2,233 research outputs found
Other Media - Digital Video files - Proper Role of Religion in a Free Society, Round table discussion, 2011
No full textEpisode of 'The Global Freedom Report,' a radio program hosted by Brent Johnson. A round table discussion about the proper role of religion in a free society with panelists Constance Cumbey, Biblical Scholar, Dr. Imad-ad-Dean Ahmad, Imam and author, and Tanya Smith, Atheist Alliance International. Video features still images related to the program.http://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/107680/1/ProperRoleOfReligion.zip-
Adam Smith and Roman Servitudes
No full textThis essay is a preprint of an article that appeared at: Tijdschrift voor Rechstsgeschiedenis, 72 (2004), 327–57.This essay discusses Adam Smith historical jurisprudence and his use of Roman law materials in his Lectures on Jurisprudence. It argues that Smith found it difficult to maintain his theory of legal development in the face of a highly developed body of Roman law literature
Cerebral atrophy in mild cognitive impairment and Alzheimer disease: rates and acceleration.
No full textOBJECTIVE: To quantify the regional and global cerebral atrophy rates and assess acceleration rates in healthy controls, subjects with mild cognitive impairment (MCI), and subjects with mild Alzheimer disease (AD). METHODS: Using 0-, 6-, 12-, 18-, 24-, and 36-month MRI scans of controls and subjects with MCI and AD from the Alzheimer's Disease Neuroimaging Initiative (ADNI) database, we calculated volume change of whole brain, hippocampus, and ventricles between all pairs of scans using the boundary shift integral. RESULTS: We found no evidence of acceleration in whole-brain atrophy rates in any group. There was evidence that hippocampal atrophy rates in MCI subjects accelerate by 0.22%/year2 on average (p = 0.037). There was evidence of acceleration in rates of ventricular enlargement in subjects with MCI (p = 0.001) and AD (p < 0.001), with rates estimated to increase by 0.27 mL/year2 (95% confidence interval 0.12, 0.43) and 0.88 mL/year2 (95% confidence interval 0.47, 1.29), respectively. A post hoc analysis suggested that the acceleration of hippocampal loss in MCI subjects was mainly driven by the MCI subjects that were observed to progress to clinical AD within 3 years of baseline, with this group showing hippocampal atrophy rate acceleration of 0.50%/year2 (p = 0.003). CONCLUSIONS: The small acceleration rates suggest a long period of transition to the pathologic losses seen in clinical AD. The acceleration in hippocampal atrophy rates in MCI subjects in the ADNI seems to be driven by those MCI subjects who concurrently progressed to a clinical diagnosis of AD
In-hospital outcomes of ad hoc versus planned PCI for unprotected left-main disease:An analysis of 8574 cases from British Cardiovascular Intervention Society database 2006-2018
No full textBACKGROUND: Although data suggests ad hoc percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) results in similar patient outcomes compared to planned PCI in nonselected patients, data for ad hoc unprotected left main stem PCI (uLMS-PCI) are lacking.AIM: To determine if in-hospital outcomes of uLMS-PCI vary by ad hoc versus planned basis.METHODS: Data were analyzed from all patients undergoing uLMS-PCI in the United Kingdom 2006-2018, and patients grouped into uLMS-PCI undertaken on an ad hoc or a planned basis. Patients who presented with ST-segment elevation, cardiogenic shock, or with an emergency PCI indication were excluded.RESULTS: In total, 8574 uLMS-PCI procedures were undertaken with 2837 (33.1%) of procedures performed on an ad hoc basis. There was a lower likelihood of intervention for stable angina (28.8% vs. 53.8%, p < 0.001) and a higher rate of potent P2Y12 inhibitor use (16.4% vs. 12.1%, p < 0.001) in the ad hoc PCI group compared to the planned PCI group. Patients undergoing uLMS-PCI on an ad hoc basis tended to undergo less complex procedures. Acute procedural complications including slow flow (odds ratio [OR]: 1.70, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.01-2.86), coronary dissection (OR: 1.41, 95% CI: 1.12-1.77) and shock induction (OR: 2.80, 95% CI: 1.64-4.78) were more likely in the ad hoc PCI group. In-hospital death (OR: 1.65, 95% CI: 1.19-2.27) and in-hospital major adverse cardiac or cerebrovascular events (OR: 1.50, 95% CI: 1.13-1.98) occurred more frequently in the ad hoc group. In sensitivity analyses, these observations did not differ when several subgroups were separately examined.CONCLUSIONS: Ad hoc PCI for uLMS disease is associated with adverse outcomes compared to planned PCI. These data should inform uLMS-PCI procedural planning.</p
A fall from the stars: a critical psychoanalytic reading of James Gray’s film ‘Ad Astra (to the stars)’
No full textThis reading of James Gray’s science fiction film ‘Ad Astra’ explores, largely from a post-Kleinian perspective, phantasised restrictions on object relations that may result in a developmental arrest in late adolescence. The phantasy of omnipotence, with its dominating impact on the mind, is considered, including how this may link with socio-contextual impingements on boys’ developing masculine identities, especially where a father is absent during their late adolescent years
Septem Asiae ecclesiarum et Constantinopoleos notitia /
No full textSignatures: A-H⁸ I⁴.First ed. appeared 1676 in London under title: Septem Asiae ecclesiarum notitia.Mode of access: Internet.Spade-shield armorial bookplate (for Goodricke, probably the 6th baronet who succeeded 1789 and died 1802; see Franks 12193). E.K. Waterhouse's pencilled signature.Binding: vellum. Author & title written at head of spine. Edges sprinkled red.Bound with: De Graecae ecclesiae hodierno statu / Thomas Smith. Utrecht : F. Halma, 1698 -- Inscriptiones Graecae Palmyrenorum / Edward Bernard & Thomas Smith (Utrecht : F. Halma, 1698)
Architecture in tension: an examination of the position of the architect in the private and public sectors, focusing on the training and careers of Sir Basil Spence (1907-1976) and Sir Donald Gibson (1908-1991)
No full textIn the early 1900s tensions began to appear within the architectural profession,
as private practitioners struggled to deal with the implications of professional
colleagues moving into public sector employment. Sir Basil Spence and Sir
Donald Gibson began their architectural training in the mid-1920s and, as
tensions between the sectors intensified, Spence entered private practice and
Gibson chose to enter the public sector. Each became an exemplar of his
chosen sector of the profession and yet both have, until recently, escaped
critical attention. The tensions between the public and private sectors of the
profession have been acknowledged within the historiography, but not received
detailed analysis.
This thesis advances the current historiography by presenting an examination
of the division between the sectors, focusing on the relationship between the
RIBA and the public sector union AASTA and assessing the influence of
AASTA on Gibson's Coventry City Architect's Department.
Through an examination of archival material, contemporary published material,
and buildings, this thesis builds on the work of the Sir Basil Spence Archive
Project, adding detailed accounts of his early life, architectural training, and
RIBA presidency, presenting new information and correcting certain aspects of
the accepted historiography. It likewise presents new information on Gibson's
early life and training and his central role in achieving improved status and
representation for the public sector. An analysis of selected projects provides a
comparative study of their contrasting approaches to architecture: the
technically informed, collaborative team-work of Gibson and the individual
artistry of Spence.
Both men played pivotal roles in reforming the RIBA and in changing public and
professional perceptions of the architect, nevertheless, the long lineage and
complex nature of tensions within the profession meant that the public/private
division was never be bridged and issues of status and representation
remained essentially immutable
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