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Showing 1 to 4 of 4 for “"conversion models"”.
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Biomass characterization and reduced order modeling of mixed-feedstock gasification
… characteristics and state of the art in biomass conversion models were applied in the expanded ROM to model coal-biomass mixture gasification. Biomass has higher oxygen content and lower fixed carbon content than coal. Therefore, as results show, increasing the mass fraction of wood leads to a …
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Surrender to Krishna : religious conversion and cultural change
… is to examine core ideas relating to theories of conversion into New Religious Movements and assess whether such can be broadened in respect of issues of individual and 'Wider cultural change, and in doing so consider the connections between religious experience as a cultural expression and other …
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Becoming Vegetarian: An Analysis of the Vegetarian Career Using an Integrated Model of Deviance
This dissertation attempts to explore the nature of a particular food consumption pattern using a number of different deviance theories in order to outline the career path of vegetarianism. Using semi-structured interviews with 45 practicing vegetarians from two regions of the United States, the …
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Conversion and Ritualisation: an analysis of how westerners enter the International Society for Krishna Consciousness and assimilate its values and practices
… central argument of my research is that extant models of conversion do not do justice to the process by which individuals enter ISKCON and assimilate its values, beliefs, and practices. This thesis thus critically examines conversion models/theories and seeks to refine our understanding of …