Conducting Tips

2020 ◽  
pp. 191-200
Author(s):  
Sharon J. Paul
Keyword(s):  
Full Range ◽  
Postural Alignment ◽  
Chameleon Effect ◽  
Pros And Cons

Since efficient and communicative gesture enhances good rehearsal technique, this chapter presents twelve conducting tips to encourage an extensive and varied gestural vocabulary, with the goal of eliciting a full range of expressive responses from singers. Additionally, the chapter explores implications for conductors of the “chameleon effect,” the tendency of people to unintentionally mimic the behaviors and expressions of others. From postural alignment to the shape of their lip position, research has shown that singers will unknowingly imitate a conductor’s physical behaviors. The chapter concludes with a discussion of the pros and cons of conducting concerts completely from memory.

scholarly journals Boating- and Shipping-Related Environmental Impacts and Example Management Measures: A Review

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (11) ◽  
pp. 908
Author(s):  
Troy A. Byrnes ◽  
Ryan J. K. Dunn
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Impacts ◽  
Full Range ◽  
Chemical Properties ◽  
Positive Outcomes ◽  
Antifouling Paints ◽  
Management Measures ◽  
Physico Chemical ◽  
Pros And Cons ◽  
The Government ◽  
Physical Changes

Boating and shipping operations, their associated activities and supporting infrastructure present a potential for environmental impacts. Such impacts include physical changes to bottom substrate and habitats from sources such as anchoring and mooring and vessel groundings, alterations to the physico-chemical properties of the water column and aquatic biota through the application of antifouling paints, operational and accidental discharges (ballast and bilge water, hydrocarbons, garbage and sewage), fauna collisions, and various other disturbances. Various measures exist to sustainably manage these impacts. In addition to a review of associated boating- and shipping-related environmental impacts, this paper provides an outline of the government- and industry-related measures relevant to achieving positive outcomes in an Australian context. Historically, direct regulations have been used to cover various environmental impacts associated with commercial, industrial, and recreational boating and shipping operations (e.g., MARPOL). The effectiveness of this approach is the degree to which compliance can be effectively monitored and enforced. To be effective, environmental managers require a comprehensive understanding of the full range of instruments available, and the respective roles they play in helping achieve positive environmental outcomes, including the pros and cons of the various regulatory alternatives.

Global Programs of Research

2011 ◽  
pp. 33-58
Author(s):  
Detmar W. Straub ◽  
Karen D. Loch
Keyword(s):  
Program Implementation ◽  
Full Range ◽  
Data Gathering ◽  
Time Frame ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Domain Experts ◽  
Trade Offs ◽  
Stage 4 ◽  
Pros And Cons ◽  
Second Period

This is the second part of a two-part chapter that describes and analyzes a program of research (PR) in international IT studies that began in the fall of 1992. The first part spans the years 1992 through 2000 and discusses the concept of a PR, the inception of our PR, and its maturation in terms of theory and methodology, research team dynamics, and program implementation. Part II focuses on the time frame of 2000 to 2004. The work undertaken during this second period is distinctive in two areas: the examination in detail of the full range of all constructs in the final research model; and grantsmanship, which was essential to the life of the PR. Specifically, a multi-year NSF grant funded the core of in-depth work undertaken between 2000 and 2003. A second NSF grant permitted us to work with domain experts from around the world to push the stream of research forward. In Part II, we also offer a retrospective analysis, based on our experience, on the PR effort. Pros and cons are articulated and then extrapolated into practical lessons learned that will be useful to others in similar undertakings. We offer guidelines for initiating and maintaining programs of research, highlighting the inevitable trade-offs that occur when high administrative work loads and intensive data gathering in the global setting, often involving long periods of time abroad, have to be balanced with the ability to carry out the research at all and the rarity of the data. Finally, we look forward to what we term Stage 4—the period of redirection—which is the bridge to the next program of research.

scholarly journals The Choice of Strategic Directionsfor the Development of Health Care in Russia, Taking into Account Risk Factors for Maintaining the Health of Children, the Working-Age Population and the Retirement Age

2018 ◽  
Vol 5 (4) ◽  
pp. 51-63
Author(s):  
L A Gabueva ◽  
N F Pavlova
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Russian Federation ◽  
Full Range ◽  
Age Groups ◽  
Social Consequences ◽  
Large Area ◽  
Human Labor ◽  
Working Age ◽  
Pros And Cons ◽  
The Government

Health care in Russia is under the difficult conditions of under-financing of the industry due to the stagnation of the economy, relatively low GDP per capita, a small percentage of GDP allocated to health care, large area and low density of settlement of the population served. In this context the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation must correctly determine the strategy and tactics of action to its available resources were aimed at solving the main tasks of preserving the population of all age groups. The authors propose to consider the influence of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation on the full range of risk factors that determine the health status of the population, the relationship between the health of parents and the welfare of the family and the role of the older generations of the family in the preservation, creation and development of the potential viability of the family. It is in the family that the human labor force is created, the restoration and reproduction of today’s labor potential, and the task of expanded reproduction of labor resources is resolved which is the basis of socio-economic growth and development of Russia-is being solved. The authors take part in the scientific and practical discussion on pension reform, offering the Government to take into account the expected duration of healthy life of men and women, to analyze various aspects of employment of the older population, which has higher risks of becoming unemployed than workers of middle and young age. On the other hand, the continued employment of older persons makes the task of youth employment even more difficult. The authors suggest that the Government consider other options for filling the budget. The science of management says that it is necessary to consider several options, take into account the pros and cons of each, and find the option that will give the least plume of negative social consequences and will allow to execute the main national task to preserve of the population.

Time Block After Time Block

ASHA Leader ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 18 (8) ◽  
pp. 40-45 ◽  
Author(s):  
Judy Rudebusch ◽  
JoAnn Wiechmann
Keyword(s):  
Full Range ◽  
Time Block ◽  
School Based ◽  
Schedule Activity

To offer a full range of RTI and IEP services, school-based SLPs can schedule activity blocks rather than go student by student—here's how.

The Use of Neuroplastic Principles Affects the Swallow Motor Plan of a Patient in Severe Cognitive Decline: A Case Study

2016 ◽  
Vol 1 (15) ◽  
pp. 79-83
Author(s):  
Ed Bice ◽  
Kristine E. Galek
Keyword(s):  
Central Nervous System ◽  
Cognitive Decline ◽  
Full Range ◽  
Movement Speed ◽  
Positive Outcomes ◽  
Verbal Cues ◽  
Motor Plan ◽  
Bolus Size ◽  
The Central Nervous System

Dysphagia is common in patients with dementia. Dysphagia occurs as a result of changes in the sensory and motor function of the swallow (Easterling, 2007). It is known that the central nervous system can undergo experience-dependent plasticity, even in those individuals with dementia (Park & Bischof, 2013). The purpose of this study was to explore whether or not the use of neuroplastic principles would improve the swallow motor plan and produce positive outcomes of a patient in severe cognitive decline. The disordered swallow motor plan was manipulated by focusing on a neuroplastic principles of frequency (repetition), velocity of movement (speed of presentation), reversibility (Use it or Lose it), specificity and adaptation, intensity (bolus size), and salience (Crary & Carnaby-Mann, 2008). After five therapeutic sessions, the patient progressed from holding solids in her mouth with decreased swallow initiation to independently consuming a regular diet with full range of liquids with no oral retention and no verbal cues.

Every Contraceptive Option Has Pros and Cons

2007 ◽  
Vol 41 (12) ◽  
pp. 29
Author(s):  
KERRI WACHTER
Keyword(s):  
Pros And Cons

Noninvasive Assessment of Coronary Artery Disease – Anatomical versus Functional Imaging and the Marginal Role of Exercise Electrocardiograms

Praxis ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 109 (14) ◽  
pp. 1141-1149
Author(s):  
Martina Boscolo Berto ◽  
Dominik C. Benz ◽  
Christoph Gräni
Keyword(s):  
Coronary Artery Disease ◽  
Coronary Artery ◽  
Functional Imaging ◽  
Clinical Aspects ◽  
Industrialized Countries ◽  
Coronary Syndromes ◽  
Pros And Cons ◽  
Noninvasive Assessment ◽  
Artery Disease ◽  
European Society Of Cardiology

Abstract. Coronary artery disease (CAD) is the leading cause of morbidity and mortality in the industrialized countries. Assessment of symptomatic patients with suspected obstructive CAD is a common reason for a clinical visit. Noninvasive anatomical and functional imaging are established tools to rule-in and rule-out CAD, to assess the severity of disease and to determine the potential risk of future cardiovascular events. In this review, we discuss the updated Guidelines from the European Society of Cardiology on Chronic Coronary Syndromes and explore the different imaging modalities used in current clinical practice for the noninvasive assessment of CAD. The pros and cons of each method, especially comparing anatomical and functional testing, are presented. Furthermore we we address the practical clinical aspects in the selection of the optimal noninvasive tests according to clinical need.

Further Validity of the Japanese Version of the Ten Item Personality Inventory (TIPI-J)

2014 ◽  
Vol 35 (4) ◽  
pp. 236-244 ◽  
Author(s):  
Atsushi Oshio ◽  
Shingo Abe ◽  
Pino Cutrone ◽  
Samuel D. Gosling
Keyword(s):  
Big Five ◽  
Content Validity ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
English Language ◽  
Full Range ◽  
Reliability And Validity ◽  
Japanese Version ◽  
Personality Inventory ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Big Five Personality

The Ten Item Personality Inventory (TIPI; Gosling, Rentfrow, & Swann, 2003 ) is a widely used very brief measure of the Big Five personality dimensions. Oshio, Abe, and Cutrone (2012) have developed a Japanese version of the TIPI (TIPI-J), which demonstrated acceptable levels of reliability and validity. Until now, all studies examining the validity of the TIPI-J have been conducted in the Japanese language; this reliance on a single language raises concerns about the instrument’s content validity because the instrument could demonstrate reliability (e.g., retest) and some forms of validity (e.g., convergent) but still not capture the full range of the dimensions as originally conceptualized in English. Therefore, to test the content validity of the Japanese TIPI with respect to the original Big Five formulation, we examine the convergence between scores on the TIPI-J and scores on the English-language Big Five Inventory (i.e., the BFI-E), an instrument specifically designed to optimize Big Five content coverage. Two-hundred and twenty-eight Japanese undergraduate students, who were all learning English, completed the two instruments. The results of correlation analyses and structural equation modeling demonstrate the theorized congruence between the TIPI-J and the BFI-E, supporting the content validity of the TIPI-J.

How to be ConTENT With Rorschach CONtent

2016 ◽  
Vol 37 (2) ◽  
pp. 147-165
Author(s):  
Charles A. Peterson
Keyword(s):  
Content Analysis ◽  
Pros And Cons ◽  
Abstract Content

Abstract. Content analysis is a late and contentious addition to the Rorschach canon. The determinants have ruled. Hermann Rorschach was at best, ambivalent about content analysis, focusing on the perceptual aspects of the process. Rorschachers have been not been conTENT about CONtent. The literature on the pros and cons and the how-to of content analysis is reviewed chronologically, concluding with eight issues and objections that have left Rorschach practitioners malcontent with content. Hoping to help practitioners improve the analysis of Rorschach content, ten suggestions, often with examples, are offered, these “hints” affecting both conceptualization and practice. A case fragment is appended to the review to host the above suggestions and to illustrate the (likely) less frequent “active evocation” of content to further the analysis.

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