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In the Key of Britain: The Making of British Music, 1900-1930
No full textPrior to 1900, the evolution of British music had proceeded at a relatively constant pace. Though sheet music was purchased by a large segment of the population and music hall attendance was on the rise, music was the least discussed British art form. In my paper, I discuss the music of British society between 1900 and 1930, and examine the factors that were so pivotal to the music’s development. The emergence of American music and the experience of World War I expedited the process of evolution in British music because they diverted the normal flow of music that had existed up until that point. The imminence of new technology, like the gramophone and radio, allowed the resultant music to reach a mass audience
Is This Relevant? Physician Perceptions, Clinical Relevance, and Religious Content in Clinical Interactions
Get PDFDespite wide support among physicians for practicing patient-centered care, clinical interactions are primarily driven by physicians’ perception of relevance. While some will perceive a connection between religion and patient health, this relevance will be less apparent for others. I argue that physician responses when religious/spiritual topics come up during clinical interactions will depend on their own religious/spiritual background. The more central religion is for the physician, the greater his or her perception of religion\u27s impact on health outcomes and his or her inclusion of religion/spirituality within clinical interactions. Using a nationally representative sample of physicians in the United States and mediated path models, I estimate models for five different physician actions to evaluate these relationships. I find that a physician\u27s religious background is strongly associated with whether or not he or she thinks religion impacts health outcomes, which is strongly predictive of inclusion. I also find that not all of the association between inclusion and physicians’ religious background is mediated by thinking religion impacts health outcomes. Issues of religion\u27s relevance for medicine are important to the degree that religious beliefs are an important dimension of patients’ lives
Book Review: The Central Intelligence Agency: An Encyclopedia of Covert Ops, Intelligence Gathering, and Spies
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Suprachiasmatic Nucleus and Subparaventricular Zone Lesions Disrupt Circadian Rhythmicity but Not Light-Induced Masking Behavior in Nile Grass Rats
Get PDFThe ventral subparaventricular zone (vSPVZ) receives direct retinal input and influences the daily patterning of activity in rodents, making it a likely candidate for the mediation of acute behavioral responses to light (i.e., masking). We performed chemical lesions aimed at the vSPVZ of diurnal grass rats (Arvicanthis niloticus) using N-methyl-D,L-aspartic acid (NMA), a glutamate agonist. Following NMA lesions, we placed grass rats in various lighting conditions (e.g., 12:12 light-dark, constant dark, constant light); presented a series of light pulses at circadian times (CT) 6, 14, 18, and 22; and placed them in a 7-h ultradian cycle to assess behavioral masking. Extensive bilateral lesions of the vSPVZ disrupted the expression of circadian rhythms of activity and abolished the circadian modulation of masking responses to light, without affecting light-induced masking behavior per se. We also found that in diurnal grass rats, NMA was capable of destroying not only neurons of the vSPVZ but also those of the suprachiasmatic nucleus (SCN), even though excitotoxins have been ineffective at destroying cells within the SCN of nocturnal rodents. The vulnerability of the grass rat\u27s SCN to NMA toxicity raises the possibility of a difference in density of receptors for glutamate between nocturnal and diurnal species. In cases in which damage extended to the SCN, masking responses to light were present and similar to those displayed by animals with damage restricted to the vSPVZ. Thus, extensive bilateral lesions of the SCN and vSPVZ disrupted the expression of circadian rhythms without affecting acute responses to light in a diurnal species. Our present and previous results suggest that retinorecipient brain areas other than the SCN or vSPVZ, such as the intergeniculate leaflet or olivary pretectal nucleus, may be responsible for the mediation of masking responses to light in the diurnal grass rat
The Anchor, Volume 130.04: September 21, 2016
Get PDFThe Anchor began in 1887 and was first issued weekly in 1914. Covering national and campus news alike, Hope College’s student-run newspaper has grown over the years to encompass over two-dozen editors, reporters, and staff. For much of The Anchor\u27s history, the latest issue was distributed across campus each Wednesday throughout the academic school year (with few exceptions). In recent years The Anchor moved to monthly print issues and a more frequently updated website. The Anchor is now published in print twice per academic semester. Occasionally, the volume and/or issue numbering is irregular
Analysis of Immigration Public Opinion and its Effect on Immigration Reform
No full textCurrent popular media coverage as well as discourse by elected officials suggests confusion regarding immigration in the United States. Research by the Pew foundation reveals that Americans are historically wary of admitting refugees (Desilver 2015). And yet nearly 59 million immigrants have arrived in the U.S. in the past fifty years, after the passage of a 1965 bill that rewrote U.S. immigration policy (“Modern Immigration” 2015). Most recent public opinion research on American perceptions of immigration shows mixed results. Just over 45% of Americans say immigrants in the U.S. are making American society better overall and for the long run, while 37% say they are making it worse (16% say immigrants are not having much effect). Nearly half of Americans want to see immigration to the U.S. reduced (49%), and 82% say the U.S. immigration system either needs major changes or it needs to be completely rebuilt. And yet the public is split in its views on whether immigrants are making things economically, politically or socially better or worse off (“Modern Immigration” 2015). Overall, the literature does not offer a clear picture on how these views that Americans hold regarding immigration and immigrants affect what changes they want to see in the U.S. immigration system. Thus, this study primarily analyzes how people’s stereotypes—or what policy literature would categorize as deeply held beliefs—about immigration/immigrants translate into their preferences on immigration policy. Also missing in the current research is an understanding on if and how the policy preferences of the general public regarding immigration translate into actual policy formation. Thus, this paper secondarily addresses how immigration policy preferences impact the policies that result regarding immigration
Carbon-Carbon Single Bond Activation Used for Coupling with Michael Acceptors
No full textIntramolecular alkene carboacylation has previously been achieved under rhodium catalysis using quinolinyl ketones. Utilizing insight gained from mechanistic studies, new quinolinyl ketone substrates have been prepared and subjected to rhodium catalysis in the presence of an exogenous alkene. This project provides an overview of the development of a new transition metal catalyzed reaction that yields an unexpected product—rather than the anticipated reaction sequence, substrates undergo carbon-carbon bond activation, and Heck-type reactivity is observed via oxidative nucleophilic addition to various Michael acceptors. The reaction proceeds in good to excellent yield with a broad range of functionality on both substrates
Cervical Spinal Fusion in an Adult Male Recreational Athlete
No full textThis is a case study of an adult male recreational athlete who has had two spinal fusion surgeries in his cervical spine. A spinal fusion surgery consists of removing the intervertebral disc and replacing it with a cage or cadaver bone. The two bones are then screwed and plated together to provide stability. People usually need a spinal fusion surgery after suffering a ruptured disc or when they have stenosis, or narrowing, of the spine near the nerve roots or spinal cord. Some causes of stenosis are being over 50 years of age, ruptured disc, and previous injury to the spine. This individual had both a ruptured disc and stenosis, indicating the need for a spinal fusion surgery. The success rate of these surgeries is near 100% and the need for a second surgery is extremely low. If a patient needs a second surgery it is usually performed on the opposite side that the first one was done. Causes for a second surgery could be several reasons: graft shift, smoking, excessive motion in the healing process, or graft rejection
Development of a Novel Transition Frequency Eigenvalue/Principal Component Approach for the Analysis of Eye-Tracking Data
No full textThe advent of digital multimedia resources in education has required careful thought as to the best methods for organizing and creating them so as best to help students learn complex concepts. This issue is highlighted within the field of Chemistry Education reflecting the need to relay concepts that cannot be visualized without some level of abstraction and representation. Recent work in understanding student engagement with digital tools has led to the use of eye-tracking technology to monitor student gaze patterns. Until recently, it has been impossible to correlate gaze patterns across more than two areas of interest (a paragraph, an equation, and a picture would be three areas of interest). Our group’s novel transition-frequency principle component analysis method allows for more complex coupled gaze patterns to be quantified. This method uses eigendecomposition of transition frequency matrices to find correlations in viewing patterns. In collaboration with our collaborators at GVSU, initial benchmarking and consistency testing of the new method will be demonstrated