Computer program for calculation of ideal gas thermodynamic data

Computer program calculates ideal gas thermodynamic properties for any species for which molecular constant data is available. Partial functions and derivatives from formulas based on statistical mechanics are provided by the program which is written in FORTRAN 4 and MAP

An Approach to a Cultural Constant as Seen in the ‘Tensho’ Karate Kata

As cultural heritage from Japan (Okinawa), karate conveys not only body forms (or corporal shapes) of its culture of origin; it also gives insight into deeper cultural concepts. The use of time and space and a particular rhythmicity can be analysed in the practice of karate kata, and particularly in theTensho kata.This analysis is supported here by an anthropo-didactic study that highlights the pervasive cultural dimension of this kata in relation to the practice of other Japanese art forms, and even posits it as an overarching principle of Japanese culture. For this purpose,a parallel between the musicology of traditional Japanese music and the Tenshokarate kata is discussed here.要旨日本の、厳密にいうならば沖縄の文化遺産としての空手は、伝統的な身体的な型だけではなく、より深い文化概念について知ることができる。空手における時間や空間、独特なリズムの使い方は空手の型を通じて分析が可能であり、特に 転掌 型においてそれは顕著にあらわれる。この観点は、空手の型と他の日本芸術との共通性に注目する人類学的研究にも基づくものであり、それは日本文化の超越性をも視野に入れるものである。したがって、本稿では伝統日本音楽と空手の 転掌 型の類似点について注目し、考察を進めていきたい

Master of Science

thesisPrior research has demonstrated a robust association between positive affect and the personality factor extraversion, and parallel findings consistently link negative affect and Neuroticism, but few studies have explored the personality correlates of various lower order discrete emotions. In separate samples of college and community adults, we conducted experimental induction (N = 248) and experience sampling (N = 58) studies to explore the personality correlates of awe. We hypothesized that among five-factor personality domains, openness to experience would be associated with awe most consistently and that the aesthetic component of openness would account for significant variance in these associations. Results showed that higher openness was significantly related to higher experimentally induced awe ratings as well as dispositional awe proneness, and marginally associated with awe frequency in daily life. The aesthetic component of openness was consistently associated with several awe outcomes. Interestingly, agreeableness emerged as a significant, positive predictor of awe across multiple analyses. We discuss implications of these findings, explore possible explanations for the agreeableness associations, and propose future directions for awe and openness research

Interview with Marjorie Bride by Mike Hastings

Biographical NoteMarjorie McHenry Bride was born in Baltimore, Maryland, on July 17, 1939. Her parents, both from longtime Baltimore families, were James McHenry and Marjorie Ober McHenry. Her father was a gentleman farmer and so she lived in the countryside outside of town until she went to a boarding school, Dobbs Ferry, in New York. She earned her degree in economics from Bryn Mawr and worked for the Export-Import Bank in Washington, D.C. from 1961-1965, where she met her husband. She moved to Maine when her husband managed the Old Orchard Beach pier and later to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, where she received a master’s degree in urban planning. She went into commercial development in Portland, Maine, in 1976 and became a broker, then started a tourism company called Experience Maine, and offered art tours along the coast. She spent a year in Washington, DC working in Mitchell’s Senate office; she sometimes played tennis with Senator Mitchell. At the time of this interview, she worked for Odysseys Unlimited and served on the boards of the Mitchell Institute, Outward Bound, and the Posse Foundation. SummaryInterview includes discussion of: childhood and education background; Washington, D.C. during the Kennedy years; brief discussion of Mitchell’s history; the start of Experience Maine; working in Washington; playing tennis with Mitchell; involvement with the Mitchell Institute as board member; Outward Bound and the Posse Foundation; the business of Odysseys Unlimited with college alumni; contact with Mitchell; Chris Bride’s working as an immigration adjudications officer; Libby Mitchell’s run for governor; the mystery surrounding Mitchell’s current work in the Middle East; and Mitchell Scholars brunch