Spohr's Operas (Concluded)

Research Projects - concluded

Lay Abstract Identify causal biological mechanisms of PTSD using a novel gene x environment mouse model of stress vulnerability, and characterize the interaction between PTSD-like symptoms and nicotine/alcohol consumption Identify SNPs associated with PTSD, or PTSD and comorbid substance use disorders, informed by our mouse model. Examine the genetics and epidemiology of substance abuse among m...

Women’s Language in Soap Operas:

This paper is concerned with investigating Robin Lakoff’s claims about tentativeness in women’s language and the influence of media role models on reproducing gender stereotypes. The aim of this research project was to investigate representations of women’s language in German and Australian soap operas. The project focused on the frequency and the functions of sentenc...

Object-Oriented Simulation and OPERAS

We start our monograph on Object-Oriented Simulation with a good introductory chapter that provides us with the basics for Object-Oriented Simulation (OOS). This chapter provides a brief survey of OOS concepts and practices with a general review discussion. Simulation is regarded as a special kind of software design. Reusability, adaptability, and maintainability are three standard software des...

How Do Interactive Virtual Operas Shift Relationships

In this paper we present the new genre of interactive operas implemented on personal computers. They differ from traditional ones not only because they are virtual, but mainly because they offer to composers and listeners new perspectives of combinations and interactions between music, text and visual aspects. 1 What Are Virtual Operas ? We define as a virtual interactive opera any opera implem...

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