Froberger\u27s Toccatas: Stylistic Considerations and Modern Editions

(First paragraph) The music of Johann Jakob Froberger is recognized by scholars and musicians to be of significant artistic achievement and historical interest. Yet, with the possible exception of the suites, few modern-day performances of his music are likely to be heard for several reasons: the music does not fulfill the requirement of easy and accessible listening; the music lacks a certain superficial brilliance, or the proper instruments are unavailable so that the music cannot be heard in its most authentic language. The most important reason, however, is our own lack of understanding of the correct performance style which prevents the beauty and meaning of his music from being conveyed

CAGO Exam: Choral and Solo Repertoire

The article reviews the music releases Laudate Dominum, by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Pie Jesu, by Fauré

WHRO/ODU Music Collection \u3ci\u3ePresents\u3c/i\u3e Women Composers Through the Ages

Dr. Wayla Chambo Stephenson is a versatile, committed performer of both new mu-sic for flute and the traditional repertoire. She serves as Associate Artistic Director and flutist with the Norfolk Chamber Consort, and has performed with the Virginia Symphony, Virginia Children’s Chorus, Christopher Newport University Opera, Dallas Festival of Modern Music, Allen Philharmonic Orchestra, and Dallas Wind Symphony, among others. Chambo serves on the National Flute Association’s New Music Advisory Committee and was Program Chair of the 2016 Mid-Atlantic Flute Convention. Past appearances as a performer, teacher, and adjudicator include the Richmond Flute Fest, Hampton Roads Flute Faire, East Carolina Univ. Flute Symposium, California St. Univ.-Monterey Bay, the Univ. of California at Berkeley, the Univ. of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Sweet Briar College, June in Buffalo, the Electroacoustic Barn Dance, and the New York City Electroacoustic Music Festival. Upcoming performances include the Virginia Wesleyan University Concert Series with Duo Thalassa, her partnership with guitarist Todd Holcomb; the 2019 Mid-Atlantic Flute Convention; and a soloist appearance with the Orchestra of the Eastern Shore. ... Dr. James W. Kosnik joined the faculty of Old Dominion University in Norfolk, Virginia in 1982, serving as chairman of the Music Department from 1986 until 1992. He received his Doctor of Musical Arts degree from the Eastman School of Music in 1979, where he studied organ with Professor Russell Saunders. Dr. Kosnik has recorded six CDs, including three with the Liturgical Organists Consortium: “The Sacred Legacy of Paris,” “Divinum Mysterium,” and, “Chant Mosaic.” In addition, Kosnik has recorded two solo organ CDs: “Ancient Song, Sacred Sound,” and “The Organ Music of Cesar Franck.” His sixth CD, “Amazing Grace: The Organ Music of Adolphus Hailstork,” is available through Albany Records and I Tunes. In his career as an organist, he has performed numerous concerts throughout the United States and Europe, including at the Vatican, (2009), Harvard University (2013), King’s Chapel, Boston (2014), and Regional Conventions of the American Guild of Organists and National Conventions of the National Association of Pastoral Musicians. In 2017, Dr. Kosnik was featured on the “Distinguished Alumnus Concert Series” at SUNY Buffalo, where he began his university undergraduate education in 1967. ..

Importance of basophil activation testing in insect venom allergy

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Venom immunotherapy (VIT) is the only effective treatment for prevention of serious allergic reactions to bee and wasp stings in sensitized individuals. However, there are still many questions and controversies regarding immunotherapy, like selection of the appropriate allergen, safety and long term efficacy.</p> <p>Methods</p> <p>Literature review was performed to address the role of basophil activation test (BAT) in diagnosis of venom allergy.</p> <p>Results</p> <p>In patients with positive skin tests or specific IgE to both honeybee and wasp venom, IgE inhibition test can identify sensitizing allergen only in around 15% and basophil activation test increases the identification rate to around one third of double positive patients. BAT is also diagnostic in majority of patients with systemic reactions after insect stings and no detectable IgE. High basophil sensitivity to allergen is associated with a risk of side effects during VIT. Persistence of high basophil sensitivity also predicts a treatment failure of VIT.</p> <p>Conclusion</p> <p>BAT is a useful tool for better selection of allergen for immunotherapy, for identification of patients prone to side effects and patients who might be treatment failures. However, long term studies are needed to evaluate the accuracy of the test.</p

Implications from clean observables for the binned analysis of B -> K*ll at large recoil

We perform a frequentist analysis of q^2-dependent B-> K*(->Kpi)ll angular observables at large recoil, aiming at bridging the gap between current theoretical analyses and the actual experimental measurements. We focus on the most appropriate set of observables to measure and on the role of the q^2-binning. We highlight the importance of the observables P_i exhibiting a limited sensitivity to soft form factors for the search for New Physics contributions. We compute predictions for these binned observables in the Standard Model, and we compare them with their experimental determination extracted from recent LHCb data. Analyzing b->s and b->sll transitions within four different New Physics scenarios, we identify several New Physics benchmark points which can be discriminated through the measurement of P_i observables with a fine q^2-binning. We emphasise the importance (and risks) of using observables with (un)suppressed dependence on soft form factors for the search of New Physics, which we illustrate by the different size of hadronic uncertainties attached to two related observables (P_1 and S_3). We illustrate how the q^2-dependent angular observables measured in several bins can help to unravel New Physics contributions to B-> K*(->Kpi)ll, and show the extraordinary constraining power that the clean observables will have in the near future. We provide semi-numerical expressions for these observables as functions of the relevant Wilson coefficients at the low scale.Comment: 50 pages, 21 figures. Improved form factor analysis, conclusions unchanged. Plots with full resolution. Version published in JHE

Governing Boards and Profound Organizational Change in Hospitals

Peer Reviewedhttp://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/69047/2/10.1177_107755878904600204.pd

Intestinal carriage of Staphylococcus aureus: How does its frequency compare with that of nasal carriage and what is its clinical impact?

The bacterial species Staphylococcus aureus, including its methicillin-resistant variant (MRSA), finds its primary ecological niche in the human nose, but is also able to colonize the intestines and the perineal region. Intestinal carriage has not been widely investigated despite its potential clinical impact. This review summarizes literature on the topic and sketches the current state of affairs from a microbiological and infectious diseases' perspective. Major findings are that the average reported detection rate of intestinal carriage in healthy individuals and patients is 20% for S. aureus and 9% for MRSA, which is approximately half of that for nasal carriage. Nasal carriage seems to predispose to intestinal carriage, but sole intestinal carriage occurs relatively frequently and is observed in 1 out of 3 intestinal carriers, which provides a rationale to include intestinal screening for surveillance or in outbreak settings. Colonization of the intestinal tract with S. aureus at a young age occurs at a high frequency and may affect the host's immune system. The frequency of intestinal carriage is generally underestimated and may significantly contribute to bacterial dissemination and subsequent risk of infections. Whether intestinal rather than nasal S. aureus carriage is a primary predictor for infections is still ill-defined