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Objectives This study investigated the association of the familial coexistence of child stunting and maternal overweight with indigenous women in Guatemala. Methods We selected 2388 child-mother pairs from the data set of the Living Standards Measurement Study conducted in Guatemala in 2000. This study examined the association between maternal and household characteristics and the nutritional status of children aged 6-60 months and mothers aged 18-49 years by using multivariable logistic regression models. Results Compared with non-indigenous households, a significantly higher percentage of indigenous households exhibited stunted child and overweight mother (SCOM) pairs (15.9 vs. 22.2%). Compared with normal-weight mothers, overweight mothers were less likely to have stunted children [adjusted odds ratio (AOR) 0.66, 95% confidence interval (CI) 0.50-0.88]. However, compared with mothers who were not short and overweight, short and overweight mothers were significantly more likely to have stunted children (AOR 1.80, 95% CI 1.19-2.73) and were more likely to be indigenous women living in urban areas (AOR 3.01, 95% CI 1.19-7.60) or rural areas (AOR 3.02, 95% CI 1.28-7.14). The order of observed prevalence of SCOM pairs in different types of households was as follows: urban indigenous (25.0%), rural indigenous (21.2%), rural non-indigenous (19.8%), and urban non-indigenous households (10.7%). Conclusions for Practice Urban indigenous households were more likely to have SCOM pairs. This study provided useful information for identifying the most vulnerable groups and areas with a high prevalence of the familial coexistence of child stunting and maternal overweight., Author(s): J. Lee [sup.1] , R. Houser [sup.2] , A. Must [sup.2] [sup.3] , P. Palma [sup.4] , O. Bermudez [sup.2] [sup.3] Author Affiliations: (1) Department of Nutrition Education, Graduate [...]

This paper has two goals: 1) to understand justice as a cardinal virtue, according to Aquinas; and 2) to use his conception of justice as a cardinal virtue to understand how one engages in acts of “general” justice. The argument proceeds in four stages: 1) how Aquinas understands the virtues by looking to their “objects”; 2) the two distinct “modes” of the four cardinal virtues, as “general” and “specific” virtues; 3) the triangle of three kinds of justice, seen in terms of their “objects”; 4) Aquinas’s doctrine of justice as a “general” virtue (ST 2-2.58.5–6) shows that we can perform operations of “general” justice in two ways, as do the ruler and his minsters, and as ordinary folk do. Surprisingly, it is the latter mode of acting for “general” justice that is primary, not the former. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

While the importance of Avicenna as a source of Aquinas's thought is generally recognized, the details of that dependence are just now being worked out. This article presents Avicenna's teaching on the "subjects" of the theoretical sciences--physics, mathematics, and metaphysics--as presented in his Introduction to the Book of Healing. Its Influence on Aquinas's commentary on Boethius's De trinitate, q. 5, art. 1, Is then presented. Comparing Avicenna with Thomas in this way shows the profound influence of Avicenna on Thomas's understanding of the range of the three kinds of theoretical sciences. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Aquinas's theology, as presented in his Scriptum, is "scientific" in the Aristotelian sense of this term. Some of its arguments for conclusions are based on theology's "proper" principles--the articles of faith--but many others are purely rational demonstrations. As the basis for his rational arguments in theology, and in particular his treatment of the divine essence in d. 8, he introduces philosophical principles, and offers dialectical arguments for them, which are thoroughly Avicennian. In order to understand Aquinas's commentary on d. 8, then, it is not just helpful but necessary to see how he makes use of doctrines coming from the Metaphysics of Avicenna's Book of Healing. So we look first at Aquinas's source texts in Avicenna, and then at how he makes use of them in his commentary on the Sentences, Bk. 1, d. 8. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article presents annual report of the American Catholic Philosophical Association presented by the secretary of the association.

For centuries, Aristotle was considered the primary source of the thought of Br. Thomas of Aquino, OP. Beginning with the historical researches of Etienne Gilson in the 1920s, scholars began to recognize the important influence of Islamic and Jewish thinkers. While it is still true to say that Aquinas was an Aristotelian, historical research has made it necessary to address the question: just what kind of Aristotelian was he? In this essay, I argue that he is best understood as an Avicennian kind of Aristotelian. The argument proceeds in three steps: Aquinas adopted Avicennian metaphysical principles; he then adopted some Avicennian metaphysical conclusions about God; and, finally, he made use of his Avicennian-inspired doctrine of being (esse), to formulate a consistent doctrine of the esse of Christ. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article discusses developments in the American Catholic Philosophical Association from 2012-2013. Topics discussed include the association's preparation for the 2014 annual meeting in Washington, D. C., membership figures from 2007-2012, membership category, content of the association's publications, results of association election in 2013, and highlights of 2012 and 2013 annual meetings.

The article offers information on the 87th Annual Meeting of the American Catholic Philosophical Association to be held at Allison Mansion, Marian University in Indianapolis, Indiana on October 31, 2013.

The article presents the American Catholic Philosophical Association (ACPA) Secretary's Report for 2011 to 2012. The report includes an annual meeting in Indianapolis , Indiana with the theme "Aristotle: Now and Then," ACPA President John O' Callaghan's "call for papers" to the members, a decline in the membership of the organization, and the election of new Council members like Daniel Dahlstrom and Michael Baur. Also mentioned is the University of St. Thomas for its support to ACPA.