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Global Tree Density Map, T. W. Crowther, H. B. Glick, K. R. Covey, C. Bettigole, D. S. Maynard, S. M. Thomas, J. R. Smith, G. Hintler, M. C. Duguid, G. Amatulli, M.-N. Tuanmu, W. Jetz, C. Salas, C. Stam, D. Piotto, R. Tavani, S. Green, G. Bruce, S. J. Williams, S. K. Wiser, M. O. Huber, G. M. Hengeveld, G.-J. Nabuurs, E. Tikhonova, P. Borchardt, C.-F. Li, L. W. Powrie, M. Fischer, A. Hemp, J. Homeier, P. Cho, A. C. Vibrans, P. M. Umunay, S. Piao, C. W. Rowe, M. S. Ashton, P. R. Crane, M. A. Bradford

Yale School of the Environment Datasets

This description pertains to the primary download. Details on revised (newer) versions of the datasets are listed below under Additional Files. -- Two global maps (raster files) of tree density. These maps highlight how the number of trees varies across the world. One map was generated using biome-level models of tree density, and applied at the biome scale. The other map was generated using ecoregion-level models of tree density, and applied at the ecoregion scale. For this reason, transitions between biomes or between ecoregions may be unrealistically harsh, but large-scale estimates are robust (see Crowther et al. 2015). At the …

Diagnosis In Myocardial Infarction: Prehospital Troponin For The Non-Diagnostic Electrocardiogram, Timothy Riddell

Yale School of Medicine Physician Associate Program Theses

Rapid prehospital electrocardiographic diagnosis of myocardial infarction in the setting of left bundle branch block and artificially paced rhythms is clinically challenging. Electrocardiographic findings of these conditions can mask classic findings of myocardial infarction, which can lead to significant treatment delays in these patient populations. We propose a randomized controlled trial evaluating prehospital measurement of troponin, in patients with left bundle branch block or paced rhythms, presenting with symptoms of acute coronary syndrome. We hypothesize that this prehospital measurement will reduce delays to percutaneous coronary intervention in patients with myocardial infarction. We will implement the use of point-of-care troponin assays …

The Role Of Government In The Labor-Creditor Relationship: Evidence From The Chrysler Bankruptcy, Bradley Blaylock, Alexander Edwards, Jared Stanfield

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Redback Rising: China's Bilateral Swap Agreements And Renminbi Internationalization, Steven Liao, Daniel Mcdowell

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A Musical Homiletic: Drawing On The Sonic Dimensions Of The Word And Spirit, Thomas H. Troeger

Yale Journal of Music & Religion

The article begins by addressing two primary areas of concern: 1. Can music communicate meaning, and if so, how? 2. Can theological realities be expressed through music and other artistic forms whose primary medium is not language? The author then lays out a schema featuring four different aspects of developing a musical homiletic, starting with the simplest and moving to the most complex. (1) Preachers can speak in a way that captures the musicality of human conversation: its sonically engaging use of inflection, volume, pace, and timbre. (2) Preachers can interpret the theological and poetic meaning of the texts that …

Singing The Sermon: Where Musicology Meets Homiletics, Emmett G. Price Iii

Yale Journal of Music & Religion

From the beginning of the Christian Church, singing and preaching have served as major tools of communication. In fact, they remain the most utilized methods of articulating and explicating personal and communal theologies across the diverse and expansive expressions of Christianity.

From the life, ministry, and legacy of Jesus Christ through the teachings of the Apostle Paul, the roles and functions of singing and preaching are well known but not well studied as a unit. From the foundational writings of the early Church Fathers through the various theses of the reformers, the acts of singing and preaching have been studied …

Preaching And The Power Of Music: A Dialogue Between The Pulpit And Choir Loft In 1689, Markus Rathey

Yale Journal of Music & Religion

During the ecclesiastical year 1689-90 the Lutheran superintendent in Leipzig, Johann Benedict Carpzov, and his cantor, the composer Johann Schelle, embarked on a collaboration of unusual scale. In the previous year, Carpzov had preached a cycle of sermons based on well-known hymns from the Lutheran tradition. In 1689-90 Carpzov gave a short summary of the earlier hymn sermons, while Schelle composed for each Sunday a cantata based on the very same hymn. The result is a unique collaboration between preacher and musician, pulpit and choir loft. Only a few of Schelle’s compositions have survived; however, the extant cantatas together with …

Preaching About Pipes And Praise: Lutheran Organ Sermons Of The Seventeenth Century, Joyce L. Irwin

Yale Journal of Music & Religion

The seventeenth century was a grand era for organ building, and as new organs were installed in Lutheran churches in Germany, there were services of dedication at which a sermon was preached to explain the theological basis for using organ music in worship and to extol the value of instrumental worship for the praise of God. In some respects these sermons were all alike: scriptural passages, predominantly from the Old Testament, were cited to remind the congregation of ancient musical practices; opponents of church organs from Zwingli through Calvin to Voetius and Grossgebauer were chastised as misguided or worse; the …

The Reformation Of Preaching: Transformations Of Worship Soundscapes In Early Modern Germany And Switzerland, Barbara Pitkin

Yale Journal of Music & Religion

The evangelical sermon was the Protestant Reformation’s central ritual event and the catalyst for a host of other changes, ranging from the abolition of the Mass to acts of violent iconoclasm. In promoting the sermon, reformers in Germany and Switzerland were in continuity with trends in medieval preaching, but at the same time the new centrality given to the preached word fundamentally altered the worship experience, particularly the aural experience. The present investigation traces the contours of the preaching landscape in the late Middle Ages and the Renaissance, outlines the innovations in sermonizing in Reformation Switzerland and Germany, and, by …

Editorial, Markus Rathey

Yale Journal of Music & Religion

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The Role Of National Archives In The Creation Of National Master Narratives In Southeast Asia, Michael Karabinos

Journal of Contemporary Archival Studies

This paper is a working paper for a research project in its initial stage. Using an article by German historian Stefan Berger on the role of national archives in the creation of master historical narratives in Europe as its inspiration, I look at the same concept for postcolonial Southeast Asia. Particular attention is paid to Indonesia, Singapore, and Malaysia. Due to the colonial past of these countries, what is held in their national archives includes many records created by the former colonial administrations. How this affects the creation of master historical narratives will be addressed in this research project. I …

A Strategy For Resolving Europe's Problem Loans, International Monetary Fund (Imf)

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Are We Approaching An Economic Singularity? Information Technology And The Future Of Economic Growth, William D. Nordhaus

Cowles Foundation Discussion Papers

What are the prospects for long-run economic growth?, the present study looks at a more recently launched hypothesis, which I label Singularity . The idea here is that rapid growth in computation and artificial intelligence will cross some boundary or Singularity after which economic growth will accelerate sharply as an ever-accelerating pace of improvements cascade through the economy. The paper develops a growth model that features Singularity and presents several tests of whether we are rapidly approaching Singularity. The key question for Singularity is the substitutability between information and conventional inputs. The tests suggest that the Singularity is not near.

The Cfpb Dodd-Frank Mortgage Rules Readiness Guide, United States: Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (Cfpb)

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The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB or Bureau) is updating the CFPB Dodd-Frank Mortgage Rules Readiness Guide (Guide) to help financial institutions come into and maintain compliance with the mortgage rules outlined in the Summary of the Rules in this Guide. The CFPB has designed this Guide for use by institutions of all sizes. Consists of Summary of the Rules, Readiness Questionnaire, Frequently Asked Questions, Tools

Portugal, Missing Deadline For Novo Banco Sale, Turns To Second Bidder, Raphael Minder

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Modeling Uncertainty In Climate Change: A Multi‐Model Comparison, Kenneth Gillingham, William D. Nordhaus, David Anthoff, Geoffrey Blanford, Valentina Bosetti, Peter Christensen, Haewon Mcjeon

Cowles Foundation Discussion Papers

The economics of climate change involves a vast array of uncertainties, complicating both the analysis and development of climate policy. This study presents the results of the first comprehensive study of uncertainty in climate change using multiple integrated assessment models. The study looks at model and parametric uncertainties for population, total factor productivity, and climate sensitivity. It estimates the pdfs of key output variables, including CO 2 concentrations, temperature, damages, and the social cost of carbon (SCC). One key finding is that parametric uncertainty is more important than uncertainty in model structure. Our resulting pdfs also provide insights on tail …

Interim Financial Report 2015, Heta Asset Resolution

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Reserve Bank Of India Annual Report 2014-15, Reserve Bank Of India

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Pbc Decides To Cut Rmb Benchmark Loan And Deposit Interest Rates And Reduce Reserve Requirement Ratio, People's Bank Of China

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The Risk Of Fire Sales In The Tri-Party Repo Market, Brian Begalle, Antoine Martin, James Mcandrews, Susan Mclaughlin

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Contemporary Economic Policy

Opening Brief Of Plantiff-Appellant Starr International Company, Inc., United States: Courts: Appeals Court: Federal Circuit

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Appeals from the United States Court of Federal Claims in Case No. 1:11-cv-00779-TCW, Judge Thomas C. Wheeler STARR INTERNATIONAL COMPANY, INC., in its own right and on behalf of two classes of others similarly situated, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. UNITED STATES, Defendant-Cross-Appellant, and AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL GROUP, INC., Defendant-Appellee.

Bad Bank "Getting It Done", Boss Says, Slovene Press Agency (Sta)

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Hungary : Technical Assistance Report””Operational Aspects Of Establishing An Asset Management Company, International Monetary Fund (Imf)

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Pbc Decides To Conduct Targeted Reserve Requirement Ratio Cuts And Lower Benchmark Loan And Deposit Interest Rates, People's Bank Of China

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Fidf Set To Clear Debt Ahead Of Schedule, Pathom Sangwongwanich

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article describing the FIDF's debt burden and repayment plan

The Pbc Spokesman Answered More Press Questions On The Rmb Exchange Rate, People's Bank Of China

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The Pbc Spokesman Answered Press Questions On Improving Quotation Of The Rmb Central Parity, People's Bank Of China

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History Of Discount Window Stigma, Olivier Armantier, Helene Lee, Asani Sarkar

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State To Sell Mkb By Early 2016, Daily News Hungary

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China Monetary Policy Report 2015 Q2, People's Bank Of China: Monetary Policy Analysis Group

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