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Stomach flushing affects survival/emigration in wild lizards: a study case with rainbow lizards (Agama agama) in Nigeria
Authors: Akani Godfrey , Ebere Nwabueze , Pérez-Mellado Valentin , Luiselli Luca 
Published: May 2011

AbstractStomach flushing is one of the proposed techniques to study lizard diets. Apparently, it is ranged, together with direct observation and faecal analysis, as a non-harmful method for dietary studies. Some works explored the usefullness of stomach flushing, but we lack information about its effect on lizard's survival probabilities. In this paper we studied the effect of stomach flushing in an urban population of the rainbow lizard (Agama agama) from Calabar (Nigeria). During a period of five months of 2010, 147 lizards were noosed, sexed and individually marked. One group of lizards was stomach flushed only once, whereas the rest of lizards were not flushed. The flushed sample of lizards showed a lower survival than non-flushed lizards of all sex and age classes. In this study, the pictured diet from stomach flushing was very similar to results obtained with a faecal analysis of the same lizard population. Thus, both methods seem to be reliable to study the diet of the rainbow lizard. However, our results indicate that stomach flushing increases the probability of mortality (or at least emigration rates) in all age and sex classes, precluding its extensive use as a method to study lizard's diets.
Lessons of Lament: Reflections on the correspondence between the Lament Psalms and early Australian Pentecostal Prayer
Authors: Melton Narelle Jane 
Published: May 2011

AbstractThis paper reflects on research which discovered a correspondence between the form of the biblical lament psalms and the early Australian Pentecostal (1908 – 1937) practice of prayer. It is argued that this has significant implications for Christians today in relation to the critique that the contemporary church has lost the practice of lament. Specifically four dimensions of lament-prayer were considered for contemporary Pentecostal Christianity, including (1) the lament dialogue, (2) the lament protest, (3) the margins of lament, and (4) the glossolalic lament. Overall, it is proposed that Pentecostal Christians are uniquely situated to forge a path in light of these results and re-incorporate laments into their worship and pastoral care practises.
New Frontiers in Tongues Research: A Symposium
Authors: Holm Randall , Wolf Matthew , Smith James 
Published: May 2011

AbstractTheological reflection on the 'lived reality' of Pentecostal/charismatic spirituality continues to consider tongues-speech (glossolalia) an important phenomenon that still elicits new questions and research trajectories. In this interdisciplinary symposium, the authors consider the 'state of the question' in theological, philosophical, and linguistic research on tongues and offer new proposals and paradigms.
Reflecting on Roots: Robert Jenson's Theology of Judaism in a Pentecostal Key
Authors: Chan Michael Jay 
Published: May 2011

AbstractThe identity of 'Israel' has been important for Pentecostals for some time, especially in circles influenced by dispensationalism. Recent developments in ecumenical studies suggest that it is possible to construct an alternative theology of Judaism. Ecumenist Robert Jenson argues that Judaism's continued commitment to the Torah reflects God's will, even though it represents an implicit 'no' to Christ. This is because Jesus' resurrected Jewish body is only made available to the world through both church and synagogue. While problems remain in Jenson's work, a pneumatological rereading of his proposal – based on the NT's depiction of Christ's body as Spirit-anointed (e.g. Lk. 3.22; 4.1, 18-19) – is a constructive step toward a theology of Judaism. This rereading of Jenson suggests that both Christian and Jewish communities are communities of the Spirit. If true, Jewish literature might play a larger role in shaping Pentecostal theology. I propose three examples: (1) in the development of Pentecostal hermeneutical strategies, (2) in providing untapped pneumatological resources, and (3) concerning our common vision of a divinely recreated world.
Speaking in Tongues and the Mission of God Ad Gentes
Authors: Bliese Richard 
Published: May 2011

AbstractThe Pentecostal and Charismatic movements have assisted many denominations, including Lutherans, with the call to mission by challenging them with a new view of the Holy Spirit. A full immersion in these movements along with a firm grounding in the tradition will lead to a fuller grasp of what the Spirit is doing in the world. This article reviews two prominent Lutheran theologians who have shaped a whole generation of leaders concerning the Holy Spirit: Robert Jenson and Larry Christenson. In response to their work, I will explore how the work of the Spirit can be understood when framed within God's mission (the missio Dei). The call to mission is central. The church emerges as it engages in the missionary activity of witness and sanctification. This is the story of Acts. It is the story of the Spirit. The church's missionary call is to speak in tongues.
'The Spirit helps us in our weakness': Charismatization of Worldwide Christianity and the Quest for an Appropriate Pneumatology with Focus on the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Tanzania
Authors: Fischer Moritz 
Published: May 2011

AbstractThe globally mushrooming Pentecostal-charismatic movement is a challenge, not only for the so-called mainline or historic churches, but also for the older traditional Pentecostal churches and also for the Mission Churches in the southern hemisphere who originate in the two former mentioned contributions in mission. Mostly these southern churches are independent in the meanwhile, but struggling for an authentic theological identity which is based in the scripture but is also able to respond to the questions of cultural and post-modern identity in the era of globalization. Focusing these developments in the multi-denominational and culturally diverse country of Tanzania might methodologically be a help as an example in a more and more complex world to avoid simplifying answers. My ecumenical concern is rooted in the insight that open culturally and socially diverse Christians all over the world are challenged to learn from each other in mutuality. What can I as a western German Lutheran learn from North American Pentecostals or from Tanzanian Christian believers? What could be my contribution to both of them especially concerning the question for a worldwide appropriate pneumatology?
Climbing the Lampstand-Witness-Trees: Revelation's Use of Zechariah 4 in Light of Speech Act Theory
Authors: Tanner Cullen 
Published: May 2011

AbstractThis article traces John's use of Zechariah 4 through its most likely first century perceptions in conjunction with the implicit ecclesial audience of Revelation. After placing the Apocalypse amid the atmosphere of Second Temple Judaism in the Roman Empire, it provides conjecture as to the theological implications of these speech acts on the Church of Revelation. These findings are then used to piece together the illocutionary force of John's use of Zechariah 4 and the resulting perlocution, which together comprise an essential element of the pneumatology that John supports in Revelation. When interpreting through such a lens, one ought to ask not only who the Spirit is but how this biblical author anticipated his audience to act in response to this document and to the Holy Spirit.
Pentecostals and Divine Impassibility: A Response to Daniel Castelo
Authors: Gabriel Andrew 
Published: May 2011

AbstractThis article responds to Daniel Castelo's recent recommendation of the doctrine of divine impassibility to Pentecostals. In contrast to Castelo's proposal, this article argues that Pentecostals are justified in dropping the term 'impassibility' and, moreover, that Pentecostals have a pneumatological reason for affirming divine passibility implicit within their spirituality of speaking in tongues.
A Lutheran Among Friendly Pentecostals
Authors: Jenson Robert 
Published: May 2011

AbstractJenson offers an appreciative response to the overtures of Jeffrey Lamp (Scripture), Chris Green (sacraments), Michael Chan (Judaism), and Rick Bliese (the charismatic Spirit). In explicating his theological stance, Jenson calls for a deeper appreciation of the sacramental unity of the Church and of the church's Spirit-shaped history. In regard to Judaism, he calls for Jewish and Christian theologians to think together on shared problems. Jenson accepts the genuineness of charismatic gifts, but he cannot agree with Pentecostalism's doctrine of a Spirit baptism subsequent to water baptism. Finally, he affirms the Church's pursuit of one eucharistic community.
The Spirit and the Story: Some Pentecostal Musings on Robert W. Jenson's View of Scripture
Authors: Lamp Jeffrey 
Published: May 2011

AbstractThis essay examines Robert W. Jenson's understanding of how Scripture functions for the Church, particularly in terms of how the canonical triad of Scripture, creed, and office form an interpretive synergism for helping the church fulfill its task of gospel-speaking in the post-apostolic world. Jenson's views are then brought into a brief conversation with various strands of Pentecostal belief regarding the role Scripture plays within that tradition. This interchange highlights areas in which both parties are in agreement as well as areas where the positions of each might inform the other's views. Given that each in their own way seeks to understand the role of the Spirit in helping the church remain faithful to its apostolic roots, an exchange of ideas between the two parties might give each a greater appreciation for the multifaceted work of the Spirit in the preservation and proclamation of the gospel in the world.
Statistical Significance Testing with Mahalanobis Distance for Thresholds Estimated from Constant Stimuli Method
Authors: Uchikawa Keiji , Hoshino Takahiro , Nagai Takehiro 
Published: May 2011

AbstractThe t-test and the analysis of variance are commonly used as statistical significance testing methods. However, they cannot assess the significance of differences between thresholds within individual observers estimated from the constant stimuli method; these thresholds are not defined as averages of samples, but they are rather defined as functions of parameters of psychometric functions fitted to participants' responses. Moreover, the statistics necessary for these statistical testing methods cannot be derived. In this paper, we propose a new statistical testing method to assess the statistical significance of differences between thresholds estimated from the constant stimuli method. The new method can assess not only threshold differences but also main effects and interactions in multifactor experiments, exploiting the asymptotic normality of maximum likelihood estimators and the characteristics of multivariate normal distributions. This proposed method could be used in similar cases to the analysis of variance for thresholds estimated from the adjustment method and the staircase method. Finally, we present some data on simulations in which we tested assumptions, power and type I error of the proposed method.
Adaptation Affects Both High and Low (Subitized) Numbers Under Conditions of High Attentional Load
Authors: Burr David , Anobile Giovanni , Turi Marco 
Published: May 2011

AbstractIt has recently been reported that, like most sensory systems, numerosity is subject to adaptation. However, the effect seemed to be limited to numerosity estimation outside the subitizing range. In this study we show that low numbers, clearly in the subitizing range, are adaptable under conditions of high attentional load. These results support the idea that numerosity is detected by a perceptual mechanism that operates over the entire range of numbers, supplemented by an attention-based system for small numbers (subitizing).
Letter Posting and Orientation Matching: Two Equivalent Tasks in Action and Perception?
Authors: Franz Volker , Hesse Constanze , Schenk Thomas 
Published: May 2011

AbstractThe finding that in a patient with visual form agnosia (DF), the performance level varies in a visuomotor letter-posting task and a perceptual orientation matching task was considered as part of the evidence for the perception–action model (Milner and Goodale, 1995). In this study we examined an alternative interpretation of these findings. We specifically tested whether orientation matching and letter posting can be accomplished using different strategies. Sixteen neurologically intact participants were asked to either put cards of different sizes through a target slot of a certain orientation or to simply indicate the slot's orientation. Letter-posting was performed in three different conditions varying the amount of visual feedback available. Results show that some participants apply a strategy of obstacle-avoidance in the posting task. That is, they oriented the card such that the safety margin between the edges of the target and the card was increased. This tendency became stronger with increasing card size. In contrast, in the orientation matching task, the end-orientation of the card was unaffected by its size and closer to the slot's actual orientation. The findings suggest that posting and matching can be solved using different visuo-spatial information. The perception–action dissociation reported for these tasks in DF might therefore simply indicate a difficulty in computing visual orientation, an ability that is needed for successful orientation matching but not for posting.
Simulated Viewpoint Jitter Shakes Sensory Conflict Accounts of Vection
Authors: Palmisano Stephen , Kim Juno , Allison Robert , Bonato Frederick 
Published: May 2011

AbstractSensory conflict has been used to explain the way we perceive and control our self-motion, as well as the aetiology of motion sickness. However, recent research on simulated viewpoint jitter provides a strong challenge to one core prediction of these theories — that increasing sensory conflict should always impair visually induced illusions of self-motion (known as vection). These studies show that jittering self-motion displays (thought to generate significant and sustained visual–vestibular conflict) actually induce superior vection to comparable non-jittering displays (thought to generate only minimal/transient sensory conflict). Here we review viewpoint jitter effects on vection, postural sway, eye-movements and motion sickness, and relate them to recent behavioural and neurophysiological findings. It is shown that jitter research provides important insights into the role that sensory interaction plays in self-motion perception.
Particle Habit Imaging Using Incoherent Light: A First Step toward a Novel Instrument for Cloud Microphysics
Authors: Schön Roland , Schnaiter Martin , Ulanowski Zbigniew , Schmitt Carl , Benz Stefan , Möhler Ottmar , Vogt Steffen , Wagner Robert , Schurath Ulrich 
Published: May 2011

Abstract
The imaging unit of the novel cloud particle instrument Particle Habit Imaging and Polar Scattering (PHIPS) probe has been developed to image individual ice particles produced inside a large cloud chamber. The PHIPS produces images of single airborne ice crystals, illuminated with white light of an ultrafast flashlamp, which are captured at a maximum frequency of ∼5 Hz by a charge-coupled device (CCD) camera with microscope optics. The imaging properties of the instrument were characterized by means of crystalline sodium hexafluorosilicate ice analogs, which are stable at room temperature. The optical resolving power of the system is ∼2 μm. By using dedicated algorithms for image processing and analysis, the ice crystal images can be analyzed automatically in terms of size and selected shape parameters. PHIPS has been operated at the cloud simulation chamber facility Aerosol Interaction and Dynamics in the Atmosphere (AIDA) of the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology at different temperatures between −17° and −4°C in order to study the influence of the ambient conditions, that is, temperature and ice saturation ratio, on ice crystal habits. The area-equivalent size distributions deduced from the PHIPS images are compared with the retrieval results from Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) extinction spectroscopy in case of small (&lt;20 μm) and with single particle data from the cloud particle imager in case of larger (&gt;20 μm) ice particles. Good agreement is found for both particle size regimes.
Estimating Gale to Hurricane Force Winds Using the Satellite Altimeter
Authors: Quilfen Yves , Vandemark Doug , Chapron Bertrand , Feng Hui , Sienkiewicz Joe 
Published: May 2011

Abstract
A new model is provided for estimating maritime near-surface wind speeds (U10) from satellite altimeter backscatter data during high wind conditions. The model is built using coincident satellite scatterometer and altimeter observations obtained from QuikSCAT and Jason satellite orbit crossovers in 2008 and 2009. The new wind measurements are linear with inverse radar backscatter levels, a result close to the earlier altimeter high wind speed model of Young (1993). By design, the model only applies for wind speeds above 18 m s−1. Above this level, standard altimeter wind speed algorithms are not reliable and typically underestimate the true value. Simple rules for applying the new model to the present-day suite of satellite altimeters (Jason-1, Jason-2, and Envisat RA-2) are provided, with a key objective being provision of enhanced data for near-real-time forecast and warning applications surrounding gale to hurricane force wind events. Model limitations and strengths are discussed and highlight the valuable 5-km spatial resolution sea state and wind speed altimeter information that can complement other data sources included in forecast guidance and air–sea interaction studies.
Red/Near-Infrared Light-Emitting Organic–Inorganic Hybrids Doped with Covalently Bound Boron Dipyrromethene (BODIPY) Dyes via Microwave-Assisted One-Pot Process
Authors: Kajiwara Yuichi , Nagai Atsushi , Chujo Yoshiki 
Published: May 2011

Abstract
Red/near-infrared (NIR) light-emitting boron dipyrromethene (BODIPY) dyes bearing methacryloyl groups were synthesized, and these dyes were covalently bonded to poly(2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate) (PHEMA)–silica hybrids. The preparation of their hybrids was performed by simultaneous sol–gel reaction of trimethoxy(methyl)silane and radical copolymerization of 2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate (HEMA) with the dyes under microwave irradiation or conventional heating. Strong red/NIR light-emitting hybrids without discoloration of the dyes were successfully obtained under microwave irradiation, whereas the dyes lost luminescent properties in the hybrids prepared under conventional heating. Photostability test of the hybrids showed that covalent attachment of the dyes led to significant improvement in the photostability in comparison with the solution state. Further, elution amount of the dyes from the hybrids in organic solvents decreased relative to that from physical dye-admixing hybrids due to the covalent bond between PHEMA and the dyes.
Thermochromism and Magnetic Susceptibility of Copper(II) Anthracene-9-carboxylate
Authors: Kyuzou Manabu , Maeda Akihiro , Wada Moritaka , Watanabe Syunya , Takei Tohru , Ohmura Tetsushi , Kowaguchi Yoshikazu , Mori Wasuke , Tanaka Jiro 
Published: May 2011

Abstract
We investigated the thermochromism of copper(II) anthracene-9-carboxylate experimentally and theoretically. We performed X-ray crystal structure analysis at 233 and 113 K, measured magnetic susceptibility for 300–2 K, diffuse reflection spectra at 300 and 77 K, and spectra of the molecule in EPA solution at 300 and 77 K. DFT and TD-DFT calculations were performed to discuss magnetic properties and electronic spectra. The thermochromism was ascribed to a decrease in occupancy in the triplet state at 300 K due to a drop in temperature, since the LMCT band of the triplet state (3LMCT) at 510 nm diminished with a decrease in the population of triplet state at lower temperature. The assignment of electronic absorption bands and the nature of chemical bonding are discussed with the results of DFT and TD-DFT calculation.
Cladielloides C and D: Novel Eunicellin-Based Diterpenoids from an Indonesian Octocoral Cladiella sp.
Authors: Tai Chia-Ying , Chen Yung-Husan , Hwang Tsong-Long , Fang Lee-Shing , Wang Wei-Hsien , Liu Ming-Chin , Su Jui-Hsin , Wu Yang-Chang , Sung Ping-Jyun 
Published: May 2011

Abstract
Chemical investigation on an Indonesian octocoral identified as Cladiella sp. has led to the isolation of two novel eunicellin-based diterpenoids, cladielloides C (1) and D (2). The structures of 1 and 2 were established by spectroscopic methods. Compound 1 exhibited significant cytotoxicity toward CCRF-CEM tumor cells and metabolites 1 and 2 displayed moderate inhibitory effects on superoxide anion generation by human neutrophils.
Direct Observation of Different Reaction Pathways by X-rays in the Photoisomerization of Cobaloxime Complexes with Diphenylboron Bridging
Authors: Hirano Akira , Sekine Akiko , Uekusa Hidehiro , Ohashi Yuji 
Published: May 2011

Abstract
The 4-cyanobutyl groups of (4-cyanobutyl)(dimethylglyoximato)[O-(diphenylboranylium)dimethylglyoximato](pyridine)cobalt(III) and (4-cyanobutyl)(dimethylglyoximato)[O-(diphenylboranylium)dimethylglyoximato](4-ethylpyridine)cobalt(III) were isomerized to the 3-cyanobutyl groups with retention of the single-crystal form on exposure to visible light for 24 h. When the pyridine complex crystal was further irradiated for 48 h, the photoproduced 3-cyanobutyl group was transformed to a 1-cyanobutyl group with retention of the single-crystal form. However, the 3-cyanobutyl group of the 4-ethylpyridine complex was not further isomerized. Such different reaction pathways are clearly elucidated with the size and shape of the reaction cavity for the 4-cyanobutyl group in the crystal before photoirradiation.
Coverage and Performance of Colorectal Cancer Screening with the Faecal Occult Blood Test in Finland
Authors: Malila Nea , Palva Tiina , Malminiemi Outi , Paimela Hannu , Anttila Ahti , Hakulinen Timo , Jäaurvinen Heikki , Kotisaari Marja-Liisa , Pikkarainen Pekka , Rautalahti Matti , Sankila Risto , Vertio Harri , Hakama Matti 
Published: May 2011

Introduction Mortality from colorectal cancer has been shown to decrease by repeated screening using faecal occult blood (FOB) testing in randomized screening trials. This report presents coverage and performance of organized screening among the general population in Finland. Methods In 2004-2007, people aged 60-69 years were randomized into biennial screening and control arms. The screening test was a guaiac-based FOB test (Hemoccult®) with dietary restriction and three test cards for six consecutive samples. Test positives were referred for full colonoscopy. The programme was launched in 2004 and subsequently it expanded over regions and age-cohorts. Results In 2007, the programme covered one-third of the target population and 74,592 people had been invited for screening, of them 26,866 for the second round. Uptakes for the first and second rounds, respectively, were 62% and 68% in men and 77% and 80% in women. The proportion of test positives increased from 2.4% to 2.9% from the first to the second round and the positive predictive value for cancers decreased from 7.5% to 4.3%. Conclusions By 2007, organized colorectal cancer screening covered one-third of the target population in Finland. Implementation of screening measured with response rate was successful and met the criteria for a public health programme, but performance in terms of positive predictive value needs monitoring.