Divine Judgment in the Book of Revelation

Judgment themes in the Hebrew Scriptures and the New Testament are described and classified. Special attention is given to recurring themes of remedial judgment and annihilation. John\u27s Revelation is analyzed for consistency of judgment themes, and John\u27s theology of judgment is compared and contrasted with other scriptural sources. It is concluded that John described God as the. active judge in human history. John\u27s theology of judgment includes remedial judgment where physical or natural calamities are intended to lead people to repentance, and final judgment where lost souls are annihilated. John\u27s Revelation is seen to be devoid of forensic or courtroom judgment. Decisions about final outcomes seem to be in the hands of humans. God accepts the human decision to accept or reject the gospel of Jesus Christ, but reserves the right to set the time of final reckoning for himself. Revelation is seen to be consistent with other New Testament books in that John\u27s theology supports the importance of moral actions, but extols faith in Jesus as the source of righteousness

Assessment of the Placental Cord Insertion Using 3‐Dimensional Ultrasound at the Time of the Structural Fetal Survey

Objectives The influence of placental morphologic characteristics on pregnancy outcomes is poorly understood. Our objective was to evaluate the relationship of the distance of the placental cord insertion from the placental edge (PCI‐D) with associated placental characteristics as well as birth outcomes. Methods We performed a retrospective cohort study of nulliparous women with singleton gestations undergoing obstetric ultrasound examinations between 14 and 23 weeks’ gestation with a cervical length of greater than 3.0 cm who delivered between 24 and 42 weeks. A 3‐dimensional volume of the placenta was evaluated. The PCI‐D was obtained with Virtual Organ computer‐aided analysis software (GE Healthcare, Milwaukee, WI). Generalized linear regression and generalized additive models were fitted to explore the associations between the PCI‐D in relation to demographic and clinical characteristics. Results A total of 216 pregnancies were included in the analysis. The PCI‐D did not correlate with maternal age, gestational age at delivery, mode of delivery, or 5‐minute Apgar score. Although not statistically significant, the birth weight z score (P = .09) was associated with a longer PCI‐D, and gravidity was associated with a shorter PCI‐D (P = .10). A low‐lying placenta or placenta previa was associated with a longer PCI‐D (P = .03). Conclusions The PCI‐D is associated with a low placental position in the second trimester. These data are helpful for understanding placental development. The PCI‐D may be associated with pregnancy‐related factors such as birth weight and multigravidity. More research is required to evaluate the effects of pregnancy‐related factors on the PCI‐D and the effect of the PCI‐D on pregnancy outcomes

An exploration of school counselors’ knowledge sharing practices using diffusion of innovation theory, social exchange theory, and theory of reasoned action.

School counselors are expected to be advocates, collaborators, consultants, and leaders in their work with students, families, administrators, school staff, and community based stakeholders (ASCA, 2005; Shoffner & Briggs, 2001; Rowley, 2000). Underlying these expectations is the belief that school counselors are knowledgeable in the areas that allow them to fulfill these professional roles effectively. Knowledge seems to be a foundation of school counselors’ work. Despite the inclusion of knowledge in discussions of school counselor training (CACREP, 2009) and role expectations (Scarborough & Culbreth, 2008), school counselors’ knowledge, as an isolated construct has not been investigated thus far in the school counseling literature. Three main theories related to knowledge sharing were used as a starting point for discussing school counselors’ knowledge sharing practices: diffusion of innovation theory (Rogers, 1962), social exchange theory (Homans, 1958), and theory of reasoned action (Fishbein & Ajzen, 1975). These theories were not intended to be tested nor applied as a result of this particular study. Instead findings will be reported that seem to coincide with these three theories, as well as finding that seem to differ from these theories’ explanations of knowledge sharing. Seven individual interviews were conducted with practicing school counselors to collect data about school counselors’ knowledge sharing experiences. A focus group of six school counselors served a stability check. Consensual Qualitative Research (CQR)was utilized as this study’s methodology. Eight domains surfaced as a result of the interviews: 1) benefits and outcomes of knowledge sharing, 2) consequences of nonsharing of knowledge, 3) factors that influence knowledge sharing, 4) reasons for sharing knowledge, 5) knowledge sharing behaviors, 6) knowledge sharing content, 7) who knowledge is shared with, and 8) technology used for knowledge sharing purposes. The implications of these research findings can be applied to school counselors, but also extend beyond school counselors to include the larger counselor education community, as well as educational leaders

Figure-ground modulation in awake primate thalamus

[Abstract] Figure-ground discrimination refers to the perception of an object, the figure, against a nondescript background. Neural mechanisms of figure-ground detection have been associated with feedback interactions between higher centers and primary visual cortex and have been held to index the effect of global analysis on local feature encoding. Here, in recordings from visual thalamus of alert primates, we demonstrate a robust enhancement of neuronal firing when the figure, as opposed to the ground, component of a motion-defined figure-ground stimulus is located over the receptive field. In this paradigm, visual stimulation of the receptive field and its near environs is identical across both conditions, suggesting the response enhancement reflects higher integrative mechanisms. It thus appears that cortical activity generating the higher-order percept of the figure is simultaneously reentered into the lowest level that is anatomically possible (the thalamus), so that the signature of the evolving representation of the figure is imprinted on the input driving it in an iterative process.Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (United Kingdom); G022305/1Medical Research Council, (United Kingdom); G070153

Development Toward a Ground-Based Interferometric Phased Array for Radio Detection of High Energy Neutrinos

The in-ice radio interferometric phased array technique for detection of high energy neutrinos looks for Askaryan emission from neutrinos interacting in large volumes of glacial ice, and is being developed as a way to achieve a low energy threshold and a large effective volume at high energies. The technique is based on coherently summing the impulsive Askaryan signal from multiple antennas, which increases the signal-to-noise ratio for weak signals. We report here on measurements and a simulation of thermal noise correlations between nearby antennas, beamforming of impulsive signals, and a measurement of the expected improvement in trigger efficiency through the phased array technique. We also discuss the noise environment observed with an analog phased array at Summit Station, Greenland, a possible site for an interferometric phased array for radio detection of high energy neutrinos.Comment: 13 Pages, 14 Figure

Effect of Surface Mass on Roof Thermal Performance

The roof of a building is exposed to the most severe environment that is experienced by any component of a building envelope. Diurnal peak surface temperatures of 140 to 185 °F are not uncommon. The addition of thermal mass to the exterior surface of the roof should lessen the severity of the environment that is experienced by the roof membrane and the roof insulation. The exterior mass should result in attenuation both of temperature extremes and of heat flux variations. It also may result in lowered net heat flow through the roof. This paper presents some results of a combined experimental and analytical study to quantify the effects of surface mass. Measurements were made on roof test panels that were exposed to the weather of eastern Tennessee. The test panels consisted of glass fiber insulation with a modified bitumen membrane. Experiments were conducted on a bare panel and on a panels that were loaded with either concrete pavers or aggregates. A heat transfer model for the bare panel and the panel with concrete pavers was developed to calculate the internal temperatures and heat fluxes using measured indoor and ambient conditions. The model was validated by comparing its predictions with measured values. Following validation, the model was used to perform a parametric study of the effects of various levels of surface mass

The consequences of (not) seeing eye-to-eye about the past:The role of supervisor–team fit in past temporal focus for supervisors' leadership behavior

This study seeks to advance our understanding of the leadership consequences that may ensue when supervisors and their teams have similar versus differing orientations toward the past. Integrating a leader–team fit perspective with functional leadership theory, we cast incongruence between supervisor and team past temporal focus as a key antecedent of supervisors' active (i.e., task-oriented and relationship-oriented) and passive (i.e., laissez-faire) leadership behaviors toward the team. We tested our hypotheses in a team-level study that included a field sample of 84 super-visors and their teams using polynomial regression and response surface analyses.Results illustrated that supervisors demonstrated more task-oriented and relationship-oriented leadership when supervisors' and their team's past temporal focus were incongruent rather than aligned. Furthermore, in situations of supervisor–team congruence, supervisors engaged in less task-oriented and relationship-oriented leadership and more laissez-faire leadership with higher (rather than lower)levels of supervisor and team past temporal focus. In sum, these findings support a complex (mis)fit model such that supervisors' attention to the past may hinder their productive leadership behaviors in some team contexts but not in others. Hence, this research advances a novel, multiple-stakeholder perspective on the role of both supervisors' and their team's past temporal focus for important leadership behavio