Multiple Media Interfaces for Music Therapy

This article describes interfaces (and the supporting technological infrastructure) to create audiovisual instruments for use in music therapy. In considering how the multidimensional nature of sound requires multidimensional input control, we propose a model to help designers manage the complex mapping between input devices and multiple media software. We also itemize a research agenda

Archaeological signatures of landscape and settlement change on the Isle of Harris

Between 2004 and 2011, a programme of archaeological investigation by the University of Birmingham on the Isle of Harris, a distinctive island forming part of the Western Isles of Scotland, has allowed the archaeological remains of this enigmatic place to be further characterised and understood. Despite intensive archaeological interest in the archipelago for a number of decades, the Isle of Harris has been overlooked and only now are we beginning to identify the archaeological resource and make comparisons to the wealth of published data from islands such as the Uists, Barra and Lewis. This paper highlights some generic overall patterns of archaeological signatures on the Isle which has been identified through a range of archaeological methods including field walking, intrusive excavation, aerial reconnaissance, geophysical and topographical survey, and documentary research. Several key case studies will be introduced including upland shieling complexes and mulitperiod settlement sites on the west coast machair systems. The purpose of the paper is not to present a gazetteer of the results of the work to date, but to highlight some of the key findings with a view to demonstrating that the Isle of Harris is directly comparable with the archaeologically rich landscapes of the other islands

Pre and Post Millennialism : Vital Issues at Stake

Neighbour was pastor of the Baptist Tabernacle, Athens, Georgia. This publication was probably produced sometime between 1913 (when Baptist Tabernacle held its first service) and 1921 (when it renamed as the Prince Avenue Baptist Church). Source: Emily Doster and Gary Doster, Athens (Postcard History Series, 2011)

Modelling the Spread of Influenza-like Illnesses in an Urban Environment

This work extends ongoing development of a framework for modelling the spread of contact-transmission infectious diseases within urban environments, where modelling is augmented with surveillance data and diseases of interest are primarily influenza-like illnesses (ILI). The data sources include socio-ecological elements, in which physical environments (community, neighbourhood) coupled with census data allow inferences relative to targeted populations. The framework is built upon Agent Based Modeling (ABM), with emphasis on urban scale modelling integrated with institutional models of hospital emergency departments. The scenarios presented here include modeling an outbreak of a pH1N1, surges at Hospital emergency departments, demographic data integration, and a preliminary framework for modeling “crowdinforming”. Challenges include the inherent complexity associated with modeling social dynamics with as much fidelity as one can afford, the requirements of using real data to the extent possible or available, and the intuition associated with computer based experiments and statistical inferencing. Dynamic social system modeling and simulation are conjectured to be computationally irreducible in the Wolfram sense of the principle; as such, the ABM approach is a viable methodology to aid in providing guidance into policy and decision support systems

Exploring the concept of patient centred communication for the pharmacy practice

Background Patient centred communication can improve pharmaceutical care, but is not well described for pharmacists. Aim of the review To provide a comprehensive and accessible overview of the concept of patient centred communication for the pharmacy practice. Method A scoping review and thematic analysis was undertaken to synthesize the extracted data and present it in a model. Results Literature search and selection resulted in eighteen articles. Thematic analysis of the extracted data led to five categories regarding patient centred communication. Two categories refer to phases of a pharmaceutical consultation: (1) shared problem defining and (2) shared decision making; three refer to underlying concepts and assumptions about patient centredness regarding (3) the patient, (4) the pharmacist and (5) the therapeutic relation. The categories were modelled in the so called Utrecht’s Model for Patient centred communication in the Pharmacy. Conclusion Although there might be barriers to implement patient centred communication in the pharmacy, the concept of patient centred communication as described in the literature is relevant for the pharmacy practice