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Showing 1 to 20 of 20 for “"imminence"”.
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Imminence and immanence : embodied meaning in architectural experience
This thesis is an investigation of the natural or bodily-based meaning of architecture, understood in terms of the inherent qualities and relationships that arise out of movement within built environment, and based in a contemporary understanding of the relationship between man and world. This …
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Preaching With Urgency: How the New Testament's Teaching on the Second Coming of Christ Necessitates Earnest Proclamation
… should preach with urgency because of the imminence of Christ’s return. The second coming of Christ is motivation to preach with urgency due to its warning of judgment to the unconverted and the offer of comfort and eternal reward to the Christ-follower. The first chapter addresses …
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Emotional engagement and orienting: the effects of picture size on affective response
… are specialized in assessing the valence and imminence of dangers and appetitive cues. The Orienting Response (OR) is a fundamental response pattern that an organism executes whenever a novel or significant stimulus is detected, and has been shown to be consistently modulated by the affective …
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A feasibility study for a proactive congestion control for broadband networks
… is used to give a measure of congestion imminence, through the probability distribution for the time to overload. Applications both to real time services and delay tolerant services are discussed. The method is predicated on knowledge of the current source state and a method of estimating …
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Daoine Sidhe: Celtic Superstitions of Death Within Irish Fairy Tales Featuring the Dullahan and Banshee
… tales demonstrate the cultural fears of the imminence of death and anxieties of the unknown. Celtic fairy tales help the peasantry deal with death, a recurring theme of daily life, which allows the persistence of these tales among the Celtic culture.
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Does expert evidence pertaining to battered woman syndrome influence juror verdicts?
… verdicts the legal requirements of self defence (imminence, proportionality and an attempt to retreat from the situation) are generally not met in cases where battered women kill their partner: The killings do not immediately follow the attack, the force used is not proportionate to the attack and …
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Prospective marketing meta-analysis : the effect of TV vs new media car ads on consumer car consideration probabilities in China and USA
… in China, TV, social media, TV+social media, and imminence of purchase had the highest statistically significant positive effect on advertised car considerations. In USA, TV, social media, age, and education had the highest statistically significant effects on advertised car considerations. When …
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Revelation 6:9-11: An Exegesis of the Fifth Seal in the Light of the Problem of the Eschatological Delay
… the persecution of the last days has occurred. Imminence and delay do seem to intersect in the passage, creating a crisis of eschatological proportions which, in turn, raises questions of theodicy.</p> <p>The purpose of this dissertation is to increase understanding of the fifth seal as a whole …
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The use of nuclear weapons under the doctrine of self-defence
… of self-defence and the cardinal principals of ‘imminence’, ‘necessity’ and ‘proportionality’ which regulate the lawfulness of a state’s actions in self-defence. Since there has only been two situations where nuclear weapons have been used- in Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945- it is necessary to …
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From inside the Arab family: What literacy practices occur when raising bilingual and biliterate children?
… practices were religious beliefs and the imminence of return to the home country. Arab mothers were found to yield a heavy influence on the pursuit of literacy, as well as the consistency of literacy learning events in the home. Findings should contribute to helping parents of children …
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A domain-independent model of suspense in narrative
… a given story. Our model uses a measure for the imminence of the predicted conflict between narrative threads to create a suspense profile for a given story. We also identify two types of suspense: conflict-based and revelatory suspense. We tested the validity of our model by asking participants …
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Joint use of poverty scoring and credit scoring: advantages and limitations of a new technique for socially oriented and sustainability-minded microfinance institutions
… analysis, collateral, credit reporting, and the imminence of legal or social pressure reduce adverse selection. When interest rates drop due to subsidies or operational efficiencies, non-poor individuals seek microloans, particularly when banks deny or cap their credits. This demand for larger …
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Climate Change Relocation as an Adaptation Strategy: from Taboo to Opportunity
… Scientific study and observation indicate the imminence of climate change impacts, many of which may exceed the adaptive capacity of vulnerability hotspots. Therefore, it is imperative to reassess this response option in the light of its past negative reputation, the success of current …
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Shaping Responses to Terrorism, Muslims, and Syrian Refugees: The Role of Right-Wing Adherence and News Media Exposure
… attitudes, anti-refugee attitudes, and terrorism imminence beliefs. Results showed that greater right-wing adherence was associated with greater trust of conservative news and less use and trust of liberal news. There were indirect paths between right-wing adherence and attitudes through liberal …
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A midbrain mechanism for computing escape decisions in the mouse
… cues to correctly identify the presence and imminence of a predatory threat, and transform this information into defensive actions. However, despite much research in identifying the circuits that may be responsible for such transformations, little is known about how this occurs …
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Understanding community end of life anticipatory medication care
… hospital admissions. However, in signifying the imminence of death, anticipatory medication carry great symbolic and emotional impact. Stakeholder perspectives, particularly those of patients and informal caregivers, have not been investigated in detail. This thesis examines the practice of …
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The Doctrine of the Sanctuary in the Seventh-day Adventist Church: Three Approaches
… of the decalogue and the Sabbath, and (3) the imminence of the parousia. The perception of such underlying concerns contributes to a better grasp of Smith's approach to the doctrine. It also aids in the identification of certain theological weaknesses.</p> <p>Chapter II shows that what …
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Examining the role of the anterior and posterior orbitofrontal cortex in emotional regulation in the common marmoset (Callithrix jacchus)
The dysfunction and structural abnormalities of the orbitofrontal cortex have been reported in a number of affective disorders, including depression and several anxiety disorders. However, research has largely centred around reward-guided decision-making and economic choice, as opposed to how it …
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History's Perilous Pleasures: Experiencing Antiquity in the Postwar Hollywood Epic
… to escape from the traumas of World War II, the imminence of a nuclear Armageddon, and the possibility of no future, the epic renders visible and forces an encounter with the very terrors it promises and seeks to escape. As such, it presents a portrait of an uneasy American culture struggling, …
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Public debt in sub-Saharan African countries: determinants and economic effects
… in previous decades and are currently facing the imminence of another crisis. This thesis extends the public debt literature by examining the drivers and growth effects of public debt with a focus on SSA countries. The aim is to carry out a more comprehensive analysis of public debt that accounts …