The Concept of the Messiah and how it relates to the Jewish Leaders in the Jewish Scripture and Today

It has been argued that the Jewish peoples would not have been able to survive, as such, for so many centuries since they were a small community surrounded by those who did not share their faith. I am going to examine the Ancient Israelites concept of piety and their idea of the Messiah to ascertain whether these could have been contributing factors in making it possible for the monotheistic Israelites to survive although surrounded by pagan neighbors. The concept of the Messiah was that of a man who understood Jewish law and its commandments, was righteous, fought for Israel, and was a good judge, military leader, and an inspiring speaker. I will be examining examples of this concept in the Jewish Scripture as pious and impious leaders and how successful or unsuccessful they were. When possible, I will also contrast the understanding of the Messiah with values seen in the Pagan leaders

Essays on the Macroeconomics of Migration

This thesis consists of three papers to analyse the effect of migration dynamics on open economies. Each study examines a different topic of migration in a macroeconomic context using a dynamic stochastic general equilibrium (DSGE) model. The first paper analyses the effect of an increase to migration on the macroeconomy and to native citizens. The analysis employs a structural vector autoregression (SVAR) and a DSGE model to analyse the effect of a migration shock on the macroeconomy and fiscal budget in per native terms. Analysis features a constructed dataset for the native population using population and net migration statistics for Germany. The DSGE model diverts from the standard per capita terms to have variables for the macroeconomy and native household in per native terms and the variables specific to the migrant household in per migrant terms. The second paper features a DSGE model of a small open economy with asymmetric search and matching frictions to study brain waste and increased migration following a relaxation of migration policy. To show the gains from eliminating brain waste, the differences between natives and migrants are eliminated. A SVAR provides empirical analysis of the effects from a migration shock. These models use data from Canada, a country that has recognised brain waste on a microeconomic level. The final paper analyses the effect of migration policies in a two-country DSGE model. The two countries are asymmetric, beginning with their profiles as an oil-producer country and an oil-consumer. The migration decision for agents in the resource cursed country is endogenous and depends on the job finding probabilities net of migration costs. The model uses occasionally binding migration constraints to evaluate the role of migration policies. The model is estimated using data from Venezuela and the United States. The results presented in each of the papers show that immigration has a small but statistically significant positive effect for an economy empirically and theoretically. For the final paper, migration policies had negative effects in both countries by preventing the oil-consumer from maximising the labour force and the sending country by keeping unemployment high and draining fiscal resources

FROM MARGINAL TO MAINSTREAM: THE QUEER HISTORY OF CAMP AESTHETICS & ETHICAL ANALYSIS OF CAMP IN HIGH FASHION

‘Camp’ has become a buzzword in fashion over the last few years, due to a rise in popularity following the 2019 MET Gala theme, “Camp: Notes on Fashion.” Based on Susan Sontag’s 1964 book “Notes on Camp,” the event highlighted many aesthetic elements of Camp sensibilities, but largely ignores the importance of the LGBTQ+ community in Camp’s development. In this piece, I highlight various intersections of Camp and queerness over the last century and attempt to understand Camp’s place in High Fashion today

The Coronation and Banquet of King Henry IV

The ascension of any royal figure is always a religious and political event. To further understand the intentions and responses of these events, I have researched the intricacies of how to have both an accepted coronation, and a successful banquet that would have taken place during the high medieval ages. For this investigation, I have focused on King Henry IV of England, as his ascension was unusual and his banquet was well documented. Specifically, I have focused on why King Henrys’ coronation was different and how it was received, as well as what message he was conveying with his banquet. When possible, I compared the coronation banquet of King Henry, to that of other contemporary Kings’ and events to give a complete understanding of the affects of King Henrys’ ascension

Preparation and Characterization of Singlet-Oxygen Generating Thiol-ene Networks Containing Fullerene and Metallofullerene Derivatives

This work explores the derivatization of C60 and Sc3N@C80 with S-, P-, and C- centered radicals, and is the first exploration into the functionalization of Sc3N@C80 with sulfur and phosphorous. The number of addends bound to C60, as a function of reaction time and molar ratios, as well as, structure-property relationships including thermal stability, solubility, and singlet oxygen generation were explored. Fullerene derivatives exhibiting enhanced solubility were incorporated into two different thiol-ene polymer matrices at varying thiol-ene monomer concentrations (1:1 or 1:0.75 molar equivalents) and at different C60 loadings (0, 1, 5, 10, and 20 wt %). The degree of incorporation and the dispersibility of prepared fullerenes within the thiol-ene matrix and the effect on the thermal and mechanical properties and singlet oxygen generation of the fullerene-containing thiol-ene films as a function of monomer identity and C60 loading was explored, along with the characterization of photooxidized products produced upon generating singlet oxygen. The ability of C60 to produce singlet oxygen was utilized to prepare a singlet-oxygen generating heterogenous photocatalyst. A series of thiol-ene polymer microbeads (PMBs), containing residual thiols on the surface, were prepared via high-shear suspension photopolymerization, and the thermal, mechanical, and physical properties of the networks, as a function of monomer composition, were explored. PETMP:TTT thiol-ene PMBs possessing the highest Tg (45 °C) and greatest sample uniformity were chosen for derivatization with C60 in a surface thiol-ene reaction to demonstrate the accessibility and reactivity of the residual thiols, the successful inclusion of C60 as the reactive ene moiety, and overall PMB utility as a scaffold for supported photocatalysts

Improving access to and uptake of early pulmonary rehabilitation following hospitalisation for acute exacerbations of COPD

Background: Substantial benefits are associated with early pulmonary rehabilitation (PR) following severe acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (AECOPD) requiring hospitalisation. However, referral for, and uptake of, early PR are poor. Methods and findings: In a prospective cohort study of 291 hospitalisations for AECOPD, COPD discharge bundles delivered by PR practitioners were associated with increased PR referral (60% vs 12%, p<0.001; adjusted odds ratio [OR]: 14.46, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 5.28 to 39.57) and uptake (40% vs 32%, p=0.001; adjusted OR: 8.60, 95% CI: 2.51 to 29.50) compared with non-PR practitioners. In a randomised controlled trial with convergent qualitative interviews, a co-designed education video delivered at hospital discharge did not improve post-hospitalisation PR uptake (41% usual care vs. 34% intervention group; p=0.37), referral, or completion. Six of fifteen interviewed participants from the intervention group did not recall receiving the video. Given the poor uptake of outpatient post-hospitalisation PR, a mixed methods systematic review was conducted to explore the feasibility, acceptability and clinical effectiveness of home-based models of PR in the post-AECOPD setting. Although home-based exercise training appeared to be feasible and acceptable to patients and healthcare professionals (HCPs), there were few trials and data was heterogenous regarding clinical effectiveness. A model of care integrating home-based exercise training and hospital at home care was co-designed by service users and HCPs. This was tested in a mixed methods feasibility study. The model of care was feasible and acceptable to patients, family carers and HCPs, and was not associated with adverse events, suggesting formal evaluation of clinical efficacy is warranted. Conclusions: Both referrer and patient factors contribute to poor referral and uptake rates for post-hospitalisation outpatient PR. Home-based PR is feasible and acceptable to patients, carers and HCPs; further research is needed to explore clinical efficacy and cost-effectiveness of post-hospitalisation home-based PR.Open Acces