Progress Of The Prairie View Music Department Under Rudolph von Charlton

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to acquaint the community of Prairie View with the writings of Rudolph von Charlton and to review the progress of the Music department which Dr. von Charlton supervises. Statement Of The Problem Music has been taught as an activity in the education of the whole person. Among the questions to be answered are 1. Why is music essential in education; 2. What is the position of the art in the development of the individual? 3. Is music intended for only those talented or gifted? 4. Why teach music? Delimitations The material contained in this study are those collected from the speeches of Dr. von Charlton, and from his writings; the material that is included in addition to his, has been taken from interviews with his friends and acquaintances: Mr. William H. Stickney and Mrs. Ella W. Weaver. Sources of Data The W. R. Banks Library of the Prairie View A & M College has been the principal source of materials. The next source was Dr. von Charlton, who cleared the details needed for this study. Need For The Study Many parents, students, and school officials entertain the idea that music is an accessory to the school curriculum or to the education of the child and adult. The collection of materials contained in this study was intended to show the necessity of music as a discipline, an art, a science, and as an aspect in the development of the entire person. The omission of music In the education of students is as great a privation as would be the omission of correct speech, or of literature. In this presentation, the writer sought to reveal the need of music. Writings and facts are more readily accepted when they represent the thoughts, opinions, and scientific research of a person with whom people associate. This subject is near and dear to the hearts of many, as they have seen the privation suffered by children before they reach college. The need for the subject of music in the curriculum of the school must be recognized if the pupil is to develop into a completely educated person

Factors that Influence Individual Differences in Female Sexual Response in a College-Aged Population

College females (N=115) completed a questionnaire, which asked an array of questions about demographics, health, sexual partners and orgasm, sexual satisfaction, masturbation and vibrators, personality, and sex guilt. Of the participants, 106 reported that they had experienced sex of some kind, 83 indicated that they had experienced single orgasm during sex with a partner, and 46 indicated that they had experienced multiple orgasms during sex with a partner. Independent variables -- general questions, communication with partner, overall satisfaction, fear of becoming pregnant, stress, general demographics and medications -- were significantly related to one or both of the measures of sexual response used. The overall picture that the results suggest is that orgasm likelihood is influenced more by social aspects than physical, personality, or other characteristics

Progress Of The Prairie View Music Department Under Rudolph Von Charlton

PURPOSE: The purpose of this paper is to acquaint the community of Prairie View with the writings of Rudolph von Charlton and to review the progress of the Music department which Dr. von Charlton supervises. STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM: Music has been taught as an activity in the education of the whole person. Among the questions to be answered are 1. Why is music essential in education; 2. What is the position of the art in the development of the individual? 3. Is music intended for only those talented or gifted? 4. Why teach music? DELIMITATIONS: The material contained in this study are those collected from the speeches of Dr. von Charlton, and from his writings; the material that is included in addition to his, has been taken from interviews with his friends and acquaintances: Mr. William H. Stickney and Mrs. Ella W. Weaver. SOURCE OF DATA: The W. R. Banks Library of the Prairie View A & M College has been the principal source of materials. The next source was Dr. von Charlton, who cleared the details needed for this study

Functional Resilience and Response to a Dietary Additive (Kefir) in Models of Foregut and Hindgut Microbial Fermentation In Vitro

Stability in gut ecosystems is an important area of study that impacts on the use of additives and is related with several pathologies. Kefir is a fermented milk drink made with a consortium of yeast and bacteria as a fermentation starter, of which the use as additive in companion and livestock animals has increased in the last few years. To investigate the effect of kefir milk on foregut and hindgut digestive systems, an in vitro approach was followed. Either rumen fluid or horse fecal contents were used as a microbial inoculate and the inclusion of kefir (fresh, autoclaved, or pasteurized) was tested. Gas production over 72 h of incubation was recorded and pH, volatile fatty acids (VFAs), lactate and ammonia concentration as well as lactic acid (LAB) and acetic acid bacteria, and yeast total numbers were also measured. Both direct and indirect (by subtracting their respective blanks) effects were analyzed and a multivariate analysis was performed to compare foregut and hindgut fermentation models. Addition of kefir boosted the fermentation by increasing molar concentration of VFAs and ammonia and shifting the Acetate to Propionate ratio in both models but heat processing techniques like pasteurization or autoclaving influenced the way the kefir is fermented and reacts with the present microbiota. In terms of comparison between both models, the foregut model seems to be less affected by the inclusion of Kefir than the hindgut model. In terms of variability in the response, the hindgut model appeared to be more variable than the foregut model in the way that it reacted indirectly to the addition of different types of kefirpublishersversionPeer reviewe

Semiclassical interferences and catastrophes in the ionization of Rydberg atoms by half-cycle pulses

A multi-dimensional semiclassical description of excitation of a Rydberg electron by half-cycle pulses is developed and applied to the study of energy- and angle-resolved ionization spectra. Characteristic novel phenomena observable in these spectra such as interference oscillations and semiclassical glory and rainbow scattering are discussed and related to the underlying classical dynamics of the Rydberg electron. Modifications to the predictions of the impulse approximation are examined that arise due to finite pulse durations

Autism with intellectual disability is associated with increased levels of maternal cytokines and chemokines during gestation.

Immune abnormalities have been described in some individuals with autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) as well as their family members. However, few studies have directly investigated the role of prenatal cytokine and chemokine profiles on neurodevelopmental outcomes in humans. In the current study, we characterized mid-gestational serum profiles of 22 cytokines and chemokines in mothers of children with ASD (N=415), developmental delay (DD) without ASD (N=188), and general population (GP) controls (N=428) using a bead-based multiplex technology. The ASD group was further divided into those with intellectual disabilities (developmental/cognitive and adaptive composite score<70) (ASD+ID, N=184) and those without (composite score⩾70) (ASD-noID, N=201). Levels of cytokines and chemokines were compared between groups using multivariate logistic regression analyses, adjusting for maternal age, ethnicity, birth country and weight, as well as infant gender, birth year and birth month. Mothers of children with ASD+ID had significantly elevated mid-gestational levels of numerous cytokines and chemokines, such as granulocyte macrophage colony-stimulating factor, interferon-γ, interleukin-1α (IL-1α) and IL-6, compared with mothers of children with either ASD-noID, those with DD, or GP controls. Conversely, mothers of children with either ASD-noID or with DD had significantly lower levels of the chemokines IL-8 and monocyte chemotactic protein-1 compared with mothers of GP controls. This observed immunologic distinction between mothers of children with ASD+ID from mothers of children with ASD-noID or DD suggests that the intellectual disability associated with ASD might be etiologically distinct from DD without ASD. These findings contribute to the ongoing efforts toward identification of early biological markers specific to subphenotypes of ASD

Sedimented governance in the English NHS

Narratives of governance emphasise a shift in modes of organisation and action from public sector bureaucracies towards markets and networks. The extent and nature of this shift is the subject of debate, with some arguing that it has been overstated, that public-sector bureaucracies remain widespread, and others asking ‘do governments do less, or have they merely changed the way they do things?’ (Bevir, 2013). Adopting a historical lens, Bevir accounts for the shift towards markets and networks as originating in the twin trends of modernist social science – neoliberalism and rational economics on the one hand, and modernist sociology on the other. Neoliberalism and rational economics have produced policies based on a critique of bureaucracies and a perceived superiority of the market and the management practices of the private sector. Modernist sociology has produced a critique of markets, in terms of coordination and steering, and a belief that efficiency and effectiveness derive from stable relationships characterised by trust. From the viewpoint of modernist sociology both bureaucracies and markets have failed to address ‘wicked problems’, those complex and contested social problems that require networks of individuals and organisations across sectors. Significantly for this chapter, both sets of reforms – markets and networks – continue the bureaucratic faith in modernist expertise which continues to play a key role in governance. In this chapter I develop an account of contemporary healthcare governance that combines insights from the governance and governmentality literatures (Bevir, 2011). I approach this task by, first, exploring the interaction of markets, networks and hierarchies. Drawing on a decentred theory of governance (Bevir, 2013) I locate this interaction in a context of situated agency and local traditions. Second, I consider how, in this contemporary context of ‘sedimented’ governance, governing is accomplished through inscription practices that align local action with government ambitions. My analysis draws on a study of local efforts to implement a national policy for ‘integrated care’. This policy required local agencies to work collaboratively in networks to deliver services. Networks were, initially, granted autonomy from central control and promised the ‘freedom to innovate’. What became evident, over the course of the research, was the resurgence of hierarchy, despite much of the pre-existing bureaucratic architecture of the NHS being dismantled by recent NHS reforms. The result was a hybrid form of governance whereby hierarchical control was exerted through networks. While in some localities hierarchical forms of control were contested and resisted, in others the perceived need to respond to this regime came to dominate the activities of local actors. In addition to hierarchical forms of control, governmental ambitions were also realised through a less visible assemblage of expert knowledges, procedures, calculations and documents. Looking specifically at two elements of this assemblage – data collection and analysis undertaken by NHS England (the ‘Pioneer stocktake’) and a policy evaluation commissioned from an academic team – I show how these analytical methodologies worked as indirect control technologies, constituting a particular version of integrated care and shaping local action