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Dorothy Wordsworth and Hartley Coleridge : the poetics of relationship
(University of St Andrews, 2009-11-30) - ThesisMy thesis studies Hartley Coleridge and Dorothy Wordsworth to redress the unjust neglect of Hartley’s work, and to reach a more positive understanding of Dorothy’s conflicted literary relationship with William Wordsworth ... -
A dose ranging trial to optimize the dose of Rifampin in the treatment of tuberculosis
(2015-05-01) - Journal articleRationale: Rifampin at a dose of 10 mg/kg was introduced in 1971 based on pharmacokinetic, toxicity and cost considerations. Available data in mice and humans showed that an increase in dose may shorten the duration of ... -
Dose response severity functions for acoustic disturbance in cetaceans using recurrent event survival analysis
(2015-11-20) - Journal articleBehavioral response studies (BRSs) aim to enhance our understanding of the behavior changes made by animals in response to specific exposure levels of different stimuli, often presented in an increasing dosage. Here, we ... -
Dose-response relationships for the onset of avoidance of sonar by free-ranging killer whales
(2014-02) - Journal articleEight experimentally controlled exposures to 1−2 kHz or 6−7 kHz sonar signals were conducted with four killer whale groups. The source level and proximity of the source were increased during each exposure in order to reveal ... -
Dots and lines : geometric semigroup theory and finite presentability
(University of St Andrews, 2015-06-26) - ThesisGeometric semigroup theory means different things to different people, but it is agreed that it involves associating a geometric structure to a semigroup and deducing properties of the semigroup based on that structure. ... -
Double bootstrap confidence intervals in the two-stage DEA approach
(2015-09) - Journal articleContextual factors usually assume an important role in determining firms' productive efficiencies. Nevertheless, identifying them in a regression framework might be complicated. The problem arises from the efficiencies ... -
Double dividend : promoting good nutrition and sustainable consumption through healthy school meals
(Sustainable Development Commission, 2005-11-14) - ReportThis report, produced by the Sustainable Consumption Roundtable tackles the issues surrounding promoting good nutrition and sustainable consumption through healthy school meals. -
Double time : Facing the future in migration’s past
(2011) - Journal articleInterpretations of Italian films about migration tend to refer to the historical experience of emigration or of colonialism as the historical coordinates through which these films are best understood. This article looks ... -
Double-observer line transect methods : levels of independence
(2010-03) - Journal articleDouble-observer line transect methods are becoming increasingly widespread, especially for the estimation of marine mammal abundance from aerial and shipboard surveys when detection of animals on the line is uncertain. The ... -
Double-observer line transect surveys with Markov-modulated Poisson process models for overdispersed animal availability
(2015-12) - Journal articleWe develop maximum likelihood methods for line transect surveys in which animals go undetected at distance zero, either because they are stochastically unavailable while within view or because they are missed when they are ... -
Doubting John?
(Cambridge University Press, 2016-06) - Book itemThis essay focuses on the figure of John the Baptist in prison and the question he sent his disciples to ask Christ: was he ‘the one who is to come’ (Matthew 11: 2–3). Having observed how the Fathers strove to distance ... -
Doubts, compromises, and ideals : attempting a reciprocal life story
(2017-06) - Journal articleIn this article I reflect on my attempt to co-author a reciprocal life story with my friend Liria de la Cruz, a semi-literate Gypsy/Roma street seller from Madrid⎯a book where we examine together our intertwined stories. ... -
Doŭnar, Larysa I. Historyia belaruskai knihi : vyuchebny dapamozhnik
(2015) - Journal itemAn in-depth review of the Belarusian-language book, written in English and translated into Belarusian by Alesia Kaskevich-Siarhynchyk -
Down to earth philosophy: an anti-exceptionalist essay on thought experiments and philosophical methodology
(University of St Andrews, 2012-11-30) - ThesisIn the first part of the dissertation, chapters 1 to 3, I criticize several views which tend to set philosophy apart from other cognitive achievements. I argue against the popular views that 1) Intuitions, as a sui generis ... -
Downwasting and supraglacial lake evolution on the debris-covered Ngozumpa Glacier, Khumbu Himal, Nepal
(University of St Andrews, 2004) - ThesisIn recent decades, the downwasting of several debris-covered glaciers in the Himalaya has led to the formation of large and potentially hazardous moraine- dammed lakes. The frequency of Glacial Lake Outburst Flood (GLOF) ... -
Dr Kamusella o wyroku w sprawie SONŚ : Polska krajem tolerancji
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Dr Pangloss and the best of all possible markets : evolutionary fantasies and justifications in contemporary economic discourse
(University College Dublin Business School, 2014) - Conference itemThe paper examines evolutionary myth-making in the economic discourse of contemporary neo-liberalism. It traces the translation of evolutionary concepts from the early twentieth century Darwinist synthesis to recent economic ... -
Draft 'National policy statements for energy infrastructure' : SDC consultation response
(Sustainable Development Commission, 2010-02-26) - ReportThis document is the Sustainable Development Commission's response the UK Government's consultation on 'National policy statements for energy infrastructure'. -
Drag of suction cup tags on swimming animals : modeling and measurement
(2014-04) - Journal articleBio-logging tags are widely used to study the behavior and movements of marine mammals with the tacit assumption of little impact to the animal. However, tags on fast-swimming animals generate substantial hydrodynamic ... -
The dramatising of theology : humanity’s participation in God’s drama with particular reference to the theologies of Hans Urs von Balthasar and Karl Barth
(University of St Andrews, 2011-11-30) - ThesisThe aim of this project is to investigate the proper response of theology to the Christian God who, as revealed through revelation, is Being-in-act. This project takes seriously the idea posited by Shakespeare, that totus ...