Thesis (M.A.)--Multnomah School of the Bible, 1984. / Typescript. Bibliography: leaves 46-51.

Thesis (M.A.)--Baylor University, 2006.

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Although this study reveals the positions that the opposition parties took regarding unemployment, it is primarily concerned with unemployment as an internal political problem of the British Labour party.

Nous nous proposons d'étudier les polynômes de Macdonald en les mettant en parallèle avec les polynômes orthogonaux classiques. En effet, ces deux types d'objets apparaissent comme fonctions propres d'opérateurs à significations physiques, les polynômes orthogonaux intervenant dans des situations décrites par une seule variable et les polynômes de Macdonald dans d'autres en demandant plusieurs. En développant chacune des deux théories, nous constaterons qu'elles s'élaborent de façon analogue. Notre but est ainsi de faire ressortir ces points communs tout en dégageant les différences entre les deux contextes. En mettant en lumière ce parallèle, nous constaterons toutefois qu'il manque un élément pour qu'il soit complet. En effet, les polynômes orthogonaux satisfont une récurrence à trois termes qui leur est caractéristique. Or rien d'analogue n'est présent dans la théorie des polynômes de Macdonald. Mais nous verrons qu'une conjecture portant sur une famille élargie de polynômes de Macdonald a été formulée qui permettrait de compléter le tableau. ______________________________________________________________________________ MOTS-CLÉS DE L’AUTEUR : polynômes orthogonaux, fonctions symétriques, polynômes de Macdonald, conjecture n!.

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The ring of symmetric functions Λ, with natural basis given by the Schur functions, arise in many different areas of mathematics. For example, as the cohomology ring of the grassmanian, and as the representation ring of the symmetric group. One may define a coproduct on Λ by the plethystic addition on alphabets. In this way the ring of symmetric functions becomes a Hopf algebra. The Littlewood–Richardson numbers may be viewed as the structure constants for the co-product in the Schur basis. The first part of this thesis, inspired by the umbral calculus of Gian-Carlo Rota, is a study of the co-algebra maps of Λ. The Macdonald polynomials are a somewhat mysterious qt-deformation of the Schur functions. The second part of this thesis contains a proof a generating function identity for the Macdonald polynomials which was originally conjectured by Kawanaka.

Thesis (PhD)--Macquarie University, Division of Humanities, Department of English, 2004. / Bibliography: leaves 270-277. / Introduction -- George MacDonald's religious heritage -- George MacDonald's philosophical and literary roots -- Of friends and teachers -- Conversion studies and critical application -- Children on the path -- Waking from slumber -- Courageous stances -- Toppled pride -- Broken vessels -- Implications of MacDonald's conversion depictions. / Victorian author George MacDonald is best remembered for his writing in the genres of fairy tale and fantasy. MacDonald was, however, most popular during his own time as a writer of realistic adult fiction. He was widely read but critically dismissed as a writer whose works were both didactic and predictable in plot. MacDonald was primarily a teacher who used the novel as a means to convey to readers his Christian message of hope and transformation. -- This thesis begins with a study of those individuals and ideas that influenced MacDonald's thoughts and beliefs. The second part of this thesis is an overview of studies of spiritual conversion, with particular emphasis on the works of V. Bailey Gillespie, Lewis Rambo, John Lofland, and Norman Skonovd. Their works in the field of conversion studies include several schemata which are helpful in explaining specific depictions of conversion within MacDonald's adult fiction. -- The remainder of the thesis focuses on MacDonald's portrayals of characters who experience conversion in his novels. They are placed into the following categories: Children on the Path; Waking from Slumber; Courageous Stances; Toppled Pride; and Broken Vessels. The experiences of the characters are thoroughly examined and justification is offered for their inclusions in their respective categories. -- This study counters the criticism levelled at MacDonald during his own time that he was caught in repetitive plots for lack of skill or inspiration. My findings suggest that MacDonald's depictions show a deep as well as wide understanding of the process of conversion, an understanding which seems to have encompassed a broader understanding than those of most of the religious writers of his own day. I suggest that his focus was on his message rather than his art. Therefore, his adult realistic fiction constitutes a very substantial literary achievement and offers contemporary readers and writers a benchmark against which to measure both their own understandings of conversion and their own expressions of it. / Mode of access: World Wide Web. / 277 leaves

Thesis (Ph.D.) - University of St Andrews, May 2008. / Restricted until 9th May 2013, during which time access is available with the consent of the Head of School.