bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
The impacts of piers on oil spill transport in a typical reach of the Middle Yangtze River
Authors: Xiong Haibin , Chen Li , Sun Zhaohua
Published: March 2021

Oil spill, a frequent pollution in the utilization of rivers, is receiving increasing attention in the study of river ecosystems. Taking the Zhuankou–Yangluo Reach (ZYR) of the Middle Yangtze River as an example, the spatial and temporal behaviors of leaked oil in the river under uniformly arranged piers with varying densities were studied based on a MIKE21 hydrodynamic and oil drift model. The results show that the oil spill spread is less affected by the piers when the upstream oil spill point is located on the other side of the shoreline with piers. However, the influence of the piers on the same shoreline of the oil spill point on oil spill transportation cannot be ignored. The piers significantly reduce the oil spill drift speed in the engineering area, resulting in a significant increase in slick retention time and slick area, especially when the density of piers is greater than 1.25 units/km. These results will provide useful reference for river management, for example, in the upstream river of the water conservation area, especially on the same bank as the water intake, where a large number of piers should not be built.
Model of a “Phishing” Type of Computer Attack on a Local Computer Network
Authors:   The Academy of the Federal Guard Service of the Russian Federation, Dobryshin Mikhail , Zakalkin Pavel ,   Federal State Public Educational Institution of Higher Professional Education Military Telecommunication Academy named after the Soviet Union Marshal Budienny S. M.
Published: March 2021

Abstract: The purpose of the article is to inform information security specialists and researchers of the identified analytical dependencies that take into account the parameters that characterize the process of conducting computer attacks of the “Phishing” type. New dependencies provide an increase in the reliability of the results of assessing the security of a local computer network that has access to the global information space from the specified threat. Research method: simulation of computer attacks of the “Phishing” type and determination of the analytical model based on the approximation of the simulation results. The result: a set of tools for engineering and technical personnel has been created to assess the security of a local computer network from a “Phishing” type of computer attack and, if the result is unsatisfactory, determine measures to protect the network.
Topological Methods of Analysis in Behavioral Analytics Systems
Authors:   Gazinformservice LLC, Nashivochnikov Nikolay , Pustarnakov Valery ,   Gazinformservice LLC
Published: March 2021

Purpose of the article: development of a methodology for the application of methods for analyzing big data based on topological constructions in relation to behavioral analytics systems to ensure corporate and cyber-physical security. Method: the technique is based on the algebraic theory of persistent homology. Along with algebraic topology, embedology (Takens-Mane embedding theory) and the theory of metric spaces are used. Result: the necessary concepts of algebraic topology are given, which underlie the analysis of user / entity behavior profiles: Vietoris-Rips simplicial complex, filtering by a set of cloud points, homology groups, persistence modules, topological characteristics and dependencies. At the first stage of the technique, the time series that describe the time-varying behavior of the user / entity are transformed into a cloud of points in the topological space. For this transformation, the methods of the Takens-Mane embedding theory and the algorithm of the method of false neighbors are used. At the subsequent stages of the methodology for the base and current point clouds, topological dependencies, diagrams (persistence, bar codes) characterizing the base and current behavior profiles, respectively, are built. At the final stage, the deviation of the current behavior profile from the baseline is revealed. To estimate the deviation, the Wasserstein, Chebyshev, bottleneck metrics and scaling based on the generalized Harrington desirability function are used. The results of practical testing of the proposed method of applying topological algorithms to the data of the monitoring system for the work of corporate network users with information resources are presented
Active Monitoring Model as a Basis for Security Management of Industrial CPS
Authors:   Peter the Great St.Petersburg Polytechnic University, Poltavtseva Maria
Published: March 2021

Purpose of the article – creating a model of active security monitoring that meets the current conditions for industrial cyber-physical systems. Methods of the study. The work concretizes the relationship between monitoring and security management processes in the form of a set of monitoring functions for the management implementation. The active monitoring model is defined using a threefold mapping of security goals, mathematical methods, and security object data. Based on this mapping, the paper formulates the reachability and minimality conditions of monitoring technological components (data and mathematical methods) with respect to security purposes and tasks. Results of the study. The article contains a management and control scheme based on the proposed active monitoring model. The workflow includes steps to evaluate, adjust the set of methods used, adjust the data collected, and verify that the security purpose has been achieved. Active monitoring of information security of digitalized objects, including industrial cyber-physical systems, will increase awareness in security management and provide the required level of protection in changing conditions.
Chest Physiotherapy in Patients Admitted to the Intensive Care Unit With COVID-19: A Review
Authors: Lalwani Lajwanti , Mishra Gyanshankar , Gaidhane Abhay , Quazi Nazli , Taksande Amar
Published: March 2021

COVID-19, also commonly known as coronavirus, is presently declared a pandemic disease by the World Health Organisation (WHO). This disease is transmitted by close contact with infected patients who are either asymptomatic or symptomatic. About 5% of COVID-19 patients are admitted to the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) and present with either pneumonia or acute respiratory distress syndrome. Chest physiotherapy may be provided to some patients admitted in ICU who may be broadly classified into the following two groups: 1. Patients suspected or infected with COVID-19 with no underlying lung disease (Other than COVID-19) & 2. Patients suspected or infected with COVID-19 with underlying lung disease (Other than COVID-19). Generally, asymptomatic patients do not require chest physiotherapy, but symptomatic patients do. This literature review discusses the various chest physiotherapy techniques related to body positioning, breathing, airway clearance, and mobilization that can be provided to COVID-19 patients admitted to the ICU. More importantly, precautions to be taken by the physiotherapist involved in the care of COVID-19 patients in the ICU have also been reviewed.
Inhibitory Effect of Carissa spinarum Linn Methanolic Leaf Extract Against Vipera russelli
Authors: Janardhan Bhavya , Shrikanth Vineetha M. , More Veena S. , Melappa Govindappa , Ananthraju K.S. , Zameer Farhan , More Sunil S.
Published: March 2021

Background:

Carissa spinarum Linn has been used as a traditional medicine to treat various
ailments, including snakebite. It is found in India, Ceylon and Thailand.

Objective:

The study was performed to determine the inhibiting potential of Carissa spinarum
methanolic leaf extract on the pharmacological effects of Viper venom.

Methods:

The dose-dependent enzymatic studies, pharmacological and in vivo studies were conducted
using standard methods.

Results:

It neutralized toxic enzymes in a dose-dependent manner with concentrations ranging from
53.3 –1190.4 μg/mL, inhibited lysis of fibrinogen at 1:8 (venom: extract, w/w), and increased the
procoagulant activity and lecithin lysis at 1:25 (venom: extract, w/w). The extract neutralized the
LD50 of venom in mice and embryos, reduced haemorrhage, myotoxicity and edema induced by the
venom in mice.

Conclusion:

The observed results confirm that the leaf extract possesses adequate phytochemicals
that could neutralize the toxic properties of the venom.
Recovery of Biodegradable Bioplastics from Different Activated Sludge Processes during Wastewater Treatment
Authors: Ghosh S.
Published: March 2021

To overcome the environmental hazards of petroleum based plastics, synthesis and use of microbial bioplastics became popular. Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs) are biodegradable biopolymers having plastic like properties mainly used in tissue engineering and packaging. Bacteria can produce bioplastics in carbon abundance. Activated sludge process is a simultaneous process for treating wastewater and producing PHAs. Wastewaters are treated by using mixed sludge, aerobic granular sludge and chemically treated sludge which provided more than 40% PHA yield. This chapter describes the PHA structure, synthesis pathways, types of wastewaters and activated sludge processes used with reactor parameters and environmental factors effecting PHA productions.
Os 10 Anos Da Conferência Luso-Brasileira De Ciência Aberta: dados iniciais
Authors: Lira Edna Karina da Silva , Miranda Angélica Conceição Dias , Truta Raquel
Published: March 2021

The paper presents part of the trajectory of the Luso-Brazilian Conference on Open Science - CONFOA, stands out the cities that hosted the event, as well as the amount of works presented. It is a documentary study in which was researched CONFOA's 10 years. As for the initial results, it was found that the event was hosted by Brazilian cities: Rio de Janeiro (2 times), São Paulo, Salvador and Manaus; and Portuguese cities such as: Braga, Lisbon (2 times), Coimbra and Viseu. As for the works, 698 works were presented during the ten editions. Of these works, 356 were delivered in a poster. There were 139 works produced in Pecha Kucha; works that were presented in Paper form are 94; presented in sessions were in total 95; and in pannel mode, 9 works were presented. It was found that the words open access, data, research, science, journals, repositories, and information appeared repeatedly in the titles of the works presented. Although the survey shows initial results, it is possible to state that there was a significant increase in participants and works presented.
Chivas Colombianas y sus repertorios visuales
Authors:   Universidad del Valle, Colombia, Valero Diana Paola
Published: March 2021

Las chivas o buses de escalera son parte de la historia del transporte del siglo XX en Colombia, que además de llevar consigo una carga de objetos cotidianos y transportar pasajeros, moviliza una serie de contenidos culturales y formas diversas de la gráfica popular en los repertorios visuales que se pueden observar a través del decorado de la carrocería exterior. Las llaman así principalmente porque constan de una escalera para subir al techo, donde va la carga. Pero también se les conoce con otros nombres: «camiones escalera» por su semejanza en la parte delantera con los camiones, y porque sus chasis provienen de antiguos buses; «líneas» como le dicen los campesinos, haciendo referencia a las distintas rutas que transitan; y el más genérico: «chivas» (procedente de la costa), aludiendo al sonido que emiten los chivos (balar), que se asemeja al de los pitos o cláxones que las escaleras usaban en sus inicios, cuando no contaban con cornetas. Entonces el campesino relacionaba el pito con el balar y decía: «Ahí viene la chiva».
Public Sphere(s), Public Narratives, and Counter Public(s): Student Papers at the 2017 Canadian Communication Association
Authors: Duque Nina , Lao Mary Grace , Hübner Lena Alexandra , Mboa Nkoudou Thomas Hervé
Published: March 2021

It is with enthusiasm that we present this special issue of Stream devoted to the student conference proceedings from the 2017 Canadian Communication Association annual meeting during the Congress for Social Science and Humanities held at Ryerson University. As current graduate students, we understand and appreciate the challenges that graduate students face and having a medium like the annual CCA-ACC conference provides the kind of professionalization that graduate students need to continue a career as academics.
Time-Space Analysis of Facebook News Feeds
Authors: Lo Felix
Published: March 2021

In the 20th century, several scholars across different disciplines have explored the relations between sociality and the associated perceptions of time and space. This paper draws on their theories to study how the Facebook News Feed feature inscribes users with a certain kind of temporality and spatiality. Building on Manual Castells' characterization of online activities as a "temporal collage" it argues that, through the interactions with News Feeds, users encounter the desequencing of the temporality of their social space. It further analyzes a News Feed page as a temporal object as defined by Bernard Stiegler, and adopts his critique of cinematic time to reveal how this feature inscribes an "always on" behavior for users even when they are offline. It concludes by discussing the political significance of this temporality and spatiality in two different senses: the constant acceleration in the pace of life and online surveillance. It draws on David Harvey's concept of space-time compression to discuss the relations between the temporality of Facebook and capitalism, and on Anthony Gidden's time-space distantiation to discuss the power relations of online surveillance.
Finalizing a journal volume during a global pandemic / Finaliser un volume de journal durant une pandémie mondiale
Authors: Rokni Siavash
Published: March 2021

Where to begin? Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic and the social restrictions that followed, our perceptions of and relationship to work have been shaken to their core. Indeed, we live in a society where consistent and constant production is part of our daily reality. However, the COVID-19 pandemic has acted as a mirror, showing us our obsession with productivity and exacerbating the dangers associated with a system that has been known to be dysfunctional for several decades: capitalism. The pandemic and what has followed have also resulted in the whole world living an experience of collective ambiguity. This experience of ambiguity is felt differently depending on our privileges, be they social, economic, political, or racial. Despite this ambiguity, our politicians across the political spectrum have continued to insist on the relaunching of the economy and incited the population to continue to produce in order to ultimately to save the capitalist system. Even at university, we continue to adapt—for good or bad—to this new reality that is supposedly “temporary”.
Does Rotten Tomatoes Spoil Users? Examining Whether Social Media Features Foster Participatory Culture
Authors: Farrelly Glen
Published: March 2021

Participatory culture, as conceived by Henry Jenkins, existed prior to the advent of the World Wide Web. Now, due to the increasing popularity of social media tools, participatory culture is flourishing online as well. One popular movie review website, Rotten Tomatoes, demonstrates this trend. The website includes a suite of interactive, social media tools. Based on an ethnographic observation, participatory culture was seen to be occurring on the site. The power of the website to provide an open and accessible means of cultural dialogue and to encourage civic participation can be observed particularly when online user activity moves beyond discussions of film aesthetics to encompass larger societal and cultural issues. However, despite the siteâ€™s intriguing potential, there are various flaws observed that prevent a greater flourishing of participatory culture.
Bringing Peace to Practice? The Need to Consider Journalism Practice When Reforming Aboriginal Media Coverage in Canada
Authors: McMahon Rob
Published: March 2021

In a non-binding decision concerning the Xeni Gwetâ€™in First Nationsâ€™ aboriginal title to a large portion of their traditional territory, Justice David Vickers advised the Crown and the First Nations group to negotiate a settlement that explicitly avoided assigning blame on either of the two parties. He called for the need for both parties to avoid splitting themselves into â€œwinnersâ€ and â€œlosers,â€ a dichotomy that the judicial system tends to promote, but one that also hardens divisions and so undermines attempts at long-term reconciliation.
Don't 'Axe' Don't Tell: A Critical Commentary on Axe's 'Chocolate Man'
Authors: Horton Alicia Danielle
Published: March 2021

Whatâ€™s behind the success of Unileverâ€™s line of Axe toiletries for men? Itâ€™s not a secret ingredient for concocting sprays with â€œwoodsy overtonesâ€ and â€œoriental spiceâ€ â€“ Axe is notorious for its commercials depicting the instant, uncontrollable attraction of young, good-looking, thin and scantily clad women who happen upon any pasty, scrawny teenage boy doused in the sexual scents of Axe body spray. Axeâ€™s marketing strategy for increasing the popularity of the line amongst their target demographic â€“ young, white, heterosexual men â€“ capitalizes on the perpetuation of masculine, sexist, and racist stereotypes and heterosexist sentiments. Indeed, Axeâ€™s recent commercial, the â€œChocolate Man,â€ reeks of a nasty tradition in North American entertainment.
The Potential Of Public Media: A Case Study of Reimagine CBC
Authors: Mahoney Tara
Published: March 2021

In the spring of 2014, the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) announced that it will cut 657 positions and get out of the business of airing professional sports, a pillar of its programming for more than 60 years. As part of a plan to confront a $130-million revenue shortfall projected for the 2014-15 broadcast year, the cuts represent about 8 per cent of the broadcasterâ€™s total work force, compensating for lower ratings and an industry-wide slump in the TV ad market (Houpt & Simon, 2014). Viewed by some as a sign of the imminent collapse and possible restructuring of the CBC (Rowland, 2013), the sidelining of the public service mandate (in favor of the commercial mandate for ratings and profit) offers an opportunity to reimagine what public service media means.
Publicly Funding Journalism in an Age when Everyone is a Journalist
Authors: Oye Amanda
Published: March 2021

With access to a computer and an Internet connection, anyone can act as a journalist today. More than just acting as journalists however, people are acting as publishers, as curators of the news, as editors and as opinion leaders and they exist in addition to the legacy media organizations that provide news through more traditional mediums. The sheer volume of content now available is un-deniable. The question then is: Should government be involved in funding any of it?
MA Defence: â€œQatari Foreign Policy, Al-Jazeera, and Revolution in the Middle East and North Africaâ€ By Salameh Ayaad
Authors: Ayaad Salameh
Published: March 2021

Our dear colleague, Salameh Ayaad, successfully defended his MA thesis on November 27, 2014. Here is the abstract of his thesis “Qatari foreign Policy, Al-Jazeera, and revolution in the Middle East and North Africa”.
MA Defence: â€œCultivating Resistance? Urban Sustainability, Neoliberal-Â­â€ ism, and Community Gardensâ€ By Gonen Steinberg
Authors: Chen Sibo
Published: March 2021

Our dear colleague, Gonen Steinberg, will defend his MA Thesis on March 25th, 2015 at Harbour Centre, Room 1530. Here is the abstract of his thesis “Cultivating Resistance? Urban Sustainability, Neoliberalism, and Community Gardens”.
MA Defence: â€œCorporate Social Responsibility in the Canadian Mining Sector: Rhetoric, Ethics, and the Economyâ€ By Heidi Wudrick
Authors: Chen Sibo
Published: March 2021

Our dear colleague, Heidi Wudrick, will defend her MA Thesis on April 10th, 2015 at Harbour Cen-tre, Room 1530. Here is the abstract of her thesis “Corporate Social Responsibility in the Canadian Mining Sector: Rhetoric, Ethics, and the Economy”.
MA Defence: â€œMemory is a River: Imbert Orchard and the Sound of Time and Placeâ€ By Nathan Clarkson
Authors: Chen Sibo
Published: March 2021

Our dear colleague, Nathan Clarkson, will defend her MA Thesis on April 14th, 2015 at Harbour Centre, Room 1530. Here is the abstract of his thesis “Memory is a River”: Imbert Orchard and the Sound of Time and Place”.
MA Defence: â€œReading, Writing and Resistance: Feminist and Neoliberal Subjects in the Canadian Academyâ€ By Madison Trusolino
Authors: Chen Sibo
Published: March 2021

Our dear colleague, Madison Trusolino, will defend her MA Thesis on Thursday, May 7th, 2015 at Harbour Centre, Room 1425. Here is the abstract of her thesis “Reading, Writing and Resistance: Feminist and Neoliberal Subjects in the Canadian Academy”.
Public Lecture: The Cinema Of Environmental Crisis
Authors: Ackerley Christine Rose
Published: March 2021

(Posted on behalf of Dr. Anil Narine)

There will be a public lecture about the implications of Eco-Trauma Cinema on Thursday, 29 Oct 2015, starting at 7:00 pm at the Djavad Mowafaghian World Art Centre, Goldcorp Centre for the Arts, 149 W. Hastings St. The event is co-presented by SFU's Vancity Office of Community Engagement. Please see the full text for details.
Public Event: Global to Village: Grounding Communication Research in Rural China
Authors: Ackerley Christine Rose
Published: March 2021

The M.A. Double Degree Program in Global Communication is holding a workshop on ethnographic research in rural China, to share their initial analysis and experiences in the field. The workshop will be at SFU Harbour Centre, room 1530 from 7 pm to 9 pm on November 12. Please see the attached poster for details.
Contingency and Satisfaction under Digital Capitalism
Authors: Anderson Benjamin
Published: March 2021

Explorations into today's labour context reveal a wide schism between those workers who live under conditions of precarity and contingency and those who seem to be living the dream - and not only in terms of wages. The standardized work day and Taylorized division of labour that characterized most of the industrial era has transitioned, at least in large part, into a regime of flexibility and insecurity that reconstitutes not only working but lifestyle conditions. This paper is intended as an initial conceptual investigation of a dual trend in the conditions of labour under digital capitalism: the rise of contractual contingency and insecurity and the introduction of fun and hipness into the office environment as a means of work intensification.
To Upvote or Downvote: Parental Supervision of Screen Time on Reddit
Authors: Stewart Nicole K.
Published: March 2021

Screen time is a controversial subject in media and technology studies. Situated within the media harm debate, binary arguments have developed in discourse about the effect screen time has on people and society. The widespread use of screen-based media is the culmination of user-friendly smartphones and tablets as well as the ubiquitous nature of screen-laden media. How parents define, implement, and manage screen time is imperative to understanding how children engage with screen-based media and the observed effect it has. To understand this discourse, I conducted a social network content analysis of conversations surrounding screen time on the user-generated platform Reddit. The analysis focused on contributors' uses of the term "screen time" and the conversations relating to the implications of screen time for children. Preliminary data suggests that groups form around clusters of information that deem screen time as having a positive, negative or neutral effect - a position that also determines a parent's decision to provide unlimited or restricted access of screens to their children. The conceptual framework for this research draws from Pinch and Bijker's (1990) social construction of technology to understand how social groups form and how these groups share meanings they attach to the artifact (in this case, screens). The group formations around screen time mimic the media harm debate, with children viewed as competent (able to use technology to create, participate and build digital literacies) or vulnerable (subjected to harmful content, physical risks, and potential delays in cognitive development). The problem with the tendency to view children's screen time as positive or negative, rather than both, is it limits management strategies on how to minimize risk and maximize benefit.
PHD Defence: “The Right to Authentic Political Communication” by Ann Rees
Authors: Phan Vu Thuy Anh
Published: March 2021

Our dear colleague, Ann Rees, will defend her PhD dissertation on Friday, January 22nd, 2016 at Harbour Centre, Room 1315 (1:30pm). Here is the abstract of her dissertation “The Right to Au-thentic Political Communication”.
Public Event: Brown Bag workshop: Researching Culture across Disciplines, Media and Senses
Authors: Ackerley Christine Rose
Published: March 2021

This Brown Bag workshop, "Researching Culture across Disciplines, Media and Senses," will be presented by Marie-Therese Abogo (PhD Candidate, Anthropology, Laval University) and Vincent Andrisani (PhD Candidate, School of Communication, SFU). Dr. Milena Droumeva (School of Communication, SFU) will introduce and chair the workshop. This workshop is co-sponsored by the CPCC and School of Communication at Simon Fraser University. Please see the full text for details.
Public Event: Commons Governance Workshop: Michel Bauwens of the P2P Foundation
Authors: Ackerley Christine Rose
Published: March 2021

The Global Communication M.A. Double Degree Program is holding Program's Colloquium Presentation - Part III: Commons Governance Workshop with Michel Bauwens of the P2P Foundation on Thursday, March 17, from 10:00am to noon at Vancouver Harbour Center Campus Room 2250. For details, please see the attached PDF.
Public Event: Brown Bag Lecture Series: Financialization, Debt and Housing
Authors: Ackerley Christine Rose
Published: March 2021

The next Brown Bag Seminar will be at noon on April 13, 2016 at SFU Burnaby in the Mallinson Conference room, K8652.  The title is: Financialization, Debt and Housing: Modes of Profit, Forms of Contestation, Projects for ResearchThere will be presentations by Graham Mackenzie, Didi Han, and Enda Brophy. This session shares preliminary and ongoing research into three overlapping and increasingly controversial sources of accumulation: finance, debt and real estate. Graham Mackenzie considers the relationship between the commodity form and contemporary real estate markets. Didi Han describes the alternative financial institution Bin-Go in South Korea as a grounded endeavour in the reorientation of financial knowledge and practice. Enda Brophy outlines an inquiry exploring the contested connection between debt and ICTs within digital capitalism.    Lunch will be provided.For more details, please see the attached PDF.
Public Event: Communication, Politics and Ideology: Graduate Student Workshop
Authors: Ackerley Christine Rose
Published: March 2021

A Graduate Student Workshop on "Communication, Politics and Ideology" will be hosted by students in CMNS 802, on April, 22nd, at Harbour Centre, Room 2290. Sessions start at 9:30 am and run until 3:00 pm. For more details, please see the attached PDF.
PhD Defence: â€œIranian Community Media in Stockholm: Locality, Transnationality, and Multicultural Adaptationâ€ by Daniel Ahadi
Authors: Phan Vu Thuy Anh
Published: March 2021

Our dear colleague, Daniel Ahadi, will defend his PhD Dissertation on Monday, June 27, 2016 at Harbour Centre, Library Thesis Room, Bennett Library Room 2020, (10:30 am - 1:30 pm). Here is the abstract of his dissertation “Iranian Community Media in Stockholm”.
MA Defence: "Communicating Communes" by Didi Han
Authors: Chen Sibo
Published: March 2021

Our dear colleague, Didi Han, will defend her MA Thesis on Monday, September 8th 2016 at Harbor Center Room 2250 (10:00 am - 12:00 pm). Here is the abstract of her thesis "Communicating Communes: A Case Study of Urban Communing Movement in South Korea".
MA Defence: "As Seen on Screen" by Nicole Stewart
Authors: Chen Sibo
Published: March 2021

Our dear colleague, Nicole Stewart, will defend her MA Thesis on Wednesday, October 26, 2016 at Harbor Center Room 1505 (10:00 am – 12:00 pm). Here is the abstract of her thesis “As Seen on Screen: A Virtual Ethnographic Study of Children’s Screen Time”.
Public Event: Comprehensive Exams Workshop
Authors: Ackerley Christine Rose
Published: March 2021

Graduate students have organized an event about the program's comprehensive exams process, to be held on Friday, October 28 from 2 p.m. - 4 p.m. in the CMNS conference room up at Burnaby (Room 8652). For more details, please see the attached poster.
Public Event: Media Democracy Days 2016
Authors: Ackerley Christine Rose
Published: March 2021

Media Democracy Days 2016 will be hosted on November 15, 16 and 19 at Harbour Centre. Events will include audio production workshops on the 15th and 16th (by Vancouver Co-op Radio 100.5FM and CiTR 101.9FM in partnership with the Vancouver Public Library's digital creativity and storytelling learning space), and a full day of hands on workshops, discussions, and collaboratively determined events on November 19th, along with a keynote by Ryan McMahon.For the full program and schedule, please visit 2016.mediademocracydays.ca or see the attached see the full text.
Introduction: Celebrating Graduate Scholarship
Authors: Ironstone Penelope
Published: March 2021

It is with great pleasure that I am writing this introduction to this special issue of Stream: Culture/Politics/Technology dedicated to the conference proceedings of the Graduate Masters Sessions (GMS) hosted by the Canadian Communication Association/Association Canadian de Communication (CCA-ACC) at our annual meeting with the Congress of Social Sciences and Humanities at the University of Calgary in 2016. As the former President of the CCA (2014-2016), I worked for several years as a champion of the Graduate Masters Session, seeing them as a vital means of professionalizing young scholars in our discipline. Not only an opportunity for masterâ€™s students to â€œexperienceâ€ a large conference and develop the skills necessary present their research to a conference audience, the GMS provide early graduate students with an important opportunity to network, build a community, and see how their work participates in a conversation with students and more senior scholars of communication from across Canada. I have been delighted to oversee the GMS sessions over the last few years, in no small part because I, like my colleagues on the Board of the CCA, value that conversation and the critical contributions made at our annual meetings. Sibo Chen, the English Language Graduate Student Representative on the CCA Board (2015-2017), is to be credited with the idea to produce conference proceedings of the GMS as without his focused energy it would never have gotten off the ground. Further thanks must be extended to the Guest Editors for this issue, Philippa Adam, Chris Chapman, and Dugan Nichols of Simon Fraser University, for their work in cultivating the four papers that appear here. Their work has undoubtedly contributed greatly to the further professionalization of the contributors as they embark on extending the dissemination of their research through publication.
Public Event: Laya Behbahani: Human Trafficking In The Gulf States
Authors: Ackerley Christine Rose
Published: March 2021

Laya Behbahani, who recently completed her MA in Criminology at SFU, will provide media accounts of the experiences of migrant workers in the Gulf Co-operation Council (GCC) states of the Middle East against a backdrop of the hybrid legal system and varying innovative, and often evasive, state responses in the GCC. A post-lecture dialogue will be moderated by SFU School of Communication's Adel Iskandar. The lecture will take place on January 31, 2017, at 7:00 PM at the Djavad Mowafaghian World Art Centre, Goldcorp Centre for the Arts.

Co-presented by SFU's Vancity Office of Community Engagement, SFU's School for International Studies, the Institute for the Humanities at SFU, and the Global Communication MA Double Degree Program.

Please see the attached PDF for details.
Long Lost Lore of a ‘Land’ Called Home
Authors: Caesar Gopa Biswas
Published: March 2021

I grew up in a household that crossed boundaries.And as a result, I faced relentless questions from my classmates, their parents, my neighbors, local shopkeepers, even pedestrians. Asking uncom-fortable questions tominority people like “why don’t you eat beef?” or “why don’t your men under-go circumcisions?” or “why do you give sambar to your lentil soup?”is normal in Bangladesh, where I live. I was taught to overlook these questions—to know them as rhetorical queries, to which there can be no sane reply. What justified the casual insults hurled at me as a representative of a minority?
Comparing Smartphone Apps for Traditional Chinese Medicine and Modern Medicine in China: Systematic Search and Content Analysis (Preprint)
Authors: Liu Xiao Hang , Jin Fan , Hsu Jeffrey , Li Di Nan , Chen Wei
Published: March 2021

BACKGROUND

Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) is an integral part of mainstream medicine in China, with theories and practices that are completely different from modern medicine. TCM should not be ignored or confused with modern medicine in the analysis of the Chinese health care system, including the analysis of mobile health (mHealth) apps. To date, differences between TCM apps and modern medicine apps have not be systematically investigated.

OBJECTIVE

The aim of this study was to systematically compare the quality of apps for TCM and modern medicine in China.

METHODS

In December 2020, we searched iOS (iTunes) and Android (Tencent, Oppo, and Huawei app stores) platforms for all mHealth apps and then categorized them as TCM or modern medicine apps if they were included in the final analysis. The included apps were downloaded on smartphones and assessed by 2 reviewers on the following 4 aspects: (1) data in the app stores, including user ratings, download counts, cost, target users, and year of last update; (2) functionality; (3) quality of the app content as determined by the Mobile App Rating Scale (MARS); and (4) analysis of the app privacy and security.

RESULTS

In total, 658 apps were analyzed, including 261 TCM medicine apps and 397 modern medicine apps. The average download count of modern medicine apps (approximately 5 million) was more than 10 times that of TCM apps (approximately 400,000). Regarding functionalities, 64.7% (257/397) of modern medicine apps provided telemedicine (74/261, 28.4% in TCM apps), 62.7% (249/397) provided registration (70/261, 26.8% in TCM apps), and 45.6% (181/397) provided communication (38/261, 14.6% in TCM apps). A larger proportion of TCM apps provided prescription and medication management (144/261, 55.2% in TCM apps versus 168/397, 42.3% in modern medicine apps). The majority of modern medicine apps (329/397, 82.9%) combined ≥3 functionalities compared with one-third of TCM apps (93/261, 34.6%). We then selected 81 top apps for quality and safety assessment (41 TCM apps and 40 modern medicine apps). Of these, the mean overall MARS score of TCM apps (2.7, SD 0.5) was significantly lower than modern medicine apps (3.6, SD 0.4). Almost all modern medicine apps (38/40, 95%) addressed privacy and security by providing a privacy policy and describing how to protect personal data, but less than half of the TCM apps (18/41, 44%) described this information (P<.001).

CONCLUSIONS

The different functionalities reflect the distinct innate characteristics of these two medical systems. Although great progress has been made and the Chinese mHealth market size is large, there still exist many opportunities for future development, especially for TCM.
ИССЛЕДОВАНИЕ ВЛИЯНИЯ ПАРАМЕТРОВ ПРОЦЕССА НАНОСФЕРНОЙ ЛИТОГРАФИИ НА РАЗМЕРЫ ОСТРОВКОВЫХ НАНОСТРУКТУР
Authors: Швырева М.А. , Андреасян О.Г.
Published: March 2021

Статья раскрывает актуальность регулярных массивов островковых тонких пленок. Построена математическая модель зависимости высоты металлических островков от диаметра наносфер и толщины покрытия. Проведено исследование влияния мощности источника ионов и времени на толщину металлизации для последующего формирования островков.
АПРОБАЦИЯ МОДЕЛИ ЭЛЕКТРИЧЕСКОЙ ПРОВОДИМОСТИ ОСТРОВКОВЫХ ТОНКИХ ПЛЕНОК
Authors: Андреасян О.Г. , Сидорова С.В.
Published: March 2021

Статья раскрывает актуальность островковых тонких пленок. Разработана программа, которая позволяет рассчитать расстояние между островками в определенный момент времени. Построена новая модель туннелирования в островковых тонких пленках. Проведена апробация модели, которая показала совпадение теоретических и экспериментальных данных.
КОМБИНИРОВАННАЯ ПЛАЗМА В ПРОЦЕССАХ ОБРАБОТКИ ВОЛОКОН
Authors: ЗАУ ХТЕТ КО КО , Васильева Т.М. , У АУНГ ЧЖО , ТУН ЙЕ ХЛАИНГ , Васильев М.Н. , Виноградов М.И. , Макаров И.С.
Published: March 2021

Представлены конструкция реакторов и технологические подходы для обработки тонких целлюлозных, углеродных и базальтовых волокон в плазме форвакуумного давления в целях модификации их поверхности и улучшения функциональных свойств.
PELATIHAN PEMASARAN ONLINE PUSAT INKUBATOR WIRAUSAHA DAN KLINIK UMKM KOTA CILEGON
Authors: Ramdansyah Agus David , Suci Stannia Cahaya , Zahara Vadilla Mutia
Published: March 2021

Small and Micro Enterprises (SMEs) has an important role in supporting the Indonesian economy. On the other hand, the internet has developed rapidly. This internet media progress can be utilized by SMEs to develop their business. However, in Indonesia, the number and presentation of MSEs that have used digital media is still very low. The use of the internet for the business world is can be seen in the product marketing process, for example the increasing online business in Indonesia, including in Banten, and is applied to all business activities. However, the use of the internet in SMEs in Banten is still very small. According to the 2016 Economic Census, only around 37 thousand businesses or 3.84 percent use the internet both for product marketing processes and others and only around 2.55 percent of the internet is used for marketing, this fact become the basis for training and strengthening for the community, especially for SMEs in Banten to realize how important it is to become "internet literate" and encourage the use of the internet for marketing even higher.
PENGEMBANGAN SUNGAI TEMATIK DI DESA PENDEM KECAMATAN JUNREJO KOTA BATU
Authors: Pratika Yeyen , Praharjo Ardik
Published: March 2021

Program pengabdian kepada masyarakat yang berlokasi di Desa Pendem Kecamatan Junrejo Kota Batu ini bertujuan untuk mengembangkan kawasan sungai yang bersih dan bermanfaat bagi masyarakat sehingga memunculkan kesadaran akan pentingnya tanaman obat keluarga. Hasil Identifikasi masalah di lapangan ditemukan bahwa kesadaran masyarakat untuk menjaga lingkungan khususnya sungai masih kurang yang menyebabkan sungai tidak dirawat dengan baik. Selain itu, masyarakat juga perlu akses kesehatan yang memadai sehingga dapat memanfaatkan tanaman obat keluarga. Kegiatan yang dilakukan dalam pengabdian ini adalah dengan mengedukasi masyarakat mengenai sungai tematik melalui tanaman obat keluarga. Penetapan pengabdian kepada masyarakat Desa Pendem sangat tepat karena masyarakat di daerah tersebut menginginkan adanya perubahan pada lingkungan alam sekitar, khususnya sungai yang ada dan dapat menciptakan manfaat dari alam tersebut. Hasil dari pengabdian ini menunjukkan bahwa pengelolaan sungai dapat berkembang dengan baik dan tanaman obat keluarga yang selama ini ditinggalkan dapat digunakan dengan optimal. Masyarakat juga dapat mengetahui pemanfaatannya obat keluarga yang digunakan untuk keluarganya
PELAPORAN AKUNTANSI PADA UMKM CV. CITRA ABADI BATU
Authors: Latifah Sri Wahjuni , Jati Ahmad Waluya , Haryanti Agustin Dwi
Published: March 2021

Ipteks for the community on the CV.Agro Citra Abadi Batu with the aim of helping partners in order to have a reliable accounting information systems that can provide important information, accurate and timely, so that owners and parties concerned can analyze and take the right decision. Problems of the partners is not yet able to evaluate his performance for not having a system of accounting information to make financial statements.          The purpose of this activity is to improve the understanding and knowledge of human resources. The lasting company has to information system of accounting and financial reporting. Besides helping partners in designing the accounting  system in accordance with the conditions of the partners.          Method to  solving the problem: advising system of accounting information based SAK EMKM, discussing, accounting software design,and implementation of accounting software.The results of these activities shows that there is an increased understanding and ability of partners in the field of accounting. Partners can understand and apply the concept of entity references  separation of business transactions with private transactions. Proven partners may draw up financial statements, can use the financial statements as the basis for evaluation of performance and can use for materials management decision-making
Survey of Parasitic Nematode Genera Associated with Grapevine Roots in Sweida Governorate, Syria
Authors:   General Directorate for Scientific Agricultural Research, Plant Protection Department, Swaida , Syria, Al-Halabi Saher Mohamad , Al-Assas Khaled ,   Faculty of Agriculture, Plant Protection Department, Damascus University, Syria
Published: March 2021

Al-Halabi, S.M. and K. Al-Assas. 2021. Survey of Parasitic Nematode Genera Associated with Grapevine Roots in Sweida Governorate, Syria. Arab Journal of Plant Protection, 39(1): 14-21. The aim of this investigation was to survey the nematodes genera associated with the grapevine roots in Sweida Governorate, Syria. Samples were collected from vineyards of several main regions known for grape production (Massad, Al-Raha, Al-Kafer, Risas, Al-Quraya, Kanawat, and Ain Al-Arab in Dahr El-Jabal). The survey results confirmed the occurrence of the following plant-parasitic nematodes genera: Xiphinema, Meloidogyne, Pratylenchus, Paratylenchus, Helicotylenchus, Tylenchorynchus, Tylenchus and Ditylenchus in all investigated regions with high absolute frequency of 72.13, 73.77, 93.44, 96.72, 90.16, 93.44, 90.16 and 88.44%, respectively. The only exception was the genus Longidorus, which was limited with an absolute occurrence of 37.70%. Furthermore, this is the first record of these genera in Sweida Governorate. The results also revealed the presence of other genera of fungivore nematodes Aphelenchus and Aphelenchoides in all examined sites with 100% frequency. Keywords: Survey, classification, grapevine, nematodes, rhizosphere, Sweida, Syria
Effect of Cucumber Mosaic Virus on Proline and Hydrogen Peroxide Content in Some Pepper Hybrids Grown in Lattakia Governorate, Syria
Authors:   Plant Protection Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Tishreen University, Lattikia,Syria, Al-Ajouriyeh Hala , Ismail Imad ,   Plant Protection Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Teshreen University, Syria, Samra Badih ,   Horticulture Department,Faculty of Agriculture, Tishreen University,Lattikia, Syria, Sahyoun Fahed ,   Faculty of Agriculture 2, University of Aleppo,Deir el Zor, Syria
Published: March 2021

Al-Ajouriyeh, H., I. Ismail, B. Samra and F. Sahyouni. 2021. Effect of Cucumber Mosaic Virus on Proline and Hydrogen Peroxide Content in Some Pepper Hybrids Grown in Lattakia Governorate, Syria. Arab Journal of Plant Protection, 39(1): 39-46. A study was conducted at Al-Muturki village in Lattakia Governorate during 2019/2020 growing season to investigate the effect Cucumber mosaic virus (CMV) infection on the proline and hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) content of four pepper hybrids (Taline F1, Amani F1, Harek F1 and Marvilo F1) at three periods post viral inoculation (15, 30 and 45 days). The experiment was carried out by using complete randomized block design with 8 treatments and 8 replicates per treatment. The results showed that the viral infection affected the proline and hydrogen peroxidase content 15 days after virus inoculation. The highest effect of the viral infection was at 30 days after virus inoculation, where the values of proline and hydrogen peroxidase of the infected pepper hybrids significantly increased compared to control plants. However, 45 days after virus inoculation, the effect of viral infection decreased with plant age. Keywords: Pepper, Cucumber mosaic virus, proline, hydrogen peroxidase.
Sensitivity of Wheat Genotypes to Newly Introduced Selective Herbicides
Authors:   Faculty of Agriculture, Tikrit University, Iraq,, El-Taif Mohamed Ramadan Ahmed
Published: March 2021

El-Taif, M.R.A. 2021. Sensitivity of Wheat Genotypes to Newly Introduced Selective Herbicides. Arab Journal of Plant Protection, 39(1): 55-60. Field experiments were conducted during the 2017-2018 growing season at the Research Station of the Field Crops Department, College of Agriculture, Tikrit University. The main aim of the study was to assess the sensitivity of six wheat genotypes to the newly introduced herbicides. The wheat genotypes evaluated were: Aba 95, Abu Ghraib-3, Research 22, Para 99, Sham 6 and Rasheed. The three herbicides applied according to the dosage recommended by the manufacturer as follows: (1) Konicor 80EC 750 ml/ha + Spotlight 75WD 20 ml/ha; (2) Plus 4.5% 500 ml/ha; and (3) Chevalier WG 15 300 g/ha, in addition to an untreated control. The experimental design followed was three replications. The herbicide treatments were randomly distributed. The Chevalier herbicide treatment showed the best results with lowest density of weeds 30 days after applying the pesticide (0.4 weeds/m2 ), highest number of wheat tillers (464.7/m2 ) and spikes (453.5/m2 ), the number of grains/spike (26.3) and the 1000 kernels weight (39.6 g), with a total yield of 4.7 tons/ha. Keywords: Sensitivity of wheat varieties, herbicides.
The Good People: Loyalty and Betrayal in Moscow’s House of Government, 1937–1938
Authors: Slezkine Yuri
Published: March 2021

This essay is an abridged and revised excerpt from the book The House of Government: A Saga of the Russian Revolution. It deals with the reactions to mass arrests of 1937–1938 within the House of Government in Moscow, including silence, vigilance, book-burning, soul-searching, and self-sacrifice. The central questions have to do with the puzzle of what constituted moral behavior, what was meant by loyalty and betrayal, and who, and why, could be considered a “good person.”
Tūrisma organizācija Latvijas PSR: Latvijas republikāniskās tūrisma padomes darbība 20. gadsimta 60. gados
Authors: Vaivode Ilze
Published: March 2021

PSRS tūrisms kļuva par padomju identitātes un kopējās vēsturiskās atmiņas veicinātāju – tas bija īpaši svarīgi pēc Otrā pasaules kara, kad PSRS varā bija nonākušas vairākas valstis, arī Latvija. Drīz sākās tūrisma jomas atjaunošana, tika dibinātas tūrisma organizācijas, taču centieni izveidot centralizētu tūrisma organizāciju nebija sekmīgi. 60. gados notika būtiska tūrisma reorganizācija, un tādējādi šim mērķim izdevās pietuvoties. Pētījuma mērķis ir analizēt Latvijas tūrisma un ekskursiju pārvaldes un Latvijas republikāniskās tūrisma padomes darbību, nosakot to sasniegumus un trūkumus. Darbā skaidrota organizāciju struktūra un struktūrvienību mijiedarbība – tas veicina izpratni ne vien par tūrisma organizēšanu, bet arī par procesiem sabiedrībā Latvijas PSR.