scholarly journals Can theology be a science? An epistemological reflection

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gabriel Andrade
Keyword(s):  
Scientific Method ◽  
Natural Theology ◽  
Special Treatment ◽  
Academic Institutions ◽  
Quest For Meaning ◽  
Per Se

Many dubious disciplines have been removed from academic institutions, but theology is not one of them, as it is still taught in respectable universities. This article argues that theology does not deserve that special treatment. Theology has long pretended to be a science, but it can never be, because ultimately, theology is grounded on faith and authority, two tenets that run counter to the scientific method. Natural theology appeals to evidence and reason, but it also fails in its endeavor. More recent theologians admit that their discipline is not science per se, but still consider it legitimate in its quest for meaning. There are also reasons to doubt this claim, as there is no need to appeal to the supernatural to find meaning.

Archaeology resources in Libraries: are they accessible?

1987 ◽  
Vol 12 (4) ◽  
pp. 31-36 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jean Shaw Adelman ◽  
Eileen Markson
Keyword(s):  
Public Interest ◽  
Scientific Method ◽  
Bryn Mawr ◽  
University Of Pennsylvania ◽  
Limited Extent ◽  
Academic Institutions ◽  
Bryn Mawr College ◽  
University Museum ◽  
The University

The literature of archaeology reflects the development of archaeology as a discipline, from the curiosity of wealthy amateurs to serious enquiry utilising scientific method and techniques and drawing on other disciplines in its efforts to interpret objects as evidence of their times. Archaeology libraries thus contain rare (often large and fragile) early works, specialised and highly detailed studies, works not obviously related to archaeology, and texts in several languages; such libraries are most usually associated with academic institutions, of which the University of Pennsylvania Museum and Bryn Mawr College offer contrasting (though neighbouring) examples. Both libraries - the University Museum more so than Bryn Mawr College - serve a larger public beyond the institution’s own community, at least to a limited extent. Archaeology libraries can nourish the widespread and growing public interest in ancient civilisations in spite of the rarefied and valuable nature of their collections, by participating in library networks, and by encouraging the publication or reprinting of books for the non-specialist.

scholarly journals Fake collaborations: Interdisciplinary science can undermine research integrity

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Roy S Hessels ◽  
Alan Kingstone
Keyword(s):  
Scientific Method ◽  
Research Integrity ◽  
Academic Institutions ◽  
Interdisciplinary Science ◽  
Funding Agencies ◽  
Interdisciplinary Collaborations

Funding agencies and academic institutions are increasing their emphasis on interdisciplinary collaborations as an important scientific method for answering complex societal questions. We argue that participating in these initiatives can make one party to behaviors that risk the integrity of one's research. We suggest steps that researchers, institutions, and funding agencies can take to ameliorate this situation.

Origin of Hepatic Nuclear Inclusion Bodies

1973 ◽  
Vol 31 ◽  
pp. 426-427
Author(s):  
F. G. Zaki ◽  
J. A. Greenlee ◽  
C. H. Keysser
Keyword(s):  
Inclusion Bodies ◽  
Storage Disease ◽  
Glycogen Storage ◽  
Nutritional Deficiencies ◽  
Nuclear Inclusion ◽  
Electron Microscopic ◽  
Human Liver Cells ◽  
Microscopic Studies ◽  
Per Se ◽  
Experimental Liver

Nuclear inclusion bodies seen in human liver cells may appear in light microscopy as deposits of fat or glycogen resulting from various diseases such as diabetes, hepatitis, cholestasis or glycogen storage disease. These deposits have been also encountered in experimental liver injury and in our animals subjected to nutritional deficiencies, drug intoxication and hepatocarcinogens. Sometimes these deposits fail to demonstrate the presence of fat or glycogen and show PAS negative reaction. Such deposits are considered as viral products.Electron microscopic studies of these nuclei revealed that such inclusion bodies were not products of the nucleus per se but were mere segments of endoplasmic reticulum trapped inside invaginating nuclei (Fig. 1-3).

The Eleventh Circuit Holds that Agreements in which Pharmaceutical Companies Pay Generic Companies Not to Compete May be Valid

2004 ◽  
Vol 32 (1) ◽  
pp. 181-184
Author(s):  
Amy Garrigues
Keyword(s):  
Pharmaceutical Companies ◽  
Court Decisions ◽  
Patent Holder ◽  
Trial Court ◽  
Court Of Appeals ◽  
The Us ◽  
Antitrust Laws ◽  
Per Se ◽  
Appeals Court ◽  
Two Sides

On September 15, 2003, the US. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit held that agreements between pharmaceutical and generic companies not to compete are not per se unlawful if these agreements do not expand the existing exclusionary right of a patent. The Valley DrugCo.v.Geneva Pharmaceuticals decision emphasizes that the nature of a patent gives the patent holder exclusive rights, and if an agreement merely confirms that exclusivity, then it is not per se unlawful. With this holding, the appeals court reversed the decision of the trial court, which held that agreements under which competitors are paid to stay out of the market are per se violations of the antitrust laws. An examination of the Valley Drugtrial and appeals court decisions sheds light on the two sides of an emerging legal debate concerning the validity of pay-not-to-compete agreements, and more broadly, on the appropriate balance between the seemingly competing interests of patent and antitrust laws.

Fusion and Fission Processes in Exocytosis: Possible Roles for Synexin and Osmotic Lysis in the Two Events

1980 ◽  
Vol 38 ◽  
pp. 594-597
Author(s):  
H.B. Pollard ◽  
C.E. Creutz ◽  
C.J. Pazoles ◽  
J.H. Scott
Keyword(s):  
Small Molecules ◽  
Chromaffin Cells ◽  
Adrenal Glands ◽  
General Concept ◽  
Extracellular Calcium ◽  
Large Protein ◽  
Granule Membrane ◽  
Osmotic Lysis ◽  
Per Se ◽  
Chemical Evidence

Exocytosis is a general concept describing secretion of enzymes, hormones and transmitters that are otherwise sequestered in intracellular granules. Chemical evidence for this concept was first gathered from studies on chromaffin cells in perfused adrenal glands, in which it was found that granule contents, including both large protein and small molecules such as adrenaline and ATP, were released together while the granule membrane was retained in the cell. A number of exhaustive reviews of this early work have been published and are summarized in Reference 1. The critical experiments demonstrating the importance of extracellular calcium for exocytosis per se were also first performed in this system (2,3), further indicating the substantial service given by chromaffin cells to those interested in secretory phenomena over the years.

The importance of physical training for preventive care in the elderly

2002 ◽  
Vol 59 (7) ◽  
pp. 323-327
Author(s):  
Baum
Keyword(s):  
Preventive Care ◽  
Körperliche Aktivität ◽  
Physical Training ◽  
Ältere Menschen ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Per Se

Der mit zunehmendem Alter beobachtbare Verlust an Kraft, Koordination, Ausdauer und Flexibilität ist nur zum Teil als Alterungsprozess per se zu verstehen. Ein wesentlicher Einflussfaktor ist die körperliche Aktivität, d.h. die impliziten oder expliziten Trainingsreize. Denn alle körperlichen Leistungsmerkmale sind noch bis ins höchste Alter unter der Voraussetzung trainierbar, dass die Trainingsintensität und die Reizdichte hinreichend hoch sind. Bei Trainingsangeboten für ältere Menschen kommen der Kraft und der Koordination eine besondere Bedeutung zu, da sie die Basis für eine selbständige Lebensführung darstellen. Um das Krafttraining aus kardio-vaskulärer Sicht möglichst sicher zu gestalten, wurde von uns eine Trainingsform entwickelt und erprobt, bei der es im Gegensatz zu herkömmlichen Methoden zu signifikant geringeren Blutdruckanstiegen kommt.

Hausstaubmilbenallergie

2012 ◽  
Vol 69 (4) ◽  
pp. 249-252 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carrard ◽  
E. Pichler
Keyword(s):  
Per Se

Hausstaubmilben sind kleine Spinnentiere, die weltweit vom gemäßigten bis zum tropischen Klima gefunden werden. Proteine, alle mit enzymatischen Eigenschaften, aus dem Gastrointestinaltrakt und folglich im Hausstaubmilbenkot sind Auslöser von allergischen Erkrankungen, die aufgrund einer kontinuierlichen Exposition von geringen Allergenmengen meist chronisch verlaufen. Klinisch äußert sich dies mit einem schleichenden Krankheitsbeginn: eine chronisch verstopfte Nase und - zu Beginn typischerweise - einem Anstrengungsasthma, das sich bei längerer Dauer verstärkt. Bei Vorliegen einer atopischen Dermatitis kann es auch nach Milbenkontakt zu einer Verstärkung der Dermatitis kommen. Die Anzahl an Hausstaubmilben und die Menge an Milbenallergen hängt von der relativen Luftfeuchtigkeit ab, wobei eine Luftfeuchtigkeit von > 50 %, wie es in sehr gut isolierten Häusern oder durch das Klima per se vorkommt, zu einem guten Gedeihen der Hausstaubmilben führt. Nahrungsquelle der Hausstaubmilben sind Hautschuppen, die ubiquitär in Polstermöbeln, Matratzen und Teppichen vorkommen. Die chronischen, recht unspezifischen und oft allergenunabhängigen Beschwerden verzögern oft die Diagnostik, welche durch eine ausgedehnte Allergieabklärung z. B. mittels Hauttestung erfolgt. Die Therapie besteht in erster Linie aus topischen Kortikosteroiden. Trotz widersprüchlicher Daten und Metaanalysen in der Literatur zur Hausstaubsanierung scheint das allgemein eher trockene Klima im Winter in der Schweiz eine Hausstaubsanierung in den Wohnungen zu begünstigen und wird deshalb auch empfohlen. Eine weitere Therapieoption ist die Durchführung einer spezifischen Immuntherapie mit gutem Erfolg bei Kindern und Erwachsenen. Verbesserungen der Diagnostik und Immuntherapie sind durch Einsatz der rekombinanten Allergene zu erwarten.

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