Thesis (M.A.)--Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary, South Hamilton, Mass., 2000. / Abstract and vita. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 92-96).

Tesi dott. ricerca--Dipartimento di francese e d'italiano--Università di Stoccolma, 1995. / Bibliogr. p. 177-181. Glossaire. Résumé en anglais.

Texte remanié de: Diss.--Fachbereich 2--Universität Wuppertal, 2002. / Bibliogr. p. 346-373.

Inaug.-Dis.--Berlin. / Vita.

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This thesis consists of a text and commentary on Book Ten of Quintus Curtius Rufus' His toriae Alexandri Magni Macedonis; the work was probably written in the middle of the first century A.D. The main body of the commentary deals with linguistic, stylistic and historical matters; each episode is preceded by a more general introduction to the issues involved. In addition, there is an introduction, dealing with the manuscript tradition, the date of composition, the identity of the writer, the popularity of Alexander as an exemplum in Rome and contemporary historical and biographical practices. There are three appendices: the first deals with Curtius' sources and includes detailed tables in which the five main Alexander sources are compared throughout Book Ten; the second brings together elements of contemporary political allusion in Book Ten and attempts to draw a conclusion concerning the undoubted similarities between the accessions of Arrhidaeus, Alexander's brother, and the emperor Claudius; the third compares Curtius' preferences for certain clausulae with that of other writers. At the end, there is an index nominum and an index rerum.

The author's inaugural dissertation, Erlangen, 1924. / "Literaturverzeichnis": p. [223].

Thesis (Ph.D.)--Boston University / Rufus Matthew Jones, 1863-1948, was one of the most influential Quakers of the past century. As an editor, a teacher of philosophy, a founder and chairman of the American Friends Service Committee, a historian of mysticism and Quakerism, an active and dynamic leader in the Society of Friends and in Protestantism, he achieved a place of leading rank in the contemporary church and society. Studies of his thought have to date dealt only in part with his ethics. The present study therefore attempts: (1) to reconstruct his Christian ethics; (2) to seek the nature and extent of general and especially of Biblical influences; (3) to draw conclusions on the nature of his ethical position in relation to the Bible; and finally, (4) to contribute toward an evaluation of his position in relation to Quakerism and to the ecumenical church. Though Jones taught both general and Biblical ethics, he did not publish a complete ethical system. Thus it has been necessary to read, analyze, and correlate Jones's voluminous published and unpublished works as a foundation for the reconstruction of his ethics. This empirical method required an inductive search for and subsequent correlation of categories and principles which could serve coherently though arbitrarily as the basis for relevant findings. [TRUNCATED]

Bobcats (Lynx rufus) are the most abundant and widely-distributed wild felid species in North America. The current increase of population densities of bobcats raises concerns about their importance as reservoirs of pathogens and parasites that may affect the wildlife community. Although many parasites found in bobcats also infect other wild and domestic animals, knowledge of bobcat parasites and potential impacts on other species has received relatively little attention. My objectives were to determine the endoparasite species present in Illinois bobcats, compare them to previous records in the United States, and predict their potential presence in southern Illinois using the program MAXENT. To complete these goals, necropsies were performed on 67 road-killed or trapped bobcats collected during 2003-12. I found infections caused by cestodes, nematodes, and trematodes including Taenia rileyi (70.1%), Toxocara cati (25.3%), and Alaria marcianae (41.7%). The highest mean abundance was found for Alaria marcianae (81) followed by Taenia rileyi (4) and Toxocara cati (3). Alaria marcianae had the highest intensity (193) with a range of 1-2,872. The comparison of parasite communities across 10 geographic locations using Jaccard's similarity index showed low similarity among all regions with the most similar community between Nebraska and Texas (0.53) and Arkansas being the most similar to southern Illinois (0.74). Parasite presence data were then used with environmental data layers of water, soil, land cover, human density, and climate variables in MAXENT to create maps of potential presence of 3 parasite species in a 46,436-km2 portion of southern Illinois. Precipitation of seasonality, the change of average rainfall seasonally, and average precipitation were the highest contributing variables used by MAXENT when creating probability maps of Taenia rileyi (55.1%) and Alaria marcianae (58.4%). For Toxocara cati land cover (40.6%) and soil (27.6%) were the highest contributing variables. With the addition of a sampling bias layer (i.e., bobcat presence) all climatic variables were low contributors (0.0-2.0%) while land cover remained important for Alaria marcianae (7.6%) and Toxocara cati (6.3%); human density (4.8%) was of secondary importance for Taenia rileyi after including the bias layer. Variables of importance likely represent habitat requirements necessary for the completion of parasite life cycles. Larger areas of potential presence were found for generalist parasites such as Taenia rileyi (85%) while potential presence was less likely for parasites with complex life cycles such as Alaria marcianae (73%). My study provides information to wildlife biologists and health officials regarding the potential impacts of growing bobcat populations in combination with complex and changing environmental factors.

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