The power of love: The spiritual foundations of chaplaincy in Catholic universities – A framework for discussion

2021 ◽  
pp. 205699712110643
Author(s):  
Dr David Torevell ◽  
Maria McHugh
Keyword(s):  
Cross Section ◽  
Spiritual Development ◽  
Catholic Higher Education ◽  
Modern Culture ◽  
Educational Discourse ◽  
Catholic Universities ◽  
Contemporary Philosopher ◽  
Spiritual Foundations ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
Autonomous Agency

This article delineates the foundational theological principles upon which a Catholic Higher Education chaplaincy devoted to the spiritual development of staff and students might rest. We claim that this is a key dimension of chaplaincy work. In a (post)modern culture where staff and students exhibit a range of beliefs or none, we offer a broad definition of spirituality not necessarily tied to religion and construct a framework which might appeal to a wide cross section of people attending Catholic Universities. It examines how the insights and guidance of two French Catholic writers, the 16th century priest St. Francis de Sales and the contemporary philosopher Jean-Luc Marion, offer a basis for understanding what constitutes a spiritual approach to life. We suggest that their emphases on the power of love, the heart, God’s glory, imago Dei and gift constitute a ground of hope and stable base from which spiritual progress might take place. We also outline how this template challenges the emphasis on autonomous agency at the centre of much educational discourse at the present time.

The Future of Catholic Higher Education

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
James L. Heft
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Current Situation ◽  
Academic Disciplines ◽  
Catholic Higher Education ◽  
Modern Culture ◽  
The Past ◽  
Catholic Universities ◽  
Intellectual Traditions ◽  
The Future ◽  
Administrative Experience

After many years of scholarship, administrative experience, and leadership in Catholic higher education, the author has written a book that draws upon many academic disciplines to paint a picture of the past and the current situation (challenges, strengths, and weaknesses) of Catholic universities. After identifying the foundational pillars of Catholic higher education, he points the way to a future that is open to modern culture without capitulating to it, embraces Catholic intellectual traditions without fossilizing them, and presents a vision of its relationship to the hierarchy that is respectful, independent, faithful, and dynamic.

scholarly journals Structure of the Balmer jump

2018 ◽  
Vol 613 ◽  
pp. A55
Author(s):  
F. Calvo ◽  
L. Belluzzi ◽  
O. Steiner
Keyword(s):  
Hydrogen Atom ◽  
Absorption Coefficient ◽  
Total Cross Section ◽  
Analytical Model ◽  
Cross Section ◽  
Quantum Structure ◽  
Balmer Series ◽  
Polarization Phenomena ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
Rapid Drop

Context.The spectrum of the hydrogen atom was explained by Bohr more than one century ago. We revisit here some of the aspects of the underlying quantum structure, with a modern formalism, focusing on the limit of the Balmer series.Aims.We investigate the behaviour of the absorption coefficient of the isolated hydrogen atom in the neighbourhood of the Balmer limit.Methods.We analytically computed the total cross-section arising from bound-bound and bound-free transitions in the isolated hydrogen atom at the Balmer limit, and established a simplified semi-analytical model for the surroundings of that limit. We worked within the framework of the formalism of Landi Degl’Innocenti & Landolfi (2004, Astrophys. Space Sci. Lib., 307), which permits an almost straight-forward generalization of our results to other atoms and molecules, and which is perfectly suitable for including polarization phenomena in the problem.Results.We analytically show that there is no discontinuity at the Balmer limit, even though the concept of a “Balmer jump” is still meaningful. Furthermore, we give a possible definition of the location of the Balmer jump, and we check that this location is dependent on the broadening mechanisms. At the Balmer limit, we compute the cross-section in a fully analytical way.Conclusions.The Balmer jump is produced by a rapid drop of the total Balmer cross-section, yet this variation is smooth and continuous when both bound-bound and bound-free processes are taken into account, and its shape and location is dependent on the broadening mechanisms.

scholarly journals Recommendations for Reporting Ion Mobility Mass Spectrometry Measurements

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Valerie Gabelica ◽  
Alexandre A. Shvartsburg ◽  
Carlos Afonso ◽  
Perdita E. Barran ◽  
Justin L. P. Benesch ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mass Spectrometry ◽  
Cross Section ◽  
Ion Mobility ◽  
Collision Cross Section ◽  
Ion Mobility Mass Spectrometry ◽  
Gas Temperature ◽  
Mobility Data ◽  
Community Effort ◽  
Primary Standards ◽  
Definition Of

Here we present a guide on ion mobility mass spectrometry experiments, which covers both linear and nonlinear methods: what is measured, how the measurements are done, and how to report the results, including the uncertainties on mobility and collision cross section values. The guide aims to clarify some possibly confusing concepts, and the reporting recommendations should help researchers, authors and reviewers to contribute comprehensive reports, so that the ion mobility data can be reused more confidently. Starting from the concept of the definition of the measurand, we emphasize that (i) mobility values (K0) depend intrinsically on ion structure, the nature of the bath gas, temperature, and E/N, (ii) ion mobility does not measure surfaces directly, but collision cross section (CCS) values are derived from mobility values using a physical model, (iii) methods relying on calibration are empirical (and thus may provide method-dependent results) only if the gas nature, temperature or E/N cannot match those of the primary method. Our analysis highlights the urgency of a community effort towards establishing primary standards and reference materials for ion mobility, and provides recommendations to do so. <br><br><br>

Geometric Indicators of Flexible Slice Lip

2015 ◽  
Vol 816 ◽  
pp. 188-194
Author(s):  
Krzysztof Talaśka ◽  
Ireneusz Malujda ◽  
Dominik Wilczyński ◽  
Jan Górecki ◽  
Paweł Tarkowski ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Stress State ◽  
Cross Section ◽  
External Factors ◽  
Geometric Parameters ◽  
Geometric Features ◽  
Maximum Deflection ◽  
Paper Making ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
High Flexibility

The paper is thematically connected with paper making machines. This type of the machine is equipped with a head which has a flexible slice lip for skimming the pulp applied to produce the paper. The definition of geometric features of the slice lip is a key issue. The slice lip should be made of material which is resistant to external factors, and designers want to obtain a high flexibility of this element. It is possible to get a high flexibility by forming a proper shape of the slice lip. The paper presents the proposal of dimensionless geometric indicators which combine basic geometric parameters of the slice lip. These indicators are the following: indicator of the cross-section, indicator of the length and indicator of the length of the transverse notch. FEM strength analyses were done – the aim of these analyses was the determination of the stress state and maximum deflection of the slice lip. The authors have analysed the slice lip with holes for mounting the actuators and the slice lip and with transverse notches for increasing its flexibility. The results were presented in the form of graphs.

Secondary Stresses in Airship Hull Structures

1927 ◽  
Vol 31 (204) ◽  
pp. 1073-1109
Author(s):  
J. F. Baker
Keyword(s):  
Cross Section ◽  
External Load ◽  
Structural Engineering ◽  
Secondary Stress ◽  
Rigorous Definition ◽  
The Cross ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
Redundant Structure ◽  
Ball Joints ◽  
External Loads

In no branch of structural engineering is there a rigorous definition of the term “secondary stress.”If the primary stresses in a structure are determined, that is, the stresses in the members due to an external load system, assuming that all the members are joined together by perfect pin- or ball-joints, then the secondary stresses are in general taken to be the additional stresses due to the rigidity of the actual joints used in practice.In such a highly redundant structure as an airship hull the labour involved, in determining even the primary stresses, precludes the use of the normal methods of stressing. It is usual to make use of generalised methods which give approximate results. These generalised methods imply that the external loads are applied to the structure in a certain distribution. Though this is rarely achieved, yet the results obtained are in most cases sufficiently accurate if suitable bracing is supplied to redistribute the external loads over the cross-section; the effect of the initial wrong distribution being then merely local.

Towards a New Philosophy of Positive Economics

Dialogue ◽  
1995 ◽  
Vol 34 (3) ◽  
pp. 467-494 ◽  
Author(s):  
Don Ross ◽  
Chantale LaCasse
Keyword(s):  
Molecular Genetics ◽  
The Political ◽  
Philosophical View ◽  
Contemporary Philosopher ◽  
Positive Economics ◽  
Definition Of

Imagine asking a typical, well informed, contemporary philosopher whether or not she considered biology to be a science. Our informant, being a philosopher, would not necessarily respond with the straightforward “of course” that would be expected from anyone else. She might first reason through a complicated and heavily qualified definition of science, or she might distinguish certain parts of biology (molecular genetics, perhaps) that she held to be more clearly scientific than others (sociobiology, perhaps). If she were partial to a certain sort of critical stance, she might question the political basis for wishing to dignify certain parts of our inquisitive practice with the honorific ‘scientific’ in the first place. But there is at least one thing that she would almost certainly not do. She would not simultaneously embrace a version of the conventional philosophical view of science and deny that biology is a science. This is despite the fact that, as she will acknowledge, biology exploits a range of methodologies and explanatory strategies that have not yet admitted of systematic, consensual philosophical explication.

The energetic characteristics of milling with changing cross-section in the definition of specific cutting force by FEM method

2021 ◽  
Vol 32 ◽  
pp. 61-69
Author(s):  
János Kundrák ◽  
Bernhard Karpuschewski ◽  
Zoltán Pálmai ◽  
Csaba Felhő ◽  
Tamás Makkai ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cutting Force ◽  
Cross Section ◽  
Specific Cutting Force ◽  
Fem Method ◽  
Definition Of

An Inverse Time Marching Method for the Definition of Cascade Geometry

1982 ◽  
Vol 104 (3) ◽  
pp. 650-656 ◽  
Author(s):  
G. Meauze´
Keyword(s):  
Velocity Distribution ◽  
Cross Section ◽  
Iterative Process ◽  
Suction Side ◽  
Wide Field ◽  
Closure Condition ◽  
Evolution Law ◽  
Time Marching ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
Marching Method

The article describes a so-called “inverse mode” calculation method, providing the geometry of a cascade corresponding to a given velocity distribution, and gives some examples of application. The velocity distribution may be assigned over the whole of the suction and pressure sides or over only a part of them, the remaining parts being already known. The closure condition of the profile is ensured by an iterative process on the solidity of the cascade. A second version allows the definition of the geometry of a profile with a given thickness evolution law and as assigned velocity distribution on the suction side. The method makes use of a pseudo-unsteady calculation, enabling one to treat the case of flows with shock waves in a two-dimensional stream with possible variations of cross section. This flexibility of use confers to the method a wide field of application, covering all possible configurations of flow in turbine and compressor cascades.

City Occupancy and Road Capacity Model

2014 ◽  
Vol 1044-1045 ◽  
pp. 1538-1540 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yi Lin Fan ◽  
Bei Chen Cheng ◽  
Li Li Cao ◽  
Kun Cheng Huang
Keyword(s):  
Cross Section ◽  
Road Traffic ◽  
The Road ◽  
Road Capacity ◽  
Traffic Capacity ◽  
Capacity Model ◽  
The Cross ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Accident Case

In this paper, we study the impact of city driveway occupancy on the urban road traffic capacity. Through the analysis of the scene of an accident case, we gained the vehicle statistics within a cross section in unit time and then did calculation and simulation. The work is concluded as a reasonable model of vehicle queue relationship evaluation.First, on the base of the definition of traffic capacity, statistics of the cars in the cross section before the accident, during the accident and after the accident have been respectively acquired in unit time (1 min). Then we employ Matlab to do the interpolation fitting, drawing the change of actual capacity of the road from the beginning time of an accident to the time when traffic resumes. The work comes to a conclusion that the change of the capacity at the cross section has a pattern of periodic fluctuation.

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