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Minisuperspace results for causal dynamical triangulations
Detailed applications of minisuperspace methods are presented and compared
with results obtained in recent years by means of causal dynamical
triangulations (CDTs), mainly in the form of effective actions. The analysis
sheds light on conceptual questions such as the treatment of time or the role
and scaling behavior of statistical and quantum fluctuations. In the case of
fluctuations, several analytical and numerical results show agreement between
the two approaches and offer possible explanations of effects that have been
seen in causal dynamical triangulations but whose origin remained unclear. The
new approach followed here suggests `CDT experiments' in the form of new
simulations or evaluations motivated by theoretical predictions, testing CDTs
as well as the minisuperspace approximation.Comment: 51 pages, 16 figure
An examination of the contrasting interpretations of the cleansing of the temple in (a) the writings of the early church fathers and (b) more recent historicalcritical scholarship in light of first-century monetary practice
The Cleaning of the Temple as described in Mark 11:15-19 has traditionally been interpreted as an event of great magnitude. āBy the blows of one scourgeā, Jerome (347-420) wrote, Jesus āwas able ā¦ to cast out so great a multitudeā.1 More recently the scale of Jesusā actions has been questioned on historical grounds as has also the charge which Jesus made that the Temple had become a āden of robbersā (Mk 11:17). It will be proposed in this study that when Jesusā actions are examined in light of first-century monetary practice, particularly noting the role of the money-changers in the Temple, there are justifiable reasons in accepting the historicity of this event as traditionally understood. The theft that Jesus was
referring to was not so much from the pilgrim Jew by way of inflated animal prices or dishonest trade, as recent scholarship has pointed out, but rather from the Treasury into which the pilgrims deposited their offerings. The revenue that God was to receive there from the annual half-shekel tax payment (and from other mandatory and voluntary payments) was greatly, if not totally, depleted on account of the introduction of the money-changersā services and the precise form of coinage they were offering in exchange. The nearly universal assumption that their services were necessary in the Holy Place will be challenged. It was, I will argue, these novel monetary practices that had been introduced in his āFatherās houseā (Jn 2:16)/āMy houseā (Mk 11:17) which prompted Jesusā actions
Adolescent participation in HTA: the identification of appropriate proxies for adolescent user needs of medical devices
Medical device design for adolescent adherence and developmental goals: a case study of a cystic fibrosis physiotherapy device
Purpose: This study investigates the psychosocial aspects of adolescent medical device use and the impact on adolescent adherence and goals for the transitional years between child and adulthood.
Patients and methods: Interviews were carried out with 20 adolescents with cystic fibrosis, investigating adolescent medical device use and experiences in relation to their personal and social lives and development through the adolescent years. The qualitative dataset was thematically examined using a content analysis method.
Results: The results show that adolescent users of medical technologies want their independence and capabilities to be respected. Adolescent adherence to medical device use was associated with short- and long-term motivations, where older adolescents were able to comprehend the longer-term benefits of use against short-term inconvenience more acutely than younger adolescents. It was suggested that medical devices could provide a tool for communication with families and clinicians and could support adolescents as they take responsibility for managing their condition. Themes of āfitting into teenage lifeā and āuse in the communityā were associated with adolescents' needs to form their own identity and have autonomy.
Conclusion: This study shows that adolescent needs regarding medical device use are complex. It provides evidence to suggest that devices designed inclusively for adolescents may lead to improved adherence and also facilitate transition through the adolescent years and achievement of adolescent goals
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