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The question of how Scripture is to be interpreted lies at the heart of the Sadducees' challenge to Jesus. His reply has implications for exegesis practiced as ministry., Should 'ministry' or 'exegesis' be the organizing context for a discussion of 'the ministry of exegesis'? (1) The assumption implicit in the subject, especially as explored in this journal, is [...]

by Christopher R. Seitz Baker Academic, Grand Rapids, 2007. 264 pp. $22.99. ISBN 978-0-8010-3258-5. CHRISTOPHER SEITZ TELLS US that the occasion for writing this book was the challenge of writing [...]

The Struggle to Understand Isaiah as Christian Scripture by Brevard S. Childs Eerdmans, Grand Rapids, 2004. 332 pp. $35.00 (cloth). ISBN 0-8028-2661-6. IN THE PREFACE TO HIS COMMENTARY on the [...]

We found low prevalence of SARS-CoV-2 (2.7% [5/188]) among pregnant and postpartum patients with universal testing. Prevalence among symptomatic patients was similar under initial targeted screening (22.2% [4/18]) and universal approaches (19.1% [8/42]). Among 170 asymptomatic patients, 2 were positive or inconclusive, respectively; repeat testing at 24 hours was negative. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

THE SUBJECT of this book is vast and various. The time covered is three millennia. The topic is the origin of psalms and Psalter, their use in the life and [...]

By Shalom M. Paul. Hermeneia. Fortress Press, Minneapolis, 1991. 409 pp. $44. 95. ISBN 0-8006-6023-4. THIS COMMENTARY is the second on Amos to have appeared in the Hermeneia series. The [...]

Many point-of-care laboratory tests are manually entered into the electronic health record by ambulatory clinic staff, but the rate of manual transcription error for this testing is poorly characterized. Using a dataset arising from a duplicated workflow that created a set of paired interfaced and manually entered point-of-care glucose measurements, we found that 260 of 6930 (3.7%) manual entries were discrepant from their interfaced result. Thirty-seven of the 260 (14.2%) errors were discrepant by more than 20% and included potentially dangerous mistranscriptions. An additional 37 (14.2%) errors were due to inclusion of non-numeric characters. Staff-entered result flags deviated from the result flag generated in the laboratory information system in 5121 of 6930 (73.9%) pairs. These data demonstrate that clinically significant discrepancies for clinic-entered point of care results occurred at a rate of approximately 5 per 1000 results and they underline the importance of interfacing instruments when feasible. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

by James Barr Fortress, Minneapolis, 1999. 715 pp. $48.00 (cloth). ISBN 0-8006-3191-9. IN THIS IMPORTANT BOOK, JAMES BARR has his retrospective and prospective say about the problems and promises of [...]

Background: Semiquantitative hemolysis indices (HIs) are used by chemistry analyzers to measure sample integrity, but there is little standardization in HI reporting or validation of analyte-specific HI flagging. Additional methods of HI threshold validation are needed. Methods: We retrospectively queried serum and plasma potassium measurements, HIs, and contemporaneous whole blood potassium measurements. Serum and plasma values were compared to whole blood values drawn within 6 h (n = 6422 pairs), and discrepancies between values were compared across HIs. We also retrieved orders of potassium-lowering medications occurring shortly after release of potassium results from hemolyzed samples. Results: While nonhemolyzed samples showed high agreement, a significant percentage of released hemolyzed samples (36.1% of the most hemolyzed group) were discrepant by 1 mEq/L or more. In total, 15.5% of patients with an order from the hyperkalemia order set had the order after a hemolyzed value; the majority of those patients (42 of 46; 91.3%) received a potassium-lowering medication, most of whom did not have a redraw before drug administration. Conclusions: Retrospective review of discrepancies identified marked inconsistencies among higher HI samples and identified opportunities for improving the laboratory reporting policy, offering a clinical validation of the HI thresholds for potassium. Clinicians generally treated patients with hemolyzed samples, underscoring the importance of maintaining sample quality. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

by Jon D. Levenson Yale University Press, New Haven, 2006. 274 pp. $40.00 (cloth). ISBN 978-0-300-11735-6. JON LEVENSON ARGUES that the rabbinical doctrine of the resurrection of the dead taught [...]

Dictionary for Theological Interpretation of the Bible by Kevin J. Vanhoozer, General Editor Baker Academic, Grand Rapids, 2005. 896 pp. $49.99 (cloth). ISBN 0-8010-2694-2. THE CHARACTER OF THE usual contemporary [...]

by Christopher R. Seitz. Eerdmans, Grand Rapids, 1998. 355 pp. $28.00. ISBN 0-8028-4322-0. THIS IS AN IMPORTANT BOOK FOR THREE REASONS. It advocates a canonical approach to the interpretation of [...]

Objective: A portion of patients with diabetes are repeatedly hospitalized for diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA), termed recurrent DKA, which is associated with poorer clinical outcomes. This study evaluated recurrent DKA, fragmentation of care, and mortality throughout six institutions in the Chicago area.Research Design and Methods: A deidentified Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act-compliant data set from six institutions (HealthLNK) was used to identify 3,615 patients with DKA (ICD-9 250.1x) from 2006 to 2012, representing 5,591 inpatient admissions for DKA. Demographic and clinical data were queried. Recurrence was defined as more than one DKA episode, and fragmentation of health care was defined as admission at more than one site.Results: Of the 3,615 patients, 780 (21.6%) had recurrent DKA. Patients with four or more DKAs (n = 211) represented 5.8% of the total DKA group but accounted for 26.3% (n = 1,470) of the encounters. Of the 780 recurrent patients, 125 (16%) were hospitalized at more than one hospital. These patients were more likely to recur (odds ratio [OR] 2.96; 95% CI 1.99, 4.39; P < 0.0001) and had an average of 1.88-times the encounters than nonfragmented patients. Although only 13.6% of patients died of any cause during the study period, odds of death increased with age (OR 1.06; 95% CI 1.05, 1.07; P < 0.001) and number of DKA encounters (OR 1.28; 95% CI 1.04, 1.58; P = 0.02) after adjustment for age, sex, insurance, race, fragmentation, and DKA visit count. This study was limited by lack of medical record-level data, including comorbidities without ICD-9 codes.Conclusions: Recurrent DKA was common and associated with increased fragmentation of health care and increased mortality. Further research is needed on potential interventions in this unique population. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

by James W. Watts. JSOT Sup. Series 139. JSOT/Sheffield Academic Press, Sheffield, 1992. 246 pp. $46.50. ISBN 1-85075-343-1. PSALMS THAT APPEAR in the context of narratives of the Old Testament [...]

Seized by Truth: Reading the Bible as Scripture by Joel B. Green Abingdon, Nashville, 2007. $23.50-185 pp. ISBN 978-0-687-02355-4. THE SUBTITLE SAYS what the book is about: 'Reading the Bible [...]

Salvation by Joel B. Green Understanding Biblical Themes. Chalice, St. Louis, 2003. 154 pp. $18.99. ISBN 0-8272-3831-2. THIS IS A FINE BOOK, one that any theologically concerned person would do [...]

Our goal is to find a regression technique that can be used in a small-sample situation with possible model misspecification. The development of a new bandwidth selector allows nonparametric regression (in conjunction with least squares) to be used in this small-sample problem, where nonparametric procedures have previously proven to be inadequate. Considered here are two new semiparametric (model-robust) regression techniques that combine parametric and nonparametric techniques when there is partial information present about the underlying model. A general overview is given of how typical concerns for bandwidth selection in nonparametric regression extend to the model-robust procedures. A new penalized PRESS criterion (with a graphical selection strategy for applications) is developed that overcomes these concerns and is able to maintain the beneficial mean squared error properties of the new model-robust methods. It is shown that this new selector outperforms standard and recently improved bandwidth selectors. Comparisons of the selectors are made via numerous generated data examples and a small simulation study. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Examines two passages taken from the book of Genesis and of Matthew which deal with the testing of the faith of Abraham and the disciples of Jesus Christ. Implications of the tests; Analysis of the need of God to know about human conduct; Discussion on the metaphor of drinking from the cup of Jesus during the Last Supper; Connections between the two passages.

Examines model-robust regression. Combination of parametric and nonparametric regression procedures; Explanation of the behavior of the data; Proportional mixing of parametric fit to the data.

Presents a reflection on Psalm 8. Focus on the subject of anthropology; Determination of man's place in nature and his relation to the cosmos; Proposals about humankind; Inquiry about the data of being human; Struggle of humankind in wilderness and jungle; Protest against anthropocentricism; Use of imagery of the coronation of a king.

The article discusses the attempt to renew and reclaim the Psalms as source and resource for the liturgy of the congregation of many churches as of 1993. Topics addressed include interdependent versions of the identity of God seen in the Psalms, the integrity of psalmic speech as a literary form, and dissonance of the language of the Psalms.