Dual Themes Research Articles

Samuel’s Call Narrative: Literary Design and Meaning

ABSTRACT The gap between the content of Samuel’s call narrative (1 Sam 1,1-4,1a), which describes his inauguration as a prophet, and its design, which strays from the literary model of calls to prophecy, has yet to be offered a plausible synchronic explanation. The literary reading suggested in this article presents a new interpretation of Samuel’s misunderstanding of the call, and clarifies the theological meaning of Eli’s involvement in his initiation into prophecy; these explain how the unique characteristics of the story construct its intertwined dual theme: the call to prophecy, and the replacement of the leadership, and explicate why the leadership change includes not only a personal replacement of Eli, but also of the priestly leadership model with a prophetic one.

Driving corporate social responsibility to be innovative: Insights from a systematic literature review

AbstractCorporate social responsibility (CSR) is increasingly under pressure to tackle social and environmental challenges using innovative approaches that benefit both companies and society. This study presents a comprehensive overview of the relevant research on the intersection of CSR and innovation since 1996. Through a bibliometric analysis and literature review of 1362 articles, the study identifies three distinct stages in the evolution of this dual theme: an infancy stage (1996–2005), a rapid growth stage (2006–2015), and an explosive growth stage (2016‐present). By analyzing the studies, subfields, and theories in each stage, we identify the approaches and challenges in CSR innovation research. Notably, digital organizational culture, sensitivity analysis, and social enterprise have emerged as current major concerns, while sustainable development and analysis methods have emerged as challenges in addressing CSR innovation. Based on these findings, we propose several future research opportunities for CSR innovation research.

A THEME ANALYSIS OF PARATACTIC AND HYPOTACTIC CLAUSE COMPLEXES ON LUKE CHAPTER 17 OF THE ENGLISH STANDARD VERSION BIBLE IN THE ESV.org

This study aimed to analyze the textual function of the theme types in Luke Chapter 17 of the English Standard Version bible texts on the ESV.org website. The data of this study were English Standard Version (ESV) clauses consisting of 56 clauses from 5 subtopics of Luke Chapter 17, which were analyzed using the qualitative descriptive method because it explains the textual function of biblical texts. The data source for this research is the text of the 2016 edition of the English Standard Version (ESV) Bible on the online Bible site ESV.org. The Gospel of Luke, chapter 17, consists of five subtitles: (1) Temptation to Sin, (2) Increase Our Faith, (3) Unworthy Servants, (4) Jesus Cleanses Ten Lepers, and (5) The Coming of the Kingdom. The theory used in this study is Halliday's Systemic Functional Linguistics. The technical model approach for data analysis in this study is Eggins (2004) regarding (1) four types of themes; (2) theme analysis in declarative sentences; (3) theme analysis in declarative ellipses; (4) theme analysis in the WH interrogative; (5) analysis of themes in imperatives; (6) the theme in the paratactic clause complex; (7) the theme in the hypotactic clause complex; and (8) three types of additions. The results of this study are: 1) four types of themes, namely: (1) topical themes with as many as 46 items (62%), (2) interpersonal themes with as many as 6 items (8%), (3) textual themes. with 19 items (26%) and (4) dual themes with 3 items (4%); 2) topical themes (62%) are the dominant types of themes.

Corporate governance and environmental sustainability: Addressing the dual theme from a bibliometric approach

AbstractEnvironmental sustainability represents a business challenge that draws the attention of multidisciplinary and multicultural researchers. This study presents a comprehensive picture of the most relevant research on corporate governance and environmental sustainability since 1991. Through a bibliometric analysis of 233 articles retrieved from the Scopus database, we find that 71.67% of the research that addresses the dual theme in the last 7 years appears in journals of recognized impact (e.g., Business Strategy and the Environment). Researchers in the field focus on the United States, the United Kingdom, and China; determined by total link strength, D. M. Patten, D. Cormier, and P. Berrone are the most influential authors. We also identify 11 thematic groups or subdomains notable for their size and/or validity, including green innovation, institutional factors, climate change, environmental impact, and the board. Remaining to be addressed in future research are the agrifood sector, investment and energy efficiency, and patents and invention. In addition, theoretical approaches should be incorporated with cultural nuances that enrich our understanding of corporate governance as a driving mechanism of climate change.

Caregivers' experiences and perspectives of factors associated with relapse in Iranian people living with schizophrenia: A qualitative study.

Relapse in People Living with Schizophrenia (PLS) has several reasons and recognizing these can increase the effectiveness of treatment interventions. Formal and informal caregivers are an informed source to reduce relapse in PLS. This study explores the caregivers' perspective in Iran on the factors affecting relapse in PLS. A total of 28 caregivers (16 formal caregivers and 12 informal caregivers) of PLS were enrolled in our qualitative study. A content analysis was conducted using individual and group, semi-structured in-depth interviews with informal and formal caregivers of PLS. This study was conducted in a hospital, three universities, and a non-governmental organization in Tehran, Iran. The majority (69%) of the participants were females. About half of the informal caregivers were over 60 years old and about 40% of the formal caregivers were in the age range of 30 to 40 years. The average number of years of work for informal caregivers was 17.6 years and the average of work experience among the formal caregivers was 14.1 years. Seven key dual themes were identified from data: 'awareness-stigma', 'social support-social exclusion', 'treatment adherence-treatment discontinuation', 'holistic approach - one-dimensional approach', 'supported employment-social dysfunction', 'emotional management in family - family with high emotional expression', and 'access to treatment-treatment gap'. The results of this research can help practitioners and policymakers to enable evidence-based practices to reduce relapse in PLS by emphasizing and acting on factors identified in our analyses.

Guiding Hand

The emergence of imaginative children’s music in the second half of the nineteenth century reframed the relationship between children and music in revolutionary ways. The dominant paradigm had been for children to repetitiously practice mechanistic exercises, a time-consuming occupation that the German composer Robert Schumann considered particularly wasteful and tasteless. In response he composed Album für die Jugend in 1848, a collection of children’s pieces that utilised a combination of text, picture and music to appeal to the interests of children, and to inspire their enthusiasm for musical play. Schumann envisioned his music as an extension of familial nurturance, which played a powerful role in directing children towards a musically and spiritually rich adulthood. As the tradition of imaginative children’s music developed during the nineteenth century, the dual themes of entertainment and education remained central to its generic identity, and continued to speak to the significance of piano music as a tool for the socialisation of children. The work of Jacqueline Rose offers a lens through which to explore this music’s manipulative influence upon children. The multimodal and performative characteristics of these musical pieces demonstrate the hidden influence of the adult’s guiding hand and the dire consequences that come to those who transgress musical and social boundaries.

Flexible and innovative learning spaces: An exploration of parental perspectives on change, consultation and participation

The role played by innovative educational environments to support learning for the 21st century has attracted the interest of the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development at the global governance level and at the national policy level internationally. This article draws on global, European and Australasian research and data from a qualitative study of consultation and participation in the development of innovative and flexible learning spaces in the New Zealand context. It focuses specifically on the role of parents, drawing data from relevant policies and documents, a parent questionnaire and interviews of parents, architects and Ministry of Education Delivery Managers, responsible for delivering large capital works projects. While the architect participants believe their bold designs are inspirational and promote new pedagogical styles, and positive relationships, some parents view these open-plan learning areas (and associated pedagogies) as needlessly experimental, placing the needs and education of their children at risk. Delivery Managers are focussed on seeing the projects to conclusion, on time and on budget. The critical analysis considers the findings in relation to the research question and reflects on the dual themes of innovation and risk. Further questions for research are suggested.

Authentic Research in the Classroom Increases Appreciation for Plants in Undergraduate Biology Students.

Engaging students in authentic research increases student knowledge, develops STEM skills, such as data analysis and scientific communication, and builds community. Creating authentic research opportunities in plant biology might be particularly crucial in addressing plant awareness disparity (PAD) (formerly known as plant blindness), producing graduates with botanical literacy, and preparing students for plant-focused careers. Our consortium created four CUREs (course-based undergraduate research experiences) focused on dual themes of plant biology and global change, designed to be utilized by early and late-career undergraduates across a variety of educational settings. We implemented these CURES for four semesters, in a total of 15 courses, at four institutions. Pre- and post-course assessments used the Affective Elements of Science Learning Questionnaire and parts of a "plant blindness" instrument to quantify changes in scientific self-efficacy, science values, scientific identity, and plant awareness or knowledge. The qualitative assessment also queried self-efficacy, science values, and scientific identity. Data revealed significant and positive shifts in awareness of and interest in plants across institutions. However, quantitative gains in self-efficacy and scientific identity were only found at two of four institutions tested. This project demonstrates that implementing plant CUREs can produce affective and cognitive gains across institutional types and course levels. Focusing on real-world research questions that capture students' imaginations and connect to their sense of place could create plant awareness while anchoring students in scientific identities. While simple interventions can alleviate PAD, implementing multiple CUREs per course, or focusing more on final CURE products, could promote larger and more consistent gains in student affect across institutions.

Vodou, mystique et Égypte antique dans Les Arbres musiciens Jacques Stéphen Alexis et la question de l’un

This article examines the dual themes of vodou and mysticism in the novel Les arbres musiciens (1957) by Jacques Stéphen Alexis (1922-1961). If Compère Général Soleil (1955), his first novel, barely touches the question, it is his second novel, Les arbres musiciens, that develops this aspect. This one testifies to an excellent knowledge of Haitian vodou and its origins. The article thus shows the relationship that Jacques Stéphen Alexis has in his poetics with ancient Egypt, in particular, and Africa in general.

Spirit and Word: Dual Testimony in John, Paul and Luke

Spirit and Word: Dual Testimony in John, Paul and Luke

The Spirit, the Affections, and the Christian Tradition ed. by Dale M. Coulter and Amos Yong

Reviewed by: The Spirit, the Affections, and the Christian Tradition ed. by Dale M. Coulter and Amos Yong Tom Schwanda (bio) The Spirit, the Affections, and the Christian Tradition, edited by Dale M. Coulter and Amos Yong. Notre Dame: University of Notre Dame Press, 2016. 326pp. $60.00 (hard-cover). This stimulating volume is bookended by contributions from the two editors. Dale Coulter, associate professor of historical theology at Regent University (VA), provides an introductory chapter that orients the reader while Amos Yong, professor of theology at Fuller Theological Seminary, completes this study with suggestions for additional research. The marrow of this book contains twelve chapters that offer a chronological tour of the study of affections from the patristic period to the eighteenth century. The stated goal is to create a "renewal historiographic lens" through the study of affectivity (1). This focus, reflective of the history of Pentecostalism, includes an appreciation for and recovery of "popular religiosity" and "folk theologies" (2). In consideration of the vocabulary of affectivity the authors in this collection stress the distinction between affectivity and emotion (essentially a later development at the beginning of the nineteenth century), whereby the affections are deeper in nature and more connected with the will. Within this dynamic conversation, the passions, which have often been understood as diseases of the soul, are also examined. The Holy Spirit is operative throughout this discussion as the "intersection between divine affectivity and human affectivity" (7). The first three chapters explore affectivity through the patristic writers of the Christian East and West. Robert Louis Wilken provides a succinct treatment of Origen's, Gregory of Nyssa's, and Maximus the Confessor's writings on love [End Page 280] that highlight the interplay between agape and eros. Wilken summarizes the early understanding that "Knowledge without passion does not bind one to God" (37). James K. A. Smith engages Augustine's critical assessment of the theater and demonstrates how it can be redeemed to recover a richer exposition of affectivity through the action of the Holy Spirit. Bradley Nassif deftly examines the deification of passions through St. John Chrysostom's Divine Liturgy. Central to his argument is how baptism, the Eucharist, Scripture, icons and dogmatic hymns (Nassif's language) form the affections of the worshiper. Nassif helpfully grounds this through the theological foundation of union with Christ and the Holy Spirit. Michael J. McClymond's expansive chapter employs holy tears as the lens through which affectivity can be studied in both the East and West and from the patristic era to the present. He concludes this fascinating chapter by asserting, "Unless we weep and grieve, we will never experience the deep joy that God offers" (103). The next three chapters concentrate on the medieval period. First, Elizabeth A. Dreyer reviews the contribution of Hadewijch of Brabant's bridal mysticism, elevating the topic of sacred eros, and Bonaventure's emphasis on Christ's humanity, revealed through his wounds of love. In both cases the affections are elevated in ecstatic delight. Next, Craig A. Boyd merges Aquinas's dual themes of desire and appetite with love and charity. He asserts that the human freedom of expressing affections must be guided by the rational soul that is always held accountable for those desires. Sharon L. Putt concludes this trilogy of medieval chapters with her study of detachment in Meister Eckhart. His treatment of Mary and Martha (Luke 10:38–42) reverses the frequent tendency of elevating Mary. Instead Martha's detachment creates greater approbation since she "represents the perfection of a life of action born from contemplation" (173). The next cluster of chapters surveys three representatives of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. Simeon Zahl explores Luther's famous principle of the bondage of the will and perceives parallels to the bondage of affections. Significantly, Zahl reminds readers that to focus only upon the affections restricts the much broader spectrum of Luther's vocabulary, including desire, voluntas (usually rendered as "will"), and the heart. Building on the centrality of the heart, Zahl corrects the mistaken impression that Luther, not John Wesley, was the originator of "heart religion" (199). In his chapter on Blaise Pascal, Klaas Bom continues with the priority of the...

To Be Real: Antecedents and Consequences of Sexual Identity Disclosure by Academic Library Directors

Using ten interviews with openly lesbian and gay academic library leaders from around the United States, this study investigated themes associated with sexual identity disclosure decisions in the workplace. Thematic analysis through grounded theory identified three themes common among all participants: claiming and maintaining identity; road-paving; and a dual theme, being myself/just like anyone else.

Save the Archbishop but Not the Dodo

One topic spans the dual themes of workforce and customer service for this month ‐ communications. If we are not properly communicating with our customers and our workforce, we are doomed ‐ doomed to mediocrity or worse.

Proceedings of the 2014 Annual Meeting of the Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders Study Group

The 2014 Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders Study Group (FASDSG) meeting focused on the dual themes of the risks associated with low to moderate alcohol exposure during pregnancy and knowledge translation practices to enhance the impact of scientific research. The meeting theme was titled “Low drinking versus no drinking: Matching science with policy and public perception.” Despite decades of basic science and clinical evidence that has documented the risks associated with prenatal alcohol exposure, there still exists confusion and uncertainty on the part of health professionals and the public regarding the question of whether or not there is a “safe” level of alcohol consumption during pregnancy. The first keynote presentation reviewed the data obtained from large-scale epidemiological studies that have attempted to address the question of relative risk associated with low to moderate alcohol exposure during pregnancy. This presentation was followed by an expert panel discussion of the state of scientific evidence obtained from clinical and basic science investigations concerning this question, and strategies for moving research evidence into policy and practice. The second keynote presentation presented a framework for knowledge translation and mobilization to move research discoveries toward implementation. The conference also featured updates by government agencies, FASt data talks that highlighted new and innovative findings in FASD research, and award presentations, including a lifetime achievement award presented to Dr. Kenneth Warren to acknowledge his longstanding support for FASD research. A highlight of the meeting was the presentation of the 2014 Henry Rosett award to Dr. Philip May in recognition of his substantial contributions to epidemiological studies on FASD.

DANCING TO A DIFFERENT TUNE: LIVING AND DYING WITH CANCER, ORGAN FAILURE AND PHYSICAL FRAILTY

IntroductionThe “danse macabre” has been depicted in Europe since medieval times. Providing good end-of-life care for all patients, whatever form their last dance takes, is a global challenge.Aim(s) and method(s)To...

Fish reproduction: patterns, puzzles, principles, and possibilities

Robert (Bob) Wootton passed away in March 2014 while this book was going to press. He and Carl Smith spent five years writing it, and Bob was ill the whole time. It’s a great book, a big book (400 text pages and 1500 references, in round numbers), and a fine tribute to Bob’s life’s work. I am sorry to have never met Bob, but over the years I met several pieces of his work (as well as Carl’s). For example, in 1994 Bob wrote a paper that used the classic Smith/Fretwell model for optimal size of an offspring to predict egg size in pelagic fishes; the model/theory is deceptively simple in pictorial form, but that which generates the tradeoff curve is not simple. Guided by the model, Bob carefully assembled all the pieces and the predicted answer fell squarely in the range of observed egg sizes. I mention this particular paper because I used it for years in my graduate evolutionary ecology class, and found it quite impressive. So, how to begin describing the book? The topic is vast and first chapter lays out the landscape. The dual themes of phylogenetic history and adaptive significance (natural selection carefully applied to all aspects of life history) form the big structure. Here we get an overview of the reproductive modes of the teleost fishes (~30,000 species; not all discussed), and hints of what is to come. In all chapters a few exemplar case histories receive special attention because they allow us to resolve key issues with hard data. Some of them point to key gaps in our knowledge; they point to the future. Males and females often differ greatly in all elements of reproduction, so the second chapter delves into how sex is determined in the first place. Genotype alone can determine sex (GSD; by far the most common in fish), or sex can be set by the developmental environment, often temperature (ESD). Wootton and Smith tell us what the patterns are, point toward the unknowns, and discuss some of the ideas about why natural selection favors this or that mode of sex determination. There are many puzzles here, particularly why closely-related species often have very different forms of GSD, a pattern repeated in many other taxa, too (e.g., Bull 1983). This discussion is very well done, and is a fine gateway to broader, and more population genetic intensive (a nice phrase for= lots of math) treatments (Bull 1983; Beukeboom and Perrin 2014). This chapter has what we will find in all the chapters: patterns (mapped to phylogeny and environment), puzzles (unknowns big and small), principles (often insightful adaptation arguments, with limitations noted), and possibilities (i.e., where would all we just discussed point to next?). The Atlantic Silverside [Menidia menidia; work of David Conover] is an exemplar here. Those fish populations have a mixture of ESD and GSD, and show that ESD phases out as one looks at populations that reside at increasingly northern latitudes along the Atlantic coast of North America. Conover shows both how and why this is predicted by sex ratio theory. When ESD goes Environ Biol Fish (2015) 98:1727–1728 DOI 10.1007/s10641-015-0391-7

Heirloom genomes and bison conservation American Plains Bison Rewilding an Icon James A. Bailey Farcountry, 2013. 258 pp.

Heirloom genomes and bison conservation <b>American Plains Bison</b> Rewilding an Icon <i>James A. Bailey</i> Farcountry, 2013. 258 pp.

DIFFERENT DYINGS: LIVING AND DYING WITH CANCER, ORGAN FAILURE AND PHYSICAL FRAILTY

BackgroundRecent controversy around the Liverpool Care Pathway has highlighted the need to listen to patient and carer perspectives. Better understanding of how different patient groups perceive their deteriorating health and...

Eros and Pilgrimage in Chaucer’s and Shakespeare’s Poetry

The paper discusses erotic desire and the motif of going on pilgrimage in the opening of Geoffrey Chaucer’s General Prologue to The Canterbury Tales and in William Shakespeare’s sonnets. What connects most of the texts chosen for consideration in the paper is their diptych-like composition, corresponding to the dual theme of eros and pilgrimage. At the outset, I read the first eighteen lines of Chaucer’s Prologue and demonstrate how the passage attempts to balance and reconcile the eroticism underlying the description of nature at springtime with Christian devotion and the spirit of compunction. I support the view that the passage is the first wing of a diptych-like construction opening the General Prologue. The second part of the paper focuses on the motif of pilgrimage, particularly erotic pilgrimage, in Shakespeare’s sonnets. I observe that most of the sonnets that exploit the conceit of travel to the beloved form lyrical diptychs. Shakespeare reverses the medieval hierarchy of pilgrimage and desire espoused by Chaucer. Both poets explore and use to their own ends the tensions inherent in the juxtaposition of sacred and profane love. Their compositions encode deeper emotional patterns of desire: Chaucer’s narrator channels sexual drives into the route of communal national penance, whereas the Shakespearean persona employs religious sentiments in the service of private erotic infatuations.

Diaspora Philanthropy in Australia: A Preliminary Critique

Australia is home to numerous diaspora communities that have settled in Australia throughout the twentieth century. Over the decades, these ethnic communities have adapted to the Australian way of life and while there was an attempt to create a single national identity, many immigrant communities continue to maintain their cultural and linguistic links with their origin homeland. It is to be expected that many within these communities feel they owe some obligation to their original homeland. At times this manifests itself as personal, economic support to family structures back home; at others, in more complex, event-based investments. This study is a preliminary critique of philanthropic trends in Australi&amp;aacute;s diasporic coarious diasporas, very few address the dual theme in Australia. Some studies havemmunties. While studies exist across the world on the philanthropic practices of v pursued the two themes in separate contexts. Very few have explored the two concepts of diaspora communities and the philanthropic behavior of these communities as a single combined theme. The aim of this article is to undertake a preliminary and critical study on this significant and growing phenomenon.