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Davidgeeft Uria de brief voor Joab: Niet Govert Flinck, maar Jacob Backer
Authors: Van Den Brink Peter B.R. 
Published: July 2010

AbstractThe large Daivid gives Uriah Joab's letter in the Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister in Dresden has long been regarded as a late work by Govert Flinck, and compared with his David and Bathsheba, dated 1651, in Dublin. The two paintings are undoubtedly comparable as far as the composition is concerned. Nevertheless, these two history pieces differ considerably in style and technique. The figures in the Dublin picture are clearly recognizable as Flinck's stock-in-trade types, whereas none of the figures in David and Uriah seem to display any relationship to his painted oeuvre. Kurt Bauch pointed out the close relationship between the Dresden composition and the work of Jacob Backer as early as 1926, but did not question the traditional attribution. However, David gives Uriah Joab's letter was indeed painted by Jacob Backer and not by Flinck, his younger companion in Lambert Jacobsz.' Leeuwarden workshop. The painting, an early one, might best be compared with Backer's Saint John the Baptist Admonishing Herod and Herodias, signed and dated 1633, in Leeuwarden. Other paintings from this period, such as David and Nathan, Tribute Money (Stockholm) and thc recently auctioned Christ und the Woman Taken in Adultery, also have much in common stylistically with David and Uriah. Two figures in the Dresden painting certainly merit a closer examination. The old clerk who has just written Uriah's death sentence is a familiar face in Backer's oeuvre. He can be seen in several other paintings, including the early Democritus and Hippocrates, now in the collection of Alfred Bader. This face was evidently one of Backer's favourite 'tronies', for he painted at least four versions of this old man's head, two of which are also in Dresden. Another familiar face is that of Uriah himself. We encounter it in two studies, one of a Shepherd in Leeuwarden, the other of a Drinker in Berlin. Like the 'tronies' of the old man, these two seem to have been painted in the early 1630s. One wonders why the obvious relationship between the Dresden painting and several of Backer's history pieces and 'tronied' went unnoticed for so long. The chief reason seems to be that our knowledge of Backer's early development as a history painter has always been obscure: the signed Duvid and Nathan and the signed and dated Saint John the Baptist were published only recently.
Jan II van Coninxloo en zijn werkzaamheden voor het benedictinessenklooster van Groot-Bijgaarden bij Brussel
Authors: Van Der Ploeg Frank 
Published: July 2010

AbstractThis article examines the relationship between the Brussels painter Jan 11 van Coninxloo (ca. 1489-1561 or later) and the Benedictine convent of Groot-Bijgaarden. In earlier publications by J. Maquet-Tombu the link between certain members of the Van Coninxloo family and the Vorst convent have already been pointed out. A new chapter can now be added. In the archive of Groot-Bijgaarden convent are two books in which payments made by the prioresses Françoise and Catherine van Straten for the dccoration of the convent and the church are recorded. The books list a separate item for painting and polychrome work. Here, for the first time, the name Jan van Coninxloo crops up in connection with a sum paid for painting the side panels of the main altar. Van Coninxloo was also paid for painting organ doors, a vaulted ceiling and for 'rough painting'. Four triptychs by Van Coninxloo have also been preserved; they were commissions from women of noble birth who had taken the veil. The names of three of these nuns are known: Anthonine de Locquenghien, Berbel van dcr Noot and Marie Brant. The fourth was called Barbara (Berbel). In view of all this material it may be concluded that Van Coninxloo played a significant part in the decorative appearance of the convent church. He was responsible for triptychs on altars dedicated to St. Anne, St. John and St. Benedict. He also painted the smaller triptych with the Seven Sorrows of the Virgin, the panels of the high altar, doors for an organ and (part of) the ceiling decorations. The article offers a new insight into the context of a group of paintings and adds a number of works to Jan 11 van Coninxloo's oeuvre.
Jan Griffier de Oude als architectuurschilder
Authors: De Kinkelder Marijke C. 
Published: July 2010

AbstractA Church interior erroneously attributed to Pieter Jansz. Saenredam is presented here as an uncustomary work by the landscapist Jan Griffier the Elder, along with two other corresponding architectural paintings. All three were painted shortly after his arrival in England, around 1670-1672. The genre was unusual in England, suggesting that the works may have been commissioned. Two paintings which recently appeared on the English markct shed a light on Griffier as an imitator of such seventeenth-century masters as Poelenburch, Rembrandt, Ruisdacl, Teniers and Lingelbach. This activity was hitherto only documented in historical sources, including Vertue and Houbraken. So successful were the imitations that they were often taken for originals.
De L'Influence Du Ganglion Sus-Oesophagien Sur Les Fonctions Du Pied De L'Escargot (Helix Pomatia LinnÃ©) 1)
Authors: Postma N. 
Published: July 2010

AbstractEn opposition aux rÃ©sultats obtenus prÃ©cÃ©demment nous avons constatÃ© que le ganglion sus-oesophagien de l'Helix pomatia LinnÃ© a une influence Ã©vidente sur le tonus du muscle pÃ©dieu. La seule prÃ©sence du ganglion n'a pas d'influence: l'ablation du cerveau ne modifie pas la tonicitÃ©. Le ganglion cÃ©rÃ©bral agit sur le pied de l'escargot en modifiant la tonicitÃ© dans le sens positif ou dans le sens nÃ©gatif, c'est-Ã -dire en augmentant ou en diminuant le myotonus. Selon l'Ã©tat fonctionnel ou d'activitÃ© du ganglion nous distinguons quatre phases d'activitÃ©. En commenÃ§ant Ã observer l'activitÃ© Ã son minimum et en passant par ces phases progressives, nous pouvons noter successivement: I . Freinage du centre sous-oesophagien inhibiteur; 2. ModÃ©ration du centre excitateur dans le ganglion pÃ©dieu; 3. Stimulation du centre sub-oesophageal tonolytique; 4. Renforcement du centre accÃ©lÃ©rateur dans le ganglion pÃ©dieu, et deux phases de compensation, Ã©tats d'Ã©quilibre, l'un entre I et 2, l'autre entre 3 et 4. Les phases 1 et 4 causent un accroissement du tonus, tandis qu'une baisse du tonus est produite par les phases 2 et 3. L'effet de la derniÃ¨re est accompagnÃ©e par un dÃ©calage de la contractilitÃ©. On peut augmenter l'activitÃ© du ganglion au moyen d'impressions proprioceptives suscitÃ©es par l'allongement lui-mÃªme ou par l'intermÃ©diaire d'influx exteroceptifs, causÃ©s par l'application de chlorure de sodium au ganglion (excitation permanente). L'activitÃ© cÃ©phalique peut Ãªtre supprimÃ©e si l'on applique du chlorure de cocaÃ¯ne au cerveau. Concernant le tonus musculair nous concluons qu'il est basÃ© sur une contracture qui probablement joue un rÃ´le comme fonction de calage Ã l'Ã©gard d'un lot tÃ©tanique de la tonicitÃ©. Chez l'Helix nÃ©anmoins la contracture a la prioritÃ© si un tÃ©tanos se produit.
Semantics and Literal Exposition in Henry of Ghent's Regular Lecture On the Bible (1275/76)1
Authors: Bos E.P. 
Published: July 2010

AbstractThe Regular lecture on the Bible (Lectura ordinaria super sacram scripturam), a commentary attributed to Henry of Ghent (1220-96), is one of the most remarkable medieval commentaries on the Bible of the late thirteenth century. In this work the author wishes to give what he labels "a commentary according to the literal and historical sense". In the epilogue to the work he writes explicitly, that he leaves aside a spiritual exposition.2 This would not be a "spiritual commentary" in any sense of the word.
The Moribund Moralist: Ethical Lessons in Calvin's Commentary On Joshua
Authors: Blacketer Raymond A. 
Published: July 2010

AbstractCalvin's final commentary, an exposition of the book of Joshua, reflects both Calvin's immersion in and dialogue with the exegctical and theological tradition, as well as his concern with the image and identity of Reformed believers, and especially the Huguenots of France. Prominent in this commentary is Calvin's wrestling with moral issues that arise in the text. Calvin's scrupulous treatment of these moral problems reflects his concern to depict Reformed believers as people who are loyal and obedient to the authorities and to the law, and as people who are truthful and avoid deception and duplicity. It also reflects his concern that his coreligionists actually strive to live up to that image. On occasion Calvin's treatment of these moral issues ends in an unresolved tension — a tension that reflects the moral and political ambiguities that French Reformed believers faced at the beginning of the Wars of Religion in France.
The Spiritual Gospel? Christ and Human Nature in Calvin's Commentary On John
Authors: Pitkin Barbara 
Published: July 2010

AbstractThis essay examines three passages in Calvin's commentary on John (1553) in order to trace how Calvin steers away from traditional reflections on Christ's two natures in such a way as to open the door for discussions of human nature. His anthropologically-focused reading of the Fourth Gospel transforms traditional notions of what makes John so unique and special. At the same time, Calvin's approach can be seen as a culmination of a trend in Johannine interpretation introduced by Lutheran exegetes and, simultaneously, can be understood as sharing key emphases of Reformed interpreters of John.
"Justified Without the Works of the Law": Casiodoro De Reina On Romans 3,28
Authors: Roldán-Figueroa Rady 
Published: July 2010

AbstractThis article examines the interplay between text and paratext in the 1569 Spanish Bible (T. Guarinus: Basel). It specifically discusses how paratextual commentary can be drawn upon in order to account for the decisions made by Casiodoro de Reina in his translation of Rom. 3,28. The study draws on the works of Francis Higman and Gérard Genette and their respective proposals regarding the function of the paratext. While the rendering Casiodoro de Reina provides of Rom. 3,28 appears at first glance to reflect an antinomian theology, study of the paratext quickly reveals an elevated and nuanced view of the law. Study of the paratext also allows us to conclude that both Reina's rendering of Rom. 3,28 and his paratextual commentary are strong indicators of his own intellectual gravitation towards Reformed theology, contrary to existing scholarship that suggests Reina's identification with spiritualist tendencies of the sixteenth century.
Between the Sacraments and Treason: Aspects of the Politicgal Thought of the English Recusants in the First Decade of Elizabeth I's Reign
Authors: Jenkins Gary W. 
Published: July 2010

AbstractThis essay treats how English Roman Catholics, deprived of place and standing in their native church, addressed the two essential elements underlying the Protestant political economy of the Elizabethan Settlement. After a brief précis of how other studies have looked at political thought, the Protestant axioms of a lay supremacy and a unilateral national prerogative in the government of the church shall be delineated. The two main sections shall then treat the Catholic critique of the English national church and its lay supremacy respectively. The conclusion shall address the dilemma of conscience that these principles inflicted on Roman Catholics in Elizabethan England. Having been both summarily deprived of ecclesiastical standing and alienated from their native polity by their refusal to acknowledge the demands of the Elizabethan Settlement, England's Catholics found themselves justifying their actions and assailing the new ecclesio-political arrangements. Specifically the Recusants took aim at the notion of the laity exercising authority over the church whether from the throne or in parliament, and at the concept that England apart from the rest of the Church at all times and in all places could order its rites, liturgies, sacraments, and creed. This second item became more pronounced in that the Oath of Supremacy specifically mentioned the renunciation of all bishops unless they were English. For the Recusants these two elements created an insurmountable barrier for any sincere Catholic conscience.
"A Priest Who Appears Good": Manuals of Confession and the Construction of Clerical Identity in Early Modern Spain
Authors: O'Banion Patrick J. 
Published: July 2010

AbstractLike the Eucharist, the Roman Catholic sacrament of penance, particularly the practice of frequent private confession, became an increasingly important element of lay religious devotion in early modern Catholic Europe. Historians often view this development as part of a larger clerical attempt to impose a somber and uniform institutional piety upon traditional forms of folk Catholicism. Through a close reading of early modern Spanish manuals of confession and related sources, this article argues that the relationship between confessor and penitent more closely resembled a complicated series of dialogues and negotiations than a unilaterally imposed religious settlement. While confession was conducted within a stable and hierarchically ordered framework, significant checks existed that limited the undue exercise of priestly power and gave agency and influence to laypeople.
Professionalization and Clerical Identity: Notes On the Early Modern Catholic Priest
Authors: De Boer Wietse 
Published: July 2010

AbstractThis contribution critiques the current practice of studying the early modern Catholic clergy within the parameters of confessionalization and professionalization theories. Measuring the features of the early modern priest with the standards of the institutional reforms to which he was subjected, is an inevitably reductive operation. Once we take the perspective of the priest and study his career from a variety of angles (including family, education, economic opportunities, and career choices), his cultural profile may prove to be the far more complex outcome of often competing forces. Personal memoirs, such as the diary of Girolamo Magni, parish priest of Popiglio (Pistoia), arc especially helpful for the study of priests' careers and identity.
What's in a Name? Language, Image, and Urban Identity in Early Modern Perth
Authors: Todd Margo 
Published: July 2010

AbstractThe corporate identity of the Scottish royal burgh of Perth was in the Middle Ages tied closely to its patron saint, John the Baptist. After the reformation of 1559-60 had abolished all veneration of saints, this identification did not disappear. The town was still called Sanctjhonstoun, the festivals of the Baptist continued to serve as calendar dates, and the St. John's bell continued to call parishioners to the kirk. Even more striking, images of the Baptist survived — on the bells, in the hammermen's silver marks, and in the town seal. Protestant usage would eventually shift the meanings associated with the Baptist, but the saint would never disappear entirely from the town's constructed identity.
Enhanced Energy Dissipation by Parasitic Capillaries on Short Gravity–Capillary Waves
Authors: Tsai Wu-ting , Hung Li-ping 
Published: July 2010

Abstract
The increased energy dissipation caused by the formation of parasitic capillary wavelets on moderately short, steep gravity–capillary waves is studied numerically. This study focuses on understanding the mechanism leading to dissipation enhancement and on exploring the possible correlation between the enhanced dissipation rate and the characteristic parameters of the parasitic capillaries. The interaction between the parasitic capillary wave train and the underlying dominant flow of the carrier wave induces strong vortex shedding and imposes large straining immediately underneath the troughs of the capillary ripples. These localized strains are very effective in dissipating energy of the carrier gravity–capillary wave. The attenuation rate of the carrier wave can increase by more than one order of magnitude in the presence of capillary wavelets. Systematic simulations for various carrier wavelengths and steepnesses reveal that the enhanced dissipation rate can be quantified well by a simple parameter: the average of all the difference between the local maximum and minimum slopes along the entire carrier wave surface, which is equivalent to the mean slope of the parasitic capillary wave train. The enhanced dissipation rate increases approximately linearly with the carrier gravity–capillary wavenumber for a given mean slope of the capillary wave train. The increased energy dissipation caused by the formation of parasitic capillaries is also found to significantly impact on the characteristics of three-dimensional instabilities of finite-amplitude, uniform gravity–capillary waves.
8q24 sequence variants in relation to prostate cancer risk among men of African descent: A case-control study
Authors: Benford Marnita L , VanCleave Tiva T , Lavender Nicole A , Kittles Rick A , Kidd LaCreis R 
Published: June 2010

Abstract

Background
Human chromosome 8q24 has been implicated in prostate tumorigenesis.

Methods
Consequently, we evaluated seven 8q24 sequence variants relative to prostate cancer (PCA) in a case-control study involving men of African descent. Genetic alterations were detected in germ-line DNA from 195 incident PCA cases and 531 controls using TaqMan polymerase chain reaction (PCR).

Results
Inheritance of the 8q24 rs16901979 T allele corresponded to a 2.5-fold increase in the risk of developing PCA for our test group. These findings were validated using multifactor dimensionality reduction (MDR) and permutation testing (p = 0.038). The remaining 8q24 targets were not significantly related to PCA outcomes.

Conclusions
Although compelling evidence suggests that the 8q24 rs16901979 locus may serve as an effective PCA predictor, our findings require additional evaluation in larger studies.
Measles-Mumps-Rubella-Varicella Combination Vaccine and the Risk of Febrile Seizures
Authors: Klein Nicola P. , Fireman Bruce , Yih W. Katherine , Lewis Edwin , Kulldorff Martin , Ray Paula , Baxter Roger , Hambidge Simon , Nordin James , Naleway Allison , Belongia Edward A. , Lieu Tracy , Baggs James , Weintraub Eric ,   for the Vaccine Safety Datalink
Published: June 2010

OBJECTIVE:In February 2008, we alerted the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices to preliminary evidence of a twofold increased risk of febrile seizures after the combination measles-mumps-rubella-varicella (MMRV) vaccine when compared with separate measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) and varicella vaccines. Now with data on twice as many vaccine recipients, our goal was to reexamine seizure risk after MMRV vaccine.METHODS:Using 2000–2008 Vaccine Safety Datalink data, we assessed seizures and fever visits among children aged 12 to 23 months after MMRV and separate MMR + varicella vaccines. We compared seizure risk after MMRV vaccine to that after MMR + varicella vaccines by using Poisson regression as well as with supplementary regressions that incorporated chart-review results and self-controlled analyses.RESULTS:MMRV vaccine recipients (83 107) were compared with recipients of MMR + varicella vaccines (376 354). Seizure and fever significantly clustered 7 to 10 days after vaccination with all measles-containing vaccines but not after varicella vaccination alone. Seizure risk during days 7 to 10 was higher after MMRV than after MMR + varicella vaccination (relative risk: 1.98 [95% confidence interval: 1.43–2.73]). Supplementary analyses yielded similar results. The excess risk for febrile seizures 7 to 10 days after MMRV compared with separate MMR + varicella vaccination was 4.3 per 10 000 doses (95% confidence interval: 2.6–5.6).CONCLUSIONS:Among 12- to 23-month-olds who received their first dose of measles-containing vaccine, fever and seizure were elevated 7 to 10 days after vaccination. Vaccination with MMRV results in 1 additional febrile seizure for every 2300 doses given instead of separate MMR + varicella vaccines. Providers who recommend MMRV should communicate to parents that it increases the risk of fever and seizure over that already associated with measles-containing vaccines.
Seasonal Variation of Egg Size and Shape in Ypthima multistriata (Lepidoptera: Satyridae) in Relation to Maternal Body Size as a Morphological Constraint
Authors: Noriyuki Suzuki , Kishi Shigeki , Nishida Takayoshi 
Published: June 2010

Abstract
To evaluate the role of the constraint on egg size imposed by maternal size, we examined the relationships between female body size and egg size and shape in the grass-feeding satyrine butterfly Ypthima multistriata Butler (Lepidoptera: Satyridae). In this species, larger and smaller mothers occur in the first and second generations, respectively. Egg size relative to maternal body size (relative egg size) was larger in the second generation than in the first generation. However, no body size constraint on egg volume was apparent in either generation. The degree of egg elongation (the ratio of egg length to egg width) increased significantly with relative egg size only in the second generation, but the correlation was quite weak. These results indicate that body size does not strongly constrain the determination of egg size; therefore, mothers have little need to elongate their eggs to respond to morphological constraints.
Rice Weevils and Maize Weevils (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) Respond Differently to Disturbance of Stored Grain
Authors: Plague Gordon R , Voltaire Gaelle , Walsh Bridget E , Dougherty Kevin M 
Published: June 2010

Abstract
Rice weevils, Sitophilus oryzae (L.), and maize weevils, Sitophilus zeamais Motschulsky (Coleoptera: Curculionidae), are important pests of stored grain. We have observed that rice weevil adults have a greater propensity than maize weevils to climb upward after physical disturbance of stored grain. Our objective was to quantify this climbing behavior in both species under a variety of environmental conditions to assess whether our anecdotal observations were correct. We confirmed that, after a disturbance, significantly more rice weevils climb than maize weevils when reared on fresh wheat, Triticum aestivum L., and corn, Zea mays L., and at relatively low and high population density. This greater climbing tendency is apparently exclusively due to S. oryzae males, which climb significantly more often than females. This work not only elucidates the divergent evolutionary histories of these sibling species but also may provide useful information for the monitoring and control of these stored grain pests.
Digging through Disaster Rubble in Search of the Determinants of Organizational Mitigation and Preparedness
Authors: Sadiq Abdul‐Akeem 
Published: July 2010

AbstractDisaster researchers have established the determinants of mitigation and preparedness at the household level of analysis. However, at the organizational level, there is limited research and no theory to guide research on the determinants of mitigation and preparedness. The research question is “what are the determinants of mitigation and preparedness at the organizational level?” The data come from a survey of 227 organizations in Memphis, Tennessee. This study uses Tobit regression technique to identify the determinants and finds that organizational size and concern over disaster impact are strong positive determinants of mitigation and preparedness in organizations. In addition, there is a significant and nonlinear relationship between organizational obstacle and mitigation and preparedness activities. This study concludes with policy implications and recommendations for future studies.