Anolis roosevelti

Number of Pages: 2Integrative BiologyGeological Science

Aquinas as a Political Theorist

That perennial controversy over the role of normative theory in social science has apparently abated somewhat; however, it is just such occasions as these that send academic political scientists wringing their hands. The work of St. Thomas Aquinas is hardly considered to increase our knowledge of political phenomena; he was, after all, a friar, hardly a political man, and he wrote philosophy. That latter charge is meant as the clincher. What could he possibly contribute toward an understanding of the political? The question is fair enough; and here I propose an analysis of his only explicit political work, On Kingship. In our own present high period of political monarchy, perhaps it would also be worthwhile to investigate one man’s conception of and arguments for kingship as the “right” form of government. Apparently, we have got to learn to live with it

Responses to the Religion Singularity: A Rejoinder

Since the publication of Kenneth Howard’s 2017 article, “The Religion Singularity: A Demographic Crisis Destabilizing and Transforming Institutional Christianity,” there has been an increasing demand to understand the root causes and historical foundations for why institutional Christianity is in a state of de-institutionalization. In response to Howard’s research, a number of authors have sought to provide a contextual explanation for why the religion singularity is currently happening, including studies in epistemology, church history, psychology, anthropology, and church ministry. The purpose of this article is to offer a brief survey and response to these interactions with Howard’s research, identifying the overall implications of each researcher’s perspective for understanding the religion singularity phenomenon. It explores factors relating to denominational switching in Jeshua Branch’s research, social memory in John Lingelbach’s essay, religious politics in Kevin Seybold’s survey, scientific reductionism in Jack David Eller’s position paper, and institutional moral failure in Brian McLaren’s article

A Cross-Racial Study of Small Business Managers

The objective of this study is to define differences and similarities in certain aspects of education, experience, and business practices of White, Black, and Latin American small businessmen, and approximately fifty questions relating to their operations were asked

Psychiatric genetics and the structure of psychopathology

For over a century, psychiatric disorders have been defined by expert opinion and clinical observation. The modern DSM has relied on a consensus of experts to define categorical syndromes based on clusters of symptoms and signs, and, to some extent, external validators, such as longitudinal course and response to treatment. In the absence of an established etiology, psychiatry has struggled to validate these descriptive syndromes, and to define the boundaries between disorders and between normal and pathologic variation. Recent advances in genomic research, coupled with large-scale collaborative efforts like the Psychiatric Genomics Consortium, have identified hundreds of common and rare genetic variations that contribute to a range of neuropsychiatric disorders. At the same time, they have begun to address deeper questions about the structure and classification of mental disorders: To what extent do genetic findings support or challenge our clinical nosology? Are there genetic boundaries between psychiatric and neurologic illness? Do the data support a boundary between disorder and normal variation? Is it possible to envision a nosology based on genetically informed disease mechanisms? This review provides an overview of conceptual issues and genetic findings that bear on the relationships among and boundaries between psychiatric disorders and other conditions. We highlight implications for the evolving classification of psychopathology and the challenges for clinical translation

Ministers in rural churches of Missouri

Cover title.Digitized 2007 AES MoU.Includes bibliographical references

A Comparison of rural churches and ministers in Missouri over a 15 year period

Cover title.Digitized 2007 AES MoU.Includes bibliographical references (page 26)

Environmental behavior of 14C-tagged polyacrylate polymer: Flow tank studies of retention in sand

A highly absorbent consumer-product, polyacrylate polymer material tagged with 14C was dosed to a simulated diaper and buried in a horizontal flow tank containing sand. Two slightly different formulations of the polymer exhibited a mobile fraction, 1.9 percent and 3.48 percent of which was discharged in the tank effluent during the passage of 6 pore volumes. Most of the remainder was retarded along the flow path near the source by the sand. It is expected that more conventional landfill soils would provide even greater retention of the polymer materials studied. The use of a 14C-tagged polymer proved to be a successful method for studying the behavior of these complex materials; pilot-scale studies are planned in lysimeters to determine if microbial decomposition affects the migration of these polymers under landfill conditions.Peer Reviewedhttp://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/26930/1/0000496.pd

Transition from Tribal College to Four Year University

Native American college stuents face unusual and difficult transitions. This grounded theory study provides an exploration of the issues Native American students face in transferring from tribally controlled colleges to a traditionally white university. Using interview data, findings identified specific transitional phases, including Expectations and Apprehension, Acclimation, Reality, and Adjustment and Discouragement. Specific recommendations for further research are also offered