407 research outputs found
Book Reviews
The Hebrew God: Portrait of an Ancient Deity
Lang, Bernhard
New Haven and London: Yale University Press, 2002
Reviewed By Bill T. Arnold
A Marginal Jew, vol. 3, Companions and Competitors
Meier, John P
New York, N.Y.: Doubleday, 2001
Reviewed By Mattie Greathouse
The Gospel of Mark: A Soda-Rhetorical Commentary
Witherington, Ill, Ben
Grand Rapids: William B. Eerdmans, 2001
Reviewed By Greg Carey
After Our Likeness: The Church as the Image of the Trinity. Trans. Doug Scott
Voli, Miroslav
Grand Rapids, MI: William B. Eerdmans, 1998
Reviewed By Howard A. Snyder
The Literary Structure of the Old Testament: A Commentary on Genesis-Malachi
Dorsey, David A.
Grand Rapids: Baker, 1999
Reviewed By Joel H. Hunt
Make the Old Testament Live: From Curriculum to Classroom
Hess, Richard S., and Cordon J. Wenham, editors
Eerdmans, 1998
Reviewed By Joel H. Hunt
Christology
Schwarz, Hans
Grand Rapids : William B. Eerdmans, 1998
Reviewed By Greg Carey
New Testament History: A Narrative Account
Witherington, Ben
Grand Rapids: Baker, 2001
Reviewed By Ruth Anne Reese
The Omphalos and the Cross: Pagans and Christians in Search of a Divine Center
Ciholas, Paul
Macon : Mercer University Press, 2003
Reviewed By Michael Harstad
Participating in God: Creation and Trinity
Powell, Samuel M.
Minneapolis: Fortress Press, 2003
Reviewed By James Holsinger
Judges. Interpretation Commentary Series
McCann, J. Clinton
Louisville: Westminster/John Knox, 2002
Reviewed By Victor H. Matthews
Clark H. Pinnock: Journey Toward Renewal: An Intellectual Biography
Callen, Barry L
Published in Cooperation with The Wesleyan Theological Society. Nappanee, IN: Evangel Publishing House, 2000
Reviewed By Howard A. Snyder
Radical Christianity: The Believers Church Tradition in Christianity\u27s History and Future
Callen, Barry L
Nappanee, IN: Evangel Publishing House, 1999
Reviewed By Howard A. Snyder
The Unity Movement
Vahle, Neal
Philadelphia: Templeton Foundation Press, 2002
Reviewed By Steven Tsoukala
Relationships Between Long-Range Lightning Networks and TRMM/LIS Observations
Recent advances in long-range lightning detection technologies have improved our understanding of thunderstorm evolution in the data sparse oceanic regions. Although the expansion and improvement of long-range lightning datasets have increased their applicability, these applications (e.g., data assimilation, atmospheric chemistry, and aviation weather hazards) require knowledge of the network detection capabilities. The present study intercompares long-range lightning data with observations from the Lightning Imaging Sensor (LIS) aboard the Tropical Rainfall Measurement Mission (TRMM) satellite. The study examines network detection efficiency and location accuracy relative to LIS observations, describes spatial variability in these performance metrics, and documents the characteristics of LIS flashes that are detected by the long-range networks. Improved knowledge of relationships between these datasets will allow researchers, algorithm developers, and operational users to better prepare for the spatial and temporal coverage of the upcoming GOES-R Geostationary Lightning Mapper (GLM)
Cancer stem cells: Mediators of tumorigenesis and metastasis in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma
BackgroundCancer stem cells (CSCs) represent a subpopulation of cells responsible for tumor growth. Their role in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) tumorigenesis and metastasis remains uncertain.MethodsWound healing and an orthotopic animal model were used to study cells expressing the CSC phenotype (CD44high and aldehyde dehydrogenase [ALDH]+) and assess mobility, tumorigenesis, and metastasis. A prospective collection of 40 patient‐derived primary HNSCC specimens were analyzed for CSC‐proportion compared to clinical variables.ResultsCSCs exhibited significantly faster wound closure and greater tumorigenesis and regional metastasis in vivo than non‐CSCs. In primary patient tumors, size and advanced stage were correlated with elevated proportion of CSCs, however, not with survival.ConclusionHNSCC stem cells mediate tumorigenesis and regional metastasis in vivo. In primary patient tumors, CSC‐proportion was associated with tumor size and stage, but not with metastatic spread or survival. CSC burden alone may only represent a minor variable in understanding CSCs and metastasis. © 2014 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Head Neck 37: 317–326, 2015Peer Reviewedhttp://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/110728/1/hed23600.pd
Metagenomic investigation of the geologically unique Hellenic Volcanic Arc reveals a distinctive ecosystem with unexpected physiology
Hydrothermal vents represent a deep, hot, aphotic biosphere where chemosynthetic primary producers, fuelled by chemicals from Earth\u27s subsurface, form the basis of life. In this study, we examined microbial mats from two distinct volcanic sites within the Hellenic Volcanic Arc (HVA). The HVA is geologically and ecologically unique, with reported emissions of CO2‐saturated fluids at temperatures up to 220°C and a notable absence of macrofauna. Metagenomic data reveals highly complex prokaryotic communities composed of chemolithoautotrophs, some methanotrophs, and to our surprise, heterotrophs capable of anaerobic degradation of aromatic hydrocarbons. Our data suggest that aromatic hydrocarbons may indeed be a significant source of carbon in these sites, and instigate additional research into the nature and origin of these compounds in the HVA. Novel physiology was assigned to several uncultured prokaryotic lineages; most notably, a SAR406 representative is attributed with a role in anaerobic hydrocarbon degradation. This dataset, the largest to date from submarine volcanic ecosystems, constitutes a significant resource of novel genes and pathways with potential biotechnological applications
The Science Case for an Extended Spitzer Mission
Although the final observations of the Spitzer Warm Mission are currently
scheduled for March 2019, it can continue operations through the end of the
decade with no loss of photometric precision. As we will show, there is a
strong science case for extending the current Warm Mission to December 2020.
Spitzer has already made major impacts in the fields of exoplanets (including
microlensing events), characterizing near Earth objects, enhancing our
knowledge of nearby stars and brown dwarfs, understanding the properties and
structure of our Milky Way galaxy, and deep wide-field extragalactic surveys to
study galaxy birth and evolution. By extending Spitzer through 2020, it can
continue to make ground-breaking discoveries in those fields, and provide
crucial support to the NASA flagship missions JWST and WFIRST, as well as the
upcoming TESS mission, and it will complement ground-based observations by LSST
and the new large telescopes of the next decade. This scientific program
addresses NASA's Science Mission Directive's objectives in astrophysics, which
include discovering how the universe works, exploring how it began and evolved,
and searching for life on planets around other stars.Comment: 75 pages. See page 3 for Table of Contents and page 4 for Executive
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