Thesis (Ph.D.)--Bowling Green State University, 2010. / Document formatted into pages; contains xiv, 291 p. Includes bibliographical references.

Thesis (D. Min.)--Erskine Theological Seminary, 2001. / Abstract. Includes bibliographical references.

Thesis (D. Min.)--Trinity International University, 2003. / Abstract. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 185-195).

Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior / As mulheres e a ordenação na Igreja Evangélica de Confissão Luterana no Brasil (IECLB) são novos modelos e também outras possibilidades na vivência cotidiana do ministério ordenado. A presença das mulheres na Igreja é antiga. No entanto, esse novo e importante passo, a ordenação na IECLB, é recente. Remexer o baú nos mostrou que a presença de um m odelo normativo masculino fez com que as mulheres encarassem o desafio de ousar experimentar novos modelos, vivenciar outras possibilidades, trilhar novos caminhos, até encontrar um jeito próprio de vivenciar o ministério. A hermenêutica do discurso e a hermenêutica feminista são experimentadas quanto ousamos interpretar algumas falas das obreiras ordenadas. E ainda um olhar curioso quer revelar um pouco das relíquias existentes no cotidiano, no tocante ao discurso e também as práticas, bem como apontar para os desafios que surgem para pensa rmos na continuidade. Esta pesquisa tem por objetivo perceber e tornar visível alguns dos desafios que as mulheres encontram na vivencia diária do ministério ordenado, mas quer também apon tar para as possibilidades, indicando para os sinais positivos, as experiências cotidianas que possam ser sinal de crescimento e de realização, tanto para as mulheres quanto para as comunidades, e para as Igrejas em geral, que a presença das mulheres traz neste ministério. / Women and the ordination in the Evangelical Church of the Lutheran Confession in Brazil (ECLCB) are new models and also other possibilities in daily existence of the ordination ministry. Womens presence in the Church is old. However, this new and important step, womens ordination in ECLCB, is recent. Shuffling the trunk showed us that the presence of a masculine normative model made women face the challenge of daring and trying new models, living other possibilities, treading new roads, until they could find their own way of living the ministry. The discourse hermeneutic and the feminist hermeneutic are experienced when we dare to interpret some discourses of ordained women. And still a curious glance wants to reveal a little of the existent relics on daily life, like speeches and also practices, as well as to point challenges which will appear for us in order to think on continuity. This research has as objective to notice and to make visible some of the challenges women find in daily life of ordination ministry, but it also wants to point possibilities, showing positive signs, daily experiences which can be growth and accomplishment signs for women as well as for communities and for Churches in general, signs which womens presence brings in that ministry.

Orientadores: Andre Leonardo Chevitarese, Pedro Paulo Abreu Funari / Tese (doutorado) - Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Instituto de Filosofia e Ciências Humanas / Made available in DSpace on 2018-08-15T03:27:18Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Silva_RobertaAlexandrinada.pdf: 6709499 bytes, checksum: 2bb5b7305d36e07811c25c206b1b3007 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2010 / Resumo: Este trabalho discute como os discursos são apropriados e selecionados, com o intuito de legitimar posturas e comportamentos, como no caso, do problema da Ordenação feminina no âmbito católico nos séculos XX e XXI, depois do Concílio do Vaticano II (1962-1965), que se tornou ponto de partida para debates entre teólogas feministas e o grupo 'conservador' da Igreja Católica. Com isso, a questão da Ordenação perpassa, por ambos os grupos, por uma apropriação do passado cristão, as suas origens, em que o corpus paulinum se tornou um ponto de partida para debates e discussões na atualidade. Foi a partir dessas origens que o trabalho, no segundo momento, se centrou ao abordar o contexto desse mundo paulino, século I e.c., onde valores como honra e vergonha foram trabalhados nas comunidades paulinas e que refletem no corpus paulinum. O problema da Ordenação é o ponto inicial da tese, pois esta pesquisa se centra como Paulo foi apropriado e utilizado, tanto por grupos na contemporaneidade quanto por escritos pós-paulinos, onde, a figura de Paulo foi utilizada para legitimar e endossar condutas e posturas, e um processo de institucionalização da Igreja. Em suma, este trabalho sugere algumas concepções distintas para conceitos como feminino e masculino, analisados numa perspectiva de gênero. Emerge, dessa análise, outro olhar sobre o papel sexo-social nas comunidades paulinas do I século e.c., o que permite um confronto dessa leitura com discursos acadêmicos sobre o assunto / Abstract: This work discusses like the discourses are appropriate and selected in order to legitimize and behaviors, such as the problem of female Ordination in Catholic scope in the twentieth century and after the Second Vatican Council (1962-1965), that became the starting point for debates among feminist theologians and the 'conservative' of the Catholic Church. Thus, the question of ordination passes, by both groups, for a Christian appropriation of the past, its origins in the corpus paulinum became a starting point for debate and arguments today. It was from these origins that the work the second moment, focused to address the context of this world Pauline century, where values like honor and shame were worked in the Pauline communities and reflect the corpus paulinum. The issue of ordination is the initial point of the thesis, because this research focuses as Paul was appropriated and used by both groups in contemporary writings as a post-Pauline, where the figure of Paul was used to legitimize and endorse behaviors and attitudes, and a process of institutionalization of the Church. In short, this work suggests some ideas for different concepts such as male and female, analyzed from a gender perspective. It emerges, of that analysis, another look at the social-sex role in Pauline communities of first century CE, which allows a comparison of this reading with academic discourses on the subject / Tese (douorado) - Universidade / Historia Cultural / Doutor em História

This Thesis describes the syntheses, characterisation and reactivity of rare earth metal boryl and gallyl compounds. Experimental and computational studies were performed to investigate the structure and bonding in these compounds. <b>Chapter 1</b> introduces key metal-boryl and metal-gallyl compounds of the s, p, d and f-blocks via literature review. <b>Chapter 2</b> describes the syntheses, structures and bonding analyses of rare earth metal boryl compounds. A short introduction to rare earth metal cations is given. Chapter 3</b> describes the syntheses, structures and bonding analyses of rare earth metal gallyl compounds. The preparation of a new class of rare earth metal cations will also be reported. A short introduction to rare earth metal amidinates is given. <b>Chapter 4</b> presents reactivity studies of the rare earth metal gallyl compounds described in Chapter 3. To facilitate a direct structure and reactivity comparison, the corresponding boryl compounds were also synthesised. The results of a comprehensive DFT computational study to investigate the structure and bonding in these compounds are also presented. A short introduction to metalelement and metalmetal bond reactivity is given. <b>Chapter 5</b> presents full experimental procedures and characterising data for the new compounds reported. <b>Appendix<b> <b>CD Appendix</b> contains .cif files for all new crystallographically characterised compounds described.

The mid-Holocene climactic eruption of Mount Mazama in Oregon, USA (Volcanic Explosivity Index, VEI-7) was among the largest eruptions globally during the Holocene. Despite evidence for possible hemispheric climatic impacts, the age of the eruption is not well-constrained and little is known about the environmental impacts of distal tephra deposition with previous studies showing no clear consensus. Further, the eruption occurred during a time of global climatic warming, raising questions about the impacts of tephra deposition in the context of longer-term change. Thus the aim of this thesis is to investigate the terrestrial and aquatic impacts of distal tephra deposition from the climactic eruption of Mount Mazama approximately 7700 years ago, and to reconstruct Holocene environmental change in the Pacific Northwest of North America. The Mazama tephra forms an important isochronous marker horizon. A refined age of 7682-7584 cal. years BP (95.4% probability range) for the eruption was acquired through Bayesian statistical modelling of 81 previously published radiocarbon age estimations. Through high resolution palaeoecological and statistical analyses (stratigraphy, tephra geochemistry, radiocarbon dating, pollen, diatoms and ordination) the aquatic and terrestrial impacts of tephra deposition are assessed. Records were examined from the centre and fringe of Moss Lake, Washington to elucidate regional and local effects on vegetation and to determine whether the observed aquatic impacts were consistent throughout the lake, or whether the diatoms were responding to other factors, such as climate or catchment changes. Tephra deposition from the climactic eruption of Mount Mazama caused a statistically significant local terrestrial impact with changes to open habitat vegetation (Cyperaceae and Poaceae) and changes in aquatic macrophytes (Myriophyllum spicatum, Equisetum) and alga (Pediastrum), but there was no significant regional impact of distal tephra deposition. Statistical testing suggests the regional changes observed were climate-driven, evidenced by longer-term, underlying environmental change. Tephra deposition had a statistically significant impact on the aquatic system with decreases of epiphytic taxa (Fragilaria brevistriata and Staurosira venter) and increases of epipelic (Brachysira brebissonii) and tychoplanktonic taxa (Aulacoseira sp.) indicating a change in habitat and an increase of the Si:P ratio, lasting approximately 150 years. Variance partitioning demonstrated tephra to be a significant environmental variable; however, directional change exerted most influence and interactions between variables are evident. This study clearly demonstrates that there are complex interactions between drivers of change which is evidenced through time series analysis of the diatom Holocene record, revealing periodicities of approximately 2000 years, 1300 years, and 450 years attributed to solar variation and ocean-atmosphere interactions. Overall, tephra had a significant local effect on the environment, but no significant impact on the region independent of underlying environmental changes. More studies of similar nature are needed to evaluate the wider regional significance of the localised impacts shown at Moss Lake.

ABSTRACT UNDERSTORY PLANT COMMUNITY STRUCTURE IN FORESTS INVADED BY GARLIC MUSTARD (ALLIARIA PETIOLATA) MAY 2016 JASON ALLEN AYLWARD, B.S., PAUL SMITH’S COLLEGE M.S. UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS AMHERST Directed by: Professor Kristina Stinson Plant invasions represent a significant threat to the structure and function of natural ecosystems. Garlic mustard (Alliaria petiolata) has been identified as a threat to native communities mostly through small-scale studies and focused experiments. In this in situ observational study I examined the effects of garlic mustard invasion on species composition across multiple sites by comparing plant diversity and composition in invaded and adjacent non-invaded communities. Mean Shannon diversity was higher in invaded compared to non-invaded plots and invasion was associated with greater densities of invasive species such as burning bush (Euonymus alatus), and greater celandine (Chelidonium majus). In ordination space, the sites grouped more closely by geographic region than by invasion status, suggesting that regional environmental variation is important for community structure. My findings indicate that garlic mustard invasion is associated with other invasive plants, and that the understory plant community varies considerably across the region regardless of invasion status. Overall we show that community structure in garlic mustard invaded forest understories is not consistent across the landscape.

Title: Walking step coordination characteristic comparison for walking on running simulator and off-road walking. Objectives: Goal of the thesis is to measure, analyze and evaluate data of activity and involvement of lower limb muscles for offroad walking and walking on running simulator. The measured characteristic will be intra-individually and extra-individually compared. Method: Surface polyelectromyography method for data measurement and kineziological movement analysis method for values comparison are used in the thesis. Ten muscles of lower limb (2  5 muscles on left and right lower limb) were chosen. Results: Ten lower limb muscles were chosen and their activity for walking on running simulator and offroad walking was measured by surface polyelectromyography method on ten sportsmen. The results indicate that chosen muscles participate on monitored movement. The analysis shows that the muscles activity follows the same order for each of tested sportsmen independently on the external condition (running simulator and offroad walking). The thesis that correlation of measured values is higher for running simulator have been confirmed. But m.gluteus.med. and m.glut.max. have variation in the activity of the involvement in the field and on the treadmill. Similar results have also m.vastus med....

This study deals with the historical development around the arguments for women's eligibility for the priesthood in the Church of Sweden between the years 1923-1950. Based on two government investigations in 1923 and 1950, I present the argument that emerges and how this relates to the gender order and social structures of the time. My purpose of the study is to provide an insight into the multifaceted debate that this issue gave rise to. My questions are: what arguments for or against the female priesthood were put forward in these investigations and how were these related to understandings of male and female? I will methodically use a qualitative text analysis based on the hermeneutic spiral and take as a starting point the gender theories of previous research to answer these questions. The study shows how the presented arguments in several ways formed a distinction between men and women. The argument was also developed during these years and the study shows how it is connected with an overall changed gender order and societal structures.