Thesis (M.A.)--Eastern Illinois University, 1995. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 77-83).

Akademische abhandlung--Helsingfors. / Issued also as Folklore fellows communications no. 45. "Quellenverzeichnis": p. 228-251 (i.e. p. 244-267).

Thesis (M.Phil.) - University of Queensland, 2005. / Includes bibliography.

Thesis (B.A. Hons.)--University of Sydney, 1948. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 115-117).

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of California, 1925. / Originally issued by the Commercial press, limited, without thesis note. This edition is identical except for the addition of the thesis t.p. Bibliography: p. [129]-143.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Washington, 2005. / Vita. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 219-226).

Thesis (M.A.) in Liberal Studies--University of Maine, 2003. / Includes vita. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 172-175).

Class of 2011 Abstract / OBJECTIVES: To determine the solubility and stability of hydrocortisone in a ‘magic mouthwash; suspension. METHODS: A literature review was conducted to establish the most common ingredients in a ‘magic mouthwash’ suspension It was decided that the test suspension would consist of 75% commercially available diphenhydramine solution, 12.5% nystatin suspension (100,000 units/ml) , and 12.5% lidocaine solution (2% lidocaine). Powdered hydrocortisone was then added to the test suspensions at different concentrations and stored at 27C, 38C, and 48C. Aliquots were taken from each of the test samples at the time of compounding and at 4, 7, 13, 19, and 26 days to be analyzed by HPLC for degradation of hydrocortisone and percent hydrocortisone in suspension. RESULTS: At 27C, 98.5% of hydrocortisone was recovered after 26 days, versus 33.7% at 38C, and 7% at 48C. The solubility of hydrocortisone in the suspension was higher at higher temperatures, with 82% in solution at 48C, 70% at 38C, and 38% at 27C. CONCLUSION: The amount of hydrocortisone recovered deteriorated over time and at higher temperatures, and solubility of hydrocortisone in the suspension was greater at higher temperatures.

This project examines the prevalence of acclamation formulas inscribed on late Roman amulets. It argues that acclamations in amuletic form were believed to have the power to protect due to the powers that people in late antiquity attributed to actual acclamatory performance. Crowds shouted acclamations in public gatherings and liturgical processions for a variety of pragmatic reasons, including voicing dissent against an emperor or in response to natural disasters. Late antique texts also demonstrate that crowds were thought to possess extraordinary, even miraculous, qualities when shouting acclamations. Crowds chanted “Kyrie Eleison” to ward off plagues. Chanting “Holy, Holy, Holy” was believed to invoke angelic presence. This late antique culture of attributing efficacy to acclamatory performance should direct how we interpret the appearance of acclamations on amulets. These amulets illustrate the range of acclamations that constituted a veritable repertoire of efficacious formulas which could be materialized in portable or visual form for protection. Whereas prior scholarship on such acclamations focused primarily on their political and theological meanings, this thesis demonstrates how their functions extended well beyond communication. Inscribing an amulet with a popular chant recalls the memory of these powerful performances and extends that power in material form. This thesis further illustrates that this material efficacy of amulets could be integrated into the built environment when inscribed on monumental building stones or as graffiti in the streets of late antique towns.

Bibliography: leaves 58-62. / To meet the requirements for the Master of Fine Art degree at the University of Cape Town my intention was to develop a series of sculptural assemblages which address a sense of subjective or poetic reality, using symbolically resonant found and fabricated objects. The body of work is to be understood as a sculptural parallel to (but not illustrative of) Magical Realist literature, in which arcane phenomena are incorporated into a narrative in order to achieve just such a sense of subjective reality.