Omohyoid muscle syndrome is a rare cause of an X-shaped bulging lateral neck mass that occurs on swallowing. This is a diagnostic case report of a 22-year-old mixed martial arts athlete who acquired this condition.

ART 1102 Methodologies in the History and Theory of Art (3 units) Introduction to a variety of theoretical, critical, and historical methods used in art history and art criticism. Preparation in recognizing and utilizing particular methodologies in scholarly research, professional work, and writing. Examination of primary and secondary theoretical texts from a range of historical eras to judge ...

The Master of Liberal Arts provides the chance to practice the methods of interdisciplinary inquiry that are the hallmark of a rigorous liberal arts education. As a student in the program, one can explore questions of identity through art, literature, and religion; analyze the politics of race in fiction, historical documents, the visual arts, and music; debate ethical choices presented by fict...

Subleader Junichiro Makino Associate Professor, School of Science, University of Tokyo Izumi Hachisu Associate Professor, College of Arts and Sciences, University of Tokyo Makoto Taiji Associate Professor, Institute for Statistical Mathematics Yoko Funato Research Associate, College of Arts and Sciences, University of Tokyo Toshiyuki Fukushige Research Associate, College of Arts and Sciences, U...

When cultural economists look at the public support for the arts, they distinguish between two aspects: the positive issue where one analyses the extent of support by the government, and the normative issue whether or not the arts should be publicly supported and, if so, to what extent. In the second case, the cultural economist desires to inform the public about an appropriate policy, a welfar...

While traditional "talk" therapies remain at the foundation of counseling, the use of expressive and creative arts in conjunction with these methods can often deepen the healing process as well as expedite diagnosis, treatment and prevention. Integrating the Expressive Arts into Counseling Practice is designed to provide readers with an understanding of the ways in which expressive arts counsel...

A major analytics challenge in Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) is capturing the differences between fighters that are essential for both establishing matchups and facilitating fan understanding. Here, we model ~18,000 fighters as mixtures of 10 data-defined prototypical martial arts styles, each with characteristic ways of winning. By balancing fighter-level data with broader trends in MMA, fighter be...

In this paper, we present a spatial model of the public provision of the performing arts. Agents behave boundedly rational. Art directors set performance quality according to their aspiration levels. While taking into account the spatial distribution of the population, administrative directors in calculating ticket prices ignore that they compete with neighboring performing arts organization (P...

Violent, nonmentalizing individuals who act out aggression do not usually respond to verbal therapeutic approaches alone. We suggest the movement in physically oriented therapies, such as yoga and martial arts, combined with psychodynamic psychotherapy are critical in reaching these individuals. We also suggest embodiment as a direct link to the kinesthetic core of easily disturbed attachment e...

The Six Sigma Training and Certification Levels are organized into a hierarchy of individuals (named according to martial arts convention). As this process is deeply rooted in teamwork, it is important for each certified Six Sigma Professional to know his or her role and responsibilities within an organization. Lower level individuals will report to higher level individuals with problems, and h...