James Ernest (Jack) Cimino: Inventor of Arteriovenous Fistula

Agamben’s political messianism in ‘The Time That Remains’

“…He does not pay any attention to the phenomena of power, interest, and conflict, which are essential components of any philosophical consideration of political phenomena. 55 Intersubjectivity is present in the early Heidegger in the form of 'the communal world' (Mitwelt). 56 And yet, the relations between the subjects remain abstract and void of any political significance.…”

Pheromones of Marine Invertebrates and Algae

“…120,121 For instance, when the Pacific aglajid Navanax inermis is damaged by enemies, it secretes a bright-yellow water-insoluble mixture into its slime trail. From the extracts, three major compounds have been isolated and identified as polyenic compounds 51-53, navenones A-C. 122,123 It has been demonstrated that these secreted constituents induce an avoidance-alarm response in a trail-following Navanax species at a concentration of 10 mmol l À1 .…”

Ermentrude's consecration (866): queen‐making rites and biblical templates for Carolingian fertility

“…43 Admittedly, developments in the diplomatic designation of Carolingian queens do not line up into neat linear trajectories of queenly power, though, as Roberta Cimino has observed, the uneven oscillation between spousal and regnal designations captures the queen's fusion of familial and political roles. 44 Nonetheless, formal expression of Ermentrude's role in diplomas does point to the elevated profile of the queen in western Francia. After 853 she was regularly named, often as coniux but sometimes also as regina and on occasion as consors regni.…”