Yehoshua Gitay: 'What is He Doing?'

This article provides a response to an article by Yehoshua Gitay, ‘Prophetic Criticism—"What are they Doing?": The Case of Isaiah—A Methodological Assessment’ (JSOT 96), in which he assesses the articles in the volume, New Visions of Isaiah. These articles were originally delivered as papers to the Formation of the Book of Isaiah Seminar of the Society of Biblical Literature. Gitay characterizes the entire work of the Seminar as having a redaction-critical focus. I argue that to characterize my article as representing a redaction-critical approach is to misunderstand what others and I were doing as participants in the Isaiah seminar. My article was in fact a critique of redaction criticism and its author-centred approach to textual meaning.

Observation of 2p3d(¹P°)→1s3d(¹Dᵉ) Radiative Transition in He-like Si, S, and Cl Ions

APS, Journals Phys. Rev. Lett., Volume 111, Issue 24

And in his hand he baar a myghty bowe

As razões justificativas deste apontamento sobre a presença e o papel históricos do arco, enquanto instrumento bélico, na Baixa Idade Média inglesa decorrem da inclusão do Professor Hélio Osvaldo Alves no júri de doutoramento da dissertação Príncipe dos Ladrões: Robin Hood na Cultura Inglesa (c.1377-1837), por nós apresentada à Faculdade de Ciências Sociais e Humanas da Universidade Nova de Lisboa em Julho de 1996. Embora nessa altura conhecêssemos já o fascínio do Professor Hélio Alves por figuras, movimentos e projectos ‘marginais’ ou ‘marginalizados’ (fascínio que, diga-se de passagem, nos habituámos a atribuir também à sua transbordante humanidade, à capacidade alquímica de fundir inconformismo e compaixão e ao exercício solidário --- e às vezes decerto solitário --- do direito à indignação moral e cívica), foi ainda assim com surpresa que deparámos, numa das suas últimas obras e a propósito dos Luditas, com “Robin Hood revisitado” (Alves, 2002: 77-96).

Influência do chá da caá-heê, Stevia rebaudiana (Bert.) Bertoni, sobre o peso dos órgãos sexuais isolados de camundongos jovens

O chá das folhas secas da Cáa-heê reduziu o peso dos ôrgãos sexuais de comundongos machos e fêmeas principalmente. Este efeito foi mais nítido após administração do chá a 1% por período de 30 dias (nas fêmeas) e 60 dias (testículos dos machos). A influência inibitória da cáa-heê variou com a dose (concentração do chá) e com o tempo de duração do tratamento.

Numerical simulation of combined heat transfer phenomena (conduction, convection, and radiation). Application to he optimisation of thermal systems

Thermal systems interchanging heat and mass by conduction, convection, radiation (solar and thermal ) occur in many engineering applications like energy storage by solar collectors, window glazing in buildings, refrigeration of plastic moulds, air handling units etc. Often these thermal systems are composed of various elements for example a building with wall, windows, rooms, etc. It would be of particular interest to have a modular thermal system which is formed by connecting different modules for the elements, flexibility to use and change models for individual elements, add or remove elements without changing the entire code. A numerical approach to handle the heat transfer and fluid flow in such systems helps in saving the full scale experiment time, cost and also aids optimisation of parameters of the system. In subsequent sections are presented a short summary of the work done until now on the orientation of the thesis in the field of numerical methods for heat transfer and fluid flow applications, the work in process and the future work.

Trypanosoma cruzi infection in offspring born to chagasic C3H/He mice

This study reports the effects of Trypanosoma cruzi infection induced in C3H/He male and female mice born to chagasic mice. An experimental model was established infecting female C3H/He mice with a low virulent T. cruzi clone. In this model, mating, fertilization, pregnancy evolution and delivery was carried out successfully. The offspring was infected at four, six and eigth weeks of age. The results showed that the offspring born to chagasic mothers present decreased resistance to acquired T. cruzi infection. This decreased resistance was expressed by higher levels of parasitaemia and higher mortality rates in offspring born to chagasic mothers than in controls. Age and sex were shown to be important factors of this phenomenon. The results suggest that maternal immune system products can modulate the immune response of the offspring.

Natural Schistosoma mansoni infection in Nectomys squamipes: histopathological and morphometric analysis in comparison to experimentally infected N. squamipes and C3H/He mice

Histopathologic and morphometric (area, perimeter, major and minor diameters) analysis of hepatic granulomas isolated from twelve naturally infected Nectomys squamipes were compared to four experimentally infected ones and six C3H/He mice. Liver paraffin sections were stained for cells and extracellular matrix. Both groups of N. squamipes presented peculiar granulomas consisting predominantly of large macrophages, full of schistosome pigment, characterizing an exudative-macrophage granuloma type, smaller than the equivalent granuloma type in mouse. Naturally infected animals exhibited granulomas in different stages of development, including large number of involutional types. Morphometric analysis showed that all measurements were smaller in naturally infected animals than in other groups. The results demonstrated that both N. squamipes groups reproduced, with small variations, the hepatic granuloma aspects already described in cricetidium (Calomys callosus), showing a genetic tendency to set up strong macrophage responses and small granulomas. Unexpectedly, natural infection did not engender distinguished histopathological characteristics distinct from those derived from experimental single infection, showing changes predominantly secondary to the duration of infection. It appears that the variability of the inocula (and the number of infections?) interfere more with the quantity than with the quality of the pathological changes, denoting some morpho-functional determinism in the response to schistosomal infection dependent on the animal species.

A comparative parasitologic study on Biomphalaria glabrata snail and C3H/He mice infected with human and murine isolates of Schistosoma mansoni derived from Sumidouro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Experiments were carried out to analyze the biological characteristics of two sympatric isolates of Schistosoma mansoni derived from humans and murines in a low endemic transmission area (Sumidouro county, state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil). Sympatric reared-laboratory Biomphalaria glabrata and C3H/He mice were used as experimental hosts. Parameters assessed comprised: precercarial period, infectivity and mortality (snails), prepatent period, infectivity (percentage of cercariae maturation into adult worm) and intestinal egg count (mice). The murine isolate showed a shorter precercarial period and higher infectivity than human isolate (p < 0.05). This biological heterogenicity did not correspond to the vertebrate data because any biological parameter presented significant difference (p > 0.05). These data suggest that both isolates are local sub-populations, providing support for the hypotheses that in a same biotope mixed populations or sub-populations circulate among their main host (human beings) and/or rodent as an anfixenous infection.

I know he's getting the best start, because he's breastfed

This poster highlights to fathers and expectant fathers the benefits of breastfeeding for their baby.

Other people can eat here, so why can't he?

This poster promotes breastfeeding and aims to encourage the general public to support breastfeeding mothers, rather than being embarrassed or offended by breastfeeding. It carries the strapline: Breastfeeding mums need your support - because every baby deserves the best.

The only thing he didn't let slip was that he had syphilis

This poster informs how syphilis can be spread through intimate contact including kissing or oral sex and how condoms can be used as a method of protection from sexually transmitted infections (STIs). It also provides contact details for the�Genito Urinary Medicine (GUM) clinics in Northern Ireland.

The only thing he didn't let slip was that he had syphilis

This poster informs how syphilis can be spread through oral sex and how condoms can be used as a method of protection from sexually transmitted infections (STIs). It also provides contact details for the�Genito Urinary Medicine (GUM) clinics in Northern Ireland.