Memorial addresses on the life and character of Isham G. Harris (late Senator from Tennessee) : delivered in the Senate and House of Representatives, Fifty-fifth Congress, second session.

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Green buildings : a framework for social sustainability

Despite the ongoing debate surrounding climate change, sustainability is increasingly a key consideration for building owners and tenants with the ‘triple bottom line’ as desired outcomes. The triangulated social, economic and environmental goals of sustainability are now the mantra of many businesses. While much has been written of the benefits of green buildings to its occupants, comparatively fewer studies have been devoted to investigating the perceived drawbacks and measures to improve the social sustainability factor, i.e., user satisfaction. Therefore, the purpose of this paper is to consider the impacts of green buildings on its occupants by drawing together past empirical findings and summarizing the results. In addition, the paper will also present a case study of the Institute of Sustainable Development and Architecture, which is Australia’s first 6-green star, rated educational building. Through these methods, the paper will identify gaps between green building performance and user satisfaction. Thereafter, it will introduce a social sustainability framework that seeks to improve the social performance of green buildings. The 6-P model is a holistic framework targeting the following factors that can influence user satisfaction of green buildings. These factors are: public perception, price, policies, psychological, physical and personal.

The impact of the catechol-O-methyltransferase genotype on vascular function and blood pressure after acute green tea ingestion

SCOPE: Evidence for the benefits of green tea catechins on vascular function is inconsistent, with genotype potentially contributing to the heterogeneity in response. Here, the impact of the catechol-O-methyltransferase (COMT) genotype on vascular function and blood pressure (BP) after green tea extract ingestion are reported. METHODS AND RESULTS: Fifty subjects (n = 25 of the proposed low-activity [AA] and of the high-activity [GG] COMT rs4680 genotype), completed a randomized, double-blind, crossover study. Peripheral arterial tonometry, digital volume pulse (DVP), and BP were assessed at baseline and 90 min after 1.06 g of green tea extract or placebo. A 5.5 h and subsequent 18.5 h urine collection was performed to assess green tea catechin excretion. A genotype × treatment interaction was observed for DVP reflection index (p = 0.014), with green tea extract in the AA COMT group attenuating the increase observed with placebo. A tendency for a greater increase in diastolic BP was evident at 90 min after the green tea extract compared to placebo (p = 0.07). A genotypic effect was observed for urinary methylated epigallocatechin during the first 5.5 h, with the GG COMT group demonstrating a greater concentration (p = 0.049). CONCLUSION: Differences in small vessel tone according to COMT genotype were evident after acute green tea extract.

Allegro de concert, for violin with piano accompaniment, op. 15 /

Originally for violin and orchestra; acc. arr. for piano.

Moi vospominanii︠a︡ /

"Nastoi︠a︡shchee izdanīe 'Moikh vospominaniĭ' ... my sokhranili v tom vidi︠e︡, v kakom oni byli napechatany v 'Vi︠e︡stniki︠e︡ Evropy' v 1890, 1891 i 1892 godakh."--p. vii.

Isaiah /

Half-title: The modern reader's Bible. Prophecy series.

Die kleinen feinde der landwirthschaft; oder, Abhandlung der in feld, garten und haus schädlichen oder lästigen kerfe, sonstigen gliederthierchen, würmer und schnecken, mit besonderer berücksichtigung ihrer natürlichen feinde und der gegen sie anwendbaren schutzmittel. Mit holzschnitten von Allgaier & Siegle nach zeichnungen von Schnorr & Federer (),

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Genesis;

History series. Book I. The beginning of things -- Book II. The chosen people as a patriarchal family.

The Exodus /

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Select masterpieces of Biblical literature /

On cover: Biblical masterpieces.

Community health workers' response to violence against women

This paper reports on a qualitative study of community health workers from a predominantly rural based region in Queensland. The purpose of this study was to determine the community health worker barriers to identification, assessment and intervention on the issue of violence against women. The qualitative research method comprised five structured focus group interviews with 28 community health workers using open-ended questions to explore their perceptions. Analysis of the focus group data revealed that community health workers expressed reluctance to become involved in cases of violence against women. The reasons they provided are grouped under three main themes: barriers to identification; barriers to assessment; and barriers to intervention. Training programs offered to rural community health workers need to be aware of the barriers to identifying, assessing and intervening in cases of violence against women that are highlighted by this study. Further studies are needed to assess the wider relevance of these findings to other groups of community health workers in rural and non-rural settings.