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Intro -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Series Introduction -- Foreword by William Edgar -- Acknowledgments -- 1. Why Kant Matters Today -- What Has Zion to Do with Königsberg? -- Toward an Objective Criticism -- Kant's Continuing Significance -- 2. A Summary of Kant's Thought -- Kant's Thought in Context -- The Bounds of Human Reason -- Faith and Hope: Kant on Morality and Religion -- 3. A Reformed Assessment of Kant's Thought -- Theology as Science: Kant and Modern Christian Thought -- Kant on Divine Incomprehensibility and Revelation: A Reformed Assessment -- Faith Seeking Understanding: A Reformed-Anselmian Response to Kant -- God, History, and Science: A Neo-Calvinist Understanding -- Conclusion: Knowledge of God in Christ -- Glossary -- Bibliography -- Primary Sources by Immanuel Kant -- Primary Sources by Confessional Reformed Theologians -- Other Primary Sources -- Secondary Literature -- Recommended Reading -- Reading Kant: A Strategy -- Secondary Literature: Transcendental Idealism and Beyond -- Secondary Literature: Kant, Theology, and Religion -- Another Reformed Response to (Neo-)Kantian Philosophy -- Index of Scripture -- Index of Subjects and Names.

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to examine the assumptions concerning how the processes that foster trust are influenced by contractual control and managers' propensity to trust. More specifically, the paper investigates the extent to which distinct types of trust (i.e. cognition- and affect-based trust) are differentially and interactively associated with contractual control and the propensity to trust.Design/methodology/approachThe authors collected survey data on 260 architect–contractor project-based relationships in China.FindingsThe results of this paper show that contractual control and a project manager's propensity to trust are positively related to the managers' trust in their partners. However, the interaction of the propensity to trust and contractual control has a negative effect on cognition-based trust. Cognition-based trust, in turn, is linked to the unique and interactive relationships between contractual control, the propensity to trust and affect-based trust.Research limitations/implicationsWhile this paper adds to the literature on trust and control, future research is needed to fully understand the differences in interpersonal trust across alliances and countries.Practical implicationsThese findings provide important implications for firms hoping to facilitate active trust development processes.Originality/valueMore is now known about the trust in inter-organizational settings at the individual level.

Abstract Background Due to the potential of human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination for decreasing cervical cancer rates in Mainland China, where some of the highest incidences in the world have been reported , our study aimed to assess HPV and HPV vaccine knowledge, and to evaluate the effect of a brief educational intervention on HPV knowledge and vaccine acceptability in Chinese undergraduate students and employed women. Methods This multi-center, cross-sectional study was conducted across five representative cities of the five main geographical regions of Mainland China. Participants were selected from one comprehensive university and three to four companies in each city for a total of six comprehensive universities and 16 companies. A 62-item questionnaire on HPV knowledge and HPV vaccine acceptability was administered to participants before and after an educational intervention. The intervention consisted of an informative group lecture. Results A total of 1146 employed women and 557 female undergraduate students were surveyed between August and November 2011. Baseline HPV knowledge was low among both groups— 320/1146 (28%) of employed women and 66/557 (12%) of students had heard of HPV, while only 237/1146 (21%) of employed women and 40/557 (7.2%) of students knew that HPV is related to cervical cancer. After educational instruction, 947/1061 (89%) of employed women and 193/325 (59%) of students knew the relationship between HPV and cervical cancer ( χ 2 = 1041.8, p < 0.001 and χ 2 = 278.5, p < 0.001, respectively). Post-intervention, vaccine acceptability increased from 881/1146 (77%) to 953/1061 (90%), (p = <0.001) in employed women and 405/557 (73%) in students to 266/325 (82%), (p < 0.001). Women in both groups cited concerns about the HPV vaccine's safety, efficacy, and limited use to date as reasons for being unwilling to receive vaccination. 502/1146 (44%) of women were willing to vaccinate their children at baseline, which increased to 857/1061 (81%) post-intervention, p < 0.001. Conclusions Incorporation of our lecture-based education initiative into a government-sponsored or school-based program may improve HPV-related knowledge and HPV vaccine acceptability. Further studies are needed to evaluate and standardize HPV education programs in China.