This book serves no purpose; yet if it falls into your hands, you may find yourself passing it on to your friends, refreshed, relieved and gladly: -) ...The meaning of life? well
David Dean Brockman connects spirituality with psychoanalysis throughout this book as he looks at Dante’s early writings, his life story and his "polysemous" classical poem The Divine Comedy. Dante wanted to create a document that would educate the common man about his journey from brokenness to growth and a solid integration of body, self, and soul. This book draws the resemblance between Dante’s poem and the "journey" that patients experience in psychoanalytic therapy. It will be the first total treatment of Dante’s work in general, and The Divine Comedy in particular, using the psychoanalytic method. This fascinating study of Dante’s The Divine Comedy will be of interest to psychoanalysts, psychotherapists, and psychiatrists, as well as those still in training. Academics and students of psychology, spirituality, religion, and literature may also be interested in Brockman’s in-depth study of Dante’s work.
Dialectical Democracy through Christian Thought offers an accessible yet theologically groundbreaking intervention into the battle over the role of government in the market. This book shows that the fight over policy involves a fundamental disagreement about who we are as human beings: independent individuals, or essentially social creatures.
SS-168—the USS Nautilus—was the flagship of Submarine Division 12 operating out of Pearl Harbor throughout World War II. It was commissioned July 1, 1930, before international naval treaties limited future submarine size, and thus was among the largest submarines in the U.S. fleet. Over a football field in length and displacing 4,000 tons submerged, the boat was able to carry a large crew, ample cargo, two dozen torpedoes, cruiser-sized six-inch caliber guns, and cruise as far as 25,000 miles. She could dive to three hundred feet—though her crew was known to take her deeper. Throughout 1942–45 the Nautilus engaged the enemy in fourteen different patrols, from the Battle of Midway to the liberation of the Philippines, earning fourteen battle stars. Her skipper, William H. Brockman, Jr., received not one but three Navy Crosses for heroism, the first for fighting through 42 depth charges at Midway. Nautilus did everything a submarine can do and was involved in most of the major actions of the Pacific theater. In Last Man Down, historical events documented in deck logs and patrol reports are told through the voices of the men who lived them.
There has been a need for rapid detection of avian influenza virus (AIV) H5N1 due to it being a potential pandemic threat. Most of the current methods, including culture isolation and PCR, are very sensitive and specific but require specialized laboratories and trained personnel in order to complete the tests and are time-consuming. The goal of this study was to design a biosensor that would be able to rapidly detect AIV H5N1 using aptamers as biosensing material and a quartz crystal microbalance (QCM) for transducing method. Specific DNA aptamers against AIV H5N1 were immobilized, through biotin and streptavidin conjugation, onto the gold surface of QCM sensor to capture the target virus. Magnetic nanobeads (150 nm in diameter) were then added as amplifiers considering its large surface/volume ratio which allows for a higher target molecule binding rate and faster movement. The result showed that the captured AIV caused frequency change, and more change was observed when the AIV concentration increased. The nanobead amplification was effective at the lower concentrations of AIV; however, it was not significant when the AIV concentration was 1 HAU or higher. The detection limit of the aptasensor was 1 HAU with a detection time of 1 h. The capture of the target virus on to the surface of QCM sensor and the binding of magnetic nanobeads with the virus was confirmed with electron microscopy. Aptamers have unlimited shelf life and are temperature stable which allows this aptasensor to give much more consistent results specifically for in field applications.
A Medical Thriller Was it a Cure for Cancer, or Drug Company Greed. --Thousands are dead! Now the questions must be answered about the drug that was called the great cure for cancer! Two years after its release, thousands of cured patients inexplicitly died. The drug was recalled. Then came the questions, was it terrorist sabotage? Was it greed? Or, was it outright murder by an insane research scientist in retaliation against the pharmaceutical giant he worked and to avenge the death of his wife? --Only Kira Brockman, the Whistleblower's Daughter, know the truth about her father, and about his mysterious disappearance. --Everyone wants the Whistleblower: The FDA, Homeland Security, the Lawyers, and the FBI: Only Kira Brockman can prove that her father is not a murderer. Search Terms Mystery Thrillers & Suspense, Medical thriller, Biological Terrorism, Terrorism, INTERNATIONAL MYSTERY & CRIME, Mystery, Medical Fiction, Literature & Fiction
‘Woe to the inhabitors of the earth and of the sea! For the devil is come down unto you, having great wrath, knowing that he has but a short time.’ Revelations 12:12 1968. A young woman in the sleepy town of Sidon is at home, fourteen hours into labour. Uninvited and without warning, a Dr Brockman arrives to assist with her delivery. A few hours later, Martha Holman gives birth to her first child, Simon. Within months, however, Martha’s husband is killed in the Vietnam War. Suddenly a single parent, Martha is forced to raise Simon on her own. A seemingly intelligent and well-adjusted boy, Simon grows up in a deeply spiritual home. However, as he enters his teenage years, the town of Sidon is suddenly rocked by the unexplained homicide of a young girl – and Simon Holman is considered the main suspect. At pertinent moments during Simon’s life, Dr Brockman always mysteriously appears. Before long, it becomes increasingly clear to Simon that he has been chosen by a force far greater than himself. His destiny is written, and everyone standing in the way is being eliminated... Revelations 12:12 is a pulse-pounding thriller with a truly unguessable ending. It will appeal to fans of Stephen King, Dan Brown and Robert Ludlum.
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