Progress Report on Violin Research

The augmented violin project: research, composition and performance report

Measuring Ensemble Synchrony through Violin Performance Parameters: A Preliminary Progress Report

In this article we present our ongoing work on expressive performance analysis for violin and string ensembles, in terms of synchronization in intonation, timing, dynamics and articulation. Our current research objectives are outlined, along with an overview for the methods used to achieve them; finally, focusing on the case of intonation synchronization in violin duets, some preliminary result...

Comparative effectiveness research: a progress report.

Sixteen months ago, comparative effectiveness research (CER) began its rapid rise, when the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 allocated $1.1 billion for CER. This progress report summarizes how the recipients of the funds-the National Institutes of Health, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, and Office of the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services-are...

Progress Report September 2002 Agoraphobia Research

Agoraphobia is a disabling condition. According to Davidson (2002) most agoraphobics feel uncomfortable in social scenarios, where the presence of others seems to lead personal freedom, uncontrollably, and provoke the fear and the apprehension of gaining other’s visual attention in an explosion of panic attack. “This means that agoraphobics to overcome their anxiety have to become especially sk...

Teaching Wildlife Research Ethics: a Progress Report

Animals have long been used in laboratory research aimed at improving human lives. In contrast, disciplines such as ecology, wildlife management, and conservation biology aim at the management and long-term survival of species or populations under growing human pressures. Although modeling approaches are sometimes helpful, field studies of animals are typically the only way to test hypotheses a...