Montana Cowgirl | 20-95970

Montana Cowgirl(Coyote Song) Part Number: 20-95970 Price: $1.90 Voicing: SSA Music By: Ray Park Arranged By: Susan Brumfield with Fiddle Featured at: 2013 KyACDA Fall Convocationhttps://digitalcommons.butler.edu/jca_scores/1477/thumbnail.jp

Jean Ritchie's "Field Trip---Scotland": An examination of unpublished field recordings collected in Scotland, 1952--1953.

The study also provides a chronology of Ritchie's fieldwork, reconstructed through letters, diaries and personal interviews with her and others. Appendices include brief rhythmic, melodic and formal analyses of the songs, additional recordings of the songs found in the School of Scottish Studies Sound Archives and transcripts of interviews with Jean Ritchie, George Pickow and Hamish Henderson.Since the late 1960s, interest in the "Kodaly Method" of music education has spread throughout the United States. Zoltan Kodaly (1882--1967) was a Hungarian composer, musician, ethnomusicologist and teacher whose efforts toward educational reform resulted in the pedagogical method now associated with his name. Among other philosophical tenets, Kodaly insisted that only music of highest quality be used for teaching, including the country's indigenous folk music, folk music of other countries and the finest examples of art music.A number of teacher training programs in the U.S. and Hungary offer specialized study of Kodaly's approach. These programs emphasize the importance of studying not only the musical traditions, but the tradition bearers in each culture, as Kodaly did in his. Kentucky folk singer Jean Ritchie is undeniably one of America's greatest living examples of such a tradition-bearer. Her stature as such validates the exploration of her work by a Kodaly-inspired music educator.Though Jean Ritchie's life and career as a folk singer and songwriter have been chronicled in books, articles and dissertations, this study focuses specifically on her research in Scotland as a Fulbright scholar in 1952--53. Ritchie's work, closely tied to that of folklorists Alan Lomax and Hamish Henderson, had a significant impact on the folk music revivals which would soon follow in both the United States and the United Kingdom.This dissertation contains transcriptions and analyses of fifteen unpublished field recordings collected by Ritchie in Scotland during her Fulbright year, as well as discussion of the historical, cultural and contextual aspects of each song. The songs were selected for examination from more than two hundred field recordings made by Ritchie in Scotland. Ritchie's selection of songs for inclusion on her unreleased "Scottish Sampler" anthology was the primary reason for this decision

Characterization of microsatellite loci for a threatened species, the King Rail, Rallus elegans, using a next-generation sequencing protocol

The King Rail Rallus elegans (Audubon) has experienced population declines of 4.6 % per year on average since the 1960s. Wetland loss, most severely affecting inland marshes, has significantly reduced this species\u27 distribution to the coastal margins of its historic range. Polymorphic microsatellite markers were generated by 454 pyrosequencing of genomic DNA from King Rails, and Clapper Rails R. longirostris from Louisiana after AFLP enrichment and barcoding of restriction fragment cut sites across individuals. Of 1,419 microsatellite-containing sequences, 20 hypervariable microsatellite loci with up to 20 different alleles were identified at the alignment stage. We characterized nine loci, tested variability in 45 Atlantic coast King Rail samples, and detected 4-19 alleles per locus. Cross-species amplification revealed variability in the Virginia Rail, R. limicola, and Sora, Porzana carolina. These loci will be useful for studying secretive marsh rails, many of which are threatened or endangered. © 2013 Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht

A Candida albicans early stage biofilm detachment event in rich medium

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Dispersal from <it>Candida albicans </it>biofilms that colonize catheters is implicated as a primary factor in the link between contaminated catheters and life threatening blood stream infections (BSI). Appropriate in vitro <it>C. albicans </it>biofilm models are needed to probe factors that induce detachment events.</p> <p>Results</p> <p>Using a flow through system to culture <it>C. albicans </it>biofilms we characterized a detachment process which culminates in dissociation of an entire early stage biofilm from a silicone elastomer surface. We analyzed the transcriptome response at time points that bracketed an abrupt transition in which a strong adhesive association with the surface is weakened in the initial stages of the process, and also compared batch and biofilm cultures at relevant time points. K means analysis of the time course array data revealed categories of genes with similar patterns of expression that were associated with adhesion, biofilm formation and glycoprotein biosynthesis. Compared to batch cultures the biofilm showed a pattern of expression of metabolic genes that was similar to the <it>C. albicans </it>response to hypoxia. However, the loss of strong adhesion was not obviously influenced by either the availability of oxygen in the medium or at the silicone elastomer surface. The detachment phenotype of mutant strains in which selected genes were either deleted or overexpressed was characterized. The microarray data indicated that changes associated with the detachment process were complex and, consistent with this assessment, we were unable to demonstrate that transcriptional regulation of any single gene was essential for loss of the strong adhesive association.</p> <p>Conclusion</p> <p>The massive dispersal of the early stage biofilm from a biomaterial surface that we observed is not orchestrated at the level of transcriptional regulation in an obvious manner, or is only regulated at this level by a small subpopulation of cells that mediate adhesion to the surface.</p

High-Density Targeting of a Viral Multifunctional Nanoplatform to a Pathogenic, Biofilm-Forming Bacterium

SummaryNanomedicine directed at diagnosis and treatment of infections can benefit from innovations that have substantially increased the variety of available multifunctional nanoplatforms. Here, we targeted a spherical, icosahedral viral nanoplatform to a pathogenic, biofilm-forming bacterium, Staphylococcus aureus. Density of binding mediated through specific protein-ligand interactions exceeded the density expected for a planar, hexagonally close-packed array. A multifunctionalized viral protein cage was used to load imaging agents (fluorophore and MRI contrast agent) onto cells. The fluorescence-imaging capability allowed for direct observation of penetration of the nanoplatform into an S. aureus biofilm. These results demonstrate that multifunctional nanoplatforms based on protein cage architectures have significant potential as tools for both diagnosis and targeted treatment of recalcitrant bacterial infections

Implementation of a health care policy: An analysis of barriers and facilitators to practice change

BACKGROUND: Governments often create policies that rely on implementation by arms length organizations and require practice changes on the part of different segments of the health care system without understanding the differences in and complexities of these agencies. In 2000, in response to publicity about the shortening length of postpartum hospital stay, the Ontario government created a universal program offering up to a 60-hour postpartum stay and a public health follow-up to mothers and newborn infants. The purpose of this paper is to examine how a health policy initiative was implemented in two different parts of a health care system and to analyze the barriers and facilitators to achieving practice change. METHODS: The data reported came from two studies of postpartum health and service use in Ontario Canada. Data were collected from newly delivered mothers who had uncomplicated vaginal deliveries. The study samples were drawn from the same five purposefully selected hospitals for both studies. Questionnaires prior to discharge and structured telephone interviews at 4-weeks post discharge were used to collect data before and after policy implementation. Qualitative data were collected using focus groups with hospital and community-based health care practitioners and administrators at each site. RESULTS: In both studies, the respondents reflected a population of women who experienced an "average" or non-eventful hospital-based, singleton vaginal delivery. The findings of the second study demonstrated wide variance in implementation of the offer of a 60-hour stay among the sites and focus groups revealed that none of the hospitals acknowledged the 60-hour stay as an official policy. The uptake of the offer of a 60-hour stay was unrelated to the rate of offer. The percentage of women with a hospital stay of less than 25 hours and the number with the guideline that the call be within 48 hours of hospital discharge. Public health telephone contact was high although variable in relation to compliance the guideline that the call be within 48 hours of hospital discharge. Home visits were offered at consistently high rates. CONCLUSION: Policy enactment is sometimes inadequate to stimulate practice changes in health care. Policy as a tool for practice change must thoughtfully address the organizational, professional, and social contexts within which the policy is to be implemented. These contexts can either facilitate or block implementation. Our examination of Ontario's universal postpartum program provides an example of differential implementation of a common policy intended to change post-natal care practices that reflects the differential influence of context on implementation

Longer postpartum hospitalization options – who stays, who leaves, what changes?

BACKGROUND: This paper examines the practice implications of a policy initiative, namely, offering women in Ontario Canada up to a 60-hour postpartum in-hospital stay following an uncomplicated vaginal delivery. This change was initiated out of concern for the effects of 'early' discharge on the health of mothers and their infants. We examined who was offered and who accepted extended stays, to determine what factors were associated with the offer and acceptance of this option, and the impact that these decisions had on post-discharge health status and service utilization of mothers and infants. METHODS: The data reported here came from two related studies of health outcomes and service utilization of mothers and infants. Data were collected from newly delivered mothers who had uncomplicated vaginal deliveries. Questionnaires prior to discharge and structured telephone interviews at 4-weeks post discharge were used to collect data before and after policy implementation. Qualitative data were collected using focus groups with hospital and community-based health care managers and providers at each site. For both studies, samples were drawn from the same five purposefully selected hospitals. Further analysis compared postpartum health outcomes and post discharge service utilization of women and infants before and after the practice change. RESULTS: Average length of stay (LOS) increased marginally. There was a significant reduction in stays of <24 hours. The offer of up to a 60-hour LOS was dependent upon the hospital site, having a family physician, and maternal ethnicity. Acceptance of a 60-hour LOS was more likely if the baby had a post-delivery medical problem, it was the woman's first live birth, the mother identified two or more unmet learning needs in hospital, or the mother was unsure about her own readiness for discharge. Mother and infant health status in the first 4 weeks after discharge were unchanged following introduction of the extended stay option. Infant service use also was unchanged but rate of maternal readmission to hospital increased and mothers' use of community physicians and emergency rooms decreased. CONCLUSION: This research demonstrates that this policy change was selectively implemented depending upon both institutional and maternal factors. LOS marginally increased overall with a significant decrease in <24-hour stays. Neither health outcomes nor service utilization changed for infants. Women's health outcomes remained unchanged but service utilization patterns changed

No Time-SATB | 21-20114

No TimeTraditional Camp Meeting Songs Part Number: 21-20114 Price: $1.90 Voicing: SATB Arranged By: Susan Brumfieldhttps://digitalcommons.butler.edu/jca_scores/1489/thumbnail.jp

P\u27tit Galop, Colinda | 21-20252

P\u27tit Galop, ColindaCajun Quodlibet Part Number: 21-20252 Previous Part Number: HL-252 Price: $1.95 Voicing: SSAA Arranged By: Susan Brumfield with Fiddlehttps://digitalcommons.butler.edu/jca_scores/1506/thumbnail.jp

La Violette | 21-20251

La VioletteAcadian Folk Song Part Number: 21-20251 Previous Part Number: HL-251 Price: $1.85 Voicing: SSAA Arranged By: Susan Brumfield with Drum and Triangle (parts included) Featured at: 2014 CaMEA Annual Workshop 2014 TxMEA World Music Workshop 2014 Southwest Division ACDA World Music Workshop 2014 National Conference for Choral Music - World Music Workshop 2014 NyACDA Summer Conference 2014 MaACDA Summer Conference 2016 ArCDA Summer Conventionhttps://digitalcommons.butler.edu/jca_scores/1442/thumbnail.jp