Bishops who live like princes: Bishop Tebartz-van Elst and the challenge of defining corruption

This article contributes to the debate on defining corruption. Rather than attempting to provide a definitive definition, it uses the case of Franz-Peter Tebartz-van Elst, a German bishop from the diocese of Limburg who stepped down in 2014, to illustrate that the disciplines of law, political science, economics, and anthropology all make important contributions to understanding what corruption is and how it should be conceptualized. Seen through these different lenses, the article argues, the case of “Bishop Bling” can be understood in strikingly different ways. This has ramifications not just for the case itself but also for how analysts understand corruption more broadly. Adopting an overtly interdisciplinary approach does not represent a way to “solve” the definitional dilemma, but it can help analysts understand more about corruption’s multiplicity

Soja integral processada de diferentes formas para uso em dietas para suínos em crescimento e terminação.

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Hypopigmented mycosis fungoides in Caucasian patients: a clinicopathologic study of 7 cases.

Background: Hypopigmented mycosis fungoides (MF) is a rare variant of cutaneous T-cell lymphoma, it is more frequent in dark-skinned or Asian patients, particularly children. Only 9 cases in Caucasian patients have been reported in the literature so far. Observation: We describe 7 Caucasian patients (2 children and 5 adults) with hypopigmented MF. Histologic examination confirmed the diagnosis in all cases. The phenotype of neoplastic lymphocytes was T helper in 4 cases and T suppressor in 3 (2 of them children). Monoclonality of the T lymphocytes could be detected in hypopigmented lesions in all 7 cases with the use of a polymerase chain reaction technique. In 4 patients, polymerase chain reaction analysis of T-cell receptor-gene rearrangement after laser-based microdissection of the specimen revealed that the monoclonal population of T lymphocytes was confined mainly to the epidermis. Conclusion Hypopigmented lesions of MF can be observed in Caucasian patients. Children affected by MF often present with this rare clinical variant of the disease. Persistent or unusual hypopigmented lesions should be subjected to biopsy to avoid delay in the diagnosis of MF, especially in childr

In patients with dermatitis herpetiformis distribution of transglutaminase in cutaneous tissue does not differ from controls.

BACKGROUND: Dermatitis herpetiformis may be regarded as the cutaneous counterpart of coeliac disease. These conditions are related to the intestion of gluten and both are characterised by circulating antibodies against tissue transglutaminase. AIMS: To study the distribution of tissue transglutaminase in the skin of dermatitis herpetiformis patients and controls, and to investigate whether the dermal IgA deposits, diagnostic for dermatitis herpetiformis, are related to tissue transglutaminase expression in the skin. METHODS: A series of 11 patients with dermatitis herpetiformis had a 4 mm punch biopsy taken form the uninvolved perilesional skin. A group of 16 controls, undergoing surgical removal of benign nevi, gave perilesional skin. Biopsies were covered with OCT and frozen at -80 degrees C. After washing, skin biopsy sections were incubated with an IgG anti-tissue transglutaminase mouse monoclonal antibody. After washing, sections were incubated with anti-mouse IgG. RESULTS: The anti-tissue transglutaminase monoclonal antibody specifically recognised the basal epidermal cells. This staining was no different between patients and controls. CONCLUSIONS: Our results suggest that tissue transglutaminase can be recognised in the basal epidermal layer both of patients with dermatitis herpetiformis and controls. Since this distribution does not correspond to the distribution of dermal IgA deposits, it is concluded that dermatitis herpetiformis dermal IgA deposits are not due to antibodies directed against cutaneous tissue tranglutaminase

Características nutricionais da soja desativada por diferentes processos térmicos para a alimentação de frangos de corte.

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