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However, it is not clear to what extent corresponding perceptual preferences for intonational deviations might rely on listeners’ instrumental expertise or such contextual aspects as the metrical placement of tones. We investigated higher-education music students’ perceptual preferences for melodic intonation of local leading tones in unaccompanied classical violin performances. Recordings of 12 e
New political parties are founded all the time. Most of them never reach a significant share of the vote and eventually give up. So why did the newly founded ‘Democratic Alliance for Diversity and Awakening’ (Demokratische Allianz für Vielfalt und Aufbruch, DAVA) provoke a backlash in Germany? Various government heavyweights as well as opposition politicians reacted with disapproving statements –
Challenges of intonation derive from discrepancies between justly tuned intervals. In theoretical literature, string intonation is depicted as a balancing act between melodic and harmonic ideals, or between distinct tuning systems. However, practical string teachers’ and empirical researchers’ accounts sometimes appear to bypass such theory, focusing instead more informally on listening, kinesthet
NrdR is a bacterial transcriptional repressor consisting of a zinc (Zn)-ribbon domain followed by an ATP-cone domain. Understanding its mechanism of action could aid the design of novel antibacterials. NrdR binds specifically to two “NrdR boxes” upstream of ribonucleotide reductase operons, of which Escherichia coli has three: nrdHIEF, nrdDG and nrdAB, in the last of which we identified a new
String intonation is a topic of pedagogical interest, but also a domain involving implicit, embodied knowledge that may be hard to convey in words. This study investigated how prominent string musicians approach expressive aspects of intonation, when only verbal means of pedagogical communication are possible. A search through the professional periodical The Strad with the combined keywords “expre
Starch is the main polysaccharide in the human diet and is the major calory supplier. The digestibility of starch can be controlled by processing conditions, which produce the rearrangement of the polymer's multi-scale structure and interactions with other components in the food matrix. The interest in consuming functional foods with polyphenols is linked to the pursuit of overall well-being. Stil
Fifteen years ago, Bergh and Erlingsson (2009) argued that Sweden's period from 1980 to 2000 was characterised by ‘liberalisation without retrenchment’. This resulted from pragmatic policymaking, a consensus-building governmental inquiry system and close links between policymakers and academics. We use new data to confirm that total tax revenue and economic freedom increased in Sweden during the 1
This article focuses on the analysis of a direct air-cooled rotor winding of a wound field synchronous machine, the innovation of which lies in the increase in the internal cooling surface, the cooling of the winding compared to the conventional inter-pole cooling, and the development of a CHT evaluation model accordingly. Conjugate heat transfer (CHT) analysis is used to explore the cooling effic
AIMS: The VALIDATE-SWEDEHEART trial was a registry-based randomized trial comparing bivalirudin and heparin in patients with acute myocardial infarction undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention. It showed no differences in mortality at 30 or 180 days. This study examines how well the trial population results may generalize to the population of all screened patients with fulfilled inclusion cr
Magnesium (Mg) is a metallic material with a great range of potential applications. It can be used as the lightest structure material in automotive and aviation sectors, medical implants, hydrogen storge, etc. In such applications, oxidation and corrosion reactions play a critical role in the effectiveness of use. Therefore, deeper understanding of the fundamental mechanisms of oxidation and corro
Research on the rhythmic communication (RC) of nonhuman animals is undergoing a period of great effervescence and expansion. Here, we synthesize this rapidly growing literature with the aim of mapping RC forms and usage contexts in an unprecedented diversity of taxa, spanning insects, fish, frogs, birds and mammals. We see this as a first large-scale effort toward charting the functional and struc
This study is an explorative examination of changes in employment, revenue, and firm structure for low, mid, and high-skill firms in urban and rural areas in Sweden from 2007 to 2019, using skill groups based on education levels. For employment in Sweden in general, we find evidence of job upgrading. In the city of Stockholm we also document job polarization in the sense that employment in both lo
Globally, 3 billion people rely on solid biomass fuel for their everyday cooking, most often using inefficient cooking practices, leading to high exposure levels of household air pollution. This is subsequently associated with negative health and climate impact. Further, the inefficient use of biomass fuels applies pressure on natural forests, resulting in deforestation, loss of biodiversity, and
Environmental variation has long been considered a key driver of evolutionary change, predicted to shape different strategies, such as genetic specialization, plasticity, or bet-hedging to maintain fitness. However, little evidence is available with regards to how the periodicity of stressors may impact fitness across generations. To address this gap, I conducted a reciprocal split-brood experimen
Idrott och hälsa är ett ämne där den största delen av innehållet förmedlas muntligt, vilket gör talspråket till en avgörande faktor för elevernas förståelse och delaktighet. Den muntliga kommunikationens betydelse är särskilt relevant i klasser med stor språklig mångfald där elever med svenska som andraspråk kan ha svårt att följa instruktioner och delta fullt ut om de inte förstår det talade språ
