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Emotional Doubt and Divine Hiddenness
This essay will seek to develop a possible model for addressing the existential problem of divine hiddenness and the emotional doubt that it might cause in the life of a believer. In doing so, it will identify several potential root causes for the experience of the existential problem of divine hiddenness and attempt to guide a hurting individual through dealing with their doubt by applying misbelief therapy
From search engine optimisation to search engine marketing management: development of a new area for information systems research
Search Engine Optimisation was a term used by web developers in the late 90s to highlight the importance of increasing a websiteâs position in search enginesâ results. Further development of the Internet in terms of the diversity of its users and uses such as e-commerce, blogging and wikis have highlighted the need for technical staff to work more closely with marketing professionals resulting in a new area of work â Search Engine Marketing Management.
The paper highlights the emerging role of Search Engine Marketing Management as a new and increasingly important area for future information systems researchers and research. Reaching beyond the 'simple' undifferentiated goal of increasing visitors to a website, a mature perspective of marketing is developing - that of realising strategic marketing objectives. The practical contribution of this paper is found in the development of awareness among management roles of the importance and nuances of search engines and the tactics required to harness the benefits of multiple online communication channels within organisational marketing strategy
The Radial Distribution of the Kuiper Belt
We examine the radial distribution of the Kuiper Belt objects (KBOs) using a method that is insensitive to observational bias effects. This technique allows the use of the discovery distances of all KBOs, independent of orbital classification or discovery circumstance. We verify the presence of an outer edge to the Kuiper Belt, as reported in other works, and we measure this edge to be at R = 47 ± 1 AU given any physically plausible model of the size distribution. We confirm that this outer edge is due to the classical KBOs, the most numerically dominant observationally. In addition, we find that current surveys do not preclude the presence of a second, unobserved Kuiper Belt beyond R = 76 AU
Environmental and Health Disparities in Appalachian Ohio: Perceptions and Realities
Background. Appalachia is a region of the United States that faces significant environmental and health disparities. Understanding these disparities and the social determinants that contribute to them will help public health practitioners make better decisions. The purpose of this research is two-fold. First, through secondary data analysis, we document environmental and health disparities as well as demographic and economic conditions that may contribute to these disparities between Appalachian and non-Appalachian Ohio. Second, we examine perceptions of environmental health practitioners about the differences in environmental conditions between Appalachian and non-Appalachian Ohio.
Methods. We gathered secondary data about economics, health, and the environment from the Ohio Department of Health, Healthy Ohio Community Profiles, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, and the U.S. Census. In addition, we conducted an online survey of 76 environmental health professionals across Ohio.
Results. The secondary data indicates that there are significant differences between Appalachian and non-Appalachian Ohio in terms of socioeconomic, health, and environmental indicators. In addition, environmental health professionals perceive worse environmental conditions in the Appalachian region and indicate that there are environmental and health disparities found in this part of the state that do not exist elsewhere.
Conclusions. The results contribute to understanding environmental and health conditions that contribute to health disparities in the Appalachian region as well as suggest approaches for public health practitioners to reduce these disparities
A Correlation Between Inclination and Color in the Classical Kuiper Belt
We have measured broadband optical BVR photometry of 24 Classical and
Scattered Kuiper belt objects (KBOs), approximately doubling the published
sample of colors for these classes of objects. We find a statistically
significant correlation between object color and inclination in the Classical
Kuiper belt using our data. The color and inclination correlation increases in
significance after the inclusion of additional data points culled from all
published works. Apparently, this color and inclination correlation has not
been more widely reported because the Plutinos show no such correlation, and
thus have been a major contaminant in previous samples. The color and
inclination correlation excludes simple origins of color diversity, such as the
presence of a coloring agent without regard to dynamical effects.
Unfortunately, our current knowledge of the Kuiper belt precludes us from
understanding whether the color and inclination trend is due to environmental
factors, such as collisional resurfacing, or primordial population effects. A
perihelion and color correlation is also evident, although this appears to be a
spurious correlation induced by sampling bias, as perihelion and inclination
are correlated in the observed sample of KBOs.Comment: Accepted to Astrophysical Journal Letter
The economic ecology of small businesses in Oxfordshire
Report by the Oxfordshire Economic Observatory (OEO) for the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB), Oxfordshire Branch
DiSECCS - final summary report. Work packages, 1 - 4
Seismic techniques comprise the key geophysical toolset for imaging and characterising induced
changes in the subsurface associated with human activity. This ability to observe and quantify
changes in fluid saturation, pressure and geological stress and strain using active and passive
seismic techniques has critical application to the monitoring of geological CO2 storage.
The DiSECCS project (Diagnostic Seismic Toolbox for Efficient Control of CO2 Storage) has
developed seismic monitoring tools and methodologies to identify and characterise injectioninduced
changes, whether of fluid saturation or pressure, in storage reservoirs. We have
developed guidelines for the monitoring systems and protocols required to maintain the integrity
of storage reservoirs suitable for large-scale CO2 storage. The focus is on storage in saline
aquifers (comprising the largest potential global storage resource), where considerable amounts of
in situ water have to be displaced and both pressure and two-phase flow effects have
consequences for storage integrity and storage capacity. Underground storage of CO2 is associated
with significant levels of public concern. A better understanding of this is a key element of
establishing monitoring protocols to instil wider public confidence in CO2 storage. DiSECCS
draws on analogue activities, such as âfrackingâ for shale gas, in conjunction with a discursive
process involving lay participants, to gain insights into how people engage with similar
underground activities and how controversies surrounding particular projects develop and evolve
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