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An introductory method for clarinet
Thesis (M.A.)--Boston University, 1947. This item was digitized by the Internet Archive
The Interdisciplinary Music Degree: Music Education, Music Performance, and Music and Fine Arts Administration
Despite numerous available careers and degrees in music education, music performance, and music administration, perspectives of many music educators and students desiring an interdisciplinary music degree program inclusive of music education, music performance, and music administration have yet to be expressed or examined publicly. The notion of 21st-century skills presents a demand for flexibility across most facets of K-12 and higher education. These skills necessitate fluency in problem-solving, critical thinking, and collaboration, thus, music education must move toward more flexible and rigorous preparatory music training programs to remain consistent with current trends. Most undergraduate and graduate degree programs in music education, music performance, and music and fine arts administration, however, exist independently, negating the versatility of music degree-seekers through an interdisciplinary music degree. To that end, the researcher designed, examined, and expounded upon existing research pertinent to music educators, performers, and administrators, as well as current, past, and prospective music students, regarding career goals, preparation, and outcomes. This research presents a practical design for an interdisciplinary music degree program across music education, performance, and administration. This study applied a hermeneutic phenomenological qualitative approach, which encourages further analysis by other music researchers that can be applied equally to other fields of music, including music technology, music business, and music therapy. Other fine arts areas like dance, theatre, and visual arts may benefit from similar applications
Molecule sublimation as a tracer of protostellar accretion: Evidence for accretion bursts from high angular resolution C18O images
The accretion histories of embedded protostars are an integral part of
descriptions of their physical and chemical evolution. In particular, are the
accretion rates smoothly declining from the earlier toward later stages or in
fact characterized by variations such as intermittent bursts? We aim to
characterize the impact of possible accretion variations in a sample of
embedded protostars by measuring the size of the inner regions of their
envelopes where CO is sublimated and relate those to their temperature profiles
dictated by their current luminosities. Using observations from the
Submillimeter Array we measure the extents of the emission from the C18O
isotopologue toward 16 deeply embedded protostars. We compare these
measurements to the predicted extent of the emission given the current
luminosities of the sources through dust and line radiative transfer
calculations. Eight out of sixteen sources show more extended C18O emission
than predicted by the models. The modeling shows that the likely culprit for
these signatures is sublimation due to increases in luminosities of the sources
by about a factor five or more during the recent 10,000 years - the time it
takes for CO to freeze-out again on dust grains. For four of those sources the
increase would have had to have been a factor 10 or more. The compact emission
seen toward the other half of the sample suggests that C18O only sublimates
when the temperature exceeds 30 K - as one would expect if CO is mixed with H2O
in the grain ice-mantles. The small-number statistics from this survey suggest
that protostars undergo significant bursts about once every 20,000 years. This
also illustrates the importance of taking the physical evolutionary histories
into account for descriptions of the chemical structures of embedded
protostars.Comment: Accepted by A&A; 11 pages, 5 figure
Recovery of endurance running capacity: effect of carbohydrate-protein mixtures
Including protein in a carbohydrate solution may accelerate both the rate of glycogen storage and the restoration of exercise capacity following prolonged activity. Two studies were undertaken with nine active men in study A and seven in study B. All participants performed 2 trials, each involving a 90 min run at 70% VO2max followed by a 4 h recovery. During recovery, either a 9.3% carbohydrate solution (CHO) or the same solution plus 1.5% protein (CHO-PRO) was ingested every 30 min in volumes providing either 1.2 g CHO · kg-1 · h-1 (study A) or 0.8 g CHO · kg-1 · h-1 (study B). Exercise capacity was then assessed by run time to exhaustion at 85% VO2max. Ingestion of CHO-PRO elicited greater insulinemic responses than CHO (P less than or equal to 0.05) but with no differences in run times to exhaustion. Within the context of this experimental design, CHO and CHO-PRO restored running capacity with equal effect
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Adapting the International System of Units to the twenty-first century
We review the proposal of the International Committee for Weights and Measures
(Comité International des Poids et Mesures, CIPM), currently being considered by
the General Conference on Weights and Measures (Conférences Générales des Poids et
Mesures, CGPM), to revise the International System of Units (Le Système International
d’Unitès, SI). The proposal includes new definitions for four of the seven base units of
the SI, and a new form of words to present the definitions of all the units. The objective
of the proposed changes is to adopt definitions referenced to constants of nature, taken
in the widest sense, so that the definitions may be based on what are believed to be
true invariants. In particular, whereas in the current SI the kilogram, ampere, kelvin and
mole are linked to exact numerical values of the mass of the international prototype of the
kilogram, the magnetic constant (permeability of vacuum), the triple-point temperature
of water and the molar mass of carbon-12, respectively, in the new SI these units are linked
to exact numerical values of the Planck constant, the elementary charge, the Boltzmann
constant and the Avogadro constant, respectively. The new wording used expresses the
definitions in a simple and unambiguous manner without the need for the distinction
between base and derived units. The importance of relations among the fundamental
constants to the definitions, and the importance of establishing a mise en pratique for
the realization of each definition, are also discussed
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