329 research outputs found
PFF Professoriate Careers: Music
No full textabstract: The P[reparing]F[uture]F[aculty] Speakers Series, sponsored by the Arizona State University Graduate College, brings faculty to campus to speak about their careers. These two speakers, Paul Lehman, from the University of Michigan, and Jere Humphreys, from Arizona State University, are well-known experts in their respective fields. Both and university music faculty and spoke at ASU on April 21, 1995.
Professor Lehman begins by discussing teaching in general, then talks about the role of technology in teaching, discusses the relationship between higher education and K-12 education, and ends with some observations on teaching in higher education.
Professor Humphreys then offers some practical tips on securing a faculty position in music at a college. He outlines the process colleges use to select new faculty members, what colleges look for in candidates, and what steps applicants should take in applying for a position.Copyright Arizona Board of Regents (1995)
Chronic Disease Management and Healthcare Utilization Among the Justice Involved Population
No full textThe criminal justice healthcare system has the potential to impact millions of individuals annually. There are more than 2.3 million individuals in a prison or jail at any given time. Not accounting for individuals that have been released from a correctional setting back into the community, under community supervision, which account for 4.5 million individuals. Individuals with a history of justice-involvement have higher prevalence of chronic diseases and often seek healthcare in high-cost area such as the emergency room. Furthermore, this population face unique challenges related to socioeconomic needs, such as securing housing and employment. Yet, limited empirical evidence explores chronic noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) or factors that impact how one manages their chronic NCD after incarceration using a representative sample. Therefore, this dissertation uses a cross-sectional, descriptive, correlational study using the 2018 National Survey of Drug Use and Health to estimate the rates for the five chronic NCDs (heart conditions, hypertension, diabetes, asthma, and cancer) and the rates of individuals with a history of a chronic NCD. In addition, this dissertation has examined outpatient healthcare utilization among adults in the community supervised population (CSP) relative to the adults in the non-CSP.This dissertation includes a scoping review of literature in Chapter 2 that examine current practices of care and interventions use to improve the management of chronic diseases within a correctional setting. As well, as a broad scope of the current state of the evidence regarding chronic disease management within this population. Chapter 3 aims to describe the rates of chronic NCDs, history of having a chronic NCD, and outpatient utilization in the CSP relative to the non-CSP. In addition, Chapter 3, explores the differences in rates of chronic NCDs, history of having a chronic NCD, and outpatient utilization among the CSP (probation, parolee, and probation and parole). Chapter 4 dives deeper within the CSP to identify individual characteristics, socioeconomic characteristics, and clinical characteristics that are associated with chronic NCDs, history of having a chronic NCD, and outpatient utilization. Chapter 5 synthesized findings within the context of the current literature and produces future directions in research, policy, and practice that the results may impact to improve the management of chronic NCDs among the justice-involved population. Furthermore, the limitations to this dissertation are addressed within the context of the study.
Management of chronic diseases among the justice-involved population is critical to ensuring improved health outcomes and reducing the burden of public healthcare systems. Identifying and describing the population characteristics of the CSP is foundational in developing targeted interventions in policy and practice with the goals to achieve optimal health outcomes among the justice involved population. </p
ATOMIC EMISSION LINES AS WAVELENGTH STANDARDS FOR THE 1- TO 6-MICRON REGION: CURRENT SITUATION
No full text Curtis J. Humphreys and Edward Paul, Jr., Program of Atomic Spectroscopy, Argonne National Laboratory, p 22 (1961). Curtis J. Humphreys and Edward Paul, Jr., NOLC Report 464, NAVWEPS Reports 7190 and 7205. Curtis J. Humphreys and Edward Paul, Jr., Program of the Optical Society of America, Abstract TB 11, Washington, D. C., March 1961. E. Paul, Jr. and Curtis J. Humphreys, J. Opt. Soc. An 51, 1465A (1961), NAVWEPS Report 7205. Curtis J. Humphreys and Edward Paul, Jr., HAVWEPS Report 7214.Author Institution: U. S. Naval Ordnance Laboratory, Corona, CaliforniaThe subject is reviewed in the light of developments during the three-year period following a presentation under a similar title at this symposium in 1959. These developments include actions of international commissions, or work performed under the sponsorship of these bodies, and new interferometric wavelength determinations that have the effect both of increasing the number of available standards and the range of coverage. The noble atmospheric gases are regarded as the most useful source elements for the production of atomic line-emission standards in terms of number and wavelength distribution of lines, absolute accuracy of wavelength determinations, and adaptability of available sources to observing requirements. Fairly establishment of the values of the 2s and 3d levels (Paschen notation) of Ne I and Ar I by interferometric measurements in the lead sulfide region, taken in conjunction with precise knowledge of the other low levels of the s-, p- and d-series, obtained previously from photographic interferometric measurements, has permitted calculation of several hundred wavelengths as Ritz Combinations. These calculated wavelengths are of absolute accuracy comparable with the original interferometric determinations. They include nearly all lines of significant intensity in routine scans. Ritz Combinations of greater wavelength at least as far as are expected to be practical with appropriate detectors. Recent interferometric determination of the 4f combinations of Ar has made available several additional lines, of which about ten are intense. The strong lines of natural krypton in the 1- to 2-micron region have been by our interferometric technique, making more than 20 standards available. New observations are to be made using sources. The possibility of interferometric observation of the intense 2p-3d combinations in Xe I beyond has been demonstrated, but the problem of dispersion of phase change at reflection has delayed precise establishment of wavelengths. Other possible sources of standards, including Ge I,, will be discussed
Modular representations of Lie algebras of reductive groups and Humphreys' conjecture
No full textLet G be connected reductive algebraic group defined over an algebraically closed field of characteristic p>0 and suppose that p is a good prime for the root system of G, the derived subgroup of G is simply connected and the Lie algebra g=Lie(G) admits a non-degenerate (AdG)-invariant symmetric bilinear form. Given a linear function χ on g we denote by U χ(g) the reduced enveloping algebra of g associated with χ. By the Kac–Weisfeiler conjecture (now a theorem), any irreducible U χ(g)-module has dimension divisible by p d(χ) where 2d(χ) is the dimension of the coadjoint G-orbit containing χ. In this paper we give a positive answer to the natural question raised in the 1990s by Kac, Humphreys and the first-named author and show that any algebra U χ(g) admits a module of dimension p d(χ). </p
Music and elite identity in the English country house, c.1790-1840
No full textIn this thesis I investigate two untapped music book collections that belonged to two women. Elizabeth Sykes Egerton (1777-1853) and Lydia Hoare Acland (1786-1856) lived at Tatton Park, Cheshire, and Killerton House, Devon, respectively. Upon their marriage in the early nineteenth century, they brought with them the music books they had compiled so far to their new homes, and they continued to collect and play music after marriage. I examine the vocal music in Elizabeth’s and Lydia’s collections, and I aim to show how selected vocal music repertoires contributed toward the construction of landed elite identity in these women and their husbands, concentrating on gender, class, national identity and religion.In chapter one, I concentrate on songs that depict destitute and suffering individuals to move both listeners and performers to compassion. The songs are topical and provide insights into contemporary understandings of sympathy and landed elite responsibility for the distressed. In chapter two, I focus on the ingoing and outgoing movements of music in the country house, and the consumption of foreign music in the home. I divide the chapter into two sections, first examining Elizabeth’s Italian vocal music that she collected during her girlhood years in London and York in the 1790s. The Italian music that Elizabeth brought to Tatton complemented other Italian objects and items in the home. Italian culture appealed to the Egerton family both before and after Elizabeth and Wilbraham married. In the second section, I investigate Lydia and her family’s journey to Vienna for the Congress in 1814-1815. Lydia took away with her a book of vocal music to remind her of home in a foreign environment. While away in Vienna, the Aclands attended concerts and music salons, and they purchased music books to bring back home to add to their collection. In the final chapter, I concentrate on the man of the house at music and I consider the social expectations, duties and responsibilities that had befallen our landed elite men, Thomas Dyke Acland and Wilbraham Egerton. I discuss Thomas’s and Wilbraham’s musical engagements and occasions for performing music, and how men’s music-making contributed to a masculine identity.By placing the vocal music in broader social and cultural contexts, reading personal correspondence, newspaper articles, account books and diaries, we can begin to understand what our families thought about music, and how they used and experienced music in and around their homes, forming an important part of their lifestyle
Jac's River Adventure Teaching Guide in English
No full textJac's River Adventure Teaching Guide supports delivery and integration of Jac's River Adventure booklet into classrooms and other learning environments. The guide provides an overview of the booklet as well as suggested complementary activities based on experiences of teachers who integrated the booklet in their classrooms.
Jac's River Adventure Teaching Guide is presented in Januchowski-Hartley, S.R., Giannoulatou, I.D., Evans, J., Howells, S., Jones, D., and Humphreys, H. (in prep). Jac’s River Adventure: exploring a cross-curriculum approach to share knowledge and learn about rivers in classrooms
*Corresponding author: Stephanie Januchowski-Hartley, [email protected] or [email protected] </p
Probability
No full textRather than entailing that a particular outcome will occur, many scientific theories only entail that an outcome will occur with a certain probability. Because scientific evidence inevitably falls short of conclusive proof, when choosing between different theories it is standard to make reference to how probable the various options are in light of the evidence. A full understanding of probability in science needs to address both the role of probabilities in theories, or chances, as well as the role of probabilistic judgment in theory choice. In this chapter, the author introduces and distinguishes the two sorts of probability from one another and attempt to offer a satisfactory characterization of how the different uses for probability in science are to be understood. A closing section turns to the question of how views about the chance of some outcome should guide our confidence in that outcome.Antony Eagl
Membership of the Music Educators National Conference from 1912-1938: A Demographic and Economic Analysis
No full textabstract: The purpose of this study was to examine relationships between the membership of the Music Supervisors National Conference/Music Educators National Conference (MENC) from 1912-1838 and selected demographic and economic variables. The results include the following: (1) MENC membership grew considerably more rapidly than the nation's general and teacher populations; (b) membership and membership as a percentage of the population differed significantly between MENC divisions; (c) membership correlated with mean teacher salaries and with per capita education spending by state; (d) membership by state correlated only slightly with geographical distance to convention sites; (3) women comprised a significant majority of the membership in each division, but a smaller majority than in the nation's teaching profession as a whole; and (f) implementation of the MENC"s biennial convention plan did not affect membership totals significantly. We speculate that MENC membership as a percentage of music education may have differed between MENC divisions, and that such membership differences may have resulted from regional identification or other cultural factors not examined in this study. We recommend further application of quantitative sociological research techniques and cultural research approaches to the study of past and present practices in music and music education
LED-doorbraak verliest nuance in media: Over de Engelse professor, zijn led-lampjes en de mediaschapen
No full textDe EU doet de gloeilamp in de ban en de University of Cambridge sprong daar handig op in met een hyperbolisch persbericht over goedkope led-lampen op basis van galliumnitride. De media namen het bericht massaal over, maar alle nuances over de aard van de innovatie gingen daarbij verloren. Verantwoordelijk onderzoeker Colin Humphreys is zelf de eerste om dat te onderkennen.Electrical Engineering, Mathematics and Computer Scienc
COMPARING THE PROFITABILITY OF CASSAVA-BASED PRODUCTION SYSTEMS IN THREE WEST AFRICAN COUNTRIES: COTE D'IVOIRE, GHANA AND NIGERIA
No full textSub-Saharan Africa (SSA) cassava-producing countries such as Nigeria, Ghana, and Côte d'Ivoire have developed, in recent years, a renewed interest in cassava as an alternative food crop. This has led to a major expansion in cassava-based production systems in Nigeria and Ghana, whereas there has been a slower growth in Côte d'Ivoire (Nweke et al., 1998). This paper is based on the argument that the difference in various factors such as agricultural policies (i.e., trade and price policies, domestic production taxes or subsidies), location and technologies (production and processing) between Nigeria, Ghana and Côte d'Ivoire the difference in the level of growth in cassava-based production systems. The paper examines, using the Policy Analysis Matrix (PAM), the magnitude of the impact of these factors on the private and social profitability of cassava production and post-production processing in Côte d'Ivoire, Ghana and Nigeria. The topic has not been examined in previous studies. The paper relies primarily on data for Côte d'Ivoire, Ghana and Nigeria from the Collaborative Study of Cassava in Africa (COSCA) survey. The baseline results demonstrate the similarity in efficiencies of production in these West African countries. The simulation findings indicated that, in Côte d'Ivoire, farmers benefited from the depreciation of the equilibrium exchange rate while farmers in Ghana and Nigeria suffered losses. Simulation results also indicated that Ivorian and Ghanaian cassava/maize farmers could benefit from growing IITA's improved variety and adopting mechanized processing methods.Crop Production/Industries,
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