The Loudest Rock: 60 Years of Pirate Radio

Catalog for the exhibition The Loudest Rock: 60 Years of Pirate Radio held at the Seton Hall University Walsh Gallery, March 2 - April 10, 2009. Curated by Jacob Calvert, Brooke Cheney and Katherine Fox. Includes an essay by Jacob Calvert, Brooke Cheney and Katherine Fox and a Q&A with Mark Maben

The Loudest Rock: 60 Years of Pirate Radio

Catalog for the exhibition The Loudest Rock: 60 Years of Pirate Radio held at the Seton Hall University Walsh Gallery, March 2 - April 10, 2009. Curated by Jacob Calvert, Brooke Cheney and Katherine Fox. Includes an essay by Jacob Calvert, Brooke Cheney and Katherine Fox and a Q&A with Mark Maben

Effects of tactile/kinesthetic stimulation on the growth, sleep/wake behavior, and activity level of premature infants in a special care nursery

Tactile/kinesthetic stimulation appears to facilitate weight gain and development in preterm infants, although the mediating factors remain unclear. In the present study 40 preterm infants treated in a special care nursery (M GA = 30 wks; M BWT = 1176 grams) were assigned to treatment and control groups based on a random stratification of gestational age, birthweight, intensive care duration, and entry weight. The treatment infants (N = 20) received tactile/kinesthetic stimulation for three 15 minute periods during three consecutive hours per day for a 10 day period. Control infants received routine hospital care. The behavioral states and activity levels of the infants were monitored prior to, during, and at the end of the treatment period. In addition, neonatal behaviors were assessed on the Brazelton Neonatal Behavior Assessment Scale (BNBAS). The treated infants averaged an 18% greater weight gain per day (33.6 vs. 28.4 grams). No significant differences were demonstrated in sleep/wake behavior and activity level between the groups. Furthermore, there were no differences between the groups on the BNBAS. Within the treatment group the infants showed greater activity during the stimulation sessions. The arousing nature of the stimulation appears to be a result of the tactile stimulation procedure. Greater weight gain may have been mediated by increased metabolic efficiency associated with the activating nature of the stimulation sessions. Future research is needed to directly assess the effect of stimulation on metabolic efficiency and to determine the differential effects of the tactile and kinesthetic stimulation

Face-to-face interaction behavior across early infancy

Stability and change in mother-infant interaction behavior were assessed across early infancy. At 8 versus 4 months, the infants showed more smiling, vocalizing and motor-activity, and their mothers touched and moved their infants' limbs less often. Stability was noted only for infant distress-brow and mother's touching the infant. Although very few relationships were apparent between mother and infant behavior at 4 months, several maternal behaviors at 4 months were related to infant behaviors at 8 months, and several relationships were noted between maternal and infant behavior at 8 months

Interaction behavior of infants and their dual-career parents

The behaviors of dual-career parents were compared in face-to-face interactions with their 8-month-old infants who attended on all-day infant nursery. Mothers, as compared to fathers, exhibited more frequent smiling, vocalizing, and touching with their infants. In turn, the infants spent a greater proportion of the interaction time smiling and being motorically active when they were interacting with their mothers versus their fathers

Effects of maternal unavailability on mother-infant interactions

To determine the differential effects of maternal emotional and physical unavailability on infant interaction behavior, 4-month-old infants were subjected to the mothers' still-face and to a brief separation from the mother. Although the infants became more negative and agitated during both conditions, the still-face was more stressful