The meaning of the expression having died to sin in Romans 6:1-14

The letter to the Romans conveys a message of God's love and how through his grace, he has prepared a way to liberate mankind from a life of sin to a life of righteousness. But the way the message is presented, this grace may easily be misunderstood as an encouragement for people to live in sin. In Chapter 6:1-14, a concise but detailed outline of the message of the epistle unfolds into two main sections, namely, the Indicative and the Imperative. Key statements in these sections are: 'How can we who have died to sin, continue to live in it?' (6:2), and 'Consider yourselves dead to sin and alive to God' (6:11). Failure to distinguish the separate meanings of these statements may lead to the conclusion that the pericope encourages libertinism. In outlining the:meaning of this expression, 'We have died to sin ... ', I hope to make a contribution for a better understanding of the message of this pericope, namely: The grace of God that enables believers to live a righteousBiblical and Ancient StudiesM.A. (Theology

Utilization of surface texture evaluation in revolver production

Tato diplomová práce řeší problematiku využití hodnocení textury povrchu při výrobě revolveru s aplikací na kohout. Zabývá se odhalováním nedokonalostí jednotlivých výrobních operací, návrhem nápravného opatření a jeho realizací. Jako nápravné opatření bylo zvoleno použití nového brusného kotouče. Ke specifikaci textury povrchu po frézování byl použit parametr Rzmax, po broušení byla použita kombinace parametrů Rzmax a Rpmax.This diploma thesis addresses the issue of using the evaluation of surface texture in the manufacture of revolver with aplication to a cock. It deals with the detection of imperfections of production operations, the proposal of corrective measures and its implementation. The use of new grinding wheel was chosen as a corrective measure. The Rzmax parameter was used to specify the surface texture after miling and a combination of the Rzmax and Rpmax parameters was used to specify surface texture after grinding.

Penetrating Arrow Injury – Causing the Death of an Early Medieval Woman from the Muzla-Cenkov Locality in Slovakia (9th – 10th century CE)

The osteological remains of a juvenile woman, 17- 20 years, was discovered in grave number 23/88 at Muzla-Cenkov in the Nove Zamky district of Slovakia. Wound resulting from an iron arrowhead was located in her second lumbar vertebral body. Because of presence of the arrowhead in vertebral body and by the complete absence of any signs of healing processes, we conclude on perimortal injury which probably proved quickly extinguishing the life. aDNA analysis was instituted for increased accuracy and reliability in establishing sex of this juvenile individual. An association with the old Hungarian troops who previously occupied this area was concluded, based on analytic evidence

Egg-shell Ni/Al 2 O 3 Catalyst for the Hydrogenation of Mixed C 5 Alkenes

Abstract A process of Ni/Al 2 O 3 eggshell type catalyst preparation has been developed in laboratory scale. Active catalysts with high Ni content, in which the active metal is concentrated in a very thin layer below the particle surface, were prepared by this process. Wet impregnation of carrier particles with a solution of inorganic Ni salt in organic solvent, in particular ethanol and acetone, was the basic principle of the preparation method. Catalysts with a maximum Ni content of 20.9 mass %, concentrated into a layer of thickness of 770 µm were prepared when ethanol was used as the solvent, while 15.4 % Ni maximum concentration and 622 µm layer thickness were achieved when acetone was used as the solvent. The catalysts prepared were characterized by following analytical methods: XRD, BET, Raman spectroscopy and EDS. The catalysts activities were tested in the gas phase C 5 olefins hydrogenation. Despite the lower Ni content, the catalyst impregnated by Ni nitrate, dissolved in acetone was characterized by higher activity in comparison with the catalyst impregnated by ethanol solution

Diethylpyrocarbonate, a Histidine Selective Reagent, Causes Structural Alteration of Rat Ovarian LH/hCG Receptor

Abstract. Treatment of íat ovanan membiane-bound and Tnton X-100 solubilized LH/hCG íeceptoi with a histidme-specific icagent diethylpyiocaibonate (DEPC) íesulted m macti\ation of the ability of the íeccptoi to bind hCG The paitial íe-veisibihťv of this inhibition by hydioxylamme domonstiated that histidine losidues aie involved m hCG-ieceptoi binding Fhioies(ence quenching expeiiments nidi cated that DEPC did not change the accessibihty of fiuoiophoies foi aciylamide Alterations of quenchiiig íate goneially suggest exposuie of tivptophanvl íesidues Modification of histidjl íesidues was connected with an alteiation of the physical state of ovanan membianes Membiane lipid iigicht\ was dec leased aftei DEPC íe action Theimal peitmbation techniques won used to monitoi stnutuial (lianges m the ícceptoi clue to the action of DEPC on membianes Heat mactnation of hCG-bmdmg sites demonstiated that theie was a signmc ant destabilization of the LH/hCG íeeeptoi stmctuie when the inembianes weio tieated with DEPC Thei mal dcstabih/ation pioduced h\ 5 mmol/1 DEPC ( ausc d a dec lease m T^, 0 \ allies bv about 12°C These íesults suggest that histidine lesidues aie lo< ated at the binding sites of the íeeeptoi and that they aie also imohed m alteiations of membiane piotems the stiuctuial mtcgiitv of w Inch sec ondanly influences the ae ce^ssibihty oi the LH/hCG íeceptoi Key words: Diethv lpyiocaibonate LH/hCG nceptois Theimal mat tnation Fluoiesc enc e polaii/atio

Challenges to evidence synthesis and identification of data gaps in human biomonitoring

© 2021 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).The increasing number of human biomonitoring (HBM) studies undertaken in recent decades has brought to light the need to harmonise procedures along all phases of the study, including sampling, data collection and analytical methods to allow data comparability. The first steps towards harmonisation are the identification and collation of HBM methodological information of existing studies and data gaps. Systematic literature reviews and meta-analyses have been traditionally put at the top of the hierarchy of evidence, being increasingly applied to map available evidence on health risks linked to exposure to chemicals. However, these methods mainly capture peer-reviewed articles, failing to comprehensively identify other important, unpublished sources of information that are pivotal to gather a complete map of the produced evidence in the area of HBM. Within the framework of the European Human Biomonitoring Initiative (HBM4EU) initiative-a project that joins 30 countries, 29 from Europe plus Israel, the European Environment Agency and the European Commission-a comprehensive work of data triangulation has been made to identify existing HBM studies and data gaps across countries within the consortium. The use of documentary analysis together with an up-to-date platform to fulfil this need and its implications for research and practice are discussed.HBM4EU has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 733032.info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersio