The NLSAA survey was conducted in 1985 with 1,042 participants. As of 31st May 2006 (21?years from baseline), there were 919 recorded deaths (368 men and 551 women). Mortality analyses were from baseline interview to death or censorship (May 2006). Men an
This study was carried out on semen of nine healthy mature breeding bulls (3 each of Gir, Surti and Murrah breed) to evaluate the motion characteristics and kinematics of their frozen thawed sperms by using computer assisted semen analyzer (CASA). A total
In this article I argue that it is important to find a language to describe youth engagement practices in informal settings. I argue that many young people do not have the resources to be heard on visible platforms. but their work, and meaning making prac
This paper discusses how music functions as an emblem of identity for the Afro-Brazilian community in Accra, Ghana, known as the Tabom. The paper provides a contextual and analytical study of the complete musical enactment as practiced by this community,
The recent development of the Chinese visual culture has shown the coexistence and the combination of two major trends: a seamless development involving changes and innovation, and a clear break between a before, often not so distinctly defined, and a now
Increasingly, the public sector is interested in incorporating the arts into community development and service delivery. At the same time, scholars recognise the benefits of artists as co-creators in collaboration with government and nonprofits to solve p
The purpose of this study was to explore research and publishing preparation, experiences, and expectations of music education faculty members employed at higher education institutions. We developed the Publishing Preparation and Expectations Survey (PPES
This article considers moments from youth participatory arts praxis in Cape Town, South Africa. Hopelessness can ensure that dreams and desires are quashed and keep one 'in place' (Munoz, 2009). We thus consider the role of 'concrete struggle' [Giroux
Chinese basic music education has always played an important role in cultivating students' aesthetic taste and improving their cultural literacy. However, under the background of rapid social and economic development, and cultural diversification, basic
The past few decades have seen formal jazz degrees become more established in university music programs in the United States. As these universities strive to provide an exemplary education experience for jazz degree majors, it is especially important to t
In Greece there are several collections of traditional costumes, i.e., garments with a strongly local character, which were in use up to the early 20th century. Traditional costumes are directly linked to Modern Greek folk culture: they were formed in its
The purpose of this study was to explore and document The Way Man Learned Music (1927), a method written by lawyer, Marine captain, educator, and political leader Robert Watson Claiborne (1888-1966). Drawing influence from Ernst Haeckel and G. Stanley Hal
In the era of globalization, the market provides consumers with an extensive and heterogeneous palette of resources from which they can construct their identities. Consumers then have available a truly global cultural supermarket, which places a multitude
Water has been a critical resource for Anangu peoples across the remote inland for millennia, underpinning their ability to live in low rainfall environments. Anangu biocultural knowledge of kapi (water) developed in complex ways that enabled this resourc
Brexit reveals the necessity of understanding the role of affect in political life, in particular in constituting ideas about nationality and in animating the politics of populism. This article discusses what Brexit felt like in the year following the UK