01. Richard C. Richards, I Hardly Knew Ye

I first met Richard Richards at California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, in the fall of 1996. I was a Freshman who had a curious interest in philosophy; yet, at the time, I was a Biology major planning of a life in Hawaii where I’d be conducting research on sharks while teaching at the University of Hawaii and surfing before and after work. Little did I know that my life would be changed forever, after a chance meeting with Richard. [excerpt

Diagnostics and Treatment of Acute Biliary Pancreatitis

The authors have suggested a new diagnostic algorithm to be applied in case of impacted bile duct stone of major duodenal papilla, based on prognosis of acute pancreatitis according to results of analysis of biochemical bile marker

Byron and the Sublime

This thesis seeks to fill the lack of scholarship regarding Byron and the sublime by tracing and investigating how and where Byron utilises the sublime in his major late-period works: Childe Harold’s Pilgrimage (hereafter CHP) cantos III and IV, Manfred, Cain, and Don Juan. Each text will be the focus of its own chapter, whilst considering possible sources of inspiration regarding the sublime. These include the theories of Longinus, Edmund Burke, and Immanuel Kant, as well as postmodern interpretations.The ‘Alpine stanzas’ of CHP (canto III) demonstrate the various aspects of the Longinian sublime. Here, Longinus focuses on the role language plays in bringing the reader towards the sublime. Manfred is engaged with the relationship between sublimity and religion, especially in the two versions of the third act.CHP (canto IV) moves away from the sublime of the natural world and, as I argue, shifts towards the construct of the human sublime. Harold’s journey continues through Italy, and in each location there is a different aspect of the Byronic sublime. The Venetian stanzas exemplify the grotesque, the Florentine stanzas illustrate the beautiful, and the Roman stanzas are the epitome of the human-created sublime.Next, I come to Cain where I argue that Byron utilises the Lucretian sublime, paying special attention to ‘the swerve’ of atoms in the void. In the final chapter, I look to Don Juan and focus on five crucial cantos. Canto X continues the discussion of the void, whereas cantos XI and XIII present the opportunity to analyse how scepticism shapes the Byronic sublime. Canto XIV is the product of doubting and scepticism, because it focuses on the abyss. Lastly, in canto XVI, Byron has moved beyond the abyss in order to bring the reader to the religious sublime—the highest form of sublime.</div

Introduction : Camus as Philosopher amongst Philosophers

It has become customary that scholarly works devoted to the study of Camus's philosophical thought begin with an apology. It is as if any treatment of this philosophy was still haunted by the necessity to protect the writer from overly critical opinions, stemming from the conviction that Camus was un philosophe pour classes terminales

Formation peculiarities of free-standing III-v single crystalline films prepared by solution method

In this paper, liquid phase epitaxy method used for the synthesis of free-standing single crystalline films of IIIV compounds by interaction of the quaternary Sn-Al-Ga-As liquid with binary solid GaAs substrate. It is shown that the possibility of the formation of free-standing single-crystalline films in such systems is determined by thermodynamic and kinetic conditions near liquid-solid interface at the growth temperature. On the basis of thermodynamic analysis and experimental study of similar multi-component systems were identified key crystallization criteria of these films. These criteria were used to predict the synthesis of free-standing binary semiconductor films on a distance from the initial semiconductor substrate in some systems

Diagnostics and Treatment of Acute Biliary Pancreatitis

The authors have suggested a new diagnostic algorithm to be applied in case of impacted bile duct stone of major duodenal papilla, based on prognosis of acute pancreatitis according to results of analysis of biochemical bile marker