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This inspiring 70-mile pilgrim route starts from North Berwick on
the Firth of Forth near Edinburgh, and continues via Whitekirk's
12th century church to Dunbar. It follows the North Sea coastline
to the stunning scenery of St Abb's Head and visits Coldingham
Priory, perhaps Scotland's most important Benedictine monastery.
Enjoy impressive cliffs and dramatic sea stacks between visits to
historic fishing villages. Cross the border and enter Berwick with
its ramparts, walls and bridges across the River Tweed. The route
culminates with a barefoot crossing of the Holy Island sands to
Lindisfarne, where St Aidan founded a monastery in AD 635. Most
people will complete the route within 5 to 8 days, staying in
friendly B&Bs along the route, but it can also be done in
several shorter expeditions using train and bus. This 72-page
guidebook contains all you need to plan and enjoy the Forth to
Farne Way: route detail in sections, with distance, terrain and
refreshments where to find food and accommodation background on the
spiritual dimension, geology and wildlife planning information for
travel by train, bus, car or plane 16 pages with detailed route
mapping at 1:30,000 in full colour, with 80 photographs
rucksack-friendly and on rainproof paper.
Ernest Starling (1866-1927) was pre-eminent in the golden age of
British Physiology. His name is usually associated with his ???Law
of the Heart, ??? but his discovery of secretin (the first hormone
whose mode of action was explained) and his work on capillaries
were more important contributions. He coined the word 'hormone' one
hundred years ago. His analysis of capillary function demonstrated
that equal and opposite forces move across the capillary wall--an
outward (hydrostatic) force and an inward (osmotic) force derived
from plasma proteins.
Starling??'s contributions include:
*Developing the "Frank-Starling Law of the Heart," presented in
1915 and modified in 1919.
*The Starling equation, describing fluid shifts in the body (1896)
*The discovery of secretin, the first hormone, with Bayliss (1902)
and the introduction of the concept of hormones (1905).
This book brings together chapters from investigators on the
leading edge on this new research area to explore on the leading
edge on this new research area to explore common theoretical
issues, empirical findings, technical problems, and outstanding
questions. This book will serve as a blueprint for work on the
interface of vision, language, and action over the next five to ten
years.
This volume is the first in-depth analysis of how infirm bodies
were represented in Italy from c. 1400 to 1650. Through original
contributions and methodologies, it addresses the fundamental yet
undiscussed relationship between images and representations in
medical, religious, and literary texts. Looking beyond the modern
category of 'disease' and viewing infirmity in Galenic humoral
terms, each chapter explores which infirmities were depicted in
visual culture, in what context, why, and when. By exploring the
works of artists such as Caravaggio, Leonardo, and Michelangelo,
this study considers the idealized body altered by diseases,
including leprosy, plague, goitre, and cancer. In doing so, the
relationship between medical treatment and the depiction of
infirmities through miracle cures is also revealed. The broad
chronological approach demonstrates how and why such
representations change, both over time and across different forms
of media. Collectively, the chapters explain how the development of
knowledge of the workings and structure of the body was reflected
in changed ideas and representations of the metaphorical,
allegorical, and symbolic meanings of infirmity and disease. The
interdisciplinary approach makes this study the perfect resource
for both students and specialists of the history of art, medicine
and religion, and social and intellectual history across
Renaissance Europe.
This volume is the first in-depth analysis of how infirm bodies
were represented in Italy from c. 1400 to 1650. Through original
contributions and methodologies, it addresses the fundamental yet
undiscussed relationship between images and representations in
medical, religious, and literary texts. Looking beyond the modern
category of 'disease' and viewing infirmity in Galenic humoral
terms, each chapter explores which infirmities were depicted in
visual culture, in what context, why, and when. By exploring the
works of artists such as Caravaggio, Leonardo, and Michelangelo,
this study considers the idealized body altered by diseases,
including leprosy, plague, goitre, and cancer. In doing so, the
relationship between medical treatment and the depiction of
infirmities through miracle cures is also revealed. The broad
chronological approach demonstrates how and why such
representations change, both over time and across different forms
of media. Collectively, the chapters explain how the development of
knowledge of the workings and structure of the body was reflected
in changed ideas and representations of the metaphorical,
allegorical, and symbolic meanings of infirmity and disease. The
interdisciplinary approach makes this study the perfect resource
for both students and specialists of the history of art, medicine
and religion, and social and intellectual history across
Renaissance Europe.
"The Roman Book of Gardening "brings together an extraordinarily
vivid selection of texts on Roman Horticulture, celebrating herb
and vegetable gardening in verse and prose spanning five centuries.
In an anthology of vivid new translations by John Henderson,
Virgil's Georgics stand alongside neglected works by Columella,
Pliny and Palladius, bringing to life the techniques and obstacles,
delights and exasperations of the Roman gardener. For all the
cultural differences, modern gardening enthusiasts will recognize
much of the familiar heaving and chopping that the writers describe
but may be surprised at other aspects of horticulture that have
changed significantly over the centuries.
This is a timely and valuable contribution to our understanding of
gardening history, Roman culture and Latin literature. "The Roman
Book of" "Gardening" is the first book on the practice of Roman
gardening and includes a full Index of Plants listing names in both
English and Latin, the language of botany.
The first book to look at this particular subject, The Roman
Book of Gardening brings together an extraordinarily varied
selection of texts on Roman horticulture, celebrating herb and
vegetable gardening in verse and prose spanning five centuries.
In vivid new translations by John Henderson, Virgil's Georgics
stand alongside neglected works by Columella, Pliny and Palladius,
bringing to life the techniques and obstacles, delights and
exasperations of the Roman gardener. We also hear of the digging,
hoeing, planting and weeding which then, as now, went into creating
the perfect garden.
This is a timely and valuable contribution to our understanding
of gardening history, Roman culture and Latin literature.
This text provides an understanding of the economic theory
underlying health economics, supplemented with practical case study
material to show how the theory has been applied.
First published in 1987. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor &
Francis, an informa company.
What we see and understand about the visual world is tightly tied
to where we direct our eyes. High-resolution visual information is
acquired from only a very limited region of the scene surrounding
the fixation point, with the quality of visual input falling off
precipitously from central vision into a low-resolution visual
surround. This special issue of Visual Cognition brings together
cutting-edge research from eight research groups around the world
whose work is focused on these important topics. The goal of this
special issue is to facilitate a constructive convergence of
behavioral data and computational modeling to explore the
fundamental nature of attention control, and particularly eye
movement control, in viewing complex visual input.
Essays address plague and disease in the fifteenth century, as
manifested throughout Europe. Described as "a golden age of
pathogens", the long fifteenth century was notable for a series of
international, national and regional epidemics that had a profound
effect upon the fabric of society. The impact of pestilence upon
the literary, religious, social and political life of men, women
and children throughout Europe and beyond continues to excite
lively debate among historians, as the ten papers presented in this
volume confirm. They deal with theresponse of urban communities in
England, France and Italy to matters of public health, governance
and welfare, as well as addressing the reactions of the medical
profession to successive outbreaks of disease, and of individuals
to the omnipresence of death, while two, very different, essays
examine the important, if sometimes controversial, contribution now
being made by microbiologists to our understanding of the Black
Death. Contributors: J.L. Bolton, Elma Brenner, Samuel Cohn, John
Henderson, Neil Murphy, Elizabeth Rutledge, Samantha Sagui, Karen
Smyth, Jane Stevens Crawshaw, Sheila Sweetinburgh.
This book brings together chapters from investigators on the
leading edge on this new research area to explore on the leading
edge on this new research area to explore common theoretical
issues, empirical findings, technical problems, and outstanding
questions. This book will serve as a blueprint for work on the
interface of vision, language, and action over the next five to ten
years.
In this interactive study, biblical counselor John Henderson uses a workbook approach to guide you through your marriage preparationhelping you to understand the purpose of marriage, to handle conflict, to glorify Christ in your union and finances, and to get to know your own heart and expectations. Many threats to a marriage can be identified even before the wedding takes place. Even better, God's gospel provides the means of overcoming them.
Endorsed by the Chartered Banker Institute as core reading for the
Personal and Private Banking module, Retail and Digital Banking
looks at the changes that have occurred, including developments in
onshore and offshore operations, call centres and the impact of
technology and other critical factors in retail and digital
banking. This book considers the evolution of retail banking
services and the major role that technology has played in providing
quality, cost-effective services to consumers. This fascinating
text then goes on to offer expert thought leadership on the future
of retail banking and what this could mean for existing established
banks and disruptive new entrants. Retail and Digital Banking
offers readers the opportunity to take a step back and consider the
evolution of the sector in which they work and the tremendous level
of change that has occurred over time for all operational activity.
Retail and Digital Banking provides support for the Personal and
Private Banking module assessment and features practical case
studies from the banking sector. This essential text brings the
journey of modern banking to life and considers what the future
holds. Online supporting resources include a glossary and updates
to regulation.
Plague and the City uncovers discourses of plague and anti-plague
measures in the city during the medieval, early modern and modern
periods, and explores the connection between plague and urban
environments including attempts by professional bodies to prevent
or limit the outbreak of epidemic disease. Bringing together
leading scholars of plague working across different historical
periods, this book provides an inter-disciplinary study of plague
in the city across time and space. The chapters cover a wide range
of periods, geographical locations and disciplinary approaches but
all seek to answer significant questions, including whether common
motives can be identified, and how far knowledge about plague was
based on an understanding of the urban space. It also examines how
maps and photographs contribute to understanding plague in the city
through exploring the ways in which the relationship between plague
and the urban environment has been visualised, from the poisoned
darts of plague winging their way towards their victims in the
votive pictures from the Renaissance, to the mapping of the spread
of disease in late nineteenth-century Bombay and photographing
Honolulu's great plague fire in 1900. Containing a series of
studies that illuminate plague's urban connection as a key social
and political concern throughout history, Plague and the City is
ideal for students of early modern history, and of the early modern
city and plague more specifically.
Plague and the City uncovers discourses of plague and anti-plague
measures in the city during the medieval, early modern and modern
periods, and explores the connection between plague and urban
environments including attempts by professional bodies to prevent
or limit the outbreak of epidemic disease. Bringing together
leading scholars of plague working across different historical
periods, this book provides an inter-disciplinary study of plague
in the city across time and space. The chapters cover a wide range
of periods, geographical locations and disciplinary approaches but
all seek to answer significant questions, including whether common
motives can be identified, and how far knowledge about plague was
based on an understanding of the urban space. It also examines how
maps and photographs contribute to understanding plague in the city
through exploring the ways in which the relationship between plague
and the urban environment has been visualised, from the poisoned
darts of plague winging their way towards their victims in the
votive pictures from the Renaissance, to the mapping of the spread
of disease in late nineteenth-century Bombay and photographing
Honolulu's great plague fire in 1900. Containing a series of
studies that illuminate plague's urban connection as a key social
and political concern throughout history, Plague and the City is
ideal for students of early modern history, and of the early modern
city and plague more specifically.
This volume covers a variety of topics in the field of research in
strategic management and information technology. These topics
include organizational fit and flexibility and the determinants of
business unit reliance on information technologies.
We are all Classicists - we come into touch with the Classics daily: in our culture, politics, medicine, architecture, language, and literature. What are the true roots of these influences, however, and how do our interpretations of these aspects of the Classics differ from their original reception? Starting with a visit to the British Museum, John Henderson and Mary Beard prompt us to consider the significance of Classics as a means of discovery and enquiry, its value in terms of literature, philosophy, and culture, and its importance as a source of imagery.
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This second volume in the series, "Strategic Management and
Information Technology" presents a coherent set of papers that deal
with the challenges of leveraging information technology for
designing inter-organizational relationships. Instead of assembling
a set of papers that are loosely connected to the broad theme of
strategy and information technology, this volume presents a
well-knit compendium of papers on a coherent topic.
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