Cross-linguistic study of vocal pathology: perceptual features of spasmodic dysphonia in French-speaking subjects

Clinical characterisation of Spasmodic Dysphonia of the adductor type (SD) in French speakers by Klap and colleagues (1993) appears to differ from that of SD in English. This perceptual analysis aims to describe the phonetic features of French SD. A video of 6 French speakers with SD supplied by Klap and colleagues was analysed for frequency of phonatory breaks, pitch breaks, harshness, creak, breathiness and falsetto voice, rate of production, and quantity of speech output. In contrast to English SD, the French speaking SD patients demonstrated no evidence pitch breaks, but phonatory breaks, harshness and breathiness were prominent features. This verifies the French authors’ (1993) clinical description. These findings suggest that phonetic properties of a specific language may affect the manifestation of pathology in neurogenic voice disorders

Palaeoecological evaluation of the recent acidification of Lochnagar, Scotland

Lochnagar, a high altitude, relatively deep, come lake, lies on the Royal Deeside ESUHC of Balmoral, in an area which experiences moderate levels of acid deposition, The loch catchment comprises granite bedrock and is dominated by bare rock but overlain in places with blanket peals, Lochnagar may thus be considered potentially susceptible to acidification, The contemporary pH of the loch water is c. 5,0

Palaeoecological evaluation of the recent acidification of Loch Laidon, Rannoch Moor, Scotland

Palaeoecological techniques have been utilised to examine the recent acidification status of Loch Laidon, a large freshwater loch on Rannoch Moor, Scotland

Massachusetts Militia Passing Through Baltimore

The black and white engraving features a scene from the Baltimore Riot of 1861, a civil uprising between Confederate sympathizers and members of the primarily Massachusetts state militia regiment en route to the national capital at Washington. The engraving may have originally appeared in a bound volume, as evidenced by the holes at the engraving\u27s bottom.https://scholarsjunction.msstate.edu/fvw-artifacts/1182/thumbnail.jp

Massachusetts Militia Passing Through Baltimore

The black and white engraving features a scene from the Baltimore Riot of 1861, a civil uprising between Confederate sympathizers and members of the primarily Massachusetts state militia regiment en route to the national capital at Washington. The engraving may have originally appeared in a bound volume, as evidenced by the holes at the engraving\u27s bottom.https://scholarsjunction.msstate.edu/fvw-prints/1105/thumbnail.jp