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Evil And The Ontological Disproof, Carl J. Brownson Iii

Dissertations, Theses, and Capstone Projects

This dissertation is a revival of the ontological disproof, an ontological argument against the existence of God. The ontological disproof, in its original form, argues that God is impossible, because if God exists, he must exist necessarily, and necessary existence is impossible. The notion of necessary existence has been largely rehabilitated since this argument was first offered in 1948, and the argument has accordingly lost much of its force. I argue that the ontological disproof ought to be combined with the problem of evil, and that the resulting synthesis of the two arguments is far more powerful than either …

Motivating Morphological Constituents: A Learning-Based Analysis Of Hebrew, Navajo, And Spanish, Ignacio Lorenzo Montoya

Dissertations, Theses, and Capstone Projects

In both description and theory, a variety of linguistic structures have been posited to account for a multitude of linguistic patterns. In the sub-field of morphology, such units include roots, stems, and morphemes. Previous research that has explored the motivation for linguistic structures and constructs in phonology and syntax has raised questions about the nature of these linguistic structures and constructs. Such work, however, has not focused on morphological constituent structure, a gap which the present dissertation addresses through a focused examination of the evidence motivating morphological constituents in Hebrew, Navajo, and Spanish.

The theoretical framework of this dissertation follows …

A Discussion Of Delimitative In Mandarin Chinese, Qi Zhang

Dissertations, Theses, and Capstone Projects

This thesis investigates how delimitative marking in Mandarin Chinese is better considered as an instance of verb-phrase modification instead of aspect marking. The study investigates data with verb reduplication cases caused by delimitative marking from both syntactic and semantic points of view. Through observations and analyses, it is found that delimitative marking does not have the same distribution as other aspect markers, but rather shows resemblance to temporal modifiers syntactically. Semantically, instead of providing a viewpoint as other aspect markers do, delimitative indicates the temporal length (shortness) of the event. In addition, it is found that delimitative marking has strict …

A New Approach To The Analysis Of Timbre, Megan L. Lavengood

Dissertations, Theses, and Capstone Projects

Two distinct approaches to timbre analysis exist, each with complementary strengths and limitations. First, music theorists from the 1980s adopt a positivist mindset and look for ways to quantify timbral phenomena, often using spectrograms, while avoiding any cultural dimensions in their work. Second, writings of the past five years focus on the cultural aspects of timbre but make no use of spectrograms. This dissertation builds upon these two approaches by synthesizing them: discussion is grounded in spectrogram analysis, but situated within a broad cultural context, through interactions with listener experience and ethnographic study of music periodicals and other published interviews. …

Transferring Paremias. Cultural, Linguistic, And Literary Transitions Of Proverbs And Proverbial Phrases By Vincenzo Brusantino, Pompeo Sarnelli, And John Florio, Daniela D'Eugenio

Dissertations, Theses, and Capstone Projects

This dissertation demonstrates how literary paremias, i.e. proverbs and proverbial phrases, constitute a rich archive of considerable historical, cultural, and linguistic significance. As discursive phenomena, paremias are usually studied in the context of oral traditions, but this study examines them in terms of what they reveal about the literary works in which they appear. Specifically, it analyzes the context in which they are employed and, through them, it extracts the author’s perspectives, references to and borrowings from previous works, responses to the social and cultural conditions of the time, and effects on the narrative. The exploration of paremias in literary …

Scientifically Responsible Metaphysics: A Program For The Naturalization Of Metaphysics, Amanda Bryant

Dissertations, Theses, and Capstone Projects

There has been much recent work calling for the naturalization of metaphysics, including most famously James Ladyman and Don Ross’ polemic, Every Thing Must Go. But much work remains to adequately articulate and motivate the call to naturalize metaphysics. My dissertation contributes to that work. Its central questions are: What relationship should metaphysics have to current science? Must good metaphysics be responsive to current science, and if so, how? Why should metaphysics be naturalized and what should its naturalization consist in?

I argue, first, that for that for epistemic purposes, as opposed to heuristic or pragmatic purposes, theories should …

Exploring The Internal Statistics: Single Image Super-Resolution, Completion And Captioning, Yang Xian

Dissertations, Theses, and Capstone Projects

Image enhancement has drawn increasingly attention in improving image quality or interpretability. It aims to modify images to achieve a better perception for human visual system or a more suitable representation for further analysis in a variety of applications such as medical imaging, remote sensing, and video surveillance. Based on different attributes of the given input images, enhancement tasks vary, e.g., noise removal, deblurring, resolution enhancement, prediction of missing pixels, etc. The latter two are usually referred to as image super-resolution and image inpainting (or completion).

Image super-resolution and completion are numerically ill-posed problems. Multi-frame-based approaches make use of the …

Efikasi-Diri Siswa Pada Model Siklus Belajar 5e Terintegrasi Peer Instruction, Putri Dwi Sundari, Parno Parno, Sentot Kusairi

Jurnal Pendidikan: Teori, Penelitian, dan Pengembangan

Self-efficacy is an aspect of self-regulation that supports individual success. Teachers must design appropriate learning to improve students' self-efficacy. The purpose of this study is to analyze students' self-efficacy on 5E learning cycle model integrated peer instruction. Mixed-method research with embedded experimental design was conducted to 33 students. Research instrument is self-efficacy questionnaire with reliability 0,95. Quantitative data on self-efficacy was analyzed using paired t-test, while qualitative data was analyzed by reduction results of student interviews. Results showed that students' self-efficacy improved after learning. Students have confidence in linking physics concepts with other concepts of science, investigating, and using physics …

Circulation And Resemanticization: An Aporetic Palimpsest, Béatrice Joyeux-Prunel

Artl@s Bulletin

Studies of the processes of resemanticization at work in artistic circulation are few and far between; attempts at articulating a theoretical understanding of such processes are rarer still. This paper will investigate the questions raised by a circulatory approach to the history of art, and review the methods and sources which can allow us to answer them. How is the meaning of a work of art conveyed? How is this meaning constituted, and how does it evolve across different places and moments? What are the factors that contribute to such changes? What are the possible consequences of artistic resemanticization? Are …

The Echo: September 29, 2017, Taylor University

2017-2018 (Volume 105)

Giving children that extra Lift – Upland receives road grant from state – Townies and Trojan series – Taylor CAREs – The learning curve – New paws on the block: (wo)man’s best friend – Steps toward boldness – Markets & mochas – What goes around, comes around – United under the same moon – Brecken’s Breakdown – Echograms #TaylorU -- #TaylorU’s Top Tweets – ‘Clybourne Park’ – Building and tearing down perspectives, old and new – Weaving together two stories – The faces of ‘Clybourne Park’ – Incorporating ‘Clybourne Park’ into Christian thought – The world of ‘Clybourne Park’ – …

Taking Up The Challenges And Opportunities Of Public Scholarship: Literacy Scholars Engaging With Communities, Carolyn Colvin

eJournal of Public Affairs

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Krzic Gives Lecture On Story Of The Us Peace Corps In Korea, Ohio University College Of Arts & Sciences

All Forum Articles

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The Stories They Tell: Giving, Receiving, And Engaged Scholarship With/In Urban Communities, Ashley N. Patterson, Valerie Kinloch, Emily A. Nemeth

eJournal of Public Affairs

In her 1993 book, Wouldn’t Take Nothing for My Journey Now, Maya Angelou poignantly describes the importance of giving to others—giving that enriches life and symbolizes love, liberation, and humanity. Drawing on Angelou’s belief that “giving liberates the soul,” this article pushes for a more critical and nuanced way of understanding what it means to “give” and “receive,” as realized through a social justice framework. This is particularly important in work that involves young people and adults advocating for sociopolitical change within historically disenfranchised communities. To insist on a nuanced understanding, this article analyzes qualitative data from a three-year service-learning …

Madrid Frente A Santo Domingo: La /D/ Intervocálica Y La /S/ Implosiva, Orlando Alba

Faculty Publications

En esta presentación se comparan dos procesos de reducción consonántica presentes en la norma lingüística culta que se manifiesta en la televisión de dos países: la realización de la /d/ intervocálica postónica en España, y la variación de la /s/ implosiva en la República Dominicana. El análisis revela la presencia de un caso de valoración social inversa de la relajación de los dos segmentos fonéticos analizados. El modo de hablar culto expuesto en la televisión española acepta como normal la omisión total del segmento /d/ en el contexto fonético específico [-ádo]; excluye, sin embargo, la variante aspirada de /s/ en …

Dean's Perceptions Of Leadership Strategies Used To Manage A Multicultural Faculty Environment In Saudi Arabia, Sanaa Awwad Alsulami, Gwen D. Sherwood

Biennial Convention (CONV)

Majority of nursing faculty in Saudi Arabia are expatriates. Because leading an academic multicultural environment in Saudi Arabia has not been examined, five interviews were conducted via Skype with Saudi deans of Schools of Nursing to explore how they lead their multicultural environments and improve school performance.

How Cultural Intelligence (Cq) Makes A Difference In Your Professional Environment, Michele Villagran

Faculty Publications

As workforces become more diverse, we face the challenge of managing increasingly diverse interactions. Many organizations apply the framework of “cultural intelligence” (CQ)—a person’s capability to adapt to new cultural settings or an unfamiliar cultural context. Rooted in academic research, CQ is a globally recognized way of assessing and improving effectiveness in culturally diverse situations. Leading organizations in business, education, government, and healthcare use CQ. This session will give an overview of CQ and its application within the information profession. It is designed for any individual that interacts with diverse cultures in any organizational segment.

Advance Care Planning At A Rural Fqhc: A Pilot Project, Alyssa Erikson, Rosa Vivian Fernandez

Nursing Faculty Publications and Presentations

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The Kindergarten Environment: Finding Alternatives To Reduce Overcrowded Classrooms, Jay Rodriguez

Walden Faculty and Staff Publications

This study will address the difficulties young children have when are placed in overcrowded kindergarten classrooms. Creating an effective and constructive learning environment for the early childhood years must be in a positive learning climate in a school for young children. Motivation, skills and communication amongst teachers, students and parents is a place where children receive guidance and encouragement, security and trust from the responsible adults around them.

A major element that establishes a child’s learning and guides their success is the physical environment where he/she is. When teachers cannot engage their young students in learning activities, then the teaching-learning …

Opie Pathway Program Pawpaw Hike, Ohio University College Of Arts & Sciences

All Forum Articles

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Toward A Nato Of The Gulf? The Challenges Of Collective Defense Within The Gcc, Jean-Loup Samaan Dr.

Books, Monographs & Collaborative Studies

Although collective security in the Gulf is the topic of numerous policy publications, most of the available literature focuses on the political environment without considering the operational requirements of this scenario. This monograph offers an evaluation of Gulf defense cooperation programs in order to stir the discussion on the future of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) as the “NATO of the Gulf.”

Comparative Effectiveness Of Methods Used To Learn Peripheral Intravenous Catheter Insertion In Chinese Nursing Students, Dan Luo, Eileen Kae Kintner, Julie A. Astrella, Yujuan Zhou

Biennial Convention (CONV)

This study provided evidence that using a virtual method of learning peripheral intravenous catheter insertion was as effective as learning the skill using the intravenous arm manikin under faculty supervision. Using the virtual method with timely feedback allowed for independent learning and resulted in reduced faculty time and effort.

Collection Development And Preservation Of Indigenous Knowledge In Selected Federal University Libraries In South West, Nigeria, Abiola Abioye, Sunday Abiodun Oluwaniyi

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Abstract

In view of the importance of indigenous knowledge in development process, this paper investigated the efforts of selected federal university libraries in South West, Nigeria in indigenous knowledge collection development and preservation. The study adopted a descriptive survey design that involved the use structured questionnaire, unstructured interviews and observation as instruments for data collection. Seventy six (76) professional librarians constituted the target population of the study; therefore seventy six (76) copies of questionnaire were administered to the professional librarians in the selected university libraries. The data collected using the questionnaire complemented by interview and observation were analyzed using Statistical …

Censorship On The Internet: Who Should Make The Rules, Joe Zopolsky

Oklahoma Journal of Law and Technology

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Writing Speech: Lolcats And Standardization, Brittany Brannon

Articulāte

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Lois Lowry's The Giver And Political Consciousness In Youth, Alison Nicole Roozeboom

Articulāte

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Meeting Apart And The Togethercolored Instant: Typography And Communion In Dickinson And Cummings, Kate Morley

Articulāte

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Lacan 'S Linguistic Masculinity And The Metaphysical Female In The Things They Carried, Jamie Marie Wagner

Articulāte

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The Meeting Of Modernity And Antiquity In How I Learned To Drive, Elizabeth Milo

Articulāte

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The Destructive Satiric Voice In 17th And 18th Century Satire, Jamie Marie Wagner

Articulāte

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I, Minotaur; You, Theseus, Renee Goff

Articulāte

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