scholarly journals Stars inside have reached outside: The effects of electronic dance music DJs’ social standing and musical identity on track success

PLoS ONE ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 16 (8) ◽  
pp. e0254618
Author(s):  
Hyeongseok Wi ◽  
Wonjae Lee
Keyword(s):  
Social Standing ◽  
Dance Music ◽  
Electronic Dance Music ◽  
Music Festivals ◽  
Musical Identity ◽  
Artistic Value ◽  
The Social ◽  
Different Types ◽  
Professional Artists

The social standing of an artist provides a reliable proxy for the value of the artist’s product and reduces uncertainty about the quality of the product. While there are several different types of social standing, we focus on reputation among professional artists within the same genre, as they are best able to identify the artistic value of a product within that genre. To reveal the underlying means of attaining high social standing within the professional group, we examined two quantifiable properties that are closely associated with social standing, musical identity and the social position of the artist. We analyzed the playlist data of electronic dance music DJ/producers, DJs who also compose their own music. We crawled 98,332 tracks from 3,164 playlists by 815 DJs, who played at nine notable international music festivals. Information from the DJs’ tracks, including genre, beats per minute, and musical keys, was used to quantify musical identity, and playlists were transformed into network data to measure social positions among the DJs. We found that DJs with a distinct genre identity as well as network positions combining brokerage and cohesion tend to place higher in success and social standing.

scholarly journals Teatro y educación: aportes del recurso teatral a la formación inicial del profesorado / Theater and Education. Contributions of the Theatrical Resource on Initial Teacher Training

2015 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ana Sedano Solís
Keyword(s):  
Professional Development ◽  
Teacher Training ◽  
Social Life ◽  
Initial Teacher Training ◽  
Desarrollo Profesional ◽  
The Social ◽  
Different Types ◽  
Teacher Professional ◽  
The Universe

ABSTRACT This research considers that the inclusion of theater in the initial teacher training represents a significant improvement of curriculum and teacher professional development. Several worldwide initiatives aimed to raise the quality of initial teacher training is one of the current reforms’ axes and agreement that improving educational system depends on the quality of their teachers. However, the current demands in education go beyond a set of measures or resources. Education requires a new professor, an integral and effective communicator, capable of handling different types of languages and dialogues with multiple intelligences. An innovative teacher, who is able to understand the cultural diversity of a society which constantly renews its knowledge of the universe and that has changed the social life and the nature of its spatialtemporal relationships. Using a multidisciplinary approach, it is intended to show that theatrical resource contributes significantly to the construction of a new teachers’ profile, by putting at his disposal communication tools (verbal and non-verbal) which allow him to enhance different aspects of his professional development: physical, cognitive and emotional. RESUMEN Esta investigación considera que la inclusión del teatro en la formación inicial del profesorado representa un aporte significativo para el mejoramiento del currículo y del desarrollo profesional docente. Diversas iniciativas en el mundo apuntan que elevar la calidad de la formación inicial del profesorado es uno de los ejes de las actuales reformas y concuerdan en que la mejora de un sistema educativo depende de la calidad de sus maestros. Sin embargo, las exigencias en materia educativa van más allá de un paquete de medidas o recursos. La educación requiere un nuevo educador, un comuni-cador integral y eficaz, capaz de manejar diversos tipos de lenguaje y de dialogar con múltiples tipos de inteligencia. Un docente innovador que comprenda la diversidad cultural de una sociedad que renueva su conocimiento del universo cons-tantemente y que ha modificado la vida social, así como la naturaleza de sus relaciones espaciotemporales. Mediante una perspectiva multidisciplinar, se pretende demostrar que el recurso teatral contribuye de manera importante en la construc-ción de un nuevo perfil del docente, en tanto pone a su disposición herramientas comunicativas (verbales y no verbales) que le permiten potenciar diversos aspectos de su desarrollo profesional: físico, cognitivo y emocional. Contacto principal: [email protected]

scholarly journals Does Medical Presence Decrease the Perceived Risk of Substance-Related Harm at Music Festivals?

2019 ◽  
Vol 34 (s1) ◽  
pp. s123-s123 ◽  
Author(s):  
Matthew Brendan Munn ◽  
Melissa Sydney White ◽  
Alison Hutton ◽  
Sheila Turris ◽  
Haddon Tabb ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Substance Use ◽  
Perceived Risk ◽  
Medical Services ◽  
Dance Music ◽  
Electronic Dance Music ◽  
Music Festivals ◽  
Music Festival ◽  
Perceptions Of Risk ◽  
Intent To Use ◽  
Initial Hypothesis

Introduction:The use of recreational substances is a contributor to the risk of morbidity and mortality at music festivals. One of the aims of onsite medical services is to mitigate substance-related harms. It is known that attendees’ perceptions of risk can shape their planned substance use; however, it is unclear how attendees perceive the presence of onsite medical services in evaluating the risk associated with substance use at music festivals.Methods:A questionnaire was administered to a random sample of attendees entering a multi-day electronic dance music festival.Results:There were 630 attendees approached and 587 attendees completed the 19 item questionnaire. Many confirmed their intent to use alcohol (48%, n=280), cannabis (78%, n=453), and recreational substances other than alcohol and cannabis (93%, n=541) while attending the festival. The majority (60%, n=343) stated they would still have attended the event if there were no onsite medical services available. Some attendees agreed that the absence of medical services would have reduced their intended use of alcohol (30%, n=174) and recreational substances other than alcohol and cannabis (46%, n=266).Discussion:In the context of a music festival, plans for recreational substance use appear to be substantially altered by attendees’ knowledge about the presence or absence of onsite medical services. This contradicts our initial hypothesis that medical services are independent of planned substance use and serve solely to reduce any associated harms. Additional exploration and characterization of this phenomenon at various events would further clarify the understanding of perceived risks surrounding substance use and the presence of onsite medical services.

scholarly journals The influence of care interventions on the continuity of sleep of intensive care unit patients

2015 ◽  
Vol 23 (5) ◽  
pp. 789-796 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fernanda Luiza Hamze ◽  
Cristiane Chaves de Souza ◽  
Tânia Couto Machado Chianca
Keyword(s):  
Intensive Care Unit ◽  
Intensive Care ◽  
Quality Of Sleep ◽  
Oral Medicine ◽  
Health Care Interventions ◽  
The Social ◽  
Different Types ◽  
Individual Demand ◽  
The Individual

Objective: to identify care interventions, performed by the health team, and their influence on the continuity of sleep of patients hospitalized in the Intensive Care Unit.Method: descriptive study with a sample of 12 patients. A filming technique was used for the data collection. The awakenings from sleep were measured using the actigraphy method. The analysis of the data was descriptive, processed using the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences software.Results: 529 care interventions were identified, grouped into 28 different types, of which 12 (42.8%) caused awakening from sleep for the patients. A mean of 44.1 interventions/patient/day was observed, with 1.8 interventions/patient/hour. The administration of oral medicine and food were the interventions that caused higher frequencies of awakenings in the patients.Conclusion: it was identified that the health care interventions can harm the sleep of ICU patients. It is recommended that health professionals rethink the planning of interventions according to the individual demand of the patients, with the diversification of schedules and introduction of new practices to improve the quality of sleep of Intensive Care Unit patients.

Re-orientating Spectromorphology and Space-form through a Hybrid Acoustemology

2017 ◽  
Vol 22 (3) ◽  
pp. 324-335
Author(s):  
Edward K. Spencer
Keyword(s):  
Space Form ◽  
Ways Of Knowing ◽  
Social Web ◽  
Dance Music ◽  
Electronic Dance Music ◽  
Music Psychology ◽  
The Social ◽  
Descriptive System ◽  
Music Research

This article re-orientates Denis Smalley’s work on spectromorphology and space-form through a case study of electronic dance music (EDM) on YouTube. An EDM track and its related YouTube comments are analysed concurrently in order to examine how sound-shapes and sonic spatiality are experienced in practice on the social web. Using Stephen Feld’s notion of acoustemology as a theoretical base, I argue that semantic and somantic ways of knowing through sound are thoroughly entangled. A hybrid acoustemology model is outlined, merging spectromorphology and space-form with elements of ecosemiotics and music psychology. The model is then deployed during an acoustemology of the trance/breakbeat trackFinished Symphonyby Hybrid (1999). Selected YouTube comments onFinished Symphonyuploads are coded deductively using the descriptive system of Gabrielsson and Wik (2003). A larger set of comments is subsequently collected for inductive content analysis, which highlights some wider issues relating to the words we use for music and sound. The article concludes by calling forvantage point shiftsin music research.

scholarly journals Impact of Social Support on the Quality of Life in a Sample of Potosinos Older Adultus

2021 ◽  
Vol 3 (5) ◽  
pp. 24-31
Author(s):  
Angelina González Hurtado ◽  
María del Refugio Acuña Gurrola ◽  
Deyanira Loredo González
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Social Support ◽  
Family Support ◽  
Old Age ◽  
Aging Process ◽  
Population Group ◽  
The Social ◽  
Different Types

Introduction. Because of de increase of the poblation and the heterogeneity of the aging process, it is necessary to know the elements that contribute to successful old age. So the purpose of this study was to identify the type and source of support than has greatest impact on quality of life of elderly mexican participants. Material and Method. Was interviewed a voluntary and intentional sample of143older adults, about their quality of life and satisfaction with the social supportnetwork. Results. Family and not-family links provide types of support that have a specific significant effect on the different components of quality of life and even, except for the couple, not-family support has a greater number of quality effects of life. Conclusions. The diversification and strengthening of all links that make up the network is necessary, because of each link is a potential provider of different types of support, contributes to strengthening the quality of life in this population group.

Fitness to drive in seizure and epilepsy: A protocol for Iranian clinicians

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nasim Tabrizi
Keyword(s):  
Interpersonal Relations ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Cultural Issues ◽  
Fitness To Drive ◽  
Safe Driving ◽  
The Social ◽  
Different Types ◽  
Epileptic Patients ◽  
Undesirable Consequence

Abstract Driving restriction is a well-known undesirable consequence of epilepsy and causes significant problems regarding independence and employment for epileptic patients. Many countries all over the world have provided comprehensive protocols in this regard with the aim of providing the possibility of less restricted, but safe driving for epileptic patients and also providing the opportunity for uniform decision-making for clinicians. However, the available fitness to drive protocol in Iran still lacks sufficient details and clinicians might encounter serious problems in terms of the driving issue in epileptic patients. In order to provide a uniform protocol containing adequate practical data, a systematic review of literature addressing guidelines about driving and epilepsy and driving laws of different countries for epileptic patients was performed and, after consideration of cultural issues, a practical protocol for Iranian neurologists was suggested. Introduction The negative impact of seizures on the quality of life (QOL) of epileptic patients has been acknowledged. Seizures particularly influence the social aspects of life including work, driving, interpersonal relations, and education.1-10 One of the most restricting factors of epilepsy is prohibition of driving that might have adverse effects on QOL, independence, and working capabilities.11-15 The main rationale behind limited rules for driving in epileptic patients is obviously the risk of occurrence of seizure during driving that might lead to significant injuries in patients and others. The first traffic accident due to a seizure has been reported in 1906,16 and for a few decades after that, a permanent driving ban law was enforced for all epileptic patients.17 Gradually, with the initiation of diagnostic advances and more common use of first antiepileptic drugs (AEDs), the conditional driving license in certain circumstances was allowed and some countries started to provide a comprehensive protocol to cover different types of seizures with the aim of providing the

scholarly journals On the terminology of electronic (dance) music

2018 ◽  
Vol 44 (2) ◽  
pp. 467-483 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anita Jóri
Keyword(s):  
Language Use ◽  
Classical Music ◽  
Discourse Community ◽  
Dance Music ◽  
Electronic Dance Music ◽  
Different Types ◽  
Technological Developments ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Music Informatics ◽  
Technical Terms

Due to rapid technological developments, the terminology of electronic (dance) music is constantly changing. This also causes challenges for the discourse community of electronic dance music in the use of different technical terms. This paper gives a general overview on the subject as it is a pioneer investigation of research. Firstly, it summarises the characteristics of the discourse community’s language use. Later, it highlights the different types of technical terms used by the terminology users. For this, tech terms of a web discussion forum are analysed in detail. The article also describes some of the challenges in using these technical terms by taking different examples from three languages: English, German, and Hungarian. Moreover, phenomena such as the lack of standardisation, norms, and music glossaries and the influences from other terminologies (e.g. classical music, informatics, mathematics, physics) are also included in the study. After presenting the most striking issues, the paper also proposes a possible practical solution to the phenomena in question: it outlines a plan for creating a wiki on the technical terms of electronic (dance) music.

Illegal substance use among 1,309 music festival attendees: An investigation using oral fluid sample drug tests, breathalysers and questionnaires

2019 ◽  
Vol 47 (4) ◽  
pp. 400-407 ◽  
Author(s):  
Linn Gjersing ◽  
Anne Line Bretteville-Jensen ◽  
Håvard Furuhaugen ◽  
Hallvard Gjerde
Keyword(s):  
Substance Use ◽  
Oral Fluid ◽  
Alcohol Intoxication ◽  
Blood Alcohol Concentration ◽  
Alcohol Concentration ◽  
Blood Alcohol ◽  
Dance Music ◽  
Electronic Dance Music ◽  
Music Festivals ◽  
Concentration Levels

Aims: Illegal substance use at music festivals is less documented than it is in nightlife and electronic dance music settings. This study investigated such use through questionnaires, breathalysers and oral fluid drug testing. We also examined the associations between testing positive for illegal substances and demographics, self-reported substance use and measured blood alcohol concentration levels. Methods: A cross-sectional study of 1,309 festival attendees from six Norwegian music festivals taking place between July and August 2016. Logistic regression models estimated the likelihood of a positive oral fluid drug test. Covariates were male, age, education, employment, smoking status, early age for alcohol intoxication, alcohol intoxication ⩾2 times a week, past-month and past-year illegal substance use, blood alcohol concentration levels and festivals. Results: Overall, 12% reported illegal substance use in the past 30 days and 11% tested positive for illegal substances. Cannabis (6%), cocaine (3%) and MDMA/ecstasy (2%) were most commonly detected. One-third had a blood alcohol concentration ⩾0.10%. Of those with a positive test result ( n=146), 95% had detectable alcohol levels and 41% had a blood alcohol concentration above 0.10%. Those studying or working part-time were less likely to test positive compared to those who were not employed. Furthermore, those reporting daily smoking and past-year cannabis or MDMA/ecstasy use were more likely to test positive, compared to those not reporting such use. Conclusions: Illegal substance use was less prevalent than in previous nightlife and electronic dance music studies. Almost all those testing positive for illegal substances had detectable alcohol levels and 41% had a blood alcohol concentration greater than 0.10%, possibly indicating combined use.

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