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Research progress of biomedical polymer materials in bone tissue engineering
Authors: Xu Ge , Qiao Yufei , Guo Ziyi , Wu Chengye , Su Zhaoyin , Mei Yujie
Published: December 2023

Defects, defects and dysfunctions caused by disease, surgery or aging are among the most important threats to human health. Although organ transplantation and surgical reconstruction rehabilitation treatment measures have saved or prolonged a small number of lives, they still have shortcomings and limitations. Biomedical polymer materials have great potential in bone tissue engineering, and with the progress of material science, molecular biology, medicine and other fields, their application in bone tissue engineering is becoming more and more extensive. This paper introduces the types and polymer properties of biomedical polymer materials in bone tissue engineering, and introduces and prospects the current development of biomedical polymer materials in the field of bone tissue engineering.
Research on the effect of attentional bias on Non-suicidal Self-injury
Authors: Sun Yuemeng
Published: December 2023

Non-suicidal Self-injury means that an individual intentionally and repeatedly changes or injures his or her body tissues without a clear intention to commit suicide. It is a non-lethal or less lethal destructive behavior aimed at self-injury. Self-injury is a major hidden danger to public mental health. Based on the recent research results of NSSI, this paper summarizes the relationship between NSSI and attention bias and emotion regulation. On this basis, an attempt is made to construct a model of how attention bias affects patients' NSSI by influencing their emotional information and putting forward research prospects. People are biased in processing and responding to negative emotional content, and this attention bias will increase the difficulty of emotional regulation in NSSI patients. Patients with NSSI usually have more difficulty controlling negative emotions. For NSSI patients, NSSI behavior is a common way to regulate emotions. NSSI can temporarily relieve negative emotions, and this result strengthens the association between negative emotions and NSSI. Future studies may pay more attention to brain abnormalities in NSSI patients.
Review of the applicability of the DASH diet for patients with chronic kidney disease and chronic liver disease
Authors: Zhu Xiyuan
Published: December 2023

Hypertension is a significant risk factor for cardiovascular diseases, and the DASH diet effectively lowers blood pressure. However, individuals with Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) and Chronic Liver Disease (CLD) need adaptations in potassium and sodium/water intake to adhere to the DASH diet. This literature review examines the applicability of the DASH diet for patients with CKD and CLD by analyzing findings from a comprehensive search of relevant academic databases. The review explores various sources, including clinical studies, research articles, and expert recommendations, to assess the effectiveness and suitability of the DASH diet in managing the dietary needs of individuals with CKD and CLD. The review reveals that the DASH diet, with its emphasis on reduced sodium intake and increased consumption of fruits, vegetables, whole grains, and lean proteins, shows promising results in managing blood pressure and improving overall cardiovascular health in individuals with early stage CKD and CLD. Furthermore, the review concludes that individuals with advanced CKD and CLD should exercise caution when considering the DASH diet, as modifications are necessary to accommodate their specific conditions. For patients with advanced CKD, careful management of potassium intake is essential to prevent hyperkalemia; while individuals with late-stage CLD should monitor both sodium and water intake to avoid dilutional hyponatremia. Additionally, the review also emphasized the importance of individualized dietary modifications and consultations with healthcare professionals for optimizing the benefits of the DASH diet, especially for those patients with later stages of CKD and CLD.
Leucine rich-repeat sequence and the related protein in glioma
Authors: Dai Yifeng , Di Yun , Liu Zhixuan , Huang Yajing
Published: December 2023

Leucine rich-repeat sequence (LRR sequence) is a special class of polypeptide sequences composed of several adjacent leucine residues. LRR sequence participates in evolution between species and across species. This sequence is widespread in a variety of proteins and has important biological functions. LRR protein plays a major part in the development of the nervous system and the maintenance of normal function. In addition, a large number of leucine repeats are closely related to the occurrence of a variety of diseases, such as leucine-rich repeat disease, leucine-rich peptide aggregate. Most importantly, it correlates with the development of brain tumors like glioma. This article is primarily focused on the structure and function of LRR sequence and the associated LRR proteins. Moreover, we summary the LRR-contain transmembrane proteins in nerve system and highlight the function of these proteins in glioma progression which takes the sequencing of LRR a potential personalized diagnosis and treatment of brain tumors.
Machine learning based techniques for ECG noise removal and feature extraction
Authors: Gu Xiaohan
Published: December 2023

Machine learning (ML) is being applied to all aspects of life with the development of artificial intelligence (AI). This paper explores the application of machine learning technology in electrocardiogram (ECG) analysis to diagnose and classify a patient's current cardiac disease, predict possible future diseases, and provide a personalised treatment plan. However, several challenges have been highlighted. First, individual ECG signals display variability, causing concern about effective diagnosis based on changing ECG data. Second, different diseases can produce similar ECG results, requiring powerful classification algorithms to accurately classify diseases. Finally, using patient information to predict the probability of future heart attacks is critical to developing appropriate prevention and treatment strategies. Overcoming these challenges could revolutionise the field of cardiology. It could enable precise and proactive medical intervention. The study highlights the potential of machine learning to improve cardiovascular care and personalised medicine and emphasises the importance of addressing key challenges to maximise its impact in clinical practice.
Study of stem cells for the treatment of skin cancer
Authors: Liu Dahui
Published: December 2023

As no medical treatments have been found to have made any valid impacts on curing cancer yet, immunotherapy, as an epoch-making medical treatment, has been said to have the potential to cure cancer. This review paper includes trials done by the American Joint Committee on Cancer (AJCC), and clinical trials of Avelumab as means to prove the significance of stem cells and immunotherapy in treating skin cancer. According to the research, a lower disease progression was noticed. This has shown the world that the development of medicine and medical care has stepped forward and an approaching success in curing cancer in the near future.
The role of anthropological methods in the Ebola outbreak in Guinea: Bridging cultural and medical perspectives for effective response
Authors: He Chang
Published: December 2023

This study delves into the role of anthropological methods in comprehending the dynamics of the Ebola outbreak in Guinea. The backdrop lies in the need to bridge gaps between biomedical research and socio-cultural insights in disease management. The research employs qualitative methods to explore local beliefs, practices, and perceptions. This study examines community engagement, healthcare access, and response effectiveness through participant observation, interviews, and document analysis. Results emphasize the crucial contribution of anthropologists in fostering trust, promoting culturally sensitive interventions, and enhancing collaboration between communities and healthcare entities. The study underscores the significance of interdisciplinary approaches in addressing complex infectious disease outbreaks.
The use of oncolytic virus to combat neuroblastoma
Authors: Zhao Victor , Hu Linxiaoshi , Li Yishan , Pan Elisa
Published: December 2023

Neuroblastoma is a type of cancer that arises from immature nerve cells in the body and often appears in children. The current treatment of chemotherapy and radiotherapy is not a successful method of treatment due to its harm to the childs body and its inability to effectively pass the blood-brain barrier (BBB) in the brain to effectively target the tumor. Recent studies into the field of oncolytic viruses have shown the possibility to target neuroblastoma cancer cells in the brain by engineering specific viruses to express NY-ESO-1, an antigen that is tumor-specific and commonly expressed in neuroblastoma. Research also showed a method to integrate protein A into the envelope protein of retroviruses which allows monoclonal antibodies Fc region to bind with the virus, allowing specificity to an antigen. This paper combines the ideas of previous studies to design a novel model of oncolytic virus treatment that specifically targets neuroblastoma. Since the oncolytic virus can be injected directly at the site and the virus is small enough to penetrate the BBB, the paper hypothesize that the model is a valid treatment for neuroblastoma in children.
The implication and advantages of small-molecule drug
Authors: Lu Tianyu , Yang Jiayi
Published: December 2023

Small-molecule drugs are a widely used and theoretically mature therapeutic approach. Due to their small size and stable chemical structure, they can better penetrate the cell membrane and directly reach the intercellular target side, and their pharmacokinetics are more predictable. Many small-molecule drugs have contributed to medical advances and improved the lives of patients. At present, they have shown relatively high efficiency in the targeted treatment of a variety of diseases. In this review, we highlight their mechanisms and possibilities in the treatment of individual human diseases such as Alzheimers disease, cancer, and Covid-19 by comparing them with traditional macromolecular drugs, as well as the percentage of small molecule drugs used in current drugs, specific improvements in patient efficacy, or new insights into the mechanisms of action of small molecule drugs. For the prospects of small molecule drugs, new drugs will also emerge along with new challenges.
The mechanism and the therapeutics of Major Depressive Disorder
Authors: Fu Lok Ham
Published: December 2023

Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) is currently a common and significant disorder. More young people are being diagnosed each day. Decades of research have been done and have provided us with the ability to manage the illness in terms of treatments and the neurobiology behind it. However, it is universally acknowledged that some of the problems still remain. The complete mechanism which processes in the brain of a patient of MDD is not fully revealed and in some cases, treatments such as evidence-based psychological psychotherapy and antidepressants lacked effectiveness. For patients who do experience a reduced level of depressive symptoms, repeated episodes happens often and recurrent remains at high chances. In this review, human knowledge of MDD in the current state will be summarized, including the two most commonly believed pathophysiology pathway. In addition, different types of treatments that tackles distinct aspects of the disorder are highlighted. Prevention programs and intervention methods which have been applied are discussed. They range from small actions, such as practicing meditation and mindfulness, to large movement, such as taking a psycho-educational program with a therapist. Lastly, this review points out the inadequate in human understanding towards MDD and outlines the some of the therapeutical prospects in research and investigation of depression that are able to give rise to a more successful and effectual treatment system option in the future.
Comparison of properties of cardiac vascular stent materials
Authors: Huang Wenjia
Published: December 2023

Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is a serious threat to human health and life, an important public safety issue, and one of the leading causes of death in the world. Typically, the treatment involves implanting stents in the patient's blood vessels to support the vessels and keep the blood flow open so that oxygen and nutrients can be delivered. This paper will discuss and compare the three main categories of vascular stent materials: 1) organic materials; 2) inorganic materials; and 3) composite materials. Existing bio-organic materials are mostly organic materials that exist in large quantities in the human body and are mostly used as bio-coatings applied to metal bodies, in addition to polyester cardiovascular scaffolds, which are a major category for future development. Inorganic materials are currently the main components of cardiovascular scaffolds, mainly metals, and bio-ceramics. Metals, as the earliest basic materials utilized by mankind, also play a major role in cardiovascular scaffolds. To enhance some specific properties of existing cardiovascular scaffolds, composite materials have been developed, and in the field of materials engineering composite materials are regarded as a major project for future development. This paper will discuss the advantages and disadvantages of each material in turn and explore the future direction of materials in this field. The development of cardiac vascular stent materials will make up for the deficiencies in clinical medicine that cannot be solved by drug-based therapies and is an indispensable part of the development of human science and technology.
Diagnosis and treatment of severe diaphragmatic hernia in a cat: A case study
Authors: Qi Liu
Published: December 2023

Hernia refers to the condition where visceral organs protrude through weak points or fissures in the diaphragm into the thoracic cavity or other anatomical cavities. Diaphragmatic hernia in cats is a pathological state where one or more visceral organs from the abdominal cavity enter the thoracic cavity through a ruptured diaphragmatic opening. It is predominantly caused by accidental trauma to the diaphragm or congenital diaphragmatic developmental anomalies. Timely treatment of diaphragmatic hernia in cats is crucial to prevent respiratory distress and potential life-threatening consequences. This article presents a case study of a severely affected cat with diaphragmatic hernia, its diagnosis through clinical and laboratory examinations, successful surgical treatment, and postoperative care, providing valuable insights for the management of similar feline diaphragmatic hernia cases.
Identification of pivotal nutritional factors to reduce risk of prediabetes by machine learning
Authors: Ni Ke
Published: December 2023

Type 2 Diabetes is a major concern in healthcare worldwide with increasingly public health burden. Prediabetes has been considered as a critical stage to reduce the risk of Type 2 Diabetes since its highly correlated with lifestyle changes. The present study explored the risk factor for prediabetes and built a machine learning model to prioritize the important factors for effective prevention. In this study, data was extracted from National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES), including over 36,000 people classified to diabetes, prediabetes and healthy. Six machine learning models, namely, random forest, k-Nearest Neighbor (KNN), support vector machine (SVM), gradient boosting, LDA, and Xgboosting were trained for prediabetes risk factor prediction. Random forest eventually outperformed the other four models with an area under curve(AUC) score of 0.71. Also, explorations on the top features that are highly correlated with prediabetes were made. Multiple nutritional factors were identified, including thiamin, folic acid, and caffeine, which shows significant difference between healthy control and prediabetes and the lifestyles regarding these nutrition are recommended to change accordingly.
Gene co-regulation caused by the special positional relationship in the early stages of Drosophila embryos
Authors: Zhuang Guanhua
Published: December 2023

The genetic regulation mechanism of early Drosophila embryo has been a research hotspot in the past few decades. Understanding the early genetic regulation mechanisms of Drosophila embryos plays an important role in understanding the growth and development of other animals. In previous studies, an important Transcription Activator, Zelda (Zld), was reported. Zld is a global activator of early embryonic transcription. During the early development of embryos, all animals undergo the material-to-zygotic Transition (MZT), where Zld plays an important role in degrading maternal mRNA and mediating the expression of over 120 zygotic genes. The absence or mutation of Zld will directly lead to the inability of the embryo to complete the MZT process and result in lethality. TAGteam is a special sequence upstream of many genes in Drosophila, and Zld plays a role as a binding protein of TAGteam. TAGteam is a highly conserved sequence that generally exists in the form of CAGGTAG. Mutations or lack of TAGteam often result in inability to bind to Zld, resulting in the inability of genes to be expressed normally. The two genes involved in this experiment, CG14014 (2L: 5549709.. 550835 [-]) and CG18269 (2L: 5551838.. 5552756 [+]), are two adjacent genes on the Drosophila chromosome. They are located on two different DNA strands and facing in opposite directions, while their current role is not yet clear. There are typical TAGteam sequences upstream of both genes. This article conducts experiments to verify the relationship between these two genes and the regulation of Zld protein, and explores the possibility of their co-regulation by designing experiments.
Deportation Blues
 doi:10.5429/2079-3871(2010)v1i1.5en
Authors: Johnson Bruce
Published: December 2023

The history of popular music in the twentieth century has been regularly intersected by outbreaks of moral panic regarding the debilitating influence of particular genres, for which the association between 'blackness' and degradation has provide especially inflammable fuel. In Australia this has been intensified by virtue of a strain of racism and xenophobia, most recently manifested in the government's refusal of entry to Rapper Snoop Dogg in April 2007 after failing a 'character test'. One case from 1928 resulted in a generic quarantine that affected the development of popular music in Australia for decades. Throughout the 1920s there were vigorous union lobbies against jazz, and especially the importation of bands from the US and England. The complaints drew their authority from the criteria of art and morality and the two obligingly converged when the first African-American jazz band toured with the revue 'The Coloured Idea' in 1928. During its season in Melbourne, collusion between the local yellow press tabloid Truth, the intelligence organization the Commonwealth Investigation Branch, and the local police, led to members of the band being caught in drug and alcohol-fuelled frolics with local women. In a unique act of censorship, the whole band was deported, and union proscriptions introduced on black musicians made it the last African American jazz band allowed into the country for decades. This paper provides an account of this episode, and a discussion of the issues regarding popular music, race and gender on which it pivoted.
Songs of the Stones: An Investigation into the Acoustic History and Culture of Stonehenge
 doi:10.5429/2079-3871(2010)v1i2.10en
Authors: Till Rupert
Published: December 2023

This paper investigates the acoustic culture of Stonehenge, an iconic British prehistoric stone circle. It addresses references to the structure within popular music culture, as well as Thomas Hardy’s discussion of the site. It investigates ritual activities in prehistory from an analytical consideration of its acoustics, using theoretical, digital modeling, physical modeling and field measurement approaches. Stonehenge in prehistory is found to have significant acoustic features that are likely to have had an impact in prehistory. Conclusions are drawn about what we can learn from the similarities between ritualistic musical culture in prehistory and in contemporary popular culture.
The Traitor and the Stowaway: Persona Construction and the Quest for Cultural Anonymity and Cultural Relevance in the Trajectories of Bob Dylan and Leonard Cohen
 doi:10.5429/2079-3871(2010)v1i2.6en
Authors: Lebold Christophe
Published: December 2023

While wide apart in terms of cultural heritage and creative energy, Leonard Cohen and Bob Dylan reconfigured the figure of the oral poet as a cultural hero for the age of the mass media as they defined their basic postures – the (non)protest-singer as prophet and agent provocateur and the troubadour as high priest of the depths of the heart.

We propose to analyze the modalities of their many cultural struggles – their artistic struggle against their audience, their discursive struggle against the critics, and their strategic struggle against the music industry. Also of interest are how those struggles arise in their art and persona construction and how they generate specific modes of performance and a specific relationship with their audiences.

We will see as we proceed that Cohen and Dylan’s trajectories can be seen as inverted images of each other: Dylan has spent most of his career in a cultural war against his original position of hyper-relevance, trying to obliterate his own persona and regain a cultural anonymity, while Cohen, formerly a poet with no rock credentials, had to struggle his way towards a position of cultural relevance and turn what was essentially perceived as a literary gesture into a rock statement.

Along the way, we will be brought to reflect on the functions and uses of heroes in rock culture and assess the amount of pop pleasures taken in the enjoyment of popular singers’ masks and personae.
"Listen to these Speakers": Swedish Hi-fi Enthusiasts, Gender, and Listening
 doi:10.5429/2079-3871(2010)v1i2.5en
Authors: Jansson Sara
Published: December 2023

The purpose of this article is to explore the practices of Swedish hi-fi enthusiasts from a gender perspective. It builds on the assumption that hi-fi enthusiasts may be understood as participants in a subculture, the structure of which provides a possible explanation to its masculine gender coding. The empirical material is based on interviews with hi-fi enthusiasts, with questions centering on aspects such as music technology, gender, and listening. Two primary aspects of the subculture are discussed: a) the acquisition of subcultural capital (Thornton 1995), and b) ways of listening.
¿Una habitación propia en el Jazz Latino?/A Room of One's Own in a “Latin Jazz”?
Authors: Fonseca Susan Campos
Published: December 2023

Resumen: En su libro Carambola. Vidas en el jazz latino (FCE, 2005), el filósofo, músico y neuromusicólogo belga Luc Delannoy plantea, en el capítulo “Apuntes de identidad”, la siguiente pregunta: “¿Identidad de sexo y de género?” proponiendo el asunto cuestionando “¿existe un elemento femenino en el jazz latino?¿dónde esta?” El filósofo belga encontrará en su pregunta inicial un camino para abordar el estudio de identidades múltiples en un género musical donde las voces creativas de compositoras, cantautoras e interpretes se desdibujan bajo la imagen dominante de la “cantante”, un campo de estudio al que este ensayo desea acercarse pero no desde el supuesto de lo “políticamente correcto”, sino, como un estudio de casos, preguntando por esas voces que, desde el estado de excepción, desarrollan un trabajo creativo, construyendo “una habitación propia”, tal y como lo propusiera en literatura Virginia Woolf, hace 80 años.

Abstract: In his book Carambola. Vidas en el jazz latino (FCE, 2005), Luc Delannoy, Belgian philosopher, musician and neuromusicologist, arises under “Apuntes de identidad” a question: "Gender and sex identity?" Proposing case challenging: "There is a feminine element in the Latin jazz? Where is it?" The Belgian philosopher find his question in an initial way to coming the study of multiple identities in a musical genre where the voices of creative women composer, singer-song writers and performers are blurred under the dominant image of the "singer", a field study for us to test this approach but did not want from the event as "politically correct", but as a case study, asking for those voices that since exception status, develop a creative work, building "A Room of One's Own", like propose Virginia Woolf in literature, 80 years ago.
Authorship and co-authorship (parceria) in samba: creative articulations and social boundaries
 doi:10.5429/2079-3871(2010)v1i2.9en
Authors: Matos Cláudia Neiva
Published: December 2023

Since the birth of the Brazilian music recording and broadcast industry, the production of popular music has involved a contradictory and ambiguous process of articulation AND cleavage between "high" and "low" culture. Collaborative creative processes and co-authorship – parceria, partnership, in Portuguese – constituted, specially in samba circles, a space of intense aesthetic and economic negotiation involving composers from different social levels and offering asymmetrical opportunities of financial reward and public recognition. These issues are discussed by focusing on the so-called “golden era” of samba, 1928-1945, with additional remarks on the period that started with the bossa nova, from the 1960’s onwards.
Fresh at Twenty: the Oral History of Mint Records
Authors: Fauteux Brian
Published: December 2023

Fresh at Twenty:

The Oral History of Mint Records

Kaitlin Fontana

Toronto, Canada: ECW Press, 2011

ISBN: 9781770410046 (PB)
Money Trouble in an African Art World: Copyright, Piracy, and the Politics of Culture in Postcolonial Mali
Authors: Skinner Ryan Thomas
Published: December 2023

This article presents a genealogy of copyright and its criminalized corollary, piracy, through an emergent politics of culture in Mali, West Africa, over the past half-century. Emphasizing the production, circulation, and performance of music, this history reveals the steadily deepening social, political, and economic precarity that has shaped the subjectivity of the contemporary Malian artist. Framed as a critique, the essay brings the past to bear on the current era of neoliberalism and the anomic disjuncture between an unregulated free market and the disciplinary state institutions that neoliberal governmentality has produced within the Malian culture economy.
Popular Music, Gender and Sexualities
Authors: Whiteley Sheila Margaret
Published: December 2023

This paper responds to Philip Tagg’s discussion of the state of popular music studies since the formation of the International Association for the Study of Popular Music (Tagg, 2011) by foregrounding issues concerning the current position of popular music studies, gender and sexualities. It provides both a personal insight into teaching practice and publications, and explores the current position of women in the music industry.
Popular Music Studies and Ethnomusicology in Australasia
Authors: Bendrups Dan
Published: December 2023

A characteristic of the field of popular music studies in Australia and New Zealand (Australasia) is the strong and enduring presence of ethnomusicology and allied ethnographic approaches to popular music research in this region. In Australasia, ethnomusicology offers popular music researchers the opportunity to engage in a meaningful and direct way with a range of musical practices by Indigenous and migrant performers. Meanwhile, popular music studies provides ethnomusicologists with a way of demonstrating that they are interested in more than just traditional or ancestral musical practices. This article will provide a history of the interdisciplinary relationship between ethnomusicology and popular music studies in Australasia, and will examine the role of Indigenous and migrant music research in fostering links between these two disciplinary fields.
Radiohead and the Resistant Concept Album: How to Disappear Completely
Authors: Nowak Raphaël
Published: December 2023

Radiohead and the Resistant Concept Album:

How to Disappear Completely

Marianne Tatom Letts

Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 2010

ISBN: 978-0-253-35570-6
Pop Song Piracy: Disobedient Music Distribution Since 1929
Authors: Chrysagis Evangelos
Published: December 2023

Pop Song Piracy:

Disobedient Music Distribution Since 1929

Barry Kernfeld

Chicago and London: The University of Chicago Press, 2011

ISBN: 9780226431833 (PB)
You Say Invisible, I Say Ubiquitous: A (Formally Former) Student’s Response to Philip Tagg’s ‘Caught on the Back Foot: Epistemic Inertia and Visible Music’.
Authors: Kassabian Anahid
Published: December 2023

This essay is a response to Philip Tagg’s paper ‘Caught on the Back Foot’ (2011) in this journal. It uses Tagg’s article as a point of departure to discuss several issues in popular music studies: diversity in the scholarly community and in citations; self-citation; the place of semiotics in popular music studies; and the absence of literature on ubiquitous musics. I argue on the one hand that some of Tagg’s choices in this essay don’t do service to his contribution to the field, and on the other hand that his argument about visible music and oculocentrism misses the crucial issue of attention. Finally, I suggest that the paradigm of ubiquitous musics that I have proposed elsewhere offers a more productive way to approach this crucial body of music.
Bruce Springsteen, Cultural Studies, and the Runaway American Dream
Authors: Cashman David
Published: December 2023

Bruce Springsteen, Cultural Studies, and the Runaway American Dream

Kenneth Womack, Jerry Zolten & Mark Bernhard

Farnham, Surry: Ashgate, 2012

ISBN: 9781409404972
The Cultural Capital Project: Radical Monetization of the Music Industry
Authors: Fauteux Brian , Dahlman Ian , DeWaard Andrew
Published: December 2023

The fundamental flaw of previous attempts to monetize digital music has been the industry’s insistence on treating music solely as a commodity. The digital revolution demands music be shared culture, and successful monetization will require music be treated as such. This article outlines the ideas behind Cultural Capital, a collaborative research project that explores the theoretical trajectories, legal ramifications and technical components involved in creating a non-profit patronage system uniting musicians and fans. Cultural Capital operates on three fronts: first, a social network of user-generated listening and sharing habits; second, opt-in tracking software that harvests the musical consumption of users, then facilitates equitable compensation to creators; third, a legal intervention aiming to provide a legitimate space for the digital consumption of music. Incorporating the multitude of individuals who propel the cultural industries, this essay argues for establishing a ‘radical monetization’ of the music industry based on connectivity and sharing.
The Touring Musician: Repetition and Authenticity in Performance
Authors: McKinna Daniel Robert
Published: December 2023

The research of popular music performance from the perspective of musicians is an under researched area. Drawing on research with pop and rock musicians in the UK, analyzed through Deleuzian concepts of time and repetition, this article explores the motivations to perform music live, what such a performance means and, in particular, how the almost unavoidable repetition of a tour of performances affects a sense of authenticity in the experience of the musical performance. What are the special or memorable moments in a performance for the musicians? How do these moments occur and is it is possible to repeat them? Deleuze’s syntheses of time are used to help explain this phenomenon.
Sound System Performances and the Localization of Dancehall in Finland
Authors: Ramstedt Kim
Published: December 2023

This study examines how the particular performance practices associated with reggae music have contributed to the localization of dancehall culture in Finland. At the core of this culture lies the concept of the sound system, which, in addition to a DJ, includes a master of ceremonies, or MC, who during a performance, in various ways, interacts with the audience. This article is especially concerned with how Finnish sound systems localize through their performances a particular understanding of reggae as a genre in Finland, and promote reggae as what I define as the dancehall continuum. Theoretically, this study draws on the study of folklore as performance and sociological genre theory. The empirical material consists of interviews with sound system operators and discussions on an Internet message board. Additionally, a close reading of the written history of reggae is conducted. The study shows that Finnish sound systems do not only act as intermediaries of Jamaican music, but engage the local audience in the creation of a particular adaptation of dancehall culture in Finland.
Alternative Rock Music in Yugoslavia in the Period Between 1980-1991 and its Influence on the Present Musical and Cultural Life in Macedonia, Serbia and Croatia
Authors: Zhabeva Papazova Julijana
Published: December 2023

Doctoral dissertation "Alternative rock music in Yugoslavia in the period between 1980-1991 and its influence on the present musical and cultural live in Macedonia, Serbia and Croatia" has five main chapters: Introduction; First chapter-Theoretical aspect of the dissertation; Second chapter-Alternative rock, definition, origin, development; Third chapter-Socio-cultural aspect; Fourth chapter-Music analyze; Fifth chapter-The influence of Yugoslav alternative rock into the musical and cultural live at the territories of Macedonia, Serbia and Croatia after 1991; Conclusion; Bibliography; Appendix. The first theoretical chapter present the development of the scientific research based on musical communications, music analyze, recorded music, musical scenes and methodology of work. The second chapter present the definition of alternative rock, ideology of alternative music and short history of alternative rock in the western and non-western world. The third chapter present the historical socio-cultural development of Yugoslav alternative rock throughout chronology of development, the relationship between rock music and society, politics and culture. The fourth chapter is dedicate to the music analyze of five selected Yugoslav alternative rock songs: Samo ponekad (‘Only Sometimes’) by Šarlo akrobata (‘Šarlo acrobat’) from Belgrade; Država (‘The State’) by Laibach from Trbovlje; Gradot e nem (‘The City is Mute’) by Mizar from Skopje; Nočas se Beograd pali (‘Tonight will Belgrade burn’) by Grč (‘Spasm’) from Rijeka and Vagabonds by SCH (an abbreviation for schizophrenia) from Sarajevo. The last chapter present the period after 1991 and defined the influence of Yugoslav alternative rock at the territory of ex-Yugoslavia created through the activities of bands, magazines, festivals and record labels. The influence of the Yugoslavian alternative rock from the eighties to the time after 1991 in Macedonia, Serbia and Croatia is expressed in consumption, production, exchange and network connections between music and cultural organizations, groups, organizers and journalists working in different locations.
Musical Parody at the Late 20th and Early 21st Century
Authors: Lukanov Mihail Todorov
Published: December 2023

Musical Parody at the Late 20th and Early 21st Century

Claire Levy

Sofia, Bulgaria: Institute of Art Studies, 2012

ISBN: 978-954-8594-36-3
Playing it Queer: Popular Music, Identity and Queer World-making
Authors: Downes Julia
Published: December 2023

Playing it Queer: Popular Music, Identity and Queer World-making

Jodie Taylor

Bern, Switzerland: Peter Lang, 2012

ISBN 978-3-0343-0553-2 (PB) 978-3-0351-0420-2 (eBook)
Experiencing ‘flow’ in jazz performance
Authors: Hurley Andrew Wright
Published: December 2023

Experiencing ‘flow’ in jazz performance

Elina Hytönen-Ng

Burlington, VT: Ashgate; 2013

ISBN: 978-1-4094-4790-0

RRP: 60 pounds sterling
Brian Wilson (Icons of Pop)
Authors: Hill Kathryn Rose
Published: December 2023

Brian Wilson (Icons of Pop)

Kirk Curnutt

Sheffield and Bristol CT: Equinox, 2012
The History of Live Music in Britain, Volume I: 1950-1967
Authors: Johnson Christopher
Published: December 2023

The History of Live Music in Britain, Volume I: 1950-1967: From Dance Hall to the 100 Club

Simon Frith, Matt Brennan, Martin Cloonan and Emma Webster

Farnham and Burlington VT: Ashgate, 2013
Music and (Touristic) Meaning on Cruise Ships: The Musicscape of the MV Carnival Paradise as a Semiotic Tourism Product.
Authors: Cashman David
Published: December 2023

The cruise industry is a part of the ‘post-tourism’ sector that, in contrast to cultural tourism, does not seek to represent culture for consumption by the tourist, but fabricates it, creating a hyperreal tourist experience. The music is a core aspect of the cruise experience. This paper investigates the music performed on a 2009 cruise of the MV Carnival Paradise and considers how touristic meaning (as opposed to inherent meaning) is infused in the music. It finds that the music of cruise ships is used to construct a cultural cocoon which mediates and protects guests from interaction with the cultures through which they travel. It turns attention inwards, constructing the fabricated geography and culture of the ship as the destination. In so doing, it encourages consumption on the ship itself and thereby contributes to the overall profitability of the ship.
Opening Minds: Style Copies as Didactical Initiators
Authors: Ahlers Michael
Published: December 2023

First, a general overview of the German institutional music teaching system is given, and pedagogical history and recent developments are described. After that the special situation and needs of higher education are illustrated. The article proposes alternating phases of analysis and re-production of popular music as a reasonable way to introduce new students to their first year of studies. Using the hermeneutical helix as one basic idea, and the idea of style copies as a second, it can be shown that this works quite well. Students trained within such a framework are highly motivated, use both informal and formal learning strategies, and reflect on the processes, their groups, and their personal development. The argument is supported by data derived from a five-year study of written material.
Teaching and Learning Popular Music in Higher Education Through Interdisciplinary Collaboration: Practice What You Preach
Authors: Przybylski Liz , Niknafs Nasim
Published: December 2023

This article provides a contextualized explanation of an emerging strategy for popular music teaching and learning in higher education that the authors term Improvisatory Integrative Learning. This strategy coalesces around four themes from a Do-It-Yourself and Do-It-With-Others ethos: autonomy, play, peer learning, and peer teaching. To explicate the possibilities and pitfalls of teaching popular music in this way, the authors analyze the approaches taken in a co-taught university course integrating two perspectives: music education and ethnomusicology. The interdisciplinary collaboration became an investigative space for informal music learning approaches in a formal context, in which students improvised with creative composition. We explore not only how processes that are part and parcel of popular music learning can help improve productivity in a popular music classroom, but also the ways that improvisatory integrative learning can serve a diverse university student population by expanding interdisciplinary approaches to multiple kinds of subject matter.
Staying in Sync: Keeping Popular Music Pedagogy Relevant to an Evolving Music Industry
Authors: Lebler Don , Weston Donna
Published: December 2023

The Bachelor of Popular Music (BPM) program operates in purpose built facilities on the Gold Coast campus of Griffith University (Queensland, Australia). The degree design replicates how musicians progress outside formal learning contexts in an enhanced higher education environment, including self-directed and collaborative learning, participatory assessment, and critical listening as core activities. Graduates are independent musicians, having studied popular music history and analysis, audio production, songwriting and performance, ensuring competence in a broad range of popular music activities.

While the structure of the degree remains constant, the content and processes remain fluid in response to the rapid changes in the music industry. Reflecting the increasingly artist-driven nature of the industry itself, student consultation has provided the impetus for many of these changes. The primary goal of the program was, and still is, to produce graduates who are multi-skilled and able to engage effectively with the popular music industry, prepared to adapt to the changes that are characteristic of this dynamic field. This paper documents this process of change over a fifteen-year period, showing how pedagogy can respond to continually changing industry demands.
Teaching and Learning the Electric Guitar: A Case Study in a Singaporean Higher Education Teacher-Preparation Institution
Authors: Dairianathan Eugene , Hilarian Francis Larry
Published: December 2023

Many electric guitarists have earned their reputation as expert performers and connoisseurs, despite the absence, at least until very recently, of school-based curricula or internationally recognised examination bodies, and usually without any institution to validate their credentials. Despite recent initiatives to support new pedagogical paradigms in teaching and learning, teachers of the electric guitar continue to be confronted with problems of preparing learners for soundscapes beyond a gig setting or one of the recent electric guitar examinations. Instrumental fluency cannot be understood merely as a function of mechanical achievement (that is, musical and instrumental techniques), but as a function of human capacity as “instrumentality”: how “human beings have puzzled over […] something they acquire without knowing how, that they possess but which something possesses them even more, that is not a part of them but without which they would not be what they are” (Sigaut 2002: 421). This paper is based on a case-study with an undergraduate music education trainee teacher at the National Institute of Education, Nanyang Technological University who undertook lessons with a music faculty member in the electric guitar as part of his music ensemble activities. The findings from this interaction explore an electric guitar practitioner’s technology in four ways: first as a musical and instrumental technique which has been consolidated in the global practice of electric guitarists; second as a way of devising strategies to study electric guitar within its own unique glocal soundscape; third, as a way of encouraging learners across social and cultural contexts to find their own voice through the instrument; and fourth, through these means, to come to terms with the difference and distance between the practitioner-as-learner, and the learner-as-future-classroom teacher/practitioner.
El discurso sobre la práctica de un guitarrista de jazz semi-profesional: Estudio de caso de aprendizaje musical constructivo
Authors: Casas-Mas Amalia , Montero Ignacio , Pozo Juan Ignacio
Published: December 2023

Abstract (Spanish)

Esta investigación presenta un estudio de caso de un guitarrista de jazz, aprendiz semiprofesional con un enfoque constructivista del aprendizaje. Es un caso extraído de un Estudio de Caso Múltiple, y ha sido seleccionado por su relevancia y aportación a las nuevas formas de aprendizaje musical en la sociedad actual. Nuestro objetivo es explorar su discurso sobre la práctica musical destacando las fortalezas y debilidades tanto de la cultura del jazz a la que pertenece como de su concepción del aprendizaje. Su discurso se analiza cualitativamente con un sistema estructurado de categorías deductivas e inductivas. Mostramos una descripción detallada de las condiciones de aprendizaje, resultados y procesos psicológicos a lo largo de tres fases de preparación de un tema (inicial, media y final). Hay acuerdo con las investigaciones previas, y una mejora en la descripción del aprendizaje en música popular, matizando las diferencias significativas en la cultura del jazz respecto a otras culturas, y en lo que una práctica constructiva se diferencia de otras prácticas dentro del jazz. Puede ayudar a la comprensión de las diversas formas de aprender tanto a músicos populares como clásicos.

Abstract (english)

This research presents a case study of a jazz guitarist, apprentice of high level of practice with a constructivist approach to learning. The case study draws evidence from a multiple case study and it has been selected by its relevance on what it can bring to new forms of musical learning in contemporary society. We aim to explore the guitarist’s discourse about musical practice highlighting the strengths and weaknesses of both the jazz culture to which he belongs and his conception of learning. Using a structured system of deductive and inductive categories his discourse is analyzed qualitatively. We show a detailed description of learning conditions, results and psychological processes along three stages of preparing a musical piece (initial, middle and final). There is an agreement with theoretical background, and an improvement over previous research on popular music learning, qualifying significant differences in the culture of jazz regarding to other cultures, and other details of a constructive practice that differentiate it from other practices within jazz. The case study may help the comprehension of diverse ways of learning to both popular and classical musicians.
Prevalence of Dental Caries in Different Ages among Children in Saudi Arabia; Systematic Review
Authors: Mohammed Alhawiti Reham , Hammad Alharbi Adel , Abdelmoaty Rana , Ali Alzahrani Eman , Tariq Tallab Reham , Kazem Sawsan , Iskander Algithmi Dania
Published: December 2023

Background/objective: Children's dental health has become a key issue in Saudi Arabia due to the growth in caries prevalence among schoolchildren there. Understanding caries experience is crucial for Saudi Arabian policymakers to develop intervention targets and enhance oral health. As consequently, comprehensive research was conducted to investigate the prevalence of dental caries in Saudi children.
Method: For pertinent information, PubMed, Web of Science, Science Direct, Cochrane Library, and Google Scholar were scoured in-depth. The Rayyan QRCI was employed throughout this thorough procedure.
Results: our study article included 11 studies, in which the prevalence of dental caries among children in Saudi Arabia was explained. The main parameters like age, sex, no. of participants and areas were obtained. Clinical studies were required to determine the prevalence of caries in different areas in Saudi Arabia particularly among children.
Conclusion: The prevalence rates in Saudi Arabia were high, but the mean dental caries prevalence during the latest decade was determined to be lower than the preceding two decades, with minimal volatility in the prevalence rate.