MYSTERY IN PARIS, THE GERMAN CONNECTION AND MORE: THE BÉRARD–BLANCHET CONTROVERSY REVISITED

2005 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 91-112
Author(s):  
BEVERLY JEROLD
Keyword(s):  
Source Material ◽  
Paris Opera ◽  
Original Meaning ◽  
Vocal Instruction ◽  
Madame De Pompadour ◽  
New Evidence

In 1755 a small vocal instruction book dedicated to the King’s mistress, Madame de Pompadour, was published in Paris under the name of [Jean-Antoine] Bérard. His role in this work was challenged a year later by l’abbé Jean Blanchet, who published a greatly enlarged version of Bérard’s book, claiming that he was its true author. Up to now, the lack of definitive source material has prevented a resolution of this question. New evidence clarifies its puzzling aspects, enabling us to reach a plausible conclusion. Investigating this matter leads also to insights in other areas, including the original meaning of the term amateur, the first known presentation of diaphragm breathing in print, the quality of singing at the Paris Opéra, contemporary views on the overuse of embellishment and audience behaviour.

scholarly journals Using the Eighteenth-Century English Phonology Database (ECEP) as a teaching resource

2020 ◽  
Vol 24 (3) ◽  
pp. 591-606
Author(s):  
CHRISTINE WALLIS
Keyword(s):  
Eighteenth Century ◽  
Language Change ◽  
Historical Linguistics ◽  
Language Attitudes ◽  
Source Material ◽  
Historical Sociolinguistics ◽  
Teaching Resource ◽  
The University ◽  
Late Modern

This article reports on the use of the Eighteenth-Century English Phonology Database (ECEP) as a teaching resource in historical sociolinguistics and historical linguistics courses at the University of Sheffield. Pronouncing dictionaries are an invaluable resource for students learning about processes of standardisation and language attitudes during the Late Modern English period (1700–1900), however they are not easy to use in their original format. Each author uses their own notation system to indicate their recommended pronunciation, while the terminology used to describe the quality of the vowels and consonants differs from that used today, and provides an additional obstacle to the student wishing to interrogate such sources. ECEP thus provides a valuable intermediary between the students and the source material, as it includes IPA equivalents for the recommended pronunciations, as well as any metalinguistic commentary offered by the authors about a particular pronunciation. This article demonstrates a teaching approach that not only uses ECEP as a tool in its own right, but also explores how it can be usefully combined with other materials covering language change in the Late Modern English period to enable students to undertake their own investigations in research-led courses.

scholarly journals Supporting the development of scientific understanding when constructing an evolving explanation

2022 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ann M. Novak ◽  
David F. Treagust
Keyword(s):  
Scientific Explanation ◽  
Project Based Learning ◽  
Incremental Development ◽  
Freshwater Organisms ◽  
Freshwater System ◽  
New Evidence ◽  
Scientific Ideas ◽  
Over Time

AbstractWe explore how students developed an integrated understanding of scientific ideas and how they applied their understandings in new situations. We examine the incremental development of 7th grade students’ scientific ideas across four iterations of a scientific explanation related to a freshwater system. We demonstrate that knowing how to make use of scientific ideas to explain phenomena needs to be learned just as developing integrated understanding of scientific ideas needs to be learned. Students participated in an open-ended, long-term project-based learning unit, constructing one explanation over time to address, “How healthy is our stream for freshwater organisms and how do our actions on land potentially impact the water quality of the stream?” The explanation developed over several weeks as new data were collected and analyzed. Students discussed evidence by revisiting scientific ideas and including new scientific ideas. This research investigates two questions: (1) As students engage in writing a scientific explanation over time, to what extent do they develop integrated understanding of appropriate scientific ideas? and (2) When writing about new evidence, do these earlier experiences of writing explanations enable students to make use of new scientific ideas in more sophisticated ways? In other words, do earlier experiences allow students to know how to make use of their ideas in these new situations? The results indicated statistically significant effects. Through various iterations of the explanation students included richer discussion using appropriate scientific ideas. Students were also able to make better use of new knowledge in new situations.

scholarly journals Genéza prvého významu slova rasa: od koní k ľuďom

Český lid ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 108 (1) ◽  
pp. 83-101
Author(s):  
Milan Hrabovský
Keyword(s):  
Original Meaning

The study focuses on the etymology and origin of the meaning of the term “race”, which was first used with a reference to a herd of horses with excellent (riding) characteristics and went on define human groups. Researchers examining the etymology of the word race have come up with three established hypotheses as to its origin: the “Arabic”, “Greek-Latin” and “French” hypotheses. Here, the focus is on the French hypothesis, since if the French hypothesis is applied, then the word “race” comes from the French haras, meaning “herd” (of horses) with “aristocratic”, “noble blood origin”. The original meaning of the term race referred to the quality of “blood” (“origin”) of a unique “herd” of horses or dogs. The term gradually began to be used for a “quality family” (caste) from a socially “noble” group of people (knights, bishops or king), who spoke of themselves in terms of aristocratic, noble, family origin, thus in the sense of a noble “bloodline”.

scholarly journals New Evidence on the Causal Link Between the Quantity and Quality of Children

2005 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joshua Angrist ◽  
Victor Lavy ◽  
Analia Schlosser
Keyword(s):  
Causal Link ◽  
New Evidence

Acupuncture in Neurological Disorders: An Evidence-Based Overview

2020 ◽  
pp. 449-494
Author(s):  
Alexandra Dimitrova
Keyword(s):  
Neurological Disorders ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Healthcare Providers ◽  
Evidence Based ◽  
Tunnel Syndrome ◽  
Meta Analyses ◽  
New Evidence ◽  
Common Misconceptions

Over the past 20 years acupuncture has been rapidly gaining in popularity both in clinical practice and in research. New evidence for the benefits of acupuncture in various disorders is emerging seemingly every week, and recent large-scale systematic reviews and meta-analyses have suggested that acupuncture’s benefits in pain conditions can be maintained long term. At present the strongest evidence for acupuncture in the treatment of neurological disorders is in the fields of migraine, tension headaches, diabetic neuropathy, carpal tunnel syndrome, and Bell’s palsy. Recent trials suggest that acupuncture may be used as an adjunct in stroke rehabilitation and in improving the quality of life in patients with Parkinson’s disease and dementia. Despite recent mechanistic research advances, much remains unknown about acupuncture’s mechanism of action and there are common misconceptions about the origins of modern-day acupuncture. As acupuncture is being rapidly integrated into mainstream medical practice and increasingly being sought by patients, healthcare providers and neurologists in particular need to be educated about its applications and benefits for various neurological disorders. Our hope is that this chapter will serve toward this educational goal.

DOES FOREIGN AID HELP OR HINDER THE INSTITUTIONAL QUALITY OF THE RECIPIENT COUNTRY? NEW EVIDENCE FROM THE OIC COUNTRIES

2019 ◽  
pp. 1-30
Author(s):  
MOHAMMAD ASHRAFUL FERDOUS CHOWDHURY ◽  
MOHAMED ARIFF ◽  
MANSUR MASIH ◽  
IZLIN ISMAIL
Keyword(s):  
Quantile Regression ◽  
Foreign Aid ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Recipient Country ◽  
Institutional Quality ◽  
Institutional Development ◽  
Average Period ◽  
The Impact ◽  
New Evidence

This study examines the impact of foreign aid on the institutional quality (IQ) of the OIC countries. Using the data of OIC countries for the three-year average period from 1991 to 2016, the system GMM finds that aid in general deteriorates the IQ for the aid recipient countries. However, quantile regression suggests that the negative impact of foreign aid on institutional quality (IQ) is relatively greater in the countries where the existing quality of institution is poor. The findings of the study suggest that improving the existing capacity is essential for reaping the optimum benefit of foreign aid on institutional development.

Properties of 4H-SiC by Sublimation Close Space Technique

1999 ◽  
Vol 572 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. Nishino ◽  
K. Matsumoto ◽  
Y. Chen ◽  
Y. Nishio
Keyword(s):  
Schottky Diode ◽  
Source Material ◽  
Epitaxial Layers ◽  
Power Devices ◽  
High Quality ◽  
Substrate Quality ◽  
Space Technique ◽  
P Type ◽  
Type Conduction

ABSTRACTSiC is suitable for power devices but high quality SiC epitaxial layers having a high breakdown voltage are needed and thick epilayer is indispensable. In this study, CST method (Close Space Technique) was used to rapidly grow thick epitaxial layers. Source material used was 3C-SiC polycrystalline plate of high purity while 4H-SiC(0001) crystals inclined 8° off toward <1120> was used for the substrate. Quality of the epilayer was influenced significantly by pressure during growth and polarity of the substrate. A p-type conduction was obtained by changing the size of p-type source material. The carrier concentration of epilayer decreased when a lower pressure was employed. Schottky diode was also fabricated.

Age, Human Capital, and the Quality of Work: New Evidence from Old Masters

2013 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 687-708 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thomas Bayer ◽  
John Page ◽  
Yaron Raviv ◽  
Joshua Rosett
Keyword(s):  
Human Capital ◽  
Capital Investment ◽  
Formal Education ◽  
Quality Of Work ◽  
Output Quality ◽  
Age Profile ◽  
Auction Prices ◽  
Individual Ability ◽  
New Evidence

Abstract The links between individual ability, human capital investment, and quality of output are generally hard to examine because in most situations output results from multiple inputs and often through complex contracting processes. We overcome these problems by examining life-cycle artistic output quality as reflected in art auction prices. First, we observe an inverted U-shaped age-quality of work profile similar to the conventional age–wage profile. Second, we find that the degree of concavity increases for those with higher native ability. Third, we find that working for a patron rather than selling directly to the market is associated with a flatter age profile. Fourth, we find evidence that formal education increases the concavity of the age-quality of work profile. These results are consistent with the theory and demonstrate that artists respond to incentives to invest in human capital.

Improving quality of cancer care by rapid adoption of new scientific evidence.

2013 ◽  
Vol 31 (31_suppl) ◽  
pp. 62-62
Author(s):  
Joanne Schottinger ◽  
Violeta Rabrenovich ◽  
David Campen ◽  
Dean Fredriks
Keyword(s):  
Cancer Care ◽  
Scientific Evidence ◽  
Care Program ◽  
Evidence Based ◽  
Clinical Expertise ◽  
Patient Centered ◽  
Chemotherapy Administration ◽  
Inpatient Settings ◽  
New Evidence

62 Background: The goal of the Kaiser Permanente (KP) Cancer Care Program is to provide patient-centered, evidence-based, safe care for all KP oncology patients. Multiple processes and information technology tools support KP’s clinicians in delivering the best care to our patients. Prior to 2008, chemotherapy ordering and administration across KP was paper-based, and the standardization of chemotherapy regimens was driven by prescribers’ preferences. KP Oncologists used more than 1,400 chemotherapy protocols. Pharmacy had varying systems for dosing alerts, and reliable chemotherapy administration data was not available for clinical quality improvement. Methods: By 2012, all KP regions had implemented the KP HealthConnect Beacon (KPHCB) system, which incorporates chemotherapy ordering, alerting, verifying, dispensing, and administration in ambulatory and inpatient settings. Important outcomes of the KPHCB implementation include: 1) our success in gaining agreements on standardization of chemotherapy protocols across the Program, and 2) implementation of a rapid process for adoption of new scientific evidence. Our approach includes an evaluation of the quality of the relevant scientific literature and an assessment of a particular treatment. The KP multidisciplinary team discusses and integrates the scientific evidence and clinical expertise of KP clinicians into KPHCB chemotherapy protocols. The new evidence-based protocols with supporting literature references are imbedded as a web link at the end of the each protocol and are available to clinicians within days following the publishing of new evidence. Results: An example of a rapid dissemination and adoption of evidence is the 2010 Pfizer’s and FDA’s announcement that the sale of Mylotarg would be voluntarily discontinued due to a fatal liver veno-occlusive disease. Within 48 hours, we identified 12 patients who received Mylotarg in 2010, and the treating oncologists were individually contacted and provided with the new information to discuss with patients, as appropriate. Conclusions: The benefits of KP’s rapid adoption of new evidence methodology are reaching over 40,000 cancer patients, receiving over 250,000 chemotherapy treatments annually.

The Heights of American Slaves: New Evidence on Slave Nutrition and Health

1982 ◽  
Vol 6 (4) ◽  
pp. 516-538 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert A. Margo ◽  
Richard H. Steckel
Keyword(s):  
American South ◽  
Slave Narratives ◽  
Nutritional Content ◽  
Average Quality ◽  
Nutrition And Health ◽  
Nutritional Adequacy ◽  
The American South ◽  
New Evidence ◽  
Over Time

In recent years the nutritional adequacy of the slave diet has received increasing attention from historians. Scholars have analyzed a wide array of sources such as the manuscript censuses of agriculture and population, the ex-slave narratives, diaries, plantation account books, and agricultural and medical journals to shed new light on the quantities, varieties, and nutritional content of foods consumed by slaves (Fogel and Engerman, 1974; Owens, 1976; Sutch, 1975; Kiple and Kiple, 1977; Savitt, 1978; Crawford, 1980; Kahn, 1983). While these studies have yielded considerable information on the average quality of the slave diet in the American South or for slaves in particular localities, relatively little systematic evidence has been available to date on how the level of nutrition varied among different groups in the slave population, and over time.

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