Breaking Ground A look at the Impact of the Cappadocian Fathers on the Establishment of the Doctrine of the Holy Spirit During the Transition Between the Council of Nigeria (325) and the Council of Constantinople (381).

In lieu of an abstract, below is the essay\u27s first paragraph. At the center of Christian dogma lies the worship of the Holy Trinity. Naturally, with every central focus comes controversy. Throughout history, the interpretation of the Trinity has created a tremendous amount of debate. Opposition to specific interpretation is expected as numerous philosophies are bound to rise due to the simple truth that the reality of God can never be fully comprehended by human efforts. Therefore, with the nature and essence of God being left for definition to a finite source, disagreements about the true nature of God are inevitable

From Japanese Tea Ceremony to Spanish Guitars: The Library is a Perfect Place for Cultural Exchange

In a central Indiana town skirted by industry and agriculture, there is a fascinating place ripe with opportunities for cultural exchange. Frankfort, Indiana has become a melting pot of cultures that has grown to include Japanese business executives and their families, immigrant Hispanic farm and factory employees, Anglo farmers, businessmen and blue-collar factory workers. The Frankfort Community Public Library, nestled in the heart of Frankfort, has become a gathering place for all people to meet. The library has become the cultural center of the community

La voie du syncrétisme : sur la musique électroacoustique au Brésil

Ce texte discourt sur quelques aspects de la naissance de la musique électroacoustique au Brésil, tout en établissant des liens entre la musique contemporaine brésilienne et les circonstances économiques, politiques et sociales de l’histoire du Brésil. Après avoir décrit l’émergence soit du mouvement anthropophagique dans la culture brésilienne, soit du nationalisme musical, l’auteur chercher de situer les premières réalisations du genre et d’éclaircir les circonstances de la fondation du principal centre de recherche et création en musique électroacoustique au Brésil : le Studio panaroma à São Paulo.This text deals with certain aspects of the birth of electroacoustic music in Brazil, by making links between Brazilian contemporary music and economic, political and social circumstances of the country’s history. After describing the emergence of a cannibalistic movement in Brazilian culture, i.e., of musical nationalism, the author seeks to situate the first attempts in the genre and to shed light on the circumstances surrounding the establishment of the first centre of research and production of electroacoustic music in Brazil: Studio panaroma in São Paulo

King Ahab and Queen Jezbel: Evil or Scapegoats?

In lieu of an abstract, below is the essay\u27s first paragraph. King Ahab and Queen Jezebel are two of the most notorious characters within the Hebrew Scriptures. In fact, the book of Kings records more stories about King Ahab than any other monarch of Israel. Throughout the entire text, Ahab and Jezebel are vilified. However, there is room for debate about the interpretation of the text. This paper will identify the characters of Ahab and Jezebel in a historical perspective as well as in a narrative one. Was Ahab truly evil as depicted or was he influenced by his vindictive wife? Furthermore, was Jezebel truly the Harlot Queen of the Bible or was she simply a literary scapegoat for the author? Finally, is it plausible that neither was evil and they were malignantly presented by the author of Kings to reinforce his/her own personal message

Spousal Violence and Outcome in Custody and Visitation Mediation

To examine whether custody and visitation mediation is appropriate in cases with a history of spousal violence, the outcomes of 49 self-reported violent couples were compared to those of 29 never-violent couples in court-ordered mediation. Outcomes were not adversely affected significantly except in chronic cases where incidents had occurred both during the marriage and after separation (p - .011). This report calls for standardized screening to identify chronically violent spouses as well as for modified approaches to treatment of such cases

Students’ evaluation of a computerized patient simulator in nursing education and its effect on the results of preclinical te

The aim of the study was two-fold: to evaluate nursing students’ experiences of active participation in the use of a-computerized simulation manikin during preclinical first-year Bachelor’s studies, and to evaluate the effect of active participation in simulation by comparing active students’ result with observers’ result on preclinical test. An evaluative case study design was used to evaluate simulation with a computerized manikin as a pedagogical learning method. A questionnaire was used to evaluate the active students’ experiences. The second part was a comparison between the active students’ and the observers’ preclinical test results. Findings indicated that the students thought simulation was beneficial, feedback from peers and lecturer was helpful and reflection during debriefing was beneficial. A significant difference was seen between those students who actively participated and those who observed in relation to the pass/fail preclinical test. Nursing students experienced simulation with a computerized manikin as being a beneficial pedagogical learning method, and active participation in a simulation situation can help students pass their preclinical test

Natural language processing and semantic technologies. The application on Brand Rain and Anpro21

Este artículo presenta la aplicación y resultados obtenidos de la investigación en técnicas de procesamiento de lenguaje natural y tecnología semántica en Brand Rain y Anpro21. Se exponen todos los proyectos relacionados con las temáticas antes mencionadas y se presenta la aplicación y ventajas de la transferencia de la investigación y nuevas tecnologías desarrolladas a la herramienta de monitorización y cálculo de reputación Brand Rain.This paper presents the application and results on research about natural language processing and semantic technologies in Brand Rain and Anpro21. The related projects are explained and the obtained benefits from the research on this new technologies developed are presented. All this research have been applied on the monitoring and reputation system of Brand Rain

Comparing the accuracy of two secondary food environment data sources in the UK across socio-economic and urban/rural divides.

BACKGROUND: Interest in the role of food environments in shaping food consumption behaviours has grown in recent years. However, commonly used secondary food environment data sources have not yet been fully evaluated for completeness and systematic biases. This paper assessed the accuracy of UK Points of Interest (POI) data, compared to local council food outlet data for the county of Cambridgeshire. METHODS: Percentage agreement, positive predictive values (PPVs) and sensitivities were calculated for all food outlets across the study area, by outlet type, and across urban/rural/SES divisions. RESULTS: Percentage agreement by outlet type (29.7-63.5%) differed significantly to overall percentage agreement (49%), differed significantly in rural areas (43%) compared to urban (52.8%), and by SES quintiles. POI data had an overall PPV of 74.9%, differing significantly for Convenience Stores (57.9%), Specialist Stores (68.3%), and Restaurants (82.6%). POI showed an overall 'moderate' sensitivity, although this varied significantly by outlet type. Whilst sensitivities by urban/rural/SES divides varied significantly from urban and least deprived reference categories, values remained 'moderate'. CONCLUSIONS: Results suggest POI is a viable alternative to council data, particularly in terms of PPVs, which remain robust across urban/rural and SES divides. Most variation in completeness was by outlet type; lowest levels were for Convenience Stores, which are commonly cited as 'obesogenic'.RIGHTS : This article is licensed under the BioMed Central licence at http://www.biomedcentral.com/about/license which is similar to the 'Creative Commons Attribution Licence'. In brief you may : copy, distribute, and display the work; make derivative works; or make commercial use of the work - under the following conditions: the original author must be given credit; for any reuse or distribution, it must be made clear to others what the license terms of this work are

The role of waterborne carbon in the greenhouse gas balance of drained and re-wetted peatlands

Accounting for greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and removals in managed ecosystems has generally focused on direct land-atmosphere fluxes, but in peatlands a significant proportion of total carbon loss occurs via fluvial transport. This study considers the composition of this ‘waterborne carbon’ flux, its potential contribution to GHG emissions, and the extent to which it may change in response to land-management. The work describes, and builds on, a methodology to account for major components of these emissions developed for the 2013 Wetland Supplement of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. We identify two major components of GHG emissions from waterbodies draining organic soil: i) ‘on site’ emissions of methane (and to a lesser extent CO2) from drainage ditches located within the peatland; and ii) ‘off site’ emissions of CO2 resulting from downstream oxidation of dissolved and particulate organic carbon (DOC and POC) within the aquatic system. Methane emissions from ditches were found to be large in many cases (mean 60 g CH4 m-2 yr-1 based on all reported values), countering the view that methane emissions cease following wetland drainage. Emissions were greatest from ditches in intensive agricultural peatlands, but data were sparse and showed high variability. For DOC, the magnitude of the natural flux varied strongly with latitude, from 5 g C m-2 yr-1 in northern boreal peatlands to 60 g C m-2 yr-1 in tropical peatlands. Available data suggest that DOC fluxes increase by around 60% following drainage, and that this increase may be reversed in the longer-term through re-wetting, although variability between studies was high, especially in relation to re-wetting response. Evidence regarding the fate of DOC is complex and inconclusive, but overall suggests that the majority of DOC exported from peatlands is converted to CO2 through photo- and/or bio-degradation in rivers, standing waters and oceans. The contribution of POC export to GHG emissions is even more uncertain, but we estimate that over half of exported POC may eventually be converted to CO2. Although POC fluxes are normally small, they can become very large when bare peat surfaces are exposed to fluvial erosion. Overall, we estimate that waterborne carbon emissions may contribute about 1 to 4 t CO2-eq ha-1 yr-1 of additional GHG emissions from drained peatlands. For a number of worked examples this represented around 15 to 50% of total GHG emissions

Addressing the skills gap in regeneration and economic development in Cumbria

There has been considerable discussion recently regarding processes by which regeneration practitioners acquire the skills and knowledge necessary to innovate in the delivery of the sustainable communities agenda. This paper highlights some key literature regarding how knowledge is developed and shared and the role of networking in disseminating such knowledge. The findings of a ‘skills audit’ conducted in Cumbria in the North West of England are used to illustrate the ways in which local institutional structures and partnership arrangements can enable or inhibit processes of knowledge exchange. Although ‘skills gaps’ are identified, issues related to the coordination of projects are also noted. Evidence indicates that the acquisition of ‘tacit knowledge’ through interacting with others in networks is recognised as an important mechanism for enabling innovation by removing the obstacles to knowledge exchange created by institutional barriers