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Bernard Brodie and the bomb: at the birth of the bipolar world
No full textBernard Brodie (1910-1978) was a leading 20th century theorist and philosopher of war. A key architect of American nuclear strategy, Brodie was one of the first civilian defense intellectuals to cross over into the military world. This thesis explores Brodie’s evolution as a theorist and his response to the technological innovations that transformed warfare from World War II to the Vietnam War. It situates his theoretical development within the classical theories of Carl von Clausewitz (1780-1831), as Brodie came to be known as “America’s Clausewitz.” While his first influential works focused on naval strategy, his most lasting impact came within the field of nuclear strategic thinking. Brodie helped conceptualize America’s strategy of deterrence, later taking into account America’s loss of nuclear monopoly, the advent of thermonuclear weapons, and proliferation of intercontinental ballistic missiles. Brodie’s strategic and philosophical response to the nuclear age led to his life-long effort to reconcile Clausewitz’s theories of war, which were a direct response to the strategic innovations of the Napoleonic era, to the new challenges of the nuclear age. While today’s world is much changed from the bipolar international order of the Cold War period, contemporary efforts to apply Clausewitzian concepts to today’s conflicts suggests that much can be learned from a similar endeavor by the previous generation as its strategic thinkers struggled to imagine new ways to maintain order in their era of unprecedented nuclear danger.acceptedVersionei tietoa saavutettavuudest
Oral History Interview with Bernard Lo
No full textThis interview was conducted remotely as part of Moral Histories: Voices and Stories from the Founding Figures of Bioethics, an oral history project of the Johns Hopkins Berman Institute of Bioethics. Dr. Bernard Lo is Professor of Medicine Emeritus and Director Emeritus of the Program in Medical Ethics at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF). He is also President Emeritus of the Greenwall Foundation in New York, New York. He is the author of Resolving Ethical Dilemmas: A Guide for Clinicians (5th ed., 2014) and of Ethical Issues in Clinical Research (2010). Dr. Lo’s areas of expertise include ethical issues concerning decision-making near the end-of-life, stem cell research, oversight of human participants research, the doctor-patient relationship, and conflicts of interest.
Dr. Lo discusses his Chinese immigrant upbringing in Philadelphia, his transition from physics to medicine, and how his career in clinical medical ethics began, a time when he managed one critically ill patient's end-of-life care and another bone marrow transplant case. He discusses the early days and long-term impact of HIV AIDS on medical ethics and his own work with HIV patients, emphasizing the ethical challenges faced during the AIDS epidemic, including fears among healthcare workers and the need for safer practices. Dr. Lo describes the creation of the medical ethics program at UCSF, including challenges and successes in building infrastructure and relationships. The conversation also touches on the influence of the West Coast culture on his work and personal life, including family dynamics and the importance of diversity. He discusses the ethical guidelines for stem cell research at UCSF and his role in the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM), including regulations for gamete donor consent and compensation for research-related harms. Lo highlights the many ethical considerations that arose during the Covid-19 pandemic, particularly resource allocation and vaccine hesitancy. He ends by describing the community-building work he fostered among early-career bioethicists, the importance of mentorship, and the impact of ethics textbooks on medical education
Oral History Interview with Bernard Lo
No full textThis interview was conducted remotely as part of Moral Histories: Voices and Stories from the Founding Figures of Bioethics, an oral history project of the Johns Hopkins Berman Institute of Bioethics. Dr. Bernard Lo is Professor of Medicine Emeritus and Director Emeritus of the Program in Medical Ethics at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF). He is also President Emeritus of the Greenwall Foundation in New York, New York. He is the author of Resolving Ethical Dilemmas: A Guide for Clinicians (5th ed., 2014) and of Ethical Issues in Clinical Research (2010). Dr. Lo’s areas of expertise include ethical issues concerning decision-making near the end-of-life, stem cell research, oversight of human participants research, the doctor-patient relationship, and conflicts of interest.
Dr. Lo discusses his Chinese immigrant upbringing in Philadelphia, his transition from physics to medicine, and how his career in clinical medical ethics began, a time when he managed one critically ill patient's end-of-life care and another bone marrow transplant case. He discusses the early days and long-term impact of HIV AIDS on medical ethics and his own work with HIV patients, emphasizing the ethical challenges faced during the AIDS epidemic, including fears among healthcare workers and the need for safer practices. Dr. Lo describes the creation of the medical ethics program at UCSF, including challenges and successes in building infrastructure and relationships. The conversation also touches on the influence of the West Coast culture on his work and personal life, including family dynamics and the importance of diversity. He discusses the ethical guidelines for stem cell research at UCSF and his role in the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM), including regulations for gamete donor consent and compensation for research-related harms. Lo highlights the many ethical considerations that arose during the Covid-19 pandemic, particularly resource allocation and vaccine hesitancy. He ends by describing the community-building work he fostered among early-career bioethicists, the importance of mentorship, and the impact of ethics textbooks on medical education
Les Piedmonts du Bassin de l'Ebre (Espagne)
No full textThe piedmont areas of the Ebro basin (Spain) present an uncomman variety of fluvial forms molded when the river system was excavated in Pliocene and Quaternary times. The author gives a description of some spectacular cases, an explanation of the mechanism which originated them and some indications about the su- baevial environments of the Quaternary .Les piedmonts du bassin de l'Ebre, façonnés lors de l'encaissement du réseau hydrographique au Pliocène et au Quaternaire, offrent une richesse de formes exceptionnelle. L'auteur en décrit quelques cas, puis évoque les mécanismes qui ont commandé leur façonnement, l'insertion chronologique des topographies, les paléo-milieux correspondants.Bomer Bernard. Les Piedmonts du Bassin de l'Ebre (Espagne). In: Méditerranée, troisième série, tome 36, 3-1979. Aspects physiques de la péninsule ibérique. pp. 19-25
Interview of Donald B. Glower by Bernard Bayer
Get PDFMartha Stimic: African-American secretary who assisted Glower in retaining black students (p. 7)
-- Hal Bolz: Dean of the College of Engineering (pp. 6, 10)
-- Chuck Sespy: Professor, and national leader in heating and cooling (p. 7)
-- Gordon Clark: Prof. of Architecture (p. 7)
-- President Harold Enarson (pp. 8, 11, 17-18)
-- Stan Harrison: Chairman of the Advisory Committee in the College of Engineering (p. 9)
-- Gov. James Rhodes (pp. 10, 12)
-- President Ed Jennings (pp. 11, 16, 21- 22)
-- Gov. Dick Celeste (pp. 10, 12)
-- Prof. Hans Schwar: advocate for creating the Transportation Research Center (p. 10)
-- Prof. Carl Graff: Chairman of Welding Engineering (p. 12)
-- Phil Bowser: businessman who helped Glower found the Co-op program (p. 13)
-- Douglas McGregor, President of Antioch, and author of the classic "The Human Side of Management" (p. 15)
-- President Gordon Gee (p. 16)
-- President Novice Fawcett (pp. 17-18)
-- President Harold Enarson (pp. 17-18)
-- John Corbally (p. 18)
-- Al Coon: Provost (p. 18)
-- Dieter Haenicke (p. 18)
-- Francile Firebaugh (pp. 18-19)
-- Roy Cottman: Dean of Agriculture (p. 19)
-- Mel Schottenstein (p. 21)
-- Tom Thompson: lead discoverer of the sunken gold ship, "The Central America" (pp. 24-28)Tex
The role of cardiovascular imaging for myocardial injury in hospitalized COVID-19 patients
Get PDFThis is a pre-copyedited, author-produced version of an article accepted for publication in European Heart Journal - Cardiovascular Imaging, following peer review. The version of record: Bernard Cosyns, Stijn Lochy, Maria Luiza Luchian, Alessia Gimelli, Gianluca Pontone, Sabine D Allard, Johan de Mey, Peter Rosseel, Marc Dweck, Steffen E Petersen, Thor Edvardsen, on behalf of the European Association of Cardiovascular Imaging (EACVI), The role of cardiovascular imaging for myocardial injury in hospitalized COVID-19 patients, European Heart Journal - Cardiovascular Imaging, Volume 21, Issue 7, July 2020, Pages 709–714, https://doi.org/10.1093/ehjci/jeaa136
is available online at: https://doi.org/10.1093/ehjci/jeaa13
Anselm of Canterbury and the Development of Theological Thought, c. 1070-1141
Get PDFThis thesis explores the role of Anselm of Canterbury (1033-1109) in the development of theological thought in the late eleventh and early twelfth centuries. It aims to demonstrate that Anselm’s thought had a greater impact on the early development of scholastic theology than is often recognized, particularly in the areas of the doctrine of the incarnation and redemption, but also in his discussion of freedom and sin. Through his explanation of the economy of salvation in terms of making satisfaction for sin, and his rejection of modes of discussion that focussed on the rights and role of the devil, Anselm’s writing on the theology of the redemption provided a framework for the discussion of later authors such as Hugh of St Victor, Peter Abelard, Bernard of Clairvaux and authors associated with the School of Laon, among others. Such discussion often utilized Anselm as an explicator of difficult passages in patristic theology, notably Augustine, and his work was most controversial when he was thought to have contradicted earlier authority. Anselm was involved in contemporary polemics with both Jews and Christian theologians, as well as producing works that explored profound theological and metaphysical ideas. In his emphasis on the place and role of reason in divine questions, he crossed the boundaries between ‘monastic’ and ‘scholastic’ thought. Through an exploration of Anselmian elements in the thought of a variety of authors from the late eleventh and early twelfth centuries, this thesis aims to contribute to a broadening understanding of the legacy of this great thinker
Bernard Berenson and the «lists» in progress
Get PDFBernard (formerly Bernhard) Berenson published his first book, The Venetian Painter of the Renaissance, in 1894. The book was provided with an index of the artists (the «lists»), according to the attributions of their paintings given by Berenson. Its success led to a large number of editions and reissues in the next ten years (at least until 1914). In this essay I try to analyse how and when the author of the book modified these famous lists by making changes (e.g. in the attributions) often ignored by the XXth century art historians who have not always taken into account the variants.Bernard (già Bernhard) Berenson pubblicò il suo primo libro, The Venetian Painters of the Renaissance, nel 1894. Il libro era provvisto di un indice degli artisti (le «liste»), e delle loro opere elencate secondo le attribuzioni date dallo stesso Berenson. Il suo successo portò a un gran numero di edizioni e di ristampe nei dieci anni successivi (almeno fino al 1914). In questo testo provo ad analizzare come e quando l’autore del libro modificò le sue famose liste, apportando variazioni (ad esempio nelle attribuzioni) che spesso sono state ignorate dagli storici dell’arte del ventesimo secolo, i quali non sempre hanno tenuto conto delle varianti
Comparisons of the risk of myopericarditis between COVID-19 patients and individuals receiving COVID-19 vaccines: a population-based study.
Get PDFBoth COVID-19 infection and COVID-19 vaccines have been associated with the development of myopericarditis. The objective of this study is to (1) analyse the rates of myopericarditis after COVID-19 infection and COVID-19 vaccination in Hong Kong, (2) compared to the background rates, and (3) compare the rates of myopericarditis after COVID-19 vaccination to those reported in other countries. This was a population-based cohort study from Hong Kong, China. Patients with positive RT-PCR test for COVID-19 between 1st January 2020 and 30th June 2021 or individuals who received COVID-19 vaccination until 31st August were included. The main exposures were COVID-19 positivity or COVID-19 vaccination. The primary outcome was myopericarditis. This study included 11,441 COVID-19 patients from Hong Kong, four of whom suffered from myopericarditis (rate per million: 326; 95% confidence interval [CI] 127-838). The rate was higher than the pre-COVID-19 background rate in 2019 (rate per million: 5.5, 95% CI 4.1-7.4) with a rate ratio of 55.0 (95% CI 21.4-141). Compared to the background rate, the rate of myopericarditis among vaccinated subjects in Hong Kong was similar (rate per million: 5.5; 95% CI 4.1-7.4) with a rate ratio of 0.93 (95% CI 0.69-1.26). The rates of myocarditis after vaccination in Hong Kong were comparable to those vaccinated in the United States, Israel, and the United Kingdom. COVID-19 infection was associated with significantly higher rate of myopericarditis compared to the vaccine-associated myopericarditis. [Abstract copyright: © 2022. The Author(s).
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