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George MacLeod’s open-air preaching: performance and counter-performance
No full textStuart Blythe uses the methodology of performance to analyse George MacLeod’s open-air preaching. He points out that MacLeod’s preaching was derived from a theology of the incarnation, and an understanding of the paradoxes and dichotomies of common human life. This preaching, Blythe suggests, was also a counter-performance in the context of outlooks and ideologies inimical to the gospel. The paper raises interesting issues related to preaching as performance, and the further question as to whether or not the life and work of the Church as a whole might now be better understood as a counter-performance.Publisher PD
Placer-Gold Deposits Wheaton (Boulder) Creek, Cassiar District, Northern British Columbia:
No full textby Stuart S. Holland.Bulletin (British Columbia. Department of Mines) ; no. 2
Addison A. Stuart
No full textAn obituary for Addison A. Stuart, U.S. Civil War veteran and author of the book Iowa Colonels and Regiments
Redemption in the work of Francis Stuart
No full textThe idea of redemption is central to an understanding of the work
of Francis Stuart. Through an examination of its development and
expression, it is possible to demonstrate the integrity of his work and
its distinctive qualities. Such a demonstration is necessary because
Stuart's writing has been subjected to comparatively little scholarly
inquiry, although reviews of his work, especially that produced since
1949, suggest that it is impressive and important.
First, a general background to Stuart's work, a discussion of the
special problems associated with reading it, and a summary of his corpus
is provided. This indicates that the idea of redemption is important to
his earliest writing. The state of redemption is shown to be a
necessary apotheosis for Stuart's outcast heroes; it involves spiritual
suffering through which may be found a sense of reintegration and a
higher reality. This is expressed through interrelated themes such as
those of gambler, artist and ordinary man; mystic and criminal; sacred
and profane love; and spirituality and the mundane. The nature of the
redemptive experience is further elaborated by distinctive, complex
motifs, especially the hare, the ark and the woman-Christ. Their
recurrence provides an important element in the unity of Stuart's work.
Because Stuart's idea of the outcast raises important biographical
questions, an examination of the relationship between Stuart's life and
his work is made. Finally, the way in which the idea of redemption
exists in the language structures of Stuart's novels is examined, with
especial reference to his most recent work, The High Consistory. The
thesis shows that the development of the these of redemption
demonstrates the integrity of Stuart's work
John Stuart Mill’s projected science of society: 1827-1848
No full textThe purpose of the thesis is to examine John Stuart Mill’s political thought from
about 1827 to 1848 as an exercise in intellectual history. It focuses, first, on Mill’s view,
formulated by the late 1830s, that contemporary society was ‘civilized’, and second, on
his project of a science of society, which he aspired to develop in the late 1830s and
early 1840s.
By the late 1830s, Mill came to the view that his contemporary society was a
‘commercial society or civilization’, dominated by the middle, commercial class. The
first part of my thesis, constituted by Chapters 2-4, discusses the way in which Mill
formed his notion of civilization, and what he meant by the term ‘civilization’. Mill paid
attention to the implications of the rise of the middle class, and regarded such
phenomena of contemporary society as the corruption of the commercial spirit and
excessive social conformity as an inevitable consequence of the rise of the middle class.
The second part of the thesis, constituted by Chapters 5-9, examines Mill’s
projected science of society. In the late 1830s and early 1840s, Mill attempted to
develop a new science of society whose subject-matter was the nature and prospects of
commercial, civilized society. This aspiration culminated in A System of Logic,
published in 1843. In examining Mill’s projected science, I pay particular attention to
the fact that he conceived new sciences of history and of the formation of character,
both of which were indispensable in his project, although he failed to give a complete
account of these sciences. My thesis shows that the implications of his interest both in
history and in the formation of character are more significant than Mill scholars have
assumed
FRIEDRICH SCHILLER: „MARY STUART“ – COMPLEX COSTUME RESOLUTION
No full textThe topic of this thesis is the theater play „Mary Stuart“ written by F. Schiller. Theoretical part is divided into four chapters. First chapter briefly describes the life of author and his body of work. The second chapter analyzes his play “Mary Stuart”. The third chapter describes three contemporary theater productions of plays dating to the Renaissance period with focus on costume design. The fourth chapter deals with Renaissance in Europe and clothing of that period. The practical part presents the costume design itself for the play Mary Stuart. An analysis of scenes and figures of the play is carried out and the process and artistic decisions made during the design of costumes is described. The practical part closes off with sketches and pictures of the final costume design
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The natural history of sleep disordered breathing in 6-11 year old Caucasian and Hispanic children
No full textSleep disordered-breathing (SDB) including obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) is increasingly recognized as an important cause of morbidity in children. Clinical symptoms of OSAS in children include snoring, nocturnal arousals, restlessness during sleep, enuresis, daytime sleepiness and hyperactivity. Evidence also suggests that the adverse effects of SDB include behavioral, learning, and personality problems. No large epidemiological study using polysomnography has been conducted to determine the prevalence and correlates of SDB in young children. The Tucson Children's Assessment of Sleep Apnea study (TuCASA) is a prospective cohort study designed to determine the prevalence of objectively documented SDB in pre-adolescent children and to investigate its relationship to symptoms, performance on neurobehavioral measures, and physiologic and anatomic risk factors. Hispanic and Caucasian children were recruited to participate in TuCASA by soliciting the cooperation of elementary schools in the Tucson Unified School District (TUSD). Through the use of a screening survey completed by parents, the TuCASA study has shown that children between 4-11 years of age with learning problems (LP) are more likely to have habitual snoring (SN) and excessive daytime sleepiness (EDS). Additionally, Hispanic children in this age group are more likely to have parental report of EDS, witnessed apnea (WA), and SN. Similar to studies in adults, girls 4-11 years of age are more likely to have parental report of daytime sleepiness than boys. Furthermore, the TuCASA study has demonstrated the feasibility of collecting high quality unattended multi-channel polysomnography in children ages 5 to 12 years. More importantly, the TuCASA study has documented the relationships between respiratory disturbance indices based on polysomnography and parental report of clinical symptoms of SDB in children ages 6-11. There are threshold values of respiratory disturbance index (RDI) associated with an increase in the prevalence of clinical symptoms of SDB. Until now, data linking objective indices of RDI severity to the presence of clinical symptoms have been lacking. Additionally, these findings contribute much needed information for determining clinically significant levels of RDI based on differing definitions of respiratory events. Therefore, these results represent an important step towards examining the natural history of SDB and the relationship between SDB severity and specific clinical outcomes in pre-adolescent children
Severity of obstructive sleep apnea is related to aldosterone status in subjects with resistant hypertension
No full textBackground: We previously described a significant correlation between plasma aldosterone concentration (PAC) and severity of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) in patients with resistant hypertension. This investigation examines the relationship between aldosterone status and OSA in patients with resistant hypertensive - with and without hyperaldosteronism. Methods and Results: One hundred and nine consecutive patients with resistant hypertension were prospectively evaluated with plasma renin activity (PRA), PAC, 24-hour urinary aldosterone excretion (UAldo), and polysomnography. Hyperaldosteronism (PRA < 1 ng·mL·h and UAldo ≥ 12 μg/24-h) prevalence was 28% and OSA prevalence was 77%. In patients with hyperaldosteronism, OSA prevalence was 84%, compared with 74% in hypertensive patients with normal aldosterone levels. There were no significant differences in body mass index or neck circumference between aldosterone groups. PAC and UAldo were both significantly correlated with apnea-hypopnea index (AHI) in the high-aldosterone group (ρ = 0.568, p = 0.0009; ρ = 0.533, p = 0.002, respectively). UAldo correlated weakly with apnea-hypopnea index in the normal-aldosterone group, but there was no significant correlation between PAC and AHI in the normal-aldosterone group (ρ = 0.224, p = 0.049; ρ = 0.015, p = 0.898, respectively). Conclusions: Our analysis of patients with resistant hypertension confirms a markedly high prevalence of OSA in this group. Furthermore, severity of OSA was greater in those patients with hyperaldosteronism and related to the degree of aldosterone excess. The correlation between OSA severity and aldosterone supports the hypothesis that aldosterone excess contributes to greater severity of OSA
Image of Mary Stuart in Tragedies of C. H. Spiess and F. Schiller
No full textFeatures of the interpretation of events related to the life and death of the Queen of Scotland, Mary Stuart (1542-1587), in the works of the outstanding German playwright F. Schiller (1759-1805) and his contemporary, the famous writer Christian Heinrich Spiess (Spiess, 1755-1799) is considered. The originality in the image of the last days of Mary by C. H. Spiess and F. Schiller is emphasized. The question is raised about the various literary and aesthetic positions of both German writers. Attention is paid to the review of works in various genres and genres of art dedicated to Mary Stuart by Spiess and Schiller. First, an analysis of the work of the author, which is secondary in the framework of German and European literature, is presented, since Spiess wrote his tragedy many years before the great German playwright. It is shown that Schiller’s tragedy was written with a characteristic thirst for epic coverage of reality, while the stage play of Spiess is more focused on the events of the last days of Mary Stuart’s life and turns into a chamber work. The results of the study can be used when giving lecture courses on foreign literature of the XVIII-XXI centuries, special courses on the literature of Western European countries, on the problems of classical literature in Germany, as well as literature of the Western European Enlightenment and pre-romanticism
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Impact of Sleep and Dialysis Mode on Quality of Life in a Mexican Population
No full textBackground: Health-related quality of life (HR-QOL) is reduced with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) but little is known about the impact of sleep disorders, dialysis modality and demographic factors on HR-QOL of Mexican patients with ESRD.
Methods: 121 adults with ESRD were enrolled from 4 dialysis units in the state of Guanajuato, Mexico, stratified by unit and dialysis modality (hemodialysis [HD], continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis [CAPD] and automated peritoneal dialysis [APD]). Analysis included clinical information and data from the Sleep Heart Health Study Sleep Habits Questionnaire, the Medical Outcomes Study (MOS) short form (SF-36) HR-QOL measure and Epworth Sleepiness Scale.
Results: Overall, sleep symptoms and disorders were common (e.g., 37.2% insomnia). SF-36 scores were worse versus US and Mexican norms. HD patients reported better, while CAPD patients poorer HR-QOL for Vitality. With multivariate modelling dialysis modality, sleep disorders as a group and lower income were significantly associated with poorer overall SF-36 and mental health HR-QOL. Overall and Mental Composite Summary models showed HR-QOL was significantly better for both APD and HD with small to moderate effect sizes. Cost-effectiveness analysis demonstrated an advantage for APD.
Conclusions: Mexican ESRD patients have reduced HR-QOL, and sleep disorders may be an important driver of this finding. APD should be the preferred mode of dialysis in Mexico.Financial support was provided to Dr. Reynaga-Ornelas by the Bardewick Scholarship from Arizona State University and the PROMEP Scholarship from the University of Guanajuato. Dr. Quan was partially supported by AG009975 from the National Institute of Aging.Open access journalThis item from the UA Faculty Publications collection is made available by the University of Arizona with support from the University of Arizona Libraries. If you have questions, please contact us at [email protected]
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