297 research outputs found
Jacob of Sarug's Homily on Tamar (Gen 38)
No full textThis small volume contains an edition (from Vatican ms. 117) of Jacob of Sarug’s homily on Tamar (420 lines long). The full title is “On Tamar and on the Mystery of the Church.” The biblical narrative on which the poem is based (Gen 38) gives Jacob the opportunity to discuss various women in the early part of biblical history and in Jesus’ lineage, as well as the fact that a woman who is called a prostitute is in that lineage. Jacob explains how Scripture’s language is used in this regard
Interview of Rick Greene by Tamar Chute
No full textRachel Carson: author of The Silent Spring (p. 2) --
Jeff Miller: victim of Kent State shootings (p. 13) --
E. Paul Taiganides: Professor, Dept. of Agricultural Engineering (pp. 2, 20)The media can be accessed here: http://streaming.osu.edu/knowledgebank/university_archives/Greene_Rick_102210.mp4Rick Greene came to OSU as a freshman in 1969. He witnessed firsthand the student demonstrations and riots of 1970, and the changes that they brought to OSU and across the country. He currently makes his home in Florida, but returns to Ohio State for football games
Temporal and Spatial Coordinates in Hypertext Fiction
No full textElectronic literature or hypertext fiction as a new trend in the development of literary works demonstrates ever-lasting inexhaustible search for new ways of self-expression by human mind which goes along with investigations and exploitations of new possibilities modern technologies provide for composition of works of fiction that belong to the age-old literary genres The structure of a hypertext provides a way to link and get access to multiple parts of a text that are joined by various types of relations as a web of nodes By choosing a certain link from an available number of options a reader makes a leap in time and consequently in space that is changes what M Bakhtin defined as a chronotope -- a constitutive unit of form and content in literature that combines spatial and temporal parameters into one whole into a system of coordinates for a certain narrative action A linked structure of a hypertext organized into a network of fragments and connections between them forms a mosaic of chronotopes A change of time dimension entails a change of space dimension and results in constant change of chronotopes creating the effect of a kaleidoscope each turn of which forms a new picture from available part
Co-selection of Mercury and Multiple Antibiotic Resistances in Bacteria Exposed to Mercury in the Fundulus heteroclitus Gut Microbiome
No full textThe emergence and spread of antibiotic resistant pathogenic bacteria is currently one of the most serious challenges to human health. To combat this problem, it is critical to understand the processes and pathways that result in the creation of antibiotic resistance gene pools in the environment. In this study we examined the effects of mercury (Hg) exposure on the co-selection of Hg and antibiotic resistant bacteria that colonize the gastrointestinal tract of the mummichog (Fundulus heteroclitus), a small, estuarine fish. We examined this connection in two experimental systems: (i) a short-term laboratory exposure study where fish were fed Hg-laced food for 15 days and (ii) an examination of environmental populations from two sites with very different levels of Hg contamination. In the lab exposure study, fish muscle tissue accumulation of Hg was proportional to food Hg concentration (R2=0.99; p<0.0001). In the environmental study, fish from the contaminated site accumulated 3 fold more Hg compared to fish from the reference site (p<0.05). Further, abundance of the Hg resistance gene merA was more than 8 fold higher (p<0.0001) in DNA extracts of ingesta of fish from the contaminated site, suggesting adaptation to Hg. Finally, resistance to 3 or more antibiotics was more common in Hg resistant as compared to Hg sensitive bacterial colonies that were isolated from fish ingesta (p<0.001) demonstrating co-selection of Hg and antibiotic resistances. Together, our results highlight the possibility for the creation of antibiotic resistance gene pools as a result of exposure to Hg in contaminated environments.Peer reviewe
Young African American fathers: an exploratory qualitative research study
No full textThis exploratory study examined the experiences of young (age 18-27) African American fathers and their transition into fatherhood. A qualitative analysis of ten interviews was completed using a grounded theory approach (Corbin & Strauss, 2008). For the past 15 years, academics, such as psychologists, social workers, anthropologists and economists, have paid close attention to fathers and issues related to fatherhood (Nelson, 2004). Such increased attention has resulted in greater government funding, the creation and sustaining of programs to support fathers’ transition to parenthood, and given rise to a national conversation about responsible fatherhood and healthy families. The media commonly engages in portraying African American fathers as “absent,” “non-residential,” “non-custodial,” “unavailable,” “non-married,” “irresponsible,” and “immature.” While this stereotype is not true for all African American families, demographic data reveal that the majority of African American children in contemporary society do not live in the same households as their biological fathers, or reside with them only periodically (Connor, 2004). Although households devoid of biological or legal fathers present are a growing concern across all ethnic groups in America, the situation is particularly alarming in the African American community (Deave & Johnson, 2008). This study explored the experiences and needs of young African American fathers and their transition into fatherhood. Participants related their experiences as fathers, identified who they turn for help, and described the parenting skills, if any, they had learned prior to becoming a parent. In addition, participants identified the topic areas they felt should be included in future fatherhood programs and what they enjoy most about parenting. Results from this study indicated various themes related to African American fathers’ experiences, such as peer and family support, preparation for fatherhood, positive advice for future fathers, unplanned parenthood, fatherhood involvement, and the definition of fatherhood. Implications for future research with regard to fathers, parenting programs, and mental health providers were also discussed.Psy. D.Includes bibliographical referencesby Maurice Tamar Ingra
Retelling the Story of Judah and Tamar in the Testament of Judah
No full textMany Christians assume that Old Testament documents were „Christianised. during the New Testament era, although the process predates the New Testament. This assumption may be premised on the lack of much information about how early Christians re-interpreted Old Testament stories to meet new trends of thinking during the Inter-Testament period. This paper, therefore, focuses on the story of Judah and Tamar in Genesis 38, which is retold in the Testament of Judah to discover the intentions and the worldviews of the author of the Testament of Judah. For the presupposition of this paper, the Testament of Judah will be studied as a Christian document. The other side of the debate that the Testaments are the works of a Jewish author is thus put aside at least for a while in this paper. This is because the Testaments look more like a Christian document than Jewish. As a result, the texts for comparison would be the LXX and the Greek version of theTestaments. The paper utilizes literary analyses of the two passages while it progresses through three main headings; the overall structure of the Testament of Judah, exegesis of the story of Judah and Tamar in both Genesis 38 and The Testament of Judah, an analysis of key characters and a summary of the significant differences between the two stories. The paper concludes that the world view of the author of the Testament thought of women as channels through which the devil overcomes man in battles of the mind, thereby, leading men into impurity. Hence, Bathshua and Tamar are thus presented as the „victimizers. while Judah is portrayed in the Testament as an old man who had gained experience with time whose strengths and weakness serve as example for his sons. Keywords: Testament of Judah, Second Temple Judaism, Pseudepigrapha, Judah and Tamar, Retelling
Evaluation of chemical assays for determining hydroperoxides levels in oxidized lipids
No full textThis thesis re-evaluated current analyses for hydroperoxides, the first stable product of lipid oxidation. The objective was to compare linearity of response, accuracy, limits of detection, active concentration range, reproducibility, and required conditions and handling for six commonly-used hydroperoxide assays, using cumene (lipid-soluble) and tert-butyl (water-soluble) hydroperoxides as test standards; optimized procedures were then applied to oxidized methyl linoleate. Traditional iodometric titration method with thiosulfate is the most accurate assay chemically. It is stoichiometric, linear, and useful for high peroxide concentrations, but unclear endpoints limits sensitivity and many handling issues must be controlled to provide reproducible results. It is the only method providing absolute quantitation of hydroperoxides. PeroxySafeTM and PeroxoQuantTM commercial kits based on the xylenol orange assay detected nanomoles of hydroperoxides, but samples with more than trace levels of hydroperoxides (the usual case with foods) must be diluted extensively before analysis. Variation of reaction response varied with hydroperoxide structure is a major disadvantage for this assay, and the Fe3+-xylenol orange complex was readily bleached by excess hydroperoxide, thus reducing apparent hydroperoxide levels. Reaction stoichiometry cannot be determined due to proprietary reagents of unspecified concentration. The ferric thiocyanate method (chemical reaction or Cayman LPOTM kit) is extremely sensitive, detecting as low as 5 nanomoles, but the reaction stoichiometry varies with solvent and hydroperoxide structure and concentration. Fe3+-SCN complexes bleached at high hydroperoxide concentrations, causing underestimation of peroxide values. Extensive dilution of samples is thus required for analyses of lipid extracts from most foods. Due to these complications, xylenol orange and Fe3+-thiocyanate assays may be useful for monitoring changes of single materials over time or comparing extracts with comparable fatty acid composition, but they cannot determine absolute hydroperoxide concentrations. No optical assay tested matched peroxide values determined by iodometric assay. Finally, hydroperoxides oxidize triphenylphosphine selectively and stoichiometrically to triphenylphosphine oxide that can be detected and quantitated by HPLC, detecting as low as 5 picomoles of hydroperoxide. The reaction has promise, but needs further investigation before adoption. Results for all methods highlight the importance of excluding oxygen during the assays and understanding the correct concentration range for each assay.M.S.Includes bibliographical referencesby Elah Tamar Steltze
Magnetotelluric experiments carried out in the Tamar Valley area of northern and central Tasmania, conducted in 1994
No full textNAThis record was harvested by RDA at 2025-09-11T16:10:39.976757+10:00 from <a href='http://geonetwork.nci.org.au/geonetwork/srv/eng/catalog.search#/metadata/f7674_3368_2986_4846'>NCI's Data Catalogue</a> where it was last modified at 2019-07-15 11:19:27.This dataset consists of MT data collected in The Tamar Valley, Tas, in 1994
Lessons from Africa: Combating the Twin Epidemics of Domestic Violence and HIV/AIDS
No full textDomestic violence and HIV/AIDS have proven a lethal combination, exacting a heavy toll on women's lives, particularly in Africa. In this article, partially based on a presentation made at the human rights networking zone at the conference, Tamar Ezer examines the interrelation between domestic violence and HIV/AIDS, provides an analysis of obligations under human rights law, and describes innovative programs that attempt to address the intersection of these twin epidemics. The author argues for holistic approaches that address the social, economic and legal dimensions of the problem
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