\u27Sing to the Lord a New Song\u27: The Regular Singing Movement in Colonial New England

“Outward Melody in Religious Singing is no small Help to inward Devotion. In this our imbodyd [sic] State the Senses do very strongly impress the superior Power of the Mind; especially the Ear and Eye do variously affect the Heart.” Cotton Mather penned these words in April of 1721 as part of a sermon that he wrote endorsing Regular Singing, or singing by note rather than by ear. Mather, along with several other Puritan ministers were the driving forces behind the Regular Singing movement, which in essence was a sea change for music in religious services in New England, involving the abandonment of a tradition of lining out psalms for a congregation to sing and introducing books that contained tunes to which psalms could be easily set. Such a change was not implemented quickly or without a battle from both sides, but it ultimately changed the course of Puritan worship forever

Individualized Music Improves Social Interaction of Women, But Not Men, With Dementia

Dementia is tragic both for patients with the disease and for their family members. As this neurodegenerative disorder progresses, cognitive functions deteriorate, agitation and aggression increase, and mood worsens (McDermott, Orrell, et al., 2014; Spiro, 2010; Vasionyté & Madison, 2013). Non-pharmacological approaches, such as active music therapy or passive music listening, can be effective in reducing these symptoms. However, no past studies have examined how music listening affects the social interactions of patients with dementia. As such, this study examined whether nursing home residents with dementia are more engaged and interactive if they listen to individually selected music for 15 minutes just prior to a visit with loved ones. Twelve nursing home residents (4 men, 8 women) with dementia (MMSE M=5.00, SD=7.25) and their loved ones experienced 5 visits preceded by music and 5 visits not preceded by music, with the exception of one resident who passed away after 3 music and 4 non-music visits. Following each visit, the loved one, blinded to the music vs non-music condition, completed a Social Interaction Questionnaire assessing the resident’s alertness, engagement, talkativeness, appropriateness, physical responsiveness, relaxation, happiness, agitation and repetitiveness. Results demonstrated that female residents’ social interactions were rated more positively, but male residents’ social interactions were rated more negatively, after music than non-music visits. These results support the efficacy of music as an intervention for improving the social interactions of women, but not men, with dementia

A solution to fashion textile un-sustainability

Today, polarisation of the fashion textile industry has already begun as smart, intelligent and conscientious fashion emerges as a backlash to the experience of choice fatigue, poor quality, dumb design and greenwash. But the process, development and manufacture of fashion textiles is complex. And the demand, both customer and industry driven, for new integrated product policies,2 designed to minimise environmental impacts by looking at all phases of a product's life cycle, is problematic due to complexity and a lack of networking tools. This article explores these issues through the construct of the department store of the future

The refractive characteristics and intraocular tensions of colony chimpanzees Technical report, Aug. 1965

Refraction and intraocular pressure tests of colony chimpanzees - age relationshi

Auditory frequency threshold comparisons of humans and pre-adolescent chimpanzees

Auditory frequency threshold comparisons of humans and pre-adolescent chimpanzee

Internet-based CBT for depression with and without telephone tracking in a national helpline: randomised controlled trial

BACKGROUND Telephone helplines are frequently and repeatedly used by individuals with chronic mental health problems and web interventions may be an effective tool for reducing depression in this population. AIM To evaluate the effectiveness of a 6 week, web-based cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT) intervention with and without proactive weekly telephone tracking in the reduction of depression in callers to a helpline service. METHOD 155 callers to a national helpline service with moderate to high psychological distress were recruited and randomised to receive either Internet CBT plus weekly telephone follow-up; Internet CBT only; weekly telephone follow-up only; or treatment as usual. RESULTS Depression was lower in participants in the web intervention conditions both with and without telephone tracking compared to the treatment as usual condition both at post intervention and at 6 month follow-up. Telephone tracking provided by a lay telephone counsellor did not confer any additional advantage in terms of symptom reduction or adherence. CONCLUSIONS A web-based CBT program is effective both with and without telephone tracking for reducing depression in callers to a national helpline. TRIAL REGISTRATION Controlled-Trials.comISRCTN93903959.Funding for the trial was provided by an Australian Research Council Linkage Project Grant (LP0667970) (http://www.arc.gov.au/). LF is supported by an Australian Postgraduate Award Industry scholarship. KG is supported by a National Health and Medical Research Council Fellowship (No. 525413) and HC is supported by a National Health and Medical Research Council Fellowship (No. 525411)