scholarly journals Raising the Bar in Disability Arts

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 269-282
Author(s):  
Menka Nagrani
Keyword(s):  
Selection Criteria ◽  
Cognitive Disabilities ◽  
Training Method ◽  
Pedagogical Approach ◽  
High Quality ◽  
Dance Movement ◽  
Gainful Employment ◽  
Theatre Company ◽  
High Level ◽  
Inclusive Dance

This article discusses my pedagogical approach towards teaching dance, movement, and theatre to artists with cognitive disabilities. I have developed a training method for artists participating in my classes and productions that invites individual creative exploration and professional rigour. My inclusive dance-theatre company, Les Productions des pieds des mains, creates productions that are presented on professional artistic platforms and not limited to the context of disabled art presentations. Our productions are regularly subject to the same selection criteria as would be a non-inclusive company. With this in mind, I aim for excellence. I work towards creating high quality shows while helping artists with a disability push past their perceived limits and surpass themselves. In this article I will share my findings and strategies, perfected throughout my many years of experimentation, explaining  how to reach a high-level of quality in inclusive productions, as well as how I help artists with a disability reach a level of quality in their performances which allows them to find gainful employment within the artistic domain. 

scholarly journals An Experimental Study on the Sources of Strontium in Mineral Water and General Rules of Its Dissolution—A Case Study of Chengde, Hebei

Water ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (5) ◽  
pp. 699
Author(s):  
Ruifeng Wang ◽  
Xiong Wu ◽  
Yanliang Zhai ◽  
Yuxuan Su ◽  
Chenhui Liu
Keyword(s):  
Experimental Study ◽  
Mineral Water ◽  
Surrounding Rock ◽  
Mechanism Of Formation ◽  
High Quality ◽  
General Rules ◽  
Leaching Experiment ◽  
High Level ◽  
Impact Experiments

Chengde City boasts a wealth of high-quality mineral water resources characterized by a high level of strontium (Sr), a low level of sodium, and low alkalinity. In order to study the mechanism of formation of Sr-bearing mineral water in Chengde and to scientifically guide future mineral water exploration, taking three typical mineral water exploration areas in Chengde as examples, this paper studies the sources of Sr in mineral water and the general rules of its dissolution via a laboratory static leaching experiment and impact experiments, and it provides an analysis of the characteristics of typical rock samples. The research results indicate that the content of Sr in surrounding rock and the characteristics of minerals existing in surrounding rock jointly control the dissolution of Sr in water; that CO2 can promote the formation of mineral water containing Sr; and that temperature increases may boost the dissolution of Sr from carbonate minerals but also inhibit the dissolution of Sr from silicate minerals.

scholarly journals Generation of automatic stippling illustrations from photographs for documenting archaeological pieces

2011 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
pp. 59
Author(s):  
Germán Arroyo ◽  
Domingo Martín ◽  
María Victoria Luzón
Keyword(s):  
High Quality ◽  
High Level

<p>Hand-made stippling has been used frequently in the process of drawing illustrations for documenting archaeological pieces. This is due to the fact that this technique represents in an efficient way shapes, tones, and textures, by means of distributing dots on the paper. The process of stippling has needed traditionally the ability of an artist, who usually produces the illustration from photographs. In this paper, a program that generates stippling illustrations of high quality is presented. The developed interface makes possible that any user can generate illustrations without the need of artistic abilities. The program is able to work in realtime, allowing the user interacts with the program. We have developed several artistic techniques in high level tasks that allow to improve the final results.</p>

scholarly journals Sports Training – Optimizing Mode of Improving the Motric Capacity in Preparation Military Students

2017 ◽  
Vol 22 (1) ◽  
pp. 30-34
Author(s):  
Robert Stănciulescu
Keyword(s):  
Exercise Capacity ◽  
Weather Condition ◽  
Human Potential ◽  
Military Students ◽  
Ideal Model ◽  
High Quality ◽  
The One ◽  
High Level ◽  
And Training ◽  
The Ideal

Abstract Specialized studies show how a fighter should physically be, not just any fighter, but the one who possesses the qualities and features of the ideal model, i.e. those elements that define the near-perfect fighter. The demands of the modern battlefield impose a high quality human potential that provides a good basis for the selection and training of fighters. Resistance to physical, climate, season and weather condition demands, to the prolonged efforts fighting requires is one of the important conditions of success. The paper presents information with particular impact in optimizing exercise capacity for future officers of the land forces, emphasizing once again the idea that a high level of motric ability is an essential objective.

scholarly journals SIGAR: Inferring features of genome architecture and DNA rearrangements by split read mapping

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yi Feng ◽  
Leslie Y. Beh ◽  
Wei-Jen Chang ◽  
Laura F. Landweber
Keyword(s):  
Genome Assembly ◽  
Repetitive Sequences ◽  
Genome Architecture ◽  
Dna Rearrangements ◽  
High Quality ◽  
Microbial Eukaryotes ◽  
Ciliate Species ◽  
Split Read ◽  
High Level ◽  
Genome Assemblies

AbstractCiliates are microbial eukaryotes with distinct somatic and germline genomes. Post-zygotic development involves extensive remodeling of the germline genome to form somatic chromosomes. Ciliates therefore offer a valuable model for studying the architecture and evolution of programmed genome rearrangements. Current studies usually focus on a few model species, where rearrangement features are annotated by aligning reference germline and somatic genomes. While many high-quality somatic genomes have been assembled, a high quality germline genome assembly is difficult to obtain due to its smaller DNA content and abundance of repetitive sequences. To overcome these hurdles, we propose a new pipeline SIGAR (Splitread Inference of Genome Architecture and Rearrangements) to infer germline genome architecture and rearrangement features without a germline genome assembly, requiring only short germline DNA sequencing reads. As a proof of principle, 93% of rearrangement junctions identified by SIGAR in the ciliate Oxytricha trifallax were validated by the existing germline assembly. We then applied SIGAR to six diverse ciliate species without germline genome assemblies, including Ichthyophthirius multifilii, a fish pathogen. Despite the high level of somatic DNA contamination in each sample, SIGAR successfully inferred rearrangement junctions, short eliminated sequences and potential scrambled genes in each species. This pipeline enables pilot surveys or exploration of DNA rearrangements in species with limited DNA material access, thereby providing new insights into the evolution of chromosome rearrangements.

The Benefits of Involving Undergraduate University Students in Creative Practice-led Research Projects

2021 ◽  
pp. 105678792110648
Author(s):  
Sohail Dahdal
Keyword(s):  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Interdisciplinary Collaboration ◽  
Academic Program ◽  
Academic Programs ◽  
High Quality ◽  
Research Project ◽  
Technological Advances ◽  
Undergraduate University Students ◽  
High Level

This paper examines the involvement of sixteen undergraduate students across four disciplines in a practice-led research project to create the “Once Upon a Time in Palestine” XR documentary by exploring how they performed when given complex challenges, to create this novel and complex practice-led research project. The students were trained and mentored but also were trusted to work under minimal supervision. This created a high level of engagement with the expectation of high-quality output and presented the students with opportunities not afforded to them within the rigid structure of their academic programs. This paper examines the engagement of the students, and their willingness to learn new technologies and apply this learning to produce high quality output under tight deadlines with minimal supervision and the value of interdisciplinary collaboration across multiple fields of study. The paper concludes that while there was a steep learning curve, the students were able to achieve high-level engagement and produce professional results within the specified deadlines, using the latest technological advances in the field, while learning new skills outside their academic program and also enhancing the outcome of the successful project.

Developing a Research Database of Primary Aldosteronism: Rationale and Baseline Characteristics

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wen Wang ◽  
Yuanmei Li ◽  
Qianrui Li ◽  
Tingting Zhang ◽  
Wei Wang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Blood Pressure ◽  
Primary Aldosteronism ◽  
Prospective Cohort ◽  
Research Database ◽  
High Quality ◽  
Plasma Aldosterone Concentration ◽  
Confirmatory Testing ◽  
The Mean ◽  
High Level

Abstract BackgroundManagement of primary aldosteronism (PA) has become a research hotspot in the field of endocrinology. To obtain reliable research evidence, it is necessary to establish a high-quality PA research database. MethodsThe establishment of PA research database involved two steps. Firstly, patients with confirmation of PA diagnosis between 1 Jan 2009 to 31 Aug 2019 at West China Hospital were identified and data were extracted. Secondly, patients with confirmatory testing for PA will be enrolled into a prospective cohort. Data will be prospectively collected based on the case report forms since 1 Sep 2019. We evaluated the quality of research database through assessment of quality of key variables.ResultsTotally, 862 patients diagnosed as PA were identified, of which 507 patients who had positive confirmatory testing for PA were included into the retrospective database. Among 862 patients diagnosed as PA, the mean systolic blood pressure (SBP) was 156.1 mmHg, mean diastolic blood pressure (DBP) was 97.2 mmHg. Among included patients, the mean serum potassium level was 2.85 mmol/L, and the mean plasma aldosterone concentration (PAC) was 28.1 ng/dL. The characteristics patients with positive confirmatory testing for PA were similar. Validation of data extracting and linking showed the accuracy were 100%. Evaluation of missing data showed that the completeness of BMI (95.9%), SBP (99.4%) and DBP (99.4%) were high. ConclusionThrough integrating retrospective and prospective cohort of PA, a research database of PA with high quality and comprehensive data can be established. We anticipate that the research database will provide a high level of feasibility for management of PA in China.

On Software Architecture Processes and their Use in Practice

2014 ◽  
pp. 198-218
Author(s):  
Perla Velasco-Elizondo ◽  
Humberto Cervantes
Keyword(s):  
Software Architecture ◽  
Level Structure ◽  
Practical Experience ◽  
High Quality ◽  
Software Artifact ◽  
High Level ◽  
Architecture Development

Software architecture is a very important software artifact, as it describes a system’s high-level structure and provides the basis for its development. Software architecture development is not a trivial task; to this end, a number of methods have been proposed to try to systematize their related processes to ensure predictability, repeatability, and high quality. In this chapter, the authors review some of these methods, discuss some specific problems that they believe complicate their adoption, and present one practical experience where the problems are addressed successfully.

“It's a Vicious Game”

2016 ◽  
pp. 192-214 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dev Rup Maitra
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Organised Crime ◽  
British Society ◽  
Street Gangs ◽  
Surrounding Area ◽  
Gainful Employment ◽  
Youth Delinquency ◽  
Group Violence ◽  
Organised Crime Groups ◽  
High Level

This chapter explores the activities and characteristics of street gangs and organised crime groups in contemporary British society. Although numerous studies exist which investigate youth delinquency and group violence in Britain, there is less research which specifically investigates contemporary British criminal gangs - carrying out such an exploration is the organising principle of this chapter. Through conducting qualitative research at an adult men's prison in England and its surrounding area, this chapter attempts to articulate the experiences of prisoners and street-offenders on this subject. The results illustrate the entrenched role street gangs and organised crime groups hold in certain areas of England; not only are they seen as viable alternatives to gainful employment, but their activities are often sanctioned by the communities within which they are based. Subsequently, a high level of violence is normalised within such communities, including heightened levels of weapon usage by gang members, both within and outside prison.

scholarly journals The challenge raised by Gaia

2009 ◽  
Vol 5 (H15) ◽  
pp. 174-175
Author(s):  
Annie C. Robin
Keyword(s):  
Data Analysis ◽  
Multivariate Data Analysis ◽  
Milky Way ◽  
Dynamical Evolution ◽  
High Quality ◽  
3D Kinematics ◽  
Galactic Potential ◽  
The Galaxy ◽  
High Level ◽  
Data Analysis Methods

AbstractGaia will perform an unprecedented high quality survey of the Milky Way. Distances, 3D kinematics, ages and abundances will be obtained, giving access to the overall mass distribution and to the Galactic potential. Gaia data analysis will involve a high level of complexity requiring new and efficient multivariate data analysis methods, improved modelling of the stellar populations and dynamical approaches to the interpretation of the data in terms of the chemical and dynamical evolution of the Galaxy.

The amalgamation of Pangea: Paleomagnetic and geological observations revisited

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lei Wu ◽  
J. Brendan Murphy ◽  
Cecilio Quesada ◽  
Zheng-Xiang Li ◽  
John W.F. Waldron ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Selection Criteria ◽  
Late Paleozoic ◽  
Geological Data ◽  
High Quality ◽  
Early Devonian ◽  
Polar Wander ◽  
Middle Ordovician ◽  
Oblique Convergence ◽  
Q Factors ◽  
European Variscides

The supercontinent Pangea formed by the subduction of the Iapetus and Rheic oceans between Gondwana, Laurentia, and Baltica during mid-to-late Paleozoic times. However, there remains much debate regarding how this amalgamation was achieved. Most paleogeographic models based on paleomagnetic data argue that the juxtaposition of Gondwana and Laurussia (Laurentia-Baltica) was achieved via long-lasting highly oblique convergence in the late Paleozoic. In contrast, many geology-based reconstructions suggest that the collision between the two continents was likely initiated via a Gondwanan promontory comprising the Iberian, Armorican, and Bohemian massifs, and parts of the basement units in the Alpine orogen during the Early Devonian. To help resolve this discrepancy, we present an updated compilation of high-quality paleopoles of mid-to-late Paleozoic ages (spanning Middle Ordovician and Carboniferous times) from Gondwana, Laurentia, and Baltica. These paleopoles were evaluated with the Van der Voo selection criteria, corrected for inclination error where necessary, and were used to revise their apparent polar wander (APW) paths. The revised APW paths were constructed using an innovative approach in which age errors, A95 ovals, and Q-factors of individual paleopoles are taken into account. By combining the resulting APW paths with existing geological data and field relationships in the European Variscides, we provide mid-to-late Paleozoic paleogeographic reconstructions which indicate that the formation of Pangea was likely initiated at 400 Ma via the collision between Laurussia and a ribbon-like Gondwanan promontory that was itself formed by a scissor-like opening of the Paleotethys Ocean, and that the amalgamation culminated in the mostly orthogonal convergence between Gondwana and Laurussia.

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