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Baroque Music Masters
No full textPresented by Houston Friends of Music, Inc. and Shepherd School of Music.Trio Sonata in D Major for Flute, Violoncello and Continuo, Op. 2, No. 8, Jean-Marie Leclair -- Suite in G Major for Violincelo Solo, BMV [sic] 1007, J. S. Bach -- Sonata in D Major for Harpsichord, Flute and Cello, J. C. F. Bach -- Sonata in G Major for Flute and Basso Continuo, Pietro Antonio Locatelli -- Wurttemberg Sonata No. 1 in A Minor for Harpsichord, C. P. E. Bach -- Pieces de Clavecin en Concert No. 1 en Do pour Clavecin, Flute et Violincelle, Jean-Philippe Rameau (1683-1764
Supercorotating return flow from reconnection in Saturn's magnetotail
No full textDetecting plasma dynamics in Saturn's magnetosphere is essential for understanding energy flow through the system. It has been proposed that both the Dungey and Vasyliunas cycles operate at Saturn, and the competition between these cycles has been debated. We examine data taken by the Cassini spacecraft in Saturn's post-dawn magnetosphere, similar to 17.5 Saturn radii from the planet, and identify an example of return flow from magnetotail reconnection. The flow included water group ions and had elevated ion temperatures (of order 1 keV), consistent with Vasyliunas cycle return flow. The flow was also supercorotating (similar to 200 km s(-1), similar to 120% of corotation), which is highly atypical of Saturn's outer magnetosphere. Our results suggest that return flows are time-variable, and our results concerning Dungey cycle return flows are inconclusive. We propose that supercorotating flows in Saturn's dawn magnetosphere strongly influence the current system that is responsible for the planet's main auroral emission. Citation: Masters, A., M. F. Thomsen, S. V. Badman, C. S. Arridge, D. T. Young, A. J. Coates, and M. K. Dougherty (2011), Supercorotating return flow from reconnection in Saturn's magnetotail, Geophys. Res. Lett., 38, L03103, doi: 10.1029/2010GL046149
An exploration of the construct of Masters level clinical practice
No full textThis study aimed to explore the construct of Masters level clinical practice. A mixed methods approach converging quantitative and qualitative data was undertaken.
Consensus of behaviours indicative of the construct was explored through a quantitative Delphi study. Participants represented a total population sample of Masters course tutors in healthcare (n = 48). Round 1 requested behaviours indicative of the construct. Quantitative content analysis informed the behaviours explored in round 2, where participants rated their relative importance. Round 3 asked participants to rank the behaviours in order of importance. Descriptive and inferential analysis enabled interpretation of consensus.
The construct was also explored through an in-depth qualitative case study, using semi-structured interviews and participant observation. Purposive sampling selected the `case' of a manipulative physiotherapy course and the participants for the study. Analytic categories were derived from the data using a constant comparative process until saturation of the data were achieved. Theoretical propositions to identify the components of the construct were developed.
The response rate for the Delphi study was very good (79.1%, 77.1% and 70.8% for rounds 1-3 respectively). Rounds 1 and 2 achieved good consensus enabling 21 agreed 'important' behaviours to be taken into round 3. The ranking process in round 3 afforded consensus overall, but also highlighted some differences between professions regarding the prioritisation of components of the construct. There was good convergence of the data with the case study, with clinical reasoning and knowledge identified as the most important components of the construct.
The study has identified generic components of the construct of Masters level clinical practice. In addition specific components and their prioritisation for the speciality of manipulative physiotherapy are identified. Development of this work by exploring several case studies to enable further consideration of professions and specialities through analytic generalisation would be beneficial
THE INFLUENCE OF THE E-MBA PROGRAM ON THE SELFDEVELOPMENT OF A MANAGER Explaining the Factors Influencing Self-Development
No full textThe objective of the Thesis was to show how the Executive Master of Business
Administration program (E-MBA) has affected the self-development of the
former students, the managers. The follow-up with these participants of the EMBA
was conducted through personal interviews. The study was qualitative in
nature but included quantitative features. The E-MBA education program at
Gothenburg University was used as a case.
The purpose was to find out and describe managers’ experiences of the benefits
of the education for their self-development. Answers for the following research
questions were found: How does the E-MBA education influence the selfdevelopment
of a manager? How do the selected themes explain the selfdevelopment?
How does gender influence self-development through these
themes? Were the aims and goals of the E-MBA program achieved according
to the participants’ (managers’) experiences?
Theoretical construction consists of the theories of management education, selfdevelopment
and gender issues.
The results show that there has been progress in self-development of the
managers as a result of the E-MBA studies. The selected themes truly described
this development. The gender issue had a considerable impact on the depth of
the self-development since females reflected more on the education than males
A concise approach to the polycyclic scaffold of frondosin D
No full textFrondosins A−E, 1−5 (Figure 1), are a family of related marine sesquiterpenoids first isolated in their dextro-rotatory form from the sponge Dysidea frondosa.(1a) Additionally, levo-rotatory frondosins A and D were isolated from an unidentified Eurospongia species.(1b) Frondosins A−E are compounds of interest due to their promising interleukin-8 (IL-8) affinity and protein kinase C inhibition.(1a) IL-8 antagonists are of particular interest in view of their antiinflammatory,(2a) anti-HIV,(1b, 2b) and antitumor(2c-2f) properties. To date, frondosins A, B, and C have been synthesized.(3) Notwithstanding these successes, the frondosins have proved quite a formidable synthetic challenge, and as of yet, there has been no synthesis of frondosin D or E. In this report, we describe our approaches to the molecular scaffold of frondosins D. This work has culminated in a very effective means of producing the trimethylbicyclo[5.4.0]undecane ring system common to all frondosins (shown in bold, Figure 1)
Writing masters and accountants in England – a study of occupation, status and ambition in the early modern period
No full textThe purpose of this paper is to address the lack of knowledge of the accounting occupational group in England prior to the formation of professional accounting bodies. It does so by focusing on attempts made by the occupational group of writing masters and accountants to establish a recognisable persona in the public domain, in England, during the seventeenth and eighteenth century, and to enhance that identity by behaving in a manner designed to convince the public of the professionalism associated with themselves and their work. The study is based principally on early accounting treatises and secondary sources drawn from beyond the accounting literature. Notions of identity, credentialism and jurisdiction are employed to help understand and evaluate the occupational history of writing masters and accountants. It is shown that writing masters and accountants emerged as specialist pedagogues providing expert business knowledge required in the counting houses of entities which flourished during a period of rapid commercial expansion in mercantilist Britain. Their demise as an occupational group may be attributed to a range of factors amongst which an emphasis on personal identity, the neglect of group identity and derogation of the writing craft were most important.history ; accountants ; bookkeepers
Vitalistic information systems in the South African public health system : a transactional analysis perspective
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Accelerating innovation with prize rewards: History and typology of technology prizes and a new contest design for innovation in African agriculture
No full text"This paper describes how governments and philanthropic donors could drive innovation through a new kind of technology contest. We begin by reviewing the history of technology prizes, which operate alongside private intellectual property rights and public R&D to accelerate and guide productivity growth towards otherwise-neglected social goals. Proportional “prize rewards” would modify the traditional winner-take-all approach, by dividing available funds among multiple winners in proportion to measured achievement. This approach would provide a royalty-like payment for incremental success. The paper provides concludes with a specific example for how such prizes could be implemented to reward and help scale up successful innovations in African agriculture, through payments to innovators in proportion to the value created by their technologies after adoption. " from authors' abstractProductivity growth, Technology adoption, intellectual property, Agricultural R&D, Innovation,
The Adaptation of East Asian Masters Students to Western Norms of Critical Thinking and Argumentation in the U.K.
No full textThe paper explores the adaptation experiences of East Asian masters students in the U.K. in dealing with Western academic norms of critical thinking and debate. Through in-depth interviewing, students’ perceptions of their learning experiences were explored, and stages in this adaptation process were identified, with various entry and exit routes. It was found that the majority of the students opt for a ‘Middle Way’ which synergises their own cultural approach to critical thinking with those aspects of Western style critical thinking and debate that are culturally acceptable to them
Cassini encounters with hot flow anomaly-like phenomena at Saturn's bow shock
No full textThe first observations of the kronian equivalent of hot flow anomalies (HFAs) are presented. Using magnetic field and plasma data we discuss two events that were observed upstream of Saturn's bow shock during the first two orbits of the Cassini spacecraft. We suggest that these events result from the interaction between interplanetary current sheets and the shock surface. This same interaction is responsible for HFAs at the terrestrial bow shock. Calculations of electron temperature reveal an increase by a factor of approximately two for the first event, which is less than for terrestrial HFAs where the increase is by approximately an order of magnitude. In contrast to terrestrial HFAs we find that these events are associated with density enhancement rather than reduction. Estimates of the total pressure for the first event imply that the central region is expanding
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