bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
CfP: Symposium “Singularities: Where the old rules no longer apply” June 11, 2018 @ Leeds Beckett University (UK). Deadline: Dec 15, 2017.
Authors:   CSTonline
Published: November 2024

Singularities: Where the old rules no longer apply – A one-day symposium on Sci-Fi fan events in critical event, tourism and leisure studies Monday 11th June 2018: Cloth Hall, Leeds Beckett University (Leeds, UK) We are extending our call for papers for the Singularities: A One-Day Symposium on Sci-Fi Fan Events.
WHEDON, WEINSTEIN AND WHY FEMINISM MATTERS
Authors: Jowett Lorna
Published: November 2024

In August 2017,

The Wrap

published an article written by Kai Cole, architect,actor and producer who was married to producer, writer and director Joss Whedon for 16 years. Under the title “Joss Whedon Is a ‘Hypocrite Preaching Feminist Ideals,’” , Cole claimed that Whedon had a series of affairs with young women he worked with in the film and TV industry while married to her.
CfP: Summer Seminar “Media History from the Margins” Aug 29-24, 2018 @ Monte Verità, Switzerland. Deadline: Jan 31, 2018.
Authors:   CSTonline
Published: November 2024

MEDIA HISTORY FROM THE MARGINS CSF Summer Seminar at Monte Verità, Switzerland August 19-24, 2018 Co-organized by the Universities of Lausanne and Luxembourg, and USI Università della Svizzera Italiana Keynote Speakers Weihong Bao, University of Berkeley Jérôme Bourdon, University of Tel Aviv Lisa Parks, MIT Trevor Pinch, Cornell University The summer seminar aims to rethink media history from the margins and to place at the center of our
R.I.P. DAVID CASSIDY (12.4.50 – 21.11.17)
Authors: Akass Kim
Published: November 2024

I woke up this morning to multiple messages from friends saying how sorry they were that David Cassidy had died in the early hours of this morning. Strange, but true. Anyone who knows me well knows that David Cassidy was my first love. We have history, David and I.  I stood in the rain and greeted him at Heathrow Airport. I was there at all the concerts.
CfP: Conference “Tintin and the City of the Golden Owls”. June 13-14, 2018 @ Leeds Beckett University (UK). EXTENDED DEADLINE: April 30, 2018.
Authors:   CSTonline
Published: November 2024

Call for Papers: Tintin and the City of the Golden Owls Theme: A two-day, cross-cultural and cross-media conference that discusses the work of Hergé and Tintin.
CfP: 10th conference “Beyond Humanism”. July 18-21, 2018 @ University of Lower Silesia, Wroclaw (POL). Deadline: April 01, 2018.
Authors:   CSTonline
Published: November 2024

We invite English abstracts up to 500 words, to be sent in MS Word and PDF format to: posthuman.conference@gmail.com Files should be named and submitted in the following manner: Submission: First Name Last name. docx (or .doc) / .pdf Example: “Submission: MaryAndy.docx” Deadlines: Abstracts should be received by the 1st of April 2018. Acceptance notifications will be sent out by the end of April 2018.
CfP: special issue of Open Cultural Studies “Of Sacred Crossroads: Cultural Studies and the Sacred”. Deadline: March 15, 2018,
Authors:   CSTonline
Published: November 2024

The seventh International Association for Cultural Studies Crossroads conference held at the University of the West Indies (Jamaica) was themed “Of Sacred Crossroads”. The conference call for papers asked for a consideration of issues surrounding the dialogue between humanity and spirituality.
CfP: International symposium “Media Freedom” March 15, 2018 @ Lund University (Sweden). Deadline: Dec 12, 2017.
Authors:   CSTonline
Published: November 2024

Call for Papers: Media Freedom, International Symposium at Lund University, Sweden Department of Communication and Media, March 15th 2018 Organisers: Annette Hill, Michael Rübsamen and Zaki Habibi Freedom is embedded within the values of media and democracy. Seemingly self evident freedom is hard won and comes at a cost in media, culture and society.
CfP: Fusion journal, special issue “Intersections in Film and Media Studies”. Deadline: Feb 01, 2018.
Authors:   CSTonline
Published: November 2024

Intersections in Film and Media Studies Publication:November 2018 Guest Editors:Dr Jodi Brooks (UNSW), Dr Kathleen Williams (University of Tasmania), Dr Jessica Ford (UNSW) and Melanie Robson (UNSW) SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS Deadline for abstracts:1 February 2018 Deadline for full papers:13 May 2018 All submissions will be double-blind peer reviewed.
CfP: Journal of Popular Television dossier “Histories and New Directions: Soap Opera/Serial Narrative Research”. Deadline: Jan 31, 2018.
Authors:   CSTonline
Published: November 2024

With the invention of radio, the stories that we heard came to us through the airwaves. In the past, audiences tuned in to listen to their favorite shows, including soap operas/serialized narratives. With the advertisers’ support (mainly soap and detergent companies in the US context), radio channels produced and aired serial dramas regularly.
CfP: Media, War and Conflict Journal 10th Anniversary Conference “Spaces of War, War of Spaces” May 22-23, 2018 @ Accademia Europea Di Firenze, Florence, ITA. Deadline: Jan 10, 2018.
Authors:   CSTonline
Published: November 2024

Call For Papers: Media, War and Conflict Journal 10

th

Anniversary Conference

Spaces of War, War of Spaces,

May 22nd-23rd 2018 Media, War & Conflict Journal’s tenth anniversary conference will be held on 22-23 May 2018 at Accademia Europea Di Firenze, Florence, Italy.
“FUCK YOU SANTA”: CHRISTMAS TELEVISION – A RECKONING
Authors: Longden Kenneth
Published: November 2024

Two years ago,

CST

kindly posted my piece on Christmas television and ‘BBC Christmas Specials’. The blog focused particularly on those programmes here in Britain (but also shown around the world) that had inveigled themselves into being part of the Christmas ritual, and become ‘event’ television for the festive period, and for the BBC in the process.
CfP: Association of Adaptation Studies Annual Conference 2018: ‘Facts: True, Alternative, Evolving’ Sept 27-28, 2018 @ University of Amsterdam (NED). Deadline: March 1, 2018.
Authors:   CSTonline
Published: November 2024

Association of Adaptation Studies Annual Conference 2018

Facts: True, Alternative, Evolving

with a special focus on

Entertainment Franchises

The University of Amsterdam | 27-28 September 2018

Confirmed Keynotes: Professor James Chapman (University of Leicester, UK) Professor Christine Geraghty (Honorary Professorial Fellow, University of Glasgow) We live in a ‘post truth’ world
CfP: Conference “Symbiotic Cinema: Confluences Between Film and Other Media” Sept 6-8, 2018 @ Växjö (SWE) Deadline: Feb 15, 2018.
Authors:   CSTonline
Published: November 2024

“Intermediality” is the word that defines the junctures between cinema and other media/arts and the research field within which these confluences take place. Such a relationship may occur on a one-on-one basis, in which a media form or a media product is transposed to another media form or product, or it can occur in a more multimedial basis, in which a complex transposition involving several media takes place at once.
CfP: “Lights, camera, learning: teaching with the moving image” April 19-20, 2018 @ Birkbeck, University of London (UK). Deadline: Nov 30, 2017.
Authors:   CSTonline
Published: November 2024

CALL FOR PAPERS Lights, camera, learning: teaching with the moving image A conference organised by Learning on Screen and School of Arts, Birkbeck, University of London Thursday 19 – Friday 20 April 2018 Birkbeck, University of London, 43 Gordon Square, London WC1H 0PD Download programme as PDF To mark our seventieth anniversary in 2018, Learning on […]
CfP: conference “‘It Is True, We Shall Be Monsters’: New Perspectives on Horror, Science Fiction and the Monstrous Onscreen”. June 13, 2018 @ De Montfort University, Leicester (UK). Deadline: April 13, 2018.
Authors:   CSTonline
Published: November 2024

Postgraduate Conference Cinema and Television History (CATH) Research Centre, De Montfort University, Leicester. Confirmed Keynote Speakers: Dr Laura Mee and Dr Johnny Walker The Cinema and Television History (CATH) Research Centre, De Montfort University, invites postgraduates and early career researchers to its seventh annual postgraduate conference.
LOST IN TV TRANSITIONS: MULTI-MEDIAL AUDIENCES, TV INDUSTRIES, AND TELEVISION SCHOLARSHIP NOW – A POSITION PAPER
Authors: Göbel-Stolz Bärbel
Published: November 2024

In a world of increased professional mobility, which often transplants scholars internationally for various lengths of stay, I have always felt myself at home with television. No matter where I moved – access being less of a problem today than ever before, I found a way to reconnect with what I loved, explore what is new, and understand the culture (and its misrepresentations) with a little help of my screen friends.
CfP: ASPERA annual conference “Screen Interventions” June 27-29, 2018 @ University of Melbourne (Australia). Deadline: Jan 22, 2018.
Authors:   CSTonline
Published: November 2024

Screen Interventions VCA Film and Television, University of Melbourne, 27 – 29 June 2018 The Australian Screen Production Education and Research Association (ASPERA) 2018 annual Conference will be held at the VCA, University of Melbourne, Australia, between 27 and 29 June 2018. This year’s conference theme is Screen Interventions.
Save the date: The Media Democracy Festival 2018: Faking it, Breaking it, Remaking it – what’s wrong with our media and how to fix it. March 17, 2018 @ Birkbeck, London (UK).
Authors:   CSTonline
Published: November 2024

In the UK, a handful of giant corporations control the nation’s TV channels, news outlets, radio stations, search engines and social media platforms. This has given wealthy individuals and organisations huge political and economic power and enabled them to distort the media landscape to suit their interests and personal views.
CfP: Colour in Context Symposium. March 23, 2018 @ University of Bristol (UK). Deadline: Jan 15, 2018.
Authors:   CSTonline
Published: November 2024

Call for Papers: deadline for submission of abstracts: 15th January 2018. Colour in Context Symposium, University of Bristol. Friday 23rd March 2018. Key note speaker: Professor Lynda Nead, Birkbeck. Call for Papers: Colour – its specific hues, meanings and perception – are a contentious issue in the study of film.
CfP: post-graduate symposium “Digital Stories: Narratives and Aesthetics in Post-network Media” June 21, 2018 @ University of York (UK). Deadline: April 06, 2018.
Authors:   CSTonline
Published: November 2024

Department of Theatre, Film and Television, TFTV University of York

Post-Graduate Symposium, 21

st

June 2018   Technology has radically changed our ways to approach, consume and enjoy media. The aesthetic experience of watching a Netflix series or engaging with the comments section in a newsfeed has become a daily experience we couldn’t have imagined a decade ago.
HOLLYWOOD APOCALYPSE
Authors: Edgerton Gary R
Published: November 2024

Steal a little and they throw you in jail, Steal a lot and they make you king. — Bob Dylan, ‘Sweetheart Like You’ from

Infidels

(1983) Saturday, 20 January 2018, marked the one-year anniversary of the Trump presidency.  Americans woke up to a federal government in shutdown mode.  Hard core Trump supporters had voted for him to defibrillate the body politic.
IN PRAISE OF PENULTIMATES
Authors: Howard Douglas L.
Published: November 2024

My friend Pat is a big TV fan, and, over the years, he has maintained that, as television episodes go—particularly for those series with some kind of narrative arc—the second-to-last ones are usually better than the finales.  For whatever reason, he has repeatedly said, they are the ones with the stronger writing, the more intense drama, the more meaningful action.
CfP: “EUPOP 2018” July 24-26, 2018 @ Charles University, Prague (Czech Republic). Deadline: Feb 27, 2018
Authors:   CSTonline
Published: November 2024

Individual paper and panel contributions are welcomed for the seventh annual international conference of the European Popular Culture Association (EPCA), to be held at the Charles University, Prague (Celetná 20), July 24th – 26th, 2018. EUPOP 2018 will explore European popular culture in all its various forms.
CfP: conference “Tourism, cinema and TV series”. Oct 12, 2018 @ Université de Lille 3 (FR). Deadline: April 30, 2018.
Authors:   CSTonline
Published: November 2024

Over the last thirty odd-years, a growing number of film and TV productions have left the confines of Hollywood studios, either to benefit from interesting tax incentives or to find new scenery that can visually surprise audiences.
Why learning professionals should strive to be leaders, not just service providers
Authors: Sadki Reda
Published: November 2024

The learning landscape is changing fast. Even the most jurassic face-to-face trainers I know are now embracing the digital transformation or at least trying to. Ephemeral fads such as the Social Age or gamification are proliferating alongside newer, more sustainable and productive approaches that match the learning contexts of humanitarians and support the development of their capabilities in a volatile world.
CfP: Visualising Spatial Injustice and Exploitation. June 8, 2018 @ University of Kent (UK). Deadline: March 1, 2018.
Authors:   CSTonline
Published: November 2024

As the noted political geographer and urban theorist Edward Soja has suggested, under current socio-political conditions, “relations of power and discipline are inscribed into the apparently innocent spatiality of social life… human geographies become filled with politics and ideology.” Within an epoch structured around the machinations of transnational global capital, authoritarian state (and supra-state) governance, the birth of an obfuscated
Hot fudge sundae
Authors: Sadki Reda
Published: November 2024

Through their research on informal and incidental learning in the workplace, Karen Watkins and Victoria Marsick have produced one of the strongest evidence-based framework on how to strengthen learning culture to drive performance. Here, Karen Watkins shares an anecdote from a study of learning culture in which two teams from the same company both engaged in efforts to reward creative and innovative ideas and projects.
CFP: Symposium “Don’t Look: Representations of Horror in the 21st Century”. April 28, 2018 @ University of Edinburg. Deadline: Feb 7, 2018.
Authors:   CSTonline
Published: November 2024

One Day Symposium, 28th April 2018, University of Edinburgh Keynote Speaker: Dr. Sorcha Ní Fhlainn (Manchester Metropolitan University) We live in scary, uncertain times. In recent years, we have witnessed the rise of hard-line nationalism, the ascendency of racist alt-right politics and attacks on the increasingly fragile-looking institution of democracy.
YOUR FAVORITE OLD BBC SHOWS FOR FREE?
Authors: Ellis John
Published: November 2024

How should the BBC make its huge archive public? This is the challenge that faces Peter Rippon, the newly appointed Editor of BBC Online Archive. Appointed a few months after the demise of the unmourned BBC Store in May, this appointment of a senior broadcaster shows a new seriousness of purpose in an area that seemed to be dying of neglect.
CfP: conference “Science Fictions, Popular Cultures”. Sept 13-16, 2018 @ Kona Coast, Big Island of Hawaii (USA)
Authors:   CSTonline
Published: November 2024

SCIENCE FICTIONS, POPULAR CULTURES devoted to cross-disciplinary, cross-genre, and cross-media scholarship SCIENCE FICTIONS, POPULAR CULTURES is a scholarly, academic conference which runs in conjunction with HawaiiCon (September 13-16, 2018) at the Mauna Lani Bay Hotel &
Call for chapters: “Women in the Media: Who Creates the News?”. Deadline: Jan 15, 2018.
Authors:   CSTonline
Published: November 2024

So far, the research has shown that women have less voice in the media than men do, both as the creators of news, the subjects, and the interviewees. This exclusion is especially in the most appealing sections such as politics.
CfP: Conference “Nostalgia in Contemporary Culture”. June 4-5, 2018 @ University of Southern Denmark, Odense, DK. Deadline: Dec 31, 2017.
Authors:   CSTonline
Published: November 2024

Call for Papers for an Interdisciplinary Conference on Nostalgia in Contemporary Culture

University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark

(in association with the University of Oulu and Linnaeus University)

4-5 June 2018

Funded by the Joint Committee for Nordic Research Councils for the Humanities and the Social Sciences (NOS-HS)
CfP: workshop “Media Systems under Pressure: Recent Developments in Media Freedom in Central and Eastern Europe” May 18, 2018 @ University of Amsterdam (NED). Deadline: March 18, 2018.
Authors:   CSTonline
Published: November 2024

CALL FOR PAPERS Media Systems under Pressure: Recent Developments in Media Freedom in Central and Eastern Europe International workshop, 18 May 2018, University of Amsterdam   ORGANISERS Dr. Sudha Rajagopalan, University of Amsterdam Dr. Mariëlle Wijermars, University of Helsinki Across Central and Eastern Europe, media systems are increasingly under pressure.
CfP: conference “Music 625: The Performance of Music on Television, c.1955-’85”. June 8-9, 2018 @ School of Music, University of Leeds (UK). Deadline: Feb 28, 2018.
Authors:   CSTonline
Published: November 2024

Music 625: The Performance of Music on Television, c.1955-’85 Call for papers A Conference at the School of Music, University of Leeds 8-9 June 2018 With the support of the Sadler Seminar fund at the University of Leeds Convenors for the University of Leeds: Tim Boon, Marian Jago, James Mooney, Simon Popple and Edward Venn ‘Music 625’ refers to the television era ushered-in by the higher definition output of BBC2 in 1964.
‘IS THE FUTURE GOING TO BE ALL GIRL?’ DOCTOR WHO AND THE FRUSTRATIONS OF A FEMINIST
Authors: Jowett Lorna
Published: November 2024

As someone who was fairly vocal about the need for long-running BBC flagship series

Doctor Who

to seriously address its gender problems, I was pleased, but not overjoyed, when it was announced that the thirteenth Doctor would be played by Jodie Whittaker, the first woman to take on the role.
CfP: conference “Media Representations of Islam and Muslims”. June 19-20, 2018 @ Université de Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines (FR). Deadline: Feb 16, 2018.
Authors:   CSTonline
Published: November 2024

‘Islamophobia’ and ‘race’ are contested terms in contemporary political and media discourse around the world(Hajjat & Mohammed, 2013; Massoumi et al., 2017; Sayyid & Vakil, 2009). In the case of heated debates in France, for example, academic and/or antiracist arguments – themselves far from homogenous – struggle to be heard, and these terms are often censored more or less explicitly.
From guidelines to impact
Authors: Sadki Reda
Published: November 2024

Most global public health organizations issue guidelines that are of a high methodological quality and are developed through a transparent, evidence-based decision-making process.
CfP: Conference “Representing the British Spy: Fictions, Histories and Futures”. May 23, 2018 @ The University of West London, UK. Deadline: March 1, 2018.
Authors:   CSTonline
Published: November 2024

Keynote Speaker: Professor James Chapman Tuesday 23rd May 2018 The University of West London.
I want them to read it
Authors: Sadki Reda
Published: November 2024

“So… can you tell me how you would like people to use the guidelines?” “Well… it is difficult to say… I am not sure.” “What is the change that you are hoping to produce?” “Well… I don’t know. It was so much work putting these together already!
University of Westminster SSH Professorial Lecture: ‘Doctor Who – A British Alien?’
Authors:   CSTonline
Published: November 2024

Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities Professorial Lecture: Doctor Who: A British Alien?
CfP: Symposium “Media Journeys 2018: Animation in Transcultural Contexts”. May 24, 2018 @ University of East Anglia (UK). Deadline: March 2, 2018.
Authors:   CSTonline
Published: November 2024

The global animation industries are now one of the world’s most significant, with Nasdaq’s newswire citing animation and video games as a $244 billion global industry in 2017. As this suggests, animation is found everywhere and takes myriad forms, creating flows of animation that traverse the globe.
Azúcar, desindustrialización y proyectos de reparación histórica
Authors:   Atarraya
Published: November 2024

Productoras: Fausta Gantús y Alicia Salmerón Realización y música: Arturo Torres Salmerón Diseño de imagen: Rodrigo Salmerón Los procesos de desindustrialización promueven una herida comunitaria que impulsa la búsqueda de reparación. La memoria del daño alienta la exigencia de justicia, la que se expresa en demandas de resarcimiento económico y simbólicas acciones de desagravio.
GREEK TELEVISION: MOVING FORWARD OR GOING BACK?
Authors: Serafeim Katerina
Published: November 2024

As we have reached the end of 2017, I thought it would be a good idea to do a recap on the programmes that were broadcast by Greek television, a detailed review of the typology and quality of the televised product that was “served” to the Greek audience. As I was thinking what kind of entertainment programmes, TV series, reality shows, talent shows etc.
SKY HIGH… BUT FOR HOW LONG?
Authors: Ellis John
Published: November 2024

It’s all happening around Sky at the moment. The first was an unexpected bid from the US giant Comcast, disrupting the cosy deal that the Murdoch and Disney groups had planned. The second was Sky’s own doing: to offer Netflix subscriptions on the Sky and Now TV platforms… which now incorporate voice recognition. One is a fascinating business saga that will impact on user choice in the long term.
TELEVISION OF THE ANTHROPOCENE? (PART I)
Authors: Palatinus David Levente
Published: November 2024

When trying to negotiate the place of the television medium in the age of the Anthropocene, one faces a tripartite complexity underlying the ways in which the two interconnect, co-evolve and produce a history proper to an epoch that purposefully suspends the demarcation of reality and simulation.
Economic, social and cultural aspects of creative industries: Literature review
Authors: Dašić Dejan
Published: November 2024

This paper provides a comprehensive literature review of creative industries, focusing on their development, challenges, and opportunities. The analysis examines existing research on the role of creative industries in economic growth, cultural development, and social innovation. It highlights the unique characteristics of the Serbian creative sector, including its historical background, current trends, and the impact of digital transformation. Furthermore, the review identifies key stakeholders, policy frameworks, and the potential for international collaboration to enhance the competitiveness of Serbian creative industries. By synthesizing existing literature, this paper aims to contribute to a deeper understanding of the creative economy in Serbia and to inform future research and policy-making.
Are Serbian spas recognized as centres of contemporary health tourism: A study of domestic guest perceptions
Authors: Mišić Tatjana , Bradić-Martinović Aleksandra
Published: November 2024

This study assesses the current state and potential of Serbian spas as centers for contemporary health tourism, focusing on the perceptions and preferences of local guests. It examines how traditional spa services such as thermal pools and saunas are highly valued, while modern wellness programs and alternative treatments are less used but show growth potential. The survey assessing health and wellness service perceptions was carried out among Serbian citizens, particularly in Belgrade and the major spa towns of Sokobanja and Vrnjačka Banja, which together account for approximately half of the national spa turnover. Data was collected using both paper questionnaires and an online CAWI system, accumulating a total of 368 responses from June to September 2022. The study identifies significant opportunities for Serbian spas to expand and diversify their offering to meet changing market demands and emphasizes the need for strategic investment in infrastructure, service quality, and marketing. Through a comprehensive analysis, this research aims to inform and guide Serbian spas to adapt to global trends in health tourism and ensure their sustainable development and competitiveness.
GATOR1 gene variants in focal epilepsy
Authors: Kovačević Maša , Vojvodić Nikola , Novaković Ivana
Published: November 2024

Significant genetic contributions to focal epilepsy have only recently been recognized, despite the well-established hereditary nature of other epilepsy syndromes. In 2013, the significant role of the DEPDC5 gene in a rare familial focal epilepsy syndrome was described, followed by the discovery of variants in NPRL2 and NPRL3 genes in patients with similar clinical features three years later. The genes listed above code the three subunits that comprise the GTPase-activating protein (GAP) activity towards Rags 1 (GATOR1) complex, a negative regulator of the mechanistic target of rapamycin (mTOR) complex 1 (mTORC1). Loss of function of GATOR1 leads to constitutive mTORC1 activation that is linked to various malformations of cortical development (MCD), most notoriously focal cortical dysplasia (FCD), but has also been linked to epilepsy in the absence of overt MCD. Variants in GATOR1 genes have been detected in multiplex families with rare familial focal epilepsy syndromes where they demonstrate an autosomal dominant inheritance pattern with reduced penetrance. More recently, they have also been defined as major contributors in common nonacquired focal epilepsy in which they are detected in 3% of familial and 0.2% of sporadic cases and are particularly common in familial epilepsy associated with FCD where up to 11% of affected subjects carry gene variants. Clinical features of carriers include a propensity for nocturnal seizures, a poor response to antiseizure medication as well and an increased risk of sudden unexpected death in epilepsy, which is why other forms of treatment have been explored, including epilepsy surgery after which GATOR1 gene variant carriers have similar outcomes to other patients with focal epilepsy. A particularly promising avenue of exploration is the utilization of mTOR inhibitors like everolimus in epilepsy treatment, but further investigation into this option is warranted.
The impact of diagnostic and therapeutic modalities on the treatment outcome of tibial diaphysis fractures
Authors: Jeremić Danilo , Tomić Slavko
Published: November 2024

Fractures of the tibial shaft are the most common fractures of long bones. Open fractures of the tibial shaft often lead to simultaneous severe soft tissue and bone damage. The absence of adequate soft tissue coverage, together with the specific blood supply to this region, makes these fractures susceptible to infection and non-healing. A thorough patient evaluation, including diagnosis of soft tissue and bone damage, is essential for the successful treatment of tibial diaphysis fractures. The medical importance of tibial diaphyseal fracture on the one hand, and the uncertainties that exist when it comes to treatment, on the other hand, impose the need to examine the best therapeutic modalities in patients with tibial diaphyseal fracture. In addition to conservative treatment, which is reserved for fractures without dislocation of fracture fragments, the most common approach is surgical treatment - with external fixators or intramedullary fixation with nails. Today, intramedullary fixation takes precedence in the treatment of most fracture types. Ilizarov external fixator is still the method of choice in patients with multiple traumas. Most studies did not observe a significant difference in the frequency of postoperative complications between the two methods, such as delayed healing and fracture nonunion, however, numerous studies indicate more frequent superficial infections in patients treated with an external fixator, or deep infections in patients treated with intramedullary pins. Each of the mentioned complications additionally burdens both the surgical team and the patient, i.e. the success of the treatment and functionality, together with the quality of life after the treatment is completed. Therefore, it is necessary to conduct larger, prospective, and multicenter studies on complication rates, which will help in choosing the most adequate treatment method for tibial diaphysis fractures.
The notion of denazification in Serbian print media in 2022-2023
Authors: Todorović Vojislav , Ljubojević Ratko , Radović-Stojanović Jelena
Published: November 2024

One of the goals of the special military operation of the Russian Federation in Ukraine has been the denazification of Ukrainian society. The aim of the research is to determine how the media public in the Republic of Serbia saw denazification in relation to its factors: history, politics, economy, culture. Through a qualitative and quantitative analysis of media content, we have performed a descriptive identification of the term itself, as well as its frequency. Empirical research was carried out, which included five daily newspapers with the largest circulation in the Republic of Serbia: Novosti, Politika, Kurir, Blic and Danas, in the period from February 2022 to October 2023. The research indicates the active role of the print media in describing the concept of denazification, and the polarized attitudes of print media towards the denazification process, depending on whether they belong to mainstream or alternative print media, as well as the critical perception of the application of the National Socialist ideology in practice.
The impact of labor participation on older adults' well-being in active aging: A cross-sectional study in Hebei Province, China
Authors: Li Xia , Nordin Noradilah Md
Published: November 2024

The active aging model has sparked discussions about improving the participation of older adults in the workforce and their overall well-being. This has led to a greater emphasis on providing continuous learning opportunities, offering flexible work arrangements, and creating health programs specifically tailored for this demographic. Therefore, the main purpose of this study is to investigate the association between labor participation and subjective well-being and to identify important factors that influence subjective well-being in older adults. The measurement of subjective well-being encompassed two key dimensions (i.e., life satisfaction and depression). The study recruited 202 elderly individuals in Hebei Province, China, through a cross-sectional method. Our findings revealed that the percentage of elderly individuals participating in the workforce was relatively low. There was a notable positive association between labor participation and life satisfaction. Additionally, labor participation and educational attainment are found to be significantly associated with life satisfaction among older adults. In summary, the findings of this study are essential for providing ideas to promote healthy aging and optimize the allocation of human resources.
Deep Learning-Based Identification of Immoral Posts on Social Media Using Fine-tuned Bert Model
Authors: Bibi Saqia  , Khairullah Khan  , Atta Ur Rahman  , Wahab Khan
Published: November 2024

The propagation of immoral content on social media poses substantial worries to online societal well-being and communication standards. While beneficial, traditional machine learning (ML) methods fall short of capturing the difficulty of textual and sequential data. This work reports this gap by suggesting a deep learning-based technique for detecting immoral posts on social media. The proposed model presents a fine-tuned Bidirectional Encoder representation from Transformers (BERT) with word embedding methods. Word2Vec and Global Vectors for Word Representation (GloVe) are employed to improve the identification of immoral posts on social media platforms to advance detection accuracy and strength. The incentive behind this study stems from the increasing demand for more sophisticated methods to struggle with damaging content. The proposed model is considered to capture the complicated patterns and semantic nuances in immoral posts by decreasing the dependence on manual feature engineering. The model is trained and assessed using benchmark datasets containing SARC and HatEval, which deliver a detailed set of labelled user-generated posts. The proposed model shows the best performance compared to traditional ML approaches. The fine-tuned Bert-based Word2Vec embeddings achieved a precision of 95.68%, recall of 96.85 %, and F1 scores of 96.26% on the SARC dataset. Fine-tuned Bert-based GloVe on the HatEval dataset achieved superior precision of 96.65, recall of 97.75, and F1-score of 97.20. The proposed results highlight the potential of the deep learning (DL) approach and fine-tuned BERT models, considerably refining the detection of unethical content on social networks.
Towards a Data Governance Model for Enhanced Data Quality Management: A study of Public Sector Organizations in Guyana
Authors: Sarran Dave , Karim Saeed Abdul
Published: November 2024

Public sector organisations in Guyana recognise the need to handle and manage sensitive data properly. Proper data governance is the solution. Identifying the factors that would influence the design of data governance models helps to ensure the creation of a solid model and data quality management. This study accumulated factors from the literature and presented them to IT professionals in Guyana. The Contingency Model served as a base for the identified factors to work together to create a company-specific model for data quality management. Thematic analysis was employed to analyse nine (9) interview transcriptions from medium to high-level personnel across different public sector organisations in Guyana. The factors identified were refined to the Guyanese context. Culture emerged as an indigenous factor in this study. This research resulted in an emergent model that can now be used to design data governance models for public sector organisations in Guyana
Role of Machine and Deep Learning Algorithms in Secure Intrusion Detection Systems (IDS) for IOT & Smart Cities
Authors: Iqbal Zafar , Sajid Ahthasham , Zakki Muhammad Nauman , Zafar Adeel , Mehmood Arshad
Published: November 2024

In this study the authors have examines various machine learning algorithms that could be used in IDS for making secure IoT and Smart Cities. The study examines various deep learning architectures of supervised, unsupervised, and semi-supervised learning methods to improve security and resource usage. Federated learning, edge computing, explainable AI, adversarial machine learning defense, and transfer learning are also explored for smart farming and IoT challenges. Machine learning has the potential to improve security and agricultural sustainability, but it must be researched and developed.
HUBUNGAN PEMANFAATAN GOOGLE CLASSROOM DAN KEMANDIRIAN TERHADAP HASIL BELAJAR MAHASISWA PTIK PADA MASA PANDEMI
Authors: Rahayu Ashadi Ninik , Suhaeb Sutarsih
Published: November 2024

Penelitian ini adalah penelitian kuantitatif ex-post facto untuk mengetahui (1) hubungan pemanfaatan google clasroom terhadap hasil belajar mahasiswa pada mata kuliah Rekayasa perangkat Lunak di Program Studi Pendidikan Teknik Informatika dan Komputer, (2) Hubungan antara kemandirian belajar mahasiswa dengan hasil belajar mahasiswa pada mata kuliah Rekayasa perangkat Lunak di Program Studi Pendidikan Teknik Informatika dan Komputer, (3) hubungan pemanfaatan google classroom dan kemandirian terhadap hasil belajar mahasiswa pada mata kuliah rekayasa perangkat lunak. Jumlah sampel pada penelitian ini sebanyak 38 orang mahasiswa yang memprogramkan mata kuliah Rekayasa perangkat Lunak di kelas D 2018. Data penelitian diperoleh dengan teknik test dan angket. Teknik analisis data yang dilakukan adalah analisis korelasi product moment¸dan analisis korelasi berganda. Berdasarkan hasil penelitian (1) Terdapat hubungan yang signifikan terhadap pemanfaatan google classroom dengan hasil belajar mahasiswa. Hal ini dapat dilihat dengan nilai Sig. (2-tailed) = 0.000 < 0.05 (5%) dengan angka koefisien korelasi Pearson sebesar 0.569, (2) Terdapat hubungan yang signifikan terhadap kemandirian belajar mahasiswa dengan hasil belajar mahasiswa. Hal ini dapat dilihat dengan nilai Sig. (2-tailed) = 0.029 < 0.05 (5%) dengan angka koefisien korelasi Pearson sebesar 0.316, (3) Hasil korelasi X1 dan X2 dengan Y secara bersama-sama terdapat hubungan yang signifikan terhadap pemanfaatan google classroom dan kemandirian belajar mahasiswa dengan hasil belajar mahasiswa pada mata kuliah rekayasa perangkat lunak. Hal ini dapat dilihat dengan nilai Sig. (2-tailed) = 0.000 < 0.05 (5%) dengan angka koefisien korelasi Pearson sebesar 0.511.
A secured channel for transmitting multimedia contents in peer-assisted networks
Authors:   Department of Information Technology, Osun State University, Osogbo, Nigeria., O. E. Ojo , M. K. Kareem ,   Department of Computer Science, Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, Nigeria., O. A. Ayilara-Adewale , C. N. Amahia
Published: November 2024

The Internet's explosive growth has raised demand for effective online video streaming services and cast doubt on the viability of peer-to-peer (P2P) networks and conventional content distribution networks (CDN). To facilitate efficient video streaming, Peer-Assisted Networks (PA-CDNs) integrate the best aspects of P2P networks and CDNs. Transferring data content across a protected channel platform is crucial since the PA-CDNs strategy uses both servers and peers, optimizing both delivery methods to offer the best possible user experience. However, it is vulnerable to assaults. By guaranteeing secure access management and addressing security concerns, this study offers a strong security model to strengthen and improve security in PA-CDN network environments. The outcome of the experiment indicates that the strategy works. Strong security model to strengthen and improve security in PA-CDN network environments. The outcome of the experiment indicates that the strategy works.
دراسة تأثير مصادر الركام الخشن على خواص الخرسانة
Authors: غويلة عبدالله علي , العيان أحمد عبدالسلام
Published: November 2024

تعتبر الخرسانة مادة أساسية من مواد الإنشاء المختلفة، والتركيز على دراسة مكوناتها وخواصها مهم جداً لسلامة المنشآت، وحيث أن الركام الخشن يعتبر من المكونات الرئيسية للخرسانة، والذي يمكن الحصول عليه من عدة مصادر، فقد قمنا في هذا البحث بدراسة معملية لتأثير مصادر الركام الخشن على بعض خواص الخرسانة، حيث تناول هذا البحث نوعين من الركام ، ركام طبيعي من ركام الأودية والأنهار ، وركام مكسر ناتج من تكسير الصخور ، وركام صناعي ناتج من خبث أفران الحديد . تم إجراء الاختبارات المعملية اللازمة لهذه الأنواع لتحديد الخواص الفيزيائية لها ومقارنتها بالمواصفات القياسية البريطانية، فأوضحت النتائج أن التدرج الحبيبي للركام الطبيعي بنوعية والركام الصناعي يقع داخل حدود المواصفات البريطانية، كما أظهرت النتائج أن مقاومة ركام الأودية والأنهار أكبر من مقاومة ركام الكسارات من حيث البري والصدم والتهشيم، ومن ناحية أخرى مقاومة الركام الصناعي للبري والصدم والتهشيم أعلى من مقاومة الركام الطبيعي بنوعيه، وبينت النتائج أن تشغيلية خرسانة ركام الأودية والأنهار ذات انسيابية عالية مقارنة بركام الكسارات وخبث الأفران، كما أوضحت النتائج أن مقاومة الضغط لخرسانة ركام خبث الأفران أعلى مقارنة بمقاومة الضغط لخرسانة الركام الطبيعي.
Updated Records of Philippine Entomophthorales
Authors: Villacarlos Lina T.
Published: November 2024

Many species of fungi under the ·order Entomo_phthorales are important pathogens of arthropods often resulting rn high mortalities and natural control of field populations of insects and mites. Recognizing the presence of these fungi may aid in developing better management strategy .to control these pests. This paper is a review of the various studies on Philippine Entomophthorales. Early and recent identification of entomopathogenic fungi was done in collaboration with foreign scientists. A total of 19 species under 9 genera are now included in the record of Philippine Entomophthorales. Of these species, the most common ,are Neozygites fresenii (Nowakowski) Remaudiere & Keller infecting aphids and Zoophthora radicans (Brefeld) Batko infecting several insect species. Six species under Genera Batkoa, Entomophthora,Furia, and Neozygites are cited as recently described. Batkoa (Entomophaga) bukidnonensis {Virlacarlos & Wildrng) Villacarlos is a new combination. The potential ·of Batkoa amrascae and N. fresenii as biological control agents was discussed.in relation to their biological characteristics. Epizootiology of these species was also described together with the N. heteropsyllae, Z. radicans, Pandora blunkii (Lakon &Zimm.) Humber. Weather conditions and host density affect the occurrence of epizootics in the insect population. Entomophthorales are highly density-dependent; hence, they remain unnoticed when the insect population is low. Two isolates of N. fresenii differ in their virulence to certain aphid species and in the length of their capilliconidiophore. The possibility of using the latter character to identify these isolates, together with other tutu re research based on information presented, is discussed.
Suitability of Aphidius absinthii Marshall and Trioxys (Binodoxys) communis Gahan (Hymenoptera:Aphidiidae) for the Biological Control of Pentalonia nigronervosa Coq. (Hemiptera:Aphidiidae)
Authors: Lomerio E.O , Calilung V.J
Published: November 2024

Two parasitoids collected during a survey were tested for their suitability as control agents against Pentalonia nigronervosa Coq. Aphidius absinthii Marshall and Trioxys (8inodoxys) communis Gahan successfully parasitized P. nigronervosa under laboratory and greenhouse conditions. Under laboratory conditions, the mean value for parasitization efficiency of A. absinthii given a host density of 10 aphids was 1.71 ± 0.95 while that of T. (8.) communis was 2.23 ± 0.08. When the host density was increased to 20 aphids, the mean value for parasitization efficiency increased to 2.19 ± 0.07 for A. absinthii and 3.42 ± 0.12 for T. (B.) communis. In the greenhouse, the mean values for parasitization efficiency were lower for both parasitoids. Parasitization of P. nigronervosa occurred, on the average , 9.73 ± 0.33 days after the introduction of both parasitoids in the greenhouse. Under laboratory conditions, parasitization took significantly longer for both parasitoids, 14.14 ± 0.48 days for A. absinthii and 14.1 ± 0.48 for T. (8.) communis. Total developmental periods of the two parasitoids differed under the two experimental conditions. They were longer in the laboratory than in the greenhouse which could be attributed to the limited space and food supply. The parasitoids, having more space and aphids to feed on, developed faster in the greenhouse. However, those in the laboratory lived-longer than those reared in the greenhouse.
Occurrence and Distribution of the Parasitoid Halictophagus sp. (Strepsiptera:Halicophagidae) in Mango-Producing Areas of the Philippines
Authors: Ocampo V.R , Anober-Lantican G.M
Published: November 2024

Halictophagus sp is a strepsipteron parasitoid of the mango leafhopper, ldioscopus c/ypea/is (Leth). Its occurrence was observed and monitored among mango trees located inside the University campus from May 1999 to May 2000. Collection was done by sweep net on a weekly basis. Results showed that both parasitoid and its host insect were present on mango trees throughout the collection period. Annual mean parasitization reached 5.12%. No significant correlation was ottained between the rate of parasitization and the relative density of the host insects. Likewise, no significant correlation was found between rate of parasitization and the mango variety attacked by the leafhopper host. The surveys conducted from December 1999 to October 2002 showed that the parasitoid is also present in Luzon Is (Batac llocos Norte; Sto. Domingo llocos Sur, Ilagan lsabela, Masinloc Zam bales, Munoz Nueva Ecija, Calatagan Batangas), Palawan Is (Puerto Princesa), Negros Is (Sibulan Negros Oriental, Manjuyod Negros Oriental), and Mindanao Is (Manresa Cagayan de Oro City, Kidapawan North Cotabato, Opol Misamis Oriental). The parasitoid was collected from mango trees whether these were sprayed with insecticides or not.
Diversity and Status of Herbivorous Arthropods on Bamboos with a Revised Taxonomic List of Philippine Bamboo Pests
Authors: Lit I.L.Jr , Caasi-Lit M.T
Published: November 2024

Field surveys and collections of arthropods associated with bamboos were conducted in as many areas as possible around the Philippines. These yielded hundreds of specimens that were examined and identified to generate data for taxonomic diversity and basic information for pest management. The diversity of Philippine bamboos provides special habitats to a wide array of herbivorous arthropods that includes 131 species, composed of 124 insects and seven mites. Of these, 80 were actually collected and/or observed during this study. In terms of number of species representing each order or family of insects and mites, the order Hemiptera (bugs and their allies) is the most diverse with 44 species, followed by Coleoptera (beetles) with 27, Thysanoptera (thrips) with 16, Lepidoptera (moths and butterflies) with 15, and Hymenoptera (ants) with 12 species. Therefore, planting of bamboos in a way promotes or supports terrestrial arthropod biodiversity. With these insects forming part of the food items of insectivorous arthropods and vertebrate wildlife, the support can be interpreted as extending to terrestrial biodiversity in general. For pest management, data gathered in this study indicate that the number of herbivorous arthropods on bamboo that may potentially become pests does not present immediate danger to bamboo plants as long as the present balance of ecosystem components and processes, primarily the existing set of natural population regulation processes, is maintained. A checklist of arthropod pests of the Philippine bamboos, largely based on the five-year actual field survey, and supplemented further by subsequent field work, examination of museum collections and review of published literature, is presented. The list is limited to these with specimen documentations and far from complete. It is likely that new records and even new species will be discovered with further studies.