Submitted by Lucienne Costa (lucienneferreira@ufcg.edu.br) on 2018-09-12T19:09:12Z No. of bitstreams: 1 JOÃO NAILSON DE CASTRO SILVA – DISSERTAÇÃO (PPGRN) 2017.pdf: 6066847 bytes, checksum: 06d6d215ba35522ddc64fb5c435d43f4 (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2018-09-12T19:09:12Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 JOÃO NAILSON DE CASTRO SILVA – DISSERTAÇÃO (PPGRN) 2017.pdf: 6066847 bytes, checksum: 06d6d215ba35522ddc64fb5c435d43f4 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2017-08-25 / Capes / A Caatinga é um bioma único que só ocorre na região do Semiárido do Brasil (SAB). Este bioma se diferencia principalmente pela capacidade de desenvolver mecanismos de adaptação aos baixos índices pluviométricos da região, além de apresentar alta resiliência nesse ambiente de elevada pressão antrópica. Tendo em vista que a cobertura vegetal exerce um papel muito importante no equilíbrio ambiental, as técnicas de sensoriamento remoto têm sido muito utilizadas para extrair informações biofísicas da vegetação. Este trabalho, teve como objetivo estabelecer uma metodologia que incorpore a capacidade de caracterização temporal do índice de vegetação à técnica de classificação de imagens para melhorar a identificação das classes de cobertura da Terra na bacia do Rio Sucuru, no Cariri paraibano. Neste sentido, busca-se uma classificação de referência dos padrões de cobertura da terra a partir de imagens de SR, para um período específico, no qual, seja possível uma validação em campo. Além disso, é realizada uma avaliação de uma série temporal de um índice de vegetação para melhoria da classificação realizada. Nessa pesquisa foi adotado parte da metodologia proposta por Chaves et al. (2008), para classificar os padrões de cobertura do solo e uma série temporal de EVI, processadas com 88 imagens selecionadas dos sensores ETM+ e OLI/TIRS, da série Landsat, para o período entre outubro de 2014 a setembro de 2016. Os resultados evidenciaram que analisar a cobertura vegetal utilizando apenas um único momento não retrata fidedignamente os padrões de cobertura do solo, visto que nesse ambiente semiárido as respostas que a vegetação apresenta diante da presença ou ausência de chuva são muito rápidas. Nesse sentido, os resultados mostram que uma análise espaço-temporal, utilizando um índice de vegetação, pode estabelecer uma melhor distinção das categorias atribuídas em uma classificação de padrões de cobertura do solo, possibilitando uma melhor percepção do comportamento da vegetação para um período de 24 meses observado. / The Caatinga is a unique biome that only occurs in the semi-arid region of Brazil. This biome is distinguished, mainly, by the capacity to develop mechanisms of adaptation to the low rainfall rates of the region. Plus, it also has a high resilience level upon high anthropic pressure. Considering that land cover plays a very important role in environmental balance, remote sensing techniques have been widely used to extract biophysical information from vegetation. The objective of this work is to establish a methodology that incorporates a time series vegetation index characterization to the image classification technique for improving the land cover classification in the Sucuru River basin in Cariri, Paraíba. In this sense, a Land Cover classification is acquired from SR images, for a specific data. For this data, there is a ground truth validation. In addition, an evaluation of a vegetation index time series is performed to improve the classification. In this research was adopted part of the methodology proposed by Chaves et al. (2008), to classify land cover patterns and a time series of EVI, processed with 88 images selected from the ETM + and OLI / TIRS sensors of the Landsat series for the period between October 2014 to September 2016. The results evidence that analyzing the land cover for a single time stamp could not reliably portray the land cover patterns since we often have fast changes before and after a rainfall event in this semi-arid environment. In this sense, the results show that a spatiotemporal analysis, using a vegetation index, can establish a better distinction of the categories assigned to a classification of land cover patterns, allowing a better perception of vegetation behavior for a period of 24 Months observed.

M.Com. (Library and Information Science) / In this study attention was given to the vast amount of information in periodicals which is not usually utilized in media centres. The popularity of periodicals amongst teenagers should be used to stimulate research in this relevant, updated medium which contains the most recent facts on such a wide range of topics. The promotion of magazines as a resource of information received attention and certain strategies to promote the utilisation of periodicals were suggested. The whole process of planning, budgeting and ordering of periodicals was looked at from the user's point of view, especially to 'satisfy the user's information needs. These information needs must first be established and thereafter the best medium must be obtained in order to satisfy them. A communication system was formulated by which teachers and pupils could be informed of the latest arrivals as well as the latest information on a specific topic. Secondly, a system was devised which can be used to analyse and index information from periodicals and keep it on record until it can be taken up in the catalogue, whether it is in pamphlet form, or as bound magazines. This way, no information from periodicals need be wasted or lost due to the lack of printed indexes in South Africa.

The purpose of this research is to examine the current reception situation of the chosen four American TV series in Chinese college campuses. Rather than focusing on the series content, this thesis would focus much more on the audience part, to explore how the personal backgrounds and social factors would influence certain ATS received by certain group of people. This research is based on 222 valid responses from a highly structured questionnaire. The responses are collected from five universities which are located in the east, west, south, north and middle of China, with consideration of gender, major and school year as basic variables. The questionnaire is published on a website. Students are given a web link, finish the questionnaire and submit their answers online. Collected materials are processed with Excel functions and illustrated both by numbers and different graphs. The analysis revealed that there existed several motivations for Chinese students to watch American TV series and it turned out to have influence on them in a more or less similar way. A noticeable finding includes that both the motivations and the influences vary depending on the students' age, gender, major and the geographic location they belong to. And this is supported by the data obtained from their responses. Generally speaking, motivations for Chinese students include practicing English and gaining knowledge of western culture and societies through watching ATS; following the fashion in order to get along better with their peers; enhancing self-identity by choosing different genres; and escaping from study pressure from the real life. Very interesting phenomenon is that few students watch ATS merely for relaxation, which means ATS is received in China more than a simple tool for entertainment. Most of the motivations are gratified. Studies show that ATS does have great impact on Chinese college students both as a language learning tool and a culture messenger. However, it should be noted that influences vary depending on some factors. Geographically speaking, students in the less developed cities in China, where educational infrastructure is relatively backward, mostly utilized ATS as a useful tool to improve their English; while students in the developed cities, find more similarities between their life and what is portrayed on the screen hence they believe the greatest influences lie in culture aspects. Studies also found that, compared with boys, girls are more likely to be influenced by external factors such as peer pressure. In terms of genre, girls show evident preference for romance and emotions while boys insist their likes on crime, technology, violence etc. Senior students, due to more spare time out of class, indicate a more positive engagement in watching ATS, with more time devoted to it while the freshmen obviously have less time because they are busy with themselves not only in class but also in other extra-class activities in addition to ATS. Students of different majors show diverse preferences for different genres, which is supported by data from the research, too. General findings can be expanded and concluded into two aspects: Firstly, ATS is more than an entertainment in Chinese college campus; secondly, social context works greatly on young audiences' reception in American · TV series/serials. The context incorporates not only an economic one, but more importantly, a cultural one. Audiences' own identities, along with these social contexts, will work together in altering the audiences' reception for certain content. The thesis is not free from limitations, which is listed at the end of the text. Given more time, adding more qualitative interviews to deepen the obtained results from the quantitative responses, and adding more control in questionnaire retrieval process, I believe this research would go further in where it aims to go. However, since there is so far not any empirical study concerning Chinese college students' reception for American TV series/serials, this research still hopes to contribute a bit to the reception studies framework within a Chinese context. Future exploration could be oriented to cross-cultural reception studies, which expect to find more diversity within different social context.

A diploma thesis deals with sexuality as a storylining element in Czech soap operas. The sample contains long-running relational series that were broadcasted by television stations in October-November 2013. Specifically, there were series Cesty domů 2, Gympl s (r)učením omezeným, Ulice and Ordinace v růžové zahradě 2. There were used quantitative content analysis to detection the frequency of sexuality and qualitative narrative analysis to explore the context and way for create the plot. The categories of behavior and conversation containing elements of sexuality were analyzed in the study. During the preparation of the categories, I was inspired by research "How much sex is there in soap operas on British TV?" that was realized by Rami Al - Sayed and Barrie Gunter in 2012. I analyzed the elements of sexuality that create the storyline during the research. I examined the particular scenes where did appear the correlation of story to the previous and following events and debates . I focused on the explicit and implicit exposure of sexuality in the series. If there was an aspect of sexuality without storylining function I tried to find the reason for the occurrence in the series. The theoretical establishment of the topic deals with issues of narrative and discourse of sexuality. There are presented...

Zugl.: Karlsruhe, Universiẗat, Diss., 2004.

Dans le cadre des études sur presse et littérature et sur les transferts culturels, cette recherche présente une étude comparative entre les feuilletons dramatiques français, d'Hector Berlioz et de Théophile Gautier, et les feuilletons de théâtre lyrique écrits par le dramaturge brésilien Martins Pena. Il a écrit la série « Semaine Lyrique », parue au Jornal do Commercio en 1846-1847. Sous une perspective diachronique qui prend en compte le processus de mondialisation médiatique de la presse périodique au XIXe siècle, cet examen se propose de retracer et d'observer les transferts de pratiques culturelles médiatiques de la presse française vers la brésilienne qui ont déterminé l’acclimatation des feuilletons dramatiques au Brésil. En privilégiant l'analyse de la méthode, de la construction du discours critique et du style des feuilletonistes français et de Martins Pena, nous avons centré notre étude sur les aspects littéraires ainsi que sur la répercussion de leur adaptation dans la presse brésilienne. Particulièrement, les formes et la manifestation de l'ironie (journalistique) dans l'écriture des feuilletonistes constituent le cerne des analyses. Notre hypothèse est que Martins Pena a adapté les aspects de l'écriture littéraire des critiques français en créant une poétique autonome et légitime. En plus d’être la première série de chroniques de contenu culturel de la presse quotidienne de Rio de Janeiro, la « Semaine Lyrique » se distingue aussi des feuilletons dramatiques brésiliens précédents grâce à l'écriture ironique et fictionnelle assimilée et recrée au fil de la série par Martins Pena. / In the perspective of researches about literature and press theory and about cultural transfers, this study presents a comparative analysis between Hector Berlioz’ and Théophile Gautier's theater serials and Brazilian dramatic writer Martins Pena’s serials about lyric theater wrote by the Brazilian dramatic writer Martins Pena. He wrote the series “Lyric Week” published in Jornal do Commercio in 1846-1847. In a diachronic perspective which consider the process of periodical press globalization in the 19th century, this investigation proposes to reconstruct and observe the transfers of media cultural practices from the French press to the Brazilian press which determined the acclimatization of the theater serials in Brazil. Emphasizing the method analysis, the construction of critical discourse and style of French theater serials and that of Martins Pena, we focused our study on the literary aspects as well as on the impact their adaptation had in the Brazilian press. Specifically, the form and manifestation of the (journalistic) irony in the writing of the columnists constitute the focus of the analysis. Our hypothesis is that Martins Pena adapted aspects of the French columnists’ literary writing, creating an autonomous and legitimate poetic. In addition to being the first cultural content chronicle series of the daily press of Rio de Janeiro, the “ Lyric Week” distinguishes itself from previous Brazilian theater serials through the ironic and fictional writing assimilated and recreated throughout the series by Martins Pena.

Diploma theses "Medial representations of success in Czech series after 1989" is researching, how is through six Czech television series presented the success. Medial images are an important source of knowledge of our current society. Success itself is a phenomenon we are facing daily in our lives. A large part of this experience is made through the media. The purpose of this work is to identify, which key phenomena of society distinguished values has been viewed in selected series (Konec velkých prázdnin, Život na zámku, Ranč U Zelené sedmi, Reportérka, Semestr and Terapie). Through the observations we are able to describe which images were mostly displayed, which at least and with who it has been connected. Thanks to this, we can review whether these medial representations of success are indulgent with their own evaluation of this concept. The recognizability of these phenomena and its interpretation is considered as a parameter of an individual personalities and their observation is being the typical subject of stereotyping. The conclusion of the thesis shows what is the development of representation of success in the Czech series and which picture of the current society has been created by these interpretations.

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The thesis propounded below is based upon a presumption that one of the significant means of socialization is mass media. It represents a source of information since an early age of a child, constitute the models of a socially acceptable behaviour and depict the values and norms that are applicable to the society. In continuation to the ambiguous character of socialization, on one hand allowing an individual to integrate fully into the society, on the other hand, however, producing the present inequalities, the author enquires into the way how villains are portrayed in television cartoons, that is, those who violate these commonly accepted norms. In the theoretical part of the thesis the author builds predominantly on the sociological reflections of the character of the modern society, the character of socialization and social norms. In the chapters dealing with the socialization potential of media she employs primarily the modelling theory that stems from the more universal social learning theory. In the empirical part the author, using qualitative research, tries to describe how villains are portrayed in television cartoons and besides other statements, she proves that their world has a strictly dichotomic and exclude character. One of the outcomes of the thesis is a typology of villains who can...

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