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Rorty’s Thesis of the Cultural Specificity of Philosophy
Authors: Tartaglia James
Published: November 2014

In his brief consideration of non-Western philosophy between 1989 and 1991, Richard Rorty argued that dialogue between Western philosophy and non-Western traditions is not constructive since it almost inevitably involves fundamental misunderstanding, and he even expressed doubt about whether non-Western philosophy exists. This reaction seems out of character, given that Rorty specialized in forging unlikely alliances between philosophers from different Western traditions, and was an enthusiastic advocate of edification through hermeneutic engagement with unfamiliar vocabularies. It is argued here that given Rorty’s conception of philosophy as a literary tradition, he had no reason to exclude non-Western figures, and that his various arguments against the desirability of comparative philosophy–based on the different purposes of different traditions, their different conceptual schemes, and his notion of “transcultural character”–are all inconsistent with more characteristic elements of his thought, as well as independently unconvincing. The underlying reason Rorty adopted this combative stance toward comparative philosophy, it is argued, is that non-Western philosophy undermines his critique of Western philosophy, which depends on a cultural-specificity thesis according to which philosophical problems are rooted in obsolete European social needs. Against this thesis, this article concludes by arguing that philosophy has a natural subject matter.
Deaf President Now and the Struggle for Deaf Control of Gallaudet University
Authors: Armstrong David F.
Published: November 2014

Deaf President Now, or DPN, should be viewed as a process, not as a single event. The forces that led to the installation of the first deaf president at Gallaudet were set in motion long before 1988, and they continued to be significant through the protests of 2006. Among the many changes wrought by the 1988 DPN movement is a fundamental shift in the demographics of the Gallaudet workforce, such that the percentage of deaf people among the pool of employees has doubled from 25 percent to 50 percent. This article attempts to put DPN in historical context, and it argues that this shift in the Gallaudet work-force has led to profound changes in the institutional culture.
Our Time: The Legacy of the Twentieth Century
Authors: Humphries Tom
Published: November 2014

We are probably only at the beginning of our understanding of a period of time that gave us a new name for an old language, “ASL,” a new consciousness called “Deaf culture,” a national uprising called “DPN,” and a science fiction-like new technology called “VP.” The two halves of the twentieth century might be viewed as two separate units of analysis. The intent is to examine the second half of the twentieth century, or the period from 1945 to 2000. Key revelations and five critical changes during this period are discussed and contextualized in the article.
The Legacy of Deaf President Now in South Africa
Authors: Druchen Bruno
Published: November 2014

The impact of DPN on South Africa is remarkable particularly the profound transformations in the country since 1988. When citizens find that their civil rights are not being granted, they may form movements to claim equal protection for all citizens. They may also call for new laws to stop current discrimination. In 1988 it was the Deaf President Now movement that shook the world and it became a catalyst for other movements across the world including South Africa.
From Civil Rights to Human Rights
Authors: Bond Julian
Published: November 2014

This article traces the development of the Deaf President Now movement and its similarities to the black civil rights movement.
Presidents’ Panel: A Conversation with I. King Jordan, Robert Davila, and T. Alan Hurwitz
Authors: Greenwald Brian H. , Jordan I. King , Davila Robert , Hurwitz T. Alan
Published: November 2014

Former Gallaudet presidents I. King Jordan and Robert Davila join current president T. Alan Hurwitz on a panel moderated by Brian H. Greenwald as they share their experience leading this institution of higher education and offer insight into the transformative changes brought about by the Deaf President Now movement.
Epictetus on the Epistemology of the Art of Living
Authors: Fisher Jeffrey
Published: November 2014

This paper explores what Epictetus thinks we need to learn in order to acquire the art of living, and, in doing so, illuminates the central tenets of Epictetus’ epistemology. It argues that we need to have cognition of preconceptions – innate, self-evident, general, ethical truths – and we need to know how to apply them. We acquire this “know-how” through habituation and, with it, are able to have cognition of correct applications.
Psychic Representation in Plato’s Phaedrus
Authors: Carelli Paul
Published: November 2014

The three parts of the soul in the Myth of the Chariot are most often understood to correspond to the three parts of the soul in the
Wieviele moralische Wahrheiten gibt es?
Authors: Schroeter François
Published: November 2014

According to moral objectivists, there is a unique true answer to all moral questions. This article examines some of the most central difficulties affecting the position of moral relativists (the traditional opponents of objectivists) and concludes that the objectivist approach proposes in the end a more charitable interpretation of our moral discourse.
Generating functions and the Myerson vector in communication networks
Authors: Mazalov Vladimir V. , Trukhina Lyudmila I.
Published: November 2014

Cooperative games on undirected graphs are considered. The characteristic function is defined in a specialway with due account of the number of links and distances between vertices (players).Animputation procedure is put forward for a tree graph, the resulting imputation is shown to agree with theMyerson vector. For its calculation the use of the generating function is proposed. It is shown that the results obtained may be extended to games with arbitrary graphs.
Allocation of Capacitors and Voltage Regulators in Unbalanced Distribution Systems: A Multi-objective Problem in Probabilistic Frameworks
Authors: Carpinelli Guido , Noce Christian , Russo Angela , Varilone Pietro
Published: November 2014

Capacitors and series voltage regulators are used extensively in distribution systems to reduce power losses and improve the voltage profile along the feeders. This paper deals with the problem of contemporaneously choosing optimal locations and sizes for both capacitors and series voltage regulators in three-phase, unbalanced distribution systems. This is a mixed, non-linear, constrained, multi-objective optimization problem that usually is solved in deterministic scenarios. However, distribution systems are stochastic in nature, which can lead to inaccurate deterministic solutions. To take into account the unavoidable uncertainties that affect the input data related to the problem, in this paper, we have formulated and solved the multi-objective optimization problem in probabilistic scenarios. To address the multi-objective optimization problem, algorithms were used in which all the objective functions were combined to form a single function. These algorithms allow us to transform the original multi-objective optimization problem into an equivalent, single-objective, optimization problem, an approach that appeared to be particularly suitable since computational time was an important issue. To further reduce the computational efforts, a linearized form of the equality constraints of the optimization model was used, and a micro-genetic algorithm-based procedure was applied in the solution method.
Sexual Differentiation of the Brain Requires Perinatal Kisspeptin-GnRH Neuron Signaling
Authors: Clarkson Jenny , Busby Ellen R. , Kirilov Milen , Schütz Günther , Sherwood Nancy M. , Herbison Allan E.
Published: November 2014

Sex differences in brain function underlie robust differences between males and females in both normal and disease states. Although alternative mechanisms exist, sexual differentiation of the male mammalian brain is initiated predominantly by testosterone secreted by the testes during the perinatal period. Despite considerable advances in understanding how testosterone and its metabolite estradiol sexually differentiate the brain, little is known about the mechanism that generates the male-specific perinatal testosterone surge. In mice, we show that a male-specific activation of GnRH neurons occurs 0–2 h following birth and that this correlates with the male-specific surge of testosterone occurring up to 5 h after birth. The necessity of GnRH signaling for the sexually differentiating effects of the perinatal testosterone surge was demonstrated by the persistence of female-like brain characteristics in adult male, GnRH receptor knock-out mice. Kisspeptin neurons have recently been identified to be potent, direct activators of GnRH neurons. We demonstrate that a population of kisspeptin neurons appears in the preoptic area of only the male between E19 and P1. The importance of kisspeptin inputs to GnRH neurons for the process of sexual differentiation was demonstrated by the lack of a normal neonatal testosterone surge, and disordered brain sexual differentiation of male mice in which the kisspeptin receptor was deleted selectively from GnRH neurons. These observations demonstrate the necessity of perinatal GnRH signaling for driving brain sexual differentiation and indicate that kisspeptin inputs to GnRH neurons are essential for this process to occur.
The extracellular matrix modulates the hallmarks of cancer
Authors: Pickup Michael W , Mouw Janna K , Weaver Valerie M
Published: November 2014

The extracellular matrix regulates tissue development and homeostasis, and its dysregulation contributes to neoplastic progression. The extracellular matrix serves not only as the scaffold upon which tissues are organized but provides critical biochemical and biomechanical cues that direct cell growth, survival, migration and differentiation and modulate vascular development and immune function. Thus, while genetic modifications in tumor cells undoubtedly initiate and drive malignancy, cancer progresses within a dynamically evolving extracellular matrix that modulates virtually every behavioral facet of the tumor cells and cancer‐associated stromal cells. Hanahan and Weinberg defined the hallmarks of cancer to encompass key biological capabilities that are acquired and essential for the development, growth and dissemination of all human cancers. These capabilities include sustained proliferation, evasion of growth suppression, death resistance, replicative immortality, induced angiogenesis, initiation of invasion, dysregulation of cellular energetics, avoidance of immune destruction and chronic inflammation. Here, we argue that biophysical and biochemical cues from the tumor‐associated extracellular matrix influence each of these cancer hallmarks and are therefore critical for malignancy. We suggest that the success of cancer prevention and therapy programs requires an intimate understanding of the reciprocal feedback between the evolving extracellular matrix, the tumor cells and its cancer‐associated cellular stroma.
Circadian variation of stroke: a hospital based study
Authors: Fodor Dana Marieta , Babiciu Ioana , Perju-Dumbrava Lacramioara
Published: November 2014

Aims and BackgroundThe circadian pattern of stroke occurrence variation has been recognized with certain differences between authors and stroke types. The underlying reason may be related to exogenous factors (cyclic physical activity, including sleep–awake cycles and assuming the up-right posture) and endogenous factors, with their diurnal variation (blood pressure, hemostatic balance, autonomic system activity). The aims of the present study are to investigate the existence of a circadian variation of stroke and the possible differences between stroke subtypes in the Cluj Napoca area.Materials and MethodThe stroke event data were acquired from the Patient Records of a consecutive series of 1083 patients admitted through the Emergency Room at Neurology Departments I and II of the District Hospital of Cluj Napoca, between 1 January 2012 and 31 December 2012. The classifiable onset time was assigned to one of four six-hour intervals: 00.01-06.00 (night), 06.01-12.00 (morning), 12.01-18.00 (afternoon) and 18.01-24.00 (evening). Demographic data and vascular risk factors were recorded.ResultsAll three stroke types (ischemic stroke, hemorrhagic stroke and subarachnoid hemorrhage) have shown a circadian variation regarding their occurrence, with the peak of incidence in the morning and the nadir during nighttime. This circadian pattern is independent by demographic factors and vascular risk factors.ConclusionOur study confirmed the circadian variation of onset occurrence for all stroke subtypes. Some triggering factors promote ischemic stroke and prevent hemorrhagic stroke. The diurnal pattern of variation with the higher incidence in the morning and the lower in the night may lead to chrono-therapeutic and preventive approach (chrono-therapy of the risk factors), which targets the period of the highest vulnerability after awaking.
Pre-conceptual sex selection
Authors: Julesz Máté
Published: November 2014

According to Article 14 of the Oviedo Convention on Human Rights and Biomedicine of the Council of Europe, the use of techniques of medically assisted procreation shall not be allowed for the purpose of choosing a future child’s sex, unless serious hereditary sex-related disease is to be avoided. In Israel and the United States of America, pre-conceptual sex selection for the purpose of family balancing is legal. The European health culture does not take reproductive justice for part of social justice. From this aspect, the situation is very similar in China and India. Reproductive liberty is opposed by the Catholic Church, too. According to the Catholic Church, medical grounds may not justify pre-conceptual sex selection, though being bioethically less harmful than family balancing for social reasons. In Hungary, according to Section 170 of the Criminal Code, pre-conceptual sex selection for the purpose of family balancing constitutes a crime. At present, the Hungarian legislation is in full harmony with the Oviedo Convention, enacted in Hungary in 2002 (Act No. 6 of 2002). Orv. Hetil., 2014, 155(46), 1815–1819.
Workload, work satisfaction and burnout among Hungarian female residents. Results of representative, online survey
Authors: Győrffy Zsuzsa , Girasek Edmond
Published: November 2014

Introduction: Years of residency are the most challenging period of a medical carrier. Aim: The aim of this study was to analyze female residents’ (n = 380) workload, work satisfaction and burnout. Method: Data in this representative, cross-sectional epidemiological study were obtained from online questionnaires completed by 380 female residents. For a wider interpretation of the data, male residents (n = 176) were included in the analysis as a control group. Results: The average weakly work hours of female residents were 66 hours and 70% of them felt overloaded. The medium and high level personal accomplishment was 75.9%, the emotional exhaustion was 58% and the medium and high level of depersonalization subscale was 53%. Female residents were mostly dissatisfied with working conditions, financial status, and prestige of her work. Dissatisfaction with the Hungarian health system was about 80% and nearly a quarter of respondents were considering working abroad. Conclusions: Female residents represent the “critical mass” of the young doctors. Residents’ well-being is an important indicator of the functioning and effectiveness of the health care system. Orv. Hetil., 2014, 155(46), 1831–1840.
Structure and Electrical Properties of the Thin Gold Leaves Fabricated by Vietnam Traditional Laminating Technology
Authors: Thuan Nguyen Khac , Nhat Hoang Nam
Published: November 2014

The structure and electrical properties of the thin gold leaves fabricated by Vietnam traditional laminating technology are introduced. The gold leaves are usually created with the average size of 3x3cm, and 200nm thickness, they can easily be broken when handling carelessly. By the measurements of X-ray Diffraction (XRD), and Electron Scanning Microscopy (SEM), the structure and surface morphology were investigated. We have also measured the absorption spectra and determined the resistivity of the samples and found that the gold films possessed the Ca impurities stuck on the surface of the leaves. The conductivity of the films is relatively higher and the absorption maximum is red-shifted in comparison with that of the bulk.
Preparation of Positively Charged Membrane from Natural Rubber Latex Blending with Chitosan
Authors: Taweepreda Wirach , Tuaybut Supawadee , Puangmanee Sineenart , Khoa Tran Dang
Published: November 2014

Film formation of natural rubber latex (NRL) blended with various concentrations of chitosan was investigated. Atomic force microscopy (AFM) images clearly showed that the NRL film covered chitosan phase. Roughness of the films which was calculated from AFM image increases with increasing chitosan concentration. Miscibility of NRL and chitosan in solution was investigated by using dynamic mechanical thermal analysis (DMTA) and found that chitosan incorporated with NRL less than 40 weight percentage (wt%) was partially miscible. Films  of the chitosan blending with higher NRL contents exhibited two peaks of glass transition temperatures. Interfacial polarization and dielectric properties of polymer films were improved with increasing NRL contents. Chemical structure of the blends was characterized by using attenuated total reflectance Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (ATR-FTIR).
Influence of Bath Composition on the Electrodeposited \(\text{Co-Ni-P}\) Nanowires
Authors: Thiem Luu Van , Tu Le Tuan , Thang Pham Duc
Published: November 2014

CoNiP nanowire arrays were fabricated by electrodeposition method into polycarbonate (PC) templates at different pH values. It is obvious that the crystal structure of the CoNiP nanowires depends on the pH values of electrolyte. The XRD results show that crystal structure of the CoNiP nanowires is hcp structure and the intensity of the hcp (002) increased enhances as solution pH =5. Magnetic measurements indicate a dependence of the squareness and the coercivity of the magnetization hysteresis loop on pH values with a maximum coercivity of 1425 Oe. The morphological properties of CoNiP nanowires were studied by transmission electron microscopy (TEM). The chemical composition was determined by examination of the energy dispersive X-ray (EDS) spectra and the magnetic properties were measured by vibrating sample magnetometry (VSM).
Polyamorphism and Two State Model in Liquid GeO\(_{2}\) under Compression: Insight from Visualization of Molecular Dynamics Data
Authors: Hong Nguyen Van , Lan Mai Thi , Nhan Nguyen Thu
Published: November 2014

The polyamorphism and two-state model based on the coordination number distribution in liquid GeO\(_{2}\) at 3200~K and in a wide pressure range are investigated by molecular dynamics simulation. Results show that the structure of liquid GeO\(_{2}\) mainly consists of GeO\(_{x}\) coordination units \((x=4,5,6)\) and OGe\(_{y}\) linkages \((y=2, 3)\). The distribution of OGe\(_{y}\) linkages in network structure is not uniform but tends to form clusters of OGe\(_{y}\). The cluster of OGe\(_{2}\) will form low-density phase region, conversely the cluster of OGe\(_{3}\) will form high-density phase region. In other word, under compression, in the liquid GeO\(_{2}\) coexist two states: low-density and high-density. The size of phase regions significantly depends on compression.
5th World Congress of Music Therapy, Genoa 1985: An interview with Giovanna Mutti Calcinai
Authors: Wheeler Barbara
Published: November 2014

Material on the 5th World Congress of Music Therapy, chaired by Giovanna Mutti and held in Genoa, Italy, in 1985. In addition to its value as an opportunity for people from various countries to share their music therapy work, this congress was important because it is where the World Federation of Music Therapy (WFMT) was established. From this congress to the present, therefore, the world congresses and the WFMT move forward together.
Report on the Association for Music and Imagery: The Development of Guided Imagery and Music around the World
Authors: Parker Anne B
Published: November 2014

This article is a brief report on the status of GIM training worldwide. The Association for Music & Imagery, based in the United States, was established in 1986 and provides the standards for training in GIM. AMI endorses both training programs and trainers that meet those standards. The growth of GIM throughout the world is reflected in the locations of training programs and trainers. Also included is a summary of the international makeup of the body of Fellows of the Association for Music & Imagery. Fellow of AMI is the designation given to someone who has completed advanced training in The Bonny Method of GIM.
Music: The Aesthetic Elixir
Authors: Summer Lisa
Published: November 2014

Music therapy is seen as akin to the healthy re-enactment of the parent-child dyad in which the music stimulates “me and not-me” experiences (Winnicott).   Sympathetic music structures stimulate the “me” state, whereas the “not-me” state is stimulated through music that is unfamiliar, evocative, and contains significant tension.  The GIM process begins with a “me” experience and then moves beyond it, to the “not-me.”  Subsequently, the article describes how classical music in GIM creates a transpersonal experience through an altered states of consciousness and the transcendence of time.  Through this process the client’s boundaries are loosened, and the client becomes “one” with the music and its healthful structures.
8th World Congress of Music Therapy, 2nd International Congress of the World Federation of Music Therapy, Hamburg, Germany, July 14-20, 1996 - Interview with Prof. Dr. Hans-Helmut Decker-Voigt
Authors: Wheeler Barbara L.
Published: November 2014

An interview with Prof. Dr. Hans-Helmut Decker-Voigt about  his efforts in organising the 8th World Congress of Music Therapy, 2nd International Congress of the World Federation of Music Therapy held in Hamburg, Germany, July 14-20, 1996
Action / Relationship / Communication: A Music Therapy Method for Schizophrenia
Authors: Costa Clarice Moura , Negreiros-Vianna Martha
Published: November 2014

The author states that music therapy has an important role in the treatment of negative symptoms of schizophrenia. The article describes the method Action/Relationship/ Communication (ARC), its theoretical basis, and the procedures in Music Therapy sessions. Examples of the clinical practice are provided.
The History and Basic Tenets of Anthroposophical Music Therapy
Authors: Intveen Andrea , Edwards Jane
Published: November 2014

The approach known as Anthroposophical Music Therapy (AnMt) was developed throughout the 20th century. In this paper we provide an historical and descriptive overview of the  foundations, techniques and methods of AnMt for readers who are not familiar with this model of music therapy training and practice. We trace AnMt's origins from the systematic application of music in curative education in Germany, Austria and Switzerland through to its use in many countries of the world, with training programmes available in German and English speaking countries currently.  We examined literature sources in German and English to glean information about the main foundations of this model. Course materials available from one programme of study were consulted to provide information about how this model is taught. This information was closely reviewed in order to be able to synthesise and present information about a. AnMt's development and current scope of practice, b. the contents of AnMt training, c. the therapeutic process in AnMt, and d. the use of music in AnMt. It is recommended that further efforts be undertaken from the leaders in AnMt, as well as the current professional associations in countries where it is practised, to consider the potential for its inclusion in the list of recognised trainings and models, if such a step would be considered useful for AnMt practitioners.
Personal Reflections on working as a Music Therapist, Music Therapy Groups and Music Making
Authors: White Becky
Published: November 2014

This paper explores how studying clinical work can be a rich experience and lead to personal and musical development. In this paper I describe completing a master’s project on group work for children who have autism. This paper describes how analysing a group in detail (using music and video coding analysis) and reading  literature on music therapy and group work, led to a personal prompting to reflect on my own musical experiences and identity and to develop more as a musician. It explores how the roles of music therapist, student and musician can influence each other an be blurred together, and how I experienced cross-over in my personal and musical life.
Where the Music Takes Me
Authors: Jackert Lisa
Published: November 2014

The author tells her experience at performing at the memorial services of a man who shot and killed two others before killing himself.  She describes how her many years of working as music therapist with psychiatric patients, using  clinical improvisation and through her study of the Bonny Method of Guided and Imagery prepared both professionally and personally for this experience. She also reflects on her development and as a singer and explores her identity as a singer and how it is intertwined with her identity as a music therapist.  During her performance at the memorial services she has, what she describes, as an intense peak experience and describes it as similar to Helen Bonny's peak experience she had during a violin performance.  She further describes her experience as becoming one with the music and recounts how the music served as a therapeutic container for the entire memorial service and how trusting where the music was leading was a powerful and humbling experience.
The Leader of the Band: A Case Story of Community Music Therapy on a Hospital Ward for People Who Have Dementia
Authors: Dennis Patrice , Rickson Daphne Joan
Published: November 2014

This case story was undertaken as part of a research project[1] investigating music therapy to aid relationships between people with dementia and their family members. Involving family members in the music therapy process was found to be valuable in fostering a sense of community between residents, family members, and care staff (Dennis, 2012). However, a sense of community was also fostered by the interactions of the residents themselves as they participated in music therapy over a ten month period. Music making became a natural part of the environment, an important medium for individual expression, shared communication, enhancing social events, and demonstrating mutual care and love. We demonstrate this through our case story of Jack[2] whose music making permeated the dementia ward to invite the active participation of others, and led to the development of caring relationships. [1] The qualitative study used secondary analysis of clinical data (also known as clinical data mining) to explore and describe a student music therapist’s experience of involving family members of people with dementia in a music therapy process at a residential care facility. The study has the approval of the Massey University Human Ethics Committee (HEC: Southern A – 11/41). [2] Not his real name.
Music and Health Promotion - In the Life of Music Therapy and Music Psychology Researchers: A Pilot Study
Authors: Bonde Lars Ole
Published: November 2014

In August 2013, the Centre for Music and Health published its first anthology in English - ‘Musical Life Stories’. In the Anthology, 17 authors from 6 countries present their research on the influence of music in a lifelong health perspective. A unique feature of the book is a collection of “personal narratives” by the authors. 13 of the authors wrote a short, free-form narrative about the influence of music on their own identity and health from a life span perspective. This article describes a thematic analysis of the 13 narratives. I investigated the question “Do these music therapy/music psychology researchers use music for their own health in different ways than lay people?” The themes identified are related to the international research literature on music and identity, as well as being considered in relation to the author’s study of health themes in the musical autobiographies of music therapy students at Aalborg University (DK). The analysis reveals that the researchers’ appreciation and appropriation of music’s affordances are basically the same as those reported by music therapy students and lay people.
Listening in the Ambient Mode: Implications for Music Therapy Practice and Theory
Authors: Viega Michael
Published: November 2014

This theoretical paper explores the function, structures, and experience of listening to and creating ambient music, and encountering the ambient mode of being (Jaaniste, 2007). In the ambient mode of being, a listener becomes immersed in the raw materials of sonic environments (soundscapes) and nomadically shifts awareness across the terrains of these environments- simultaneously experiencing being in a liminal space and grounded in the here-and-now. For music therapists this might mean navigating and attuning to the lo-fidelity soundscapes in various levels of health and helping people achieve hi-fidelity and clarity on individual, community, cultural, and spiritual levels of existence. The ambient mode of being suggests that music therapists can access these levels simultaneously by entering into a creative state of listening in which pervasive ambience becomes salient within the musical relationships built in music therapy. Implications of the ambient mode of being for music therapy practice and theory will b be explored. Clinical outcomes related to encountering the ambient mode of being are discussed including capturing distant or forgotten parts of one’s self and making them salient again.
Addressing Issues of Ethnicity and Identity i Palliative Care through Music Therapy Practice
Authors: Forrest Lucy
Published: November 2014

In preparing for their death, patients with terminal illnesses may express a need to explore and confirm their identity in terms of their familial, social, cultural and ethnic heritage. This paper examines the mechanisms which underlie the construction of individual and basic group identity, the latter of which is also referred to as ethnicity. The maintenance and evolution of identity over time and across different places is explored, and the use of music as a means to construct, express and sustain identity discussed. Finally, the role of music therapy, and specifically the use of music-facilitated life-review in addressing issues of ethnicity and identity in palliative care is explored through the case study of 'Gretel', an Australian woman of Russian descent who was diagnosed with a terminal illness.

This article is based on a paper written in partial fulfilment of the Masters of Music Degree in Ethnomusicology at Goldsmiths College, University of London, 1999.
Some Ideas About Music Therapy for the Elderly
Authors: Lehtonen Kimmo
Published: November 2014

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Introducing Contemporary Voices of Music Therapy: Communication, Culture, and Community
Authors: Stige Brynjulf
Published: November 2014

Essays, reports, and columns from Voices have been collected in an anthology. The book is published by Unipub, and will be possible to purchase in forthcoming international congresses. It will of course also be possible to order the book via the Voices website, to order it from the publisher, or to buy it in an ordinary or Internet bookstore. The editors (Carolyn Kenny and Brynjulf Stige) are taking no royalties for this book and all income from the sales will support Voices (which is a non-profit enterprise). National or regional associations of music therapy will be given a special discount rate if they order more than 10 copies. Such arrangements may also be made with universities or other institutions.
The Use of Thai Musical Instruments as a Tool in Music Therapy with Akaboshi's Musical Therapy Method
Authors: Sumrongthong Bussakorn , Aksaranukraw Sek
Published: November 2014

Differences between the two groups in terms of obtained muscle strength were measured. The Manual Muscle Test (MMT) of the Lovett, Medical Research Council was used before and after the experiment. The results showed that the majority of subjects showed greater improvement of muscle strength after using Thai musical instruments when compared to subjects in the traditional Akaboshi group. There were however, some drawbacks in the use of Thai instruments due to their size and weight. Some instruments were found to be unsuitable for certain muscle groups and some types of disabilities. The results of this small experiment support the hypothesis that Thai instruments could be used in lieu of those in the original Akaboshi methodology.
Raven and the Transmission of Knowledge
Authors: Kenny Carolyn
Published: November 2014

Knowledge is transmitted through relationships. In journals, we can only see the "texts". But these texts are created by authors. When we read the texts, we are developing relationships with these authors. In Voices, there are several different genres. We've provided a choice in genres because we want to explore the diverse ways to create these relationships with texts because knowledge has a different tone and color and sound and effect based on the genre in which it is expressed.
Mary Priestley interviewed by Leslie Bunt
Authors: Bunt Leslie
Published: November 2014

I interviewed Mary Priestley at her London flat in May 2004. Mary is a well-known figure throughout the world of music therapy. At the Ninth World Congress, held in Washington in 1999, her work in Analytical Music Therapy was celebrated as one of the five universally acknowledged approaches in music therapy. Before training as a music therapist Mary also worked as a writer, artist, illustrator and secretary. Born in 1925, she was the daughter of the English playwright and author J.B. Priestley and Jane Lewis who became his second wife.
Community Music Therapy for Citizens with Developmental Disabilities
Authors: Curtis Sandra L. , Mercado Chesley Sigmon
Published: November 2014

Examination of the lives of people with developmental disabilities in the 21st century highlights the need to formulate creative solutions for the challenge of providing meaningful community engagement. The Performing Arts Program described in this paper is representative of a new paradigm in clinical music therapy in its practice of Community Music Therapy. Adults with developmental disabilities of varying functioning levels participated in community-based performing ensembles — instrumental/vocal groups and American Sign Language (ASL) music interpretation groups. A variety of community engagement strategies were used within a Community Music Therapy approach, with sessions culminating in public performances. The results of this powerful program were examined using qualitative methods with procedural, therapeutic, and self-advocacy considerations. The Performing Arts Program was successful in fostering community engagement, social networking, and friendship building. Implications for the changing trends in music therapy are discussed.
Ukrainian Music Therapy - Does It Have a Chance to Exist?
Authors: Ivannikova Mariya
Published: November 2014

The following paper presents some personal experiences that helped the author to find her way to music therapy. Particularities of using music therapy with a group of depressed patients in a clinic in Zaporizhzhia are then outlined. The article also gives some information about educational programs in music therapy in Ukraine.
"Music Therapy is Changing" and So Am I: Reconstructing the Identity of A Music Therapist
Authors: Igari Yuji
Published: November 2014

Identity is an important aspect for music therapists, both professionally and personally. This is a story of how one music therapist reconstructed his professional and personal identity, as a social creature and a musician, through the encounter with new theories in music therapy.
はじめに
Authors: Ikuno Rika
Published: November 2014

2005年1月10日、アジア音楽療法シンポジウムが、川崎にある洗足学園大学の80周年記念事業として行なわれた。これは、アジアの音楽療法士が集ってアジアに特有の歩みについて語り合う最初の公的機会であり、同大学の塩谷百合子教授と岡崎香奈助教授の努力が実を結んだものである。 このシンポジウムの部分的報告として、日本からの音楽療法士、生野里花（Voices　アジア編集委員）による発表「日本における音楽療法の現状と展望」の改訂版、同じく「日本の音楽療法の現況」、そして二俣泉（経験豊かな日本の音楽療法士であり、洗足学園の講師も勤める）による討論「アジアの音楽療法士が学ぶべきことは何か？」をここに掲載する。
Music Therapy with Traumatized Refugees in a Clinical Setting
Authors: Orth Jaap
Published: November 2014

As music therapists now deal more often with traumatized refugees, and the demand for documentation, research, and a methodical description has grown, in this article I would like to make a contribution to the development of a methodology in music therapy with traumatized refugees.
Various methods used by music therapists in trauma treatment will be described. An overview of the development of a set of methods at Phoenix, a highly specialized inpatient treatment facility for refugees and asylum seekers, will be presented and I will focus on four approaches I developed in my work with traumatized refugees.
"The Matrix": A Model of Community Music Therapy Processes
Authors: Wood Stuart
Published: November 2014

This article arises out of my research in a number of consecutive community music therapy projects,[1] and presents the model that resulted from these research periods. It is part of an ongoing study in which I track the development of my own community music therapy projects and explore a theoretical modelling to underpin it. The article proposes a model based on a matrix formation. It begins with a description of the 'matrix model' and goes on to set out the theoretical background, then survey the music therapy research data that led to its formulation. The article concludes with a discussion of how this model contributes to the evaluation of community music therapy practice.
Music and Psyche: Towards a Theory of Individual and Relational Psycho-sonorous Profiling
Authors: Pellizzari Patricia , Basutto Alfonsina
Published: November 2014

The foundations of this project were based mainly on questions about music therapeutic clinical practice, a practice whose efficacy has been demonstrated and it's expanding every day through its innovative practice-based procedures. The general goal of our study was to formulate a specific theoretical approach contributing to diagnostic evaluation in the area of mental health. The design was exploratory and descriptive. The analysis of the data was carried out with a mixed methods procedure; some variables were treated qualitatively and some quantitative procedures were carried out as well.

Through this combined procedure two analysis units were evaluated: Sonorous Production Analysis Unit, given by the variables of dynamic organization from Individual Improvisation and the variables of connection in the relational improvisation, and Subject Unit given by psychological variables (organization of thoughts, symbolization, affectivity, receptivity, etc...) of the verbal interview and the variable Subjective Appreciation from the interviewed about the relationship PS and psychological features given by a written questionnaire.

After carrying out the empirical phase, defining all the variables and designing the charts of reported data, the information was processed with a SPSS Statistical package. Through quantitative and qualitative procedures we have been able to determine five individual sonorous profiles (random, germ, stable, complex and creative), five relational sonorous profiles (isolated, fused, dependent, differentiated and integrated) and significant relationships for its correlational tendencies between these profiles and the psychological variables. In this paper the results of the first stage will be developed.
Rethinking Music Therapy From the Perspective of Bio-politics
Authors: Miyake Hiroko
Published: November 2014

In this article, I intend to reconsider music therapy process from the perspectives of bio-power and bio-politics by Foucault (1977, 1990), Agamben (1998, 1999) and Hardt & Negri (2000, 2004). My interest is in the political implications of music therapy. I examine discussions of music therapists on the first session of Edward that appeared in the Nordic Journal of Music Therapy (2003). In this article, a predilection to culturally acceptable musical expression is suggested. This musical integration might increase "possibilities of action" or might be a process of civilization (social conformity). When I position these arguments beside bio-politics, the discourses are exclusively discussed from the side of bios, or civilization. Little concern seems to be rendered from the perspective of zoe. Can the cultural inclusion through music therapy really help clients construct identities? To go beyond this, I introduce Hardt and Negris' concept of multitude. This concept seems to resonate with many recent music therapists' intentions. The new ways of music making and therapy that can respect the singularity of musical expressions. I suggest that common ideas might be more acceptable within this conceptual framework.
On Developing Music Therapy Goals and Objectives©
Authors: Berger Dorita S.
Published: November 2014

In order to address the treatment of deficits through music therapy interventions, clinicians who assess human behaviors from a physiological perspective can target treatment goals and objectives to address more than just the symptoms of diagnoses. Clearer understand of Goal and Objective can help identify and address possible causes of mal-functions. This is possible when clinicians observe patients with a keen clinical eye for associating presenting problems with unobservable physiological reasons for them. This paper discusses the differences between a goal and an objective, and suggests how a clinical eye might focus long-range goals and short-term objectives from a physiologic perspective for any diagnosis. A sample case of autism is presented for the purpose of illuminating the suggested approach and terminologies discussed. Although the case is of a child with an Autism diagnosis, the information presented is transferable to other diagnoses and age groups. Clinical observations and sample goals and objectives discussed are based on the hypothesis that behavior is rooted in physiologic function resulting from information that is, or is not, available, that is either well perceived or ill-interpreted, by the brain, which thus calls for what appears as less functional behaviors. In considering treatment with music, interventions based on observed behaviors and responses will yield goals and objectives for possible causes of identified areas of deficiency, including psycho-emotional issues.
EinScream!: Possibilities of New Musical Ideas to Form a Community
Authors: Numata Rii
Published: November 2014

This paper illustrates a place where plural individual participants with different cultural resources meet and communicate with each other to create improvisational music. The philosophy and methodology of improvisation in Music Therapy have already been discussed by M. Pavlicevic (1997, T. Wigram (2004), and others, but mainly from the framework of "how the music therapist can match to the music of the client." I would like to discuss the possibilities of coexistence of different values of music by introducing the notions implied in new music forms, such as Cobra, Shogi Composition, or D. Bailey's free improvisation, with video excerpts of my own clinical work.

This paper is based on the idea that I presented at the 11th World Congress of Music Therapy 2005 held in Brisbane, Australia.
Sweet Melodies: Combining the Talents and Knowledge of Music Therapy and Elite Musicianship
Authors: Shoemark Helen
Published: November 2014

This article reports on a collaborative short-term project between the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra and the Music Therapy team at The Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne to provide live music on the Neonatal ward of the hospital. The focus was for the music therapists and musicians to develop their understanding and capability to provide live music in an environment for medically fragile patients. To extend the benefit of this experience, guidelines for future musicians were also produced. The guidelines were created through a process of narratives and discussions which were transcribed, and subjected to a thematic analysis. Mid and final review meetings for the whole team encouraged discussion about the emerging themes and final collation of guidelines. The guidelines were intended to offer guidance for new Arts in Health programs or for solo musicians volunteering in a hospital without such a program.
Introduction to 1983 Paris Congresses
Authors: Wheeler Barbara
Published: November 2014

The Paris World Congresses of Music Therapy were important to the development of the World Federation of Music Therapy. They also both convey some of the confusion that it seems existed because of the two associations in France at the time and the fact that there were two conferences that year. The interviews and other contributions in this issue of Voices will shed light on these important events.
Preferential accumulation of sex and Bs chromosomes in biarmed karyotypes by meiotic drive and rates of chromosomal changes in fishes
Authors: MOLINA WAGNER F. , MARTINEZ PABLO A. , BERTOLLO LUIZ A.C. , BIDAU CLAUDIO J.
Published: November 2014

Mechanisms of accumulation based on typical centromeric drive or of chromosomes carrying pericentric inversions are adjusted to the general karyotype differentiation in the principal Actinopterygii orders. Here, we show that meiotic drive in fish is also supported by preferential establishment of sex chromosome systems and B chromosomes in orders with predominantly bi-brachial chromosomes. The mosaic of trends acting at an infra-familiar level in fish could be explained as the interaction of the directional process of meiotic drive as background, modulated on a smaller scale by adaptive factors or specific karyotypic properties of each group, as proposed for the orthoselection model.
Medição do CO2 como método alternativo para a diferenciação do vigor de lotes de sementes de melancia
Authors: Oliveira Lucicléia Mendes de , Cavalheiro Violeta Bacchieri Duarte , Moraes Dário Munt de , Tilmann Maria Ângela André , Schuch Luis Osmar Braga
Published: November 2014

A melancia, uma hortaliça nativa da África, é considerada uma das mais importantes produzidas e comercializadas no Brasil, cujo cultivo é realizado de maneira intensiva e deve ser estabelecido com o uso de sementes de alta qualidade, que germinem rápido e uniformemente. Portanto, o objetivo nesta pesquisa foi avaliar a atividade respiratória e correlacioná-la com outros testes tradicionais de vigor, com a finalidade de verificar se a medição do CO2 é um método eficiente na diferenciação do vigor de lotes de sementes de melancia. A pesquisa foi desenvolvida na Universidade Federal de Pelotas, utilizando sementes da cultivar 'Crimson sweet', representada por cinco lotes. As variáveis avaliadas foram o grau de umidade, germinação, primeira contagem de germinação, comprimento de parte aérea e raízes de plântulas, condutividade elétrica, emergência de plântulas e atividade respiratória. Os lotes de sementes foram classificados em diferentes níveis de qualidade fisiológica, conforme o grau de precisão de cada teste, sendo o lote 3 de qualidade inferior aos demais. A atividade respiratória permite a separação dos lotes de sementes de melancia, no entanto, não há correlação positiva e significativa com os demais testes de vigor