Balaam as the Sophist Par Excellence in Philo of Alexandria:Philo's Projection of an Urgent Contemporary Debate onto Moses' Pentateuchal Narratives

George H. van Kooten, “Balaam as the Sophist Par Excellence in Philo of Alexandria: Philo’s Projection of an Urgent Contemporary Debate onto Moses’ Pentateuchal Narratives,” in The Prestige of the Pagan Prophet Balaam in Judaism, Early Christianity and Islam (ed. George H. van Kooten and Jacques van Ruiten; Themes in Biblical Narrative 11; Leiden and Boston: Brill, 2008), 131-161

Interfaces, modularity and ecosystem emergence: How DARPA modularized the semiconductor ecosystem

Scholars have identified the pivotal role that modularity plays in promoting innovation. Modularity affects industry structure by breaking up the value chain along technical interfaces, thereby allowing new entrants to specialize and innovate. Less well-understood is where modularity comes from. Firms seem to behave consistently with the theory in some settings, especially the information technology sector, but not in others, such as automobiles. Here we show how the government has a role to play in generating open interfaces needed for modularity, utilizing a case study of the semiconductor industry from 1970 to 1980. We show how the Defense Department\u27s support for this effort aligned with its mission-based interest in semiconductors. We thus contribute a new source of open standards to the modularity literature, as well as a new analytical perspective to the public research funding literature

Ocular toxoplasmosis: an update and review of the literature

Ocular toxoplasmosis is the most common cause of posterior uveitis worldwide. The infection can be acquired congenitally or postnatally and ocular lesions may present during or years after the acute infection occur. Current treatment controls ocular infection and inflammation, but does not prevent recurrences. We present a review and update on ocular toxoplasmosis and address misconceptions still found in the current medical literature.Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP) Instituto da VisãoMcGill University Henry C Witelson Ocular Pathology LaboratoryAlbert Einstein Jewish Institute for Education and ResearchClínica SilveiraUNIFESP, Instituto da VisãoSciEL

Clinical manifestation and prognosis of active ocular toxoplasmosis in Iran

Toxoplasmosis is the most common cause of posterior uveitis in the world. This study described the clinical characteristics and visual outcome of 193 patients with ocular toxoplasmosis at Feiz Hospital (Isfahan, Iran) during the last six years. The setting and design used was a retrospective non-comparative observational case series. In this study, 193 patients with ocular toxoplasmosis (111 female, 82 male) were enrolled. The distribution of symptoms and fundoscopic findings were studied. The most-reported chief complaint was blurred vision in 96 (184 patients) and floaters in 13.47 (25 patients) of cases and most frequent clinical manifestations were chorioretinitis 98.48 (190 patients), macular scars 50.7 (98 patients), and atrophic optic papilla two (1.03 ) patients. Primary retinal lesions were observed in 16 (8.2 ) and combination of active lesions and old retinochoroidal scars in 177 (91.7 ) of the patients. Retinal detachment occurred in 11 (5.69 ) patients. Bilateral involvement was found in 27 of patients. Blindness was 0.05 after treatment. Recurrence rate was 14.5 . In conclusion, ocular toxoplasmosis substantially varies among patients with different age, gender, site of lesion and other factors. Suddenly blurred vision, floater, and pain could be caused by Toxoplasma gondii. Flashing, may necessitate a more precise peripheral fundus examination. © 2012 Springer Science+Business Media B.V

IMPACT, Fall 2012

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