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The Twenty-four Preludes, Opus 28, of Frédéric Chopin
(1956)
This paper is an examination of several editions of the twenty-four preludes of Frederic Chopin in pedagogical comparison to the Kessler manuscript of the same opus.
A Study of the Sruti System in Indian Music
(1981)
This study is an attempt to illuminate the ancient
musical concept of India known as sruti. A sruti may be
considered a "microtonal" interval, but there are considerable
divergences of opinion regarding whether srutis ...
Songs of Pierre Phalese Transcribed for Guitar from Lute Tablature
(1971)
Compositions written by Pierre Phalèse have been examined
and are the content of this paper. Forty-five of his pieces,
which were written in French lute tablature, have been transcribed
for guitar.
Development of a combined dilatometer and mass spectrometer system for studying gas phase chemistry and kinetics during sintering
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)
Details on the components and materials comprising the combined dilatometry mass spectrometry (CDMS) apparatus are provided; including recent modifications, operating procedures and information on major system failures. ...
Canine T-regulatory cells in aging and cancer : quantifying a unique T cell subset
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)
T regulatory lymphocytes (Tregs), identified by the markers CD4, CD25, and FoxP3, are an essential part of the immune system and promote tolerance with the purpose of minimizing auto-immune disease. However, if Tregs are ...
Whose man at his best? : a comparative study of masculine ideals in Esquire Middle East and the American Esquire
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)
Men's magazines craft and produce representations of masculinity while also acting as a forum for gender norms to be circulated, negotiated and contested. As magazines follow globalization trends of other media, research ...
Responsibility framing and the Obama health care reform bill
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)
The purpose of this research was to examine early online news coverage of the Obama health care reform bill by both Foxnews.com and MSNBC.com. The study aimed to look at framing techniques and whether or not these ...
The impact of Wal-Mart on the rural retail wage
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)
This study uses panel data to test the impact of Wal-Mart on the rural retail wage. There are observations from 2,986 counties in the contiguous United States from 1990-2005. Previous studies have reported mixed findings ...
Working class single mothers : performing middle class identity
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)
Much of the literature on single motherhood has been devoted to poor or middle class single mothers. In this study I interviewed working class single mothers. Their unique position between the poor and the middle class ...
New consensus-based algorithms for quality assessment in protein structure prediction
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)
Two of the essential tasks in protein tertiary structure prediction are predicting quality and selecting the best quality model from given model structures. Finding solutions to these problems are fundamental to understanding ...
Vehicle license plate detection and recognition
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)
In this work, we develop a license plate detection and recognition method using a SVM (Support Vector Machine) classifier with HOG (Histogram of Oriented Gradients) features. The system performs window searching at different ...
The role of bridging and linking social capital in household wealth: a case study of two livelihoods in Treasure Beach, Jamaica
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)
The Caribbean is a developing region of the world that has struggled to overcome corrupt governmental programs and agencies. Poverty and crime are commonplace, and a strong distrust of government is often present. With ...
A Fugitive Essence: The Public Radio Legacy of Alec Wilder
(1994-12)
Two central goals have motivated the scholarship contained
in this paper. The first of these is to provide an
account of an obscure series of radio programs produced for
public broadcast in the nineteen-seventies (a ...
Developing a Comprehensive Curricular Model with Multi-Level Outcomes for Academic Instruction in the High School Choral Ensemble
(1994)
A challenge facing many music educators is the development of a
curriculum for the multi-year high school choral ensemble. This
document discusses the development of a curricular model that is
comprehensive (with ...
Sight Reading: A Practical Method for the Beginning Secondary School Choral Ensemble Member
(1979)
The problem of a viable sight reading program has continually
plagued the secondary choral conductor. As one searches for a professionally
published method, one is aware of the various methodology.
Some are quite excellent ...
The Application of the Eighteenth Century Concept, "Good Taste" to Georg Friedrich Handel's Violin Sonata in G Minor, op. 1, no. 10
(1979)
The purpose of this paper is to show one way a baroque
violin sonata can be performed today in a style consistent
with eighteenth-century performance styles. It was a common
practice in the eighteenth century for ...
Dumping syndrome
(Family Physicians Inquiries Network, 2009)
This issue of eMedRef provides information to clinicians on the pathophysiology, diagnosis, and therapeutics of dumping syndrome.
Diabetes in athletes
(Family Physicians Inquiries Network, 2009)
This issue of eMedRef provides information to clinicians on the pathophysiology, diagnosis, and therapeutics of diabetes in athletes.
Dance related injuries: shoulder
(Family Physicians Inquiries Network, 2008)
This issue of eMedRef provides information to clinicians on the injuries that may occur to the shoulder while dancing.
Dance related injuries: spine
(Family Physicians Inquiries Network, 2008)
This issue of eMedRef provides information to clinicians on the injuries that may occur to the spine while dancing.