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Several subspecies and forms of Haliotis virginea Gmelin, 1791 have been recognised, with intergrading variants between many of them. Published genetic data recovered none of the named subspecies as both monophyletic and significantly divergent from one another. Conversely, specimens previously referred to H. virginea from Manawatāwhi Three Kings Islands formed a strongly supported, highly divergent, monophyletic clade, herein described as Haliotis pirimoana n. sp. This species differs subtly but consistently in having finer and more numerous spiral threads than H. virginea at an equivalent stage of growth. Haliotis crispata A. Gould, 1847, H. gibba R.A. Philippi, 1846, H. huttoni Filhol, 1880, H. virginea morioria A.W.B. Powell, 1938, and H. virginea stewartae M. Jones & B. Owen, 2004 are interpreted as synonyms of H. virginea. Neotypes are designated for H. crispata and H. huttoni. ZooBank article LSID: urn:lsid:zoobank.org:pub:C0F24F1D-E531-40A7-AAB6-932086847DD7 [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The generic assignment of ‘Broderipia’ eximia has been problematic in the past, and here we propose a new trochid genus Akoyazara n. gen. for it and compare this with Broderipia. The type species of both genera have limpet-shaped shells, but they differ from each other in shell height, external shell sculpture, shell colour pattern, length of epipodial tentacles, shape of the cutting edge of the radular teeth, the presence or absence of a sensory organ at the base of each epipodial tentacle and a genitalia-like projection on the right side of the head. The strong radial ribs on the external shell surface of Akoyazara eximia are suggested to be an adaptation to highly exposed shores. The depressed limpet-shaped shell of Broderipia iridescens is likely to be adaptive, allowing access to narrow spaces in pits carved from rock, which have been bored and occupied by the sea urchins with which they live. Broderipia nitidissima is also transferred to Akoyazara (n. comb.), and this new genus currently includes only two species. New lectotypes of the type species of Broderipia, B. rosea and B. iridescens are designated herein based on specimens in the collection of the Natural History Museum, London. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

A new genus and species of the Osteopeltidae that is restricted to decaying baleen is described from 377 to 1042 m depth off mainland New Zealand, the Chatham Islands and the Auckland Islands. ZooBank registration: [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Xylophagaid bivalves link terrestrial and deep-sea ecosystems by making energy and nutrients from sunken wood available to other animals. They bore into what can be sulphide-rich wood with their valves and digest it using bacterial enzymes. The evolutionary history of the roughly 60 named xylophagaid species remains largely unknown. We sequenced 18S and 28S rDNA genes of 59 specimens from the northeastern Pacific, southwestern Pacific off New Zealand and the Atlantic Ocean. We analysed these together with data from GenBank (thus increasing the species represented by sequences from 7 to 22) using maximum likelihood and Bayesian inference to reconstruct the group's phylogeny. Newly discovered taxa are: Spiniapex gilsonorum n. gen. n. sp.; Feaya n. gen. (for Xylopholas dostwous) and Abditoconus n. gen. (for X. heterosiphon, X. anselli and X. brava that share a two-parted siphon and a periostracal cone). Specimens of Xyloredo from New Zealand, Brazil, the Gulf of Mexico and California USA are a single species. The genus Xylopholas is not unequivocally monophyletic; the presence/absence of a faecal mass in the distal intestine is the most conspicuous difference between the species included. The mesoplax (paired calcified plates over the anterior adductor) evolved convergently in two distinct clades assigned to the genus Xylophaga, which is not monophyletic. All clades represented by at least four taxa occur in every geographic area included. Rather than evolving to exploit sulphide associated with wood falls, xylophagaids may have evolved protection from it. This is indicated by the fact that in four clades, a thick periostracum covers the siphons that extend through the wood, while packed faecal pellets surround the siphons in one subclade, perhaps providing a physical barrier. In only one clade are fleshy siphons exposed to the wood. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This revision addresses two Southern Hemisphere genera in the family Buccinidae. Buccipagoda kengrahami (Ponder, 1982) and B. ponderi n. sp. are recognised from off southern Australia and B. achilles n. sp. from off New Zealand. Sagenotriton n. gen. is introduced for S. ajax n. sp. from off New Zealand, and S. bathybius (Bouchet & Warén, 1986) and S. bonaespei (Barnard, 1963) from off South Africa. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Cominella maculosa and C. virgata are common whelk species that inhabit rocky shores around much of the North Island of New Zealand, the northern South Island and, for C. maculosa, the Chatham Islands. This study used DNA sequences from the mitochondrial gene CO1 to examine the phylogeographical structure of populations of both species in areas that have not previously been sampled. Collections of both species were made from sites in the Cook Strait region, C. maculosa from the Chatham Islands and C. virgata from the northern North Island. Both species were found to have a considerable degree of genetic differentiation, but genetic diversity and phylogeographical patterns differed greatly between regions. South Island populations of C. virgata may have originated, or been supplemented, by human-mediated translocations. Phylogenetic analyses were conducted using the mitochondrial genes CO1 and 16S rRNA, and the nuclear gene 18S rRNA. The northern subspecies C. virgata brookesi did not form a monophyletic lineage and is synonymized with C. virgata. A lectotype is designated for Buccinum lineolatum Quoy & Gaimard, 1833, of which C. virgata is a replacement name. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

We describe a new, morphologically distinct species of Penion found off the Three Kings Islands, Middlesex and King banks, and Cape Reinga, in the far north of New Zealand. http://www.zoobank.org/urn:lsid:zoobank.org:pub:573BCBA0-1FFB-490D-8AEF-AC156354E48B [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Eight species of terrestrial Mollusca are recorded from Early–Middle Miocene sediments from palaeolake Manuherikia, near St Bathans, central Otago, New Zealand. Five new charopid species are described inCavelliaIredale, 1915,CharopaMartens, 1860 andFectolaIredale, 1915, a new genusDendropa, based on the Recent speciesFlammulina pilsbryiSuter, 1894,NeophenacohelixCumber, 1961, which is resurrected from synonymy underPhenacohelixSuter, 1892, and two new species of punctid are described inParalaomaIredale, 1913 andAtactolaoman. gen. All genera involved are endemic to New Zealand and are the first pre-Quaternary records. A rhytidid is also recorded, which, though indeterminable, is the earliest record of the family. The three other confirmed pre-Quaternary (Late Pliocene) records of land snails are briefly discussed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

An introduction is presented wherein the author discusses articles within the issue, including the thoughts and feelings of author Flannery O'Connor from family to immigration policy, O'Connor's notions of family in relation to critical race theory, and the sources of humor in family life.

Due to the strong price of gold, the number and capacity of gold processing centers in Portovelo-Zaruma in southern Ecuador have increased considerably in recent years. In turn, this has caused increasing environmental pollution of waterbodies with cyanide, mercury and other heavy metals. This paper provides an assessment of gold production methods at 52 processing centers in 2013 and 20 in 2015, including estimations of mercury (Hg) losses and releases, cyanide use and tailings management. Due to an increase in the price of mercury and other government initiatives to reduce and eliminate Hg use, there is evidence of a shift from amalgamation processes to increased employment of cyanidation techniques. It was estimated that the 87 processing centers released 1.9 million tonnes/a of tailings in 2015, including 2033 tonnes/a of cyanide and 222 kg/a of Hg. Furthermore, it was estimated that the burning of gold amalgams released 303 kg/a of Hg to the atmosphere. Although mercury use showed a 60% reduction from 2013 to 2015, while cyanidation processes increased 30% over the same time period, more needs to be done, as 65% of the centers still use Hg amalgamation to extract gold. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article discusses the denarius coin design of Roman Republic featuring family badges. Topics mentioned include the coin images that focuses on genealogies, the family badge using bird and puppy, and the coin issued by Roman senator Caius Cassius and consul Lucius Cassius Longinus. It also mentioned the issued coins of Gaius Cassius with the image of Libertas goddess.

The article offers information on denarius coins which were introduced around the time of the Second Punic War. It mentions that the appearance of such animal images on the coin suggest that the early symbols mentioned before were family symbols, and that this practice was now continuing. It states that the Cassian coin relevant to this discussion was issued by another member of the family, usually taken to be Lucius Cassius Longinus, brother of the conspirator against Caesar:.

Three new species of Venustatrochus Powell, 1951 Powell, A.W.B. (1951) Antarctic and subantarctic Mollusca: Pelecypoda and Gastropoda. Discovery Reports 26, 47-196. doi: 10.5962/bhl.part.16335, V. eclectus n. sp., V. galateae n. sp. and V. youngi n. sp. are described from New Zealand, and Calliostoma (Benthastelena) malaita Vilvens, 2009 from the Solomon Islands and Norfolk Ridge and C. atlantis Clench & Aguayo, 1940 from off Cuba are referred to the genus. The radula of the type species of Otukaia, O. kiheiziebisu (Otuka, 1939), is illustrated, and O. ikukoae Sakurai, 1994 is resurrected from synonymy under O. kiheiziebisu and transferred to Tristichotrochus Ikebe, 1942. Benthastelena Iredale, 1936, Fautor Iredale, 1924 and Maurea Oliver, 1926 are each assigned genus rank in Calliostomatinae, and Alertalex Dell, 1956 is treated as a subgenus of Maurea. The South American species Otukaia chilena (Rehder, 1971) and O. delli (McLean & Andrade, 1982), the western subantarctic species O. eltanini Dell, 1990 and Calliostoma muriellae Vilvens, 2001 from Madagascar are referred to Maurea. Otukaia crustulum Vilvens & Sellanes, 2006 is referred to Calliotropis L. Seguenza, 1903 (Calliotropidae). Six new species of Falsimargarita Powell, 1951 are described--F. callista n. sp., F. challengerica n. sp., F. eximia n. sp. and F. tangaroa n. sp., from New Zealand, F. kapala n. sp. from southeastern Australia, and F. coriolis n. sp. from New Caledonia. Calliostoma atlantoides Quinn, 1992 and C. coronatum Quinn, 1992 from off the Lesser Antilles and Brazil, respectively, are referred to Falsimargarita. Phenacomargarites n. gen. is introduced for P. williamsae n. sp. from the Solomon Islands, and P. incomptus n. sp. and P. titan n. sp. from the New Zealand region. Phenacomargarites, Falsimargarita, Selastele Marshall, 1995 and Fautrix Marshall, 1995 are referred to subfamily Fautricinae Marshall, 1995 (elevated from tribe level). [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article focuses on the views of Saint Aquinas Thomas on natural law, Judaism, and Salvation in Christ. It mentions that New Testament is a source of evidence for the religious life Jesus and Mary led. It is stated that depending on what one makes of the historical reliability of the various documents contained in the New Testament, the historical scholar may find Jesus, in particular, to be a more typical or a less typical practitioner of Second Temple Judaism.

The article discusses the role of Mary, the mother of Jesus Christ, as the model theologian. Topics covered include ways in which Mary is presented to Catholics by the Scripture and Catholic worship, the relationship of Mary's faith to the faith of Catholics, and the importance of her person and presence for the task of Christian theology. Understanding of Christian mysteries by sharing in Mary's faith and features of her assent to the annunciation that she would conceive are also mentioned.

The New Zealand freshwater mussels are taxonomically revised and compared with key Australian and South American taxa using DNA sequence data. Three living species are recognised:Echyridella menziesii, Echyridella aucklandicaandEchyridella onekaka. Cucumerunio websteri websteriandCucumerunio websteri delli, are treated as junior synonyms ofUnio aucklandica, which is transferred fromCucumerunio(andHyridella) toEchyridella. Lectotypes are designated forUnio waikarensisandUnio hochstetteri, which are illustrated together with primary type specimens of other relevant taxa. The type locality ofU. aucklandicais restricted to the catchment of the Kawakawa River. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Over the last fifty years ecumenical progress on the Eucharist has been accompanied by widespread disregard for semantic and metaphysical questions about how Christ is, and comes to be, present in the Eucharist. This paper argues that these questions must be faced, and that Christ's Eucharistic words ("This is my body," "This is my blood") should be understood semantically as genuine identity statements. They were taken this way by Christians from the earliest times, and this is the most natural way to take them. Christians also insisted early on that Christ's Eucharistic presence comes to be by way of a radical conversion of bread and wine into Christ's body and blood. The Council of Trent's teaching on transubstantiation is meant to insist that this ancient conviction about Eucharistic conversion is normative doctrine. Thomas Aquinas's application of the idea that God is the auctor entis can aid in an understanding of Trent's teaching on the Eucharist. At the same time, the arguments of Scotus and Ockham make the ecumenically helpful point that this conversion is not metaphysically necessary for Christ's Eucharistic presence, though it is, of course, the way this presence actually comes about. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Murexsul espinosus(Hutton, 1885), based on Pliocene fossils from Hawkes Bay and Palliser Bay, is recorded for the first time in Recent faunas off East Cape and Mahia Peninsula. Other taxa with similar distribution patterns off the south-eastern North Island are briefly discussed:Cominella excoriataFinlay, 1926,C. tolagaensisPonder, 1968,Buccinulum fuscozonatum(Suter, 1908) andB. colensoi(Suter, 1908). [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

An obituary for Matthias Joseph Scheeben, professor of dogmatics and moral theology, is presented.

Background Many patients with cystic fibrosis (CF) now reach adulthood, at which time the risk of cancer is increased. The aim of this study was to determine cancer risks in nontransplanted and transplanted CF patients. Methods From 1990 to 2009, we followed 41,188 patients who received care at one of the 250 CF care center programs in the United States and compared the observed number of cancers in nontransplanted and transplanted patients with that expected in the general US population. Results In 344,114 patient-years of observation of nontransplanted patients, the overall cancer risk was similar to the background risk (standardized incidence ratio [SIR] = 1.1, 95% confidence interval [CI] = 1.0 to 1.3). However, we observed an elevated risk of digestive tract cancer (SIR = 3.5, 95% CI = 2.6 to 4.7) involving the esophago-gastric junction, biliary tract, small bowel, and colon. There was also an increased risk of testicular cancer (SIR = 1.7, 95% CI = 1.02 to 2.7) and lymphoid leukemia (SIR = 2.0, 95% CI = 1.2 to 3.1) and a decreased risk of malignant melanoma (SIR = 0.4, 95% CI = 0.2 to 0.9). In 8235 patient-years of observation of transplanted patients, 26 tumors were observed compared with 9.6 expected (SIR = 2.7, 95% CI = 1.8 to 3.9). The increased risk was particularly high for digestive tract cancers (SIR = 17.3, 95% CI = 10.7 to 26.5), with most cases arising in the bowel. Conclusions The overall burden of cancer in CF patients remains low; however they have an increased risk of digestive tract cancer, particularly following transplantation. They also have increased risk of lymphoid leukemia and testicular cancer, and decreased risk of melanoma. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

Maincrop potato yields in Scotland have increased by 30-35 t ha−1 since 1960 as a result of many changes, but has changing climate contributed anything to this? The purpose of this work was to answer this question. Daily weather data for the period 1960-2006 were analysed for five locations covering the zones of potato growing on the east coast of Scotland (between 55.213 and 57.646 N) to determine trends in temperature, rainfall and solar radiation. A physiologically based potato yield model was validated using data obtained from a long-term field trial in eastern Scotland and then employed to simulate crop development and potential yield at each of the five sites. Over the 47 years, there were significant increases in annual air and 30 cm soil temperatures (0.27 and 0.30 K decade−1, respectively), but no significant changes in annual precipitation or in the timing of the last frost in spring and the first frost of autumn. There was no evidence of any north to south gradient of warming. Simulated emergence and canopy closure became earlier at all five sites over the period with the advance being greater in the north (3.7 and 3.6 days decade−1, respectively) than the south (0.5 and 0.8 days decade−1, respectively). Potential yield increased with time, generally reflecting the increased duration of the green canopy, at average rates of 2.8 t ha−1 decade−1 for chitted seed (sprouted prior to planting) and 2.5 t ha−1 decade−1 for unchitted seed. The measured warming could contribute potential yield increases of up to 13.2 t ha−1 for chitted potato (range 7.1-19.3 t ha−1) and 11.5 t ha−1 for unchitted potato (range 7.1-15.5 t ha−1) equivalent to 34-39% of the increased potential yield over the period or 23-26% of the increase in actual measured yields. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article focuses on the concepts of debt, payment/satisfaction, and punishment, and how they help in explaining the Cross, in light of Saint (St.) Anselm. It highlights the insights of biblical scholar Gary Anderson regarding St. Anselm and the ideas of debt and satisfaction, which are basic to the concept of sin in the New Testament and the later Old Testament. It mentions that the idea of punishment is closely associated with the ideas of debt and satisfaction.

The author reflects on the election of Jews to the primacy of God after the teaching of St. Thomas Aquinas on his "Summa theologica" regarding the relations of the Catholic Church to other religions, particularly in Judaism. He stresses that the practice of supersessionism, a belief that Jews are no longer God's elect but are rejected and accursed, is a bad thing. He suggests in order for Christians to prevent supersessionism, following the teachings of "Nostra Aetata" is critical.

The article focuses on the question of how Christians can be compatible on their faith despite the election of the Jewish people in the universal primacy of God. He cites the work of St. Thomas Aquinas "Lectura" that provides a detailed treatment of God's underlying love for the Jewish people. He states that most Christianity and Judaism theologians also sense the difficulty of the question of how Christians can be compatible on their faith with Jewish people as the universal primacy of God.

The cardinal tetra ( Paracheirodon axelrodi) is the most abundant species of the Brazilian ornamental fish trade, constituting more than 80% of the ornamental fish collected in the middle Negro River basin. Stable isotope analyses were used to identify the autotrophic carbon sources and trophic position for the cardinal in relation to the plant groups at the base of its foodchain. Filamentous algae, tree and plant leaves and cardinals were collected in stream habitats, flooded forest and interfluvial swamps (campos) during peak flood, falling water and low water periods. δ15N values of the cardinal in relation to the plants at the base of the food chain indicated a trophic position of omnivore. Values of δ13C for the plants ranged from −43.1 to −26.4‰, with averages of −37.6, −30.4, and −29.4‰ for filamentous algae, flooded forest leaves, and campo leaves, respectively. The δ13C values for the cardinal ranged from −35.0 to −27.9‰, with an average of −31.4‰. Relative contributions of plants to fish carbon were estimated in a two end-member mixing model which determined that the leaves (flooded forest and campo leaves combined) and filamentous algae had average relative contributions to cardinal carbon of 71% and 29%, respectively. However, seasonal variation in the relative contributions was encountered throughout the hydrological cycle. The cardinals least enriched in 13C were encountered in November during the falling water period, indicating that they had perhaps recently migrated down from interfluvial campos where filamentous algae production is significant. Considering that algal production has been reported to be less than 1% of total primary production in the Negro River, these results could suggest some evidence of selective herbivory in the cardinal’s food chain. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Many elements of the flora and fauna of New Zealand’s South Island show disjunct distributions with conspecific populations or closely-related species that occur in the north-west and south separated by a central gap. Three events have been implicated to account for this pattern: Pleistocene glaciations, Pliocene mountain building, or displacement along the Alpine fault, the border of the Pacific and Australian plates stretching diagonally across the South Island from south-west to north-east that formed during the Miocene. Disjunct distributions of species level taxa are probably too young to be due to Alpine fault vicariance. It has therefore been suggested that the biogeographical impact of the Alpine fault, if any, should be apparent on deeper phylogenetic levels. We tested this hypothesis by reconstructing the phylogenetic relationships of the hydrobiid gastropods of New Zealand based on mitochondrial DNA fragments of cytochrome oxidase subunit I (CO I) and 16S rDNA. The creno- and stygobiont species of this family are typically poor dispersers. Therefore, ancient patterns of distribution may be conserved. The phylogenetic reconstructions were in accordance with the Alpine fault hypothesis uniting genera occurring on either side of the fault. Divergence estimates based on a molecular clock of CO I indicated splits predating the Pliocene uplift of the Alps. © 2007 The Linnean Society of London, Biological Journal of the Linnean Society, 2007, 91, 361–374. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Lutheran teaching on ministry, as embodied in the Lutheran Confessions, includes a strong preference for the traditional episcopate and threefold ministry of the Western church, while granting that the church can, if necessary, live without them. This teaching permits Lutheran churches that do not have episcopal succession to adopt it from churches (whether or not Lutheran) that do. As the ongoing controversy over the Lutheran/ Anglican agreement in the US exemplifies, however, Lutheran churches have been highly resistant to this step. The reasons for this are not peculiar to Lutheranism, but lie in the assumption of denominational self-sufficiency which affects virtually all modern ecumenism. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The common littoral and shallow sublittoral New Zealand species hitherto identified as Marginella pygmaea Sowerby, 1846 and M. mustelina Angas, 1871, and a Kermadec Islands species similar to M. mustelina, are considered to be specifically distinct from Australian type material of these taxa. Marginella pygmaea is interpreted as a synonym of the Australian species Mesoginella turbinata (Sowerby, 1846) and the New Zealand species is described as new, together with a similar sympatric species. A New Zealand specimen is selected as neotype of Marginella fasciata Sowerby, 1846, which becomes the name for M. mustelina of authors, and the similar Kermadec Islands species is described as new. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Presents an adult-specific complement to the "Clinical Practice Guidelines for Cystic Fibrosis". Summary of the findings of the consensus meeting of the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation on the state of adult cystic fibrosis care; Epidemiology and survival; Diagnosis; Standard care; Adolescence; Site of care; Transition from pediatric to adult care; Education and careers; Employment; Medical insurance; Disability insurance; Family planning and pregnancy; End-of-life options.

Discusses the interaction between Thomistic thought and Eastern Orthodox theology. Description of the Trinitarian controversy; Critiques on Thomas Aquinas' view on the Trinity; Discussion on the concepts of deification, grace, and the economy of salvation; Objections to the Thomistic position; Origin, mission, and personal identity in God; Prospects for an inter-denominational dialogue.

Context: Treatment strategies for cystic fibrosis (CF) lung disease include antibiotics, mucolytics, and anti-inflammatory therapies. Increasing evidence suggests that macrolide antibiotics might be beneficial in patients with CF. Objective: To determine if an association between azithromycin use and pulmonary function exists in patients with CF. Design and Setting: A multicenter, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial conducted from December 15, 2000, to May 2, 2002, at 23 CF care centers in the United States. Participants: Of the 251 screened participants with a diagnosis of CF, 185 (74%) were randomized. Eligibility criteria included age 6 years or older, infection with Pseudomonas aeruginosa for 1 or more years, and a forced expiratory volume in 1 second (FEV[sub 1]) of 30% or more. Participants were stratified by FEV[sub 1] (≥60% predicted vs <60% predicted), weight of less than 40 kg vs 40 kg or more, and CF center. Intervention: The active group (n = 87) received 250 mg (weight <40 kg) or 500 mg (weight ≥40 kg) of oral azithromycin 3 days a week for 168 days; placebo group (n = 98) received identically packaged tablets. Main Outcome Measures: Change in FEV[sub 1] from day 0 to completion of therapy at day 168 and determination of safety. Secondary outcomes included pulmonary exacerbations and weight gain. Results: The azithromycin group had a mean 0.097-L (SD, 0.26) increase in FEV[sub 1] at day 168 compared with 0.003 L (SD, 0.23) in the placebo group (mean difference, 0.094 L; 95% confidence interval [CI], 0.023-0.165; P = .009). Nausea occurred in 17% more participatns in the azithromycin group (P = .01), diarrhea in 15% more (P = .009), and wheezing in 13% more (P = .007). Participants in the azithromycin group had less risk of experiencing an exacerbation than participants in the placebo group (hazard ratio, 0.65; 95% CI, 0.44-0.95; P = .03) and weighed at the end of the study an average 0.7 kg more than participants receiv... [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Theological accounts of the way God justifies sinners often struggle to combine forensic or declarative ideas about justification with transformationist ones. Luther seems to have especially steep problems here, not because he fails to think of justification as transformation – indeed deification – but because his forensic claims seem to take back what he says about transformation. Yet in the end Luther shows how forensic and transformationist ideas of even the boldest sort can cohere. At one level the concept of justifying faith as union with Christ extra nos combines the two, but their deeper unity is trinitarian: it lies in the Father’s eternal verdict on the work of his incarnate Son, whose death and resurrection win for us the coming of the Spirit. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

• Over 7000 cases of COVID-19 in CF were reported from 47 countries between January 2020 and December 2021. • Increases in infection rates aligned with emergence of COVID-19 variants. • There was no clinically meaningful change in lung function or BMI trajectory following infection. Factors associated with severe COVID-19 infection have been identified; however, the impact of infection on longer-term outcomes is unclear. The objective of this study was to examine the impact of COVID-19 infection on the trajectory of lung function and nutritional status in people with cystic fibrosis (pwCF). This is a retrospective global cohort study of pwCF who had confirmed COVID-19 infection diagnosed between January 1, 2020 and December 31, 2021. Forced expiratory volume in one second percent predicted (ppFEV 1) and body mass index (BMI) twelve months prior to and following a diagnosis of COVID-19 were recorded. Change in mean ppFEV 1 and BMI were compared using a t -test. A linear mixed-effects model was used to estimate change over time and to compare the rate of change before and after infection. A total of 6,500 cases of COVID-19 in pwCF from 33 countries were included for analysis. The mean difference in ppFEV 1 pre- and post-infection was 1.4 %, (95 % CI 1.1, 1.7). In those not on modulators, the difference in rate of change pre- and post-infection was 1.34 %, (95 % CI -0.88, 3.56) per year (p = 0.24) and -0.74 % (-1.89, 0.41) per year (p = 0.21) for those on elexacaftor/tezacaftor/ivacaftor. No clinically significant change was noted in BMI or BMI percentile before and after COVID-19 infection. No clinically meaningful impact on lung function and BMI trajectory in the year following infection with COVID-19 was identified. This work highlights the ability of the global CF community to unify and address critical issues facing pwCF. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Studies wether dispersal by rafting is the most likely explanation for trans-Pacific range extension of flat oyster Ostrea chilensis. Information on Ostrea chilensis; Methods used; Results.

Outlines an argument aimed at showing why the divided church might be regarded as the most crucial of contemporary theological problems. Scriptural conception of church unity; Analysis of John 17:20-26; Public character of church unity; Assimilation of the church into the Father-Christ bond; Credibility of the gospel; Theological strategies for downgrading the significance of the divided church; Systematic theology.

Examines the notion of truth in the light of talk about the demise of realism. Analyses in relation to the work of Tarski and Davidson; Argument that a certain type of realism is the best available philosophical option; Relationship between the Trinity and specific metaphysical questions.

Discusses the cross gender writing in the works of E.L. Doctorow and Philip Roth. Growing pressure to renegotiate relations between the sexes; Importance of sexuality and gender to Doctorow; Roth's dramatization of men's frailties; Releasing anger to be able to tell a story.

Primary artisanal mercury (Hg) mining in Mexico continues to proliferate unabated, while official Hg exports have declined in recent years amid speculation of a rising black market trade. In this paper, an assessment of primary Hg mining in Mexico was conducted, with a focus on four sites in Querétaro State. Atmospheric Hg concentrations were measured at two of those sites. In addition, trade data was examined, including Hg exports from Mexico and imports by countries that have a large artisanal gold mining (AGM) sector. Results showed that while annual Hg production in Mexico has ramped up in recent years, official Hg exports reduced from 307 tonnes in 2015 to 63 tonnes in 2019. Since 2010, mercury exports to Colombia, Peru and Bolivia have represented 77% of Mexico's total Hg trade. As the large majority of Hg trade with these countries is apparently destined for the AGM sector, which is contrary to Article 3 of the Minamata Convention, there is evidence that increased international scrutiny has led to an increase in unregulated international transfers. Atmospheric Hg concentrations at the mines show dangerously high levels, raising concern over the risk of significant health impacts to miners and other community members. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]