A Khandani Perspective: Room for a (Long) View

Abstract: A half century personal overview of my study of Hindustani musicians generally, and my teacher specifically provides the context and explanation for what I aver as the distinctive features of Hindustani music. First, the music practice did not require colonial reconfigurations from the perspective of its hereditary khandani practitioners. Second, for ethnomusicologists, the relationship between the researcher-disciple and consultant-master teacher was uniquely personal and loyal. Accordingly, despite exponentially expanding our understanding of its music practices in the last 50 years, ethnomusicological research in India remains remarkably free of generational friction, other than the necessary traction to learn more.Résumé : La vue d ’ ensemble acquise au bout d ’ un demi-siècle d ’ étude des musiciens hindoustanis en général, et celle transmise par mon professeur en particulier, fournissent le contexte et l ’ explication de ce que j ’ affirme être les traits distinctifs de la musique hindoustani. Premièrement, du point de vue de ses praticiens khandani héréditaires, la pratique musicale n ’ a pas eu besoin de reconfigurations coloniales. Deuxièmement, pour les ethnomusicologues, la relation entre le disciple-chercheur et l ’ enseignant maître-consultant était uniquement personnelle et faite de loyauté. Par conséquent, bien que notre compréhension de ces pratiques musicales ait connu une croissance exponentielle au cours des cinquante dernières années, les frictions intergénérationnelles restent remarquablement absentes de la recherche ethnomusicologique en Inde, à l ’ exception de la nécessaire incitation à en apprendre davantage

La formation parentale au masculin pour l’inclusion des pères dans les programmes d’intervention précoce

L’objectif de l’étude était de comprendre pourquoi les pères sont absents des services de stimulation précoce, alors qu’on reconnaît leurs contributions spécifiques au développement de l’enfant. Des groupes de discussion avec des pères et des intervenants ont été organisés au Québec. L’analyse qualitative des verbatim révèle que les pères ne se sentent pas inclus dans les programmes existants, ceux-ci étant traditionnellement féminins. Ils préfèrent des activités dynamiques, concrètes et des discussions informelles sur la paternité. Un programme ciblant le père devra être actif, dynamique, afficher des buts explicites et offrir des activités où la formation parentale est intégrée au moyen d’interventions personnalisées.In spite of the recognition of the father’s unique contribution to a child’s development, fathers are consistently absent from early intervention programs. In order to understand the reasons for their absence, focus groups were conducted in Quebec with fathers and early intervention practitioners. Qualitative analyses of the participants’ discourse reveal that fathers don’t feel included in existing services, which are perceived as traditionally feminine. Fathers prefer dynamic and concrete activities accompanied by informal discussions on paternity issues. Father-oriented programs should be active, dynamic, have explicit developmental goals and offer activities where parent education is integrated with individualized interventions.El objetivo del estudio era de entender porqué los padres quedan ausentes de los servicios de estimulación precoz mientras se reconocen sus contribuciones específicas al desarrollo del niño. Se organizaron en Québec algunos grupos de discusión con padres y colaboradores. El análisis cualitativo de los verbatim revela que los padres no se sienten incluidos en los programas existentes, éstos siendo tradicionalmente femeninos. Prefieren actividades dinámicas, concretas y discusiones informales sobre la paternidad. Un programa centrado en el padre tendrá que ser activo, dinámico, demostrar objetivos explícitos y ofrecer actividades donde la formación parental está integrada mediante intervenciones personalizadas

Supply chain analysis of Gabilan Manufacturing Inc.

MBA Professional ReportThe purpose of this MBA Project was to investigate and provide alternative supply chain management strategies to assist Gabilan Manufacturing Inc. in reducing supply chain costs. This project was conducted with the sponsorship and assistance of Gabilan Manufacturing Inc. There were two primary goals of this project. The first was to identify and document the impact of forecasting errors in an environment where customer forecasts are available to the vendor. The second was to investigate the costs associated with relocating cutting operations as well as the procurement impact of a new cutting machine. Both of these goals relate directly to the overall effort to reduce supply chain costs without a loss of service level to Gabilan's customer.http://archive.org/details/supplychainnalys109459821Lieutenant Commander, United States NavyLieutenant, United States NavyApproved for public release; distribution is unlimited

Nonlocal and localized analyses of conditional mean transient flow in bounded, randomly heterogeneous porous media

We consider the numerical prediction of transient flow in bounded, randomly heterogeneous porous media driven by random sources, initial heads, and boundary conditions without resorting to Monte Carlo simulation. After applying the Laplace transform to the governing stochastic flow equations, we derive exact nonlocal (integro‐differential) equations for the mean and variance‐covariance of transformed head and flux, conditioned on measured values of log conductivity Y = ln K. Approximating these conditional moment equations recursively to second order in the standard deviation σY of Y, we solve them by finite elements for superimposed mean‐uniform and convergent flows in a two‐dimensional domain. An alternative conditional mean solution is obtained through localization of the exact moment expressions. The nonlocal and localized solutions are obtained using a highly efficient parallel algorithm and inverted numerically back into the time domain. A comparison with Monte Carlo simulations demonstrates that the moment solutions are remarkably accurate for strongly heterogeneous media with σY2 as large as 4. The nonlocal solution is only slightly more accurate than the much simpler localized solution, but the latter does not yield information about predictive uncertainty. The accuracy of each solution improves markedly with conditioning. A preliminary comparison of computational efficiency suggests that both the nonlocal and localized solutions for mean head and its variance require significantly less computer time than is required for Monte Carlo statistics to stabilize when the same direct matrix solver is used for all three (we do not presently know how using iterative solvers would have affected this conclusion). This is true whether the Laplace inversion and Monte Carlo simulations are conducted sequentially or in parallel on multiple processors and regardless of problem size. The underlying exact and recursive moment equations, as well as the proposed computational algorithm, are valid in both two and three dimensions; only the numerical implementation of our algorithm is two‐dimensional

Swimming against the tide: resilience of a riverine turtle to recurrent extreme environmental events

Extreme environmental events (EEEs) are likely to exert deleterious effects on populations. From 1996 to 2012 we studied the nesting dynamics of a riverine population of painted turtles (Chrysemys picta) that experienced seven years with significantly definable spring floods. We used capture–mark–recapture methods to estimate the relationships between more than 5 m and more than 6 m flood events and population parameters. Contrary to expectations, flooding was not associated with annual differences in survival, recruitment or annual population growth rates of the adult female segment of the population. These findings suggest that female C. pictaexhibit resiliency to key EEE, which are expected to increase in frequency under climate change

Theoretical interpretation of a pronounced permeability scale effect in unsaturated fractured tuff

Numerous single‐hole and cross‐hole pneumatic injection tests have been conducted in unsaturated fractured tuff at the Apache Leap Research Site (ALRS) near Superior, Arizona. Single‐hole tests have yielded values of air permeability at various locations throughout the tested rock volume on a nominal scale of ∼1 m. Cross‐hole tests have yielded equivalent air permeabilities (and air‐filled porosities) for a rock volume characterized by a length scale of several tens of meters. Cross‐hole tests have also provided high‐resolution tomographic estimates of how air permeability (and air‐filled porosity), defined over grid blocks having a length scale of 1 m, vary throughout a similar rock volume. The results have revealed a highly pronounced scale effect in permeability (and porosity) at the ALRS. We examine the extent to which the permeability scale effect is amenable to interpretation by a recent stochastic scaling theory, which treats the rock as a truncated random fractal

Intraoperative pain during caesarean delivery: Incidence, risk factors and physician perception

Background: Intraoperative pain is a possible complication of neuraxial anaesthesia for caesarean delivery. There is little information available about its incidence, risk factors and physician perception. Methods: Parturients undergoing spinal anaesthesia for elective caesarean delivery were enrolled. Before surgery, parturients were asked about preoperative anxiety on a verbal numerical scale (VNS), anticipated analgesic requirement, postoperative pain levels, Spielberger STATE-TRAIT inventory index, Pain Catastrophizing Scale. After surgery, parturients were asked to answer questions (intraoperative VNS pain). The anaesthesiologist and obstetrician were asked to fill out a questionnaire asking about perceived intraoperative pain. Influence of preoperative anxiety on intraoperative pain (yes/no) was assessed using logistic regression. Mc Fadden's R2 was calculated. The agreement in physician perception of intraoperative pain with reported pain by the parturient was examined by calculating Cohen's kappa and 95% Confidence Intervals (CI). Results: We included 193 parturients in our analysis. Incidence of intraoperative pain was 11.9%. Median intraoperative VNS pain of parturients with pain was 4.0 (1st quartile 4.0; 3rd quartile 9.0). Preoperative anxiety was not a good predictor of intraoperative pain (p-value of β-coefficient = 0.43, Mc Fadden's R2 = 0.01). Including further preoperative variables did not result in a good prediction model. Cohen's kappa between reported pain by parturient and by the obstetrician was 0.21 (95% CI: 0.01, 0.41) and by the anaesthesiologist was 0.3 (95% CI: 0.12, 0.48). Conclusions: We found a substantial incidence (11.9%) of intraoperative pain during caesarean delivery. Preoperative anxiety did not predict intraoperative pain. Physicians did not accurately identify parturients' intraoperative pain. Significance: Intraoperative pain occurred in 11.9% and severe intraoperative pain occurred in 1.11% of parturients undergoing elective caesarean delivery under spinal anaesthesia. We did not find any preoperative variables that could reliably predict intraoperative pain. Obstetricians and anaesthesiologists underestimated the incidence of intraoperative pain in our cohort and thus, more attention must be put to parturients' pain

A mesoionic carbene complex of manganese in five oxidation states

Reaction between a carbazole-based mesoionic carbene ligand and manganese(II) iodide results in the formation of a rare air-stable manganese(IV) complex after aerobic workup. Cyclic voltammetry reveals the complex to be stable in five oxidation states. The electronic structure of all five oxidation states is elucidated chemically, spectroscopically (NMR, high-frequency EPR, UV-Vis, MCD), magnetically, and computationally (DFT, CASSCF)

A mesoionic carbene complex of manganese in five oxidation states

Reaction between a carbazole-based mesoionic carbene ligand and manganese(ii) iodide results in the formation of a rare air-stable manganese(iv) complex after aerobic workup. Cyclic voltammetry reveals the complex to be stable in five oxidation states. The electronic structure of all five oxidation states is elucidated chemically, spectroscopically (NMR, high-frequency EPR, UV-Vis, MCD), magnetically, and computationally (DFT, CASSCF).Fil: Wittwer, Benjamin. Universidad de Innsbruck; AustriaFil: Dickmann, Nicole. University of Paderborn; AlemaniaFil: Berg, Stephan. University of Paderborn; AlemaniaFil: Leitner, Daniel. Universidad de Innsbruck; AustriaFil: Tesi, Lorenzo. Universitat Stuttgart; AlemaniaFil: Hunger, David. Universitat Stuttgart; AlemaniaFil: Gratzl, Raphael. Universidad de Innsbruck; AustriaFil: van Slageren, Joris. Universitat Stuttgart; AlemaniaFil: Neuman, Nicolás Ignacio. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Santa Fe. Instituto de Desarrollo Tecnológico para la Industria Química. Universidad Nacional del Litoral. Instituto de Desarrollo Tecnológico para la Industria Química; Argentina. Universitat Stuttgart; AlemaniaFil: Munz, Dominik. Universitat Saarland; Alemania. Universitat Erlangen Nuremberg; AlemaniaFil: Hohloch, Stephan. Universidad de Innsbruck; Austri