169 research outputs found
Birth weight and cognitive function in the British 1946 birth cohort: longitudinal population based study
No full textObjective To examine the association between birth weight and cognitive function in the normal population.Design A longitudinal, population based, birth cohort study.Participants 3900 males and females born in 1946.Main outcome measures Cognitive function from childhood to middle life (measured at ages 8, 11, 15, 26, and 43 years).Results Birth weight was significantly and positively associated with cognitive ability at age 8 (with an estimated standard deviation score of 0.44 (95%, confidence interval 0.28 to 0.59)) between the lowest and highest birthweight categories after sex, father's social class, mother's education, and birth order were controlled for. This association was evident across the normal birthweight range (> 2.5 kg) and so was not accounted for exclusively by low birth weight The association was also observed at ages 11, 15, and 26, and weakly at age 43, although these associations were dependent on the association at age 8. Birth weight was also associated with education, with those of higher. birth weight more likely to have achieved higher qualifications, and this effect was accounted for partly by cognitive function at age 8.Conclusions Birth weight was associated with cognitive ability at age 8 in the general population, and in the normal birthweight range. The effect at this age largely explains associations between birth weight and cognitive function at subsequent ages. Similarly, the association between birth weight and education was accounted for partly by earlier cognitive scores
Introduction to “A Century of MEJ: The First 25 Years”
No full textAuthor Accepted Manuscript version of article published as:
Freer, P. K. (2013). Introduction to “A Century of MEJ: The First 25 Years.” Music Educators Journal, 100(1), 57. doi:10.1177/0027432113490108</p
Teachers as Authors: Writing for MEJ. [From the Academic Editor]
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Freer, P. K. (2013). Teachers as Authors: Writing for MEJ. [From the Academic Editor]. Music Educators Journal, 99(4), 13-14. doi: 10.1177/0027432113483690</p
“101 Years and Counting: MEJ Inspires New European Journals.”
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Freer, P. K. (2014). “101 Years and Counting: MEJ Inspires New European Journals.” Music Educators Journal, 101(1), 23-24. doi: 10.1177/0027432114538912</p
Religious Music in Public Schools—Mixed Messages from MEJ
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Patrick K. Freer “Religious Music in Public Schools—Mixed Messages from MEJ,” Music Educators Journal (December 2014) Vol. 101, No. 2: 24-25. doi:10.1177/0027432114556967</p
MEJ at 100: A Journal for “All Interested in Public School Music.”
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Freer, P. K. (2014). MEJ at 100: A Journal for “All Interested in Public School Music.” Music Educators Journal, 100(4), 16-17. doi: 10.1177/0027432114528661</p
A life course approach to cardiovascular aging.
No full textA life course approach in epidemiology investigates the biological, behavioral and social pathways that link physical and social exposures and experiences during gestation, childhood, adolescence and adult life, and across generations, to later-life health and disease risk. We illustrate how a life course approach has been applied to cardiovascular disease, highlighting the evidence in support of the early origins of disease risk. We summarize how trajectories of cardiometabolic risk factors change over the life course and suggest that understanding underlying 'normal' or 'healthy' trajectories and the characteristics that drive deviations from such trajectories offer the potential for early prevention and for identifying means of preventing future disease
MEJ Covers from the First 100 Years: Designing to Unite a Profession
No full textAuthor accepted manuscript version of the article published in:
Freer, P. K. (2014). MEJ Covers from the First 100 Years: Designing to Unite a Profession. Music Educators Journal, 100(4), 39-45. doi: 10.1177/0027432114528663</p
Dynamics of Network Formation Processes in the Co-Author Model
No full textThis article studies the dynamics in the formation processes of a mutual consent network in game theory setting: the Co-Author Model. In this article, a limited observation is applied and analytical results are derived. Then, 2 parameters are varied: the number of individuals in the network and the initial probability of the links in the network in its initial state. A simulation result shows a finding that is consistent with an analytical result for a state of equilibrium while it also shows different possible equilibria.Dynamics, Network, Game Theory, Model,Simulation, Equilibrium, Complexity
Music Supervisors’ Bulletin to MEJ: A “Protective Force” for Music Education (1914-1939). [From the Academic Editor]
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Freer, P. K. (2013). Music Supervisors’ Bulletin to MEJ: A “Protective Force” for Music Education (1914-1939). [From the Academic Editor]. Music Educators Journal, 100(1), 21-22. doi: 10.1177/0027432113495007</p
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