Unfortunately in the literature the definition is given in two variants: Despite the fact that Bernoulli defined B < sub > 1 </ sub > = 1 / 2 ( now known as " second Bernoulli numbers "), some authors set B < sub > 1 </ sub > = − 1 / 2 (" first Bernoulli numbers ").

Despite the majority opinion that Luke was a gentile writing to other gentiles, a few authors have challenged this view.

" Despite this criticism, the authors acknowledged that they admired Gould's staunch opposition to racism.

Despite this, he is considered the greatest chronicler of the crusades, and one of the best authors of the Middle Ages.

Despite his quotations from Christian authors and from the Bible, William did not place much emphasis on the intervention of God in human affairs, resulting in a somewhat " secular " history.

Despite such authors ' best efforts, sword and sorcery has more colloquially come to be known as a catch-all phrase for low grade, derivative fantasy as well as fiction written in such universes.

Despite the importance of C. L. Moore, Leigh Brackett, Andre Norton, and others female authors, as well as Moore's early heroine, sword and sorcery has had a strongly masculine bias.

Despite the criticisms of Bacque's methodology, Stephen Ambrose and Brian Loring Villa, the authors of the chapter on German POW deaths, conceded the Allies were motivated in their treatment of captured Germans by disgust and revenge for German atrocities.

Despite the rhetorical distaste all serial authors used the cliffhanger and Wilkie Collins is famous for saying about the technique: " Make ' em cry, make ' em laugh, make ' em wait – exactly in that order.

Despite low effects in general and the risk of bias, the authors acknowledged that large effects of placebo interventions may occur in certain situations.

Despite claims from some authors that the cannon of the Bavarian division were also a part of the battery, there is actually no source contemporary to the battle supporting that claim.

Despite this, several European authors of the fifteenth and 16th century who visited only Lower Egypt and published their travel accounts, such as Joos van Ghistele or André Thévet, put Thebes in or close to Memphis.

Despite the fact the authors at no time claimed that GH had reversed the aging process itself, their results were misinterpreted as indicating that GH is an effective anti-aging agent.

" Despite the work of Bale and Crowley, Langland's name appears to have remained unknown or unaccepted since other authors were suggested after Crowley's editions.

Despite that, many authors drop the specification of the domain and codomain, especially if these are clear from the context.

Despite morphological divergences the genera Latoucheornis, Miliaria and Melophus were all found to be nested within Emberiza leading the authors to propose their synonymisation with that genus.

" Warren Martyn and Adrian Wood, the authors of the book I Can't Believe It's a Bigger and Better Updated Unofficial Simpsons Guide, stated: " Despite being a Lisa show, it is poor Ralph Wiggum who steals the show with three great irrelevant replies, especially those concerning his cat's breath.

Despite these challenges, if the information retrieved does not appear to be sufficient, or a poor preservation is achieved, authors like J. A.

Despite European colonialists and historians labeling Liberia as a country without a written tradition until the 19th century, numerous Liberian authors throughout the years have contributed to the writings of various genres.

Despite its rich literature, beginning anonymously in the 16th century and with well-known authors since 1756 ( see the paragraph Literature ), the use of Walloon has decreased markedly since France's annexation of Wallonia in 1795.

Despite the near-unanimous conclusion that the tales were fabrications, and despite Monk's ill repute, some anti-Catholic groups, particularly fundamentalist Protestant authors such as Loraine Boettner and Jack Chick, still cite Monk's story as if it were true.

Despite rejection by André Breton and most of the Surrealist group, Kay Sage consistently identified herself as a Surrealist, and authors who have written about her usually do so as well.

Despite the overall negative response, the books carry blurbs of praise from some newspapers and well known sci-fi authors, such as Orson Scott Card and A. E. van Vogt.

Despite this, UltraHLE had grown beyond either its authors ' or Nintendo's control.

Despite the fact the authors at no time claimed that GH had reversed the aging process itself, their results were misinterpreted as indicating that GH is an effective anti-aging agent.

Despite his favorable comments on the Grecian scenery, he criticized the graphics for its small, bicolored and barely animated sprites, its black backgrounds, and the absence of multiple scrolling layers.

Despite their negative comments for Waluigi, GameDaily ranked him in the 10th slot on GameDaily's top 10 Nintendo characters that deserve their own games list ; the site explained that " he gets the shaft worse than Luigi, and should at least get his own puzzle game ".

Despite these comments, it is important to note that the ' bounce ' described is characteristic of many African American vernacular dance forms.

Despite his sometimes acerbic comments on Wagner, Claude Debussy utilised leitmotifs in his opera Pelléas et Mélisande ( 1902 ).

Despite some critics ' comments, all of the laughter in Coupling was from a genuine live studio audience.

Despite the explicit difference between the noun and adjective, there have been comments on the comparison.

Despite the critics ' comments on its crudeness and lack of depth, it proved to be one of the most popular novels of the Romantic Period.

Despite this imagery, and despite comments made by backing vocalist Andrea Meyer styling herself the band's " satanic advisor ", the album's lyrics make scant mention of Satan or Satanism.

Despite less than enthusiastic comments from critics, the show played to full houses for virtually every performance.

Despite earlier comments that the new system would allow staff more time on the shop floor serving customers, 200 staff were made redundant by the process.

Despite what Air America stated, Randi Rhodes contended that she was not suspended for comments made about Hillary Clinton.

Despite his controversial public comments, Yosef has long been a distinguished rabbinical authority advocating peace negotiations in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, and has done so since the late 1980s.

Despite Sparrow's comments that Bootstrap was " a good man ," Will remains deeply conflicted over his new-found lineage.

Despite these comments, Marx has been criticised strongly for adding the " socially necessary " qualification to labour time by the libertarian philosopher Robert Nozick in Anarchy, State and Utopia, for whom it is an unjustified ' bolt-on ' aspect of Marx's theory.

" Despite such comments, he denied that he was a racist.

Despite giving the album an unusually low grade, Robert Christgau's review consisted purely of praise, with comments such as " This band's defenders [...] claim this as an improvement.

Despite this, a number of editorials intend to give serious critical comments on both domestic and international issues.

Despite being hampered by a three-speed gearbox, it still drew favourable comments from Wheels: " We achieved a time of 14. 8 seconds for the quarter mile — on smoother surfaces the Charger galloped away so easily that a best of 14. 5 seconds is within reach ".

Despite their own positions against immigration, Glistrup's comments in the media had become so extreme that they felt forced to leave the party.

The Austrian Ministry of Justice's 1995 Report on the Sahaja Yoga school comments that " Despite the altitude, eight months of sunshine a year and outdoor activities and sports in the open, the European children appeared pale which was unexplainable to the visitor ".

Although the prior comments seem to paint the game as visually crude and dull, Tyler Minarik of PlayStation Lifestyle has a differing opinion stating in his review " Despite Sands of Time having some of the best narrative and plot points in the series, the next entry, Prince of Persia: Warrior Within makes large improvements in just about every other facet of the game.

Despite Hill's comments, he endured continued criticism by the British media after the poor performance ; speculation brewed that Williams were going to replace him with Frentzen for the 1996 season.

Despite captain John Lloyd admitting that the final tie was 50 / 50 in a televised interview by Sue Barker, his comments and further comments by LTA Chief Executive Roger Draper regarding a lack of a number two player suggests that this could be the last time Bogdanovic will represent his country in a Davis Cup tie.