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Author Peter FitzSimons speaking at the National Library of Australia, Canberra, 13 November 2012 /
No full textTitle from acquisitions documentation.; Part of the collection: Portraits of author Peter FitzSimons speaking at the National Library of Australia, Canberra, 13 November 2012.; Acquired in digital format; access copy available online.; Mode of access: Online.; Photographed by a staff member of the National Library of Australia
Moral Good, the Beatific Vision, and God’s Kingdom Writings by Germain Grisez and Peter Ryan, S.J.. Edited by Peter J. Weigel
No full textFor close to half a century, the work of Germain Grisez has been highly influential, and his writings continue to receive considerable attention from philosophers and theologians of diverse viewpoints. His co-author for this work is the professor and noted moral theologian Fr. Peter Ryan, S.J., currently the executive director of the Secretariat of Doctrine and Canonical Affairs of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB). These two eminent scholars explore fundamental questions about Christian eschatology, moral theory, the purpose of human life, and the promise of human fulfilment. The authors examine Christian teaching on the final destiny of persons, investigating the meaning of God's kingdom, the hope of the beatific vision, and the centrality of moral goodness and divine grace in one's final end. This work is an ideal source for students, scholars, ministers and lay persons interested in basic questions of Christian theology, the philosophy of religion, ethical theory, and Catholic doctrin
Murder on the mountain: author talk with Peter J. Wosh
No full textAuthor talk by Peter J. Wosh on May 5th, 2022, on his book, "Murder on the Mountain: crime, passion, and punishment in gilded age New Jersey.
Lunchtime Talk with Author and Attorney Peter Godwin
No full textAuthor and attorney Peter Godwin gave a lunchtime talk about the topics discussed in his book, The Fear, which focuses on the human rights situation in Zimbabwe under the rule of Robert Mugabe
Four dimensions to induce learning: The challenge profile.
Get PDFKnowledge generation is critical for company survival and managers need to face a new role: becoming educators. This requires an understanding of how knowledge is generated and what triggers individual learning. We propose that each individual has a personal predisposition to use a particular learning profile. Our findings show the Educational Dimensions Portfolio (EDP) as a gallery of profiles that match each individual's problem-solving challenge. A manager-educator can use the EDP model for triggering individual learning. We have verified, using statistical methods, that there are four EDP dimensions. They are related to both David Kolb's and Peter Honey's learning styles. We have verified that each individual has a personal predisposition to use a particular profile. We call it the challenge profile. That specific combination provides the individual's gateway not only to his own learning but also to inducing learning in others.manager as educator; innovation; challenge; learning styles; knowledge management;
The Effectiveness of Interventions on Sustained Childhood Physical Activity: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Controlled Studies
No full textBackground
Increased physical activity (PA) has been associated with a reduction in non-communicable disease risk factors and outcomes. However, interventions to increase childhood PA typically produce small to negligible effects. Recent reviews are limited due to lack of post-intervention follow-up measurement. This review aimed to examine measured effects at least six months post-intervention.
Methods and Findings
We searched PubMed, MEDLINE, EMBASE, PsychINFO, ScienceDirect, SportDiscus and Google Scholar between 1st January 1991 and 1st November 2014 for controlled studies reporting six-month post-intervention measurement for children aged 5 to 18 years. 14 studies met inclusion criteria; 12 reported moderate-to-vigorous PA (MVPA) (n = 5790) and 10 reported total PA (TPA) (n = 4855). We calculated overall effect estimates and 95% CI’s using random effects modelling with inverse variance weighting. Mean difference was calculated for MVPA, with standardised mean difference calculated to TPA due to measurement variation. Meta-regression assessed heterogeneity by continuous level variables. Negligible mean difference in MVPA existed in favour of the intervention group, amounting to 1.47 (95% CI -1.88, 4.82) mins/day compared to controls, while no difference was recorded on TPA. Sub-group analyses revealed males (2.65 mins/day: 95% CI 2.03, 3.27) reported higher levels of MVPA than females (-0.42 mins/day: 95% CI -7.77, 6.94), community settings (2.67 mins/day: 95% CI 2.05, 3.28) were more effective than school settings (1.70 mins/day: 95% CI -4.84, 8.25), and that treatment (4.47 mins/day: 95% CI -0.81, 9.76) demonstrated greater effects than population approaches (1.03 mins/day: 95% CI -2.54, 4.60). Meta-regression revealed no significant differences by factor on pooled effects. Significant heterogeneity existed between studies and potential for small study effects was present.
Conclusions
Improved PA levels subsequent to intervention were not maintained six month post-intervention. A potentially useful avenue of future research is to specifically explore community treatment of high risk individuals
An essay about the Francis Paudras Collection on Bud Powell by Peter Pullman
No full textThis is an essay about the Francis Paudras Collection on Bud Powell written by Peter Pullman, a jazz scholar and author of Wail: The Life of Bud Powell (Brooklyn: Bop Changes, 2012).One image file (pdf)This project was supported by a Recordings at Risk grant from the Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR). The grant program is made possible by funding from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation
Professor Peter Singer speaking at the National Press Club Canberra, 11 February 2009 [picture] /
No full textTitle devised by cataloguer based on information from acquisitions documentation.; Part of the collection: Humanitarian author Professor Peter Singer at the National Press Club, Canberra, 11 February 2009.; Acquired in digital format; access copy available online.; Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.; Photographed by a staff member of the National Library of Australia, 2009
Identification and imaging of lipids in tissues using TOF-SIMS
No full textIntroduction: Normal lipid metabolism in the adipose tissue, skeletal muscle and aortic wall
is important for the physiological function of these tissues. Dyslipidemia that is often
associated with intake of high energy diet and sedentary lifestyles can lead to the development
of insulin resistance and cardiovascular diseases. Existing methods for imaging the
heterogeneous distribution of lipids in the skeletal muscle and adipose tissue is limited. Our
aim is to, without probing and chemical fixation, identify and image the spatial distribution of
lipids in the skeletal muscle, adipose tissue and aorta, and to reveal an altered lipid pattern in
the skeletal muscle associated with obesity and in the aorta associated with high glucose
intake. To achieve this, we used time-of-flight secondary-ion mass spectrometry (TOF-SIMS)
equipped with a bismuth (Bi)-cluster gun which is a new technique for molecular imaging of
biological samples. Principal component analysis (PCA) was used for studying changes
between experimental and control groups.
Methods: Human adipose and skeletal muscle tissue were obtained from obese youths and
aortas were taken from Wistar Rats with or without glucose drinking. The samples were
prepared by high pressure freezing, freeze-fracturing. Gastrocnemius skeletal muscle was
taken from obese ob/ob mice and lean wild-type mice. The tissue was cryofixed and
cryosectionized. All samples were dehydrated by a freeze drying process in ultra high
vaacum. The tissue was analyzed by TOF-SIMS. Semi-quantitative measurements in the rat
aorta and in the mice skeletal muscle were based on principal component analysis.
Results: In the negative spectra, we identified fatty acids and triacylglycerol. In the positive
spectra, we identified the phosphocholine, cholesterol and diacylglycerol. Heterogeneous
distribution of these molecules was observed in the skeletal muscle and adipose tissue. By
using PCA, we identified a reduced signal of cholesterol in rats with high glucose intake
compared to control rats. The obese ob/ob mice showed an increased level of fatty acids and
diacylglycerol. The ratio between fatty acid peaks showed changed fatty acid composition in
the rat aorta associated with high glucose intake and in the mice skeletal muscle associated
with obesity.
Conclusions: With the help of imaging TOF-SIMS, it is possible to depict the heterogeneous
localization of fatty acids, phosphocholine, cholesterol, diacylglycerol and triacylglycerol in
the adipose tissue, skeletal muscle and aortic wall. Moreover, imaging TOF-SIMS together
with PCA analysis of TOF-SIMS spectra is a promising tool for studying lipid alterations in
tissues
Are forecasting models usable for policy analysis?
Get PDFIn this article, Christopher A. Sims argues the answer to his title is yes. Sims explains that any decisionmaking model must incorporate some identifying assumptions to enable it to forecast the effects of alternative decisions. He argues that although all identifying assumptions in econometric policymaking models are of uncertain validity, those incorporated in vector autoregression (VAR) forecasting models have the advantage of allowing their uncertainty to be measured. Sims concludes by demonstrating a method for identifying a small macroeconomic VAR model so that it can be used to analyze monetary policyForecasting ; Economic policy
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