Nietzsche and Expressionism: The Neue Mensch in Kafka, Kaiser, and Strauss

Nietzsche\u27s Übermensch and the Expressionist Neue Mensch are two difficult, cryptic, and contradictory ideas. This project compares the Neue Mensch to the Übermensch through the process of transformation, in hopes of better understanding both concepts. The following chapters are an analysis of Franz Kafka’s short story “Das Urteil”, Georg Kaiser’s play Von morgens bis mitternachts, and Richard Strauss’ opera Salome. Through a side-by-side reading of Expressionist literature and Nietzsche’s Also sprach Zarathustra, we can see how the Expressionists expanded upon, and experimented with, the concept of the Übermensch

Conflict And Vaccine-Preventable Disease In Children Under Five In The Eastern Mediterranean Region: A Systematic Review

Background: Conflict is one of the main reasons for our failure to reach worldwide immunization targets. An objective of 90% immunization coverage is included in the fourth Millennium Development Goal to reduce under-five mortality by two thirds, which is still far from achieved in the conflict-ridden Eastern Mediterranean Region (EMR). Despite global progress, vaccine-preventable deaths still account for 20% of childhood mortality under five years of age in the EMR, and communicable disease a third of all mortality. Conflict remains a critical root cause of low vaccination coverage in the EMR, resulting in high levels of vaccine-preventable disease, disability, and death. Research Question: The aim of this review is to assess the impact of conflict on vaccine-preventable disease vaccination coverage and outcomes in children under five in the Eastern Mediterranean Region. While international attention is drawn to outbreaks of polio and measles, several other easily avoidable infections are also responsible for high rates of morbidity and mortality, especially in children. This review will give a more holistic view on the burden of vaccine-preventable disease associated with conflict, as well as identify gaps in our current knowledge and explore common factors in prevention of immunization uptake. Methods: This systematic review was performed using the PRISMA guidelines. Search terms related to conflict, the EMR, vaccines in the WHO Expanded Programme for Immunization (EPI) package, and children were entered into MEDLINE, Embase, Global Health, and Cochrane. Eighty seven unique articles were identified, and after an abstract and full text review and a forward search, 26 were retained for data extraction and analysis. Results: Results were distributed between four different countries of origin (Afghanistan, Pakistan, Somalia, and Sudan), five different countries of study (Afghanistan, Pakistan, Sudan, Somalia, and Kenya), and six out of ten diseases in the EPI (poliovirus, measles, hepatitis B, tetanus, diphtheria, and pertussis). The majority of results addressed poliovirus (n=16) and measles (n=9). Outcomes, vaccination coverage, and barriers to vaccination was analyzed according to disease. Conclusions: There is a large gap of knowledge regarding vaccine-preventable diseases in children under five in conflict-affected areas of the Eastern Mediterranean Region. Understanding the prevalence, mortality, and barriers to vaccination involved in these challenging environments will help us reach the WHO goals of 90% vaccination coverage and reduce worldwide childhood mortality

Variation In The Parasitic Worm, Ascaridia Lineata, From Dallas County, Texas

In the course of a recent study of the helminth parasites of domestic fowl in Dallas County, certain interesting variations were observed in the number and distribution of the caudal papillae of one of the parasites, Ascaridia lineata (Schneider). These are described below and illustrated in the accompanying figures

Low-latency analysis pipeline for compact binary coalescences in the advanced gravitational wave detector era

The multi-band template analysis (MBTA) pipeline is a low-latency coincident analysis pipeline for the detection of gravitational waves (GWs) from compact binary coalescences. MBTA runs with a low computational cost, and can identify candidate GW events online with a sub-minute latency. The low computational running cost of MBTA also makes it useful for data quality studies. Events detected by MBTA online can be used to alert astronomical partners for electromagnetic follow-up. We outline the current status of MBTA and give details of recent pipeline upgrades and validation tests that were performed in preparation for the first advanced detector observing period. The MBTA pipeline is ready for the outset of the advanced detector era and the exciting prospects it will bring.Comment: 18 pages, 10 figure

Teaching The Soft Skills: A Professional Development Curriculum To Enhance The Employability Skills Of Business Graduates

Todays business climate requires that management recruits not only know the technical aspects of their jobs, but also possess communication, teambuilding and leadership skills. Most business school curricula, however, focus only on technical skills, and do not address the soft skills in a formal setting or on a consistent basis. As graduates compete for fewer jobs, business schools must develop creative and innovative ways to give their graduates a competitive edge. Thus, the purpose of this article is to present a curriculum that has been implemented in the business program at South Carolina State University to enhance and balance students soft skills with their intellectual development

Two-step solid-state synthesis of PEPPSI-type compounds

peer-reviewedThe two-step mechanochemical preparation of carbene–pyridine complexes of palladium and platinum is reported. The organometallic products, which represent a class of commercially available catalysts, are rapidly formed in excellent yield proving solvent-free synthesis to be a viable synthetic alternative even in the case of NHC-containing compounds

Pennsylvania Folklife Vol. 34, No. 1

• American News in Eighteenth and Nineteenth Century Swiss Almanacs: An Overview • The Stuff of Which Folksongs are Made: Dialect Poetry of Lina Somer (1862-1932) • Word Gain and Loss in the English of the Pennsylvania Germans • The Autograph Album: A Victorian Girl\u27s Best Friend • Cobwebs on My Mind: Untangling Family Relationships • Aldes un Neieshttps://digitalcommons.ursinus.edu/pafolklifemag/1105/thumbnail.jp

The Ursinus Weekly, June 3, 1940

Directors meet; make Hartzell associate prof. • Reifsnyder takes graduation honors • Week-end addresses consider American democracy\u27s needs • Ursinus crashes Life! • Rev. Dallus Krebs \u2702 elected alumni head • Meistersingers, choir have annual sacred music concert • Encore for Outward bound to be staged at Royersford • Initiations and banquet mark 15th anniversary of TKA • Eighteen from Ursinus will go to Eaglesmere • Women\u27s Club admits 72 at business meeting on Friday • Louise Joulia stars in The Firefly production • Lantern contains works of three seniors • Racqueteers lose three senior stars • Fred Swift chosen by baseball squad • \u27Ed\u27 Conine proves bear high scorer • Short season in women\u27s golf produces single win and loss • Jingmen\u27s record shows ratio of six wins in ten games • Batting averages of baseball sluggers • Jayvees finish poor season with one win, four defeats • Men\u27s tennis team hands in score of one win in four • Dr. W. H. Stoner discusses hormones and endocrinologyhttps://digitalcommons.ursinus.edu/weekly/1845/thumbnail.jp

X-rays and virtual taphonomy resolve the first Cissus (Vitaceae) macrofossils from Africa as early diverging members of the genus

PREMISE OF THE STUDY: Fossilized seeds similar to Cissus (Vitaceae) have been recognized from the Miocene of Kenya, though some were previously assigned to the Menispermaceae. We undertook a comparative survey of extant African Cissus seeds to identify the fossils and consider their implications for the evolution and biogeography of Cissus and for African early Miocene paleoenvironments. METHODS: Micro-computed tomography (µCT) and synchrotron-based X-ray tomographic microscopy (SRXTM) were used to study seed morphology and anatomy. Virtual taphonomy, using SRXTM data sets, produced digital fossils to elucidate seed taphonomy. Phylogenetic relationships within Cissus were reconstructed using existing and newly produced DNA sequences for African species. Paleobiology and paleoecology were inferred from African nearest living relatives. KEY RESULTS: The fossils were assigned to four new Cissus species, related to four modern clades. The fossil plants were interpreted as climbers inhabiting a mosaic of riverine woodland and forest to more open habitats. Virtual taphonomy explained how complex mineral infill processes concealed key seed features, causing the previous taxonomic misidentification. Newly sampled African species, with seeds most similar to the fossils, belong to four clades within core Cissus, two of which are early diverging. CONCLUSIONS: Virtual taphonomy, combined with X-ray imaging, has enabled recognition of the first fossil Cissus and Vitaceae from Africa. Early-divergent members of the core Cissus clade were present in Africa by at least the early Miocene, with an African origin suggested for the Cissus sciaphila clade. The fossils provide supporting evidence for mosaic paleoenvironments inhabited by early Miocene hominoids