Computer Aided Statistical Analysis of Motive Use and Compositional Idiom

This thesis discusses the creation of a means of pitch-based data representation which allows automated logging and analysis of melodic motivic material. This system also allows analysis of a number of attributes of a composition which are not readily apparent to human analysis. By using a numerical data format which treats motivically related material as equivalent, groups of tonally equivalent intervals (n-tuples) can be logged and have statistical procedures carried out on them. This thesis looks at four applications of this approach: measuring the most commonly occurring motivic material; creating a transition matrix showing probabilities of movement between intervals; measuring the extent of disjunct or conjunct writing; and measuring concentration of motivic writing (the extent to which motives are reused). Following the discussion of the data representation system, a set of expositions taken from the piano sonatas of Haydn, Mozart, and Clementi are converted to this method of data representation, and results are collected for the above four applications. The implications of the results of this analysis are discussed, and further potential applications of the system are explored

Emotional impact of unsuccessful infertility treatment in women.

IVF infertility anxiety depression marital relationship longitudinal prospective study. Threatening infertility: emotional response to unsuccessful fertility treatment IVF of ICSI is usually the last treatment option for couples with fertility problems. The central aim of this thesis was to investigate the emotional response to one or more unsuccessful treatment cycles. In a longitudinal study, 380 women and their partners were followed from pre treatment to six months after the last treatment cycle. The emotional response to unsuccessful treatment was considerable: an increase in anxiety and depression with about twenty to twenty five percent showing from sub clinical forms of anxiety and depression. In the six months after the last cycle, no signs of recovery could be identified. Women with high levels of neuroticism, pre treatment cognitions of helplessness, less acceptance of the fertility problems, less satisfaction with the marital relationship and less perceived social support were at risk for a more negative emotional response to unsuccessful treatment. Based on these characteristics, early identification of women at risk is possible, as is timely intervention to prevent emotional problems

Emotional impact of unsuccessful infertility treatment in women.

Contains fulltext : 19378.pdf (publisher's version ) (Open Access)IVF infertility anxiety depression marital relationship longitudinal prospective study. Threatening infertility: emotional response to unsuccessful fertility treatment IVF of ICSI is usually the last treatment option for couples with fertility problems. The central aim of this thesis was to investigate the emotional response to one or more unsuccessful treatment cycles. In a longitudinal study, 380 women and their partners were followed from pre treatment to six months after the last treatment cycle. The emotional response to unsuccessful treatment was considerable: an increase in anxiety and depression with about twenty to twenty five percent showing from sub clinical forms of anxiety and depression. In the six months after the last cycle, no signs of recovery could be identified. Women with high levels of neuroticism, pre treatment cognitions of helplessness, less acceptance of the fertility problems, less satisfaction with the marital relationship and less perceived social support were at risk for a more negative emotional response to unsuccessful treatment. Based on these characteristics, early identification of women at risk is possible, as is timely intervention to prevent emotional problems.KUN, 17 december 2003Promotores : Kraaimaat, F.W., Braat, D.D.M. Co-promotor : Minnen, A. van175 p

Interventies in de pediatrische psychologie

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Psychological interventions and pregnancy rates: dropouts-random or non-random

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Chat about what matters most: An analysis of chat contributions posted to an outpatient fertility website

Contains fulltext : 72837.pdf (publisher's version ) (Open Access)A content analysis of chat utterances generated by in vitro fertilization (IVF) patients and healthcare professionals revealed that most chat is about the treatment itself and not about childlessness; 56% discloses psychological aspects, 27% physical aspects, and 17% social aspects of the treatment; and that accounts of both external and internal coping behaviors could be identified

DESA1002 'Nine Quarter City' - <Hannah Jones>

As I move through the sunlit bazaar, swirls of dust spiral into the air with my every step. The particles shine in the mid morning sun and waft through the air like the strong smell of stewing meat. The day is already hot, so I make my way across the bazaar and past the stalls towards the shade of a more intimate and private courtyard. A pool of water is in the centre with a fountain quietly bubbling away at its core. Vivid blue mosaic tiles adorn the southern facade of the courtyard reflecting the pure quality of the crystal clear water. Birds warble in a nearby tree and even in such a dry and hot climate, one cannot help but feel at peace and in great comfort in such beautfully designed surroundings. Isfahan is truely ‘half of the world’

Psychological interference in in vitro fertilization treatment.

Contains fulltext : 58010.pdf (publisher's version ) (Closed access)Because several studies indicate that psychological factors play a role in dropping out of IVF treatment, the question arises as to whether psychological interference is indicated

Illness cognition and parenting stress in parents of children with Ebstein's anomaly

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