Die rol van die priester in die ‘troonopvolgingsgeskiedenis’

The so-called 'Succession Narrative' or ’Court History' (2 Sam. 9-10 and 1 Kings 1-2) bears very little testimony to the role of the priests. This article represents an attempt to examine the position of little priestly community, the priestly office-bearers and their office, the pail played by the priests in the crowning of the king and the fulfillment of their office to determine the role of the priests in the history of revelation ('theology') as seen in the Succession Narrative. It will become clear that the priestly order was indeed not very prominent and that there were many shortcomings. This however, was part of the fulfillment of God’s covenant promises that there would be a successor to David. Wiile God did not specifically use the priests in the succession to David’s throne, the priests were not ignored in the revelation since their presence and their officiating emphasized the presence of the Lord

Die beklemtoning van die geslagte of geslagslyste in Genesis

Julius Wellhausen het reeds die belangrikheid van die geslagte of geslagslyste (toledot) besef en het in sy onderskeiding van die verskillende bronne tole­ dot as een van die karakteristieke woorde van die P-dokument beskou. P het dit later toegevoeg om die inhoud van die uit bronne saamgestelde Pen- tateug en in die besonder Genesis skematies te konstrueer. Die toledot-ioT- mule kom dan normaalweg aan die begin van sekere P-stukke voor. Die uit- sondering is Gen. 1:4a, waar dit die slotsin van ’n P-stuk vorm. As motive- ring vir hierdie afwyking is later verskeie oplossings aan die hand gedoen, bv. aat so ’n formule nie by die forse inleiding soos in Gen.l: 1 gevind tuishoort me. Die verbinding van toledot met die P-stukke is van verskillende kante bevraagteken (o.a. Eerdmans, Lohr, Volz, Smend, Eichrodt ens. — cf. Hul­ ling, 1964:216-26). Nadat Kulling (ibid., p. 217) ’n deeglike studie in dié verband ondemeem het, het hy afdoende bewys dat die to/edoi-formules nie aan die P-stukke verbind mag word nie, en dit was daarom ook nie die mer- kers wat ’n latere hand gebruik het om die boek Genesis te konstrueer nie. Hiermee het die belangrikheid van die toledot-formules nie afgeneem nie

Influence of normal and radial contributions of local current density on local electrochemical impedance spectroscopy.

A new tri-electrode probe is presented and applied to local electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (LEIS) measurements. As opposed to two-probe systems, the three-probe one allows measurement not only of normal, but also of radial contributions of local current densities to the local impedance values. The results concerning the cases of the blocking electrode and the electrode with faradaic reaction are discussed from the theoretical point of view for a disk electrode. Numerical simulations and experimental results are compared for the case of the ferri/ferrocyanide electrode reaction at the Pt working electrode disk. At the centre of the disk, the impedance taking into account both normal and radial contributions was in good agreement with the local impedance measured in terms of only the normal contribution. At the periphery of the electrode, the impedance taking into account both normal and radial contributions differed significantly from the local impedance measured in terms of only the normal contribution. The radial impedance results at the periphery of the electrode are in good agreement with the usual explanation that the associated larger current density is attributed to the geometry of the electrode, which exhibits a greater accessibility at the electrode edge

Die begronding van geregtigheid - 'n Perspektief op die wettebundels van die Pentateug

We can ascribe a certain sense of righteousness to all people. Using the legal codes of the Pentateuch (the Book of the Covenant, Deuteronomy and Leviticus-Numhers), this paper undertakes to answer the question of the extent of the code's foundation in God and His relationship with people

The interaction between the proliferating macroalga Asparagopsis taxiformis and the coral Astroides calycularis induces changes in microbiome and metabolomic fingerprints

Mediterranean Sea ecosystems are considered as hotspots of biological introductions, exposed to possible negative effects of non-indigenous species. In such temperate marine ecosystems, macroalgae may be dominant, with a great percentage of their diversity represented by introduced species. Their interaction with temperate indigenous benthic organisms have been poorly investigated. To provide new insights, we performed an experimental study on the interaction between the introduced proliferative red alga Asparagopsis taxiformis and the indigenous Mediterranean coral Astroides calycularis. The biological response measurements included meta-barcoding of the associated microbial communities and metabolomic fingerprinting of both species. Significant changes were detected among both associated microbial communities, the interspecific differences decreasing with stronger host interaction. No short term effects of the macroalga on the coral health, neither on its polyp activity or its metabolism, were detected. In contrast, the contact interaction with the coral induced a change in the macroalgal metabolomic fingerprint with a significant increase of its bioactivity against the marine bacteria Aliivibrio fischeri. This induction was related to the expression of bioactive metabolites located on the macroalgal surface, a phenomenon which might represent an immediate defensive response of the macroalga or an allelopathic offense against coral.ERA-NET Biome project "SEAPROLIF"; CNRS; Provence Alpes Cote d'Azur Region; TOTAL Fundation; Fundacao para a Ciencia e a Tecnologia (FCT) [Netbiome/0002/2011]; FCT fellowships [SFRH/BPD/63703/2009, SFRH/BPD/107878/2015]info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersio

Quantification of three macrolide antibiotics in pharmaceutical lots by HPLC: Development, validation and application to a simultaneous separation

A new validated high performance liquid chromatographic (HPLC) method with rapid analysis time and high efficiency, for the analysis of erythromycin, azithromycin and spiramycin, under isocratic conditions with ODB RP18 as a stationary phase is described. Using an eluent composed of acetonitrile –2-methyl-2-propanol –hydrogenphosphate buffer, pH 6.5, with 1.5% triethylamine (33:7: up to 100, v/v/v), delivered at a flow-rate of 1.0 mL min-1. Ultra Violet (UV) detection is performed at 210 nm. The selectivity is satisfactory enough and no problematic interfering peaks are observed. The procedure is quantitatively characterized and repeatability, linearity, detection and quantification limits are very satisfactory. The method is applied successfully for the assay of the studied drugs in pharmaceutical dosage forms as tablets and powder for oral suspension. Recovery experiments revealed recovery of 97.13–100.28%

Synthetic analogue of the natural product piperlongumine as a potent inhibitor of breast cancer cell line migration

FUNDAÇÃO DE AMPARO À PESQUISA DO ESTADO DE SÃO PAULOCONSELHO NACIONAL DE DESENVOLVIMENTO CIENTÍFICO E TECNOLÓGICOCOORDENAÇÃO DE APERFEIÇOAMENTO DE PESSOAL DE NÍVEL SUPERIORPiperlongumine is a natural amide alkaloid isolated from several species of Piper and is described in the literature as selectively cytotoxic to several cancer cell lines. Inhibiting cell migration has gained considerable interest as an approach for disco283475484FUNDAÇÃO DE AMPARO À PESQUISA DO ESTADO DE SÃO PAULOCONSELHO NACIONAL DE DESENVOLVIMENTO CIENTÍFICO E TECNOLÓGICOCOORDENAÇÃO DE APERFEIÇOAMENTO DE PESSOAL DE NÍVEL SUPERIORFUNDAÇÃO DE AMPARO À PESQUISA DO ESTADO DE SÃO PAULOCONSELHO NACIONAL DE DESENVOLVIMENTO CIENTÍFICO E TECNOLÓGICOCOORDENAÇÃO DE APERFEIÇOAMENTO DE PESSOAL DE NÍVEL SUPERIOR2013/07600-32003/02176-72010/52327-52010/17329-72010/06741-42007/56140-4SEM INFORMAÇÃOSEM INFORMAÇÃOThis work was supported by the State of São Paulo Research Foundation (FAPESP, Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo), grant No. 2013/07600-3; Biota-FAPESP, grant No. 2003/02176-7; SISBIOTA-CNPq-FAPESP, grant No. 2010/52327-5; Coordenação