139 research outputs found
The history of secularization according to H.U. Altermatt
No full textFrom among the multitude of works by various authors preoccupied with analysing the processes of secularisation taking place in modern times, the study of the issue by the Swiss historian Urs Altermatt, presented in Catholicism and the Modern World (Cracow, 1995), deserves special consideration. The analysis undertaken by the author unveils the complexity of the process encompassing distinct waves of secularisation brought about by diverse factors as well as the return of the sacred. Altermatt’s special contribution which stands to his credit lies in an interdisciplinary approach he employed in his study to explore the origin of secularisation processes in the context of history, sociology, political science and theology. Altermatt reveals in a fascinating way the transformations occurring in the world dominated by religious mind. He points out to the radical changes brought about by industralism and urbanization which affected the tranquil life of local communities. Throughout the 19th and 20th centuries, secularization was perceived by Catholics as a threat, which made them adopt a defensive attitude in order to safeguard their own identity. Although secularization in the Western societies has been progressing systematically since ca 1800, it has never been a unidimentional and unidirectional
phenomenon. It would assume the form of cyclical tides of religious crisis and renewal, resulting in
the following relationship becoming evident: the more prominent position the industrial working
class occupies in a society, the more the role of the Church declines. It is no wonder, therefore, that
the processes of secularisation have always alarmed those responsible for the formulation of pastoral
care programmes and stimulated evangelization efforts
Author Correction: Optimal Channel Networks accurately model ecologically-relevant geomorphological features of branching river networks
No full textDeveloping an Innovative Medical Training Simulation Device for Peripheral Venous Access: A User-Centered Design Approach
No full textNurses and other health students may lack the proper time for training procedural tasks, such as peripheral venous access. There is a need to develop these abilities in novices so that errors can be avoided when treating real patients. Nonetheless, from an experiential point of view, the simulation devices offered in the market do not always make sense for educators and trainees. This could make the adoption of new technology difficult. The purpose of this case study is to describe the development of an innovative simulation device and to propose concrete tactics for the involvement of the educators and trainees. We used a participative design based approach, with an ethnographic basis, where incremental cycles of user testing, development and iteration were involved. The study showcases methods from the field of design and anthropology that can be used to develop future simulation devices that resonate with students and educators to achieve a long term learning experience. Results could shed a light on new ways for the involvement of educators and students to create devices that resonate with them, making learning significant and effective
Photovoltaics at multi-terawatt scale: Waiting is not an option / 25% annual PV growth is possible over the next decade
No full textGreen Open Access added to TU Delft Institutional Repository 'You share, we take care!' - Taverne project https://www.openaccess.nl/en/you-share-we-take-care Otherwise as indicated in the copyright section: the publisher is the copyright holder of this work and the author uses the Dutch legislation to make this work public.Photovoltaic Materials and Device
Frustrated incomplete donor ionization in ultra-low resistivity germanium films
No full textabstract: The relationship between carrier concentration and donor atomic concentration has been determined in n-type Ge films doped with P. The samples were carefully engineered to minimize non-active dopant incorporation by using specially designed P(SiH[subscript 3])[subscript 3] and P(GeH[subscript 3])[subscript 3] hydride precursors. The in situ nature of the doping and the growth at low temperatures, facilitated by the Ge [subscript 3]H[subscript 8] and Ge [subscript 4]H[subscript 10] Ge sources, promote the creation of ultra-low resistivity films with flat doping profiles that help reduce the errors in the concentration measurements. The results show that Ge deviates strongly from the incomplete ionization expected when the donor atomic concentration exceeds N[subscript d] = 10[superscript 17] cm[superscript −3], at which the energy separation between the donor and Fermi levels ceases to be much larger than the thermal energy. Instead, essentially full ionization is seen even at the highest doping levels beyond the solubility limit of P in Ge. The results can be explained using a model developed for silicon by Altermatt and coworkers, provided the relevant model parameter is properly scaled. The findings confirm that donor solubility and/or defect formation, not incomplete ionization, are the major factors limiting the achievement of very high carrier concentrations in n-type Ge. The commercially viable chemistry approach applied here enables fabrication of supersaturated and fully ionized prototypes with potential for broad applications in group-IV semiconductor technologies.Copyright 2014 American Institute of Physics. This article may be downloaded for personal use only. Any other use requires prior permission of the author and the American Institute of Physics. along with the following message: The following article appeared in 105, 23 (2014) and may be found at http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.490349
Is intravenous lidocaine effective for decreasing pain and speeding up recovery after surgery?
No full text¿Es efectiva la pregabalina perioperatoria para reducir el dolor postoperatorio en cirugías mayores?
No full textTracking Motion Devices as Assessment Tools in Anesthesia Procedures: Have We Been Using Them Well?
No full textPublication Rate and Impact Factor of Abstracts Presented at SSC Congresses 2011 to 2014
No full textBACKGROUND: The annual congress of the Swiss Societies of Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery is the most important national platform for Swiss researchers in these specialities. Every year there are a high number of oral presentations and posters. However, more important is their publication in international journals. We determined publication rates, impact factors (IFs) and their temporal trends in seven cardiological domains. METHODS: The abstract booklets of the congresses 2011–2014 were downloaded and all talks and posters presented during the meeting extracted. In PubMed we assessed whether each of these papers was published, the journal and its IF in the respective publication year. We excluded case reports, papers published >6 months before the congress and abstracts presenting national data from multicentre studies (unless the first/last author of the paper was from Switzerland). The percentage of published papers and their mean/median IF were calculated overall and per year separately for each domain. We also compared major Swiss hospitals regarding their individual publication rates. RESULTS: A total of 715 abstracts were included, of which 52% were published as of February 2017. The lowest average publication rate in a domain was 36% and the highest 69%, with mean IFs between 2.5 and 7.8. The lowest average publication rate in one of the major hospitals was 16% and the highest 70%. CONCLUSIONS: Abstracts presented during the congresses had a high chance of being published, usually in papers with a good IF. This reflects the good quality of research in cardiology in Switzerland
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