Ethical Method in Aristotle: Setting Out the Phainomena

My chief objective here is the task of setting out and clarifying the data that we need to consider in giving an account of Aristotle\u27s method in ethics. These data are more complex than is usually supposed. I argue that it may be quite misleading to speak of the method of endoxa as the dialectical method, and that it is a mistake to think that there are close parallels between this method and the concept of dialectic discussed in the Topics

Kinematics of the Broad Line Region in M81

A new model is presented which explains the origin of the broad emission lines observed in the LINER/Seyfert nucleus of M81 in terms of a steady state spherically symmetric inflow, amounting to 1 x 10^-5 Msun/yr, which is sufficient to explain the luminosity of the AGN. The emitting volume has an outer radius of ~1 pc, making it the largest broad line region yet to be measured, and it contains a total mass of ~ 5 x 10^-2 Msun of dense, ~ 10^8 cm^-3, ionized gas, leading to a very low filling factor of ~ 5 x 10^-9. The fact that the BLR in M81 is so large may explain why the AGN is unable to sustain the ionization seen there. Thus, the AGN in M81 is not simply a scaled down quasar.Comment: Accepted for Publication in ApJ 7/21/0

Corporate identity orientation and disorientation: a complexity theory perspective

The importance of corporate identity to organizations is increasing, which has led to the conceptualisation of corporate identity orientation. This paper challenges existing thinking by suggesting that if corporate identity orientation exists, so could corporate identity disorientation. Using a complexity theory perspective this conceptual paper explores how orientation/disorientation could emerge, and how the two could be related. The paper concludes that a combination of orientation and disorientation could be beneficial for corporate identity development, and that disorientation need not be wholly negative. This is relevant because the environment organizations find themselves in increasingly causes identity disorientation, so exploring this further helps address this crucial issue. As such, this paper opens new directions for researchers to look at corporate identity development, and also for practitioners to embrace elements of disorientation and how it may help unlock new opportunities

Famine: Lessons Learned

Famine: Lessons Learned was produced as the world was responding to four potential famines simultaneously – in Nigeria, South Sudan, Yemen and Somalia. Much has been written and researched on famine, and many lessons on how to best prevent and respond to famine have been learned the hard way. This paper therefore draws on lessons learned from the last 30-plus years of famine crises and response, going back to famines in Ethiopia and Sudan in the 1980s, up to the most recent famine in Somalia in 2011

Beta-blockers in COPD:time for reappraisal

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Synthesis and catalase activity of manganese (ii) complexes of cis-5-norbornene-endo-2, 3-dicarboxylic acid (ndaH2): x-ray crystal structure of [Mn(qb11-nda)(phen)2]• EtOH'H20\ud (phen = 1,10-phenanthroline)

Manganese(II) chloride reacts with the sodium salt of cis-5-norbornene-endo- 2,3-dicarboxylic acid (ndaH2) in aqueous media to give the manganese(II) complex [Mn (nda)H20] (1). Complex 1 reacts with 1,10-phenanthroline (phen) to give the mononuclear manganese(II) adduct [Mn(~/lql-nda)(phen)2] • EtOH" H20 (2). The X-ray crystal structure of 2 shows the manganese atom at the centre of a distorted N402 octahedron comprising four nitrogen atoms from two chelating phen ligands, and two oxygen atoms, one from each of the two carboxylate functions of the nda 2- ligand. Spectroscopic and magnetic data for 1 and 2 are reported, together with their catalytic activity towards the disproportionation of H202