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Correction to: Myoclonic dystonia phenotype related to a novel calmodulin-binding transcription activator 1 sequence variant.
No full textThe affiliation of author Robert Jech was incorrectly indicated in the originally published version of this paper
Does organisational justice protect from sickness absence following a major life event? A Finnish public sector study
No full text10.1136/jech.2008.084301Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health645470-472JECH
Green cities and health: a question of scale?
No full text<p><b>Background:</b> Cities are expanding and accommodating an increasing proportion of the world's population. It is important to identify features of urban form that promote the health of city dwellers. Access to green space has been associated with health benefits at both individual and neighbourhood level. We investigated whether a relationship between green space coverage and selected mortality rates exists at the city level in the USA.</p>
<p><b>Methods:</b> An ecological cross-sectional study. A detailed land use data set was used to quantify green space for the largest US cities (n=49, combined population of 43 million). Linear regression models were used to examine the association between city-level ‘greenness’ and city-level standardised rates of mortality from heart disease, diabetes, lung cancer, motor vehicle fatalities and all causes, after adjustment for confounders.</p>
<p><b>Results:</b> There was no association between greenness and mortality from heart disease, diabetes, lung cancer or automobile accidents. Mortality from all causes was significantly higher in greener cities.</p>
<p><b>Conclusions:</b> While considerable evidence suggests that access to green space yields health benefits, we found no such evidence at the scale of the American city. In the USA, greener cities tend also to be more sprawling and have higher levels of car dependency. Any benefits that the green space might offer seem easily eclipsed by these other conditions and the lifestyles that accompany them. The result merits further investigation as it has important implications for how we increase green space access in our cities.</p>
Fear and Trembling: Dialectical Lyric
No full text"Faithful to the original Danish text and eminently readable, Jech's translation of Fear and Trembling admirably communicates the literary qualities of Kierkegaard's text, as well as his occasional fits of inspiration. Jech displays an unusual sensitivity not only to the literary/linguistic qualities of Kierkegaard’s prose, but also to his (often realized) aspirations to philosophical precision. As presented by Jech, Kierkegaard is not simply a gifted writer and speculative theologian dabbling in philosophy, but a philosopher concerned to limn the optimal role of philosophical reflection, and to do so experimentally, especially with respect to matters of morality and faith. The translation is furthermore supplemented by very helpful explanatory notes that convey Kierkegaard’s own erudition and the multiple influences upon his thinking. The Historical Glossary will become a valuable reference tool for students and scholars of Kierkegaard’s writings. It is likely to play a welcome role in encouraging an improved understanding of what Kierkegaard means when he employs his idiosyncratic categories, allusions, and vocabulary."
—Daniel Conway, Professor of Philosophy and Humanities, Texas A&M Universit
Shelah's pcf theory and its applications
No full textThis is a survey paper giving a self-contained account of Shelah's theory of the pcf function pcf(a) = {cf(PI a/D, < D): D is an ultrafilter on a}, where a is a set of regular cardinals such that \a\ < min(a). We also give several applications of the theory to cardinal arithmetic, the existence of Jonsson algebras, and partition calculus.PT: J; CR: DEVLIN KJ, 1973, ANN MATH LOGIC, V5, P291 EASTON WB, 1970, ANN MATH LOGIC, V1, P139 ERDOS P, 1984, COMBINATORIAL SET TH GALVIN F, 1975, ANN MATH, V101, P491 GITIK M, SINGULAR CARDINALS P JECH T, CONJECTURE TARSKI PR JECH T, IN PRESS TRIBUTE P E JECH TJ, 1978, SET THEORY KUNEN K, 1980, STUDIES LOGIC F MATH, V102 RUBIN M, 1987, ANN PURE APPL LOGIC, V33, P43 SHELAH S, ALEPH OMEGA PLUS ONE SHELAH S, CARDINAL ARITHMETIC SHELAH S, IN PRESS ARCH MATH L SHELAH S, MORE PCF SHELAH S, 1978, ISRAEL J MATH, V30, P57 SHELAH S, 1980, J SYMBOLIC LOGIC, V45, P56 SHELAH S, 1980, STUD LOGIC FDN MATH, V95, P373 SHELAH S, 1982, LECTURE NOTES MATH, V940 SHELAH S, 1986, NOTRE DAME J FORM L, V27, P263 SHELAH S, 1987, ISRAEL J MATH, V59, P299 SHELAH S, 1988, ISRAEL J MATH, V62, P213 SHELAH S, 1988, ISRAEL J MATH, V62, P355 SILVER J, 1974, P INT C MATH, V1, P265 TODORCEVIC S, 1986, COMPOS MATH, V57, P357 TODORCEVIC S, 1987, ACTA MATH-DJURSHOLM, V159, P261 TODORCEVIC S, 1989, CONT MATH, V84; NR: 26; TC: 27; J9: ANN PURE APPL LOGIC; PG: 48; GA: EU720Source type: Electronic(1
Liftings for noncomplete probability spaces
No full textThe current state of knowledge concerning liftings for noncomplete probability spaces is discussed. This is a somewhat expanded version of the author's talk given at the 1991 Summer Conference on General Topology and Applications in Honor of Mary Ellen Rudin and Her Work.PT: S; CR: BURKE MR, IN PRESS P AM MATH S BURKE MR, 1991, ISRAEL J MATH, V73, P33 BURKE MR, 1992, ISRAEL J MATH, V79, P289 CARLSON T, THEOREM LIFTING CHRISTENSEN JPR, 1974, TOPOLOGY BOREL STRUC FREMLIN DH, 1989, HDB BOOLEAN ALGEBRAS, P877 INOESCUTULCEA A, 1966, 5TH P BERK S MATH ST, V2 IONESCUTULCEA A, 1967, CONTRIBUTIONS PROB 1, P63 IONESCUTULCEA A, 1969, TOPICS THEORY LIFTIN JECH TJ, 1978, SET THEORY JOHNSON RA, 1980, P AM MATH SOC, V80, P234 JUST W, IN PRESS T AM MATH S KUPKA J, 1983, INDIANA U MATH J, V32, P717 LOSERT V, 1983, LNM, V1080, P95 MAHARAM D, 1958, P AM MATH SOC, V9, P987 SHELAH S, 1983, ISRAEL J MATH, V45, P90 TALAGRAND M, 1982, P AM MATH SOC, V84, P379 VONNEUMANN J, 1931, CRELLES J MATH, V165, P109; NR: 18; TC: 0; J9: ANN N Y ACAD SCI; PG: 4; GA: BZ86BSource type: Electronic(1
Morbidity is related to a green living environment
No full textBackground: As a result of increasing urbanisation, people face the prospect of living in environments with few green spaces. There is increasing evidence for a positive relation between green space in people's living environment and self-reported indicators of physical and mental health. This study investigates whether physician-assessed morbidity is also related to green space in people's living environment. Methods: Morbidity data were derived from electronic medical records of 195 general practitioners in 96 Dutch practices, serving a population of 345 143 people. Morbidity was classified by the general practitioners according to the International Classification of Primary Care. The percentage of green space within a 1 km and 3 km radius around the postal code coordinates was derived from an existing database and was calculated for each household. Multilevel logistic regression analyses were performed, controlling for demographic and socioeconomic characteristics. Results: The annual prevalence rate of 15 of the 24 disease clusters was lower in living environments with more green space in a 1 km radius. The relation was strongest for anxiety disorder and depression. The relation was stronger for children and people with a lower socioeconomic status. Furthermore, the relation was strongest in slightly urban areas and not apparent in very strongly urban areas. Conclusion: This study indicates that the previously established relation between green space and a number of self-reported general indicators of physical and mental health can also be found for clusters of specific physician-assessed morbidity. The study stresses the importance of green space close to home for children and lower socioeconomic groups
Images of body weight among young men and women: Evidence from Beirut, Lebanon
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Poverty
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Supplemental_Material – Supplemental material for Determining a Short Form Montreal Cognitive Assessment (s-MoCA) Czech Version: Validity in Mild Cognitive Impairment Parkinson’s Disease and Cross-Cultural Comparison
No full textSupplemental material, Supplemental_Material for Determining a Short Form Montreal Cognitive Assessment (s-MoCA) Czech Version: Validity in Mild Cognitive Impairment Parkinson’s Disease and Cross-Cultural Comparison by Ondrej Bezdicek, Markéta Červenková, Tyler M. Moore, Hana Stepankova Georgi, Zdenek Sulc, David A. Wolk, Daniel A. Weintraub, Paul J. Moberg, Robert Jech, Miloslav Kopecek and David R. Roalf in Assessment</p
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