Rivier University is a private Catholic liberal arts university in Nashua, New Hampshire. Rivier is accredited by the New England Commission of Higher Education and approved by the New Hampshire Department of Education.
This two-part essay addressed a two-part question: “If extraterrestrial life exists, then where are they?” and “Is interdimensional travel possible and, if so, how?” Drawing upon the insights of Jane Roberts’s philosophical psychology, the following thesis is advanced and defended: Alternate life planes and reality systems exist and make contact with the spacetime structure of our own physical universe at coordinate points through which non-human intelligent beings may travel that can be scientifically investigated utilizing both objective instrumentation and subjective tools. Part 1 examined evidence for the physical existence of unidentified aerial phenomena (UAP) and interdimensionality as a scientific/metaphysical hypothesis concerning their origin. Characteristic features of interdimensional planes and the mechanics of travel between planes were described. Part 2 continues the discussion by describing how interdimensional travel might be accomplished via out-of-body conditions of consciousness with the mechanical assistance of coordinate points and scientifically investigated. The essay concludes by examining the implications and applications that such an investigation can have for informing the study of other issues, anomalies, and fields of study.
Abstract Responding to the question in the title of his book, Animals in Heaven? A Catholic Pastoral Response to Questions About Animals, Terry Martin appeals to the congruence between the beliefs and intuitions of ordinary Catholics (i.e., the sensus fidelium) concerning animals and what the Bible and the writings of saints, doctors, and fathers of the Church tell us about animals: that God wills not only the immediate but also the ultimate and final good of all earthly creatures. However, the presently limited official teaching of the Catholic Church, as found in the Catechism of the Catholic Church, continues to accept as definitive the anthropocentric position of Thomas Aquinas regarding animals. The question of animals is a prime example of the difference between dogma and theology, and pastoral theology in particular. Martin points out the weaknesses of the current official doctrine and expresses the hope that the voice of the laity advocating for animals, as intimated in the works of some contemporary theologians as well as in recent papal pronouncements and documents, will eventually prevail. In 15 concise yet full chapters, Martin explains how the faith of Catholics and Christians can help them understand animals, why they are here, what to learn from them, and how to relate to them ethically and compassionately. Martin clearly and refreshingly puts to rest any notion that caring for animals, expressing concern for their well-being, and believing that animals have a place in God's plan for “a new heaven and a new earth” is anything less than “completely Catholic or Christian.”
The effects of rarefaction and nonequilibrium processes on hypersonic rarefied-gas flows over blunt bodies are studied by the Direct Simulation Monte-Carlo technique (DSMC) and by solving the full Navier–Stokes equations and the equations of a thin viscous shock layer (TVSL) under the conditions of wind-tunnel experiments and hypersonic-vehicle flights in the Earth atmosphere at altitudes from 60 to 110 km. The nonequilibrium, equilibrium and “frozen” flow regimes are examined for various physical and chemical processes in air and hydrogen. The influence of similarity parameters (Reynolds number, temperature factor, catalysis parameters, and gas injection rates) on the flow structure near the blunt bodies (a sphere and a cylinder) and on their heat transfer characteristics in hypersonic streams of ionizing air is studied.
This study investigates the dynamic interrelationships between poverty, unemployment, and economic growth in Nigeria from 1980 to 2023. Utilizing a comprehensive econometric approach, including unit root and cointegration tests, and an error correction mechanism (ECM), the research examines how poverty and unemployment influence economic growth and how these variables interact in both the short run and long run. The findings reveal that, in the long-run equilibrium there is relationship between poverty, unemployment, and economic growth. In the short run, the findings reveal that poverty and unemployment have negative and significant impact on economic growth in Nigeria. The study concludes that while poverty reduction is crucial, it must be coupled with strategic interventions in unemployment to foster sustained economic growth. The study therefore recommends that government and private sector collaboration should focus on developing industries with high employment potential and investing in vocational training and skills development to match the needs of the labour market.
