447 research outputs found

    The Dies Irae ( Day of Wrath ) and Totentanz ( Dance of Death ): Medieval Themes Revisited in 19th Century Music and Culture

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    During the pivotal November 2002 football game of Arkansas vs. Georgia in the SEC conference championship, the Georgia marching band struck up their defensive rallying song. Instead of a typical defense song, the band played an excerpt of the Gregorian Sequence Dies Irae ( Day of Wrath\u27\u27) from the Roman Catholic Requiem Mass. Drastically dissociated from its original medieval milieu, this musical Sequence still manages to elicit the same effect of fear and foreboding nearly a thousand years later. Precisely because of its deep musical and cultural roots, the Dies Irae occupies a significant place in history, closely intertwined from early on with the medieval folk motif Totentanz ( Dance of Death ), widely depicted in medieval art, and dramatically revived in 19th century music, art, and literature. This multi-disciplinary study focuses on the history of art and music of these two medieval themes during their development, and then moves on to study them in 19th century culture. Specifically, the manipulation of the original Gregorian chant and the incorporation of the idea of a medieval dance are analyzed in the music of Hector Berlioz, Franz Liszt, and Camille Saint-Saens. Numerous other contextual links are explored as well, such as Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Victor Hugo, Henri Cazalis, William Blake, and Alfred Rethel, all of whom created 19th century artistic or literary masterpieces derived from the thematic seeds of the Dies Irae and the Totentanz. Although neither of these ideas endured in their original form during the Romantic era, the inherently compelling nature of these themes that center on the macabre but inevitable end of life captivated the Romantic geniuses and continue to intrigue us to this day

    Shedding Light upon the Shadows: An Examination of the Use of Voice as Resistance and Reclamation of the Black Woman from Enslavement to Freedom.

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    My research examines the enslaved black woman\u27s reclamation of self through the use of voice and resistance from enslavement into freedom. I argue that the enslaved black woman\u27s voice was one that grew stronger and louder, in an effort to have her story heard, through her attempts of reclamation of self and transition from slave to a free woman. I begin with an introduction to the purpose of my research. Chapter one describes my approach to my research. Chapter two describes the conditions of slavery for black women. Chapter three describes enslaved black women\u27s mechanisms of resistance. Chapter four examinations the reclamation of self in slavemade quilts and the controversial Underground Railroad Quilt Code. Chapter five examines the reclamation of voice in Harriet Jacobs\u27 narrative, Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl, written under a pseudonym, Linda Brent, after she escaped from slavery. Chapter six examines the reclamation of womanhood is Dr. Anna Julia Cooper\u27s text, A Voice from the South. My conclusion describes how these historical events are still relevant to present-day society

    Advanced Statistical Analysis of the Pupil Project Program

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    Objective: Early visual processing integrity is correlated with word reading. In previous reports, duration of fixation when reading sight-words has been established as an early sensory correlate of single word decoding ability. In attempts to model the direct and indirect predictive value between duration of fixation, number of fixations, orthographic processing, phonological processing, and rapid automatized naming (RAN) to word decoding ability, we compared Visagraph duration of fixation and number of fixations data to results of the Processing and Learning Test-Reading and Writing (PAL-RW) and dyslexia screening test (DST) in a structural equation modeling (SEM) analysis. Methods: Seventy-four students with reading difficulties (age range 8-13) referred to the Pupil Project were used in the analyses. A theoretical model outlining the proposed relationship between factors was established, then direct and indirect effects between factors were calculated in multiple regression analysis. Model fit was evaluated with SEM analyses in Amos. Results: Of the five factors explored (duration of fixation, number of fixations, RAN, orthographic and phonological processing), only number of fixations and phonological processing failed to hold a significant (p\u3c0.05) direct effect on word reading. RAN and duration of fixation held significant indirect effects mediated through orthographic processes. The model was strongest when all five factors were incorporated. In all models, RAN, duration of fixation, and orthographic processing held the strongest relationship to word reading. Conclusions: These results suggest that, at least for our clinical population with visually related reading difficulties, RAN, duration of fixation, and orthographic processing held higher path coefficients than phonological processing or number of fixations in predicting single word reading ability. Further, RAN was a good predictor for orthographic processing. Duration of fixation held the second strongest predictive value of any single factor to word reading. It may serve optometrist well in analyzing risk factors for dyslexia. Results suggest modification to the double deficit hypothesis for dyslexia to incorporate visual/orthographic processing

    Discharge to the Community from an Inpatient Psychiatric Hospital: Factors to Consider

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    Nationally, inpatient psychiatric settings average a 5% readmission rate for their patients, within one month of discharge. A search for articles published within the past 20 years, uncovered critical themes and led to recommendations for practice from 15 articles. Impacting an individual’s readmission are 1) length of stay at the facility, 2) employment opportunities and support after discharge, 3) social and family support, impacting feelings of exclusion/inclusion (stigma), 4) the extent to which the individual embraces the AA recovery philosophy, 5) the specific characteristics of the immediate geographical location of housing, 6) adherence to medical plans, and 7) the availability of continuity of care. Successful discharge is multifaceted for the co-occurring mental health and substance abuse population. Findings suggest that occupational therapy should consider shifting its focus from skill level development to including more adaptation of the social environment and community development to find solutions to exclusion, urban planning, and economic concerns due to unemployment. Needed is more attention to the complexity of managing fragmented health and social systems, which a multidisciplinary team approach of continuity of care could help untangle and as a result reduce barriers to successful transition to community living

    Co-creation: A study of intimacy and control

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    Drawing from ongoing revitalization initiatives in Richmond, Virginia, this adaptive reuse project creates a structured dialogue between public and private expression to create a more immersive gallery experience for viewer and practitioner. The gallery experience is twofold; traditional object-based display and nontraditional process-based display. Preservation of the historic fabric of the existing Handcraft building at 1501 Roseneath is integrated with the transformative potential of introducing voyeuristic opportunities in creating a community arts center. Notions of voyeurism will center around ideas of visual connection and physical separation. This project questions if tactics of voyeurism, which inherently create physical barriers, can facilitate interaction and encourage co-creation in a creative setting. Structured moments of intimacy and control are accomplished through presented and found views of movement, object, and process. These moments of intimacy and control create a conceptual reciprocity which guides the design of this project. Ultimately, the redesign creates a dialogue between the process of making and the final product/object by facilitating interaction between the viewer and practitioner through different points of the creative process. The project moves away from exploiting the site’s formal, historical, and contextual components and encourages the audience member to engage with the maker through a corporeal, experiential encounter. The environment becomes a catalyst for cross-disciplinary creativity on an individual, group, and community level. The development of spaces that engage the creative mind and foster collaborative growth will serve the Richmond arts community and can act as an icon for successful urban transformation

    Stable isotope investigation of the migratory behavior of silverhaired bats (Lasionycteris noctivagans) in eastern North America

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    We investigated the migratory movements of silver-haired bats (Lasionycteris noctivagans) across the eastern extent of the species’ range. We conducted stable hydrogen isotope analysis of fur samples (δ2Hfur) from museum specimens collected across latitudes and at all times of the year. We first used these data to estimate the timing of fur replacement and to develop a model associating δ2Hfur with that of local precipitation (δ2Hprecip) at the location where fur replacement occurred. We then used this model to 1) identify individuals that had migrated across latitudes, and 2) investigate the presence of continental-scale patterns in the estimated distance traveled. Bats were at their location of fur replacement between 20 June and 26 August, and there was a strong linear relationship between δ2Hfur and δ2Hprecip in bats collected during this time. There was substantial variation in the migratory movements of this species. Twenty-four of 38 females and 14 of 30 males showed isotopic evidence of leaving the area where fur replacement occurred (i.e., migrating across latitudes), whereas the remaining bats were either sedentary or moved at a small spatial scale. Males appeared to migrate consistently, regardless of latitude of origin, whereas there was a partial leapfrog pattern in migratory movements of females. To our knowledge, this is the first evidence of leapfrog migration in bat

    Fish mouths as engineering structures for vortical cross-step filtration

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    Suspension-feeding fishes such as goldfish and whale sharks retain prey without clogging their oral filters, whereas clogging is a major expense in industrial crossflow filtration of beer, dairy foods and biotechnology products. Fishes\u27 abilities to retain particles that are smaller than the pore size of the gill-raker filter, including extraction of particles despite large holes in the filter, also remain unexplained. Here we show that unexplored combinations of engineering structures (backward-facing steps forming d-type ribs on the porous surface of a cone) cause fluid dynamic phenomena distinct from current biological and industrial filter operations. This vortical cross-step filtration model prevents clogging and explains the transport of tiny concentrated particles to the oesophagus using a hydrodynamic tongue. Mass transfer caused by vortices along d-type ribs in crossflow is applicable to filter-feeding duck beak lamellae and whale baleen plates, as well as the fluid mechanics of ventilation at fish gill filaments

    Student Confidence in Applying for Post Graduate Training Before and After an Elective Course

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    Introduction • As residency positions have become more difficult to obtain, the number of students at Southwestern Oklahoma State University College of Pharmacy applying for and matching with residencies has declined. • Two barriers identified by all students included lack of information and confidence in their skills. • A 16-week, two-hour elective was developed and offered to 2nd and 3rd year pharmacy students in January of 2012 and is currently offered each Spring semester
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