J.F. Fasch, the Kapellmeister at the Court of Anhalt-Zerbst from 1722 to 1758 and one of the most neglected contemporaries of J.S. Bach, composed approximately 1400 sacred cantatas during his life time. Seven cycles ...

This dissertation begins with the hypothesis that sacred places and their stories are connected in complex ways. This refers to place-based sacred places; that is, places which gain their sacred qualities from their natural ...

Maintaining independence is a primary reason that many older drivers continue to drive. Safety, however, is a growing concern for all older drivers. Numerous studies have noted that many older drivers lack an awareness of ...

Modern distributed applications often have to make a choice about how to main- tain data within the system. Distributed storage systems are often self- contained in a single cluster or are a black box as data placement is ...

Background: Salmonids are one of the most intensely studied fish, in part due to their economic and environmental importance, and in part due to a recent whole genome duplication in the common ancestor of salmonids. ...

Background Bi-directional flow of nutrients between marine and terrestrial ecosystems can provide essential resources that structure communities in transitional habitats. On the Pacific coast of North America, anadromous ...

Cross-habitat subsidies of nutrients and prey can structure community processes in receiving ecosystems. Every autumn throughout the northern Pacific region, anadromous salmon (Oncorhynchus spp.) return to their natal ...

The formation of the Salmonella extracellular matrix is a multicellular behavior important for environmental persistence. It is comprised of uniquely but ill-defined assembled thin aggregative fimbriae (Tafi), cellulose ...