bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Influence of antioxidative and antibacterial activity of sage aqueous extract and chitosan formulation on chicken burger quality
Authors: CEGIEŁKA ANETA , HAĆ-SZYMAŃCZUK ELŻBIETA , FRĄCZKIEWICZ KATARZYNA , CHMIEL MARTA
Published: March 2021

The aim of the present study was to assess the antioxidative and antibacterial activity of sage (Salvia officinalis L.) aqueous extract and chitosan formulation in chicken burgers during storage. Four burger treatments were prepared: C – without sage extract and chitosan formulation, S – with 2.0% of sage extract, CH – with 1.0% of chitosan formulation, and SCH – with 2.0% of sage extract and 1.0% of chitosan formulation. On the production day, the chemical composition of poultry burgers was analyzed. After 0, 7 and 14 days of storage in burgers, the advancement of the lipid oxidation process was assessed and microbiological analyses were performed. Microbiological analyses included the determination of the total count of mesophilic aerobic microorganisms and that of psychrotrophic bacteria, count of coliform bacteria, count of Pseudomonas, and count of lactic acid bacteria. One of the tested groups of bacteria was Brochothrix thermosphacta, which can cause spoilage of packaged meat products stored under refrigeration temperature. It has been found that aqueous sage extract had significantly (p <0.05) the best antioxidative effect compared to chitosan and the combination of sage extract and chitosan formulation in chicken burgers during the entire storage period. Both aqueous sage extract and chitosan formulation exhibited antibacterial activity in chicken burgers, although the efficiency of growth inhibition differed between the tested bacteria groups. After 14 days of storage of burgers, the significantly (p <0.05) lowest number of mesophilic aerobic microorganisms, Pseudomonas spp., and B. thermosphacta were found in burgers with the combination of sage extract and chitosan formulation.
A reassortant highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N6 virus originating from the wildbird-origin H5N6 and the poultry H9N2/H7N9 viruses in Xinjiang, China
Authors: ZHANG QIAN , MEI XINDI , ZHANG CHENG , DU FEI , CHANG NANA , AJI DILIHUM , LI JUAN , SHI WEIFENG , BI YUHAI , MA ZHENGHAI
Published: March 2021

The asian lineage of H5, H7, and H9 avian influenza viruses (AIVs) is the most prevalent in the world, and the co-existence of H5, H7, and H9 viruses provide an opportunity to generate some novel reassortants. Herein we report our isolation of two H5N6 virus strains (named XJ-H5N6) from domestic geese in live poultry markets (LPMs) in Urumqi during the winter of 2016-2017, and analysis of the viral genetic mutations, pathogenicity, reassortant, and origin. BLAST analysis revealed that the HA, NA, MP, NP, and NS of XJ-H5N6 had the highest sequence identity (98.5-99.5%) with those 5 genes from H5N6 highly pathogenic avian influenza virus (HPAIV) isolated from wild birds in Ningxia (NX-WB-H5N6); the viral PA and PB1 had the highest sequence identity (98.6% and 98.9%) with those 2 genes from HPAIV strain A/Environment/Chongqing/45373/2015 (H5N6) (CQ-EN-H5N6); while the viral PB2 had the highest sequence identity (99.0%) with this gene from low pathogenic avian influenza virus (LPAIV) strain A/environment/Jiangsu/01.20 TCCX004/2015 (H9N2). Except for the PB2, phylogenetic analysis showed that the other 7 viral genes were clustered together with NX-WB-H5N6 and CQ-EN-H5N6, while the viral PB2 was clustered together with the poultry H9N2/H7N9 viruses. The viral HA protein contained multiple basic amino acid residues (RRRKR/GL) at the cleavage site which represents HPAIV. Additionally, the viral multiple mutations could enhance the viral virulence and the capacity of cross-species transmission. Our data indicate that XJ-H5N6 has been generated by the reassortant of H5N6 HPAIV from wild birds in Ningxia and H9N2/H7N9 LPAIV in poultry. The results of this study may help us understand the viral adaptation and transmission patterns from wild birds to poultry.
The effect of probiotic additives and Bacillus licheniformis inclusion in the diet on broiler growth
Authors: FABIA KAROLINA , WOLSKI DARIUSZ , KROPISZ DAMIAN , RADZKI RADOSŁAW P. , BIEŃKO MAREK , SZYMAŃCZYK SYLWIA , KIMICKA ALEKSANDRA , MANASTYRSKA MAŁGORZATA
Published: March 2021

The withdrawal of antibiotic growth stimulators as of 1 January 2006 in the European Union countries has forced the search for alternative solutions to improve the health and productivity of poultry. The poultry industry also faces the challenge of developing alternative feeding systems with the restriction or exclusion of coccidiostats. One of them is the use of probiotic strains as feed additives. This study aimed to determine the effect of the use in compound feed of a probiotic containing Bacillus licheniformis on rearing rates and postmortem performance of broiler chickens. The experiment was performed on 8012 unsexed broiler chickens of the Ross 308 line divided into four equal groups. The experimental factors were the addition of a probiotic containing Bacillus licheniformis bacteria and the addition of a coccidiostat. The introduction of probiotic bacteria into compound feed did not increase the body weight of birds, in particular, control weights, and at the end of rearing, but it decreased the feed conversion rate (FCR) and mortality. Addition of probiotic in compound feed did not have a significant effect on bird muscle. The mean weight of pectoral muscle between control (C+, C–) and study (C–BL, C+C–BL) groups did not show statistically significant differences; however, the highest mean weight of the evaluated parameter was visible in the C+ group (0. 665) and the lowest in the C–BL group (0. 623). Similarly to the mean weight of the carcass, also in the mean weight of thigh muscles, the lowest statistically significant values were observed in chickens belonging to the C+C–BL group (vs. C–; P <0.05). Based on the obtained results, it can be acknowledged that the probiotic bacteria Bacillus licheniformis in broiler feed can be a good feed additive to replace antibiotics/coccidiostats. This probiotic has a positive effect on the overall health of birds, contributes to better use of nutrients and stimulates growth and development of broiler chickens.
Penerapan Model Problem Based Learning (PBL) Berbantuan Alat Peraga untuk Meningkatkan Minat dan Hasil Belajar Fisika Siswa MA
Authors: Pujiyanti Arik , Ellianawati Ellianawati , Hardyanto Wahyu
Published: March 2021

The implementation of the 2013 curriculum led to several innovations in the learning process including using the Problem Based Learning (PBL) model. This study aims to determine the interests and learning outcomes of students after being treated with the PBL model assisted by teaching aids. This type of research is a pre-experimental study with a one-shot case study design. The research sample consisted of 14 students of MA Uswatun Hasanah Semarang. The data collection technique used a written test instrument and a student interest questionnaire. The results of this study indicate that the learning outcomes of students analyzed by the N-gain test have increased with an N-gain coefficient of 0.21 which is included in the low criteria. The percentage of students' interest in learning obtained an average result of 81.786% so that it is categorized as very good. The results also showed that the use of the PBL model resulted in 85% completeness of the learning outcomes of the Circular Motion material so it could be concluded that the PBL model assisted by teaching aids had an influence on the learning outcomes of students.
Teh Putih sebagai Alternatif Minuman Fungsional untuk Gaya Hidup Sehat: Peluang Komersialisasi di Indonesia
Authors:   School of Business and Economics Universitas Prasetiya MulyaJL. RA. Kartini (TB Simatupang), Cilandak Barat Jakarta Selatan, Jakarta 12430 Indonesia, Linnarto Filia P. , Gunawan Kevin P. ,   School of Business and Economics Universitas Prasetiya MulyaJL. RA. Kartini (TB Simatupang), Cilandak Barat Jakarta Selatan, Jakarta 12430 Indonesia, Setiadi Milka ,   School of Business and Economics Universitas Prasetiya MulyaJL. RA. Kartini (TB Simatupang), Cilandak Barat Jakarta Selatan, Jakarta 12430 Indonesia, Ashyari Rahmad A. ,   School of Business and Economics Universitas Prasetiya MulyaJL. RA. Kartini (TB Simatupang), Cilandak Barat Jakarta Selatan, Jakarta 12430 Indonesia, Lukman Stella ,   School of Business and Economics Universitas Prasetiya MulyaJL. RA. Kartini (TB Simatupang), Cilandak Barat Jakarta Selatan, Jakarta 12430 Indonesia
Published: March 2021

The aim of this research is to identify opportunities for white tea commercialization based on Indonesian consumer behavior and perception towards functional food. This research conducted with qualitative method by collecting data from previous researches. The result of this research shows that white tea with its high antioxidant component could be a new alternative for functional beverage for Indonesian consumer, especially its protection from degenerative diseases. White tea potential for commercialization is by the increase of health awareness, consumer concern for product benefits, economic and education level growth, and from the custom of drinking tea among Indonesian. Along with product innovation, educational promotion and effectively targets market will raise its commercial potential.
Faktor-Faktor Yang Mempengaruhi Pengambilan Keputusan Pembelia Mobil Di Pedesaan Studi Kasus Kecamatan Cibebern
Authors:   School of Business and Economics Universitas Prasetiya MulyaJL. RA. Kartini (TB Simatupang), Cilandak Barat Jakarta Selatan, Jakarta 12430 Indonesia, Handoko Clarissa , Wardana David ,   School of Business and Economics Universitas Prasetiya MulyaJL. RA. Kartini (TB Simatupang), Cilandak Barat Jakarta Selatan, Jakarta 12430 Indonesia, Jessica Gabriella ,   School of Business and Economics Universitas Prasetiya MulyaJL. RA. Kartini (TB Simatupang), Cilandak Barat Jakarta Selatan, Jakarta 12430 Indonesia, Raphita Richard ,   School of Business and Economics Universitas Prasetiya MulyaJL. RA. Kartini (TB Simatupang), Cilandak Barat Jakarta Selatan, Jakarta 12430 Indonesia
Published: March 2021

Ministry of Industry, in collaboration with PT Velasto Indonesia, has produced village vehicle prototype to support village mass transportation program. But, factors affecting potential village vehicle buyers’ decision in buying the product has not been studied.To solve the problem, Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) is used to determine rankings of importance of factors affecting village vehicle purchasing decision. Based on AHP analysis, it is concluded that price, flexibility and performance are three most important factors in village vehicle purchasing decision. As for village vehicle producer, AHP result is helpful to test the prototype’s compatibility with its future user.
Akuntansi Hak Konsesi sebagai Aset Tak Berwujud pada Perusahaan Penyedia Jasa Jalan Tol di Indonesia
Authors:   Politeknik Keuangan Negara STAN Sektor V Bintaro Jaya, Jl. Bintaro Utama 3A, Jurang Manggu Timur, Kec. Pondok Aren, Kota Tangerang Selatan, Banten 15222, Firmansyah Amrie , Baskoro Sony Indra ,   Politeknik Keuangan Negara STAN Sektor V Bintaro Jaya, Jl. Bintaro Utama 3A, Jurang Manggu Timur, Kec. Pondok Aren, Kota Tangerang Selatan, Banten 15222
Published: March 2021

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengulas tinjauan implementasi dan pengungkapan hak konsesi jalan pada laporan keuangan perusahaan penyedia jasa jalan tol. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode kualitatif dengan teknik analisis isi dan wawancara. Data yang digunakan dalam analisis isi adalah laporan keuangan PT Citra Marga Nusaphala Persada Tbk dan PT Jasa Marga (Persero) Tbk selaku perusahaan penyedia jasa jalan tol di Indonesia dari tahun 2014 sampai dengan tahun 2018. Sementara itu, wawancara dilakukan kepada dua informan yang memiliki keahlian terkait dengan implementasi atas akuntansi untuk konsesi jalan tol. Penelitian ini menyimpulkan bahwa implementasi akuntansi atas hak konsesi jalan tol sudah sesuai dengan standar akuntansi keuangan yang berlaku dan pengungkapan akuntansi atas hak konsesi sudah sesuai dengan standar akuntansi keuangan yang berlaku. Informasi yang diungkapkan oleh perusahaan yang menyelenggarakan hak konsesi jalan tol bermanfaat bagi pemangku kepentingan dalam pengambilan keputusan.
Development of a simple, rapid multiplex PCR tool kit by using the 16S rRNA gene for the identification of faecal and non-faecal coliforms in drinking water
Authors: Shiva Shanker A. , Rajesh N. , Pindi Pavan Kumar
Published: March 2021

A multiplex method for the detection of faecal and non-faecal coliforms in drinking water was developed using three primers from the V2, V3 and V9 variable regions of the 16S rRNA gene. 194F, 474F and 1436R are the three primers designed for specific amplification of the V2, V3 and V9 hyper variable regions of the 16S rRNA gene. Multiplex polymerase chain reaction (PCR) allows for differentiation of total coliforms from faecal coliforms by specific amplicons: 1,285 bp of amplicon is specific for six non-faecal coliform genera and 1,009 bp of amplicon is specific for faecal coliform ie. E. coli. If drinking water was contaminated with both faecal and non-faecal coliforms then two amplicons of 1,285 bp and 1,009 bp by combination of the three primers are observed. A multiplex PCR assay based on the 16S rRNA gene should be a beneficial tool kit for the rapid identification of total coliforms in a large number of water samples compared with traditional methods. Results can be acquired within 3 hrs compared with the classic most probable number (MPN) method (3–4 days). This assay will be useful in diversification and detection of seven genera of total coliforms by using variable regions of 16S rRNA.
A Causal not Casual Approach to Coronavirus Disease 19. Tracing the Roots of Novel Virus
Authors: Dakshinkar Prachet , Mishra Apoorva , Bhola Nitin , Jadhav Anendd , Reddy Srinivas
Published: March 2021

Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has generated extraordinary circumstances worldwide like never before; India is already reeling under the health issues caused by this disease. At this critical juncture, having insights into pathogenesis is important so that unwanted panic and uncertainty regarding causative mechanisms can be curtailed. The causative pathogen of COVID-19 has been identified to be SARS-CoV-2 or also known as novel Coronavirus (nCov), which is a variant of the Coronaviruses (CoV). Through this review, we intend to present phylogenetic analysis of nCoV, epidemiology and pathogenesis of COVID-19. On the basis of nucleotide sequencing, nCoV isolates from China and US were found to have the highest similarity index of about 88.2% with two “Bat-SARS-like CoV (Bat-SL-CoVZC45 and Bat-SL-CoVZXC21. Researchers think that bat might have initiated the outbreak and an unknown wild animal might have acted as an intermediate host prior to the transmission to humans. Nasal cavity is considered to be the entry point for nCoV. Initially, a defined RBD of nCoV will locate the ACE2 receptors of Type II Pneumocytes in the alveoli, and will attach and fuse together to form a receptor host membrane. This critical step is responsible for the susceptibility of the host. Blessing in disguise is that the mutation rate of “nCoV” is much slower than “SARS CoV” and “MERS CoV”. Thus, vaccines and antiviral agents developed will not be rendered ineffective early due to slow genetic drift. The live animal markets act as highly potential centres for spill over of viruses from their reservoirs to other species and in turn humans. Such markets need to be dealt with diligently in the wake of the high risk they pose for such outbreaks.
Versatile Applications of Degradable Plastic
Authors: Ananno A.A.
Published: March 2021

In the last 50 years, plastics has become a favorite industry for packaging materials for their ease of manufacture and excellent performance. The advancement of food, electronics, automobile, medical and agricultural industries has increased the demand for packaging and casing materials made of large hydrocarbon polymers. Since plastics show resistance to biodegradation, they pose considerable threats to the environment. Degradable plastics and biopolymers offer promising solutions to this problem. Degradable plastics can be easily absorbed in the environment while exhibiting the properties of conventional plastics. There are three types of biopolymers according to their source: biomass extracted polymers, synthesized from microorganisms and produced from bio-derived monomers. Biodegradable plastics are commonly used in one-off packaging such as crockery, food service containers and cutlery. Although biodegradable plastics can replace conventional plastics in a lot of applications, their performance and cost are sometimes problematic. This chapter analyses the growth of the degradable plastic industry and explores their potential applications.
Overview of the Degradable Plastic Market
Authors: Akram N.
Published: March 2021

Degradable plastic manufacturing has emerged as an eminent industry due to multiple range of products it offers to the consumers. The diversity induced by the usage of biomaterials lures the customer, making it even more popular for consumption. Degradable plastic industry is a market of multifarious products. The backlash on the massive plastics consumption is expected to be eradicated in the wake of the large business market of degradable plastics in the coming years. The supremacy of the degradable plastic market is not easy to evade by any means. The degradable plastic market is not a solitary market; instead, it encompasses the production, consumption and recycling industry as well. In order to triumph the status of a flourished market a joint venture by the leading companies need to be in harmony. The circular economy of the world is indispensable without a degradable plastic market in future.
A ciência cidadã no contexto brasileiro dos dados governamentais abertos
Authors: Pessoa Luiz Gustavo Sena Brandão , Sousa Marckson Roberto Ferreira de
Published: March 2021

Information technology brings us to the paradigmatic question of studying data in the context of e-Science and Citizen Science. The proposal seeks to make an applied reflection between e-Science in the light of Information Science and its relationship with the dissemination of open government data, proposing to verify from the availability of these data, whether the public administration is complying with principles related to advertising, transparency and access to information by the government. We sought to verify whether the municipalities that make part of the Umbuzeiro microregion in the State of Paraíba are making government data available in real time, as required by law. The methodology used corresponds to documentary and descriptive research, with data treatment performed by simple statistics through the LibreOffice Calc application. The results show that the municipalities studied are incipient in relation to the “real time” requirement, deserving more attention from public managers on this point.
Os Repositórios Institucionais e a Produção Científica em Universidades Portuguesas: panorama atual
Authors: Ramos Cecília da Conceição Reis , Martins Moisés de Lemos
Published: March 2021

Institutional repositories (IR) are a tool for the dissemination and preservation of academic production, as part of the open access perspective, whose principle is to allow free and unrestricted access to scientific production. This access encourages the recovery and use of academic production, favoring the impact of work developed by researchers, which is also reflected at the institutional level, contributing to the reform of the scientific communication system. This visibility of intellectual production within higher education institutions (HEI) can be measured by statistical analysis of the volume of document deposits. With reference to the present, this article intends to show, in the scope of a quantitative methodology, the types of documents that are presented in a greater proportion in the IR of each one of the Portuguese public Universities, which make part of CRUP (Council of Rectors of the Portuguese Universities), and to show which Repositories have the highest index of views and downloads.
Facetas para a disseminação de folhetos de cordel: acesso aberto, a experiência da Fundação Casa de Rui Barbosa
Authors: Medeiros Ana Ligia Silva , Melo Elisete de Souza , Trézze Luziana Lessa
Published: March 2021

Cordel literature is one of the most relevant popular manifestations in Brazil. Its importance, in the last decades, has been strengthening among researchers from different areas of knowledge. The Casa de Rui Barbosa Foundation cordel collection is considered the most important in Latin America, being the most researched at the institution. The availability of this collection in the Rui Barbosa Repository of Cultural Information (RUBI) enabled broad and democratic access to researchers. However, because it is a material considered non-traditional, it has required a long and thorough process in technical procedures until release in the repository.
Tendência de publicação em periódicos de acesso aberto no Brasil: uma abordagem quantitativa
Authors: Dias Patrícia Mascarenhas , Dais Thiago Magela Rodrigues , Moita Gray Farias
Published: March 2021

Scientific communication is characterized as an important mechanism for the dissemination of research results in different areas of knowledge. In this context, scientific articles are characterized as the main elements for describing the studies carried out and, consequently, the results obtained. Identifying how the results of scientific investigations are being published allows us to understand how scientific communication has been used to disseminate the studies carried out. In this scenario, the publication of articles in open access appears as an interesting mechanism for the dissemination of scientific research, since it facilitates and enables access to it, considering that there are no barriers, especially financial ones, to access the contentes of this type of publication. Therefore, this work aims to present the trend of publications in open access journals, carried out by Brazilian researchers over the past years.
Ciência aberta e novas (velhas) formas de fazer e comunicar ciência: ética, integridade e investigação responsável
Authors: Inácio Ana , Amante Maria João
Published: March 2021

The concept of Open Science (OA) hosts a wide range of events related to the new model of academic communication and to concepts such as ethics, integrity in research and responsible research and innovation. Our work consists of an eminently theoretical contribution since we develop a conceptual mapping that allows, in future works, the elaboration of grounded empirical research, essential to the scientific practice of Portuguese researchers in higher education institutions. This framework is particularly relevant for academic libraries that face new realities regarding the management of science information and the way as they position themselves in the context of research.
Organização da informação nos repositórios de dados de pesquisa em Portugal
Authors: Santos Elis Gabriela Copa dos
Published: March 2021

At a time when issues related to Open Access to scientific information are daily discussed, it is considered valid to better understand research data repositories and how they are organized. Thus, this study carried out a mapping of the research data repositories currently active in Portugal, in order to analyze its organization. Were considered issues about the theme of the repository, the type of content stored, the metadata used in documents’ description and under which collections/categories the content is aggregated. Through the consultation of the re3Data and OpenDoar portals, 67 repositories were identified, of which seven were selected for the study: only open access repositories that contained data from scientific research, maintained by Portuguese institutions. The small number of repositories, as well as items stored in the analyzed repositories, points to the fact that the state of the art of research data repositories in Portugal is still at an early stage.
Proposta para elaboração de um vocabulário controlado em educação de surdos para o repositório HUET-INES - Brasil
Authors: Paiva Rodrigo Oliveira de , Chalhub Tania , Benchimol Alegria
Published: March 2021

The purpose of this paper is to report a proposal for the development of a controlled vocabulary in the education of the deaf to the Huet Repository of the National Institute of Education for the Deaf (INES). Controlled vocabulary plays an important role in a repository, as it is a tool that can represent the information contained in digital objects, allowing their recovery in a safe, efficient and effective way. Therefore, in this work, as a methodological procedure, a qualitative approach was adopted, characterized as a descriptive research and a case study. The results indicate how relevant is the existence of a controlled vocabulary on the topic of deaf education to enable better research conditions for users belonging to linguistic minorities who study, work or live in community with these minorities, as in the case of the Huet Repository.
Consideraciones sobre la regulación metacognitiva de los estudiantes al dibujar bocetos de diseño industrial
Authors:   Universidad de Bogotá Jorge Tadeo Lozano, Colombia, Angulo Camilo
Published: March 2021

El presente artículo expone un fragmento del componente metacognitivo que fue investigado en la tesis doctoral El boceto para pensar, conversar y convencer en diseño industrial del año 2019. El eje central del estudio se basó en los procesos de evolución que le ocurren al boceto de diseño industrial dibujado en el taller de proyectos básico. En las siguientes líneas, se pretende evidenciar como el estudiante mediante el dibujo de un boceto relaciona la información propia del contexto que experimenta día a día con la información recién adquirida en el proyecto de diseño (Sternberg, 1986). Un proceso de toma de decisiones que le permite proponer soluciones, el cual está definido en gran medida por unas operaciones de regulación metacognitiva (Jaramillo & Osses, 2012), (Mateos, 2001), (Soto, 2002), (Argüelles, 2007), que aplican los estudiantes cuando hacen preguntas y aprenden de los errores, mientras reflexionan sobre sus procesos de pensamiento y se preocupan por la forma como interiorizan lo aprendido.
A evolução estética das revistas femininas populares brasileiras. Estudo de caso: revista AnaMaria
Authors:   Universidade de São Paulo, Brasil, Fudaba Curcio Gustavo Orlando
Published: March 2021

Este artigo tem como objetivo apresentar as mudanças no projeto gráfico da revista AnaMaria, publicação destinada ao público feminino, entre 2006 e 2009, período de crescimento da classe média brasileira. Como resultado da mudança do perfil dos consumidores, bem como da exigência e expansão do mercado editorial, verificou-se significativa transformação na linguagem visual desse e de outros títulos de nicho semelhante. A evolução dessa linguagem, das referências e dos fatores determinantes para a nova proposta editorial, que perdura sem mudanças significativas até hoje, pode ser verificada neste artigo.
Los lenguajes de los sentidos
Authors:   Universidad de Bogotá Jorge Tadeo Lozano, Colombia, Álvarez Ana María
Published: March 2021

El 2020 se convirtió en el año de la conciencia sobre los conflictos globales: la crisis de salud pública, la emergencia climática y la inequidad social. Con la orden de quedarse en casa por la pandemia de Covid-19, la edición 07 se abrió camino. En ese contexto, los límites de los lenguajes verbales, visuales y visibles se han entretejido, debilitado y endurecido. Todo al mismo tiempo. Esta recopilación de investigaciones consolidadas y en curso retrata el año de su elaboración: convulso, reflexivo, de fronteras líquidas.
The X-factors
Authors: Berenstein Ofer
Published: March 2021

This paper asks to ground the scholarly knowledge about the role and reception of the X (or cross) as a visual cue for elections in Canadian political visual culture. While the character X (or the symbol of a cross as it is often referred to) is one of the most prominent visual cues used in visual voting encouragement materials in Canadian visual culture, little, if at all, is known about its reception by audiences. This paper asks to contribute to the understanding of the symbol and its reception by citizens. The paper is divided into three sections: 1) establishing the status of the character X as a symbol of elections in Canada, 2) examining ideal uses and occasional misuses of the X, 3) exploring the possibility of replacing the X with an alternative - the checkmark (✔). In conclusion, this work suggests that there is a growing need to reconsider the use of the X in Get Out the Vote posters, and it offers alternatives to it.
Guest Editorial
Authors: Laba Martin
Published: March 2021

The launch of Stream is a significant event for Communication scholarship in Canada. This new and highly innovative e-journal has been conceived, designed, and directed in its entirety by graduate students in the School of Communication at Simon Fraser University, and it represents a bold and creative approach to the dissemination of new and emerging Communication research in communities of graduate scholars.
Virtual Identity
Authors: Yumansky Stephanie
Published: March 2021

This paper will explore the realm of virtual identity within the context of the online virtual world, Second Life. The creation of virtual identities involves the complex process of constructing an online self-presentation. With the prevalence of online forums and virtual reality, ordinary people are crafting identities online and digressing from their actual identities in real life. In order to explain this phenomenon, I draw on narrative theory's conceptualization of character in order to understand how people craft online identities.
Racial Ideology and Discourse in the NBA
Authors: Hogarth Peter
Published: March 2021

This paper examines white spectatorship of the black athlete's body through an analysis of NBA basketball player Ron Artest's 2004 suspension. In examining the discourse surrounding the event, there emerges a covert ideology of simultaneous idealization and denigration of black athletes. While most in the sports world would claim to be colour-blind when evaluating talent or watching a game, the discourse surrounding Artest and the NBA in general seems to suggest that the invisible lens of white superiority shapes the perceptions of sports fans when viewing a predominantly black sport such as professional basketball.
Prisoners of the Media: Television in Russia Since the Collapse of Communism
Authors: Brassard Jeffrey
Published: March 2021

In 1991 one of the most oppressive regimes in history collapsed and millions of people were set free. Following the implementation of glasnost and perestroika Soviet communism proved untenable and was consigned to the trash heap of history. The Soviet media itself played a tremendous role in facilitating the collapse. After Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev removed censorship from the Soviet press they began looking into the past transgressions of their nation and reported it aggressively. Thus, as the Soviet state and its Russian successor became a much weaker power agent, other agents of power appeared to challenge the power of the state with regards to the media. Television, as the most important medium in Russian society came to be a special case. The power relations in Russian television are essentially a historical map of power relations since the collapse of the Soviet Union. Power in Russian media is made up of a complex set of relationships that is worth exploring.
The Culture Apocalypse: Hegemony and the Frontier at the End of the World
Authors: Oldring Amanda
Published: March 2021

The turn of the millennium saw a marked increase in apocalypse-themed mass media, especially in television and film, of which the United States is the largest producer. The role of the apocalypse has been to produce hegemony for the ruling establishment that purported itself as being able to prevent or somehow save potential victims. Historically the church possessed this authority, but in contemporary society that role has been passed to governments and to scientific and technological institutions. In contemporary America, apocalypse is part of a spectrum of religious beliefs ingrained into the American Way of life. Commercial America has resurrected the apocalypse myth as spectacle commodity. Apocalyptic media today reflect current values of the American hegemon in globalization, and are portrayed as particularly real in order to be effective. The increased interest in disaster myths specifically reflects Beckâ€™s (1992) concept of a world risk society. Deconstructing the films Independence Day and The Day After Tomorrow reveals hegemonic devices that uphold the American way in the advent of globalization through the use of heteronormative values, scientific savior-adversary binaries, and symbolic rebirth through the recreation of frontier space.
Recap of the 2014 Global Communication Program Year-End Student Presentations
Authors: Chen Sibo
Published: March 2021

The M.A. Double Degree Program in Global Communication, jointly offered by Simon Fraser Univer-sity (SFU) and the Communication University of China (CUC), is the first fully integrated cohort pro-gram in Global Communication. It offers students of all nationalities with a unique experience of cross-cultural experience and cooperative learning. The Year-End Student Presentations on August 8, 2014 marked the end of the first cohortâ€™s study at SFU. This event also demonstrated the amazing accomplishments of these students through their intensive academic engagement at SFU School of Communication.
MA Defence: â€œFood Sovereignty as Multiple Resistancesâ€ By Heather Gies
Authors: Chen Sibo
Published: March 2021

Our dear colleague, Heather Gies, successfully defended her MA thesis on September 19th, 2014. Here is the abstract of her thesis "Food Sovereignty as Multiple Resistances: The Honduran Movement in Global Context".
PHD Defence: â€œCommunication and Interprofessional Collaborative Practice: Collective Sensemaking Workâ€ By Stephanie Fox
Authors: Chen Sibo
Published: March 2021

Our dear colleague, Stephanie Fox, successfully defended her PHD dissertation on December 8, 2014. Here is the abstract of her dissertation “Communication and Interprofessional Collaborative Practice: Collective Sensemaking Work”.
Recap of Creating Safe Community Spaces: A Campus Forum
Authors: MacAulay Maggie , Adams Pippa , Neubauer Bob , Trusolino Madison
Published: March 2021

On Wednesday, October 29th, 2014, graduate students in the School of Communication held their first campus community forum and workshop in the Halpern Centre. Titled â€œCreating Safe Community Spaces: Appropriate Conduct in the Universityâ€, the event was organized by MA students Madison Trusolino and Pippa Adams as well as PhD students Bob Neubauer and Maggie MacAulay. It was also made possible by the strong moral and financial support of our Graduate Caucus and other campus groups.
Public Event: Living on One Dollar: Documentary Screening and Discussion
Authors: Chen Sibo
Published: March 2021

(Post on behalf of Prof. Katherine Reilly) In celebration of the 25th year of International Development Week, two academic events will be hosted in the first week of February at SFU Harbour Centre. On February 3rd at 7:00-9:00pm (Room: HC 2270), There will be a Documentary Screening with a follow-up Discussion. Please see the attached event posters for details.
An Appraisal of Robert Brandom's Making it Explicit
Authors: Timcke Scott
Published: March 2021

This paper attends to the moral thought of Robert Brandom as it appears in his 1994 magnum opus Making It Explicit. Insofar that it is necessarily to outline Brandomâ€™s thought the presentation will refer to the conception of deontic commitments as providing a basis for inference and entitlements for the purposes of meaning making. Accepting these remarks as sound enough, the paper directs attention at the role of inference in moral-decision making. Finally, it offers an appraisal of Brandomâ€™s moral thought system.
Year-End Student Presentations - M.A. Double Degree Program in Global Communication
Authors: Chen Sibo
Published: March 2021

The 2nd cohort of M.A. Double Degree Program in Global Communication are finishing their first year at SFU and will soon start the second year of study in Beijing. Prior to the departure, the students will present their capstone projects completed at SFU. As part of the event, Dr. Yu Hong from School of Communication at USC Annenberg will give a guest lecture. The topic of her speech is "Networking the nation: communication and economic restructuring in China". The event will be hosted on August 7, Friday (9:00am to 4:00pm) at Harbour Centre, Room 7000.
MA Defence: â€œShopping for Change: An Ideological Retelling/Retailing of Charitable Aid in World Vision Canadaâ€™sÂ Charity Gift Catalogueâ€ by Vincci Li
Authors: Chen Sibo
Published: March 2021

Our dear colleague, Vincci Li, will defend her MA Thesis on Friday, September 25th, 2015 at Harbour Centre, Room 1700 (10 am -12 noon). Here is the abstract of her thesis “Shopping for Change”.
Urban Prophets: Creating Graffiti as a Means of Negotiating the Constructs of Urban Public Spaces
Authors: Fraser Alison
Published: March 2021

For this examination, graffiti and neo-graffiti have been compared to public art in order to reveal the ideological constructions of urban public spaces. How does graffiti interact with the construction of urban public spaces? How is graffiti similar to and different from public art? Which of these art forms better represents the public and city living? By comparing public art to (neo)graffiti in Toronto, Ontario and Los Angeles, California, the gendered, racialized, and class-based exclusions present in R. Florida's (2002) creative cities framework as theorized by authors such as N. Smith (1996), Sharon Zukin (1996), and G. Standing (2011) can be revealed. Urban public spaces are carefully shaped by those in control, the government and corporations, with the intention of creating spaces and citizens within those spaces that can be a functioning part of their neoliberal capitalist system. Graffiti and neo-graffiti act as a visual interruption to this system, which in turn can be thought of as physically represented by public art. In this way (neo)graffiti is created by a minority of citizens with the hopes of reclaiming their right to exist in urban public spaces despite layers of ideological exclusions.For this examination, graffiti and neo-graffiti have been compared to public art in order to reveal the ideological constructions of urban public spaces. How does graffiti interact with the construction of urban public spaces? How is graffiti similar to and different from public art? Which of these art forms better represents the public and city living? By comparing public art (neo)graffiti in Toronto, Ontario and Los Angeles California, the racialized and class-based exclusions present in R. Florida’s (2002) creative cities framework theorized by authors such as N. Smith (1996), Sharon Zukin (1996), and G. Standing (2011) can be revealed. Urban public spaces are carefully shaped by those in control (the government and corporations) with the intention of creating spaces and citizens within those spaces that can be a functioning part of their system. Graffiti and neo-graffiti act as a visual interruption to this system as represented by public art. In this way (neo)graffiti is created by a minority of citizens with the hopes of reclaiming their right to exist in urban public spaces despite the layers of exclusions.
Neoliberalism, P3s, and the Canadian Municipal Water Sector
Authors: Lang Michael
Published: March 2021

In this paper I consider how the increase of Public-Private Partnerships (P3s) in Canada now threatens the autonomy of municipal water services. P3s have gained traction since the 1990s as a mechanism of private alternative service delivery that replace traditional public provision. Over the past decade, P3s have been actively promoted by the state via quasi-government agencies such as Public-Private Partnerships Canada (PPP Canada), yet their results have been markedly poor. Nevertheless, P3s are now being situated as a key mechanism in the neoliberal (re)regulation of public services, regardless of their shortcomings and inequities. With this in mind, I frame recent Federal policy changes concerning the funding of local water infrastructure and services and their implementation through such agencies as PPP Canada as expressions of post-political governance in Canada. I argue that the capacity for local decision-making concerning this integral social and ecological service is being overwhelmed by a technocratic, expert-driven political process that is contingent on the hegemony of economic austerity to institute municipal water privatization, free from democratic accountability.

 

 

 

 

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MA Defence: â€œWaste Media Pedagogy: Soundscape Composition as Re-sponsive Spatial Practice
Authors: Phan Vu Thuy Anh
Published: March 2021

Our dear colleague, Pietro Sammarco, will defend his MA Thesis on Wednesday, December 16, 2015 at Harbour Centre, Room 1500 (1:00 am - 12:00 pm). Here is the abstract of his thesis “Waste Media Pedagogy”:
Public Event: Brown Bag Lecture Series: This is not McLuhan's Global Village
Authors: Ackerley Christine Rose
Published: March 2021

The School of Communication's Brown Bag Lecture Series continues this month. Chaired by Yuezhi Zhao, "This is not McLuhan's Global Village," will take place 12pm-1pm in the Mallinson Conference Room (K8652) on Wednesday, January 13th. Please see the full text for details.
Public Event: Rashamon Effects Film Showing, Book Launch and Discussion
Authors: Ackerley Christine Rose
Published: March 2021

A screening of director Kurosawa’s 1950 Oscar winning feature film Rashomon will be followed by an overview of the newly published book, Rashomon Effects: Kurosawa, Rashomon and their legacies, written by Blair Davis (DePaul University in Chicago) Robert Anderson (SFU) and Jan Walls (SFU). The event will take place on February 19, 2016, starting at 6:45 p.m. in room 1800 at SFU Harbour Centre. Please see the attached poster for details.
Public Event: Global Communication M.A. Double Degree Program Colloquium Presentation - Part I: "My story, my research"
Authors: Ackerley Christine Rose
Published: March 2021

Dr. Xing Zeng is presenting Part I of the CMNS Double Degree Colloquium titled "My story, my research," on February 25, 2016 from 9:30am to 11:30am at SFU Vancouver Harbour Center Campus Room 2250. Light refreshments will be provided. Limited seats. First come, first served.Using institutional ethnography Dr. Xing will analyze the relation between her positionality and her research in the context of contemporary China, and will comment on approaches to Communication research in her homeland. Having focused on empirical studies of media usage and social capital in her previous work on community media, Dr. Xing is now exploring post-positivist methods including standpoint theory.Dr. Xing Zeng, Associate Professor, School of Journalism, Communication University of China, Beijing. Visiting Scholar 2015-16, Double MA in Global Communication, School of Communication, SFU.Dr. Xing Zeng's research focuses on community media and comparative research methodologies. She earned her PhD at the Communication University of China.
Public Event: Driftwood Transcultural Forum
Authors: Chen Sibo
Published: March 2021

Named after the Chinese-Canadian poet Lo Fu's masterpiece Driftwood, the Driftwood Transcultural Forum engages with his unique aesthetics of exile and his concerns for displacement and drifting as the everlasting fate of humanity, and aims to establish itself as a globally oriented and locally grounded platform to facilitate transcultural debates, discussions and dialogues.The inaugural event will take place at Harbour Centre on August 6, 2016. It will start with a morning panel with presentations by Lo Fu and experts of his work on his aesthetic thinking, and a roundtable discussion on the cosmopolitan imaginations of Asian-Canadian artistic and cultural production. The afternoon program offers one more panel presentation and a roundtable discussion by invited participants to further explore the transcultural appeal of literary and artistic productions from ethnic minority groups and the challenges for their transcultural communication.This event is jointly sponsored by:Vancouver Chinese Culture & Arts FoundationDavid See-Chai Lam Centre for International Communication, SFUFaculty of Communication, Art and Technology, SFUGlobal Communication M.A. Double Degree Program, SFUWe are most excited to host Lo Fu, Chinese-Canadian poet, translator, Nobel Prize in Literature nominee, and Chairman of Driftwood Artists Association and invite you to join us!For more details, please see the attached PDF.
Selling Marvelâ€™s Cinematic Superheroes Through Militarization
Authors: Pardy Brett
Published: March 2021

The Marvel comics film adaptations have been some of the most successful Hollywood products of the post 9/11 period, bringing formerly obscure cultural texts into the mainstream. Through an analysis of the adaptation process of Marvel Entertainmentâ€™s superhero franchise from comics to film, I argue that militarization has been used by Hollywood as a discursive formation with which to transform niche properties into mass market products. I consider the locations of narrative ambiguities in two key comics texts, The Ultimates (2002-2007) and The New Avengers (2005-2012), as well as in the film The Avengers (2011), and demonstrate the significant reorientation towards the military of the film franchise. While Marvel had attempted to produce film adaptations for decades, only under the new â€œmilitainmentâ€ discursive formation was it finally successful. I argue that superheroes are malleable icons, known largely by the public by their image and perhaps general character traits rather than their narratives. Militainment is introduced through a discourse of realism provided by Marvel Studios as an indicator that the property is not just for children.

Keywords: militarization, popular film, comic books, adaptation
Building and Mobilizing Social Capital: A Phenomenological Study of Part-time Professors
Authors: Jamieson Sarah , Terrion Jenepher Lennox
Published: March 2021

This paper explores the experiences of new part-time professors (instructors hired on a semester-by-semester basis that have been working at the institution for less than five years) and considers the phenomenon of how they connect with peers. It examines whether a lack of connection exists among part-time professors at the University of Ottawa and how this may affect their experience (i.e. teaching and career), lead to barriers to connection, and affect their social capital (i.e., their ability to access or use resources embedded in their social networks). Using Moustakasâ€™ (1994) phenomenological approach for collecting and analyzing data and Creswellâ€™s (2007) approach for establishing validity, we uncovered several thematic patterns in participantsâ€™ experience that indicate barriers to connection and affect the ability to access and mobilize social capital: Feeling uncertain or impermanent, isolated, overwhelmed, and like second-class citizens. The paper concludes that inadequate social capital may not only influence part-time professors â€“ it may also have problematic implications for students, the department, and the University as a whole.

Keywords: Social capital, barriers to communication, phenomenology, qualitative methods, part-time professors