Annotated article by Gordon Donaldson to London England\u27s Sunday Express, 17 September 1962

Article discusses religion and politics in Canada, particulary Alberta.https://egrove.olemiss.edu/west_union_med/1000/thumbnail.jp

Making of the Scottish Prayer Book of 1637

THE history of the worship of the Scottish reformed church' begins in the 155os, at a time when the liturgical position among English -speaking reformers was quite unstable. In England the first inroads on the unreformed, Latin service had been made only a very few years earlier, with the introduction, towards the end of Henry VIII's reign, of English lessons and an English litany. Under Edward VI there came in 1548 the English Order of Communion (to be inserted in the Latin mass) and in 1549 the first Book of Common Prayer, followed in little more than three years by a second. Edward's second book was the most protestant of Anglican liturgies, but even so it was not wholly satisfactory to the growing body of puritan opinion and there were already rumours of a third instalment of reform before the king died in 1553 During Mary Tudor's reign the leftward trend continued in the congregations of English- speaking exiles on the continent. Even the more conservative among them, who -if only out of loyalty to their brethren who were being martyred in England- wished to adhere in general to the second Prayer Book of Edward VI, were not disposed to insist on the book in its entirety. A more radical faction, after some of their number had been worsted in a conflict with the `conservatives' at Frankfort, concentrated in Geneva. This party deliberately rejected the Prayer Book, and their service -book, originally composed at Frankfort and in 1556 printed for their use at Geneva, was on distinctly reformed lines

The concordance genus of knots

In knot concordance three genera arise naturally, g(K), g_4(K), and g_c(K): these are the classical genus, the 4-ball genus, and the concordance genus, defined to be the minimum genus among all knots concordant to K. Clearly 0 <= g_4(K) <= g_c(K) <= g(K). Casson and Nakanishi gave examples to show that g_4(K) need not equal g_c(K). We begin by reviewing and extending their results. For knots representing elements in A, the concordance group of algebraically slice knots, the relationships between these genera are less clear. Casson and Gordon's result that A is nontrivial implies that g_4(K) can be nonzero for knots in A. Gilmer proved that g_4(K) can be arbitrarily large for knots in A. We will prove that there are knots K in A with g_4(K) = 1 and g_c(K) arbitrarily large. Finally, we tabulate g_c for all prime knots with 10 crossings and, with two exceptions, all prime knots with fewer than 10 crossings. This requires the description of previously unnoticed concordances.Comment: Published by Algebraic and Geometric Topology at http://www.maths.warwick.ac.uk/agt/AGTVol4/agt-4-1.abs.htm

Equivariant inverse spectral theory and toric orbifolds

Original manuscript July 5, 2011Let O[superscript 2n] be a symplectic toric orbifold with a fixed T[superscript n]-action and with a toric Kähler metric g. In [10] we explored whether, when O is a manifold, the equivariant spectrum of the Laplace operator Δ[subscript g] on C[superscript ∞](O) determines O up to symplectomorphism. In the setting of toric orbifolds we significantly improve upon our previous results and show that a generic toric orbifold is determined by its equivariant spectrum, up to two possibilities. This involves developing the asymptotic expansion of the heat trace on an orbifold in the presence of an isometry. We also show that the equivariant spectrum determines whether the toric Kähler metric has constant scalar curvature.National Science Foundation (U.S.) (Grant DMS-1005696

Microchannel neural interface manufacture by stacking silicone and metal foil laminae

Objective: Microchannel neural interfaces (MNIs) overcome problems with recording from peripheral nerves by amplifying signals independent of Node of Ranvier position. Selective recording and stimulation using an MNI requires good insulation between microchannels and a high electrode density. We propose that stacking microchannel laminae will improve selectivity over single layer MNI designs due to the increase in electrode number and an improvement in microchannel sealing. Approach: This paper describes a manufacturing method for creating MNIs which overcomes limitations on electrode connectivity and microchannel sealing. Laser cut silicone – metal foil laminae were stacked using plasma bonding to create an array of microchannels containing tripolar electrodes. Electrodes were DC etched and electrode impedance and cyclic voltammetry were tested. Main results: MNIs with 100 µm and 200 µm diameter microchannels were manufactured. High electrode density MNIs are achievable with electrodes present in every microchannel. Electrode impedances of 27.2 ± 19.8 kΩ at 1kHz were achieved. Following 2 months of implantation in Lewis rat sciatic nerve, micro-fascicles were observed regenerating through the MNI microchannels. Significance: Selective microchannel neural interfaces with the peripheral nervous system may allow upper limb amputees to control prostheses intuitively

Prediction of Anthropometric Foot Characteristics in Children

BACKGROUND: The establishment of growth reference values is needed in pediatric practice where pathologic conditions can have a detrimental effect on the growth and development of the pediatric foot. This study aims to use multiple regression to evaluate the effects of multiple predictor variables (height, age, body mass, and gender) on anthropometric characteristics of the peripubescent foot. METHODS: Two hundred children aged 9 to 12 years were recruited, and three anthropometric measurements of the pediatric foot were recorded (foot length, forefoot width, and navicular height). RESULTS: Multiple regression analysis was conducted, and coefficients for gender, height, and body mass all had significant relationships for the prediction of forefoot width and foot length (P or = 0.7). The coefficients for gender and body mass were not significant for the prediction of navicular height (P > or = .05), whereas height was (P < or = .05).CONCLUSIONS: Normative growth reference values and prognostic regression equations are presented for the peripubescent foot