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Towers of technology
Authors: Sadki Reda
Published: November 2024

This came up in one of the Live Learning Moments in the first week of the Geneva Learning Foundation’s #DigitalScholar course:

This is for Reda: I’m very used to the Coursera/EdX kind of LMS and I’m finding it difficult to follow the course related postings and schedules on the digital learning community currently.
RUBBISH: FROM WADDINGTON TO WHITTINGDALE
Authors: Holland Pat
Published: November 2024

Thinking about the effects of neoliberalism on television, I’ve recently had reason to re-visit some of the programmes I looked at  when I was working on a book about the 1980s. In particular I remembered a fascinating series transmitted across May and June in 1990 called

The Television Village

. In it residents of a village in Lancashire were given a glimpse of the television future: the future we now inhabit.
Console-ing Passions: International Conference on Television, Audio, Video, New Media, Feminism, Dublin, 18th-20th June 2015
Authors:   CSTonline
Published: November 2024

Conference Report This year’s

Console-ing Passions

took place on the Dublin quayside in the Marker Hotel, a luxury setting for some cutting debate about television, new media and feminist politics.  The weather was particularly un-Irish; it was warm and mostly sunny, allowing delegates to explore the lively quayside area.
CFP: JAM 2017 Postgraduate conference – Worldhood and World-Making, 11 April 2017
Authors:   CSTonline
Published: November 2024

Journeys Across Media (JAM) 2017 Department of Film, Theatre and Television University of Reading Worldhood and World-Making Call for papers The JAM 2017 postgraduate conference will take place on Tuesday 11th April at the University of Reading with the theme of worldhood and world-making in film, theatre and television.
Performance
Authors: Sadki Reda
Published: November 2024

Few empirical studies have examined the relationship between learning organization dimensions and nonprofit performance. Susan McHargue’s study was conducted to understand this relationship and how it impacts nonprofit organizations’ ability to become nonprofit learning organizations. The results offer guidance to human resource developers and managers who desire to integrate learning organization concepts into nonprofit organizations.
OH STAR TREK, STAR TREK, WHEREFORE ART THOU STAR TREK?
Authors: Proctor William
Published: November 2024

May 13th 2015 marks the ten year anniversary of the cancellation of Star Trek: Enterprise, a series that failed to live up to its own mandate, ‘to boldly go where no one has gone before.’ Barring The Original Series (TOS), which was cancelled after three seasons despite a now legendary letter-writing campaign, each successive series of Star Trek – from The Next Generation (TNG) to Deep Space Nine (DS9) and Voyager (VOY) – lasted seven seasons
CfP Different Bodies: (Self-)Representation, Disability and the Media
Authors:   CSTonline
Published: November 2024

University of Westminster, London, United Kingdom 23 June 2017 This one-day conference seeks to explore representations of the body as strange, shameful, wrong, impaired, wounded, scarred, disabled, lacking, different or ‘other’ in contemporary media.
WATCHING GRENFELL TOWER BURNING FROM THE OTHER SIDE OF THE WORLD
Authors: Giuffre Liz
Published: November 2024

The horror that the residents, firefighters and loved ones experienced as London’s Grenfell Tower burned is almost unspeakable. Maybe that’s why so much of the coverage was just images. As details emerge about the lack of support and attention to warnings, the event and its toll is also unforgivable.
CFP: Women Who Kill in English-speaking Cinema and TV Series of the Postfeminist Era
Authors:   CSTonline
Published: November 2024

Call for Chapters

Within the fields of film and television studies, feminist critics and scholars of the 1980s and 1990s have extensively analyzed the figures of women murderers in classical film genres like film noir and melodrama, as well as in less savory genres like the horror films of the 1970s and 1980s.
BURNING THE DRESS: THE AMBIVALENCE OF OUTLANDER’S PERIOD COSTUMES
Authors: Wolthuis Josette
Published: November 2024

The weeks surrounding the launch of the second season of the STARZ drama series

Outlander

– broadcast in the US on 9 April and released to Amazon Prime UK the day after – saw a spate of online journalism and fans swooning over the images released of Claire Randall/Fraser (Caitriona Balfe) and Jamie Fraser (Sam Heughan) dressed in extravagant period costumes.
Vanishing point
Authors: Sadki Reda
Published: November 2024

Two parallel lines look like they eventually converge at the horizon. Technology’s chase for digital convergence, say between television and the Internet, raises interesting questions of its own, starting with what happens at the ‘vanishing point’ – and how to get there. How about publishing and learning? Semantico has a blog post based on John Helmer’s lively chat with Toby Green, OECD’s head of publishing, and myself.
WHY WOMEN’S TWENTY20 CRICKET IS RESPONSIBLE FOR GLOBAL WARMING
Authors: Miller Toby
Published: November 2024

I’m enjoying watching the Women’s Twenty20 World Cup on television in Australia, where I spend seven weeks a year mentoring junior faculty and giving guest lectures when professors want to escape Perth, elude the responsibility of entertaining the great unwashed, or save their souls from preparing one more PowerlessPointless slideshow because today we are all 1970s art historians who just

lurv

Malevich.
THE COLOMBIAN NARCONOVELA
Authors: Miller Toby
Published: November 2024

Colombia’s narcotraficantes [narco-traffickers] emerged as a consequence of many complex factors. Washington supported the trade in drugs during its war in Vietnam as a means of funding proxy local actors, who quickly perceived potentially powerful market forces at play among the US military, and fuelled a demand that was soon repatriated.
Why we secretly hate webinars
Authors: Sadki Reda
Published: November 2024

Webinars reproduce the structure and format of the formal training workshop in an online space. The sole positive distinction for participants is that they may now participate from anywhere.
We need learning processes, not just tools
Authors: Sadki Reda
Published: November 2024

Knowledge management and informal learning processes are not resourced, even when the organization may have made a significant investment to build containers for knowledge or its sharing. This “build it and they will come” approach has failed, time and time again. Yet the seemingly intangible nature of knowledge and learning processes makes it difficult to build a case to resource learning itself.
WHY WE SHOULD CARE ABOUT WHO MAKES THE BBC’s PROMOTIONAL CONTENT
Authors: Johnson Catherine
Published: November 2024

In July 2014 the BBC announced that it would be ending its exclusive promo production deal with Red Bee Media when the contract runs out in December 2015. Since 2005 Red Bee Media have been producing the majority of the BBC’s promotion and marketing content, from idents for its television channels to trailers for its programmes and apps and other forms of interactive promotional content.
WHAT IS A PhD AND WHAT IS IT FOR?
Authors: Ellis John
Published: November 2024

The doctoral thesis is the most problematic aspect of academic endeavour, particularly in the humanities and social sciences. Unlike the sciences, where a doctoral student is typically part of a team attached to a research project, in our area it is typically a lone pursuit… and a very lonely one at times.
THE VOYAGE OF THE HARPSICHORD: POPULAR TELEVISION AND THE REVIVAL OF THE INSTRUMENT OF DEATH
Authors: Harmes Marcus
Published: November 2024

What connects a

ménage a cinque

in Edwardian England, lesbian salons in 1920s Paris, finger snapping and cannibalism? The answer is the harpsichord.
How do we use technology to embed learning into work?
Authors: Sadki Reda
Published: November 2024

Of the myriad technologies in use, we may find it useful to focus our attention on those that (1) are now widely used, to examine their benefits and the process for their acceptance; (2) continue to be used, despite the existence of better alternatives; or (3) are new and in use only by early adopters.
LISTENING, LOOKING AND JUMPING TO CONCLUSIONS: THE CHANGING METHODS OF THE POLICE DETECTIVE
Authors: Geraghty Christine
Published: November 2024

It was a quiet TV night and

New Tricks

(2003 – 2015) was coming to an end. In the Cold Case office, the three police detectives, brought out of retirement, and their younger boss were solving the case.
Currency
Authors: Sadki Reda
Published: November 2024

Knowledge skills are increasingly important due to the pace of change in knowledge. We know that staying current cannot rely solely on formal training. This is both because we seldom have the time and resources to

stop our work

in order to learn

and because the

pace of change

is faster than our ability to capture and codify it as formal knowledge.
In the leafy month of June
Authors: Sadki Reda
Published: November 2024

June is

good

busy. Here are three highlights. Wednesday and Thursday 4-5 June 2014 I’ll be at the second Google Course Builder Faculty Workshop in Zurich. Google engineers built their own platform to host courses internally, but soon offered public-facing courses like “Power searching with Google”, and then open-sourced Google Course Builder.
THE GREEK STATE COUNCIL’S DECISION ON THE CONTROVERSIAL TELEVISION LICENSING LAW
Authors: Serafeim Katerina
Published: November 2024

On January 13th 2017, the Greek Council of State published its decision which found that the law on which the Greek government auction for the television licenses was based contravenes Greece’s Constitution. According to the decision, the law, brought by former State Minister Nikos Pappas, was against Article 15 of the Constitution.
Focus
Authors: Sadki Reda
Published: November 2024

“Our challenge lies in focusing our insights. Distraction from what is important is a continual obstacle.”

George Siemens (2006:136) How do we stay focused? How do we extract important knowledge? Anchoring is the act of staying focused on important tasks while undergoing a deluge of distractions. We anchor to pay attention even when we are overwhelmed by the volume and velocity of work.
Education Moonshot Summit
Authors: Sadki Reda
Published: November 2024

This should be fun (and interesting). I’ll be heading to Amsterdam on July 21st for Google EDU’s Moonshot Summit.
Nothing that we do can be taught
Authors: Sadki Reda
Published: November 2024

Many people in the organization recognize the need for change, see its value, see their own roles in the process, are willing to adopt new approaches, and possess the competence to move forward with change. “Nothing that we do can be taught”, they say, “so the challenge and the learning need is almost constant”. At the individual level, we strive to consider each task, however mundane, as an opportunity to learn.
WHAT ACTORS DO: MERRITT WEVER IN NURSE JACKIE
Authors: Knox Gary Cassidy and Simone
Published: November 2024

In our last blog post, we examined the acting by a female performer in a strong ensemble cast – Jennifer Aniston in

Friends

(NBC, 1994-2004) – and today we will do the same again.
Call for Papers: Screen Studies Conference 23-5 June 2017, University of Glasgow
Authors:   CSTonline
Published: November 2024

The 27th international Screen Studies Conference will take place at the University of Glasgow, 23-25 June, 2017, programmed by Karen Lury for Screen journal. There is no specific theme this year, and we are therefore pleased to invite proposals on all topics within film and television studies. Pre-formed panels will be considered but not prioritised.
WHO INVENTED THE PROSUMER?
Authors: Miller Toby
Published: November 2024

In today’s exciting world of the prosumer, readers become writers, listeners transform into speakers, viewers emerge as stars, fans are academics, and

vice versa

. Zine writers are screenwriters. Bloggers are copywriters. Children are columnists. Bus riders are journalists. Coca-Cola hires African Americans to drive through the inner city selling soda and playing hip-hop.
Care, Precarity and Early Career Academics in the UK
Authors: Berridge Susan
Published: November 2024

A few weeks ago, I attended the annual MeCCSA conference, held at the University of Leeds. A dominant strand of the event centred around contemporary working cultures in the creative industries, with presentations on precarity, issues of diversity and equality within the sector and the psychological implications of ‘failure’ to name but a few.
BFI Media Conference 2017, 29-30 June, BFI Southbank, London, UK
Authors:   CSTonline
Published: November 2024

The BFI Media Conference is a unique event for teachers of film and media at 16+ and in HE, bringing together an exciting mix of new and creative ideas from the worlds of the media industries, teaching and research.
SAMSUNG: A KOREAN WAVE – OF MISCONDUCT?
Authors: Miller Toby
Published: November 2024

The Germans. Among my ancestors. The bad people who tried to bring down Greek radicals. The good people who welcomed Syrian sufferers. The bad people who tried to deceive the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Angela Merkel, corporations, Germany. 2015. The Germans. As Tom Lehrer once put it, ‘We taught them a lesson in 1918, and they’ve hardly bothered us since then.’ (VIDEO CLIP NO LONGER AVAILABLE) The Germans.
THE NIGHT MANAGER AND THE FUTURE OF BBC DRAMA
Authors: Geraghty Christine
Published: November 2024

One of the games played in the run-up to the BBC Charter renewal process (a process which is likely to be particularly brutal this time) is for critics to identify those programmes which can be used by BBC negotiators to put the Corporation in its best light, for audiences but particularly for politicians.
Make a wish
Authors: Sadki Reda
Published: November 2024

Is the CLO really the ‘fifth wheel’ in the organizational strategy wagon? Learning leaders tend to roll their eyes upward in sour-faced agreement about ending up as an after thought – after strategic alignment has been completed everywhere else in the organization, or being considered as a support service to enable and implement rather than a partner. So, what to wish for?
CfP: (Un)Ethical Futures: Utopia, Dystopia & Science Fiction. December 16&17, 2017 @Monash University, Melbourne, Australia. Deadline August 13, 2017.
Authors:   CSTonline
Published: November 2024

Hosted by Monash University in Melbourne, Australia. Organised by Monash University and the University of Warwick with funding provided by the Monash Warwick Alliance

(Un)Ethical Futures

is a two-day interdisciplinary conference exploring the ethical concerns of utopia, dystopia and science fiction.
Journal of Italian Cinema and Media Studies, Italian Cinema and Media in a Global World, 9-10 June 2017
Authors:   CSTonline
Published: November 2024

Journal of Italian Cinema and Media Studies Innovations and Tensions Italian Cinema and Media in a Global World The American University of Rome 9-10 June 2017 Journal of Italian Cinema and Media Studies, published by Intellect Ltd. since 2012, is a peer-reviewed triannual journal. JICMS is the leading English-language forum for theoretical, methodological and critical debate on Italian film and media production, reception and consumption.
CfP: The Cultural and Political Impact of Canal+ on French Society, Nov 10, 2017 @Newcastle University. Deadline: July 7, 2017
Authors:   CSTonline
Published: November 2024

Friday 10 November 2017 – Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne

Since its first programmes aired in 1984, Canal+ has played a role in shaping not just the

paysage audiovisuel français

but also French society, culture, politics and economics in many significant ways.
WILL WOMEN EVER HAVE THE LAST LAUGH? TRACEY ULLMAN VERSUS VIOLENT CRIME
Authors: Weissmann Elke
Published: November 2024

Sometimes, things coincide to throw a particular interesting light on an issue that needs raising. This week, for me, these things were the continued discussion in Europe (including the UK) about the sex attacks in Cologne on New Year’s Eve, an article on the hidden rise of violence against women and, the return of Tracey Ullman’s Show.
WHAT’S IN STORE?
Authors: Hewett Richard
Published: November 2024

Providing a certain sense of symmetry, my first blog of the academic year returns to the same theme I examined way back in July, when I looked at options for bringing ‘old’ TV into the digital age.
CFP: Contemporary Spanish Screen Media and Responses to Crisis and Aftermath, 31 March – 1 April, University of Manchester
Authors:   CSTonline
Published: November 2024

(linking with VIVA Spanish and Latin American Festival, HOME Arts Centre, Manchester) This conference will explore the diverse ways in which Spanish screen media has responded to the recent economic crisis.  Since 2008, the economic context of precariousness and its aftermath has brought about shifts in Spanish film production and distribution.
Child Be Strange: A Symposium on Penda’s Fen
Authors:   CSTonline
Published: November 2024

10 June 2017 10am–5pm, with a public screening at 6:20pm Venue: NFT3, BFI Southbank, London Featuring a Q&A with screenwriter David Rudkin Including contributions from: Roger Luckhurst (Birkbeck), Yvonne Salmon (Cambridge University), Will Fowler (BFI), Gareth Evans (Whitechapel Gallery), and more tbc.
CHARACTER, NARRATIVE AND SPOILERS IN THE BBC’S DICKENSIAN
Authors: Geraghty Christine
Published: November 2024

Christmas is long gone and some of its televisual pleasures have been explored in the CST blogs by Kenneth Longden (https://cstonline.net/bbc-christmas and https://cstonline.net/sherlock-abominable) and Lorna Jowett (https://cstonline.net/not-so-cosy). But one Christmas special which began on Boxing Day on BBC1 still lingers on.

Dickensian

(Red Planet Pictures) made the usual Christmas use of a Charles Dickens’
THE COPING WORKING-CLASS: RECENT BRITISH REAL CRIME DRAMAS AND WORKING-CLASS WOMEN
Authors: Weissmann Elke
Published: November 2024

It is the end of May, and we are coming to the end, I assume, of the high-budget, ‘quality’, event-TV dramas that follow the blockbuster repeat series of the winter months. In Britain, this meant that we got to see a lot of dramas that were usually based on real crime cases.
FIXED RIG DOCUMENTARIES: HOW THEY DO IT
Authors: Ellis John
Published: November 2024

We’ve all seen One Born Every Minute, 24 Hours in A&E, Educating Essex (or Yorkshire), The Hotel… But how many people know that these are ‘fixed rig productions’? And how many know what that actually means, beyond the fact that they have an unholy amount of robotic cameras festooned around the place?
CONSUMING “TELEVISION LIFESTYLE” IN 1950S AND 60S BRITAIN
Authors: Rees Emily
Published: November 2024

I’ve spent the last year or so researching how television was domesticated in Britain from 1946 until 1976. Following Lynn Spigel’s approach (in a U.S. context) in

Make Room for TV

(1992), I’ve been using domestic magazines as one of my main sources.
RECONSTRUCTING THE ERRORS FROM TELEVISION HISTORY
Authors: Harmes Marcus
Published: November 2024

A ‘Billy Fluff’ is a moment in

Doctor Who

from 1963 to 1966 when William Hartnell, the lead actor playing the Doctor, ‘fluffs’ or blows one of his lines. Some are legendary, including ‘anti-radiation gloves’ and ‘cinders floating about in Spain’. But a collection of them on YouTube is only six minutes long.
THE WOMAN BEHIND GOGGLEBOX 2: AN INTERVIEW WITH TANIA ALEXANDER
Authors: Marghitu Stefania
Published: November 2024

Pt. II: The Making and Casting of Gogglebox *This interview was edited for clarity. It was conducted via phone with e-mail followups.
HE MUST BE SOMEWHERE!: TELEVISION AND THE INFINITE ARCHIVE
Authors: Ramsay Debra
Published: November 2024

As part of the AHRC project, ‘Technologies of Memory and Archival Regimes: war diaries afer the connective turn’ (ref. AH/L004212/1), I have spent the last four months at The National Archives in Kew (TNA).
E-mail is formal learning
Authors: Sadki Reda
Published: November 2024

Technology has enabled new conversations across time and space. Yet e-mail, for example, has become a formal medium, subjected to some of the same rules of consensus that prevail in other formal spaces for dialogue. It can be argued that reading and responding to e-mail requires stopping our (other) work. We also have to figure out how to apply what we learn from e-mail to your work – the applicability problem.
CRITICISM, SUBMISSION AND TIME: MAD MEN AND THE KILLING
Authors: Jacobs Jason
Published: November 2024

I remember watching ‘Mystery Men’ the fourth episode of

Mad Men

’s extraordinary fifth season and being struck by the moment when Joan at the breakfast table, tells her husband Greg, an army surgeon who is voluntarily returning to Vietnam, to leave.  ‘If I walk out that door, that’s it,’ he shouts at her; ‘That’s it,’ she replies, effectively ending their marriage.
BEYONCÉ’S LEMONADE AND THE TRANSMEDIA SWIRL
Authors: O’Meara Jennifer
Published: November 2024

In 2013, Carol Vernallis published a brilliant book called

Unruly Media: YouTube, Music Video and the New Digital Cinema

. In it, she eloquently describe the ‘media swirl’ which characterises the contemporary audiovisual landscape: characterised by heightened sonic and visual aesthetics in music and YouTube videos, these forms are impossible to sort into neat generic categories.
CfP: Poetics: Special Issue on “Global Tastes: The Transnational Spread of non-Anglo-American Culture”. Deadline: Sept 15, 2017.
Authors:   CSTonline
Published: November 2024

Poetics: Journal of Empirical Research on Culture, the Media and the Arts

Guest editors:

Simone Varriale (University of Warwick, UK), Noa Lavie (The Academic College of Tel-Aviv Yaffo, Israel)   Globalization’s cultural effects have gained significant attention in the sociology of culture.
THE JOCELYN HAY VOICE OF THE LISTENER & VIEWER LECTURE 2017 TUESDAY 21 MARCH 2017 AT 7.00 PM (6.30pm for a 7.00pm start.)
Authors:   CSTonline
Published: November 2024

The Geological Society, Burlington House, Piccadilly, London, W1J 0BD

The VLV is delighted that Lord Puttnam CBE has agreed to deliver the Jocelyn Hay Voice of the Listener & Viewer Lecture 2017. “The Jocelyn Hay VLV Lecture was established to reflect the huge contribution that Jocelyn Hay, our founder, made to public broadcasting and civic debate over thirty years.” said Colin Browne.
MISSING IN ACTION: RECALLING ‘A FAMILY AT WAR’ (GRANADA, 1970-72)
Authors: Williams Melanie
Published: November 2024

ITV recently broadcast

Goodbye Granadaland

, a 90 minute valedictory celebration of the output of Granada’s studios in central Manchester ahead of its forthcoming relocation to the nearby Salford Media City complex.
THE RUN-UP TO THE BBC’S CHARTER RENEWAL – SOME KNOWN UNKNOWNS
Authors: Geraghty Christine
Published: November 2024

The BBC’s charter renewal is due in 2016 but traditionally the years and months beforehand are full of political jostling, public pronouncements and secret (and not so secret) lobbying.
Practicum
Authors: Sadki Reda
Published: November 2024

Individually, team members continually learn in their respective area of work, by both formal and informal means. Most learning today happens by accretion, as a continual, networked (‘know-where’), and embedded process. However, occasions to share and reflect on best practice are rare, and may be felt to be interruptions or distractions from the ‘real work’ in one’s silo.
COMFORT TELLY
Authors: Nicholls Tom
Published: November 2024

Just before Christmas I was suffering from ‘Flue, we had just lost our third pet in a year and I was not at my best in a number of other ways. I arose from my sick bed mildly feverish by then and sought comfort in Television Drama. Not just any drama, but

Doc. Martin

(Buffalo Pictures for ITV, 2006-) for me the ultimate comfort television.
THE WHOLE COUNTRY OF AUSTRALIA RIPS TV
Authors: Giuffre Liz
Published: November 2024

Comedian Louie CK made the statement above as part of an interview with an American radio show recently. And, interestingly, even though he’s someone whose material is high on the list of things being illegally accessed, he’s on our side. Australians are apparently the biggest television pirates in the world.
7 actions imperatives of learning strategy
Authors: Sadki Reda
Published: November 2024

The learning strategy recasts the evidence-based seven dimensions of learning culture (used to measure learning culture and performance) as

action imperatives

. In order to improve performance through learning, the organization needs to take specific action to: Create continuous learning opportunities Promote inquiry and dialogue Encourage collaboration and team learning Empower people toward a collective vision Connect the
TELEVISION RESEARCH AT SPYING ON SPIES: A CONFERENCE REPORT
Authors: Oldham Joseph
Published: November 2024

Spying on Spies

was an international conference held in London over 3-5 September 2015, organised collaboratively by myself and Toby Manning (Open University).  The aim was to bring together a diverse array of international research on the spy thriller, one of the defining popular genres of the 20

th

and early 21

st

centuries which has provided an alternative lens onto broader cultural and geopolitical shifts
CFP: 2017 Centre for Media and Celebrity Studies (CMCS) 4th International Conference
Authors:   CSTonline
Published: November 2024

Bridging Gaps

:

Where is the film scholar in Hollywood filmmaking?

Performance Café, University of Southern California Los Angeles, USA  March 18-19, 2017 There have been significant debates on gaps between filmmakers and film scholars.
US SITCOMS AND THE ORIGINS OF ADULT FEMALE FRIENDSHIP
Authors: Berridge Susan
Published: November 2024

A few weeks ago, Amy Poehler and Tina Fey hosted their third Golden Globes Awards, with much being made of their long-standing, real-life friendship in the lead up to the event (see here and herefor some examples). This made me think back to an article that I co-wrote with Karen Boyle in 2012 which looked at the depiction of same-sex friendship between Poehler and Fey’s characters in the film

Baby
FORGOTTEN TV DRAMA SEASON, BFI SOUTHBANK, FEBRUARY 2017
Authors:   CSTonline
Published: November 2024

Booking is now open for the season of ‘Forgotten TV Dramas’ at BFI Southbank, London in February 2017.
BEING CRITICAL ABOUT ‘CRITICAL’
Authors: Palatinus David Levente
Published: November 2024

(TV that just didn’t get it right…) Medical television is subversive. Because it touches upon questions that are themselves subversive, divisive, invasive (like many of the diagnostic, therapeutic, or preventive practices of medicine), it touches upon questions that, like television itself, are both perennial and ephemeral, and haunt cultural practice, economy, and policy-making.
AMAZON STUDIOS
Authors: Miller Toby
Published: November 2024

First it was a river. Then it was a bookstore. Then it sold power drills and pen refills. Now it’s a movie studio inviting one and all to submit scripts and videos?
CFP: Flow Volume 23 Special Issue: Media, Activism, and Politics in/for the Age of Trump
Authors:   CSTonline
Published: November 2024

Media played an integral, deeply complicated role in the recent presidential campaign, with Donald Trump’s candidacy and win fundamentally transforming the relationship between the media, culture, and politics.
CFP: Game of Thrones – An International Conference, 6-8 September 2017, University of Hertfordshire
Authors:   CSTonline
Published: November 2024

6-8 September 2017 University of Hertfordshire, School of Creative Arts, College Lane, Hatfield, Hertfordshire, AL10 9AB Deadline for proposals EXTENDED:
GHETTOISING THE ‘STRONG FEMALE LEAD’ – NETFLIX, DEMOGRAPHICS AND GENDERED CATEGORISATION
Authors: Arnold Sarah
Published: November 2024

Sitting in Dublin’s city centre bus station last week, my eye was drawn to the giant billboard advertising the recently released new season of Orange is the New Black (OITNB) (2013-) on Netflix. The poster was relatively non-descript, unlike the range of other promotional materials that feature characters and guiding taglines. The billboard was, one would speculate, intended to capture as wide a market as possible.
Chrononutrition and Mental Health: Exploring Links Between Eating Patterns Circadian Rhythms and Psychological Well-being
Authors: Tjakradidjaja Francisca A
Published: November 2024

This study investigates the relationship between chrononutrition—timing and patterns of food intake—and mental health, focusing on how circadian rhythms influence psychological well-being. Using a qualitative approach, this literature review synthesizes recent research exploring the connections between eating patterns, biological rhythms, and mental health outcomes, such as anxiety, depression, and overall mood stability. Findings indicate that irregular eating times, late-night meals, and skipping meals disrupt circadian alignment, potentially leading to mood dysregulation and decreased psychological resilience. Conversely, eating in sync with the body’s natural circadian rhythms appears to support mental health, with regular meal timing shown to enhance mood and reduce anxiety symptoms. The review also highlights the importance of specific nutrients in promoting stable circadian cycles, suggesting that diets rich in complex carbohydrates, proteins, and certain vitamins may aid in stabilizing mood. These findings underscore the need for an integrative approach to nutrition and mental health that considers both the timing and composition of meals. This review provides valuable insights into the emerging field of chrononutrition, emphasizing the potential of circadian-aligned eating as a preventive and therapeutic strategy for mental health. Further qualitative studies are recommended to explore individualized chrononutrition interventions and their effects on mental well-being across diverse populations.
RECURSO GENÉTICO ENDÊMICO AMEAÇADO DE EXTINÇÃO: O CASO DA Dalbergia nigra NO RECÔNCAVO DA BAHIA
Authors: Gama Dráuzio Correia , Souza Manuela Oliveira de
Published: November 2024

A biodiversidade endêmica do Brasil compreende um patrimônio genético de importância biotecnológica, ambiental e socioeconômica. O objetivo do estudo consiste de uma revisão de literatura sobre o estado de conservação de recurso genético endêmico com abordagem da espécie Dalbergia nigra (Vell.) Allemão ex Benth no Recôncavo da Bahia. Realizou-se uma revisão de literatura com seleção de estudos técnico-científicos em bases de dados eletrônicos. Dados demográficos e shapefile de limites territoriais do Recôncavo-Bahia foram obtidos da plataforma oficial do Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística-IBGE. A abordagem de recurso genético vegetal no Brasil deve ampliar aspectos que contribuam para a sua conservação e perpetuação nos variados ecossistemas. A espécie Dalbergia nigra, endêmica da Mata Atlântica, ocorre no Recôncavo da Bahia em subpopulações isolados. É necessária a implementação de políticas públicas em parcerias com instituições de ensino e pesquisa voltadas à conservação e proteção da espécie Dalbergia nigra no Recôncavo da Bahia-Brasil.
Exploring the Role of Coordinating Centre Tutors in Implementing Early Grade Reading Initiatives in Wakiso District, Uganda
Authors: Ankunda Ahabwamukama Petra , Wambi Moses , Buluma Alfred
Published: November 2024

The adoption of Early Grade Reading (EGR) Methodology in 2013 in Uganda brought on board different stakeholders to effectively implement it in the education eco-system. With reference to this particular study, we examined the crucial role of Coordinating Center Tutors (CCTs) in Wakiso District, Central Uganda in the effective implementation of EGR methodology. Wakiso District’s socio-economic and cultural diversity necessitates an adaptive approach to EGR, making CCTs indispensable in tailoring instructional methods. Specifically, we set out to scrutinize how CCTs assess EGR instructional practices, and effectiveness of their training programs on effective implementation of EGR in primary schools in Wakiso district. Data was collected from six purposively selected CCTs through face-to-face interviews. Key findings reveal the multidimensional role of CCTs as trainers, mentors, and community engagers. Their instructional practices, range from center-based training to partnered reading, showcasing a holistic strategy. Positive impacts on literacy development, including enhanced comprehension and confidence among learners, under-score the effectiveness of these practices. Continuous professional development initiatives and targeted training contribute significantly to CCT competency, bridging gaps in their earlier college training. In conclusion, the study emphasizes the dynamic role of CCTs in carrying out ongoing support and targeted training programs. The recommendations encompass mentorship programs, collaborative learning environments, diverse instructional methods, continuous professional development, strengthened partnerships, increased community involvement, a structured referral system, and a dynamic learning environment. This study contributes to the understanding of the intricate dynamics surrounding EGR implementation, providing insights for educational policy-makers, practitioners, and researchers aiming to optimize literacy outcomes in diverse contexts.
The Long Game: How One Afterschool Intermediary Organization and Its Partners Shaped Policy, Practice, and Perception in California
Authors: Browne Daniel
Published: November 2024

Known for its effectiveness in promoting statewide efforts to boost out-of-school-time programs, the Partnership for Children & Youth and its longtime leader, Jennifer Peck, offer lessons for others.
Using Data to Strengthen Afterschool Planning, Management, and Strategy: Lessons from Eight Cities
Authors: Gamse Beth C. , Spielberger Julie , Axelrod Jennifer , Spain Angeline , Burke Samantha
Published: November 2024

A study finds lessons from the work of eight cities that were able to develop afterschool data systems by building coalitions across their public, philanthropic, and nonprofit sectors.
Responding, Reimagining, Realizing: Out-of-School Time Coordination in a New Era
Authors: Hartmann Tracey , McClanahan Wendy , Duffy Mark , Cabral Leana , Barnes Carolyn , Christens Brian
Published: November 2024

During the pandemic, out-of-school time intermediaries helped support OST programs to address the heightened needs of children and their families. This work suggests an expanded role these organizations could play going forward.
The Cost of Quality Out-of-School-Time Programs
Authors: Grossman Jean Baldwin , Lind Christianne , Hayes Cheryl , McMaken Jennifer , Gersick Andrew
Published: November 2024

A groundbreaking report details the costs of strong afterschool and summer programs. A related online cost calculator can help users budget for different program types.
The Costs of Out-of-School Time Programs: A Review of the Available Evidence
Authors: Lind Christianne , Relave Nanette , Deich Sharon , Grossman Jean , Gersick Andrew
Published: November 2024

Researchers identify knowledge gaps about costs that must be filled so city leaders can make informed decisions about strong afterschool programs.
Comparison of HPLC with Tinia for HbA1c measurement in diabetic and non-diabetic patient; a study from a tertiary care hospital of Baluchistan
Authors: Ahmed Azeema , Bashir Saima , Ayub Zeeshan , Ahsan Javaria , Iqbal Hamid
Published: November 2024

Background: Diabetes mellitus, a disease with serious implications on human health ,is on continuous rise. It is the need of hour to find and establish the markers to measure its long term effects. Diabetes Control and Complication Trial has confirmed role of HbA1c in effective blood glucose level monitoring .New methods are being developed for measurement of HbA1c .Before using these methods, it is essential to analyze these methods for reliability .Therefore in our study we will compare and evaluate correlation and agreement between Turbidimetric Inhibition Immunoassay TINIA and High Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC) for Glycated Hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) measurement.
Methods: Three hundred and ninety-four samples were analyzed simultaneously on Roche Cobas 501 and D-10 HbA1c analyzer by Bio-Rad for HbA1c level estimation. The results were entered into SPSS version 26 for method validation. This is an observational study conducted at Department of Pathology Combined Military Hospital (CMH) Quetta from January 2022 to August 2023.
Results: Inter and intra run coefficient of variation (CV) was within the allowable limit of 2 %. Mean difference between results of Turbidimetric Inhibition Immunoassay TINIA and High-Performance Liquid Chromatography HPLC was very low with HPLC results slightly on higher side. For low control TINIA had between run CV of 0.3% (Low control) 0.8 % (High control) and within run CV of 0.3% (Low control), 0.6% (High control); while HPLC had between run CV of 0.6%(Low control) 1.8% (High control), and within run CV of 0.3% (Low control), and 0.7%. Linear regression analysis displayed high concordance and agreement between the results of both methods.
Conclusion: Both methods have comparable results in HbA1c estimation.
Glomus tumors in the urinary tract: a rare case and literature review
Authors: Ramos Moreira Leite Katia , Bogoevich Ana Carolina Armiliato , Selegatto Ivan Borin , Penachim Thiago José , Neto Wilmar Azal
Published: November 2024

Background: The Glomus tumor is a rare mesenchymal tumor that predominantly affects the subcutaneous skin of the distal extremities. Solid organs are rarely affected, and the urinary tract has been the reason for isolated reports. This paper reviews the occurrence of glomus tumors in the entire urinary tract.
Case Report: We report a case of a 56-year-old female, asymptomatic, with a 5.5 cm renal glomus tumor, and review the literature about the urinary tract involvement by this rare neoplasia.
Conclusion: Glomus tumor mostly behaves as a benign lesion that rarely affects solid organs, being the kidney, the most affected organ in the urinary tract. It should be considered in the differential diagnosis of another renal cell tumor, especially those that are eosinophilic.
Are the discoveries directed to applications? Translating the status of translational research in Peshawar, Pakistan
Authors: Sarwat Jahan  , Salman Zahir  , Khansa Khan  , Abdul Moez  , Emad Khan  , Amir Zaman Khan
Published: November 2024

Background: Translational research plays a pivotal role in transforming basic scientific discoveries into practical applications, such as drugs and treatments, to address community health needs. This study aims to assess the awareness and perceptions of translational research among healthcare professionals in Peshawar, Pakistan.
Methods: A cross-sectional descriptive design was employed, with data collected between January and July 2023 from public and private tertiary care hospitals in Peshawar, Pakistan. The study was approved by Ethical review board of Northwest School of Medicine via letter number: IRB & EC/2022-SM/074 dated: 15 Nov 2022. A sample size of 472 healthcare professionals was determined using the OpenEpi sample size calculator. The study utilized a self-structured questionnaire covering demographic information, awareness of translational research, and knowledge of its various aspects. Data analysis was performed using SPSS version 26, employing descriptive statistics and a one-sample t-test.
Results: The study included 472 participants, with a mean age of 30.8 years, comprising various healthcare roles. Gender distribution showed 62.7% males and 37.3% females. Only 25% of respondents reported familiarity with translational research, while 75% indicated a lack of awareness.  Information sources varied, with conferences/seminars (16.1%) and colleagues (5.5%) being prominent. Regarding the understanding of translational research, 64.2% admitted to having no idea. Identified barriers included lack of resources (14.8%), lack of awareness (7.6%), and lack of a sense of responsibility (1.3%). A significant majority (87.3%) reported poor knowledge of translational research, while only 12.7% indicated good knowledge.
Conclusion: The findings highlight a substantial lack of awareness and understanding of translational research among healthcare professionals in Pakistan.
Confronting the Crystal Meth Epidemic: Urgent Insights and Solutions
Authors: Faisal Muhammad Saleh
Published: November 2024

Crystal methamphetamine, or "ice," poses a significant public health threat, particularly in urban areas like Peshawar, where it has gained popularity among youth as a socially accepted "party drug." This editorial examines the factors driving its use, including peer influence and social normalization, which lead to compulsive consumption and severe health consequences. The drug's spread resembles a "contagious social virus," especially among educated and affluent young people. To address this epidemic, coordinated efforts are needed, including stricter legislation, public awareness campaigns, school-based education programs, and community support initiatives. Ongoing research is crucial for tracking trends and developing effective interventions to safeguard youth and community well-being.
Accuracy of Mentzer index for predicting iron deficiency anemia in adults
Authors: Aslam Farhan , Ilyas Dar Savida , Azam Shah Sara , Aqeel Muhammad , Rehman Abdur , Meraj Lubna
Published: November 2024

Background:  It is of great clinical significance to differentiate between causes of microcytic, hypo chromatic anemias, iron deficiency anemia being one of them as it will improve with iron supplements. Complete blood picture is unable to differentiate. Iron studies and Hemoglobin electrophoresis are expensive tests. This necessitates the need of a cost-effective test and therefore we tried to determine the effectiveness of mentzer index in predicting iron deficiency anemia.
Methods:   It was an Observational, Cross-sectional study, conducted in Department of General Medicine, Federal government polyclinic hospital, Islamabad. Patients with microcytic hypochromic anemia, both from indoor and outdoor were included in study. Iron deficiency Anemia was diagnosed by iron studies (serum ferritin, Serum Iron, TIBC and transferrin saturation) and then mentzer index was calculated to check accuracy. Patient with normocytic or macrocytic anemia or other cell lines deficiency, patients with infectious diseases or inflammatory process were excluded from study.
Results: A total of 155 patients were included in the study. Out of all the patients 145(93.5%) had mentzer index of > 13 while 10(6.5%) had mentzer index of <13. All of 150 patients (100%) had transferrin saturation lessthan 20 % indicating iron deficiency anemia against 93.5% picked up by Mentzer index. The receiver operator curves (ROC) showed that the MCV was the most important predictor of anemia while calculating mentzer index. The AUC value for MCV was 0.886(CI: 95%, 0.806-0.966, p value <0.000).  MCV value between 52.6 to 63.5 fl predicted that the Mentzer index would be above 13, thus suggesting iron deficiency anemia with a sensitivity of more than 86%.
Conclusion: Study findings support the use of Mentzer index, particularly MCV, as a valuable tool for predicting iron deficiency anemia.
Seismic Design of Underground Structures’ Vulnerability – Review.
Authors: Monkam Maeva , Cai Haibing
Published: November 2024

This article examines the vulnerability of underground structures to seismic activity, with a particular focus on design and mitigation strategies. Underground buildings are essential to the development of modern infrastructure and must include tunnels, subway stations, and storage facilities. Because of its deep location, seismic design and earthquake performance are both more challenging. In this study of seismic susceptibility, topics such as ground motion characterization, soil-structure interaction, structural reaction, and failure mechanisms specific to underground structures are discussed. According to the paper, their susceptibility can be affected by geotechnical conditions, the kind of structures they have, and the construction methods that are used. The seismic stability design and analysis process involves measuring the dynamic response of subsurface structures to seismic loads. The goal is to keep earthquake and seismic forces from toppling structures in any way that is possible. Advanced analytical and numerical approaches are used in seismic stability design. Some examples of these methods are finite element analysis (FEA), discrete element modeling (DEM), and the boundary element method (BEM). In addition to that, it investigates contemporary methodologies for assessing seismic vulnerability as well as international design standards. In addition, seismic retrofitting and design advances for underground structures are analyzed and discussed in this paper. This document compiles and evaluates previous research to gain an understanding of the seismic susceptibility of subsurface structures and to promote more seismic engineering research on this extremely important topic.
Turismo rural como factor de desarrollo. Sendero interpretativo para la localidad de cacao, Quintana Roo
Authors: Aguilar Leo María Josefina , Aguilar Rivero Finy Enith , Garrido López Laura del Carmen
Published: November 2024

El desarrollo turístico del sur de Quintana Roo, de acuerdo con los planes y programas de desarrollo de los diversos niveles de gobierno, se orienta a un turismo de bajo impacto, que complemente la oferta de otros destinos ubicados a lo largo de su geografía y que satisfaga opciones diversas a sol y playa, para turistas interesados en el disfrute de la naturaleza y la cultura. A lo largo de la ribera del río Hondo, frontera natural con el país de Belice, se ofrecen servicios turísticos que combinan el turismo rural, el de aventura y el ecoturismo. Con objeto de difundir y promover la biodiversidad de esta área mediante experiencias significativas, se propone el desarrollo de un sendero interpretativo que atraiga a nuevas formas participativas de hacer turismo y a la educación en la valorización del patrimonio propiciando el desarrollo económico de la localidad de Cacao. El estudio de campo integró entrevistas a los habitantes de la localidad, complementado con datos obtenidos a través de la revisión documental en fuentes reconocidas. El trabajo se estructuró en tres etapas: 1. Descripción del área, que permitió la identificación de características como ubicación, extensión, recursos naturales, facilidad de acceso y elementos con oportunidades interpretativas; 2. Diseño del sendero con guion interpretativo y materiales de apoyo; y 3. Validación del sendero interpretativo. Los resultados se traducen en el diseño de un sendero interpretativo de tipo lineal y la producción de textos para cada una de las seis paradas.
Diseño de dispositivo para prevenir accidentes causados por fugas de gas
Authors: Salazar Soto Jorge Armando , Espericueta González Diana Leticia , Ibarra Sánchez José Francisco , Amaro Reyes Jorge , Esparza Layva José Manuel
Published: November 2024

Actualmente el uso de productos derivados del petróleo como gas LP representa un alto porcentaje. El mal uso de este, la falta de mantenimiento preventivo y la falta de concientización derivan en un alto número de accidentes ocasionados por la fuga de gas. Una alternativa que se ha venido desarrollando por parte del sector tecnológico se encuentra relacionada directamente con diferentes tipos de sensores y placas programables.
En este trabajo se combinan estos dos elementos con el fin de proponer una solución al problema de fugas de gas por medio del diseño de un dispositivo. El planteamiento del diseño del dispositivo es acorde a la normativa existente. La finalidad es contribuir a la disminución de accidentes ocasionados por fugas de gas, reflejado de manera directa en el índice de pérdidas humanas y materiales a causa de la alta exposición o intoxicación por gas derivadas de las fallas en las conexiones y el mantenimiento inadecuado de las mismas.