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The Double Bass As A Solo Voice In Flamenco Music, Jeffery M. Utter

Glenn Korff School of Music: Dissertations, Theses, Student Creative Work, and Performances

Flamenco music is an emotional and energetic art form that has developed naturally over centuries by Gypsy people of Spain, primarily in the area known as Andalusia. Historically the music has been solely transmitted aurally and generally not accessible to formally trained musicians. The double bass is a versatile instrument that maintains roles in nearly all genres of music with flamenco being an exception until recently. Even with the contemporary addition of bass to flamenco music, the role of the double bass has been purely accompanimental. This document; through transcription, analysis, and arrangement, presents flamenco music in a way that …

Montana Kaimin, April 22, 2015, Students Of The University Of Montana, Missoula

Montana Kaimin, 1898-present

Student newspaper of the University of Montana, Missoula.

Wmu Board Of Trustees Formal Session April 22, 2015, Wmu Board Of Trustees

WMU Board of Trustees Meetings

WMU Board of Trustees Formal Session documents for April 22, 2015 include:

• Agenda
• Property Purchase with Eaton Corporation
• Residency Policy - for Admissions and/or Tuition and Fee Purposes
• Student Room and Board Rates 2015-16
• Personnel Report
• Gift Report
• Grant Report
• Program recommendation

Impact Of Women Empowered Through Community Savings Groups On The Wellbeing Of Their Families: A Study From Mgubwe, Tanzania, James Kesanta, Billy Andre

Interdisciplinary Journal of Best Practices in Global Development

This study explores the impact of economic empowerment among women and the well-being of their families and their communities through a community savings and loans association model. The research, conducted in Mgubwe, Tanzania, consists of 83 respondents from four villages, representing 12 Village Savings and Loans Associations (VSLAs). Qualitative and quantitative data were collected using Focus Group Discussions (FGD), survey questionnaires and key in-depth interview methodologies. The findings indicated women who participate in community-based micro-lending associations have positive impacts on their children’s education, health, and livelihoods. The findings also revealed members of community savings and loans groups do not collectively …

Perceptions Of Non-Governmental Organizations And Socio-Economic Progress: The Case Of Four Latin American Countries, Héctor Luis Díaz, Vijayan K. Pillai

Interdisciplinary Journal of Best Practices in Global Development

This article identifies multiple roles and functions of non-governmental organizations as perceived by various stakeholders. The primary purpose of the study on which this article is based was to test the theory of community capacity that states that social capital, human capital, and organizational resources available to the community are predictors of its collective ability. The methodology for this article included secondary data analysis from a survey and qualitative study conducted to assess the effectiveness of Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) Internationals’ food security programs. The four Latin American countries in which the study was done are Peru, Bolivia, …

Improved Dairy Cattle: Impact And Distribution In Rural Tanzanian Communities, Jeremy Weaver, Alexon Mwasi, Lindsay Weaver

Interdisciplinary Journal of Best Practices in Global Development

Improved dairy cattle are recognized as an integral part of improving the livelihoods for the rural and urban poor in developing countries. The aim of this research was to measure impact, reveal challenges, map distribution, and establish recommendations for moving forward in improved livestock distribution initiatives. The methods consisted of a hybrid model using both quantitative and qualitative modalities, especially focusing on personal interviews, focus group discussions, field observation, and GIS data capturing. GIS based comparisons could not be made because of a lack of available GIS demographic data for the area. The combined modalities approach (especially the in-depth interviews …

Creating The Chesapeake Bay Marine Protected Area, Emma Thomson

Environmental Studies Senior Seminar Projects

The Chesapeake Bay provides economic benefits to its surrounding states in the form of tourism, fishing, recreation, and ecosystem services. However it is not sufficiently protected by these states and is suffering the consequences. This precious habitat needs more protection to ensure the long-term survival of the wildlife and services it provides. Creating a Marine Protected Area (MPA) at the mouth of the Chesapeake Bay and extending out in to the Atlantic Ocean will protect multiple habitats and fish populations, which will in turn improve the health of the Bay (Narula 2014). This MPA will restrict harmful fishing, drilling, dumping, …

Large Developments And Light Rail Stops: An Analysis Of Development And Transit In The Sacramento Metropolitan Region, Chelsea Bakaitis, Michael Clay

Journal of Undergraduate Research

The traditional downtown and suburban form of a metropolis is becoming an obsolete model to describe the Sacramento region. The region has five commercial centers among the communities (described as “edge cities”) surrounding the traditional downtown of the City of Sacramento (Garreau 1991). Developers of the region have been building and are building large (over 100,000 square feet) units to house multiple uses from medical offices to shopping malls. These buildings are a part of the urban form of Sacramento and are primary to the landscape of the region. The road system is central to landuse practice of the region, …

Surface And Airborne Arsenic Concentrations In A Recreational Site Near Las Vegas, Nevada, Usa, Dirk Goossens, Brenda J. Buck, Yuanxin Teng, Brett T. Mclaurin

Geoscience Faculty Research

Elevated concentrations of arsenic, up to 7058 μg g-1 in topsoil and bedrock, and more than 0.03 μg m-3 in air on a 2-week basis, were measured in the Nellis Dunes Recreation Area (NDRA), a very popular off-road area near Las Vegas, Nevada, USA. The elevated arsenic concentrations in the topsoil and bedrock are correlated to outcrops of yellow sandstone belonging to the Muddy Creek Formation (≈ 10 to 4 Ma) and to faults crossing the area. Mineralized fluids moved to the surface through the faults and deposited the arsenic. A technique was developed to calculate airborne arsenic concentrations from …

Academic Senate - Agenda, 4/21/2015, Academic Senate

Academic Senate Agendas

No abstract provided.

Reweaving The History Of Two Late Antique Egyptian Textiles: An Analysis On Textile Fragments From The Institute Of Egyptian Art And Archaeology At The University Of Memphis (2004.1.4) And The Victoria And Albert Museum, London (294-1887), Katlyn Anne Greiner

Electronic Theses and Dissertations Archive

My thesis focuses on the analysis of two Late Antique Egyptian textiles: Institute of Egyptian Art and Archaeology UM/IEAA 2004.1.4 and Victoria and Albert Museum, London 294-1887. Using stylistic, iconographic, and technical analyses, I was able to match these two fragments, in addition to identifying theirprobable location of manufacture and date. The IEAA textile contains three separate pieces, a neckband and two clavi, sewn together. Observations revealed that these decorative elements were recycled from earlier garments and were reused together based on pomegranate imagery. The IEAA clavi employ anunusual motif, which I identified as a composite representation of the pomegranate …

Forest Views: Shifting Attitudes Toward The Environment In Northeast Oregon, Angela E. Boag, Joel N. Hartter, Lawrence C. Hamilton, Forrest R. Stevens, Mark J. Ducey, Michael W. Palace, Nils D. Christoffersen, Paul T. Oester

Carsey Publications

This brief reports on a telephone survey conducted in fall 2014 as part of the ongoing Communities and Forests in Oregon (CAFOR) project. CAFOR focuses on seven counties in the Blue Mountains of northeast Oregon (Baker, Crook, Grant, Umatilla, Union, Wallowa, and Wheeler), where the landscape and local livelihoods are changing in interconnected ways. In an effort to inform policy development around natural resource management, the study seeks to understand how public perceptions of climate change and forest management intersect. Authors Angela Boag, Joel Hartter, Lawrence Hamilton, Forrest Stevens, Mark Ducey, Michael Palace, Nils Christoffersen, and Paul Oester report that …

Expired Patents, Saurabh Vishnubhakat

Catholic University Law Review

This article presents a comprehensive empirical description of the public domain of technologies that have recently passed out of patent protection. From a new dataset of over 300,000 patents that expired during 2008–2012, the study examines technological, geographical, and procedural traits of newly public inventions as a basis for exploring the social value associated with their competitive use. Moreover, comparing these inventions to inventions newly patented during the same period enables more specific discussion of how the balance of innovation in the United States continues to change.

Jography: Exploring Meanings, Experiences And Spatialities Of Recreational Road-Running, Simon Cook, Jon Shaw, Paul Simpson

School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences

No abstract provided.

Modelling Climate Change Responses In Tropical Forests: Similar Productivity Estimates Across Five Models, But Different Mechanisms And Responses, L. Rowland, A. Harper, Bradley O. Christoffersen, D. R. Galbraith, H. M.A. Imbuzeiro, T. L. Powell, C. Doughty, N. M. Levine, Y. Malhi, S. R. Saleska

School of Integrative Biological & Chemical Sciences Faculty Publications

Accurately predicting the response of Amazonia to climate change is important for predicting climate change across the globe. Changes in multiple climatic factors simultaneously result in complex non-linear ecosystem responses, which are difficult to predict using vegetation models. Using leaf- and canopy-scale observations, this study evaluated the capability of five vegetation models (Community Land Model version 3.5 coupled to the Dynamic Global Vegetation model - CLM3.5-DGVM; Ecosystem Demography model version 2 - ED2; the Joint UK Land Environment Simulator version 2.1 - JULES; Simple Biosphere model version 3 - SiB3; and the soil-plant-atmosphere model - SPA) to simulate the responses …

2015 Abstract Booklet, Undergraduate Research Center, Minnesota State University - Mankato

Undergraduate Research Symposium

Complete Schedule of Events for the 17th Annual Undergraduate Research Symposium at Minnesota State University, Mankato.

A Catalogue Of Latin American Music For Clarinet And Piano, Isabel Thompson

Open Access Dissertations

The standard clarinet repertoire includes compositions written mostly by Europeans and Americans. However, Latin American compositions have emerged significantly for the last 150 years. Many conservatories in the Caribbean islands, South and Central American countries have begun to include a substantial amount of Latin American compositions in repertoires for all instruments. The purpose of this essay is to provide clarinet performers and mentors in the United States and in the rest of the world with an organized catalogue of compositions written for clarinet and piano by Latin American composers as an addition to their standard repertoire. Many of the reviewed …

Newman Civic Fellow Award Goes To Macalester Student, Macalester College

College Press Releases

No abstract provided.

Cseas Weekly Bulletin (April 20, 2015), Center For Southeast Asian Studies

CSEAS Bulletin

No abstract provided.

Ada News - 04/20/2015, American Dental Association, Publishing Division

ADA News

Established in 1970 as the official newspaper of the American Dental Association, the ADA News serves practicing dentists and others allied to the dental profession in the U.S. and internationally. It is the No. 1 source of news and information about the many benefits and services the ADA delivers to members daily as well as timely information on scientific, social, political and economic developments affecting dentistry and health care.

Cfp For Sfa's Grad Student Conference On Food & Pop Culture, Admin

Blog Posts

The Southern Foodways Alliance is hosting a Grad Student Conference on Food and Pop Culture September 10-11, 2015. Two paragraph (200 hundred words or less) abstracts are due May 25. All the details below. Pop Goes the Corn: 2015 Graduate Student Conference on Food and Pop Culture. Presented by the Southern Foodways Alliance, the Center for the Study of Southern Culture, the Department of Sociology and Anthropology, and the Graduate School at the University of Mississippi.

Dr. Jessie Wilkerson Wins Award For Best Dissertation, Admin

Blog Posts

We're excited to congratulate faculty member Dr. Jessie Wilkerson, who just won an award for her UNC dissertation, "Where Movements Meet: Women's Activism in the Appalachian South, 1965-1980." The Lerner-Scott Prize from the Organization of American Historians is awarded for the best dissertation in US women's history.

Collection Development Policy, Legal Studies, Meredith Semones

Libraries' Documents

No abstract provided.

Summer Courses | Tier Ii Natural Sciences (2ns), Online & On Campus, Ohio University College Of Arts & Sciences

All Forum Articles

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Summer Courses Tier Ii Cross-Cultural Perspectives 2cp Online On Campus, Ohio University College Of Arts & Sciences

All Forum Articles

No abstract provided.

Summer Courses Tier Ii Applied Sciences 2as Online On Campus, Ohio University College Of Arts & Sciences

All Forum Articles

No abstract provided.

Collection Development Policy, Optics, Patti Mccall

Libraries' Documents

No abstract provided.

T-Reqs | Where Are The Dinosaurs This Summer?, Ohio University College Of Arts & Sciences

All Forum Articles

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Collection Development Policy, Statistics, Patti Mccall

Libraries' Documents

No abstract provided.

Whalesong 2015-04-20, N/A N/A

Whalesong

No abstract provided.