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Chaos, Karen V. Lee

Visions of Research in Music Education

The author writes an autobiographical reflection after attending a hand drumming concert. The rhythmic grooves liberate her mind and body while she reflects on a major transition in her life. Writing helps her reflect on how the concert becomes a pedagogical context forthe emotional and intellectual chaos. In the end, autobiography moves her to gain a deeper understanding about how the pedagogical aspect from the concert enables change.

Character Development And Social Reconstruction In Music Education At The Turn Of The Twentieth Century, Phillip M. Hash

Visions of Research in Music Education

Educators of the nineteenth century believed that music influenced the will, and thus the character and conduct of human beings. Music instruction during this time was, therefore, used as a tool for shaping the behavior and ideals of young Americans through songs communicating moral and patriotic messages. In the following years, during the Progressive Era (circa 1890s1940s), educators came to value music not for the power of its internal qualities, but rather for the benefits that resulted from engaging in real life musical practices. Consequently, elementary and secondary music curricula expanded to include a greater variety of courses and performing …

Mystery, Fire, And Intrigue Representation And Commodification Of Race In Band Literature, Joseph Abramo

Visions of Research in Music Education

This article is a critical examination of ostensibly multicultural music for concert bands. Using Bourdieu’s concept of symbolic violence, I argue that “multicultural” band music, while celebrating diversity and inclusion, actually do the opposite—they are instead, created and used as tools that reproduce stereotypes and racial tropes. This system— where the symbolically violent act of racial tropes are misrecognized as such and celebrated as lessons in diversity—helps reify and perpetuate racial inequalities in society.

Critical Impacts For Music Education, Carol Frierson-Campbell

Visions of Research in Music Education

What do music teachers believe are the positive impacts of music education on students and schools? What are the expert skills and knowledge needed to create those impacts? What must students learn in music classes to attain these impacts? Few studies investigate the impact of music education from the point of view of the music teacher. This paper seeks to present preliminary information from a pilot study of the Critical Impacts of Music Questionnaire. Results indicate agreement with many statements of impact from the research literature, but also suggest interesting differences between general, choral, and instrumental music teachers regarding the …

Kowloon Sweetheart, Dingxi Lu

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Alpha-Gal Allergy: A New Threat To Appalachia, Adam M. Franks Md, Makala Murphy Bs, Madison Griffis Md, Rebekah Franks Ba, Cwr, Colin M. Franks, Gary Petty Md

Marshall Journal of Medicine

Abstract

Alpha-gal allergy, or mammalian meat allergy, is described as the development of IgE antibodies to the oligosaccharide galactose-a-1,3-galactose following a bite from the tick species Amblyomma americanum (Lone Star tick) or Dermacentor variabillis (Wood tick). Dermatologic or gastrointestinal symptoms are usually delayed by four to six hours after exposure, making the diagnosis difficult. Due to the use of mammalian proteins in many common medications, surgical equipment and prosthesis, unexpected reactions can occur. In the United States, this pathology is predominately seen in the southeast, but has been associated with other tick species on every continent except Antarctica. As the …

Enhancing Environmental Health Literacy About The Asthma- Air Pollution Connection At Childcare Centers In Asthma Prevalent Philadelphia Neighborhoods, Thomas P. Mckeon, Frances S. Shofer, Marilyn V. Howarth

Journal of Health Disparities Research and Practice

Objective: To determine environmental health literacy of childcare providers about outdoor air quality alert resources, the connection between air pollution and asthma and determine if childcare providers would use the resource to benefit children in their care. Methods: We designed a free outreach program about asthma prevalence, dangers of poor air quality, and air quality alert resources for staff at childcare centers in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania during summer and fall of 2015-2017. Pre-surveys were administered to evaluate baseline understanding. Post-surveys were administered at 4 weeks and returned within 4-12 weeks. Summary statistics were calculated, and pre/post knowledge compared using a paired …

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Editorial Board

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Efficacy Of Curcumin Supplementation In Asthma: A Systematic Review And Meta-Analysis, Tabitha M. Grow, Adam Sadowski

PSU McNair Scholars Online Journal

Objective: Over 23 million people are affected by asthma in the United States and 262 million individuals globally. Asthma, if poorly controlled, is associated with significant morbidity as well as increased risk for mortality. Several complex inflammatory pathways and processes are involved leading to an increase in immune cell activation. Curcumin, the active constituent found in turmeric, has been studied in numerous in-vivo and in-vitro studies to generate anti-inflammatory effects in pulmonary diseases. More recently, an increase in clinical data has become available, and since the most recent review assessing the role of curcumin in pulmonary disorders, additional clinical …

Conquer And Prevail Issue 86 October 28 2021, Wofford College. Office Of Marketing And Communications

Conquer and Prevail Newsletter

No abstract provided.

Spartan Daily, October 28, 2021, San Jose State University, School Of Journalism And Mass Communications

Spartan Daily, 2021

Volume 157, Issue 31

Flock-Species Richness Influences Node Importance And Modularity In Mixed-Species Flock Networks, Priti Bangal, Hari Sridhar, Daizaburo Shizuka, Laura N. Vander Meiden, Kartik Shankar

Papers in Behavior in Biological Sciences

Interdependencies in social groups of animals are a combination of multiple pairwise interactions. Heterospecific groups are often characterized by important species that contribute more to group initiation, maintenance or function than other species. However, in large heterospecific groups, many pairwise interactions are not realised, while others may not be biologically significant, confounding inferences about species importance. Hence, in this study, we examine context dependent changes in species importance and assortment in mixed-species bird flocks from a tropical field site in Southern India using social network analysis. Specifically, we ask how the structural importance of a species and the clustering patterns …

2021 October 28 - Academic Council Agenda And Minutes, Academic Council, East Tennessee State University

Academic Council Agenda and Minutes

No abstract provided.

Towards A Normative Philosophical Foundation For Management: Contributions From The Catholic Faith Tradition, Christina Kheng

Journal of Religion and Business Ethics

In recent years, there have been increasing efforts to improve management in the Catholic Church. Whilst positive outcomes have been observed, a key challenge is that the accompanying pastoral education and resource materials sometimes conflict with the Church’s theological tradition particularly regarding human work, ethics, and the view of reality. This article notes that a wider debate exists over the principles, effectiveness, and even legitimacy of management per se. It argues that the road to resolution has to begin at the level of philosophical foundations, and that this can be normative for management in both Church and society. An outline …

New Research Suggests Cat And Dog ‘Moms’ And ‘Dads’ Really Are Parenting Their Pets: Here’S The Evolutionary Explanation Why, Shelly Volsche

Anthropology Faculty Publications and Presentations

Have you noticed more cats riding in strollers lately? Or bumper stickers that read, “I love my granddogs”? You’re not imagining it. More people are investing serious time, money and attention in their pets.

It looks an awful lot like parenting, but of pets, not people.

Can this kind of caregiving toward animals really be considered parenting? Or is something else going on here?

Unh Scientists Share $13m In Grants To Study Benefits Of Feeding Dairy Cows Seaweeds, Lori Gula

Media Relations

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Screening Of Lactic Acid Bacteria Against Pseudomonas Aeruginosa And Preliminary Study On Its Mechanism, Li Jian-Zhou, Xiao Yao-Ting, Li Hong-Xiao, Chen Xiao-Hua, Li An-Ping

Food and Machinery

Objective: In this study, Pseudomonas aeruginosa （PA） was used as the indicator bacteria, and based on the quorum sensing system, the lactic acid bacteria （LAB） that antagonized the effect of PA were screened and the antagonistic mechanism was preliminarily discussed. Methods: The mechanism of LAB antagonizing PA was explored by the tests of Oxford Cup Method screening LAB to inhibit the growth of PA, AI-2 expression of LAB, biofilm formation ability of PA, pyocyanin expression and the AI-2 expression of PA with LAB sterile supernatants, and the analysis of Pearson correlation. Results: The results showed that Lactobacillus gasseri LGchen and …

The Effect Of Peeling Rate On The Nutrimental Composition, Antioxidant Capacity And Noodle Quality Of Tibetan No. 27 Highland Barley Flour, Yan Ying-Ying, Meng Sheng-Ya, Zhang Wen-Hui

Food and Machinery

Objective: To explore the effect of peeling rate on the content of different nutrient active substances, antioxidant capacity, noodle quality and texture characteristics in Tibetan No. 27 highland barley flour. Methods: By controlling the peeling time, Tibetan No. 27 highland barley flour with different peeling rates could be obtained. The “National Food Safety Standard” and Megzyme kit were used to detect the content of fat, protein, minerals, dietary fiber and β-glucan and so on. Compared the effects of different peeling rates on the digestibility, antioxidant activity, noodle quality, and texture characteristics of Tibetan No. 27 highland barley flour. Results: ① …

Detection Of Cherry Defects Based On Improved Faster R-Cnn Model, Wei Ran, Pei Yue-Kun, Jiang Yan-Chao, Zhou Pin-Zhi, Zhang Yong-Fei

Food and Machinery

Objective: To improve the efficiency of cherry classification and sorting in industrial environment. Methods: An improved cherry defect recognition and sorting model based on Faster R-CNN framework was proposed. Results: By comparing VGG16, MobileNet-V2 and ResNet50 network, the effect of Resnet50 network was the best, the improved Faster R-CNN model had 97.75%, 99.77%, 98.90%, 97.56%, 96.67%, 98.80% of detection precision for cherry fissure, twinning, growth stimulation, mildew, Browning rotten and intact fruit, respectively. The average detection accuracy of the improved Faster R-CNN model was 98.24%, which was higher than other models, and the detection speed was 31.16 frames/s. Conclusion: The …

Optimization Of Sub-Critical Extraction Of Krill Oil And The Volatile Components, Sun De-Wei, Xie Qiang, Li Jin-Wei, Liu Yuan-Fa

Food and Machinery

Objective： Antarctic krill lipids are rich in omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids （ω-3 PUFA, mainly, EPA and DHA, phospholipids （PL）, as well as natural antioxidants, such as astaxanthin, and they have important physiological functions. It is of practical value to develop a new preparation method of Antarctic krill oil and further study its volatile components. Methods： The optimum conditions of the subcritical butane extraction were determined based on the response surface methodology （RSM）. Gas chromatography-mass spectrometry （GC-MS） was used to determine the volatile components of krill oil prepared by a new process. Results： Referring to the actual operation procedure, the optimum …

Dilemmas And Countermeasures Of Food Education Practices For Athletes, Cai Li-Xia

Food and Machinery

Taking the development of domestic and foreign theories and practices of food education as an opportunity, the main problems existing in the current dietary nutrition management of athletes in China was discussed, and a basic practical model of athletes’ food education was proposed, based on promoting balanced nutrition management and improving sports performance. The audience groups, food education subjects, basic principles and implementation strategies involved in the practice mode were analyzed respectively.

Research Progress On The Effect Of Frozen Storage On Lipid Oxidation Of Aquatic Products, Yu Hui-Jie, Xie Jing

Food and Machinery

The harm of lipid oxidation on aquatic products during the freezing process, the endogenous and exogenous pro-oxidation factors that led to lipid oxidationwere reviewed. It summarized the current methods of delaying lipid oxidation, such as adding antioxidants, improving packaging and new technology, and pointed out that the technology which can not only control the lipid oxidation of aquatic products in the process of frozen storage but also realize industrial promotion is an urgent problem to be solved.

Recent Advances Of Mass Spectrometry In The Detection Of Aflatoxin, Ye Ping, Zhang Hui-E, Li Guang, Chen Chang-Bao, Wang En-Peng

Food and Machinery

In this paper, the main types of aflatoxins were analyzed, the mass spectrometry detection methods of aflatoxins and the application of mass spectrometry detection of aflatoxins in food were reviewed, and the future development direction of aflatoxins was prospected.

The Montclarion, October 28, 2021, The Montclarion

The Montclarion

Student Newspaper of Montclair State University

The Assessment Of Physical Risk Taking: Preliminary Construct Validation Of A New Behavioral Measure, Edward A. Smith, Stephen D. Benning

Psychology Faculty Research

Risk taking is a complex heterogeneous construct that has proven difficult to assess, especially when using behavioral tasks. We present an exploratory investigation of new measure–the Assessment of Physical Risk Taking (APRT). APRT produces a variety of different outcome scores and is designed as a comprehensive assessment of the probability of success and failure, and magnitude of reward and punishment of different types of simulated physically risky behaviors. Effects observed on the simulated behaviors are hypothesized to reflect similar effects on real world physical risks. Participants (N = 224) completed APRT in a laboratory setting, half of whom had a …

Functional And Structural Characterization Of Trms, Omid John Zare-Mehrjerdi

Theses and Dissertations

In plants, the cell wall makes cell migration impossible so plants must carefully control the orientation of cell division to ensure proper tissue development. Before prophase, the division plane is marked by formation of the preprophase band (PPB) which disassembles at the onset of prometaphase. During cytokinesis, the cell plate localizes to the division plane and attaches to the cell wall where the PPB was located. The proteins Tonneau 1 (TON1), Tonneau 2 (TON2), and the Tonneau 1 Recruiting Motif (TRM) family may be involved in the regulation of cell division orientation and PPB formation as plants with mutations in …

Full Issue, Volume 9, Number 3, Donna J. Peterson, Scott Cummings

Journal of Human Sciences and Extension

No abstract provided.

The Weekly Challenger, October 28, 2021, The Weekly Challenger, Et Al

Weekly Challenger Newspaper Collection

The October 28, 2021, issue of The Weekly Challenger.

Quercetin Loaded Nanoparticles For The Treatment Of Dry Eye Disease, Bassma Sami Nashaat Hamed Eltanameli

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

Dry eye disease (DED) is a common condition that affects the eye's anterior surface due to tear deficiency or excessive evaporation. The lack of tears leads to dryness and initiation of an inflammatory response which can irritate the eye and interfere with daily activities. Current treatment depends mainly on artificial tears eye drops which offer temporary relief and require repetitive administration due to frequent blinking. Prescription medications are also available but need around three months to relieve dry eye symptoms. Quercetin is a flavonoid that has an anti-inflammatory and antioxidant effect. However, it suffers from low water solubility and low …