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Showing 1 to 20 of 146 for “"discord"”.
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Contingency contracting for the treatment of marital discord
<p>The effectiveness of contingency contracting for treating marital distress was tested using a within couple multiple baseline design across responses. Two distressed couples participated. Both couples experienced marginal improvements as measured by a spouse-tracking procedure, One couple …
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Discord and fragmentation in Eritrean politics, 1941-1981
This study is an attempt to reconstruct the political history of Eritrea from 1941 to 1981. The fifty years of colonial rule following the imposition of Italian rule in 1890 failed to forge a common identity among the various communities in Eritrea. Lacking a common bond which could transcend …
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Harmony in Discord: An Analysis of Catalan Folk Song
Traditional folk song is a reflection of the society that creates it. In the Catalan case it reflects not only Catalan society but also those of Valencia and the Balearic Islands, for whom forms of the Catalan language are native. This present thesis investigates the corpus of folk song in Catalan …
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Quantum discord, EPR steering and Bell-type correlations for secure CV quantum communications
… forms of Quantum Correlations known as "Quantum Discord", "Einstein-Podolsky-Rosen(EPR) Steering" and "Bel-type correlations" in the continuous-variable quantum states and investigate their practical applications for the secure quantum communication. While previously quantum entanglement was …
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Quantum discord, EPR steering and Bell-type correlations for secure CV quantum communications
… forms of Quantum Correlations known as "Quantum Discord", "Einstein-Podolsky-Rosen(EPR) Steering" and "Bel-type correlations" in the continuous-variable quantum states and investigate their practical applications for the secure quantum communication. While previously quantum entanglement was …
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The apple of discord : the impact of the Levant on Anglo-French relations during 1943
… suspicion and rivalry, created and accentuated discord and dissension between wartime Allies and , on occasion , even came perilously close to rupturing their relations. The introduction provides a survey of Anglo-French relations in the region as a backdrop against which the period covered by …
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"Listen to the Wild Discord": Jazz in the Chicago Defender and the Louisiana Weekly, 1925-1929
<p>This essay will use the views of two African American newspaper columnists, E. Belfield Spriggins of the <em>Louisiana Weekly</em> and Dave Peyton of the <em>Chicago Defender</em>, to argue that though New Orleans and Chicago both occupied a primary place in the history of jazz, in many ways …
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Britain, France and the Rearmament of the Federal Republic of Germany 1947 - 1954: Cooperation and Discord
For the Western allies the breakdown of the Council of Foreign Ministers in 1947 and the onset of the cold war precipitated the controversy over Germany's future and established perceptions of the Soviet threat. Through the investigation of British and French diplomatic archives, the aim of this …
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Government hesitancy amidst industry discord: Decline of the United States-flag merchant marine after World War II
… hesitated to step in and calm the growing discord, and several decades passed as American maritime policy stagnated. Only after the parties in the industry began cooperating with each other did Congress take positive steps to aid the American-flag merchant marine, but it still hesitated …
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An analysis of the dynamics and effects of interdepartmental policy discord on post-apartheid South Africa’s border control and border security
Borders have a primary responsibility of separating political entities (states) and the creation of national identities within states. In the African context, borders were created through colonial fiat, and have remained intact, except in the two cases: that of South Sudan and Eritrea. This study …
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Marital Satisfaction and Depression in a Study of Brazilian Women: A Cross-Cultural Test of the Marital Discord Model of Depression
… research has linked depression and marital discord, with women frequently having a higher association between variables. Several longitudinal research studies have linked marital satisfaction to subsequent depression. The Marital Discord Model of Depression states that marital discord is an …
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Exploring the Impact of Insecure Attachment Styles in Couple Adjustment Through the Lens of Cluster B Pathology
… pathology, and who are engaged in couple discord. The following clinical research project explored how insecure attachments impact the trajectory of both cluster B pathology and adult couples’ relationship discord. Studies reviewed included adults diagnosed with mood disorders, personality …
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In pursuit of resonance: Exploring sexed and gendered 'discord' and 'dissonance' in relation to the health and social welfare 'needs' of the transgender community
This thesis explores the health and social welfare 'needs' of the transsexual/transgender community and how they have come to be recognised, understood and managed within interventions. It focuses on the way the 'needs' of 'trans' people have commonly come to be understood as grounded within a …
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Summarizing Developer Chat Conversations
… and collaborative platforms like Slack, Discord, Microsoft Teams,etc. These platforms facilitate communication among developers all over the world and allow distributed software development. Software developers rely on these platforms to discuss their projects and to seek technical help. …
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Pietro Bembo’s Bias: Patronage, History, and the Italic Wars
… experienced foreign invasions and internal discord between rivaling duchies and city-states. Florence and Venice both faced internal and external discord due to the constant wars and political in fighting. Venetian Pietro Bembo wrote historical accounts of this period during the Renaissance. …
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Discordant Poetics: Spenser to Milton
… production of the time. The opposing concept of discord, however, has only received limited critical consideration. This thesis offers a sustained exploration of this concept as a significant aesthetic principle in early modern culture, investigating its influence on English epic writing in …
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Relations Between Depression and Relationship Quality Among Couples with a Depressed Male
… the co-occurrence of male depression and marital discord, the current study aimed to gain an in-depth understanding of spouses\' experience of male depression, and how depression affects their relationships. Using a stress generation perspective, this qualitative study interviewed depressed men …
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