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Philosophiae Doctor - PhD / This study entails a constructive contribution towards a contemporary reinterpretation, within the Akan context, of the classic Christian notion of Christ's person and work as Mediator between God and humanity. Specifically, I endeavour to reinterpret aspects of the Christian confession of faith as formulated by the Council of Chalcedon (451) that, Jesus Christ is “truly God” (vere Deus) as well as “truly human”(vere homo). I build on the notion that the relationship between these two claims may also be understood in terms of the one "person" and the two "natures" of Jesus Christ. The work of Christ is reinterpreted from this perspective. The thesis is divided into two main parts. The first part, which covers the first four chapters, entail reviews of some of the dominant African Christologies - with particular reference to divine conqueror and ancestor Christologies. In these chapters, the adequacy of the mentioned Christologies is assessed with reference to the Nicene/Chalcedonian confessional definition concerning the person of Christ. The conclusion reached is that these Christologies do not adequately express the person of Christ as truly divine as well as truly human as defined by the first four ecumenical councils. As a result, these Christologies also express the work of Christ, particularly his atonement in a less adequate way. / South Africa

Magister Artium (Psychology) - MA(Psych) / Violence is considered to be one of the most critical and threatening global problems plaguing the world today, leaving a trail of devastating consequences to societies, economies, cultures, families and individuals (Desjarlais & Kleinman, 1997). Adolescents who grow up in a context of violence learn distorted ways of thinking, acting, living and interacting. Aggressive tendencies and violent behaviour become internalised and adopted as acceptable ways to resolve conflict situations. Chronic, continuous exposure to violence results in physical, psychological and emotional disturbances, such as depression, anxiety, lowered self-confidence, sleep disturbances, decreased attention and concentration spans. This study addressed the form of violence known as community violence, i.e. violence that children experience within their communities (either as witnesses or as victims). This study investigated the effects of this negative environmental experience and investigated potential mediating and moderating variables that could influence the harmful effects of such experiences. The variables considered as mediating and/or moderating variables were social support and self-esteem. The theoretical framework adopted for this study was Bronfennbrenner's Bioecological Systems theory. / South Africa

Made available in DSpace on 2016-07-18T17:54:22Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 EVA CRISTINA_DISSERTACAO_refeita 2014.pdf: 302635 bytes, checksum: 6c58aadbd0caa1e75463ee2f6d5fb6cc (MD5) Previous issue date: 2013-04-04 / In schools and various conflicts occur, in order to reduce them, the Department of Education of the State of Sao Paulo, through Resolution SE 19/2010, decided on the basis of Professor Mediator and Community School, which is part of School Protection Program, established by the Foundation for Development of Education. This study aims at investigating how Professor Mediator and Community School Board of Education-Region Assis-SP, is experiencing conflict situations in the school environment. The methodology used for the research was a qualitative approach with a case study. It was used for both semi structured interviews with four professors mediators belonging to the Board of Education and eight students from schools attended by these mediators. As tool for the analysis of the interviews we used the technique of the Collective Subject Speech. It was found that mediators receive support from the supervisory of the protection system of your school Teaching Board and not all receives the of school management. This will cause a feeling of devaluation and lack of motivation of their work. These educators believe that the schools are surrounded by many conflicts and that many of them have already come from the family relationship and complain of the lack of parental support. The most common types of conflicts that we found on a day-to-day are coping, sexuality touched on in the first grades of Basic Education and use of drugs in more advanced grades. To the students interviewed mentioned the conflict are the most common brawls. The results of the students testimonials evidence that the CEIP contributes to resolve conflicts in school because hears, orients, avoids aggressions and remakes friendships. Students report the importance of creating a culture of peace in schools and the CEIP and it helps a lot that the school improves his performance. The majority of students interviewees report that CEIP is more efficient to solve the problems in school, though other actors also agree that the school management also assist in this process. Finally, the professional has faced the most different situations in schools since students with pain, disregard for school rules, complaints by students against other students until situations in that need some advice. In this way, these professionals are constructing your identity for this new role. The research subsidizes the discussion about this function and contributes to the reflection of how the public policies are being implemented in practice. / Nas escolas ocorrem diversos conflitos, com vistas a diminuí-los, a Secretaria da Educação do Estado de São Paulo, por meio da resolução SE 19/2010, deliberou a função de Professor Mediador Escolar e Comunitário (PMEC), a qual faz parte do Programa de Proteção Escolar, instituído pela Fundação de Desenvolvimento da Educação (FDE). Este estudo tem como objetivo investigar como o Professor Mediador Escolar e Comunitário da Diretoria de Ensino-Região de Assis-SP, está vivenciando as situações de conflito no ambiente escolar. A metodologia utilizada para a pesquisa foi a abordagem qualitativa com estudo de caso. Utilizou-se para tanto, entrevista semiestruturada com quatro professores mediadores, pertencentes a esta Diretoria de Ensino e com oito alunos. Como ferramenta para a análise das entrevistas, empregou-se a técnica do Discurso do Sujeito Coletivo. Verificou-se que os mediadores recebem apoio da supervisão do Sistema de Proteção Escolar, entretanto e nem todos o recebe da gestão escolar. Estes educadores reclamam da falta de apoio dos pais, uma vez que acreditam que as escolas são rodeadas por muitos conflitos e que muitos destes conflitos são provenientes das relações familiares. Os tipos de conflitos mais comuns enfrentados por eles são: os de convivência, os relacionados à sexualidade aflorada nas séries iniciais do Ensino Fundamental II e o uso de drogas nas séries mais avançadas. Para os alunos entrevistados o conflito mais comum foram as brigas. Os resultados dos depoimentos dos alunos evidenciam que o PMEC contribui para resolver os conflitos na escola, pois ouve, orienta, evita agressões e refaz as amizades. Os alunos relatam também, a importância em se criar uma cultura de paz nas escolas, e que o PMEC ajuda muito nisto. Enfim, o profissional tem enfrentado as mais variadas situações nas escolas, desde alunos com dor, desrespeito às regras escolares, até situações de violência. Desta forma, constatou-se que estes profissionais estão construindo sua identidade para essa nova função. A pesquisa subsidia a discussão sobre tal função e contribui para a reflexão de como as políticas públicas educacionais estão sendo implementadas.

Thesis advisor: Babak Momeni / Microbial communities are complex networks comprised of multiple species that are facilitating and inhibiting one another (as well as themselves). Currently, we lack an understanding of what mechanisms drive coexistence within these communities. We aimed to remedy this by studying the dynamics of coexisting communities, focusing on the complexity of their interaction networks, the impact of spatial dynamics, and the interplay of facilitating and inhibiting interactions. These limitations in our understanding prevent the furtherment of designing intentional communities for bioremediation, maintenance of healthy microbiota, and other functional communities. To better understand these microbial dynamics, we chose to address the problem from two fronts: computational modeling and exploring dynamics of cocultures. Through our 1-D model, spatial structure fostering more coexistence – especially when facilitation is present. For the coexistence assays, we determined that contact-dependent growth inhibition is a density dependent mechanism, and the use of a Tn-Seq mutant library to predict species interactions is possible, but needs further optimization to reconcile density dependent effects of interactions. / Thesis (MS) — Boston College, 2021. / Submitted to: Boston College. Graduate School of Arts and Sciences. / Discipline: Biology.

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Die Suche nach Publikationen ist ein wesentlicher Bestandteil der wissenschaftlichen Arbeit. Eine zunehmende Zahl von Veröffentlichungen wird heutzutage in Digitalen Bibliotheken gesammelt, die über das Internet zugänglich sind. Der Anwender wird jedoch bei ihrer Verwendung mit unterschiedlichen Schnittstellen und Datenformaten konfrontiert. Daneben müssen für eine umfangreiche Recherchearbeit meist sehr viele Datenquellen kontaktiert werden. In dieser Diplomarbeit wird ein Recherchesystem für Digitale Bibliotheken entwickelt, welches die genannten Probleme beseitigen soll. Das System basiert auf einer mehrschichtigen, verteilten Mediator-/Wrapper-Architektur. Zum Zweck der Kommunikation zwischen den Ebenen werden dokumentenorientierte Web-Services verwendet. Ein wichtiges Entwicklungsziel war es, die einfache Erweiterbarkeit hinsichtlich neuer Datenquellen zu gewährleisten. Im Rahmen einer prototypischen Implementierung in Java konnten mit DBLP und CiteSeer zwei populäre Digitale Bibliotheken integriert werden.

Diploma thesis "Mediation Analysis in Sociology" deals with mediation analysis and possibilities of its application in sociology, depending on the type of the dependent variable that enters the analysis. In the first case the dependent variable is continuous - in this case the SPSS software and its PROCESS add-on are used to directly analyse the mediation. In the second case the dependent variable that enters the analysis is binary - the PROCESS add-on doesn't allow this option; therefore, the analysis is performed in SPSS software by the set of linear and logistic regressions according to the Baron & Kenny method. Two case studies from the field of sociology, GSS (General Social Survey) and ISSP (International Social Survey Programme), are used in the thesis and the consequences of the transition from continuous dependent variable to binary are examined using the secondary analysis of these data.

Mediation in the Czech Republic Abstract This thesis follows mediation as one of the methods of alternative dispute resolutions in the Czech Republic. The adoption of Act No. 202/2012 Coll., on Mediation and Change of Some Laws, which set the conditions for the performance of mediation in noncriminal matters, represents an important milestone in the development of mediation in the territory of the Czech Republic. This thesis is focused on the mediation process; its main aim is to define the phases through which the mediation passes and also the rights and duties of the mediator, their characteristics and their theoretical basis. This thesis is structured into an introduction, four chapters and a conclusion. The first chapter introduces the concepts of mediation and the parties of the conflict, the development of mediation abroad and in the Czech Republic, also defines the types of mediation and the areas of its application, with an emphasis on family mediation. This chapter is also devoted to the relationship between mediation and court proceedings. The end of the opening chapter offers a list of the advantages and the disadvantages of using mediation for settling conflicts, comparing mediation with court proceedings in some aspects and justifying why mediation can be a more attractive alternative for...

This diploma thesis deals with the importance of the mediation in solving different types of disputes and disagreements between family members. This is a theoretical-empirical work. The aim of the thesis is the evaluation of the contribution of mediation as a method of resolving disputes between family members. The theoretical part shows first comprehensive overwiew of the mediation. Each chapter is dedicated to topics related to history of mediation both in the world and in our country and shows researches of already existing studies. It also presents mediation in terms of its aim, principles and process, introduces the mediator and his competences that are specially dedicated to a family topic that is crucial in relation to the aim of this diploma thesis, the family mediation. This work focuses on family and its actual topics as well as pitfalls. The work dedicates to the area of disputes, its reasons and development. The empirical part extends the work of results of a qualitative research conducted in the form of an interview with ten respondents who have undergone the process of mediation. The aim of the investigation was to find out how persons who have undergone the mediation process evaluate mediation as a method of resolving disagreements between family members? The main finding is that the...