This paper aims at completing traditional explanations of the origins of the deficit of performing arts institutions. Based on the study of early music revival in France, it shows that the usual ways to explain the transmission of “costs disease” are not sufficient. A model is proposed to complement Baumol’s law, combining two hypothesis: the growing deficit of music ensembles follows their pro...

Intersubjectivity experiences established between adults and infants are partially determined by the particular ways in which adults are active in front of babies. An important amount of research focuses on the "musicality" of infant-directed speech (defined melodic contours, tonal and rhythm variations, etc.) and its role in linguistic enculturation. However, researchers have recently suggeste...

The main field of application of Alpha-Active is in helping individuals to consistently achieve their personal best in challenging situations. These include in sporting events, appearing in front of the public (e.g. in performing arts, speeches, business meetings, etc.,), and in other stressful situations where clear focus and composure are required. In the sports field, this is often known as ...

BACKGROUND Internationally-accredited laboratories are recognised for their superior test reliability, operational performance, quality management and competence. In a bid to meet international quality standards, the Mozambique National Institute of Health enrolled the National Tuberculosis Reference Laboratory (NTRL) in a continuous quality improvement process towards ISO 15189 accreditation. ...

INTRODUCTION Creative expression of scientific observations and principles through poetry and other media can enrich medical and science education. This debunks the expectation that science and poetry, for example, are mutually exclusive (Figure 1). Instead of coexisting as parallel lanes without interaction, poetry and science can cross over as one merges lanes. Kurtz and Loewenstein suggest t...

H. Ebrahimnejad, Y. Ren, S.M. Frolov, 2 I. Adagideli, J.A. Folk, and W. Wegscheider Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of British Columbia,Vancouver, British Columbia V6T 1Z4, Canada Kavli Institute of Nanoscience, Delft University of Technology, 2628CJ Delft, The Netherlands Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences, Sabanci University, Tuzla, Istanbul 34956, Turkey Laboratorium...

3 Jin Zhang*, Peter Friedrich*, Antonio J. Pierik, Berta M. Martins, Wolfgang Buckel 4 5 Laboratorium für Mikrobiologie, Fachbereich Biologie and Synmikro, Philipps-Universität, 35032 6 Marburg, Germany; Max-Plank-Institut für terrestrische Mikrobiologie, 35043 Marburg; Institut 7 für Zytobiologie, Philipps-Universität, 35032 Marburg, Germany; Present address: Fachbereich 8 Chemie, Universität ...