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J G Fox

Publications and source records attributed to J G Fox.

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PubMed1972

Music - an aid to productivity.

A series of experiments has investigated the relationship between the playing of background music during the performance of repetitive work and efficiency in performing such a task. The results give strong support to the contention that economic benefits can accure from the use of music in industry. The studies show that music is effective in raising efficiency in this type of work even when in competition with the unfavourable conditions produced by machine noise.

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PubMed1971

Newborn screening for hereditary metabolic disorders in Manitoba, 1965-1970.

The newborn screening program for hereditary metabolic disorders in Manitoba is reviewed. In 1965, screening was begun on infants born in Metropolitan Winnipeg, and since January 1966 screening has been provincewide. Bloods from 85,868 infants have been screened so far. For the past two-and-a-half years 98.5% of live-born infants surviving the first seven days of life have been screened.The Guthrie bacterial inhibition test was used initially. In 1966 an evaluation was undertaken of one-dimensional amino-acid paper chromatography, and in 1969 this method replaced the Guthrie test. Five cases of phenylketonuria have been identified, and incidence of 1:17, 174. Screening for abnormal sugars in the blood has disclosed two cases of galactosemia. The incidence of galactosemia in the province is 1 in 16,069 live births.

Amino Acid Metabolism, Inborn Errors↗
PubMed1971

Background music and industrial efficiency-a review.

The use of music in industry is discussed as a possible means of aiding alertness, especially in jobs where a certain amount of repetition is involved. Examples are given of the beneficial results obtained by using music in this way and finally there is a discussion on the form of music and the length of programme.

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