TY  - JOUR
A1  - Albertini, Francesca Yardenit
T1  - Peace and war in Moses Maimonides and Immanuel Kant a comparative study
JF  - The journal of Jewish thought & philosophy
N2  - Francesca Y. Albertini (1974-2011) compares Maimonides' idea of peace, as developed in MT Sefer shofetim (Book of Judges), with Kant's work on the notion of "eternal peace" (Zum ewigen Frieden). Both authors develop a historical vision pointed against the use of force and war in light of a framework not limited by historical time (messianic age, eternity). Despite all differences in method and historical context, the authors agree on the notion that universal ethics provides the basis of a determination of right grounded in the will. Maimonides' universal messianism as well as Kant's universal history emphasize the pivotal role and decisive responsibility of the human being in realizing, through reason, the reign of peace and prosperity on earth first envisioned by the biblical prophets. These utopias continue to challenge us, especially in this day and age.
KW  - Kant
KW  - Maimonides
KW  - peace
KW  - Alfarabi (al-Farabi)
KW  - universal messianism
Y1  - 2012
U6  - https://doi.org/10.1163/1477285X-12341238
SN  - 1053-699X
VL  - 20
IS  - 2
SP  - 183
EP  - 198
PB  - Brill
CY  - Leiden
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Piechotta, Marion
A1  - Raila, Jens
A1  - Rick, Markus
A1  - Beyerbach, Martin
A1  - Hoppen, Hans-Otto
T1  - Serum transthyretin concentration is decreased in dogs with nonthyroidal illness
JF  - Veterinary clinical pathology
N2  - Background: Hypothyroidism in dogs is often difficult to diagnose owing to nonspecific clinical signs and laboratory test results that can be mimicked by nonthyroidal illness (NTI). Thyroxine (T4) circulates in blood mainly bound to T4-binding globulin and, to a lesser degree, transthyretin (TTR) and albumin. The concentration of total T4 depends on the concentrations of these binding proteins.
 Objectives: We hypothesized that dogs with NTI and decreased serum total T4 concentrations would have decreased serum TTR concentrations. The objective of the study was to measure and compare serum TTR concentrations in healthy dogs, in dogs with NTI and low serum T4 concentrations, and in dogs with hypothyroidism.
 Methods: Assignment of dogs to 3 groups was based on physical examination and serum concentrations of T4 and TSH (mean +/- SD): for healthy dogs (n = 13), T4 was 24.8 +/- 3.6 nmol/L and TSH was 0.15 +/- 0.08 mu g/L; for dogs with NTI and low T4 (n = 20), T4 was 3.2 +/- 3.0 nmol/L and TSH was 0.18 +/- 0.13 mu g/L; and for hypothyroid dogs (n = 19), T4 was 5.3 +/- 4.3 nmol/L and TSH was 2.33 +/- 1.90 mu g/L). TTR concentrations in serum were determined semiquantitatively using western blot analysis.
 Results: Serum TTR concentration (mean +/- SD) was decreased in the dogs with NTI (24.8 +/- 7.9 mg/L) compared with that of hypothyroid dogs (41.1 +/- 21.4 mg/L, P = .0035). Differences were not found between TTR concentrations in clinically healthy dogs (33.3 +/- 10.1 mg/L) and hypothyroid dogs or dogs with NTI.
 Conclusions: Serum TTR concentrations were significantly decreased in dogs with NTI and low T4 compared with concentrations in hypothyroid dogs. Additional studies should be done to determine if TTR concentrations can discriminate between dogs with NTI and low T4 and dogs with primary hypothyroidism.
KW  - Euthyroid
KW  - hypothyroid
KW  - T4
KW  - thyroid-stimulating hormone
KW  - thyroxine-binding
Y1  - 2012
U6  - https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1939-165X.2011.00394.x
SN  - 0275-6382
VL  - 41
IS  - 1
SP  - 110
EP  - 113
PB  - Wiley-Blackwell
CY  - Malden
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Ebke, Thomas
T1  - Knowledge agents Gaston Bachelard and the reorganization of knowledge
JF  - Studies in East European thought
Y1  - 2012
U6  - https://doi.org/10.1007/s11212-012-9164-4
SN  - 0925-9392
VL  - 64
IS  - 1-2
SP  - 143
EP  - 148
PB  - Springer
CY  - Dordrecht
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Kruse-Ebeling, Ute
T1  - Bioregionalism and global ethics a transactional approach to achieving ecological sustainability, social justice, and human well-being
JF  - Environmental values
Y1  - 2012
SN  - 0963-2719
VL  - 21
IS  - 2
SP  - 235
EP  - 237
PB  - White Horse Press
CY  - Isle of Harris
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Gunnarsson, Logi
T1  - Being a person and telling stories
JF  - Ethical theory and moral practice
Y1  - 2012
U6  - https://doi.org/10.1007/s10677-012-9341-z
SN  - 1386-2820
VL  - 15
IS  - 4
SP  - 581
EP  - 583
PB  - Springer
CY  - Dordrecht
ER  - 
TY  - THES
A1  - Patil, Umesh
T1  - An evaluation of a cognitive architecture of sentence processing : computational and empirical assessment
Y1  - 2012
CY  - Potsdam
ER  - 
TY  - THES
A1  - Schwartze, Michael
T1  - Adaption to temporal structure
T2  - MPI series in human cognitive and brain sciences
Y1  - 2012
SN  - 978-3-941504-22-6
VL  - 138
PB  - Max-Planck-Institut für Kognitions- und Neurowissenschaften
CY  - Leipzig
ER  - 
TY  - THES
A1  - Schipke, Christine S.
T1  - Processing mechanisms of argument structure and case-marking in child development : natural correlates and behavioral evidence
T2  - MPI series in human cognitive and brain sciences
Y1  - 2012
SN  - 978-3-941504-23-3
VL  - 139
PB  - MPI for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences
CY  - Leipzig
ER  -