194 research outputs found
Tudor women writers fashioning masculinity
No full textThis thesis contributes to the growing interest in early modern masculinity and its literary representations by introducing texts by women writers into dialogue with their male-authored counterparts. It argues for a more nuanced approach that recognises that the concepts of masculinity and femininity can only be fully understood when studied in relation with each other.
The first chapter explores how, notwithstanding the wisdom of conduct books and marriage guides, the demands of the state may not always be commensurate with those of the domestic realm and shows that this conflict necessitates a rethinking of existing definitions of masculinity by focusing on selected writings of the Tudor sisters Mary and Elizabeth and Jane Fitzalan’s *Tragedie of Iphigeneia*. The second chapter identifies how Elizabeth’s unique discursive strategies were designed to elicit support from her male subjects and subdue the belligerence that simmered under polemic like John Stubbs’ *Gaping Gulf*. In her letters to Anjou, the chapter examines how Elizabeth manoeuvred around her position as a beloved and as a monarch to fashion a husband who would not only be sympathetic but also subordinate to her political authority. This chapter also shows how the fabulous world of John Lyly’s *Galatea* consummates the Queen’s desire for the ideal male subject. The final chapter investigates the construction of martial manhood. It juxtaposes Mary Sidney’s *The Tragedy of Antonie* with William Shakespeare’s *Antony and Cleopatra* to determine how the figure of Cleopatra, common to both plays, challenges and revises the martial code of masculinity as embodied by Antony. By examining the authorial position appropriated by Cleopatra in the plays and its impact on the narrative, this chapter also extends this thesis’ interest in the extent to which female characters within texts compete for diegetic control with male protagonists
Sex determination using the inner-inner maximum diameter method applied by McDermott 2003
No full textMcDermott (2003) proposed a new method for sex determination using the metric features of the os pubis. This thesis retests McDermott's method and presents a statistical analysis of the reliability of McDermott's acetabular technique by examining a modern American sample from the William M. Bass Donated Collection at the University of Tennessee. The data gathered for this study is compared to the results presented in McDermott's thesis from the application of his method to samples from the Los Angeles County Coroner's office and the University of New Mexico Maxwell collection. A 90% accuracy rate was obtained by the author using measurements from the acetabulum as an indicator of sex.Biological anthropology, Osteology, Sex determination, Sex identificationCommittee members: Elizabeth Miller, Rene Vellanoweth, Lisa Thomas-BarnettThesis (M.A.) California State University, Los Angeles, 201
Ultrasound to identify systemic lupus erythematosus patients with musculoskeletal symptoms who respond best to therapy: the US Evaluation For mUsculoskeletal Lupus longitudinal multicentre study
No full textObjectives:
To determine whether SLE patients with inflammatory joint symptoms and US synovitis/tenosyovitis achieve better clinical responses to glucocorticoids compared with patients with normal scans. Secondary objectives included identification of clinical features predicting US synovitis/tenosynovitis.
Methods:
In a longitudinal multicentre study, SLE patients with physician-diagnosed inflammatory joint pain received intramuscular methylprednisolone 120 mg once. Clinical assessments, patient-reported outcomes and bilateral hand/wrist USs were collected at 0, 2 and 6 weeks. The primary outcome (determined via internal pilot) was the early morning stiffness visual analogue scale (EMS-VAS) at 2 weeks, adjusted for baseline, comparing patients with positive (greyscale ≥2 and/or power Doppler ≥1) and negative US. Post hoc analyses excluded FM.
Results:
Of 133 patients, 78 had a positive US. Only 53 (68%) of these had one or more swollen joint. Of 66 patients with one or more swollen joint, 20% had a negative US. A positive US was associated with joint swelling, symmetrical small joint distribution and serology. The primary endpoint was not met: in the full analysis set (N = 133) there was no difference in baseline-adjusted EMS-VAS at week 2 [−7.7 mm (95% CI −19.0, 3.5); P = 0.178]. After excluding 32 patients with FM, response was significantly better in patients with a positive US at baseline [baseline-adjusted EMS-VAS at 2 weeks −12.1 mm (95% CI −22.2, −0.1); P = 0.049]. This difference was greater when adjusted for treatment [−12.8 mm (95% CI −22, −3); P = 0.007]. BILAG and SLEDAI responses were higher in US-positive patients.
Conclusion:
In SLE patients without FM, those with a positive US had a better clinical response to therapy. Imaging-detected synovitis/tenosynovitis may be considered to decide on therapy and enrich clinical trials
Theoretical studies of the historical development of the accounting discipline: a review and evidence
No full textMany existing studies of the development of accounting thought have either been atheoretical or have adopted Kuhn's model of scientific growth. The limitations of this 35-year-old model are discussed. Four different general neo-Kuhnian models of scholarly knowledge development are reviewed and compared with reference to an analytical matrix. The models are found to be mutually consistent, with each focusing on a different aspect of development. A composite model is proposed. Based on a hand-crafted database, author co-citation analysis is used to map empirically the entire literature structure of the accounting discipline during two consecutive time periods, 1972–81 and 1982–90. The changing structure of the accounting literature is interpreted using the proposed composite model of scholarly knowledge development
Exercises to increase reading readiness and word analysis skills for the slow learning child,
No full textThesis (M.A.)--Boston Universit
The construction of a vocabulary test for the intermediate grades,
No full textThesis (M.A.)--Boston Universit
A study to determine the effect of summer vacation on reading achievement in grades three, four and five,
No full textThesis (M.A.)--Boston Universit
Evaluation of the results of a language vocabulary test for grade 6 in comparison to written composition,
No full textLanguage vocabulary test [by] Clayton A. Friis, form A, p. 91, form B, p. 92.
Thesis (M.A.)--Boston Universit
Humor in kinderverhale : 'n vergelyking tussen geselekteerde Afrikaanse en Nederlandse tekste
No full textThesis (M.A.)--Potchefstroom University for Christian Higher Education, 2001Humour is regarded as important in a variety of disciplines and when literature is studied, it
becomes clear that humour is very important in the development of the individual. There are
various ways in which the individual may be exposed to humour, and one of these is
children's stories.
It became clear, however, that up to now very little research has been done on the subject of
humour in children's stories. An instrument for the studying of humour in children 's stories is
necessary:_ an instrument that takes into account developmental psychology, literary theory
and humour. When all these are combined, the nature, scope and effect of humour in
children's stories can be determined.
Six texts, 'n Haas moet doen wat 'n haas moet doen (Martie Preller) , Aliens en engele (Leon
de Villiers), Vincent van Gogga (Philip de Vos), Minoes (Annie MG Schmidt), Het verhaal van
Bobbe/ die in een bakfiets woonde en rijk wi/de warden (Joke van Leeuwen) and Nooit de
buren bijten (Paul van Loon), were examined individually. In each text the humorous
situations were highlighted and discussed. These discussions led to the conclusions that
were drawn.
Humour manifests itself in a variety of subjects in the text; it is not limited to light-hearted
subjects. All the narrative elements and textual aspects have a role to play in the humour of
a story. Humour makes the story accessible to different readers, and the text becomes a
reading and learning experience. Humour can be an instrument in the hand of the author
and the mediator. They sensitise the young reader for humour in stories and through that the
reader's reading and life skills are widened.Master
A comparison of achievement in silent reading and listening in grade four,
No full textThesis (M.A.)--Boston Universit
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