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,,JHWH, Gott meiner Rettung!&ldquo Beobachtungen und Erwägungen zur Struktur von Psalm lxxxviii
Authors: Weber Beat 
Published: October 2008

AbstractPsalm lxxxviii consists of two cantos, four stanzas, ten strophes, and twenty bicola. Two bicola consistently form a strophe, and two, sometimes three strophes form larger units, or stanzas. Two stanzas make up the psalm's first half (a canto), and two stanzas make up its second half (a second canto). The psalm-halves, which contribute to the alternating structure of the whole (ABA'B'), correspond and complete one another (a diptych).The speaker reviews the past and reports on his persistent suffering and prayer. Verses 3, 11, and 15 are to be understood as quotable coordinated “prayers within a prayer”. Along with the recurrent apostrophes of God (verses 2, 10, and 14), they actualize the whole: despite darkness and the lack of a reply, they keep the direct address to YHWH as the “God of my salvation” (2a) alive.
Constructing Meaning in the Face of Suffering: Theodicy in Lamentations
Authors: Boase Elizabeth 
Published: October 2008

AbstractThis article explores the existence of theodic elements within the book of Lamentations. Drawing on the typology outlined by A. Laato and J. C. de Moor (Theodicy in the World of the Bible [Leiden, 2003]) it is identified that Lamentations explores both retributive and educative theodicy within its poems. Other theodic solutions are not, however, present. Although these theodic solutions are present, it cannot be argued that Lamentations constitutes a theodicy as such. Rather, the poems raise and in turn subvert a range of possible theodic assertions in response to the existential crisis which emerged in the wake of the fall of Jerusalem in 586 BCE.
Through a Glass Darkly: Zechariah's Unprocessed Visionary Experience
Authors: Tiemeyer Lena-Sofia 
Published: October 2008

AbstractThis article proposes a new interpretation of Zechariah's vision report. Zechariah's vision report has the distinct quality of an unprocessed description of a visionary experience without much ideological reflection and it attempts to impose ideological meanings onto a multivalent experience. This statement is suggested primarily by the often confused quality of the account, in combination with its interpretative openness. It is further supported by the existence of later textual additions (e.g. Zech. i 14-17; ii 10-17; iii 8b, 10; iv 6b-10a) which serve to accredit Zechariah's originally pristine report with religious and political significance.
Additional Observations Relating to the Legal Significance of Psalm ciii 12
Authors: Pickut William 
Published: October 2008

AbstractDistinctions in morpho-syntax and meaning between Ps. ciii 12 and the Aramaic quittance formulae must be taken into account, in order to avoid a misappropriation of Mr. Gregory's observations. Legally speaking, the psalm presents God as one who grants pardon for sin, but He cannot be shown to have actually relinquished the grounds for litigation.
Greek Deuteronomy's “Fever and Chills” and Their Magical Afterlife
Authors: Lincicum David 
Published: October 2008

AbstractThe Greek text of Deut. xxviii 22 preserves the earliest reference in a Jewish context to “fever and chills”, a pair that repeatedly surfaces in later incantations. This provided both a scriptural justification for some Greek curses and contributed to the “magical Wirkungsgeschichte” of Deuteronomy itself.
The Role of the Secondary Characters in the Story of the Anointing of Saul (I Samuel ix-x)
Authors: Jacobs Jonathan 
Published: October 2008

AbstractIn this article I address the roles of the secondary characters in the story of the anointing of Saul as king (I Sam. ix-x). This story contains more than the usual number of secondary characters in a biblical narrative, with some of them playing strange or unusual roles. Through literary analysis of the story's structure and its key words, it becomes clear that the secondary characters play a central role in the story. The hidden message of the story, arising from the chiastic structure of this unit, the molding of the main character, and the molding of the secondary characters surrounding him, is that the king of Israel does not come to be chosen by chance; his selection is guided by God. This message is important for the reader, but the development of the story shows that Saul himself learns the same lesson over the course of the events.
“Bēl Bows, Nabû Stoops!” The Prophecy of Isaiah xlvi 1-2 as a Reflection of Babylonian “Processional Omens”
Authors: Schaudig Hanspeter 
Published: October 2008

AbstractThis article argues that Isa xlvi 1-2 represents a prophecy given on the occasion of the Babylonian New Year's festival. It is based on the condition and “behaviour” of the Babylonian cult statues carried in procession. This prophecy is not only directly dependent upon a group of Babylonian omens, called “processional omens”, but also follows the Babylonian custom of divining portents from the condition and movement of the statue of Marduk at the New Year's festival.
Psalm cxlv: David's Song of Praise
Authors:   Booij
Published: October 2008

AbstractIn Psalm cxlv the Taw-verse makes an inclusion with the title. This is the more remarkable since only this psalm has in its title the word tehillā. As “a song of praise of David”, Psalm cxlv recalls the books of Chronicles, especially in showing David's part in the praise of God. The text complies with the cultic situation in David's time as portrayed in Chronicles. So Psalm cxlv appears to be a text written ex persona Davidis. As such, it was meant to be an introduction to Psalms cxlvi-cl.
“No Future for the Proud Exultant Ones” The Exilic Book of the Four Prophets (Hos., Am., Mic., Zeph.) as a Concept Opposed to the Deuteronomistic History
Authors: Wöhrle Jakob 
Published: October 2008

AbstractIn the research of the last years, the existence of a collection comprising the four prophetic books of Hosea, Amos, Micah and Zephaniah as a precursor of the Book of the Twelve has often been presumed. However, the intention of this collection has been defined inadequately, since the passages assigned to the redactors of this collection differ greatly from each other in their individual content. But compared with the Deuteronomistic History, the intent of this Book of the Four becomes evident. It presents a history of prophecy relying on the history described in the books of Kings but with its own interpretation. Not only cultic, but also social offences led to the divine wrath, and social criteria will determine the future of the people. Thus, the exilic Book of the Four can be understood as a concept opposed to the Deuteronomistic History.
Der Mensch lebt nicht vom Brot allein, sondern …
Authors: Kiss Jenö 
Published: October 2008

AbstractThe aim of this study is, on the one side, to inquire into the meaning of the expression in Deut. viii 3b. Because this expression appears only once in the Old Testament, this study investigates the genitival construction in Num. xxx 13; Deut. xxiii 24; Jer. xvii 16, and Ps. lxxxix 35, and the expression in Num. xxx 3; Judg. xi 36; Isa. xlv 23; and lv 11. One may conclude that these expressions bear signs of a juridical language, with the connotation of ‘self commitment’. Accordingly, in Deut. viii 3b denotes the self commitment of YHWH. Secondly, the study explores the meaning of the expression. Following the lead of Deut. viii 16-18, it arrives at the conclusion that “bread alone” denotes food detached from YHWH, acquired by one's own efforts, in contrast to the manna, the symbol of the provision of God. According to the final clause of Deut. viii 3b, YHWH teaches his people that, when there is food and wealth, they recognise his covenantal love, the sole foundation of Israel's life.
Understanding Amos vi 12 in Light of his other Rhetorical Questions
Authors: Allen Spencer 
Published: October 2008

AbstractThe MT of Amos vi 12a comprises a pair of rhetorical questions: “Do horses run on the rock(s)? Or does one plow with oxen?” An analysis of Amos' other pairs of rhetorical questions, which demonstrate a high degree of semantic and structural parallelism, suggests that the MT is corrupt. Four criteria are accordingly derived from these other rhetorical questions to evaluate the numerous proposed solutions for vi 12a. Alan Cooper's emendation is identified as most consistent with Amos' general usage: “Do horses run on crags? Or does the wild ox plow in the valley?”
The Cult at Kiriath Yearim: Implications from the Biblical Record
Authors: Leuchter Mark 
Published: October 2008

AbstractKiriath Yearim typically appears as little more than a geographical setting throughout the narratives and poetry of the Bible, and in some cases it is alluded to in such veiled terms that interpreters have often times not even noticed the allusion. This is understandable when we consider the principle events that take place in or around the city within the Biblical narrative: the conquest under Joshua, the fall of the Elides, the capture and the eventual return of the Ark from the Philistines, and the momentous installation of the Ark in Jerusalem under David. In all of these cases, attention is commanded by the dramatic circumstances and personalities involved as part of a larger historical yarn. Yet in each of these episodes, the circumstances involving Kiriath Yearim involve brief and subtle but concrete references to the city's cultic dimensions and point to its position as a major cult center in pre-Monarchic Israel. Additional passages from the prophetic corpus provide greater detail regarding a once-flourishing cult at Kiriath Yearim that had withered in subsequent eras, but which still occupied a position in the nation's religious consciousness and memory and which became an important theme in the prophetic discourse of the 8th through 6th centuries BCE.
A “Transubstantiated” Humanity: The Relationship between the Divine Image and the Presence of God in Genesis i 26f
Authors: Herring Stephen 
Published: October 2008

AbstractSince the 1960's the consensus in Old Testament research regarding humanity's role as image of God has been along the lines of a functional or propagandistic interpretation. Thus, humanity represents the deity by functioning like him: they rule over the earth by his command and in his stead. This interpretation, however, often overlooks the ontological worldview of the ancient Near East where the distinction between object and referent was not as clear as it is today. The image functioned to make present the referent, be it god or king. In this way, the priestly conception of humanity as divine image is more than mere function but concerns the manifestation of divine presence as well.
3D Convective Storm Identification, Tracking, and Forecasting—An Enhanced TITAN Algorithm
Authors: Han Lei , Fu Shengxue , Zhao Lifeng , Zheng Yongguang , Wang Hongqing , Lin Yinjing 
Published: October 2008

Abstract
Storm identification, tracking, and forecasting make up an essential part of weather radar and severe weather surveillance operations. Existing nowcasting algorithms using radar data can be generally classified into two categories: centroid and cross-correlation tracking. Thunderstorm Identification, Tracking, and Nowcasting (TITAN) is a widely used centroid-type nowcasting algorithm based on this paradigm. The TITAN algorithm can effectively identify, track, and forecast individual convective storm cells, but TITAN tends to provide incorrect identification, tracking, and forecasting in cases where there are dense cells whose shape changes rapidly or where clusters of storm cells occur frequently. Aiming to improve the performance of TITAN in such scenarios, an enhanced TITAN (ETITAN) algorithm is presented. The ETITAN algorithm provides enhancements to the original TITAN algorithm in three aspects. First, in order to handle the false merger problem when two storm cells are adjacent, and to isolate individual storm cells from a cluster of storms, ETITAN uses a multithreshold identification method based on mathematical morphology. Second, in the tracking phase, ETITAN proposes a dynamic constraint-based combinatorial optimization method to track storms. Finally, ETITAN uses the motion vector field calculated by the cross-correlation method to forecast the position of the individual isolated storm cells. Thus, ETITAN combines aspects of the two general classes of nowcasting algorithms, that is, cross-correlation and centroid-type methods, to improve nowcasting performance. Results of experiments presented in this paper show the performance improvements of the ETITAN algorithm.
Recurving Tropical Cyclones: Singular Vector Sensitivity and Downstream Impacts
Authors: Reynolds Carolyn A. , Peng Melinda S. , Chen Jan-Huey 
Published: October 2008

Abstract
Singular vectors (SVs) are used to study the sensitivity of 2-day forecasts of recurving tropical cyclones (TCs) in the western North Pacific to changes in the initial state. The SVs are calculated using the tangent and adjoint models of the Navy Operational Global Atmospheric Prediction System (NOGAPS) for 72 forecasts for 18 TCs in the western North Pacific during 2006. In addition to the linear SV calculation, nonlinear perturbation experiments are also performed in order to examine 1) the similarity between nonlinear and linear perturbation growth and 2) the downstream impacts over the North Pacific and North America that result from changes to the 2-day TC forecast. Both nonrecurving and recurving 2-day storm forecasts are sensitive to changes in the initial state in the near-storm environment (in an annulus approximately 500 km from the storm center). During recurvature, sensitivity develops to the northwest of the storm, usually associated with a trough moving in from the west. These upstream sensitivities can occur as far as 4000 km to the northwest of the storm, over the Asian mainland, which has implications for adaptive observations. Nonlinear perturbation experiments indicate that the linear calculations reflect case-to-case variability in actual nonlinear perturbation growth fairly well, especially when the growth is large. The nonlinear perturbations show that for recurving tropical cyclones, small initial perturbations optimized to change the 2-day TC forecast can grow and propagate downstream quickly, reaching North America in 5 days. The fastest 5-day perturbation growth is associated with recurving storm forecasts that occur when the baroclinic instability over the North Pacific is relatively large. These results suggest that nonlinear forecasts perturbed using TC SVs may have utility for predicting the downstream impact of TC forecast errors over the North Pacific and North America.
Fatigue dimensions in patients with advanced cancer in relation to time of survival and quality of life
Authors: Lundh Hagelin C , Wengström Y , Åhsberg E , Fürst CJ 
Published: October 2008

To understand the relation between fatigue and patients emotional situation at the end of life, this cross-sectional study aimed to explore the association between multidimensional aspects of fatigue, emotional functioning and quality of life (QoL) in patients with advanced cancer at the end of life. Patients with advanced cancer answered fatigue related measurements (Borg Category Ratio-10 scale, Multidimensional Fatigue Inventory-20, Swedish Occupational Fatigue Inventory and the European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer Quality of Life Questionnaire Core-30), when admitted for specialised palliative care. A total of 228 patients with a median length of survival of 63 days were included. In relation to time of survival, fatigue increased closer to death, in both global and multidimensional aspects, as well as the patient’s experience of being sleepy. Marital status was found to affect the experience of fatigue in both global and multidimensional ratings of fatigue. The association between the experience of fatigue and feelings of being tense, worried, irritable or depressed and rated QoL decreased and was not evident closer to death. Fatigue in all dimensions increased, as patients got closer to death. The association between fatigue and both QoL and negative emotions faded away during the last days and weeks of life.
Pain in patients living in Norwegian nursing homes
Authors: Torvik K , Kaasa S , Kirkevold Ø , Rustøen T 
Published: October 2008

The aims of this study were to describe the pain and use of pain medication in nursing home patients and examine which variables that were associated with pain. Inpatients ( n = 307) older than 64 years from nursing homes were included. Pain was measured with a 4-point verbal rating scale in the self-reported group (SRG) and Doloplus-2 in the proxy-rated group (PRG). The mean age was 86 years (SD, 7), and more than two-thirds were female. A total of 128 (60%) patients were able to self-report their pain. Approximately 50% of the SRG reported ‘pain now’, and of these, nearly 50% reported moderate or severe pain intensity. Better cognitive function was associated with higher pain and receiving more potent pain medication in the SRG. The pain prevalence in the PRG was higher than in the SRG (67.5% vs 51%), but no variable was associated with proxy-rated pain. Nearly 30% in the SRG and 40% in the PRG did not receive pain medication in spite of pain. Pain is still a huge problem in the nursing homes, and more research is needed on pain management in nursing home residents.
Influence of Scaffold Stiffness on Subchondral Bone and Subsequent Cartilage Regeneration in an Ovine Model of Osteochondral Defect Healing
Authors: Schlichting Karin , Schell Hanna , Kleemann Ralf U. , Schill Alexander , Weiler Andreas , Duda Georg N. , Epari Devakara R. 
Published: October 2008

Background In osteochondral defects, subchondral bone, as a load-bearing structure, is believed to be important for bone and cartilage regeneration. Hypothesis A stiff scaffold creates better conditions for bone formation and cartilage regeneration than does a softer one. Study Design Controlled laboratory study. Methods Critical osteochondral defects were created in the femoral condyles of 24 sheep. Subchondral bone was reconstructed with a stiff scaffold or a modified softer one, with untreated defects serving as controls. The repair response was evaluated with mechanical, histological, and histomorphometrical techniques at 3 and 6 months postoperatively. Results The elastic modulus of regenerated fibrocartilage over the stiff scaffold tended to be higher than in the soft scaffold group (61 % vs 46% of healthy cartilage) at 3 months. No difference was determined at 6 months; all were well below healthy cartilage. Treated defects showed substantial degradation of the soft scaffold with surrounding sclerotic bone at 3 and 6 months. In contrast, degradation of the stiff scaffold was slower and occurred together with continuous osseous replacement. Conclusion Stiff scaffolds were found to improve bone regeneration. In contrast, soft scaffolds provided less support, and consequently subchondral bone became sclerotic. Although regenerated cartilage formed over the stiff scaffolds at 3 months, and these exhibited better mechanical properties than did the soft scaffold group, the mechanical properties in both treated groups were the same at 6 months, not dissimilar to that of tissue formed in the untreated specimens and inferior to native articular cartilage. Clinical Relevance The results imply that subchondral defect filling in clinical settings advances bone regeneration and should have a comparable stiffness to that of healthy subchondral bone rather than being too flexible. Degradation of resorbable materials and consequently the loss of stiffness may compromise the healing of critical defects.
Risk of Iatrogenic Injury to the Peroneal Nerve during Posterolateral Femoral Tunnel Placement in Double-Bundle Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction
Authors: Hall Michael P. , Ryzewicz Mark , Walsh Pamela J. , Sherman Orrin H. 
Published: October 2008

Background There has been concern for iatrogenic injury to the peroneal nerve with posterolateral femoral tunnel placement in double-bundle anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction. Hypothesis The common peroneal nerve and biceps tendon are at increased risk for injury by the guide wire as the knee is brought into increased extension. Study Design Controlled laboratory study. Methods An anatomical descriptive study was performed on 10 cadaveric knees (ages 49-67 years). After the native anterior cruciate ligament was removed arthroscopically, the posterolateral femoral tunnel starting point was identified using standardized measurements from the articular cartilage rim. With the use of a low-medial accessory portal and one cortical entry point, guide pins were inserted at 120°, 90°, and 70° of knee flexion. The guide pins were kept in situ, and the lateral structures of the knee were dissected. The distance between guide pins and the common peroneal nerve, as well as the relationship to the biceps tendon, were analyzed. Results The common peroneal nerve was not directly injured during any guide pin insertion. The mean distance from the guide pin at 120° of flexion was 44.3 mm (range, 36-53 mm), compared with 28.6 mm (range, 25-32 mm) at 90° of flexion and 22.8 mm (range, 20-28 mm) at 70° of flexion. The differences between all 3 groups were statistically significant (P < .0001). Guide pins inserted at 70° of flexion were also noted to pierce the biceps femoris tendon in all cases. Conclusion and Clinical Relevance During posterolateral femoral tunnel placement, the risk of injury to the common peroneal nerve is minimal but is increased as the knee is placed in less flexion. Guide pin placement at knee flexion of 120° is recommended to ensure safety of the peroneal nerve and the biceps tendon.
DFT calculation of crystallographic properties of dioctahedral 2:1 phyllosilicates
Authors: Ortega-Castro J. , Hernández-Haro N. , Hernández-Laguna A. , Sainz-Díaz C. I. 
Published: October 2008

AbstractThe low-charge dioctahedral 2:1 phyllosilicates are an important group of clay minerals that have a low degree of cation substitution and very weak interlayer interatomic interactions which are difficult to reproduce with quantum mechanical calculations. In order to study the crystallographic properties of these compounds with density functional theory (DFT) quantum-mechanical methods, an optimization of norm-conserving pseudopotentials of Al, Si, O, H and Na atoms has been carried out, and an optimization of the cutoff radii of the basis sets has been accomplished. Crystallographic properties and vibrational stretching frequencies of the OH groups, ν(OH), have been calculated, being consistent with previous computational and experimental results. All frequencies can be related to the different molecular environment of the OH groups. The effect of octahedral Fe3+ substitution on the ν(OH) frequency is reproduced. Several configurations of cation substitutions and interlayer cation (IC) positions are studied in low-charge dioctahedral 2:1 phyllosilicates, such as Al4(Si7–xAlx)O20(OH)4Nax, with x = 0.25, 0.50 and 0.75, indicating that the IVAl3+ is highly dispersed and the IC tends to be in the substituted ditrigonal hole. For the Al4(Si7Al)O20(OH)4Na composition, the trans-vacant form is more stable than the cis-vacant one.