Ms. hebr. oct. 70 - Ḥidushim al Ḥoshen mishpaṭ u-derushim

Vorbesitzer: Abraham Merzbacher

Fostering sustainable urban development in Nakuru, Kenya Rift Valley

The town of Nakuru—Kenya's fourth largest town—lies in a unique setting in the Great Rift Valley. Recent developments on the Menengai Crater, the Mau Escarpment, and the Bahati Highlands exemplify the impacts of poorly planned urban growth on mountain ecosystems. The Nakuru Local Urban Observatory (LUO) project was initiated by the Municipal Council of Nakuru in January 2003, in collaboration with the Centre for Development and Environment (CDE) of the University of Berne and the Intermediate Technology Development Group (ITDG), and with funding from the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC). The project aims to provide a framework for sustainable urban development practices by building technical skills and improving participation by local stakeholders in decision-making processes. The potentials of information technology (IT) are being tapped to provide up-to-date information to decision-makers and democratize access to information, in order to improve public participation. The overall objective is to find ways of achieving better urban management in order to mitigate non-sustainable development trends in the town and its surroundings.

A brief project completion report of "Pilot project on participatory planning of sustainable land use in Chancho Obi Kebele"

Description of project activities and accountancy report.

Ms. Barth. 76 - Sermones Discipuli de tempore

Vorbesitzer: Johannes Mummelinck de Gerau; Bartholomaeusstift Frankfurt am Main

Achievements and Prospects of Tef Improvement - Proceedings of the Second International Workshop, November 7-9, 2011, Debre Zeit, Ethiopia

These proceedings on ‘Achievements and Prospects of tef Improvement’ is the outcome of the Second International Tef Workshop held at Debre Zeit (Ethiopia), the location which represents the major tef growing areas in the country as well as the oldest and biggest center on tef research. As an indigenous crop, the bulk of tef research is carried out in the country by scientists based at various higher-learning and research institutions. Hence, unlike major crops of the world such as wheat and rice, research on tef benefited little from modern improvement techniques. However, in the recent years, there is an increasing interest by several researchers and funding organizations in developed nations to promote tef research and development through implementation of modern genetic and genomic tools. The recent efforts and progresses made on tef research and development were presented and discussed in detail at the workshop. The tef research and development in Ethiopia has recently shown tremendous improvement. This is witnessed by the decision of the Ethiopian government to award a Gold Medal in November 2012 to our Institute for the discovery and promotion of a very popular Quncho variety. At this juncture, I would like to congratulate all involved in research and development of tef as the achievement was obtained due to concerted efforts of the tef community. The editors of the proceedings did a wonderful job of undertaking the painstaking task of editing all 23 manuscripts presented at the workshop. In addition, the proceedings include a 44-point roadmap for future tef research and development which can be used as a guideline for researchers, development workers and policy makers. I would like to extend my thanks to sponsors of the workshop and the publication of the proceedings.

Ms. Barth. 73 - Metaphysicae novae translationis libri XIV, cum commento Thomae de Aquino

Vorbesitzer: Theodericus Franck; Hermann Isenbach; Bartholomaeusstift Frankfurt am Main

Verbesserungs-Vorschläge für das Volks-Schulwesen Deutschlands, oder Darstellungen, wie das Volks-Schulwesen, den Anforderung der Zeit gemäß, werden muß : den Volksvertretern Deutschlands und den Unterrichts-Ministerien zur geneigten Berücksichtigung vertrauungsvoll gewidmet

Boberach: Die Volksschulen sollen verstaatlicht, ihre Lehrer besser besoldet werden

Bemerkungen des Grafen Arnim-Boytzenburg zu der Schrift: 'Die Berliner Märztage, vom militairischen Standpunkte aus geschildert'

Boberach: Nach den Angaben, die General v. Prittwitz am 19. März [1848] über die geringe Stärke der zur Verfügung stehenden Truppen gemacht hat, war der Beschluß unvermeidlich, sie zurückzuziehen

Den geehrten Wohlthätern, Gönnern und Freunden der Anstalt gewidmet: Den Dank, den wir im Herzen tief empfinden, O, könnten wir ihm rechte Worte leih'n! Euch, edlen Menschenfreunden, zu verkünden, Wie viele Segenswünsche wir Euch weih'n ...

Welsch (Projektbearbeiter): Inhaltlich nicht zur 1848-Sammlung gehörende Veröffentlichung, ein bedrucktes Blatt, das offenbar aus einer Broschüre herausgetrennt wurde: Dankesgedicht der Insassen einer ungenannten karitativen Institution (möglicherweise ein Breslauer Altersheim?) an ihre Gönner. Auf der Rückseite namentliche Aufführung von Spendern (samt Spendeneinnahmen) in alphabetischer Reihenfolge; erhalten blieb nur die letzte Seite (S. 13, V - Z). Das Erscheinungsjahr der Publikation ist durchaus unbestimmt; sollte es sich bei dem unter den Spendern erwähnten Grafen Yor[c]k von Wartenburg um den gleichnamigen preußischen Feldmarschall handeln, wäre es vor 1830 anzusetzen

Das Guckkasten-Lied vom großen Hecker: (Nach bekannter Melodei zu singen.): 1. Seht, da steht der große Hecker, Eine Feder auf dem Hut, Seht, da steht der Volkserwecker, Lechzend nach Tyrannenblut! ...

Welsch (Projektbearbeiter): Spottgedicht auf Hecker und die badische Revolution nach dem gescheiterten Aprilaufstand 1848 (Niederlagen bei Kandern, Freiburg und Dossenbach). "Das Blatt, das offensichtlich sehr weit verbreitet war, steigerte jedoch Heckers Popularität nur noch weiter." [Ludowici, Eva; in: 1848/49 : Rev. d. dt. Demokraten in Baden; Baden-Baden 1998, S. 364]

[Karikatur auf die europäische Politik]

Welsch (Projektbearbeiter): Karikatur auf nicht näher identifizierte Ereignisse der europäischen Politik (des Jahres 1848?). "Das Blatt zeigt den dt. Michel, den Geldsack in der Tasche, vom Stuhle aufspringend und den Knüppel drohend gegen Kirche, Staat und Reaktion schwingend." [Aus einem Antiquariatskatalog]

Evolutionary history and global spread of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis Beijing lineage.

Mycobacterium tuberculosis strains of the Beijing lineage are globally distributed and are associated with the massive spread of multidrug-resistant (MDR) tuberculosis in Eurasia. Here we reconstructed the biogeographical structure and evolutionary history of this lineage by genetic analysis of 4,987 isolates from 99 countries and whole-genome sequencing of 110 representative isolates. We show that this lineage initially originated in the Far East, from where it radiated worldwide in several waves. We detected successive increases in population size for this pathogen over the last 200 years, practically coinciding with the Industrial Revolution, the First World War and HIV epidemics. Two MDR clones of this lineage started to spread throughout central Asia and Russia concomitantly with the collapse of the public health system in the former Soviet Union. Mutations identified in genes putatively under positive selection and associated with virulence might have favored the expansion of the most successful branches of the lineage.

The unruptured intracranial aneurysm treatment score: a multidisciplinary consensus.

OBJECTIVE We endeavored to develop an unruptured intracranial aneurysm (UIA) treatment score (UIATS) model that includes and quantifies key factors involved in clinical decision-making in the management of UIAs and to assess agreement for this model among specialists in UIA management and research. METHODS An international multidisciplinary (neurosurgery, neuroradiology, neurology, clinical epidemiology) group of 69 specialists was convened to develop and validate the UIATS model using a Delphi consensus. For internal (39 panel members involved in identification of relevant features) and external validation (30 independent external reviewers), 30 selected UIA cases were used to analyze agreement with UIATS management recommendations based on a 5-point Likert scale (5 indicating strong agreement). Interrater agreement (IRA) was assessed with standardized coefficients of dispersion (vr*) (vr* = 0 indicating excellent agreement and vr* = 1 indicating poor agreement). RESULTS The UIATS accounts for 29 key factors in UIA management. Agreement with UIATS (mean Likert scores) was 4.2 (95% confidence interval [CI] 4.1-4.3) per reviewer for both reviewer cohorts; agreement per case was 4.3 (95% CI 4.1-4.4) for panel members and 4.5 (95% CI 4.3-4.6) for external reviewers (p = 0.017). Mean Likert scores were 4.2 (95% CI 4.1-4.3) for interventional reviewers (n = 56) and 4.1 (95% CI 3.9-4.4) for noninterventional reviewers (n = 12) (p = 0.290). Overall IRA (vr*) for both cohorts was 0.026 (95% CI 0.019-0.033). CONCLUSIONS This novel UIA decision guidance study captures an excellent consensus among highly informed individuals on UIA management, irrespective of their underlying specialty. Clinicians can use the UIATS as a comprehensive mechanism for indicating how a large group of specialists might manage an individual patient with a UIA.

Leaving Home: Philo of Alexandria on the Exodus.

For Jewish-Hellenistic authors writing in Egypt, the Exodus story posed unique challenges. After all, to them Egypt was, as Philo of Alexandria states, their fatherland. How do these authors come to terms with the biblical story of liberation from Egyptian slavery and the longing for the promised land? In this chapter I am taking a close look at Philo’s detailed discussion of the Exodus and locate it within the larger context of Jewish-Hellenistic literature (Wisdom of Solomon, Ezekiel’s Exagoge). In Philo’s rewriting of the Exodus the destination of the journey is barely mentioned. Contrary to the biblical narrative, in the scene of the burning bush, as retold by Philo, God does not tell Moses where to go. Philo’s main concern is what happens in Egypt: both in biblical times and in his own days. The Exodus is nevertheless important to Philo: He reads the story allegorically as a journey from the land of the body to the realms of the mind. Such a symbolic reading permitted him to control the meaning of the Exodus and to stay, literally and figuratively, in Egypt.