Musicologists and critics alike consider Luis De Pablo (b.1930) one of the most significant contemporary Spanish composers. Among his vast production, his piano works are a substantial part of his catalog and testimony not only of his aesthetic evolution but also of his times. H…
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This thesis explores an actor's process of creating a character for a musical production, specifically, the role of Sam Byck in Stephen Sondheim's Assassins. The production occurred in November of 2011 at the University of North Dakota. The first two chapters of the thesis conta…
It is inevitable that works on waqf written in English will employ terms from Anglo-American law to describe that institution. This study will endeavour to provide a proper understanding of these terms in order to clear up longstanding misconceptions of the nature of waqf. Throu…
To test the hypothesis that climate change caused the abandonment of Tell Leilan during the late 3rd millennium BC (Weiss et at. 1993), 153 permanent teeth were assessed for developmental enamel defects as indicators of non-specific stress. Although the results indicate a greate…
This paper examines the causes and effects of the 1997 East Asian financial crisis and analyzes the potential effectiveness of monetary policy in stabilizing exchange rates after a crisis occurs. A debate has erupted as to the appropriateness of tight versus easy monetary policy…
Bangladesh is known as a country of natural disasters. Disasters have become a regular phenomenon and have caused suffering to millions of people for many decades. The coastal areas frequently experience cyclones and water surges. The importance of sustainable, forest management…
This study examines the impact of economic policy on economic growth in Nigeria between 1970 and the mid-1990s. It analyzes Nigerian policy to determine whether policy has, indeed, promoted growth during the period under review. In this study, policies that help create macroecon…
Differential Electrolytic Potentiometric detector system is used in Flow Injection Analysis for the determination of Cyanides, Residual Chlorine and different types of Acid-Base reactions. The method is rapid, simple, less costly and precise compared to other techniques. The tec…
The mélodies of André Caplet (1878-1925) are permeated with an abundance of intricacies and complexities in terms of tonality and rhythm. Through exploring aspects of tonal and rhythmic structures in the sets Paroles à l'absente, Le vieux coffret, Trois fables de Jean de La Font…
This thesis examines the ethical implications of writing about music, focussing on the analysis of tonal art music. While some recent publications have studied various ethical situations involving music, none has taken the theoretical engagement with Western Art Music as its sta…
This thesis discusses the preliminary development of a microfluidic system for low concentration vapour analysis incorporating a novel analyte preconcentration method to extend vapour detection limits. The topicality of this subject is evidenced by the urgent requirement to dete…
In this study we will assess the stability of the Second Republic in Lebanon by examining the institutional restructuring of Lebanon's Second Republic and the response of these institutions in terms of proportional distribution of government resources among the ethnic and commun…
An epidemiological data of malaria cases were correlated with satellite-based vegetation health (VH) indices to investigate if they can be used as a proxy for monitoring the number of malaria cases. Mosquitoes, which spread malaria in Bangladesh, are very sensitive to environmen…
The intersection of intelligence analysis and decisionmaking, or knowledge and action, is more problematic than conventionally understood. Rather than listen to and incorporate intelligence analysis into their decisions, decisionmakers frequently ignore it. This gap between anal…
This thesis deals with the political philosophy of al-Ghazzali from an analytical point of view. It focuses its examination on his theory regarding the imamate and sultanate. This examination is based on four of his works, namely, Fad[dotbelow]a'ih[dotbelow] al-Bat[dotbelow]iniy…
The high stakes of reasoning in intelligence are best seen in its failures. Pearl Harbor, September 11th, and Iraq's Weapons of Mass Destruction all evocatively illustrate the potentially serious consequences of flawed reasoning in intelligence. Naturally, as a result, every eff…
Lebanon is a unique country. Its small size, numerous communities, geographical context, history of conflicts and foreign invasions contributes in making this research a unique study in the field of humanities and social sciences. The study of such a case gets even more complex …
Aridification leading to crop failure has recently been hypothesized to explain the collapse of the Akkadian Empire in ancient Mesopotamia (∼2300 and 2200 B.C.). Phytoliths from the dental calculus of 17 human skeletons excavated from Tell Leian in northern Syria were investigat…
In four pieces selected from the late Baroque repertoire, the “Allemanda” from Corelli's Sonata for Violin and Continuo, Opus 5, No. 8, the “Allemande” from Bach's Clavierübung, Partita, No. 1, the chorus, “Thy Right Hand, Oh Lord” from Handel's Israel in Egypt, and the aria due…