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Derivation Of New Double-Input Dc-Dc Converters Using The Building Block Methodology, Karteek Gummi Jan 2008

Derivation Of New Double-Input Dc-Dc Converters Using The Building Block Methodology, Karteek Gummi

Masters Theses

"In most power electronic systems, the instantaneous input and output power vary by time and are not exactly identical with each other. Hence, providing a good match between them is a complicated task to deal with if not impossible. Furthermore, due to the wide variation range of the processed power, the overall efficiency of the system is not high. The solution is to hybridize the system using an energy storage unit like in hybrid electric vehicles, power factor correction systems, and photovoltaic systems. Multi-input converters play a key role in such hybridized systems, where it is required to have more …

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Hazards Assessment Of St. Charles County - Earthquakes And Floods, Amy Lynn Krauch Jan 2008

Hazards Assessment Of St. Charles County - Earthquakes And Floods, Amy Lynn Krauch

Masters Theses

"Located on the northernmost limits of the St. Louis metropolitan area, St. Charles County has been, and continues to be, one of the fastest-growing counties in the country. The county consists of several major cities featuring extensive industry, retail, and agriculture. Bounded by the Missouri River on the south and the Mississippi River on the north and east, St. Charles County is predominantly flat, low-lying terrain at great risk to periodic flooding. The county is also well within the area of influence for several local seismic zones, increasing the susceptibility to earthquake damage. Given the apparent risk to both flood …

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Not Just Mere Things, Thomas E. Wartenberg Jan 2008

Not Just Mere Things, Thomas E. Wartenberg

Contemporary Aesthetics (Journal Archive)

This paper examines Arthur Danto's contention, put forward in The Transfiguration of the Commonplace, that at a certain point in its history art becomes philosophy. The similarities and differences between Danto's view and the Hegelian one from which it is derived are examined. Using Danto's favorite example of a philosophical work of art, Andy Warhol's Brillo Box (1965), it is argued that a more plausible interpretation of the meaning of the work undermines Danto's claims about art's transformation into philosophy.

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Polymer Reinforced Aerogels And Composites A. Polyimide Crosslinked Aerogels B. Silica-Polymethylmethacrylate Composites, Vishal U. Patil Jan 2008

Polymer Reinforced Aerogels And Composites A. Polyimide Crosslinked Aerogels B. Silica-Polymethylmethacrylate Composites, Vishal U. Patil

Masters Theses

"Crosslinking of aerogels is a promising approach to combine the advantages of inorganic and polymeric materials. In the present study, two types of polyimide-silica hybrid aerogels, APTES-BTDA-MDA (mol ratio: 2:2:1) and APTES-BTDA-MDA (mol ratio: 2:3:2), were synthesized using a sol-gel process followed by heating in order to imidize the polyamic acid that is formed quickly and is covalently bonded to silica. The hybrid aerogels were made using 3-aminopropyltriethoxysilane (APTES) endcapped polyamic acids and tetramethoxysilane (TMOS) as precursors. Polyimide crosslinked aerogels were characterized by TGA, SEM, FT-IR, BET, solid state NMR and gas pycnometry. These hybrid aerogels exhibit high thermal stability …

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Ch 501 Church History I, Michael S. Stephens Jan 2008

Ch 501 Church History I, Michael S. Stephens

Syllabi

An introduction to the development of Christianity from the apostolic period up to the Reformation. The emphasis is on the central historical figures, movements, and theological issues, with attention to their importance for Christian ministry today. We will read major texts and interpretive studies.

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Co 610 Ethical And Legal Issues In Counseling, Javier Sierra Jan 2008

Co 610 Ethical And Legal Issues In Counseling, Javier Sierra

Syllabi

Course Description: This course is designed to help students in the MA/MAP Counseling programs to identify and examine ethical and legal issues encountered in the counseling process and to explore ways to effectively deal with them. As an intensive course, students are expected to read the two main texts (Sanders’ and Wheeler’s) before the first day of class, submit one assignment during the week of class and another ten days after the last day of class. Students completing the course will develop a sensitivity to the ethical and legal aspects of the counseling process, better appreciate ethical constrains under which …

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Pc 660 Practicum In Pastoral Care, Tapiwa N. Mucherera Jan 2008

Pc 660 Practicum In Pastoral Care, Tapiwa N. Mucherera

Syllabi

Purpose: The purpose of this course is to provide students the opportunity to experience ministry and the application of pastoral care and counseling skills and to reflect upon that experience. The goals include: 1. To confirm present knowledge as well as learning new knowledge about pastoral care and counseling. 2. To develop understanding about persons and their needs from a pastoral perspective and purpose. 3. To experience the applications of pastoral care counseling knowledge and skills in the context of a “hands-on” ministry. 4. To reflect on one’s acts of ministry in order to gain insights about those actions, about …

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St 650 Tutorial In Systematic Theology: Christology, Mcfarlane Graham Jan 2008

St 650 Tutorial In Systematic Theology: Christology, Mcfarlane Graham

Syllabi

Course Description This module seeks to introduce you to the exciting and central doctrine of Christology. In order to make it accessible in this short module, we shall look at the person of Jesus Christ through his relation both to God and to humans. We shall do so in four parts. Firstly, we shall look at how the New Testament evidences very clear responses to both aspects of Jesus’ human and divine identity. Secondly, we shall look at how this data has been developed within the exceptionally creative period of Christological thinking – the Patristic era. Thirdly, we shall look …

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Cd 511 Xl The Pastor And Christian Discipleship, Mark A. Maddix Jan 2008

Cd 511 Xl The Pastor And Christian Discipleship, Mark A. Maddix

Syllabi

1. Articulate biblical and theological principles for the church’s educational/discipling ministry (purpose, process, and leadership roles). 2. Evaluate educational perspectives from the social sciences and the field of religious education. 3. Design teaching plans using the learning style model for instruction. 4. Recruit and equip God’s people for ministries with all ages and assist your congregation in understanding how lay and clergy work together as the Body of Christ. 5. Lead the laity to implement and evaluate new ways of doing CE ministry using insights from change theory to design plans. 6. Develop your theology or philosophy of Christian education …

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Co 680 Career Counseling, Georgina Panting-Sierra Jan 2008

Co 680 Career Counseling, Georgina Panting-Sierra

Syllabi

Course Description: This course is a foundational class in career counseling. As part of the class, students will be exposed to the knowledge, theories, skills, and techniques necessary to providing such services in various contexts and with a variety of groups. Students will also gain a Christian perspective on vocation, career, and work as a foundation of the practice of career counseling.

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Co 725 Research Seminar: Theory And Design, Randy Lewis Jan 2008

Co 725 Research Seminar: Theory And Design, Randy Lewis

Syllabi

Course Objectives: The purpose of this course is to introduce students to basic research methods, research ethics, simple statistics and their interpretation, and the communication of research results.

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Ym 551 Seminar In Youth Ministry , James Hampton Jan 2008

Ym 551 Seminar In Youth Ministry , James Hampton

Syllabi

COURSE DESCRIPTION: The content and focus of this seminar will address current urgent issues The seminar will build around nationally known uest faculty who are practicing ministry professionals in the content area. For the seminar, advanced reading/critique preparation and follow-up integrative reflection will supplement the contact hours with the resource person. Faculty serve as campus planners/conveners/professors of record. (Catalog)

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The Concept Of International Delegation, Curtis A. Bradley, Judith G. Kelley Jan 2008

The Concept Of International Delegation, Curtis A. Bradley, Judith G. Kelley

Law and Contemporary Problems

Bradley and Kelley define and clarify the concept of international delegation from both a legal and a social-science perspective. They begin by presenting a definition of international delegation as a grant of authority by two or more states to an international body to make decisions or take actions. They also identify eight types of authority that states may grant: legislative, adjudicative, regulatory, monitoring and enforcement, agenda-setting, research and advice, policy implementation, and redelegation. International bodies will often exercise more than one type of authority, and there will sometimes be uncertainties about whether a particular type of authority fails into a …

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International Delegation And State Sovereignty, Oona A. Hathaway Jan 2008

International Delegation And State Sovereignty, Oona A. Hathaway

Law and Contemporary Problems

Hathaway rebuts the claim that state sovereignty almost always suffers when states delegate authority to international institutions. Critics of delegation err, she contends, by overemphasizing the costs but losing sight of some of the substantial benefits of cooperation. She considers the challenge to sovereignty posed by international delegation by focusing on recent debates over the influence of international legal commitments on domestic governance.

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When, What, And Why Do States Choose To Delegate?, Barbara Koremenos Jan 2008

When, What, And Why Do States Choose To Delegate?, Barbara Koremenos

Law and Contemporary Problems

Koremenos demonstrates that international delegation is an important and nontrivial empirical phenomenon. Using an extensive data set created from the United Nations Treaty Series, she finds that almost half of all international agreements involve delegation of some kind. By exploring the institutional design choices of international delegation, she finds that dispute resolution is the most commonly delegated function and often involves externally delegating authority to an existing arbitration tribunal or an international court. Furthermore, she finds that external delegation in particular increases with the existence of complex cooperation problems such as enforcement and uncertainty and with the heterogeneity and number …

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Monitoring Compliance With Unratified Treaties: The Ilo Experience, Laurence R. Helfer Jan 2008

Monitoring Compliance With Unratified Treaties: The Ilo Experience, Laurence R. Helfer

Law and Contemporary Problems

Helfer challenges the conventional wisdom that the delegation of authority to the International Labor Organization (ILO) involves only modest sovereignty costs. Heifer explains that the ILO has increasingly exercised the authority to monitor compliance with unratified labor treaties and recommendations, and that the exercise of this authority has significant effects. He further notes that this type of monitoring authority is not confined to the ILO, but in fact exists in several other international institutions and issue areas. The case of the ILO therefore suggests that some important delegations arise and thrive outside of the formal channels of authority. This makes …

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Land Tenure And Rental In Western Sudan, Michael Kevane, Leslie C. Gray Jan 2008

Land Tenure And Rental In Western Sudan, Michael Kevane, Leslie C. Gray

Economics

This paper reports on aspects of land tenure in western Sudan, especially the nature of tenure insecurity and the functioning of the land rental market. The active land rental market accounted for about one-third of cultivated land. Patterns of land rental transactions, and tests of the importance of insecurity in renting land, where the owner may not be able to reclaim land rented out, do not support the presumption that rental markets perform poorly. The role of the sheikh as administrator of village land, and the claims of large landowners to vast tracts, are, however, important political problems that must …

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Female Genital Mutilation: Exploring Strategies For Ending Ritualized Torture; Shaming, Blaming, And Utilizing The Convention Against Torture, Patricia A. Broussard Jan 2008

Female Genital Mutilation: Exploring Strategies For Ending Ritualized Torture; Shaming, Blaming, And Utilizing The Convention Against Torture, Patricia A. Broussard

Duke Journal of Gender Law & Policy

No abstract provided.

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Relational Rights Masquerading As Individual Rights, Hallie Ludsin Jan 2008

Relational Rights Masquerading As Individual Rights, Hallie Ludsin

Duke Journal of Gender Law & Policy

No abstract provided.

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Nt 511 The Gospel Of Mark, Keith Brewer Jan 2008

Nt 511 The Gospel Of Mark, Keith Brewer

Syllabi

The primary text in this course is the Holy Bible. Bauer, David R. An Annotated Guide to Biblical Resources for Ministry. Peabody, Mass.: Hendrickson, 2003 (327 pgs.). Thompson, David L. Bible Study That Works. Rev. ed. Nappanee, Ind.: Evangel, 1994 (128 pgs.). Traina, Robert A. Methodical Bible Study. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1982 (269 pgs.).

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Nt 500 Concise Greek, Abson Predestin Joseph Jan 2008

Nt 500 Concise Greek, Abson Predestin Joseph

Syllabi

Black, David Alan. It’s Still Greek to Me: An Easy-to-Understand Guide to Intermediate Greek. (Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Books, 1998). Green, Joel B., ed. Hearing the New Testament: Strategies for Interpretation. (Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1995). Douglas, J.D., ed. The New Greek-English Interlinear New Testament. (Wheaton, IL: Tyndale, 1993) NT500 Course Packet

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Is 501 Christian Formation: Kingdom, Church, And World, Robert A. Danielson Jan 2008

Is 501 Christian Formation: Kingdom, Church, And World, Robert A. Danielson

Syllabi

No abstract provided.

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Ms 673 Contemporary Cults And New Religious Movements, Terry C. Muck Jan 2008

Ms 673 Contemporary Cults And New Religious Movements, Terry C. Muck

Syllabi

Larry Nichols, George Mather, Alvin Schmidt. Encyclopedic Dictionary of Cults, Sects, and World Religion. Revised Edition. Grand Rapids, Michigan: Zondervan, 2006. John A. Saliba. Understanding New Religious Movements. 2nd edition. New York: AltaMira Press, 2003. Terry C. Muck. How To Study Religion. Wilmore, Kentucky: Wood Hill Books, 2005.

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Ot 753 Summer Archaeology Program, Sandra Richter Jan 2008

Ot 753 Summer Archaeology Program, Sandra Richter

Syllabi

Course Description: Asbury Seminary students will spend three weeks living and digging in Israel under the supervision of seasoned archaeologists. Students will live in an international environment, interacting with archaeological enthusiasts from many nations as well as native Israelis. They will spend five days a week digging in the field, recording finds, washing and reading pottery, going on short term field trips, and attending lectures by experts on the intersection of recovered material culture and the biblical text. On weekends, students will tour important sites. The educational objective of this experience is practical exposure to the discipline of archaeology and …

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Ym 610 Communicating The Gospel To Youth, James Hampton Jan 2008

Ym 610 Communicating The Gospel To Youth, James Hampton

Syllabi

COURSE DESCRIPTION: Communicating the gospel to youth is more than preaching a sermon to teenagers. Communicating the gospel is understanding that learning, change and growth occurs in small groups and large groups, through directive mediation and the spoken word. Effective communications requires that the leader knows their audience. Attention will be given to principles of youth education, learning and teaching style, and faith development. You will learn to develop and present: small group studies, sermons and talks, thematic teaching, curriculum for retreats. This course will help you develop the skills and the tools necessary to let the Bible come alive …

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Ms 620 Me 745 Leadership, Art Mcphee Jan 2008

Ms 620 Me 745 Leadership, Art Mcphee

Syllabi

Course Descriptions MS620 Studies in organization leadership, especially the leadership of change, applied to the contemporary challenge of helping local churches move from tradition to mission and become effective “apostolic” churches. Draws from the writings and legacy of Lyle Schaller. Fulfills the United Methodist ordination requirement in evangelism. Prerequisite: IS501. Meets with ME745. ME745 Studies in organization leadership, especially the leadership of change, applied to the contemporary challenge of helping local churches move from tradition to mission and become effective “apostolic” churches. Draws from the writings and legacy of Lyle Schaller. Meets with MS620; however assignments and assessment differ, as …

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Nt 502 Comprehensive Greek Ii, Brad Johnson Jan 2008

Nt 502 Comprehensive Greek Ii, Brad Johnson

Syllabi

Course Description The second of a two-course sequence designed to introduce all aspects of New Testament Greek—e.g., noun declensions, the verb system, grammar, syntax, and structure. Persons successfully completing NT501 and NT502 should be able to work comfortably with the basic Greek of the New Testament text. Prerequiste: NT501.

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Nt 510 The Gospel Of Matthew , David R. Bauer Jan 2008

Nt 510 The Gospel Of Matthew , David R. Bauer

Syllabi

General Description A basic course in inductive Bible studies. The primary purpose is to enable the student to begin developing an inductive approach to Bible study, especially in the areas of observation and interpretation. Parts of the Gospel of Matthew are used to demonstrate and to practice a methodical approach which can be used in other biblical books. Some of the main themes of the Gospel are highlighted in the process. This course seeks to introduce the student to the "inductive method" of biblical study, and to direct this interpretive approach to the Gospel of Matthew. This orientation implies several …

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Co 740 Cognitive-Behavioral Psychotherapy, Janet B. Dean Jan 2008

Co 740 Cognitive-Behavioral Psychotherapy, Janet B. Dean

Syllabi

Dobson, Keith, S.(ed.). (2001). Handbook of cognitive-behavioral therapies. (2nd. ed.). New York: Guilford Press. (446 pages). ISBN 57230-863-X Leahy, Robert, L. (2003). Cognitive-behavioral Techniques. New York: Guilford Press. (358 pages) ISBN 57230-905-9

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Bs 504 Introduction To Biblical Studies: Old Testament, David Loren Thompson Jan 2008

Bs 504 Introduction To Biblical Studies: Old Testament, David Loren Thompson

Syllabi

Coogan, Michael D., ed. The New Oxford Annotated Bible (3rd augm. Ed., 2007; ISBN 9780195288803). NOAB Pritchard, James B., ed. The HarperCollins Concise Atlas of the Bible (1991; ISBN 0062514997 HCAB

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