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Incarnational Immersion-Based Learning In Cultural Contexts: A Charity Model, John Trokan

Journal of Catholic Education

The Religious Pastoral Studies and Behavioral Sciences Departments of a Midwestern college have collaborated in offering academic courses in theology and anthropology that include service immersion experiences with people of diverse cultures in South Dakota, North Carolina, New Mexico, Kentucky, and Honduras. This paper explores the incarnational dimension of immersion experiences between native peoples and college students. Using a contextual theology model, students and faculty from various social science and religious studies disciplines reflect with native people on the historical and contemporary elements of their culture and spirituality. This paper discusses the historical development of the immersion courses, methodology, curriculum …

Religious Education In The Prophetic Voice: The Pedagogy Of Eileen Egan, Linda L. Baratte

Journal of Catholic Education

This article offers an overview of the life and work of Eileen Egan, a contemporary and passionate Christian leader whose values can inform religious education today. Peace educators, social activists, service learning directors, and Catholic political leaders have much to learn from her example and zeal.

โรคเกร็ดเลือดต่ำแบบพันธุกรรม, ปัญญา เสกสรรค์

Chulalongkorn Medical Journal

No abstract provided.

Trace Elements And Oxidative Stress In Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, Birgul Isik, Rana S. Isik, Ali Ceylan, Orhan Calik

Saudi Medical Journal

OBJECTIVE: Many trace elements have activator or inhibitor roles in the antioxidative defense systems in diseases such as chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases (COPD). In this study, we aimed to show the levels of trace elements with action in oxidative stress, and to show the levels of malondialdehyde (MDA) as a marker of oxidative stress, and the activity of paraoxonase (PON1) as an antioxidant in COPD and smokers. METHODS: We included 25 patients with COPD, and 20 healthy non-smokers in the study. We selected them from the hospitalized patients at the Hospital of Dicle University, Turkey, between April 2003 and January …

A Covenant Epistemology, Larry Taylor

Doctor of Ministry

The problem addressed in this paper concerns how large, charismatic-type churches practice their ecclesial epistemology. It is the position of this paper that the typical hierarchical approach to leadership has hindered the epistemological process by placing too much responsibility on one person, the senior leader, and too little responsibility on the congregation as a whole. Covenant Epistemology is a response to this problem, by calling on the whole church to function in unity in the discernment process. Its core feature is the covenant that bonds members of a faith community together to a unique commitment to seek collectively knowledge and …

Functional Diversity, Eric M. Brown

Doctor of Ministry

The question at the heari of this dissertation is, "can it be different?" The "it" is the way church is organized, worship happens, and the very flavor of the church in the United Methodist Church in Oregon and Idaho. Today, church is generally organized following the traditional Anglo experience. The hymns, food, and organizational patterns generally follow the patterns of the white, English-speaking majority in the churches. A different formula would be one that is more multicultural and multiethnic. In this dissertation, the different way of organizing and thinking of church is called functional diversity.

Functional diversity is explored through …

Fabrication And Mechanical Characterization Of A Two-Ply Cross Fiber Stent And Fibers Comprising Blends Of Poly(L-Lactic Acid), Sushma Gampa

Bioengineering Theses - Archive

Recent studies indicate that stabilization of vulnerable atherosclerotic plaques is critical for minimizing acute coronary syndromes. In this regard a new biodegradable stent design, the Two-ply cross fiber stent, has been developed to reduce stent-imposed stresses on such plaque and to provide increased drug reservoir capability. A comparative study of the mechanical properties of Two-ply and Single-ply stent designs was performed. Fibers comprising PLLA blends were developed and their thermal and mechanical properties were determined. Lateral spreading of helical fibers upon deployment of the Two ply design was observed that, in theory, may reduce stresses on the plaque surface. The …

Parametric And Non-Parametric Analysis Of Carotid Sinus Baroreflex System Using Electrically Induced Muscle Contraction, Sheetal D. Deshmukh

Bioengineering Theses - Archive

The arterial pressure is an important physiological parameter which if not maintained at desired level may lead to fatal disorders or in worst situations even death. The physiological feedback control mechanism in order to regulate the arterial pressure is performed by the baroreceptors. In this study the dynamic characteristics of carotid sinus baroreceptor are identified to obtain the open-loop characteristics of the carotid sinus pressure (CSP, mmHg) to the renal sympathetic nerve activity (RSNA, Arbitrary unit), RSNA to systemic arterial pressure (SAP, mmHg), CSP to SAP and CSP to heart rate (HR, bpm).The purpose of this study was to know …

Man Going Squirrelly, David Beeching

The Prairie Light Review

No abstract provided.

For Caffeine, Mardelle Fortier

The Prairie Light Review

No abstract provided.

Lucid Dream, Dulce Vasquez

The Prairie Light Review

No abstract provided.

Colonel Kurtz Is Coming Home, Daniel Messick

The Prairie Light Review

No abstract provided.

Capricorn, Gloria Fazio

The Prairie Light Review

No abstract provided.

Kearifan Dalam Bahasa Sebuah Tinjauan Pragmatis Terhadap Profil Kebahasaan Media Massa Pada Masa Pasca Order Baru, F X. Rahyono, Irzanti Sutanto, Ratnawati Rachmat, Dwi Puspitorini

Makara Human Behavior Studies in Asia

The Wisdom of Language A Pragmatic Study on the Profile of the Post-New Order Era Mass Media Language. “Total Reformasi!” is the slogan circulated in the public discourse of the post-New Order era. All kinds of condemnation, grievances, and anger have been raised in various discourses, from formal to informal dialogues. In such an era, people’s collective memory is mostly associated with uncontrollable events, and it is eventually represented in the discourse of “the overdosed Reformasi” (Reformasi yang kebablasan). A word, phrase, and sentence basically have the potential of expressing both referential and contextual meanings. From a pragmatic point of …

Welcome Address At The In-House Seminar On The Mortgage Industry In Nigeria: Issues, Challenges And Prospects, Y. Nuhu

Economic and Financial Review

This is the welcome address by Alhaji Y. Nuhu at the in-house seminar on "the mortgage industry in Nigeria: issues, challenges and prospects", for CBN Executive Staff, Bauchi, October 24 - 28, 2005.

Special Remarks At The In-House Seminar On The Mortgage Industry In Nigeria: Issues, Challenges And Prospects., O. J. Nnanna

Economic and Financial Review

This is the special remarks by Dr. O. J. Nnanna at the in-house seminar on "the mortgage industry in Nigeria: issues, challenges and prospects", for CBN Executive Staff, Bauchi, October 24 - 28, 2005.

Keynote Address At The In-House Seminar On The Mortgage Industry In Nigeria: Issues, Challenges And Prospects, Obadiah Mailafia

Economic and Financial Review

This is the keynote address by Dr. Obadiah. Mailafia at the in-house seminar on "the mortgage industry in Nigeria: issues, challenges and prospects", for CBN Executive Staff, Bauchi, October 24 - 28, 2005.

Legal And Regulatory Framework For The Mortgage Industry In Nigeria, J. A. Akinwale

Economic and Financial Review

This article examines the legal and regulatory framework for the mortgage industry in Nigeria. The outline of major issues on legal and regulatory framework for mortgage institutions discussed in the article include: Functions of PMI’s vis-a-vis their enabling laws and role in the overall financial system; licensing; assets and liability powers; capital requirements; supervision; disclosure and verification of information; staffing, and developmental issues.

An X-Ray Of The Mortgage Industry In Nigeria, Fortune Ebie

Economic and Financial Review

This article provides a detailed examination of the Mortgage Industry in Nigeria with a view to identifying the issues, challenges and prospects. The rest of the paper is divided into five sections. The overview of housing industry in Nigeria is the focus of section 2 while section 3 reviews the structure of the mortgage industry. Section 4 focuses on the regulatory/institutional framework for mortgage financing in Nigeria. The x-ray of mortgage industry is undertaken in section 5 while section 6 concludes the paper.

Mortgage Institutions And Financing In Nigeria: Performance, Constraints And Prospects, S. A. Oni

Economic and Financial Review

The article, mortgage institutions and financing in nigeria: performance, constraints and prospects, reviews the performance of the mortgage institutions in Nigeria. The rest of the paper is divided into four parts. Following this introduction is part 2 that focuses on the evolution of mortgage financing in Nigeria. Part 3 reviews the performance of mortgage institutions, while part 4 highlights the constraints in the sub-sector and the prospects of mortgage financing in Nigeria. Part 5 concludes the paper.

The Land Tenure System: Which Land Title For The Nigerian Mortgage Industry?, J. A. Akinwale

Economic and Financial Review

The article examines among issues raised in the 2001 Report of the Presidential Committee on Urban Development and Housing, which made recommendations for the National Housing Policy. ln order to appreciate the kind of land tenure system that is operated in the country, the objective of this paper is to highlight the process and procedure individuals or corporate bodies will have to go through in order to secure finance for building or buying a house. The paper is divided into three sections. Following this introduction, is section two which discusses mortgage loan perfection, while section three appraises the land tenure …

Ipulse: December 2005, Lynn University

Student Newspapers

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Pervasive Cracking Of The Northern Chilean Coastal Cordillera: New Evidence For Forearc Extension, John P. Loveless, Gregory D. Hoke, Richard W. Allmendinger, Gabriel González, Bryan L. Isacks, Daniel A. Carrizo

Geosciences: Faculty Publications

Despite convergence across the strongly coupled seismogenic interface between the South American and Nazca plates, the dominant neotectonic signature in the forearc of northern Chile is arc-normal extension. We have used 1 m resolution IKONOS satellite imagery to map nearly 37,000 cracks over an area of 500 km2 near the Salar Grande (21°S). These features, which are best preserved in a ubiquitous gypcrete surface layer, have both nontectonic and tectonic origins. However, their strong preferred orientation perpendicular to the plate convergence vector suggests that the majority owe their formation to approximate east-west extension associated with plate boundary processes such as …

Successful Treatment Of Chronic Persistant Vesicular Hand Dermatitis With Topical Pimecrolimus, Iqbal A. Bukhari

Saudi Medical Journal

Hand dermatitis is a common chronic skin condition that has many clinical forms including contact, hyperkeratotic, frictional, nummular, atopic, pompholyx and chronic vesicular hand dermatitis. Topical steroids are the first line agents used. Here, we report the successful response to topical pimecrolimus 1% cream in a patient with steroid resistant chronic vesicular hand dermatitis.

Frequency Of Methylenetetrahydrofolate Reductase C677t Polymorphism In Patients With Cardiovascular Disease In Eastern Saudi Arabia, Amein K Al-Ali, Fahad A. Al-Muhana, Emmanuel B. Larbi, Mohammed F. Abdulmohsen, Ali I. Al-Sultan, Mohamed S. Al-Maden, Suad A. Al-Ateeq

Saudi Medical Journal

OBJECTIVE: Homozygosity for the C677T mutation in the gene of the thermolabile enzyme 5,10 methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR) associates with reduced enzyme activity, leading to mild hyperhomocysteinemia. We now know that an elevated level of homocysteine is an important risk factor for cardiovascular disease (CVD). The objective of this study was to determine the prevalence of the C677T mutation in Saudi patients diagnosed with CVD. METHODS: Over a period of 2 years (2003-2004) in a case control study, we determined the prevalence of the C677T mutation in 83 CVD patients and in 40 age and gender-matched controls in the Eastern Province …

The Incidence And Impact Of Lupus Anticoagulants Among Patients In The Intensive Care Unit, Abdulaziz S. Aldawood, Mark Crowther, Roman Jaeschke, Ousama Dabbagh, Khalid Alkhairy, Salim Baharoon, Nazir Ahmed

Saudi Medical Journal

No abstract provided.

Actinomyces Meyeri Isolation From Synovial Fluid Of A Patient With Metastatic Squamous Cell Lung Carcinoma, Emel S. Cetin, Selcuk Kaya, Mustafa Demirci, Buket C. Aridogan

Saudi Medical Journal

No abstract provided.

Archaeology In The Upstate Of South Carolina, Tommy Charles, Terry Ferguson

Faculty & Staff Publications

No abstract provided.

Modeling Of Capacitor Impedance In Switching Converters, Jonathan W. Kimball, Philip T. Krein, Kevin R. Cahill

Electrical and Computer Engineering Faculty Research & Creative Works

Switched capacitor (SC) converters are gaining acceptance as alternatives to traditional, inductor-based switching power converters. Proper design of SC converters requires an understanding of all loss sources and their impacts on circuit operation. In the present work, an equivalent resistance method is developed for analysis, and equivalent resistance formulae are presented for various modes of operation. Quasiresonant converters are explored and compared to standard SC converters. Comparisons to inductor-based switching power converters are made. A number of capacitor technologies are evaluated and compared for applications to both SC converters and inductor-based converters. The resulting model can be used to accurately …

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West Virginia Law Review

No abstract provided.