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The Teaching Legacy Of Iravati M. Sudiarso, Mario S. Santoso

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)

Iravati Mangunkusumo Sudiarso (born in 1937, in Surabaya) is one of Indonesia's most respected musical figures. Famous throughout Indonesia as a pianist and teacher, Sudiarso has produced successful generations of pianists for more than forty years. With her professionalism and idealism in teaching, combined with endless dedication, Sudiarso has guided many students to achieve high artistry and taste in piano playing. The author had the privilege of studying with Iravati Sudiarso from 1996 through 2000, an experience which brought personal knowledge of her teaching.;Several of Sudiarso's students have composed music dedicated to her, but no one has written a comprehensive …

Pedagogical Approaches To "Down By The Riverside" And "Winnsboro Cotton Mill Blues" From North American Ballads By Frederic Rzewski, Sun Jung Lee

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)

"Down by the Riverside" and "Winnsboro Cotton Mill Blues," by Frederic Rzewski (1937 - present), are the third and fourth ballads, respectively, of the four that comprise his North American Ballads, completed in 1979. These two pieces are often performed together, without the first two ballads, perhaps because they seem to appeal to a wider audience, due to Rzewski's incorporation of familiar musical elements including folk music, jazz, blues, and improvisation.;These are impressive works which require a high level of skill from the pianist; this may also contribute to the frequency with which they are programmed for performance in recitals …

Classification And Mapping Of Recreation And Ecotourism Areas In West Virginia, Ishwar Dhami

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)

Travel and tourism are recognized as the largest and fastest growing economic sector in the world. Different recreational and tourism sites can provide different types of activities based on their unique characteristics. Like any other form of tourism, the growth of ecotourism is dependent on the flow of visitors and therefore, marketing for a destination requires identifying various characteristics of the destination and preferences of stakeholders. The main aim of this dissertation is to classify and map recreation and ecotourism areas in West Virginia. The dissertation is presented in the form of three essays. The first essay classifies and maps …

Brother's Dying, Mary Dengler

Pro Rege

No abstract provided.

Receiving The John Calvin Award, Mary Dengler

Pro Rege

No abstract provided.

Poem On The Occasion Of Pastor Herm Van Niejenhuis’S Retirement, David Schelhaas

Pro Rege

No abstract provided.

Nyc Taxi, Doug Burg

Pro Rege

No abstract provided.

Equilibrist, David Versluis

Pro Rege

Working model (elevation and view from above); 1:12 scale maquette: wire, steel, double-ply powder coating; intended to be fabricated in tubular steel.

Cicada, David Versluis, Roy R. Behrens

Pro Rege

digital montage

Cicada Husk, David Versluis, Roy R. Behrens

Pro Rege

digital montage

The Nature Of Distributed Research: Narratives Of Shifting Experience, Jingjing Zhang

Journal of Educational Technology Development and Exchange (JETDE)

Distributed work over geographical distance is not new, but this century has witnessed a rapid extension of this kind of work (Juan, Daradoumis, Roca, Grasman, & Faulin, 2012). In academia, it seems that the use of many technologies has inevitably led to an increasing trend of distributed research. In an attempt to explore this phenomenon, a qualitative study involving 24 senior researchers was conducted, and their lived and told stories illustrated that they worked together privately and publicly, informally and formally, with a high degree of reciprocity and with written records of their discourse. All forms of research activities, mediated …

A Matter Of Interest: Illinois Courts Should Return To The Traditional Rule For Awarding Prejudgment Interest In Insurance Coverage Cases, Stanley C. Nardoni

Southern Illinois University Law Journal

Without acknowledging their departure from precedent, Illinois Appellate Court decisions have recently shifted from treating prejudgment interest as a matter of right for money owed under insurance policies to something within trial court discretion.  This shift is unwelcome for several reasons.  First, it contravenes the terms of Illinois’ Interest Act, which says creditors “shall be allowed to receive” prejudgment interest for “all” moneys due on any “instrument of writing.”   It also frustrates that statute’s purpose of compensating for the time value of money owed under written contracts.  Further, it is in conflict with Illinois Supreme Court decisions that have applied …

The Role Of Government In Energy Markets: A Look At The Market-Based Rates Process, The Ferc, And The Future Of Energy Markets In America, Andrew Laquet

Southern Illinois University Law Journal

It is often argued that markets can solve anything, and market-based policies have steadily crept into many of the policies that affect our everyday lives, especially when it comes to energy regulation.  For years, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has increasingly used a market-based rates strategy to spur investment in energy infrastructure.

However, market-based rate policies have been wholly inadequate to spur this investment in infrastructure, particularly in transmission infrastructure and promoting efficiency, and alternative approaches should be used to accomplish these goals.  This Comment will take a look at the history and theoretical underpinnings of market-based rates before …

Silencing The Rebel Yell: Exceptions To The First Amendment After Defoe Ex Rel. Defoe V. Spiva, 625 F.3d 324 (6th Cir. 2010), Alexandra Brown

Southern Illinois University Law Journal

One of the central tenets of the First Amendment is the freedom of speech.  However, the Supreme Court has consistently held the First Amendment does not provide the same protections for minors’ speech in public school as it does for adult speech.  Recently, the Sixth Circuit further limited the protections provided to student speech in Defoe ex rel. Defoe v. Spiva.  This Note examines the decision in Defoe ex rel. Defoe v. Spiva and argues that the decision was incorrect because it deviated from long-standing Supreme Court precedent and erroneously created a new standard that was left undefined. This …

Campaign In A Box: Creating A Universal Public Relations Plan For Community Success For Any Small Business, Emily Branson

Journalism

No abstract provided.

Use Of Polymer Rapid Tools As Functional Injection Mold Tooling, Sean Derrick

Masters Theses

Conventional tool making for injection molded plastics is expensive, time consuming, and generates a great deal of waste. Presently, industry is waiting for what is commonly referred to as Rapid Tooling (RT). The greatest opportunity for RT implementation would be the use of Additively Manufacturing (AM) technology. Specifically, AM techniques which use a high strength polymer resin substrate.

The following research is an initial feasibility study to determine if Polymer Rapid Tools (PRTs) could be used as functional injection mold tooling. The objective of the research was to determine if a PRT could mold a variety of features to a …

2013 Performance Horse Sale At The Cal Poly Equine Center, Jennifer Rauch

Animal Science

No abstract provided.

Yea Or Neigh? The Economics, Ethics, And Utility Of The Horsemeat Filet, L. Leon Geyer, Dan Lawler

Journal of Food Law & Policy

While staying surprisingly low profile amongst the general populace, the issue of horse slaughter has become hotly contested in the last decade, evolving into a multifaceted controversy that intertwines questions regarding ethics, international commerce, and contemporary law and politics. Horses were slaughtered in the U.S. in United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) regulated plants until 2007, when an appropriations bill suspended funding for federal inspections of horsemeat. The U.S. was home to three domestic slaughterhouses - two in Texas and one in Illinois - that slaughtered an average of about 115,003 horses per year from 1990 to 2007. Currently, American …

13th Meeting Of The States Parties To The Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Convention (2013), Apmbc

Global CWD Repository

The 13MSP was a formal meeting of the 161 States which have accepted the 1997 Convention on the Prohibition of the Use, Stockpiling, Production and Transfer of Anti-Personnel Mines and on their Destruction. It was held in accordance with Article 11 of the Convention and pursuant to the decisions of the 2009 Second Review Conference and the 2012 Twelfth Meeting of the States Parties (12MSP).

The 13MSP was important because it was the last annual assessment of the application of the Cartagena Action Plan 2010-2014 prior to Convention’s Third Review Conference in 2014. This assessment of challenges encountered and work …

Tuberculosis Affecting The Nervous System: Can We Trace The Source Of Infection?, Naila Shahbaz, Saima Kashif, Hina Mushtaq

Pakistan Journal of Neurological Sciences (PJNS)

No abstract provided.

The Broadsheet- Issue 4, Merrimack College

The Broadsheet

Merrimack College's English Department newsletter.

This issue features:

• Senior Seminar Editorial
• Why Literature Matters
• Writers House Coffee House
• Seamus Heaney Memorial
• Upcoming Events
• Student Profile: Jackie Bagley
• New Courses 2014

2013-December-01-Department Of Music Concludes Fall Series With Three Free Concerts, University Marketing And Communications, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

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Wonderment : Chinese Ink Paintings / Video / Projection / Installation / Soundscape, Anna Glynn

Artists-in-Residence Programme : Exhibition Catalogues

A major component of Wonderment is the first showing of work done as part of my multimedia MEOAW Project: My Extraordinary Onomatopoeic Animal World. Onomatopoeic words mimic the sounds they represent; the sound of the word imitates the sound the object makes. The words are creations of our human minds and in different cultures and languages the words for the same sounds differ. The Lingnan University community responded enthusiastically to my call for volunteers to participate in the MEAOW project. I have spent many happy hours collecting and recording sound and video from members of this wonderful, culturally-diverse population.

Potential Improvements To National Park Service Visitor Surveys And Money Generation Modeling In Alaska, Steve Colt, Virgine Hanna, Ginny Fay

ISER Reports

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Treatment Goals For Patients Who Elect Surgical Vs. Pessary Treatment For Symptomatic Pelvic Organ Prolapse, Mamta Muralidhar Mamik

Biomedical Sciences ETDs

Objective: The objective of this study is to assess differences in self-described goals for treating symptomatic pelvic organ prolapse for women that choose surgery compared to women who choose pessary. Methods: Women who had symptomatic stage 2 prolapse or greater presenting for care of pelvic organ prolapse to the Urogynecology Clinic at the University of New Mexico were recruited. These patients listed up to three goals they had of their treatment and rated the goals from 0 to 10, with 10 being the most important. In addition, patients completed the short forms of the established Pelvic Floor Distress Inventory (PFDI-20), …

Delivering Access: Home Birth For Women Of Families Of Color In New Mexico, Micaela Lara Cadena

Architecture and Planning ETDs

This thesis examines the access that low-income women of color have to home birth in New Mexico through qualitative research with home birth providers, New Mexico Licensed Midwives. New Mexican women and families have been birthing their children in homes and community settings for generations. In contemporary New Mexico, pregnant women can birth at home, in a free-standing birth center, or in a hospital setting. This thesis seeks to explore: 1) The central tenets of home birth, as explained by Licensed Midwives; 2) The factors that impact access to home birth in New Mexico as perceived by Licensed Midwives; 3) …

West-Wide Climate Risk Assessment: Upper Rio Grande Impact Assessment, U.S. Department Of The Interior, Bureau Of Reclamation

Law of the Rio Chama

No abstract provided.

Climate Impact Assessment - Appendix - A Upper Rio Grande System And Operations, U.S. Department Of The Interior, Bureau Of Reclamation

Law of the Rio Chama

No abstract provided.

Narcotic Administration And Fall-Related Injury In The Hospital: Implications For Patient Safety Programs And Providers, J Rush Pierce Jr, M Shirley, E F. Johnson, H Kang

Hospital Medicine

Objective: Identify factors that predict fall-related injury in hospitalized adults. Design: Retrospective cohort study. Setting: 435-bed university hospital. Participants: Inpatients with reported falls in 2010. Results: Medical records were available for 286/293 (98%) of reported falls in 251 patients. 25% (63/286) of falls were associated with injury, 4% (11/286) with serious injury. Compared to all fallers, patients with injury did not differ by gender or age. In univariate analysis, patients who reported hitting their head, had pre-fall confusion, or who received narcotics within 24 hours before falling were more likely to suffer injury (estimated odds ratios 6.04, 2.00 and 5.1, …

Random Search Models Of Foraging Behavior: Theory, Simulation, And Observation, Ben C. Nolting

Department of Mathematics: Dissertations, Theses, and Student Research

Many organisms, from bacteria to primates, use stochastic movement patterns to find food. These movement patterns, known as search strategies, have recently be- come a focus of ecologists interested in identifying universal properties of optimal foraging behavior. In this dissertation, I describe three contributions to this field. First, I propose a way to extend Charnov's Marginal Value Theorem to the spatially explicit framework of stochastic search strategies. Next, I describe simulations that compare the efficiencies of sensory and memory-based composite search strategies, which involve switching between different behavioral modes. Finally, I explain a new behavioral analysis protocol for identifying the …