Results of a phenomenological Monte Carlo calculation for a 2D electronphonon Holstein model near a Peierls-CDW transition are presented. Here the zero Matsubara frequency part of the phonon action is dominant and we approximated it by a phenomenological form that has an Ising-like PeierlsCDW transition. The resulting model is studied on a 32×32 lattice. The single particle spectral weight A(k,...

This commentary on Greasley and Prior’s paper “Mixtapes and turntablism: DJs’ perspective on musical shape” extends the findings of the study by looking at the turntablism perspective. First, a general discussion on the study’s method and background is given. Then, the role of turntables as musical instruments in creating musical shape is outlined. Finally, some relationships between turntablis...

The purpose of this investigation was to determine the concurrent validity of a commonly used electronic switch mat (ESM), or jump mat, compared with force plate (FP) data. The efficiency of collection and accuracy of data are paramount to athlete and player field testing for the strength and conditioning coach who often has access only to a jump mat. Ten subjects from 5 different sporting back...

We employ a cognitive sociological perspective to empirically assess how the evaluation of music fragments – electronic dance (EDM) in particular is affected by perceived attractiveness DJ, relation their gender. Using survey experiment based on randomized vignettes within sample US population ( n = 2710), which respondents evaluate randomly paired with images DJs, we what extent evaluations ar...

This paper proposes an automatic DJ mixing method that can automate the processes of real world DJs and describes a prototype for a fully automatic DJ mix-like playing system. Our goal is to achieve a fully automatic DJ mixing system that can preserve overall user comfort level during DJ mixing. In this paper, we assume that the difference between the original and adjusted songs is the main cau...