Non-traditional Means Research Articles

Content of music-expression features of saxophon in modern ukrainian cham- ber-instrumental music

Article is devoted to the modern Ukrainian instrumental chamber music of the end of XX — beginning of XXI century in the context of new means of perfomance and expression in saxophone play.The rapid development of playing saxophone in the second half of the XX century reflected not just in the traditional ways of play improving and also in expansion of the expressive possibilities of the saxophone because of appearance of new methods and means of performing. Nontraditional means of expression is relevant topic in the modern Ukrainian saxophone performing.The end of XX beginning of the XXI century there was a wide range of Ukrainian instrumental chamber music with saxophone, a lot of music pieces for the saxophone for the first time introduced in the analytical work, due to this musical and expressive diversity possible in practice to assess the depth of philosophical and imaginative concepts that embody the Ukrainian componists. A striking example of this is creative search of V. Runchak, namely using of unexpected ways of compositional structures and new ways of saxophone play. Performance of classical music of Saxophone Quartet is a significant phenomenon of the second half of the XX century. There are basic canons about the specifics of building the values in performing activities quartet. Note that the artistic and stylistic features of saxophone quartet play is based on a profound awareness complex of technical and mentally actions, which give the opportunity to achieve maximum results in a creative executive activity.

Prevalence and pathways of recovery from drug and alcohol problems in the United States population: Implications for practice, research, and policy

BackgroundAlcohol and other drug (AOD) problems confer a global, prodigious burden of disease, disability, and premature mortality. Even so, little is known regarding how, and by what means, individuals successfully resolve AOD problems. Greater knowledge would inform policy and guide service provision. MethodProbability-based survey of US adult population estimating: 1) AOD problem resolution prevalence; 2) lifetime use of “assisted” (i.e., treatment/medication, recovery services/mutual help) vs. “unassisted” resolution pathways; 3) correlates of assisted pathway use. Participants (response=63.4% of 39,809) responding “yes” to, “Did you use to have a problem with alcohol or drugs but no longer do?” assessed on substance use, clinical histories, problem resolution. ResultsWeighted prevalence of problem resolution was 9.1%, with 46% self-identifying as “in recovery”; 53.9% reported “assisted” pathway use. Most utilized support was mutual-help (45.1%,SE=1.6), followed by treatment (27.6%,SE=1.4), and emerging recovery support services (21.8%,SE=1.4), including recovery community centers (6.2%,SE=0.9). Strongest correlates of “assisted” pathway use were lifetime AOD diagnosis (AOR=10.8[7.42–15.74], model R2=0.13), drug court involvement (AOR=8.1[5.2-12.6], model R2=0.10), and, inversely, absence of lifetime psychiatric diagnosis (AOR=0.3[0.2–0.3], model R2=0.10). Compared to those with primary alcohol problems, those with primary cannabis problems were less likely (AOR=0.7[0.5–0.9]) and those with opioid problems were more likely (AOR=2.2[1.4-3.4]) to use assisted pathways. Indices related to severity were related to assisted pathways (R2<0.03). ConclusionsTens of millions of Americans have successfully resolved an AOD problem using a variety of traditional and non-traditional means. Findings suggest a need for a broadening of the menu of self-change and community-based options that can facilitate and support long-term AOD problem resolution.

The Impact of Public Expenditure and Public Debt on Taxes: A Case Study of Jordan

The study aimed to estimate the impact of capital expenditure, current expenditure and external and internal public debt on taxes in Jordan during the period 2001–2014. It adopted the multiple linear regression method by E-views program to study the impact of the independent variables (represented by capital expenditure, current expenditure, external and internal public debit) on the dependent variable (taxes). The statistical analysis showed a statistically significant, positive impact of both the capital expenditure and the current expenditure on taxes. The study also found a statistically significant, positive relationship between external and internal public debt on taxes in Jordan. The study presented a number of recommendations, most importantly for the public sector, taking into account the capital expenditure, the current expenditure and the external and internal public debt, which directly affect the tax increases in Jordan. There is a need to use non-traditional alternatives to finance capital expenditures instead of external public debt and internal sources, such as Sukuk Murabaha Islamic participation, to finance capital expenditure for the Government to build schools, hospitals and other government services. The Government should take into account the current expenditure of tax revenues, while capital expenditure should be covered by non-traditional means.

ПРАВОВОЕ РЕГУЛИРОВАНИЕ ИСПОЛЬЗОВАНИЯ ВСПОМОГАТЕЛЬНЫХ РЕПРОДУКТИВНЫХ ТЕХНОЛОГИЙ ЛИЦАМИ, НЕ СОСТОЯЩИМИ В БРАКЕ МЕЖДУ СОБОЙ, В РОССИИ И США

This article is devoted to analysis of legal regulation of the use of assisted reproductive technologies by persons, not married among themselves, in the Russia and the United States. The purpose of this work is due to the increase in the number of actual marital relations in the modern world and the emergence of new ways of human reproduction. In Russia 13% of the adult population are in unregistered marriages. For best results of the investigation, the author used a comparative legal method, that allows to consider the experience of not only Russia, but also foreign countries. The author of the article examines the existing in Russia and the US versions of legal regulation of the use of assisted reproductive technologies by persons not married to each other. The author compares the regulation of the legal consequences of persons, married and non-married among themselves. As a result of the conducted research the author comes to the conclusion that in Russia the legal regulation of the effects of the use of assisted reproductive technologies differ depending on the marital status among themselves. Persons, who are not married, are not subject to special provisions of the Family Code of the Russian Federation, dedicated to regulation of the legal implications of the use of reproductive technologies. In the US it is fixed the same procedure for determining the origin of a child, conceived by nontraditional means, regardless of the status of persons in marriage.

Rationale for the treatment of dermatoses algorithm based on patient questionnaires

The interest in questionnaire methods in medicine is driven by the desire to find approaches to the assessment of the patient’s condition, allowing you to get the comprehensive view about the patient's attitude to prescribed therapy. Goal. To study the trust ofpatients with cutaneous pathology in the various methods and means of therapy depending on disease duration. Materials and methods. The study involved patients with different time course of dermatosis (less than 1 month; from 2 to 6 months from 6 to 24 months more than 24 months) divided into groups of 50 people each and 65 healthy people. All respondents voluntarily completed the questionnaire including questions about the credibility of therapeutic agents that are not drugs, and consent to use traditional and non-traditional methods and means of treatment. Results. The questionnaire found that if the dermatosis exists more than 1 month, then 100% of patients agree to use any means of treatment. A positive attitude to alternative methods of treatment increases over time of the disease, where the rank coefficient of correlation shows a direct correlation. Critical point of the flow of dermatoses, causing patients to look for any alternative methods of treatment is the period of time from 2 to 6 months. The level of patient's confidence to medication has remained consistently high and does not depend on the stages of the disease. Conclusion. Questionnaire method is simple and informative, it allows us to evaluate the patients opinion about the therapy and acceptable to develop algorithm of treatment of dermatological patients.

Experimental investigations towards understanding important parameters in wet drum granulation of corn stover biomass

Biofeedstocks such as corn coproducts or biomass such as corn stover are typically densified in a dry process using pellet mills to enhance transportability and use as livestock feed. Our work presents data of an experimental study using a non-traditional means, wet granulation with a lab-scale rotary drum granulator to determine key parameters that affect granule properties and yield of desirable sized granules. Granules were manufactured from corn stover and two liquid coproducts from corn bioprocessing, corn steep liquor (CSL) and corn molasses (CM) by varying corn stover particle size, corn stover:coproduct blend ratio and granulation residence time. The results showed that different formulation and processing parameters affected corn stover granulation. Granulation with an initial particle size of 0.88–0.96mm (from screen size 6.4mm), low liquid level (1:4) with CM, and short residence time (0.5min) could be used to produce desirable sized granules (1.78 to 7.87mm) for ruminant livestock feed with yields of over 98%. The effect of initial particle size of corn stover particles on density of granular products was significant. Corn stover particle size also positively influenced the granule size and negatively influenced yield of desirable granules. While increased coproduct (CM and CSL) levels in the blend increased the granule particle size and density, yield of desirable granules was reduced.

Edgar Cayce’s Association for Research and Enlightenment

The recent Pew Forum study, “‘Nones’ on the Rise,” indicates a growing percentage of religiously unaffiliated adults in the United States and suggests that these individuals do not seek new religions or denominations but nontraditional means of exploring spiritual questions, facilitating religious practice and finding community. This article examines Edgar Cayce’s Association for Research and Enlightenment (A.R.E.) as a case study for the non-traditional religious affiliation and experience of Nones in the twenty-first century. Through staff and participant interviews and attention to the current work of the A.R.E. at its Virginia Beach headquarters and its summer camp in Rural Retreat, Virginia, this article shows how A.R.E. innovation and tradition have allowed this organization to reach Nones and embrace the digital age even as it advocates approaches to religion and spirituality that have deep historical roots in American religious history.

Investigating students' levels of engagement with mathematics: critical events, motivations, and influences on behaviour

Universities invest significant resources in the provision of mathematics tuition to first year students, through both traditional and non-traditional means. Research has shown that a significant minority of students do not engage with these resources appropriately. This paper presents findings from a study of two groups of students at Maynooth University. Both groups had similar mathematical backgrounds on entry to university. The first group consisted of seven students who had failed first year mathematics and had very low levels of engagement with available supports. The second group consisted of nine students who had passed first year mathematics and had engaged with the supports to a significant extent. It emerged that while both groups initially displayed similar tactics and encountered similar difficulties, their levels of reaction to a number of critical events in their mathematical education were key to their engagement levels and their subsequent progression. Further analysis revealed aspects of the students' behaviour which caused them to approach or avoid difficulties. The reasons behind the different student behaviours were investigated, and the main categories of influence on student behaviour which emerged from the interview data were fear, social factors, and motivation.

Engaging Families in Nontraditional Settings and Nontraditional Ways

Meaningful and appropriate family engagement practices are reflected in a servicelearning project performed at a local homeless shelter by teacher candidates in social studies methods courses at a large metropolitan university. This experience suggests how practicing teachers may incorporate similar nontraditional means to develop better understandings of children's contexts and promote collaborative responsibility for educating children by creating authentic family relationships based on mutual convenience.

Assessing NATO's Eastern European "Flank"

Abstract: Russia's annexation of Crimea and ongoing efforts to de-stabilize Ukraine have led NATO and the US to adopt a number of initiatives aimed at reassuring and Central European allies. This article assesses the implications of those initiatives for NATO's evolving position in Europe. It also appraises the Alliance's renewed focus on defense and deterrence with respect to European and transatlantic capabilities. ********** The aim of this article is to assess NATO's evolving geostrategic position in Europe in the context of a resurgent Russia. (1) A Admittedly, the military-strategic level is but one aspect of Russia's resurgence. Although Russian military power did play an important part in the annexation of Crimea and subsequent de-stabilization of Ukraine, Moscow is showing a clear preference for non-traditional ways and means when it comes to expanding its influence across Europe, including energy blackmail, the use of undercover assets (the so-called little green men), financial penetration, cyber-attacks, and information warfare. This is particularly true in the case of and Central European countries covered by NATO's mutual defense guarantee. In this regard, economic and political means are likely to become central to any Western response or strategy aimed at countering Russian influence in Europe. Having said this, Central and European perceptions of Russian power are largely mediated by the evolving military-strategic balance. Thus, the latter provides a sort of superstructure or framework within which geopolitical competition in Europe plays out. This article looks at Europe's Eastern primarily from a geostrategic perspective. The opening section examines some of the main initiatives adopted by NATO's Heads of State and Government at the September 2014 Summit in Wales, and assesses their contribution to defense and deterrence in Europe. The second section seeks to place these initiatives within a broader geostrategic context, by breaking down the so-called eastern flank into three sub-components or sub-theaters: the Baltic Sea; the Black Sea; and the continental northeastern European flank. It identifies the main geostrategic vulnerabilities NATO faces in each sub-theater and suggests possible ways to overcome them. The third and final section looks at the implications of NATO's renewed emphasis on defense and deterrence for European and transatlantic discussions on capability development, and offers some broader reflections on what the of the crisis management paradigm might mean for Western military strategy. NATO Reloaded? The 2014 Wales Summit Arguably, the main outcome from the 2014 Wales summit was the return of defense and deterrence in Europe to the center of NATO debates. (2) This does not mean the era of Western expeditionary military operations has come to pass. However, Russia's annexation of Crimea in February 2014 and subsequent meddling in Ukraine has aggravated a sense of insecurity amongst NATO's Central and European allies, and prompted the Alliance to place a renewed emphasis on defense and deterrence in an Flank context. A clear illustration of this fact was NATO's decision in Wales to adopt the Readiness Action Plan, to ensure the Alliance will be able to react to crises swiftly and firmly. The backbone of the Readiness Action Plan will be a new Very High Readiness Joint Task Force of some 4,000-6,000 troops, which should be able to deploy to the front line within a matter of days. (3) Credibility will hinge on the existence of appropriate reception facilities, logistics and equipment in each of the allied countries situated on the European front-line. It will also require the construction of bases and fuel and ammunition depots that can be used on short notice. More particularly, streamlining the Alliance's command and control infrastructure in Central and Europe will be key to the success of the Readiness Action Plan. …

The Influence of Selected Demographic Variables on the Choice of Bootstrap Financing Methods in Small Owner-Managed Businesses in Zimbabwe

Acquiring financial resources for survival and growth continues to be a challenge for small businesses in the developing world context. In many cases, small businesses have to resort to innovative and non-traditional means to remain viable. The main objective of this study was to explore the influence of selected demographic variables on the choice of bootstrap financing methods among owner-managers of small businesses which were operating in an unstable economic environment characterised by limited access to business finance. Data was collected from 62 owner-mangers of small business using a questionnaire that measured their preference of bootstrap finance methods. Results of the study showed that the owner-mangers preferred bootstrap finance methods that raised funds without going to the bank, and that owner-managers' characteristics influenced their choice of bootstrap finance methods. Implications of the results are discussed in the context of small businesses' survival and growth in unstable macro-economic environments.

Village Fengshui Forests of Southern China – Culture History and Conservation Status

The post-reform revival of fengshui and related indigenous spiritual practices in China has revitalized traditional village management of “ fengshui forests” (“ fengshuilin ”). This study examines the cosmological principles, landscape ecology, conservation status, and floristic diversity of forest patches that comprise important biological refugia in China’s subtropical broadleaved forest region. From 1949-1979, fengshui was prohibited by the state, but many lineage villages continued to protect fengshuilin through nontraditional means. The restoration of fengshui has enhanced fengshuilin preservation traditions, but lack of state recognition has impeded systematic research and conservation planning. We assess the status of fengshui practice, fengshuilin management, enforcement of harvesting bans, and tree species selection in seventeen villages associated with over 40 forest patches. There is little evidence of utilitarian criteria for tree species selection, thus fengshuilin contain diverse taxonomic assemblages. This suggests strong local institutional capacity for maintaining and enhancing forest diversity and unique traditions of indigenous landscape ecology. We would like to express our deep gratitude for the generosity of the Freeman Foundation and ASIANetwork for funding through the ASIANetwork Freeman Student-Faculty Fellows Program for Collaborative Research in Asia. Without their support for field research in the summer of 2011, this project would not have been possible.

Breast reconstruction in bilateral prophylactic mastectomy patients: Factors that influence decision making

Utilization of bilateral prophylactic mastectomy (BPM) and reconstruction has increased secondary to numerous medical advances. The purpose of this study was to examine decision making in women electing this therapy to further understand what influences and drives this decision. The authors conducted a survey study, enrolling patients who elected BPM and reconstruction. Participants were mailed structured questionnaires utilizing validated and study specific tools addressing: demographics, treatment decisions, autonomy, decision making and information seeking preferences, and breast cancer treatment knowledge. Analysis was performed overall and by reconstruction. 40 patients responded (20 autologous, 19 implant and 1 combination, 66% response rate). The cohort was well educated and wealthy. Reconstructive options played a large role in the consideration of BPM. Patients were influenced by their physicians and less so by non-traditional means (media, internet, etc). Autologous reconstructions had a stronger desire to utilize their own tissue (p < 0.001) and were less concerned with the amount of surgery (0.02) and resulting scars (p = 0.01). Implant reconstructions more often stated that they did not have enough tissue for autologous reconstruction (p < 0.001) and did have a lower BMI, 24.2 vs. 27.5 (p = 0.03). Additionally, they were more influenced by non-traditional means (p < 0.001) and by other patients (p = 0.02). Multiple factors influence decision making in BPM and reconstruction, with the ultimate choice in reconstruction involving tissue availability, appearance of implant reconstructions, total amount of surgery required, and extent of visible scars. Patients were strongly influenced by their physicians, and less so by non-traditional means.

Trends in Development of Dried Vegetable Products as Snacks

Diverse types of vegetable snacks made using different drying methods are becoming increasingly commercially important for the food processing industry worldwide because they are also recognized as healthy for human consumption. Here we consider four aspects of drying snacks: unit operations currently used in the industry, novel or emerging methods with nontraditional means, combined (or hybrid) drying methods, and the quality changes during storage. Each drying method has its own advantages and limitations. Hybrid drying techniques are being developed to maximize the benefits of different drying techniques to produce better quality vegetable snacks that are attractive to the consumer. The merits and limitations of more than 10 drying techniques used for making dried vegetable snacks are discussed. Moreover, several new vegetables snacks dried using new drying methods are presented and discussed. A comprehensive review of the recent progress in production of dried vegetable snacks is presented and recommendations are made for future research.

Spanish Fiction in the Digital Age: Generation X Remixed by Christine Henseler (review)

Reviewed by: Spanish Fiction in the Digital Age: Generation X Remixed by Christine Henseler Roberta Johnson Spanish Fiction in the Digital Age: Generation X Remixed. Palgrave Macmillan, 2011. By Christine Henseler. Imagine a book that provides a detailed account of the fiction by so-called Generation X writers and post-Generation Xers (my term, not Henseler’s) while at the same time giving you a hands-on feel for the porous, interactive aesthetics in which the writers engaged. Spanish Fiction of the Digital Age: Generation X Remixed is such a book. Christine Henseler’s imaginative, collaborative, remixed text assays a new kind of literary criticism in which the scholar participates in an ongoing dialogue with other scholars, with the fiction writers, and with herself. Henseler includes sidebars (in shaded boxes) on nearly every page that contain responses to her ideas from other critics and from the authors she analyzes, as well as pertinent material from and links to the Internet. This practice upends typical academic quotations, which are filtered through the author’s viewpoint to bolster an argument. Henseler’s discussion exists on the same plane as comments by others without reducing them to a single point of view. It is perhaps the closest one could come in the traditional print media to an interactive chat room, simulating what some writers attempted to achieve in their fiction: “it is through non-traditional means such as blogs, literary magazines, videos, or fanzines that Mutantes must insert their critical voices and break down barriers between authors, readers, and critics” (Henseler 152). Amazingly, Henseler accomplishes this feat without sacrificing sound scholarship. Spanish Fiction of the Digital Age is exceptionally well researched. Henseler knows the primary literature (not only in Spanish but in other languages—particularly English and German), the secondary literature, and a great deal about the media (MTV, video games, the Internet, and reality TV) that underpin the aesthetics of a sector of recent Spanish fiction. She cites all the significant bibliography on Generation X, such as Cristina Moreiras Menor’s Cultura herida: Literatura y cine en la España democrática, whose final chapter is devoted to the phenomenon, Carmen Urioste’s Novela y sociedad en la España contemporánea (1994–2009), which covers the same period from a more socio-political perspective, and the seminal articles included in Generation X Rocks: Contemporary Peninsular Fiction, Film, and Rock Culture that Henseler edited with Randolph Pope. Henseler’s own approach is more akin to Eva Martínez Navarro’s La novela de la Generación X, which “examined the role of television, video, and music on Gen X novels’ themes, structures, and parameters” (Henseler 3). Henseler’s interpretation of Spanish fiction in the digital age draws on these sources, but she deepens our understanding of how new technological media function and how writers with similar experiences with this media differ significantly in their literary appropriation of it. She makes an important distinction between “early” Generation X writers, like José Ángel Mañas and Ray Loriga, the so-called “dirty realists” who focus on drugs and rock and roll, and a later group, for which she suggests several names: “the ‘Nocilla Generation’ based on Agustín Fernández Mallo’s trilogy Nocilla Dream (2006), Nocilla Experience (2007), and Nocilla Lab (2009); the “After-Pops,” in line with Eloy Fernández Porta’s much acclaimed critical work in After-Pop: la literatura de la implosión mediática (2007); and the term [she] prefer[s], the “Mutantes,” as best expressed in the short story volume Mutantes: Narrativa española de última generación (2007), coedited by Juan Francisco Ferré and Julio Ortega” (8). The latter are more cosmopolitan and project a less pessimistic view of life and media than the earlier writers. The book is divided into six chapters that follow a chronological format. Most center on a particular media phenomenon with an in-depth analysis of one work that exemplifies it. Chapter one surveys the history of the term Generation X. Chapter two focuses on the background to José Ángel Mañas’s (by most accounts) watershed Historias del Kronen, including La Movida, Punk, and Avant-Pop, to conclude that Historias is...

Application of polyfactor correction of dysarthria among 4-5 years old children based on using the traditional and nontraditional means of adaptive physical culture

Application of polyfactor correction of dysarthria among 4-5 years old children based on using the traditional and nontraditional means of adaptive physical culture

Maintenance of quality of life improvements in diverse rural older adults.

The maintenance of effects from home-delivered cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) was examined. One hundred thirty-four participants, predominantly African American and primarily rural, low-resource, and physically frail, were randomly assigned to either immediate or delayed CBT. The six-month follow-up assessments indicated that among those who remained in the study, participants evidenced significantly improved quality of life and reductions in psychological symptoms at follow-up, relative to pretreatment levels. Posttreatment gains were maintained at follow-up. These data suggest that treatment effects can be achieved and perhaps maintained with a disadvantaged sample of older adults and suggest that evidence-based treatments delivered through nontraditional means can have effects beyond posttreatment.

The RWRD Security Scorecard Project: A Low‐cost, Effective Method of Enhancing Security Culture

This article discusses an effort at Pima County Regional Wastewater Reclamation Department (RWRD) in Arizona to achieve staff partnership as it tightened security at wastewater facilities and offices. One of the defined objectives of the security project was to change the “security culture” within the department. This change required motivating approximately 550 staff members at 20 RWRD locations to have a greater investment in site security. The change in security culture was created, in part, through nontraditional means. Education and policy change provided a traditional foundation, but most of the improvement was accomplished using a competitive strategy of a “security scorecard” that provided a security grade for each site. The article discusses the security scorecard pilot project at RWRD, the initial security goals that were established, security improvements over time, additional security recommendations from an outside consulting company, and the importance of employee buy‐in.

The use of art-therapy for Paralympics football players with cerebral palsy

In the given report the opportunity of usage of non-traditional training means and methods for preparations process intensification for football players with cerebral palsy are described. In the research are presented results of the conducted research on working out of a technique of art-therapy as means of preventive maintenance of structurally functional infringements of Paralympics football players with affection of locomotors apparatus.

The Use of Debating as an Aid to Effective Widening Participation in Psychology

The UK widening participation agenda is in place to unlock the doors of universities for many students. However, contrary to popular belief, beyond the higher education sector, this widening of participation need not mean a reduction in academic standards. It does, however, demand a different approach to learning and teaching and, the authors argue, a degree of innovation. This paper focuses on one way in which the ‘less traditional’ student can participate in an effective course of study by starting at Level 0 and using nontraditional means of assessment, to which their often less academic backgrounds are better suited in the early stages of their studies. The particular module discussed herein introduces key studies in psychology using the skills of debating and essay writing. The evaluation of this module shows that the students gained a great deal of confidence from debating and enjoyed the experience.