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Phiri, Aretha. "French Research Director visits Rhodes." Rhodos, 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1006415.
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Dr Fethi Bedioui, a research director from the Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) in Paris, recently spent two weeks in the Department of Chemistry working with Professor Tebello Nyokong's research group.
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Bischofberger, Ivo. "Grenzstreitigkeiten zwischen Appenzell Ausser- und Innerrhoden /." Appenzell : Appenzeller Volksfreund, 1990. http://catalogue.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb36966235n.
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Ndabeni, Khanyi. "Rhodes professor among best women scientists." The Herald Online, 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1006278.
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A RHODES University scientist's ground breaking work in harnessing light for cancer therapy has won her a United Nations award worth almost R1- million. Named on Monday by the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (Unesco) as one of the world's top five "Exceptional Women Scientists", Professor Tebello Nyokong said winning the award was "just like getting a Nobel Prize". She was also recognised for her work regarding environmental cleanups. Nyokong, 57, grew up herding sheep in Lesotho and was unable to afford shoes. She now works in Rhodes University's chemistry department. She won the award for the Africa and Arab states category on World Science Day, which took place on Monday.
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Clewlow, David Frederick. "Judeo-Spanish : an example from Rhodes." Thesis, University of British Columbia, 1990. http://hdl.handle.net/2429/29498.
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This study explores the Judeo-Spanish dialect through the analysis of an oral sample provided by two native speakers from Rhodes. A twenty-minute segment has been transcribed phonetically and incorporated into the thesis.
A preliminary section provides the necessary historical, cultural and linguistic background for the analysis of the sample. Distinctive phonetic, morphological, lexical and syntactical features of the informants1 speech are pointed out and their significance demonstrated both synchronically, in relation to Eastern Judeo-Spanish and modern Hispanic Romance, and diachronically, showing survival of old Spanish elements.
In the conclusion, the writer states that the development of the dialect was the result of the unique sociological conditions prevailing in the Sephardic communities of the ottoman Empire and highlights both the historical continuity of Judeo-Spanish as well as its participation in the common heritage of Hispano-Romance.
He notes the presence or lack of certain foreign elements in their speech and alludes to Westernization and their education on Rhodes. He mentions differences in their pronunciation.
The writer concludes that the segment of the dialogue recorded and transcribed is representative of the distinctive features of Judeo-Spanish and that, as such, it is a good introduction to the dialect.Arts, Faculty of
French, Hispanic, and Italian Studies, Department of
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Badat, Saleem, Klerk Vivian A. De, and Paul Maylam. "Rhodes remembers former President Nelson Mandela." Rhodes University, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1007501.
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On 6 December 2013 Rhodes honoured former President Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela in a commemoration programme. Dozens of people gathered on Rhodes University's Drostdy lawns in Grahamstown to sing and celebrate the life of Nelson Mandela. Tributes were delivered by Dr Saleem Badat, Rhodes University’s Vice Chancellor, Dr Vivian de Klerk, Dean of Students, and Emeritus Distinguished Professor Paul Maylam.
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Tweed, Mark L. "Design thesis for Rhodes mansion and vicinity." Thesis, Georgia Institute of Technology, 1988. http://hdl.handle.net/1853/21681.
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Apostolou, Evangelia. "L'histoire monetaire de rhodes pendant l'epoque hellenistique." Paris 4, 1999. http://www.theses.fr/1998PA040154.
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Le but de notre recherche est d'etudier l'histoire monetaire de rhodes pendant l'epoque hellenistique, plus particulierement depuis la creation de l'etat rhodien suite au synoecisme des trois cites preexistantes (lindos, camiros et lalysos), en 408 av. J. -c. , jusqu'a la fin de la periode hellenistique (vers 30 av. J. -c. ). Notre recherche se fonde d'abord sur le materiel inedit que l'ephorie des antiquites hellenique a mis a jour au cours des fouilles effectuees a rhodes, a savoir, la grande masse des monnaies (en principe) rhodiennes et notamment celles en bronze, isolees ou contenues dans les tresors monetaires. Pour donner une analyse plus globale du sujet, nous avons aussi etudie les monnaies etrangeres trouvees a rhodes, emises en or, en argent ou en bronze. D'autre part, nous avons etudie la circulation monetaire de la periode hellenistique, a la lueur des temoignages fournis par l'igch et par les ch. Le resultat de cette etude nous amene a constater que le comportement monetaire de l'etat rhodien a eu un caractere ferme pendant toute la periode en question. Deux pratiques caracterisent cette politique monetaire : l'utilisation de l'etalon dit rhodien pour le monnayage d'argent national, ainsi que le retrait du numeraire precedent, observe a plusieurs reprises, durant les periodes ou la masse monetaire en circulation echappait au controle de l'etat rhodien.
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Bell, Jonathan Andrew. "Entrepreneurial intention among Rhodes University undergraduate students." Thesis, Rhodes University, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1020011.
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The entrepreneurial intentions of university students are important factors to consider when developing entrepreneurship offerings at tertiary level institutions. This research study reports on pertinent findings from a study which set out to determine Rhodes university undergraduate students‟ entrepreneurial intentions and their pull and push factors that have brought them to the decision to become entrepreneurs. A survey, using a 43 question structured web-based instrument was used to capture the responses from undergraduate students across different departments at Rhodes University, Grahamstown. Key findings suggest that few undergraduate students intend to enter into an entrepreneurship career immediately after completion of their studies, whereas many of the respondents were more interested in doing so five years after graduation. The vast majority of students were satisfied without having formal entrepreneurial education and factors such as previous employment in entrepreneurial activities, and family influence had a statistical significant relationship with entrepreneurial intention.
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Wright, Michael Robert. "Part four of the Rhodes University Skymap Program." Thesis, Rhodes University, 1989. http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1001988.
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The results of the fourth part of the Rhodes University Skymap Program are presented. The observations cover the area of sky between right ascension 14h00m and 02h30m and declination -26⁰ and + 13⁰ at a frequency of 2.3 GHz. Contour maps of this region, with a resolution of 0.38⁰, are presented. Various methods of reducing the effect of the Galactic disc emission are analyzed. The results demonstrate the effectiveness of one of these methods in the production of a flat base level. The filamentary structure of the North Polar Spur is enhanced and results are obtained which support current theories of the origin of this object. The HII region surrounding Ophiuchi is examined in detail. A number of parameters are derived for the HII region. The spur associated with the HII region S54 is also examined. A listing of 1105 point sources appearing in the maps is presented. The limiting flux density of this listing is 0.5 Jy
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Barnes, Michael H. "Inscribed kleos : aetiological contexts in Apolonius of Rhodes /." free to MU campus, to others for purchase, 2003. http://wwwlib.umi.com/cr/mo/fullcit?p3091898.
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Berkowitz, Gary. "Semi-public narration in Apollonius' Argonautica /." Leuven ; Paris ; Dudley (Mass.) : Peeters, 2004. http://catalogue.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb39233620k.
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Thiel, Karsten. "Erzählung und Beschreibung in den Argonautika des Apollonios Rhodios : ein Beitrag zur Poetik des hellenistischen Epos /." Stuttgart : F. Steiner, 1993. http://catalogue.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb355867886.
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Pietsch, Christian. "Die Argonautika des Apollonios von Rhodos : Untersuchungen zum Problem der einheitlichen Konzeption des Inhalts /." Stuttgart : F. Steiner, 1999. http://catalogue.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb370900544.
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Scherer, Burkhard. "Mythos, Katalog und Prophezeiung : Studien zu den Argonautika des Apollonios Rhodios /." Stuttgart : F. Steiner, 2006. http://catalogue.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb40933968g.
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Texte remanié de: Doktorarbeit--Groningen--Rijksuniversiteit, 2002.Contient le texte grec du livre 1, 23-233 (Argonautenkatalog) et du livre 2, 311-425 (Weissagung des Phineus) des Argonautiques, ainsi que leur traduction allemande. Bibliogr. p. [223]-232.
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Wolff, Nadège. "Lumière et obscurité dans les Argonautiques d'Apollonios de Rhodes." Thesis, Lyon, 2018. http://www.theses.fr/2018LYSEN072/document.
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Cette thèse propose une synthèse autour des différents rôles de la lumière et de l'obscurité dans les Argonautiques d'Apollonios de Rhodes. Ce sujet comporte une forte composante lexicale, qui fait l'objet d'une étude dans la première partie, où les vocabulaires de la lumière et de l'obscurité chez Apollonios sont comparés aux emplois homériques. Ce thème interroge également les catégories de l'espace et du temps dans la mesure où lumière et obscurité structurent la narration autant qu'elles la déstructurent et proposent un itinéraire placé à la croisée de la barbarie et de la civilisation, état d'entre-deux qui reflète bien les craintes de l'époque alexandrine. La dialectique de la lumière et de l'obscurité permet aussi de mettre en perspective la notion d'héroïsme placée au cœur de l'épopée : la brillance des armes homériques fait alors place à l'éclat de la séduction, arme principale de Jason dont la valeur se mesure surtout dans le domaine érotique. Ce transfert des valeurs traditionnelles de la lumière sur le plan masculin s'accompagne d'une affirmation des pouvoirs féminins en contexte nocturne. Une quatrième partie interroge enfin le statut littéraire des Argonautiques à l'aune de la dialectique entre lumière et obscurité : l'épopée au long cours dénigrée par Callimaque peut en effet être lue comme un recueil poétique de pièces autonomes et une galerie de tableaux correspondant aux canons de l'esthétique hellénistique. Le dieu Apollon, dieu de la lumière et de la poésie placé au centre de l'oeuvre d'Apollonios, se fait le porte-parole privilégié d'un auteur au nom si proche du sien et devient le destinataire d'une sorte d'hymne atomisé qui mêle célébration poétique et réflexions métapoétiquesThrough this thesis, we aim to prove the various roles played by light and darkness in Apollonius Rhodius'Argonautica. In the first part, a lexical study specifically explores the terms expressing the ideas of light and darkness, in comparison to the Homeric references. Our thematic also tackles the issue of the construction of space and time, a notorious one in the Hellenistic period. The epic's structure is indeed based on the light and darkness' duality, but the threat of darkness symbolizing chaos is never far from the Argonauts who constantly struggle with barbarians and on the contrary symbolize Greek enlightment and civilization. The light and darkness'couple also allows us to give a new perspective on heroism, which is a central issue in Apollonius'poem. Whereas Homeric warriors project martial light due to their armour's glistening, Jason appears as love-hero shining with his purple cloak, an Hellenistic artefact replacing Achilles'shield described in the Iliad. At the same time, we can observe a kind of empowerment on the feminine side during the scenes occuring at night. In the fourth and last part, light and darkness endorse a metapoetical value, as they build a new kind of epic, like a collection of brief literary pieces joined together by a common celebration of Apollo, god of both poetry and light. Apollonius'Argonautica can therefore be seen as a prefiguration of Philostratus'Imagines, as it is built around a succession of vivid poetical paintings
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Badoud, Nathan. "La cité de Rhodes : de la chronologie à l'histoire." Bordeaux 3, 2007. http://www.theses.fr/2007BOR30084.
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La thèse se compose de deux parties distinctes, respectivement consacrées à la chronologie des inscriptions rhodiennes et à la lex Rhodia de iactu (Digeste 14. 2). 1. Quelque 4800 inscriptions rhodiennes ont été publiées à ce jour. Mise au point dans la première moitié du XXe siècle, et très largement admise depuis, leur chronologie méritait d’être repensée. Il s’est agi d’une part de montrer comment la cité de Rhodes et les communautés qui la composaient – Ialysos, Camiros et Lindos – ont acculturé le temps au travers d’institutions comme le calendrier ou les cycles tribaux. Il s’est agi d’autre part de dater deux types de documents : les catalogues de magistrats, qui constituent des séries de noms opposés diachroniquement, et diverses listes constituant des ensembles de noms associés synchroniquement. Ancrés dans le temps, ces documents fournissent une échelle de datation à laquelle les indices paléographiques, linguistiques et prosopographiques permettent de rattacher plusieurs centaines d’autres inscriptions, sans compter les monnaies ni surtout les timbres amphoriques. 2. La lex Rhodia de iactu a été soumise à une étude philologique, juridique et historique. Après avoir démontré l’authenticité des dix extraits de la jurisprudence classique qui composent la lex, et rendu compte de leur disposition, on se base sur les huit premiers d’entre eux pour reconstituer la doctrine romaine de l’avarie commune, dont on établit l’ancienneté et les origines grecques. L’analyse du neuvième fragment permet non seulement d’identifier plusieurs clauses du droit maritime rhodien, mais aussi d’entrevoir comment ce dernier a pu être intégré dans le droit romainLa thèse se compose de deux parties distinctes, respectivement consacrées à la chronologie des inscriptions rhodiennes et à la lex Rhodia de iactu (Digeste 14. 2). 1. Quelque 4800 inscriptions rhodiennes ont été publiées à ce jour. Mise au point dans la première moitié du XXe siècle, et très largement admise depuis, leur chronologie méritait d’être repensée. Il s’est agi d’une part de montrer comment la cité de Rhodes et les communautés qui la composaient – Ialysos, Camiros et Lindos – ont acculturé le temps au travers d’institutions comme le calendrier ou les cycles tribaux. Il s’est agi d’autre part de dater deux types de documents : les catalogues de magistrats, qui constituent des séries de noms opposés diachroniquement, et diverses listes constituant des ensembles de noms associés synchroniquement. Ancrés dans le temps, ces documents fournissent une échelle de datation à laquelle les indices paléographiques, linguistiques et prosopographiques permettent de rattacher plusieurs centaines d’autres inscriptions, sans compter les monnaies ni surtout les timbres amphoriques. 2. La lex Rhodia de iactu a été soumise à une étude philologique, juridique et historique. Après avoir démontré l’authenticité des dix extraits de la jurisprudence classique qui composent la lex, et rendu compte de leur disposition, on se base sur les huit premiers d’entre eux pour reconstituer la doctrine romaine de l’avarie commune, dont on établit l’ancienneté et les origines grecques. L’analyse du neuvième fragment permet non seulement d’identifier plusieurs clauses du droit maritime rhodien, mais aussi d’entrevoir comment ce dernier a pu être intégré dans le droit romain
The dissertation consists of two distinct parts. One tackles the chronology of Rhodian inscriptions ; the other focuses on the lex Rhodia de iactu (Digest 14. 2). 1. Some 4800 Rhodian inscriptions have been published so far. Their chronology, which had been built in the first half of the XXth century and is widely accepted today, deserved to be thought through again. On the one hand, it was necessary to explain how the city of Rhodes and the communities which make it up – Ialysos, Kamiros, Lindos – have acculturated the time through various social institutions such as the calendar and the tribal-cycles. On the other hand, two sorts of documents had to be dated : the catalogues of the magistrates which form series of diachronically opposed names, and numerous lists of synchronically associated names. Located on the axis of time, these documents form a scale to which several hundreds of other inscriptions, coins and amphora stamps may be related, through palaeographic, linguistic and prosopographic clues. 2. In this part, I study philologically, juridically, and historically the lex Rhodia de iactu. I prove the authenticity of the ten extracts of the classical jurisprudence which form the lex and I explain their arrangement. The first eight extracts permit to establish the Roman doctrine of general average, the antiquity and Greek roots of which are demonstrated. The study of the ninth extract allows us to identify several clauses of Rhodian maritime law and to understand how it could be integrated in the Roman law
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Niedergang-Janon, Florence. "Mythes et représentations dans les Argonautiques d'Apollonios de Rhodes." Paris 10, 2002. http://www.theses.fr/2002PA100185.
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Ce travail consiste à étudier les procédés employés par l'auteur pour le traitement des mythes, et à montrer que l'écriture des mythes ne se limite pas chez lui à un jeu d'érudit, mais qu'elle est au service d'une certaine vision du monde. L'étude du traitement des sources nous permet de mesurer l'attitude de distance de l'auteur à l'égard de la tradition, et d'éclairer sa manière de travailler le matériau légendaire : en opérant des synthèses et en combinant des éléments hétérogènes, il transforme le récit d'une légende en une somme mythologique. Par un travail sur le temps du mythe, il s'efforce en outre d'historiciser la légende, et de recréer, grâce à l'étiologie, une continuité entre le temps passé et le temps présent. Des rapprochements entre la geste argonautique et d'autres mythes lui permettent enfin de faire écho à de nombreux textes célèbres et visent à transformer son poème en une somme littéraire, une sorte d'« oeuvre totale », tout en l'inscrivant dans le corpus des œuvres de référence. L'épopée d'Apollonios traduit pourtant une vision du monde très différente de celle qui prévaut chez les auteurs des périodes précédentes. Cette vision transparaît en particulier dans la représentation des dieux et de leurs rapports avec les hommes. L'étude de leurs apparitions dans le texte montre que les interventions des dieux ne structurent plus l'action chez Apollonios comme c'était le cas chez Homère. L'auteur donne d'eux une image plus distante et plus imposante en s'inspirant de techniques empruntées aux arts plastiques. Les dieux sont essentiellement chez lui objets de culte : ce sont des idoles. Il se réfère, pour les représenter, à des types célèbres de la peinture et de la statuaire. Il utilise en outre des échelles différentes pour représenter les mondes humain et divin, comme sur certaines stèles de l'époque hellénistique : par comparaison avec les dieux, l'humanité apparaît ainsi dérisoireThis study deals with the processes used by Apollonius for the treatment of the myths ; it tries to demonstrate that, in the Argonautica, the writing of the myths is not only a matter for scholarship but also reveals a particular vision of the world. Firstly, by studying the treatment of the mythological sources, we show how the author keeps distance from tradition, and enlighten the nature of his work on the legendary material, in particular the manner in which he combines different texts in order to compose one myth, and tries both to give the story a rational temporality and to recreate a continuity between the past and die present by using etiology. Secondly, we show that the manner in which Apollonius relates myths reflects a vision of the world quite different from those of his predecessors. This vision particularly appears through the representation of the gods, whose relationship to the humankind is becoming problematical in the Argonautica. Their plans do not structure the action as they did in the Homeric Epics and their interventions in the story are more rare and incongruous. Their images have changed as well. Apollonius' divinities resemble to their cultual statues. The author also use different levels to represent the gods and the heroes, as in certain votive reliefs of the Hellenistic period. This process allows him to enlighten the great distance between them
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Grant, Richard Peter James Seton. "The establishment of a Lidar facility at Rhodes University." Thesis, Rhodes University, 1988. http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1001998.
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LIDAR is the optical equivalent of RADAR. A LIDAR facility has been established at Rhodes University using a flashlamp-pumped dye laser as the transmitter and a photomultiplier tube at the focus of a searchlight mirror as the receiver. The setting up of the receiver and transmitter as well as the design and construction of the photon counting electronics is described. The LIDAR has been used to measure aerosol scattering ratios and temperature profiles in the stratosphere and these results are presented with the algorithms and software used to reduce the data. Finally some recommendations are made for future work
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Lunt, Nicola. "The role of small antelope in ecosystem functioning in the Matobo Hills, Zimbabwe." Thesis, Rhodes University, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1005448.
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The 28-month study assessed the impacts of five syntopic medium-sized mammalian browsers and one fire event in a woodland savanna in the Matobo Hills, Zimbabwe. Aspects of herbivory, mechanical pressures, seed dispersal and nutrient cycling were investigated for three species of small antelope (common duiker [Sylvicapra grimmia]1, klipspringer [Oreotragus oreotragus] and steenbok [Raphicerus campestris]) and two medium-sized species (bushbuck [Tragelaphus scriptus] and greater kudu [T. strepsiceros]). Focusing on Burkea africana2 woodland, in a system that does not include elephant (Loxodonta africana), effects of browsing antelope on woody and herbaceous vegetation development were investigated using exclusion plots. Browsers regulated woody plant cover (measured as basal stem area), with smaller antelope having a greater impact than larger species. This was linked to feeding height, feeding selectivity and mechanical pressures (e.g. twig breakage and trampling). Fire caused an initial reduction in above-ground standing biomass, but in the presence of fauna, pre-fire equilibria were attained within 15 months. In antelope exclosures, herbaceous biomass increased and woody biomass decreased following fire. Responses by woody vegetation to browsing varied among species, with highly palatable species typically exhibiting compensatory regrowth. Woody species richness and abundance (especially of palatable species) increased in the absence of browsers, but species richness of the herbaceous layer was promoted by moderate disturbance (trampling or fire). Faecal deposition behaviour, primarily the use of latrines by small antelope, resulted in localised soil enrichment within defended territories. Decomposition rates (and therefore return of nutrients to the soil) varied among species and seasons, due to defecation site selection, accessibility to decomposers and desiccation rates of faecal pellets. Controlled seed germination experiments indicated that ingestion by small antelope enhances germination rates of large, hard-seeded fruits such as Sclerocarya birrea. However, germination of savanna seeds may require multiple cues. This study demonstrated the critical roles of small antelope in ecosystem functioning, and highlights the importance of the less visible impacts of frequently overlooked smaller mammalian herbivores. Perturbations to the faunal community, especially small antelope, are predicted to have substantial impacts on woody plant cover.
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Porcheddu, Valentina. "Le commerce des produits rhodiens en Italie et en Méditerranée occidentale du IIIème au Ier siècle av. J. C." Bordeaux 3, 2009. http://www.theses.fr/2009BOR30086.
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Cette recherche a pour objectif l’étude des dynamiques du commerce rhodien en Méditerranée occidentale à travers les témoignages archéologiques. Il s’agit plus précisément du commerce du vin qui était produit dans l’île de Rhodes et ensuite transporté dans des amphores qui, à partir du IIIe siècle av. J. -C. , portaient un timbre sur les deux anses (l’un de deux timbres appartenait au ��magistrat éponyme», l’autre au «fabricant»). Sont précisément ces timbres, permettant une datation précise de la pièce archéologique et donc du contexte de découverte, la base de départ de notre recherche. Un recensement de toutes les attestations, déjà édités dans la littérature scientifique, de timbres rhodiens retrouvés en Italie (péninsule et îles), Gaule, Espagne et Tunisie, et l’étude du contexte historique et économique de ces régions, a permis de formuler des hypothèses concernant le dynamiques de l’importation d’amphores rhodiennes en Méditerranée occidentale. Pour ce qui concerne la Gaule, un catalogue de timbres amphoriques rhodiens inédits provenant de fouilles de la Bourse à Marseille a été réaliséThis research aims at investigating the dynamics of Rhodian trade in the western Mediterranean Sea through archaeological evidence. In particular, it refers to the trade of wine produced on the island of Rhode and transported in amphorae which, as of the III century, were stamped. These stamps (two on each amphora, one belonging to the eponym and the other one to the fabricant) make it possible to date the object, and therefore the context in which it was found, fairly precisely, and form the basis for our analysis. As a matter of fact, collecting all the published evidence of Rhodian stamps found in Italy (on the mainland and the islands), Gaul, Spain and Tunisia and studying the historical and economical context of these regions has allowed to advance some hypotheses on the dynamics related to the import of Rhodian amphorae in the western Mediterranean Sea. As to Gaul, a catalogue was produced including unpublished Rhodian amphorae stamps from the excavations in Marseille
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TRIANTAFYLLOPOULOS, NIKOLAOS. "Les mecanismes fonciers de l'urbanisation touristique du littoral en grece. Etude de cas : l'ile de rhodes." Paris 1, 1999. http://www.theses.fr/1999PA010573.
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Cette etude cherche a eclairer les rapports entre les structures foncieres et les differents types de developpement touristique dans le littoral. La premiere partie de la recherche est consacree a la presentation critique des politiques publiques de financement du secteur touristique, du cadre institutionnel de l'urbanisme et de leurs effets sur le developpement spatial du tourisme au niveau national. Dans la deuxieme partie est presentee l'urbanisation touristique de l'ile de rhodes. L'analyse diachronique de donnees cadastrales concernant les mutations foncieres, dans trois stations touristiques de l'ile, revele les pratiques de gestion du patrimoine foncier des acteurs dans le processus d'urbanisation. En s'appuyant sur les acquis des analyses precedentes, dans la troisieme partie de l'etude, les mecanismes fonciers de l'urbanisation a rhodes sont apprehendes a travers la production et l'exploitation de rentes foncieres par les proprietaires fonciers et les entreprises touristiques. Les fonctions socio-spatiales de la propriete fonciere expliquent la diffusion et les types du developpement touristiqueThis study aims at exploring the relationships between land property and the various types of urbanization in greece along the sea-shore, a special attention being given to the spatial, economic and social conditions in which that process takes place. The first part is a critical analysis of the public policies set up to make possible the financing of the branch of tourism. It also studies the national pattern of regional planning which exists in the country. Finally, il shows their common influence upon the spatial extension of tourism at the nation-wide level. The second part is a case study of the touristic urbanization in the island of rhodes. The diachronic data gathered about the way land is being transferred between persons in three resort centers along the shore give important clues about the variety of methods wich are being used by landowners as the urban pressure goes on. Drawing upon the preceding analyses, the third part of the study tries to show how the various modes of touristic urbanization in rhodes island are submitted to more general conditions of the production of land rent as landowners and business confront themselves to each other so as to exploit this rend with the best possible conditions. The study of the socio-economical functions of land property on the one side, and the local geographical caracteristics on the other, suggest strong hypotheses for explaining the way one may see the touristic amenities develop and spread in the island
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Kaye, P. T. """Of molecules and men"" : inaugural lecture delivered at Rhodes University." Rhodes University, Grahamstown, 1989. http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1020712.
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Botha, Christiaan Edward Johannes. "Plants - yesterday, today, tomorrow? : inaugural lecture delivered at Rhodes University." Rhodes University, Grahamstown, 1989. http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1020672.
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Marara, Praise. "Workplace health promotion at Rhodes University: harmful use of alcohol." Thesis, Rhodes University, 2019. http://hdl.handle.net/10962/67444.
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Background: Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are responsible for 38 million deaths annually, which translates to 68% of global deaths every year. Incidence and prevalence of NCDs are increasing rapidly and the poor bear a disproportionate burden. The increase in NCDs has been primarily due to a proliferation of modifiable risk factors, such as unhealthy diet, physical inactivity, tobacco use, and excessive alcohol consumption. Substance abuse, mainly of alcohol, is a common cause of health problems in almost all countries across the globe. Alcohol abuse is a major contributor to the global burden of diseases and accounts for 3.3 million deaths, approximately 5.9% of all global deaths, annually. Alcohol misuse is the fifth leading risk factor for premature death and disability and is the top risk factor among people between 15 and 49 years of age. The rise of harmful use of alcohol in South Africa contributes to the disease burden faced by the country, with alcohol-related disorders making up 44.6% of all alcohol-attributable disabilities. Strategies to reduce harmful use of alcohol include national policies and educational interventions including health promotion. Health promotion is a common practice in the prevention of NCDs, but workplace health promotion has not yet been well established in many workplaces. Identification of past workplace initiatives and exploring their facilitating and limiting factors is thus important to consider when planning future initiatives. Raising awareness on harmful use of alcohol through workplace health promotion projects can help to prevent and reduce alcohol-related problems. For these health promotion activities to succeed, they need to be developed with consideration of factors such as the environment, culture, and socio-economic standing of the intended target population. Method: This study, conducted at Rhodes University, followed a mixed methods research approach and consisted of two phases. The first phase of the current study was a needs assessment and involved working with the key stakeholders. Using the Community Based Participatory Research approach and the Centres for Disease Control and prevention workplace health model to guide the research, five semi-structured interviews were conducted with key stakeholders to identify factors affecting workplace health promotion, and their opinions on how to improve these initiatives were sought. The participants were asked to identify areas on which the intended intervention should focus, as well as to identify their preferred means of communicating health messages. During this phase, a group of peer educators who volunteered their involvement in the health promotion project focusing on harmful use of alcohol was also identified. The second phase of this project aimed to address concerns raised in the first phase through a health promotion initiative for support staff that focuses on the prevention of NCDs diseases through reducing alcohol related harm. During the educational health promotion phase of the study, three health information leaflets based on harmful use of alcohol were designed. These leaflets went through a series of evaluations by the researchers’ peers, support staff during a pilot study, peer educators and other health professionals to assess content validity, context specificity, and cultural appropriateness for the target group. The health information leaflets were then used as written materials in the educational intervention of the project and were also used to design a poster. Through participatory involvement, a facilitator’s manual on harmful use of alcohol was developed, which was used during the workshops in the implementation phase of the research. The facilitator’s manual was modified based on provided feedback on improving the content of the facilitator’s manual. The readability of the manual was also performed to make it suitable for the end users. The peer educators were also trained through workshops to enable them to promote and raise awareness on harmful use of alcohol to others in the workplace. Workshops were participatory in nature and were also equipped with the completed health information leaflets to distribute to their peers and to use as reference sources of information when needed. Results: Participants in the semi-structured interviews reported that some health promotion initiatives have previously been attempted and advertised to support staff, but there was poor participant participation. Peer educators reported that these initiatives were not communicated to them and venues and work commitments sometimes were barriers to participation in these projects. The peer educators suggested incentivising initiatives for better participation. Another key suggestion was to inform and to include their managers and supervisors in these initiatives so they are permitted to take time off work. Health education material like posters or leaflets were also proposed as modes of delivering health information. During the design of the material to be used for this project’s intended intervention, the health information leaflets were deemed readable, suitable, actionable, context-specific, and culturally appropriate. Workshops conducted during Phase 2 of the study proved to be valuable in training peer educators. Peer educators also deemed the workshops useful, and reported their readiness to be agents of change in the workplace. Conclusions: Based on the input of key stakeholders and peer educators, there is currently no health promotion policy at Rhodes University, especially with respect to NCDs health promotion policies and protocols for NCDs. Health promotion initiatives, especially for support staff, that address NCDs have previously been attempted at the university but were not successful. Factors affecting workplace health promotion were identified. Knowledge of these factors was useful when implementing the health promotion project on harmful use of alcohol. The health leaflets were deemed suitable for use by the target population. Peer educators who went through the workshops and were provided with the facilitators’ manuals concluded that the sessions were useful in their continued participation in the health promotion project. Continued involvement of the Wellness Office and peer educators can assist in ensuring the sustainability of this workplace health initiative.
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Roger, Jean-Marc. "Le prieuré de Champagne des "chevaliers de Rhodes" : 1317-1522." Paris 4, 2001. http://www.theses.fr/2001PA040193.
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E prieuré de Champagne de l'ordre de l'Hôpital de Saint-Jean de Jérusalem fut institué en 1317 par le pape Jean XXII, par démembrement du prieuré de France. Troisième des trois prieurés de la langue de France, il s'étendait sur l'Est de la France. En superficie, richesse, nombre de frères, le prieuré de Champagne était le moins important des trois prieurés. Il n'en donna pas moins des "chevaliers de Rhodes" aussi en vue que frère Pierre de Bauffremont, prieur de France et gouverneur du prieuré de Champagne, ou frère Regnier Pot, hospitalier du couvent de Rhodes, lieutenant de Pierre d'Aubusson. Sans oublier sa mission première, l'hospitalité, l'Hôpital vouait l'essentiel de ses ressources à la "tuicion de la foi catholique", la défense de la Terre sainte, en l'espèce Rhodes et ses dépendances, contre la menace musulmane, qui ne cessa de s'aggraver. La place des chevaliers s'accrut tout naturellement : la partition des commanderies, réclamée par les chapelains et sergents, finit par se faire à l'avantage des chevaliers. La fortification et la défense de Rhodes exigèrent de l'Ordre un effort financier considérable. La Religion dut lever des impositions extraordinaires toujours plus lourdes sur les commanderies du Ponant. Des frères du prieuré de Champagne protestèrent : l'Ordre était financièrement épuisé quand commença le siège de 1522, où se distinguèrent deux commandeurs du prieuré de Champagne, frère François de Fresnel et Jean de Letoux. L'étude fait une large place à des biographies, en particulier des prieurs de Champagne. Elle s'appuie sur un important recueil de pièces justificatives et plusieurs listesThe prieuré de Champagne of the Order of the Hospital of Saint John of Jerusalem was set up by Pope John XXII in 1317 due to the dismemberment of the priory of France. .
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Bowers, Denise E. "The History of the Rhodes State College Dental Hygiene Program." University of Toledo / OhioLINK, 2012. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=toledo1331051565.
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Chambers, Tracy Laura. "The value of a Rhodes University degree and securing employment." Thesis, Rhodes University, 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1003890.
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In South Africa, reform policies and frameworks introduced since the 1994 democratic election have sought to bring about change to a highly ineffective and unfair system. In spite of all the changes which have occurred, however, there is evidence to suggest that the system is still not functioning as effectively as it might, given that a relatively large number of graduates remain unemployed in a country with a high skills shortage. This thesis aims to explore the experiences of graduates from one university, Rhodes University in the Eastern Cape, as they enter the job market. It does this through the administration of a first job destination survey administered at the 2009 Graduation Ceremonies held in Grahamstown. Analysis of the survey takes into account the idea that it is not a degree per se, or even a degree from a prestigious university which brings employment, but also the social, cultural and human capital that graduates can bring to their job search.
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Stephenson, Sandra Lisa. "Master's Degree studies at Rhodes University : access and postgraduate readiness." Thesis, Rhodes University, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1011783.
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This mixed method, grounded theory study aimed to explore access to Master's level study at Rhodes University, a small, traditional South African university established in 1904, over the ten year period 1999-2008. It also sought to capture the essence of 'postgraduate readiness': the generic (non-certificated) attributes which academics expect graduates to possess in order to undertake Master's degree study. While the majority of students enter Master's level via the formal route (which at Rhodes is an Honours or 4-year bachelor's degree), a significant number are admitted based on the recognition of prior learning (RPL), a practice which is encouraged in South African higher education national policy as a means of widening access and also of acknowledging that learning can take place in ways other than 'formally'. The findings show that while RPL is well defined nationally at the undergraduate level, the concept of RPL at the postgraduate level is vague and largely left to institutional discretion. No national, and few institutional, guidelines are available on which to base the assessment of potential Master's degree students who do not have Honours degrees. Interviews with Deans, supervisors and policy makers at Rhodes indicated that while there is institutional support for admitting alternative access candidates, there is a general perception of deficit compared to those entering the Master's with formal qualifications. However, the statistical findings showed no significant difference in success rates or time taken to completion between students with and without Honours degrees. In addition, comments from supervisors with extensive experience of alternative access students praised the diversity and rich life experience which such students brought to their studies and their peers. The study concludes that an institutional culture characterized by resistance to change, risk and externally imposed regulations at Rhodes has resulted in weak implementation of the University's RPL policy, little marketing or publicizing of alternative access routes to postgraduate study, and low numbers of RPL enrolments at the Master's level. A framework for the assessment of potential Master's candidates - both RPL and formal admissions - for use at Rhodes University and potentially also at other higher education institutions, is proposed in conclusion.
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Stiebel, Jessica Lee. "An investigation of servant leadership within Rhodes University sports clubs." Thesis, Rhodes University, 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1021317.
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This research investigates the level of servant leadership within Rhodes University sport clubs. The goals of this research are to assess the perception the club members have of their chairperson and to key identify areas of development. The sport clubs at Rhodes University are partially run by chairpersons who are voted into the position by his or her peers of a sports club. The chairpersons work alongside Rhodes University employees who are a part of the Sports Administration team to oversee the running, scheduling and finances of the club. The sports clubs are representative of Rhodes University and it is the chairperson’s responsibility to ensure the club is lead and run effectively. Robert Greenleaf coined the term servant leader in the 1970s (Greenleaf, 1997). The servant leader is a leader who is driven by his or her followers, as leadership involves a leader serving his or her followers first and foremost (Greenleaf, 1977). The leader takes on a role that is supportive and contributes to their personal as well as their professional achievements (Smith, Montagno and Kuzmenko, 2004). A questionnaire consisting of 27 questions was drafted, of which were four demographic questions. A 5-point Likert Scale was used in order for the participants to respond to the questions. The questionnaire was drawn from a number of questionnaires available in literature on leadership and adapted to suit Rhodes University sports clubs. The questionnaire was distributed personally by the researcher, as well as through an online questionnaire. There were a total of 153 candidates who participated in the study. Descriptive statistics were used to analyse the data. The majority of the respondents had the perceptions that their chairperson displayed characteristics of a servant leader. Majority of the participants were in agreement of the questions asked in the questionnaire, which focused on many servant leadership qualities. The results will be handed over to the Head of Sports Administration in order for them to get an idea of their leaders’ characteristics and areas where they can improve upon.
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Chigumete, Tinatsei Gabriella. "Workplace health promotion: a case of Rhodes University support staff." Thesis, Rhodes University, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/10962/44509.
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Background: Non-communicable diseases are rapidly advancing as leading causes of morbidity and mortality across social classes, exerting pressure on existing financial, organizational, and human resources. Health promotion is a common practice in the prevention of noncommunicable diseases, but workplace health promotion has not yet been well established in many workplaces. Identification of past workplace initiatives and exploring their facilitating and limiting factors is thus important to take into consideration when planning future initiatives. Well-informed and guided workplace health promotion initiatives are essential to improve the general health of staff, and these also need to take the broader cultural, socioeconomic, and environmental factors influencing non-communicable diseases in the target population into account. This two-phase study was conducted at Rhodes University. A needs assessment was conducted to identify current policies and practices of workplace health promotion and to identify any shortcomings of the initiatives that have previously been attempted to raise awareness of non-communicable diseases at Rhodes University. The second phase of this project aimed to address concerns raised in the first phase through a health promotion initiative for support staff that focuses on the prevention of noncommunicable diseases through heart healthy diets and physical activity. Method: The first phase of the current study involved working with the support staff and key stakeholders. Using the participatory action research approach and the PRECEDE-PROCEED model to guide the research, 11 semi-structured interviews with key stakeholders and 10 focus group discussions were conducted with support staff members to identify factors affecting workplace health promotion. Participant opinions on how to improve these initiatives were sought. The participants were asked to identify areas on which the intended intervention should focus, as well as to identify their preferred means of communicating health messages. During this phase, a group of support staff members who volunteered their involvement in the design and delivery of the educational intervention was also identified. They chose to go by the name, the Health Awareness Group.In an interim phase of the study, three health information leaflets informed by the results from the above activities were designed. These leaflets underwent a series of qualitative evaluations by other health professionals, a culture and African languages expert, and the Health Awareness Group, to assess content validity, context specificity, and cultural appropriateness for the target group. A series of quantitative tests for readability, suitability, and actionability was also conducted. The health information leaflets were then used as written materials in the educational intervention of the project. Members of the Health Awareness Group were also trained as peer educators through a series of workshops. This enabled them to promote and raise awareness of heart healthy diets and physical activity to others in the workplace. Workshops were participatory in nature and were guided by the Social Cognitive Theory. They were also equipped with the completed health information leaflets to distribute to their peers and to use as reference sources of information when needed. Results: Participants in the semi-structured interviews reported that some health promotion initiatives have previously been attempted and advertised to support staff, but the turnout was poor and most staff did not seem to understand the health benefits of these initiatives. The support staff, in turn, stated that most health talks were conducted in English, contained medical jargon, and that they would have preferred these initiatives either to be simplified or presented in their home language, and to display cultural sensitivity. Support staff have also reported that advertisements were too cliche to elicit their interest. They also suggested incentivising initiatives for better participation. Another key suggestion was to facilitate these initiatives in the university departments they work or other convenient venues, rather than at central venues. It was also suggested that these initiatives be part of the work calendar, as they are often 'impromptu' and, as a result, staff members did not have enough notice to take time off work. Several staff members requested 're-runs of these initiatives because one-time show cases are often inadequate'. Colourful visual representations on posters or leaflets, short plays or films were also proposed as modes of delivering health information. During the design of the material to be used for this project's intended intervention, the health information leaflets were deemed readable, suitable, actionable, context-specific, and culturally appropriate. Workshops conducted during Phase 2 of the study proved to be valuable in training peer educators. Members of the Health Awareness Group also deemed the workshops useful, and reported their readiness to be agents of change in the workplace. Conclusions: Based on the input of key stakeholders and support staff, health promotion policies and protocols for non-communicable diseases have not yet been developed. Health promotion initiatives, especially for support staff, that address non-communicable diseases have previously been attempted at the university but were not well-received. Factors affecting workplace health promotion were identified. Knowledge of these factors was useful in designing and tailoring the written educational materials and the educational intervention to the needs of the support staff and to redress the deficiencies of previous initiatives. The health leaflets were deemed appropriate for use by the target population. They addressed pertinent information needs. The health information leaflets and workshops were useful in equipping the Health Awareness Group with knowledge on heart healthy diets and promotion of physical activity. Continued the involvement of representatives from the Human Resources and Wellness offices will assist in ensuring the sustainability of this workplace health initiative.
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Dlamini, Thobile Lungile. "Masculine performance and enactment in the Rhodes University Rowing Club." Thesis, Rhodes University, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/10962/4315.
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Drawing on the interactions between gender and power in the South African context, this study explores how masculinities are produced, reproduced and contested in one particular realm of social life, namely organised university sport. The study focuses on a rowing club at a historically white South African university (RURC). The narratives of ten male participants (aged between 19 and 23) who self-identified as heterosexual and were recruited from RURC, were utilised to make meaning of the process of identity construction of young males who participate in organised sport within the higher education sphere. The ethnographic aspect of the study, which spanned over three months, provided a window into the norms, values and rituals of the club and how these variously reinforce or interrupt the prevailing gender order. Employing Connell’s typology of masculinities as a lens, the study traces the lived construction of masculinity in the individual lives of the members of RURC as one sphere of university life in which masculinities are produced and contested. Within a wider culture that has been characterised as white, heteronormative and patriarchal, the study argues that although masculinities and masculine performances in the RURC are highly contested the practices of the club ultimately perpetuate an exclusionary, orthodox masculinity.
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Dalvit, Lorenzo. "Multilingualism and ICT education at Rhodes University: an exploratory study." Thesis, Rhodes University, 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1003556.
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In South Africa, the linguistic hegemony of English over the African languages in the academic field reproduces unequal power relationships between their speakers. The present study shows that an intervention shaped by a counterhegemonic ideology can change the attitudes of Black university students, key players in spearheading social change. Usign statistical analysis and survey methodologies, this research explored the hegemonic role of English as the only language of learning and teaching (LoLT) in the discipline of Computer Science (CS) at Rhodes University. The study found that those speakers of an African language who are the most disadvantaged by the use of English as LoLT are also the most likely to resist a more extensive use of their mother tongue as an alternative. A group of such students were involved in the development and use of an online glossary of CS terms translated, explained and exemplified in an African language (isiXhosa). This experience increased the support for the use of African languages as additional LoLT, even in the Englishdominated field of study of Computer Science. This is an initial step towards promoting linguistic equality between English and African languages and social equality between their speakers.
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DeForest, Mary. "Apollonius' "Argonautica" : a Callimachean epic /." Leiden : E. J. Brill, 1994. http://catalogue.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb36680528n.
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Maillot, Stéphanie. "Les associations cultuelles d'étrangers dans la région de Rhodes à l'époque hellénistique." Clermont-Ferrand 2, 2005. http://www.theses.fr/2005CLF20019.
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A l'époque hellénistique, la très forte présence d'étrangers dans l'île de Rhodes constitue un phénomène remarquable. Cette présence s'est matérialisée par la création de très nombreuses associations (koina). L'établissement d'un recueil d'inscriptions permet de mettre en évidence la composition mixte des associations (ethnique et sociale), d'étudier leurs structures, leurs activités religieuses et professionnelles et leur but funéraire. Fondées par des étrangers bien établis, les associations ont été une structure d'intégration pour de nouveaux arrivants. Ces koina, en légitimant leur présence par les liens qu'ils entretenaient avec les cercles de notabilité, ont trouvé à Rhodes un accueil favorable : acteurs du système des honneurs civiques, ils ont assumé des liturgies et participé à des souscriptions publiques. De leur côté, les notables rhodiens ont su concilier les artistes, les commerçants, les riches étrangers, qui furent aussi les acteurs de la puissance rhodienne
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Guidi, Andreas. "Youth and generations between two empires. Changing sociabilities from Ottoman to Italian rule in Rhodes." Thesis, Paris Sciences et Lettres (ComUE), 2018. http://www.theses.fr/2018PSLEH081.
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Au début du XXème siècle, l'espace urbain de Rhodes est marqué par la coexistence de sujets Orthodoxes, Musulmans, Juifs et Catholiques. En 1912, l’Italie occupe ce centre d’une province ottomane. Après le Traité de Lausanne de 1923, l’occupation militaire italienne devient une administration civile et Rhodes devient ainsi un protectorat de l’état fasciste. L’historiographie a traité cet objet d’étude soit en se concentrant sur une seule des communautés confessionnelles, soit sur les structures gouvernementales, et elle montre une tendance à voir les dernières années d’administration Ottomane et l’administration italienne comme deux objets d’analyse séparés. Cette thèse offre une approche plus inclusive à travers la combinaison de sources de type, langue, et origine différente. Situé au carrefour entre histoire sociale et culturelle, le récit est centré sur les trajectoires de vie d’individus appartenant aux différentes confessions et sur leur rapport avec les institutions pendant le passage de la domination ottomane à la domination italienne. À part les changements de pratiques de gouvernance au sein des institutions, il est possible d’observer à cette époque des diverses innovations relatives à l’espace et aux formes de socialisation. Cette thèse interroge cette double échelle de transformation à travers une perspective inspirée par les études en sciences sociales autour de la notion de génération et jeunesse. L’étude porte sur les pratiques de démarcation et circulation de ressources entre les différentes générations d’une famille. De plus, la recherche inclut les configurations qui s’étendent au-delà des limites de la famille mais qui sont influencées par les rapport entre générations, comme l’école, les associations, les partis. Dans le contexte étudié, les institutions locales essaient de réguler la divergence produite par le fait que, dans la plupart des familles, les enfant sont socialisés différemment par rapport à leur parents. Cela aboutit à une communalisation et à une étatisation des ressources, deux tendances qui persistent avec des modalités et des motifs différents, de la période ottomane à l’italienne. Le but de ce processus est de domestiquer des formes de sociabilité et il se penche sur l’évocation de la « jeunesse » comme objet de cette domestication. Ainsi, le terme « jeunesse » sert à prescrire des normes de conduite et à légitimer l’intervention institutionnelle dans la régulation de la gestion des ressourcesIn the early twentieth century, the urban setting of Rhodes was characterized by the coexistence ofOrthodox, Muslims, Jews and Catholics. In 1912, this Ottoman provincial center was occupied by Italy.After the Treaty of Lausanne in 1923, the Italian military occupation changed to a civil administration,and Rhodes became a protectorate of the Fascist state. The historiography has dealt with this settingeither by focusing on one confessional community, or on governmental structures, tending to see the lateOttoman and the Italian administration as two mutually exclusive objects of analysis. This dissertationoffers a more inclusive approach through the combination of sources of different origin, type, andlanguage. Situated at the crossroad of social and cultural history, the narrative is centered on lifetrajectories of individuals belonging to all confessions and their encounter with institutions from Ottomanto Italian rule. Next to changes in institutions and practices of governance, several innovations related tospaces and forms of socialization are observable in this period. This dissertation investigates such doublelevel of change through a perspective inspired by studies in social sciences about generations and youth.In other words, the study focuses on practices of demarcation and circulation of resources between thegenerations of a family. Additionally, figurations expanding outside the boundaries of a family – schools,associations, parties, etc. – but reflecting such generational interplay are taken into account. Since formost families children socialized differently from their parents, local institutions were concerned aboutregulating this divergence. The corresponding communalization and statalization of resources are trendspersisting, with different modalities and motives, from the Ottoman to the Italian period. This processaimed at domesticating forms of sociability, and it relied on evoking “youth” as the object of thisdomestication. Thus, the term “youth” served the purpose of prescribing norms of behavior andlegitimizing institutional intervention in regulating the management of resources
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vasilakis, Thomas. "The construction of masculinity in the Argonautika of Apollonis of Rhodes." Thesis, Royal Holloway, University of London, 2009. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.537508.
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Greyling, Sean Andrew. "Rhodes University during the segregation and apartheid eras, 1933 to 1990." Thesis, Rhodes University, 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1002397.
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In 2004 Rhodes University celebrated its centenary. At a Critical Tradition Colloquium opportunity was given to explore the university’s past. In particular, its liberal image was questioned and its role during apartheid brought under scrutiny. This thesis investigates the questions raised at the Colloquium. It aims to cover the whole apartheid era in one coherent narrative by addressing the history of Rhodes during that era and how it handled issues of race and politics. It begins in 1933, when the first black student applied to Rhodes, and ends in 1990, when apartheid was drawing to a close.
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Painter, Kathleen, Gladman Thondhlana, and Harn Wei Kua. "Food waste generation and potential interventions at Rhodes University, South Africa." Elsevier, 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/10962/67733.
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Publisher versionEstimation of food waste generation represents the first step when considering efforts to reduce waste generation and monitor food waste reduction against set targets. This study reports on an estimation of food waste generated in university dining halls at Rhodes University, South Africa. Daily food waste generation was estimated at about 555 g per student or 2 tonnes across all sample dining halls, translating to about 450 tonnes per year. The results show that food waste is influenced by an array of contextual factors, including distance to dining hall, gender composition of hall and meal times and meal options. It is estimated that the university could save up to US$ 80 000 annually for every 10% reduction in the current rate of food waste generation. Possible educational, technical and administrative interventions for food waste reduction are discussed.
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Hlatshwayo, Mlamuli Nkosingphile. "Social capital and first-generation South African students at Rhodes University." Thesis, Rhodes University, 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/10962/1466.
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The post-1994 democratic dispensation was presented with a challenge of how to improve equity of access for the incoming Black majority in institutions of higher learning (Cloete and Moja, 2005; Badat, 2010). Democratization of access to institutions of higher learning led to what has been called a “revolution” in the student demographics of higher education institutions in South Africa (Cloete and Moja, 2005). Many of the new entrants, particularly those entering historically white institutions, are from working backgrounds and are the first in their families to have the opportunity obtain a tertiary qualification – they are ‘first generation’ students. This thesis is interested in the experiences of first-generation working class students as they negotiate the terrain of an elite, historically white, South African university. While a prior body of research on first-generation students has focused primarily on the educational, cultural and economic deficits and challenges that these students experience, the present project was interested in the question of social capital in relation to these students. The thesis set out to explore what social networks these students do and do not have access to, and the various ways that they create, access and take advantage of alternative social networks in order to overcome their marginality in their everyday lived experiences at the university. In depth qualitative interviews with 31 participants were employed to gain an insight into the experiences of first-generation Black working class students at one university. The study finds that while first-generation students are not bereft of social capital, their networks are often inward-looking, based as they are on mutual recognition of markers of marginalisation and poverty which risks restricting these students to the margins of university life.
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Snowball, Jen, and G. G. (Geoffrey Gordon) Antrobus. "The economic impact of Rhodes University students on the Grahamstown economy." Rhodes University, International Office, 2005. http://hdl.handle.net/10962/67475.
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Publisher versionFrom Executive Summary: This study compares the spending patterns and economic impact of three groups of Rhodes University students: South Africans (SA), Other Africans and students from the Rest of the World (RoW). Data was collected via self-completion questionnaires and the final sample size was 163. Despite differences in spending patterns, total spending was found to be remarkably similar across groups, the major differences being between those students in university residence and those in digs (rented accommodation in town). Total monthly spending for those in residence was highest for SA students (R1034), then Other Africans (R850) and finally RoW (R777). For those in digs, total monthly spending was very similar, but again highest for SA students (R2495), then RoW (R2480) and then students from Other African countries (R2461). SA students have a considerably lower average unearned income than other groups, with students from the RoW having the highest unearned income (R1060 for those in residence and R2300 for those in digs). However, 55% of SA students, compared to 47% of foreign students, have sources of earned income, usually related to the university. Monthly income also tended to be higher for SA students (R654) than for other groups (Other Africa = R557; RoW = R575). The general conclusion that can be drawn is that there is very little difference in total spending between groups, although SA students have a somewhat higher average than others. A straight line ordinary least squares regression showed that, holding all else constant, SA students spent on average R169 more per month than foreign students (significant at the 10% level).
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Knight, Virginia H. "The renewal of epic : responses to Homer in the "Argonautica" of Apollonius /." Leiden ; New York ; Köln : E. J. Brill, 1995. http://catalogue.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb37019304x.
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Texte remanié de: Diss.--Cambridge, 1990. Titre de soutenance : Prósthen ̉éti kleíousin áoidoí : responses to Homer in the Argonautica of Apollonius.Titre de la thèse translittéré selon la norme ISO 843 (1997). Bibliogr. p. 306-317. Index. Glossaire.
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Natzel, Stephanie A. "Klea Gunaikōn : Frauen in den "Argonautika" des Apollonios Rhodios /." Trier : WVT Wissenschaftlicher Verl. Trier, 1992. http://catalogue.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb374391065.
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Mdudumane, Khayalethu. "The historical productions of Cecil John Rhodes in 20th century Cape Town." Thesis, University of the Western Cape, 2005. http://etd.uwc.ac.za/index.php?module=etd&.
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This thesis analysed the historical productions of Rhodes in 20th century Cape Town. The critique of this study was that Cape Town embodies the history of imperialism in maintaining the memory of Rhodes. The thesis examined the following sites: Rhodes Cottage Museum, Rhodes Groote Schuur minor house, Rhodes Memorial and two statues, one in the Company Gardens at Cape Town and the other at the University of Cape Town.
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Earle, Nicola Lynne. "An evaluation of the postgraduate diploma in Enterprise Management at Rhodes University." Thesis, Rhodes University, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1002797.
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This research is concerned with the development of entrepreneurship at higher education institutions (HEI). Entrepreneurship is very important in every country as there is a direct correlation between entrepreneurship development and economic growth (Hegarty, 2006). Entrepreneurship education is essential as it assists students who want to start up their own businesses by giving them the relevant skills and knowledge to have a successful business. The purpose of this research is to evaluate the Postgraduate Diploma in Enterprise Management (PDEM) within the Management Department at Rhodes University, Grahamstown. A qualitative approach was implemented which used an adapted version of the Context, Input, Process and Product Model (Stuffelbean, Mckee and Mckee, 2003). Data was collected in the form of interviews and focus group interviews. There were six lecturer interviews, one course coordinator interview and five past student interviews. There were two focus group interviews that took place; this was done so to gather data from seven current PDEM students. The data collected was then analysed through the use of qualitative data analysis techniques. These were sensing themes, constant comparison, recursiveness, inductive and deductive thinking and interpretation to generate meaning (Ruona 2005, cited in Swanson and Holton, 2005). The Management Department aims to equip students to think realistically in terms of starting their own business and to enhance the students’ knowledge and skills so that they are better able to find employment in the corporate and government sectors. The PDEM aims to be an action-learning course and to create an entrepreneurial environment which will encourage students to start up their own businesses. The role of the lecturers and the course coordinator is important as they need to ensure that there is a continuous transfer of knowledge to the students. Students are not expected to be specialists within each subject; however they need to have a basic grounding in order to run a business. Students felt that the Alpha Project was important and useful as it improved their confidence about starting a new business. An issue that was raised about the Alpha Project was that the separation of students into the Alpha Project groups was not executed well. The course was perceived to be disorganised however the students tended to enjoy it and felt that the Management Department was supportive of their businesses.
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Karassava-Tsilingiri, Fotini. "The architecture of the fifteenth century hospital of Rhodes : a historical approach." Thesis, Courtauld Institute of Art (University of London), 1994. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.244689.
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Zachhuber, Juliane. "Religious life in classical and Hellenistic Rhodes : cultic activity, identity, and organisation." Thesis, University of Oxford, 2018. http://ora.ox.ac.uk/objects/uuid:74621877-82d0-48c7-82b8-372ceb1621e3.
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The present thesis constitutes a study of the religious life of Rhodes, from the classical to the late Hellenistic period. Chronologically, this spans the significant chapter of the island's synoikism at the end of the fifth century and the united state's rise to power as one of the foremost trading centres of the Mediterranean during the Hellenistic period. The structure of my thesis is partly chronological and partly thematic. I aim to determine the developments that took place in Rhodian religion, largely due to the synoikism, but also affected by other factors, such as the all-important incorporation of the peraia. Aside from that I focus on the different groups that were involved in the island's religion: demes, tribes, religious personnel of all levels, foreigners and inhabitants of the surrounding islands and mainland, whose status and rights are often difficult to establish precisely. This goal is reflected in my choice of chapters, which cover Rhodian (pre-synoikism) religious identity, the effects of the synoikism on religious life, a detailed study of the cults in the different cities of the island and of religion in the 'peraia', and chapters on priests, associations, and, finally, the interplay between religion and society, in which chapter I hope to draw out what is distinctively 'Rhodian' about religion on Rhodes.
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Chauke, Chesa Gift. "The molecular microbial ecology of sulfate reduction in the Rhodes BioSURE process." Thesis, Rhodes University, 2002. http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1007475.
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The research reported here investigated the use of a Baffle Reactor in order to study aspects of the biological sulfur cycle, where a floating sulfur biofilm formation occurs and where complex organic compounds provide electron donor sources. The development of a laboratory-scale Baffle Reactor model system satisfied the requirements for sulfate reducing bacterial biomass growth and sulfur biofilm formation. Since relatively little is known about the microbial ecology of floating sulfur biofilm systems, this study was undertaken to describe the sulfate reducing sludge population of the system together with its performance. A combination of culture- and molecular-based techniques were applied in this study in order to investigate the microbial ecology of the sulfate-reducing bacteria component of the system. These techniques enabled the identification and the analysis of the distribution of different sulfate reducing bacterial strains found within the sludge bioreactors. Strains isolated from the sludge were characterised based on culture appearance, gram staining and scanning electron microscopy morphology. Molecular methods based on the PCR-amplified 16S rRNA including denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis were employed in order to characterise sulfate-reducing bacteria within the reactors. Three novel Gram negative sulfate-reducing bacteria strains were isolated from the sludge population. Strains isolated were tentatively named Desulfomonas rhodensis, Desulfomonas makanaiensis, and Clostridium sulforhodensis. Results obtained from the Baffle Reactor showed that three dominant species were isolated from the DNA extracted from the whole bacterial population by peR. Three of these were similar to those mentioned above. The presence of these three novel unidentified species suggest that there are a range of other novel organisms involved in sulfate reduction processes.
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Andrews, Rushda Ruth. "Where leaders learn: constructions of leadership and leadership development at Rhodes University." Thesis, Rhodes University, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1003903.
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This thesis explores the Where Leaders Learn slogan of Rhodes University. It does this by means of an analysis of discourses constructing leadership and leadership development within the institutional context. The discourse analysis was made possible as a result of interviews with a range of people involved in leadership and leadership development at the University. The analysis revealed that leadership development is constructed as taking place within a highly structured system that enables instructional and managerial leadership but constrains transformational leadership. The discourses that give meaning and understanding to the construct of leadership draw heavily on position within a hierarchy. The discourse of functional efficiency is enabled through practices related to reward, recognition, succession planning and mentorship which all serve to replicate the existing leadership structures creating more of the same and in essence stifling the potential for emancipatory leadership. The analysis also shows that a discourse of collegiality serves to create a false sense of a common understanding of leadership in the light of evidence of uncertainty and contestation around the meaning of the slogan Where Leaders Learn and, by association, the very construct of leadership. The discursive process of understanding leadership and developing an institutional theory for the purposes of infusing this into a curriculum poses many challenges. Barriers to new ways of thinking reside within the researchers' ontological and epistemological commitments. This amplifies the need for a more reflective ontology towards leadership and its consequences, especially so in a multidisciplinary environment such as Rhodes University.
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Gunzo, Fortunate Takawira. "Informing an ICT intervention for HIV and AIDS education at Rhodes University." Thesis, Rhodes University, 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1003459.
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This study captures the process and methods used in selecting and organising content for an ontology. In the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) field ontology refers to a way of organising and storing information and facilitating interaction between the system and its users. Ontologies are being used more frequently to provide services that deal with complex information. In this study, I record my experience of developing content for an HIV and AIDS ontology for Rhodes University students. Using several different methods, I started the process of selecting and organising HIV and AIDS information, free of scientific jargon and prescriptive language, and consisting only of relevant information. I used data derived from interviews with six HIV and AIDS experts to develop questions for a survey that was open to all Rhodes University students. The 689 people who responded to the survey indicated that they needed more information on testing, treatment and living with HIV. Responses also showed that students had a lot of information on HIV prevention and transmission. Four focus group discussions revealed that students were tired of repetitions of the „same‟ information on HIV and AIDS and wanted to know more about life after contracting HIV. Using this data, I propose some guidelines to populate HIV and AIDS ontology. Ontologies can be customized for particular groups of users, for example according to gender, race, year of study etc. Another advantage of the ontology is that it can be expanded or contracted depending on the scope of one‟s intervention.
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Weston, Robyn. "An exploratory study of Rhodes students' attitudes and perceptions towards HIV/Aids." Thesis, Rhodes University, 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1003294.
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The present study explores Rhodes students' perceptions and attitudes towards HIV/Aids issues. This study focuses on risk behaviour, stigmatisation, social perceptions and voluntary counselling and HIV testing (VCT). There is a lack of research on student attitudes, knowledge and behaviour at Rhodes University. It was therefore deemed pertinent to research this topic in that context. It was envisaged that the study would provide insights to be used in the formulation of improved strategies for HIV/Aids programs and education, ultimately impacting on the exponential increase of the pandemic in the Southern African region. A sample of six hundred and seventy five Rhodes University undergraduates completed a survey and its findings were interpreted in terms of relevant literature. A mixed methods approach using qualitative and quantitative methods was used. A focus group consisting of seven post-graduate students informed the development of the survey along with relevant literature. Four departments from the faculties of Commerce, Humanities, Science and Law were randomly sampled for the survey phase. Statistica was used to calculate descriptive statistics while the chi-square statistic was applied to examine the relationships between the variables. The findings show that the majority of students have high intention levels in planning to use preventative behaviour. However, in practise, this may not be the case. Many students feel that they belong to high or medium risk groups, as opposed to the low-risk groups. In terms of motivation levels, only sixty three percent of students are highly motivated to protect themselves from HIV/Aids and one third of respondents felt that they could not ask their partner to accompany them for an HIV/Aids test. In addition, students who had received VCT were more likely to be positive about the counselling process.