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"Father Forgive Me For I Have Sinned": Strategies of Apologia used by the Roman Catholic Church in Addressing the Sexual Abuse Crisis
(2011-08-08)
The sexual abuse by Roman Catholic clergy has overwhelmed public media and
has resulted in a barrage of criminal and civil lawsuits. Between October of 1985 and
November of 2002, more than three-hundred and ninety-four ...
Effect of Aging Heat Treatments on Ni52Ti48 Shape Memory Alloy
(2011-10-21)
Ni-rich NiTi shape memory alloys (SMAs) are capable of attaining a wide range
of transformation temperatures depending on the heat treatment conditions and superior
thermo-mechanical cycling stability, which are desired ...
Numerical Simulation of Impact Rollers for Estimating the Influence Depth of Soil Compaction
(2011-10-21)
The use of impact rollers has increased for many decades over a wide variety of applications in various parts of the world. Many manufacturers have made claims that impact compaction rollers could have an effect to 1 m or ...
A Virtuous Cycle: Tracing Democratic Quality through Equality
(2011-10-21)
This dissertation asks the question: How do democracies improve in quality?
Building on previous scholarship, the author offers a theoretical framework that traces
democratic quality through equality of outcomes. The ...
Biogeographic Patterns, Predator Identity, and Chemical Signals Influence the Occurrence and Magnitude of Non-lethal Predator Effects
(2011-10-21)
Predators can have large effects on prey populations and on the structure and function of communities. In addition to direct consumption of prey, predators often cause prey to alter their foraging behavior, habitat selection, ...
De Novo Initiated RNA Synthesis by the Hepatitis C Virus RNA-dependent RNA Polymerase
(2011-08-08)
Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) is a positive-strand RNA virus that has infected more than 3% of the world population. Chronic infections by the virus lead to cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma. HCV is currently the leading ...
Evaluation of Postpartum Reproductive Performance in Brahman Females with Divergent Residual Feed Intake
(2011-10-21)
These studies were designed to evaluate the relationships that exist between
residual feed intake, parity, rate of return to estrous cyclicity and nonesterified fatty acid
(NEFA) concentrations, as well as changes in ...
Studies of Optically Induced Magnetization Dynamics in Colloidal Iron Oxide Nanocrystals
(2011-10-21)
Studying dynamics of magnetization relaxation in excited magnetic materials is
important both for understanding the rates and pathways of magnetization relaxation and
for the potential use in spin-based electronics and ...
To Create a Recording and Classification System for First-aid Injuries in the Construction Industry
(2011-08-08)
The construction industry is known for its high accident rate which leads to numerous fatalities every year. Currently, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) requires injury/illness recording forms to ...
Integrating Safety Issues in Optimizing Solvent Selection and Process Design
(2011-10-21)
Incorporating consideration for safety issues while designing solvent processes has become crucial in light of the chemical process incidents involving solvents that have taken place in recent years. The implementation of ...