El reto del Mediterráneo en un mundo de crisis humanitarias

Aunque el elevado número de migrantes y refugiados que llegaron a Europa en 2015 ha hecho que la tensión y las presiones se incrementen, esta crisis no supera la capacidad de Europa de gestionarla de forma conjunta como Unión. Necesitamos un pensamiento y una acción que sean osados y colectivos para desarrollar un enfoque verdaderamente global

Un enfoque integrado

La clave para abordar con éxito los retos de los desastres naturales, medioambientales y climáticos consiste en integrar las preocupaciones acerca de la migración –incluido el desplazamiento– en todas las políticas y los marcos para el desarrollo y la reducción del riesgo de desastres relacionados con el cambio climático

Tradução de YZH em Isaías 52.15

This article analyzes the translation of Isaiah 52.15, particularly the differences of interpretation of the expression יַזֶּה. The modern versions of the Bible differ on how to translate this verb, and the differences are not limited to terminology, it is also related to the meaning of the sentence. There are at least two semantic ranges represented by the translations: one of them corresponds to “spatter”, “sprinkle” and the other, to “cause admiration”, “haunt”, “astonish”. The developed argument is that, in order to interpret this passage, it is necessary to analyze not only the textual, lexical and grammatical aspects, but also the syntactical and discursive elements of the unit and its context.O artigo analisa a tradução de Isaías 52.15, particularmente, as diferenças de interpretação do termo יַזֶּה. As versões modernas divergem na tradução desse verbo, e essa divergência não se limita à terminologia, mas traz implicações ao próprio sentido da frase. Há pelo menos dois campos de sentido representados nas traduções: o primeiro corresponde a “borrifar”, “aspergir”; e o segundo, a “causar admiração”, “assombrar”, “causar espanto”. O argumento desenvolvido é o de que, para se interpretar essa passagem, precisa-se recorrer não apenas às evidências textuais, lexicais e gramaticais, mas também aos aspectos sintáticos e discursivos da unidade e seu contexto

Photometry using the Infrared Array Camera on the Spitzer Space Telescope

We present several corrections for point source photometry to be applied to data from the Infrared Array Camera (IRAC) on the Spitzer Space Telescope. These corrections are necessary because of characteristics of the IRAC arrays and optics and the way the instrument is calibrated in-flight. When these corrections are applied, it is possible to achieve a ~2% relative photometric accuracy for sources of adequate signal to noise in an IRAC image.Comment: 16 pages, 13 figures. Accepted for publication in the Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacifi

Poster Abstract: Crane Charades: Behavior Identification via Backpack Mounted Sensor Platforms

The Whooping Crane is an endangered species native to North America and there are approximately 575 in existence. There have been recent efforts to provide ecologists with a tool to study the multifaceted behavior of the endangered species. Like many species, cranes display distinctly identifiable movements while being threatened, acting territorial, migrating, or preening. The preliminary experiments described in this poster provide evidence that sensor data presented by a novel sensing platform, the CraneTracker, can be used to identify crane behaviors on-board. With the ability to identify these behaviors, ecologists will have a more granular insight on what occurs during a crane’s life on a daily basis

Poster Abstract: Crane Charades: Behavior Identification via Backpack Mounted Sensor Platforms

The Whooping Crane is an endangered species native to North America and there are approximately 575 in existence. There have been recent efforts to provide ecologists with a tool to study the multifaceted behavior of the endangered species. Like many species, cranes display distinctly identifiable movements while being threatened, acting territorial, migrating, or preening. The preliminary experiments described in this poster provide evidence that sensor data presented by a novel sensing platform, the CraneTracker, can be used to identify crane behaviors on-board. With the ability to identify these behaviors, ecologists will have a more granular insight on what occurs during a crane’s life on a daily basis

Salvage Brachytherapy for Biochemically Recurrent Prostate Cancer Following Primary Brachytherapy

Purpose. In this study, we evaluated our experience with salvage brachytherapy after discovery of biochemical recurrence after a prior brachytherapy procedure. Methods and Materials. From 2001 through 2012 twenty-one patients treated by brachytherapy within University of Kentucky or from outside centers developed biochemical failure and had no evidence of metastases. Computed tomography (CT) scans were evaluated; patients who had an underseeded portion of their prostate were considered for reimplantation. Results. The majority of the patients in this study (61.9%) were low risk and median presalvage PSA was 3.49 (range 17.41–1.68). Mean follow-up was 61 months. At last follow-up after reseeding, 11/21 (52.4%) were free of biochemical recurrence. There was a trend towards decreased freedom from biochemical recurrence in low risk patients (p = 0.12). International Prostate Symptom Scores (IPSS) increased at 3-month follow-up visits but decreased and were equivalent to baseline scores at 18 months. Conclusions. Salvage brachytherapy after primary brachytherapy is possible; however, in our experience the side-effect profile after the second brachytherapy procedure was higher than after the first brachytherapy procedure. In this cohort of patients we demonstrate that approximately 50% oncologic control, low risk patients appear to have better outcomes than others

Higher Education Exchange:2001

This annual publication serves as a forum for new ideas and dialogue between scholars and the larger public. Essays explore ways that students, administrators, and faculty can initiate and sustain an ongoing conversation about the public life they share.The Higher Education Exchange is founded on a thought articulated by Thomas Jefferson in 1820: "I know no safe depository of the ultimate powers of the society but the people themselves; and if we think them not enlightened enough to exercise their control with a wholesome discretion, the remedy is not to take it from them, but to inform their discretion by education."In the tradition of Jefferson, the Higher Education Exchange agrees that a central goal of higher education is to help make democracy possible by preparing citizens for public life. The Higher Education Exchange is part of a movement to strengthen higher education's democratic mission and foster a more democratic culture throughout American society.Working in this tradition, the Higher Education Exchange publishes interviews, case studies, analyses, news, and ideas about efforts within higher education to develop more democratic societies

By and for Us: The Development of a Program for Peer Review of Teaching by and for Pre-Tenure Librarians

Seven pre-tenure librarians at the University Library at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI) created a peer review of teaching (PROT) group. This article provides an overview of the library literature on PROT and identifies the commonalities and variations found in PROT programs. The development, implementation, and benefits of the PROT program at IUPUI are discussed as well as outcomes pertaining to benefits for the observed, the observer, and for the PROT group as a whole. The authors also found that the implementation of a PROT program can enhance the sense of community among colleagues