptible are not at the conventionally accepted locations, and that damage and disruption may have occurred where it was not expected. For this project a thorough literature search was done to understand the source …
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IDENTIFICATION OF SPRING AND FALL SPAWNED EGGS AND THE GENETIC DISTINCTION OF GULF STURGEON IN THE CHOCTAWHATCHEE RIVER, ALABAMA-FLORIDA
… proposed for GS, but only with the support of circumstantial evidence. This study used molecular techniques to investigate seasonality of GS spawning and the possibility that this has produced unique genetic groups in the Choctawhatchee River. Mitochondrial DNA from suspected GS eggs was used …
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"Few know an earl in fishing clothes": Fish middens and the economy of the viking age and late norse earldoms of Orkney and Caithness, Northern Scotland
… Caithness and Shetland. It discusses available evidence and establishes the considerable wealth of the earldoms. Part 2 investigates the possible sources of this wealth. It concludes by highlighting circumstantial evidence for an export trade in cured fish. Zooarchaeological and archaeobotanical …
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Syntrophic relationships between algae and bacteria in a fresh-water stream and in culture /
… a laboratory model. Field observations provided circumstantial evidence, in statistical correlation for syntrophy between the microbial populations. This relation is probably subject to control by the temperature and pH of the aquatic environment. Several species of a pond community were isolated …
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Polygraph testing in the South African workplace : the law and practice
… The perception of just administration questions evidence obtained by the use of lie detector (polygraph) tests comes under scrutiny as far as the admissibility and weight of such evidence is concerned. This research paper will recommend and conclude the following: 1. Constitutional guarantees are …
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Re-Os dating of algal laminites : reduction-enrichment of metals in the sedimentary environment and evidence for new geoporphyrins
… ligands known as porphyrins revealed very good circumstantial evidence for the existence of Re porphyrins in the sedimentary environment, something never reported before. The overall lack of equivalent Os porphyrins indicates that sedimentary organic matter possesses distinct organic matter …
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Profitability of Smallholder Sugarcane Farming Systems in Tanzania: A Comparative Analysis Between Block Farming and Traditional Farming Systems in Morogoro.
There is circumstantial evidence that smallholder sugarcane farming systems have substantial effect on the profitability of smallholder farmers. Primary data collected through semi structured questionnaires administered to a random sample of smallholder sugarcane farmers in Morogoro region were …
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Evidence for the Crucifixion and Resurrection of Jesus Christ Examined through the Islamic Law
This dissertation argues that evidence for the crucifixion and resurrection of Jesus Christ passes examination under the Islamic law of evidence. This is significant because Islam is the fastest growing religion in the world and the only great world religion whose sacred book expressly denies …
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Analysis of human cytomegalovirus in the healthy human carrier
Much circumstantial evidence has pointed to peripheral blood leukocytes as one site of persistence of Human Cytomegalovirus (HCMV) in healthy carriers. However, the exact population of peripheral blood cells that carry HCMV and to what extent they express HCMV gene products in not known. I have …
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The use of faunal evidence to reconstruct site history and Hoedjiespunt 1 (HDP1), Western Cape
… which these two sites were formed. Stratigraphic evidence and spatial information, suggest that the bones in the palaeontological site were in all likelihood accumulated in a cavity, thus postdating the sediments in which they occur. Circumstantial evidence, in addition to Klein and Cruz-Uribe's …
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Seed and seedling ecology of two co-occurring ericoid fynbos shrub species
… for Passerina could not be determined, although circumstantial evidence pointed to the role of an indirect fire effect associated with the removal of vegetation. The seed banks of both species were seasonally persistent, and were not substantially depleted during the year following seed input. …
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Extending the frontier of the Nigerian insanity defence: comparative analyses of the insanity defence in England and Scotland to offer alternative options for development.
… must determine the accused person's insanity on evidence, for which it admits medical and circumstantial evidence. This study clarifies issues surrounding evidence, urging more reliance on the medical evidence for trial and sentencing. Moreover, the narrow disposal option affects the …
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'I see you have quite gone over to the supernaturalists' : the spiritual and scientific Arthur Conan Doyle
… fiction stories that include his belief that circumstantial evidence and eye witness testimony should be utilised to sway scientific scepticism. The thesis concludes by noting how the author finally embraced spiritualism through ideas of spiritual salvation amidst a world doomed by their …
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Ritual threads : cultic evidence related to household textile production at Iron Age Tell Halif.
… industries are informative to retrieve cultic evidence related to household textile production at Iron Age Tell Halif. Ancient Near Eastern textual and circumstantial evidence points to an association of high quality textiles with cults and deities. Despite the Deuteronomistic conformist …
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Studies on the Effects of Alkalizing Agents on Acid -Base Balance in Horses
… after ingestion alkalizing agents and only circumstantial evidence exists. The practice of administering alkalyzing agents to horns before racing is otherwise known as ""milkshaking"". Regulations now exist to prevent this illegal pre-race procedure by pre-race quarantine and determination …
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The Semliki Basin, Uganda : its sedimentation history and stratigraphy in relation to petroleum accumulation
… for reservoirs and top seals as well as circumstantial evidence of regionally mature source rocks, possible seals, traps and hydrocarbon-migration pathways.
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