Multimodal Learning Strategies for Post-Secondary Music Theory: An Action Research Project

Research Paper, Archived Website, PowerPoint PresentationAbstract: This action research project investigated the efficacy of a multimodal Supplemental Instruction strategies resource site for Music Theory Supplemental Instruction (SI) Leaders at a University in California. An accessible website containing both curated and original content on using multimodal SI strategies in Music Theory SI sessions was developed and provided to Music Theory SI Leaders as an optional resource to assist in the creation of resource-rich, constructivist, deep-learning environments in SI sessions. Bi-weekly SI lesson plans created by leaders with access to the website were collected, analyzed, and compared to lesson plans developed without access to the resource site. SI leaders who used the website planned more auditory, kinesthetic, and group learning strategies. The types of auditory and kinesthetic strategies used changed from discussion-based practices to strategies known to facilitate the development of internal audiation. Use of non-group “paper-based” strategies dropped by sixty-six percent. This paper reviews traditional Music Theory pedagogies and classroom practices, and investigates alternative strategies currently being explored in music theory classrooms. It explores the viability of Supplemental Instruction programs for Music Theory and suggests models for best practices based on qualitative and quantitative data from SI leaders. Areas for suggested further research on short and long term student performance and improvement are indicated

Like a Moth to the Flame: Modernity and Mary Wigman 1886-1973

From her birth in 1886 to her death in 1973, the life of German dancer Mary Wigman spanned the Wilhelmine Empire, the Weimar Republic, the Third Reich and the post-war years. She stands as a seminal figure in what has come to be known as the modern dance. Her Ausdruckstanz or dance of expression was fundamental to the development of dance and theater in Germany and beyond. Her aesthetic ideas were disseminated across the European continent and traveled to the United States through her own touring from 1929-1932 and continued after the establishment of the Mary Wigman School in New York City in 1931. Her former pupil, Hanya Holm, brought Wigmans technique west and translated and adapted Wigman\u27s ideas to the North American temperament. Wigman\u27s work also can be viewed as an assimilation of many of the major artistic innovations of her time, Romantic Symbolism, Primitivism, Expressionism and Dada art, all gathered under the banner of Modernism. As an example of the New Woman of the Twentieth Century, she embraced her own version of modernity, one made complex by the political, economic and social upheavals of her time. Wigman carries many roles in the world of dance and theater. She stands as a trailblazer, a pedagogue and theoretician, an inspiration for many artists who followed, a conflicted figure caught in the political drama of her time, an intellectual, a mystic and the most pragmatic of arts administrators. The complexity of Wigman\u27s persona cannot be overstated. Fundamentally, though, Wigman was an artist, the consummate soloist for whom performance was the moment of transcendence. This dissertation provides the key facts about Wigman\u27s life including new information about her relationship with the Third Reich and her life following World War II. It also contains a detailed discussion of her philosophy and dance aesthetics with a focus on her major works

Gestational dating by metabolic profile at birth: a California cohort study.

BackgroundAccurate gestational dating is a critical component of obstetric and newborn care. In the absence of early ultrasound, many clinicians rely on less accurate measures, such as last menstrual period or symphysis-fundal height during pregnancy, or Dubowitz scoring or the Ballard (or New Ballard) method at birth. These measures often underestimate or overestimate gestational age and can lead to misclassification of babies as born preterm, which has both short- and long-term clinical care and public health implications.ObjectiveWe sought to evaluate whether metabolic markers in newborns measured as part of routine screening for treatable inborn errors of metabolism can be used to develop a population-level metabolic gestational dating algorithm that is robust despite intrauterine growth restriction and can be used when fetal ultrasound dating is not available. We focused specifically on the ability of these markers to differentiate preterm births (PTBs) (<37 weeks) from term births and to assign a specific gestational age in the PTB group.Study designWe evaluated a cohort of 729,503 singleton newborns with a California birth in 2005 through 2011 who had routine newborn metabolic screening and fetal ultrasound dating at 11-20 weeks' gestation. Using training and testing subsets (divided in a ratio of 3:1) we evaluated the association among PTB, target newborn characteristics, acylcarnitines, amino acids, thyroid-stimulating hormone, 17-hydroxyprogesterone, and galactose-1-phosphate-uridyl-transferase. We used multivariate backward stepwise regression to test for associations and linear discriminate analyses to create a linear function for PTB and to assign a specific week of gestation. We used sensitivity, specificity, and positive predictive value to evaluate the performance of linear functions.ResultsAlong with birthweight and infant age at test, we included 35 of the 51 metabolic markers measured in the final multivariate model comparing PTBs and term births. Using a linear discriminate analyses-derived linear function, we were able to sort PTBs and term births accurately with sensitivities and specificities of ≥95% in both the training and testing subsets. Assignment of a specific week of gestation in those identified as PTBs resulted in the correct assignment of week ±2 weeks in 89.8% of all newborns in the training and 91.7% of those in the testing subset. When PTB rates were modeled using the metabolic dating algorithm compared to fetal ultrasound, PTB rates were 7.15% vs 6.11% in the training subset and 7.31% vs 6.25% in the testing subset.ConclusionWhen considered in combination with birthweight and hours of age at test, metabolic profile evaluated within 8 days of birth appears to be a useful measure of PTB and, among those born preterm, of specific week of gestation ±2 weeks. Dating by metabolic profile may be useful in instances where there is no fetal ultrasound due to lack of availability or late entry into care

Curso clínico e prognóstico do transtorno obsessivo-compulsivo

The long-term course and prognosis of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is insufficiently known. To identify predictors of OCD course, follow-up studies of patients with OCD were reviewed and their findings summarized. According to these studies, the following variables were correlated with poor outcome: early onset, severity of OCD symptoms, chronic course, poor social functioning at baseline, lifetime history of comorbid psychiatric and personality disorders, presence of parental Axis I psychiatric diagnosis, and delayed response to serotonin reuptake inhibitors in the beginning of the treatment. Due to the availability of new treatments, most patients with OCD can expect significant improvement, but not complete remission of the disorder. The reviewed follow-up studies support previous reports on the chronicity of OCD.Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP) Escola Paulista de Medicina Departamento de PsiquiatriaUniversidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP) Escola Paulista de Medicina Grupo Inter-Departamental de Epidemiologia ClínicaUNIFESP, EPM, Depto. de PsiquiatriaUNIFESP, EPM, Grupo Inter-Departamental de Epidemiologia ClínicaSciEL

The Use of Smart Devices for the Detection of Aflatoxin in Ground Corn Feeds

Aflatoxin contaminates agricultural commodities, plants or animal-derived food, in warm and humid conditions primarily in tropical countries such as the Philippines. Although the type and degree of contamination are dependent on its concentration, its effect becomes critical when biomagnified. In this study, a rapid, simple, and portable detection was developed. A smart-device sensor was used to measure the pH of the samples with aflatoxin and compared it with the pH of pure samples. Concentrations in parts per billion (ppb) were calculated for each of the samples from the obtained pH readings; Cyclic voltammetry was also conducted to further study the electrochemical properties of the mixture with aflatoxin

The Use of Smart Devices for the Detection of Aflatoxin in Ground Corn Feeds

Aflatoxins are toxic and carcinogenic secondary metabolites produced predominantly by two fungal species: Aspergillus flavus and Aspergillus parasiticus (Gourama, H., & Bullerman, L., 1995). These fungal species are contaminants of food crops as well as animal feeds, and are responsible for aflatoxin contamination of these agricultural products. The toxicity and potency of aflatoxins make them the primary health hazard as well as responsible for losses associated with contaminations of processed foods and feeds (Gourama, H., & Bullerman, L., 1995). Determination of aflatoxins concentration in food crops and animal feeds is thus very important for Food Safety Regulatory Agencies (FRSA) to create effective policies (Shane, S.H. & Groopman, J.D., 1994). However, the current mechanism of aflatoxin detection does not provide an immediate result, requires technical expertise, and are costly (Paniel, N., Radoi, A. & Marty, J., 2010

AN INTERPRETATIVE PHENOMENOLOGICAL ANALYSIS ON THE CONCEPT OF FAMILY AMONG ABANDONED YOUNG ADULTS WITH PHYSICAL DISABILITY

Most people who live with physical disability belong to the poorest and marginalized. In familial context, being a young adult with physical disability sets extra demand towards the family because it causes exhaustion due to the additional care, attention and maintenance for medication. As a response to this, families seek the help of institutions with the belief that the individual with physical disability could get necessary help through them. It was due to those that the possibility of abandonment increases. The study utilized interpretative phenomenological analysis to explore the concept of family among abandoned young adults with physical disability as a response to the aforementioned issues. Derived from these were the objectives of this study:[1] To know their view towards each member of the family and [2] to know how the abandonment affected their concept of family.  Participants include 3 abandoned young adults with apparent physical disabilities (e.g. cerebral palsy, kyphosis and hip dysplasia) which are all from the province of Cavite, Philippines. Interview and drawing were the methods used to elicit responses. Results show that before abandonment, 1 superordinate theme emerged: primary family as an attachment unit; and for after abandonment, another superordinate theme emerged: Alternate family as a unit of healing and recovery. These were supported by local and international research and theories regarding topics that tackle the importance of the alternate family and the faith and values accumulated as ways to reconstruct the self, as well as the young adults’ aspirations to be reunited with their family amidst abandonment

PERFIL DA DIRETORIA ACADÊMICA, O ADMINISTRATIVO E O PEDAGÓGICO: UM ESTUDO DE CASO EM DUAS UNIVERSIDADES ESTADUAIS PAULISTAS;

A pesquisa “O Perfil da Diretoria Acadêmica, o administrativo e o pedagógico: um estudo de caso em duas Universidades Estaduais Paulistas” é um estudo de caso comparativo que envolve uma análise da atividade desempenhada pela Área Acadêmica da Administração Universitária Pública Paulista, dando enfoque a uma Unidade da Universidade de São Paulo (USP), a Escola Superior de Agricultura “Luiz de Queiroz” e a uma Unidade da Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP), o Instituto de Biociências de Rio Claro, com a finalidade de identificar como a função de Diretor Acadêmico vem sendo desempenhada por docente e por funcionário, o quanto dessa atividade é de natureza acadêmica e o quanto é de natureza administrativa ou ambos. Assim, este trabalho trata a questão da burocracia e seu relacionamento com a universidade brasileira, além de identificar a estrutura administrativa adotada nas duas universidades públicas paulistas, analisando as teorias de administração que dão suporte aos métodos de gestão que adotam. Trata-se de uma pesquisa empírica, contando com: análise documental, pesquisa bibliográfica e trabalho de campo. Para análise do material coletado, usou-se como referência as técnicas de análise de conteúdo, preconizadas por Laurence BARDIN (1977)

Exploring the Lived Experiences of the Prelicensure Hispanic Nursing Student

AbstractNursing constitutes the largest group of healthcare professionals in the United States. Despite decades of discussion about the need to diversify the nursing profession, there continues to be a significant lack of diversity, particularly in the number of Hispanic nurses. The purpose of this qualitative study was to explore the lived experiences of Hispanic nursing students who have enrolled in a pre-licensure nursing program using Leininger’s culture care theory as the theoretical framework for this phenomenological study. This study sought to explore the lived experiences of the prelicensure Hispanic nursing student attempting to complete nursing school successfully and what factors help or hinder the prelicensure Hispanic nursing student navigate the challenges of nursing school. Semistructured interviews with 12 prelicensure Hispanic nursing students from California and Florida were conducted via telephone. The data were transcribed, manually coded, and categorized into four themes using a modified Husserlian approach. The themes were: “I can help,” “I don’t know,” I need help,” and “I can do this.” Findings from this study were that Hispanic students were not aware of nursing as a career option and felt prepared for the rigor of nursing school. Recommendations based on this study are to introduce nursing as a career option to middle schools, develop mentoring programs, and to evaluate how the Hispanic student is educated about financial support and scholarships that are available. Results from this study can be used to promote positive social change through a cultural understanding that leads to a diverse nursing workforce, which may result in decreased health care disparities and improved patient care outcomes in the United States