Plantation Echoes : Grand Medley

https://digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu/mmb-ps/1594/thumbnail.jp

Nightingale\u27s Echo Song

https://digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu/mmb-ps/1847/thumbnail.jp

Christmas Carol

https://digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu/mmb-vp/1081/thumbnail.jp

The Old Oaken Bucket : Variation

https://digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu/mmb-ps/1861/thumbnail.jp

The Heart And The Hand : Waltz

https://digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu/mmb-ps/1256/thumbnail.jp

When the Leaves Begin to Fade

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Jumbo, the Elephant

[Verse 1]O have you seen the elephant?Is all the people\u27s cry;The great and mighty elephantWho stands so broad and high!He daily eats a ton of hayAnd drinks upon the slyA tub of circus lemonade,And sev\u27ral pints of rye. [Chorus]O have you seen the elephant,From England late he came,He is king of elephants, and Jumbo is his name. [Verse 2]Old Jumbo like a social glass,But he is never drunk;Tho\u27 people say he always keepsA bottle in his trunk.But then there\u27s always snakes around,And Jumbo thinks its rightTo keep some rye on hand to cureAnd accidental bite.[Chorus} [Verse 3]When people went too see him first,They wondered at his size;And then he looked so funny tooAnd winked his knowing eyes.But they were very much surprised When soon the monster ranAnd left the ring between the actsTo go and see a man

Investigating the Cosmic-Ray Ionization Rate in the Galactic Diffuse Interstellar Medium through Observations of H3+

Observations of H3+ in the Galactic diffuse interstellar medium (ISM) have led to various surprising results, including the conclusion that the cosmic-ray ionization rate (zeta_2) is about 1 order of magnitude larger than previously thought. The present survey expands the sample of diffuse cloud sight lines with H3+ observations to 50, with detections in 21 of those. Ionization rates inferred from these observations are in the range (1.7+-1.3)x10^-16 s^-1<zeta_2<(10.6+-8.2)x10^-16 s^-1 with a mean value of zeta_2=(3.5^+5.3_-3.0)x10^-16 s^-1. Upper limits (3 sigma) derived from non-detections of H3+ are as low as zeta_2<0.4x10^-16 s^-1. These low upper-limits, in combination with the wide range of inferred cosmic-ray ionization rates, indicate variations in zeta_2 between different diffuse cloud sight lines. A study of zeta_2 versus N_H (total hydrogen column density) shows that the two parameters are not correlated for diffuse molecular cloud sight lines, but that the ionization rate decreases when N_H increases to values typical of dense molecular clouds. Both the difference in ionization rates between diffuse and dense clouds and the variation of zeta_2 among diffuse cloud sight lines are likely the result of particle propagation effects. The lower ionization rate in dense clouds is due to the inability of low-energy (few MeV) protons to penetrate such regions, while the ionization rate in diffuse clouds is controlled by the proximity of the observed cloud to a site of particle acceleration.Comment: 48 pages, 19 figures, 4 tables, accepted for publication in Ap

Health-related quality of life in Huntington’s Disease patients: a comparison of proxy assessment and patient self-rating using the disease-specific Huntington’s Disease health-related quality of life questionnaire (HDQoL)

Huntington’s disease (HD) is a fatal, neurodegenerative disease for which there is no known cure. Proxy evaluation is relevant for HD as its manifestation might limit the ability of persons to report their health-related quality of life (HrQoL). This study explored patient–proxy ratings of HrQoL of persons at different stages of HD, and examined factors that may affect proxy ratings. A total of 105 patient–proxy pairs completed the Huntington’s disease health-related quality of life questionnaire (HDQoL) and other established HrQoL measures (EQ-5D and SF-12v2). Proxy–patient agreement was assessed in terms of absolute level (mean ratings) and intraclass correlation. Proxies’ ratings were at a similar level to patients’ self-ratings on an overall Summary Score and on most of the six Specific Scales of the HDQoL. On the Specific Hopes and Worries Scale, proxies on average rated HrQoL as better than patients’ self-ratings, while on both the Specific Cognitive Scale and Specific Physical and Functional Scale proxies tended to rate HrQoL more poorly than patients themselves. The patient’s disease stage and mental wellbeing (SF-12 Mental Component scale) were the two factors that primarily affected proxy assessment. Proxy scores were strongly correlated with patients’ self-ratings of HrQoL, on the Summary Scale and all Specific Scales. The patient–proxy correlation was lower for patients at moderate stages of HD compared to patients at early and advanced stages. The proxy report version of the HDQoL is a useful complementary tool to self-assessment, and a promising alternative when individual patients with advanced HD are unable to self-report