Atlanta Symphony Orchestra

Kennesaw State University School of Music presents the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra conducted by Robert Spano with Wu Han, piano.https://digitalcommons.kennesaw.edu/musicprograms/1368/thumbnail.jp

Atlanta Symphony Orchestra

The Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, under the direction of Robert Spano, feature virtuoso pianist Tengku Irfan in their first KSU concert of the 2019-2020 season.https://digitalcommons.kennesaw.edu/musicprograms/2239/thumbnail.jp

Guest Artist Series: Jessica Rivera, soprano and Kelley O\u27Connor, mezzo-soprano with Robert Spano, piano

KSU School of Music presents 2013-14 Guest Artist Series featuring Jessica Rivera, soprano and Kelley O\u27Connor, mezzo-soprano with Robert Spano, piano.https://digitalcommons.kennesaw.edu/musicprograms/1286/thumbnail.jp

Oral characteristics of Trisomy 8 and monosomy 18: a case report

Several reports described various mosaic chromosomal syndromes characterized by alterations originated by either an excess or deficit in the number of chromosomes. A case of mosaic trisomy 8 and monosomy 18 with significant involvement of the oral cavity is described, both in terms of general medicine and from a dental-oral perspective, and the treatment plan was planned and discussed. Regular follow-up visits enabled to verify significant improvement in all parameters of the patient’s oral health, which urged us to press on with our quest to protect the right to health of patients affected by disabilities

Atlanta Symphony Orchestra

The Atlanta Symphony Orchestra conducted by Robert Spano returns to KSU. The program opens with Scriabin\u27s Symphony No. 5, Prometheus, Poem of Fire, featuring pianist Elizabeth Pridgen. Following is Stravinsky\u27s magical Firebird Suite. Concertmaster David Coucheron plays the romantic Violin Concerto No. 1 by Prokofiev.https://digitalcommons.kennesaw.edu/musicprograms/1772/thumbnail.jp

'What has the ECHR ever done for us?’: The particular and specific importance of the convention in protecting rights across a democratic Europe

The European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) was recently described by Hogan J. as having ‘long been a favourite of the law and our constitutional order’. The importance and value of the Convention is generally acknowledged in Ireland, even as it comes under increasing criticism elsewhere. However, recent case-law has raised issues about the exact nature of the relationship between the Convention and Irish law. In addressing these issues, it is necessary to consider wider questions about the legitimacy of the Convention system of rights protection, and to identify the very real ‘added value’ it provides to well-established national mechanisms for upholding rights, democracy and rule of law

Nonlinear optical properties of one-dimensional organic molecular aggregates in nanometer films

Nanometer films of molecular J-aggregates of pseudoisocyanine (PIC) with various degrees of both static and dynamic disorder were prepared. The amount of static disorder was varied by modifying the local environment of the J-aggregates in the films, while the dynamic disorder was varied by changing the film temperature. Through these variations, the delocalization length N-del of the excitons was controlled, as could be monitored from the width of the exciton absorption line. This has allowed us to establish the scaling of the nonlinear optical susceptibility per aggregate molecule, chi((3))/N, with the delocalization length as chi((3))/N proportional to N-del(gamma), with gamma = 2.3+/-0.2. This behavior turned out to be independent of the detailed nature of disorder, and agrees very well with the theoretically predicted size-enhancement of the cubic susceptibility in J-aggregates. (C) 2003 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved

GROWTH AND CELLULASE ACTIVITY OF WILD-TYPE ASPERGILLUS NIGER ANL301 IN DIFFERENT CARBON SOURCES

A wild-type Aspergillus niger (ANL301) isolated from wood-waste in Lagos, Nigeria, produces extracellular proteins with cellulase (EC 3. 2. 1. 4) activity. Three different carbon sources (Glucose, Cellulose and Sawdust) influenced the organism’s growth and the production of extracellular cellulase enzymes. Best growth was obtained with glucose at 72 hours of incubation. The peak mycelia weight of 1.56 mg/ mL obtained with glucose was about 3 times the maximum weight of 0.58 and 0.49 mg/ mL respectively obtained with cellulose and sawdust at 96 hours. The peak protein contents of the culture filtrates were 0.02, 0.15 and 0.69 mg/ mL respectively in the media containing glucose, cellulose and sawdust. There was no significant cellulase activity in the filtrates from glucose-containing media. The culture filtrates of the organism from cellulose- and sawdust-containing media yielded significant cellulase activities with maximum values of 105.6 Units /L (at 72 hours for cellulose) and 101.9 Units /L (at 144 hours for sawdust). There is a correlation between the protein content and cellulase activity of the culture filtrates. Sawdust can serve as a low-cost substrate for cellulase production by the organism

Ultrafast spectroscopy of single molecules

We present a single-molecule study on femtosecond dynamics in multichromophoric systems, combining fs pump-probe, emission-spectra and fluorescence-lifetime analysis. At the single molecule level a wide range of exciton delocalisation lengths and energy redistribution times is revealed. Next, two color pump-probe experiments are presented as a step to addressing ultrafast energy transfer in individual complexes

Quasiperiodic time dependent current in driven superlattices: distorted Poincare maps and strange attractors

Intriguing routes to chaos have been experimentally observed in semiconductor superlattices driven by an ac field. In this work, a theoretical model of time dependent transport in ac driven superlattices is numerically solved. In agreement with experiments, distorted Poincare maps in the quasiperiodic regime are found. They indicate the appearance of very complex attractors and routes to chaos as the amplitude of the AC signal increases. Distorted maps are caused by the discrete well-to-well jump motion of a domain wall during spiky high-frequency self-sustained oscillations of the current.Comment: 10 pages, 4 figure