Inactive Duty

2016 ◽  
Vol 18 (3) ◽  
pp. 218-234
Author(s):  
Melissa Zimdars
Keyword(s):  
Weight Loss ◽  
Marine Corps ◽  
Reality Tv ◽  
The Other ◽  
Commercial Sector ◽  
Weight Loss Programs ◽  
The Biggest Loser ◽  
The Military ◽  
And Training ◽  
The Way

From U.S. Marine Corps helicopters rescuing “stranded” participants on The Biggest Loser to having individuals temporarily enlist in the Army on Extreme Weight Loss, these examples of military imagery work toward legitimizing the disciplinary logics put forth on reality weight-loss programs. Yet the military is simultaneously relying more on weight-loss and training practices originating in the commercial sector, including those found on TV, due to perceived “softness” and “fatness” within its ranks. This article thus examines the military-inspired disciplinary logics both reinforced and inadvertently challenged across weight-loss reality TV programs, the “fattening” and commercialization of the military, and the way each ultimately challenge the authority and expertise of the other, revealing numerous instances of disciplinary discrepancy.

scholarly journals Labels on the maps of the Third Military Survey of Austria-Hungary and on the survey maps of the Military Geographical Institute (Wojskowy Instytut Geograficzny) in Warsaw in the light of survey manuals

2015 ◽  
Vol 47 (1) ◽  
pp. 31-43 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wojciech Włoskowicz
Keyword(s):  
The Other ◽  
Standard Map ◽  
The Third ◽  
Last Stage ◽  
The Right ◽  
The Military ◽  
Topographic Surveys ◽  
The Way

Abstract Materials from topographic surveys had a serious impact on the labels on the maps that were based on these surveys. Collecting toponyms and information that were to be placed as labels on a final map, was an additional duty the survey officers were tasked with. Regulations concerning labels were included in survey manuals issued by the Austro-Hungarian Militärgeographisches Institut in Vienna and the Polish Wojskowy Instytut Geograficzny in Warsaw. The analyzed Austro-Hungarian regulations date from the years 1875, 1887, 1894, 1903 (2nd ed.). The oldest manual was issued during the Third Military Survey of Austria-Hungary (1:25,000) and regulated the way it was conducted (it is to be supposed that the issued manual was mainly a collection of regulations issued prior to the survey launch). The Third Survey was the basis for the 1:75,000 Spezialkarte map. The other manuals regulated the field revisions of the survey. The analyzed Polish manuals date from the years 1925, 1936, and 1937. The properties of the labels resulted from the military purpose of the maps. The geographical names’ function was to facilitate land navigation whereas other labels were meant to provide a military map user with information that could not be otherwise transmitted with standard map symbols. A concern for not overloading the maps with labels is to be observed in the manuals: a survey officer was supposed to conduct a preliminary generalization of geographical names. During a survey both an Austro-Hungarian and a Polish survey officer marked labels on a separate “label sheet”. The most important difference between the procedures in the two institutes was that in the last stage of work an Austro-Hungarian officer transferred the labels (that were to be placed on a printed map) from the “label sheet” to the hand-drawn survey map, which made a cartographer not responsible for placing them in the right places. In the case of the Polish institute the labels remained only on the “label sheets”.

scholarly journals Life After NBC’s “The Biggest Loser”: The Experiences and Perspectives of Former Reality TV Contestants

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Darren Moore ◽  
Clinton Cooper ◽  
Toiya Williams ◽  
Kai Zwierstra
Keyword(s):  
Weight Loss ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Reality Tv ◽  
Qualitative Description ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Relational Dynamics ◽  
Marriage And Family ◽  
Rich Description ◽  
The Biggest Loser ◽  
Whiplash Effect

Utilizing Qualitative Description influenced by aspects of phenomenology, we conducted fifteen open-ended, semi-structured interviews with former contestants of NBC’s “The Biggest Loser.” The purpose of the study was to explore experiences of significant weight loss. We focused on challenges, emotional well-being, and relational dynamics of contestants transitioning through their weight loss journeys, which included what happened after the show was completed. Further, we analyzed perspectives regarding the utility of Marriage and Family Therapists (MFTs) in working with this population. In the study, three themes emerged which included: (1) Living at the ranch: It’s reality TV, not reality; (2) After the confetti falls: Post-Traumatic Reality TV Syndrome and The Whiplash Effect; and (3) Therapeutic treatment: Much needed but nowhere to be found. The study includes a rich description of the data, as well as a discussion of clinical implications.

Online Health Communities and Health Literacy

2012 ◽  
pp. 180-196 ◽  
Author(s):  
Erin Willis ◽  
Ye Wang ◽  
Shelly Rodgers
Keyword(s):  
Weight Loss ◽  
Content Analysis ◽  
Health Literacy ◽  
The Other ◽  
Online Health Communities ◽  
The Third ◽  
Health Communities ◽  
The Biggest Loser ◽  
Practical Implications

The purpose of the chapter is to define health literacy and e-health literacy in the context of online health communities (OHCs). The chapter has three sections. The first section defines and discusses features of OHCs. The second section defines health literacy and e-health literacy, including domains of health literacy, which, as the authors argue, is necessary for a greater understanding of health literacy and OHCs. The third section applies the health literacy domains using The Biggest Loser League weight-loss OHC as a case study. A content analysis of posts was conducted between September 1, 2009 and December 31, 2009. Domains of health literacy were coded. Results show that functional literacy and interactive literacy were present in the OHC discussions to a greater degree than any of the other health literacy domains examined. Results are discussed in light of health literacy and e-health literacy, and practical implications of OHCs are explored.

Framework for Military Applications of Social Media

2021 ◽  
pp. 357-368
Author(s):  
Namosha Veerasamy ◽  
William Aubrey Labuschagne
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Digital World ◽  
Military Applications ◽  
Use Of Social Media ◽  
High Level ◽  
The Military ◽  
And Training ◽  
The Way

This article describes how social media has revolutionised the way in which people communicate, interact and engage. This phenomenon has transformed the digital world with its ease, convenience and numerous capabilities for sharing, involving and participating in exchanges. The military is now being confronted with how this platform can be used to aid its activities. When utilised correctly, social media could become a force multiplier for the military. Day-to-day functions, official communications, networking and training are just some of the capabilities that can be supported by social media. However, clear guidance, management and governance are required in order to ensure that the platform is implemented correctly. This article discusses the drive for the use of social media within the military and how it can be utilised for military activities. It addresses the high-level functionalities of social media within the military, as well as an overall approach to guide the process.

Framework for Military Applications of Social Media

2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 47-56 ◽  
Author(s):  
Namosha Veerasamy ◽  
William Aubrey Labuschagne
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Digital World ◽  
Military Applications ◽  
Use Of Social Media ◽  
High Level ◽  
The Military ◽  
And Training ◽  
The Way

This article describes how social media has revolutionised the way in which people communicate, interact and engage. This phenomenon has transformed the digital world with its ease, convenience and numerous capabilities for sharing, involving and participating in exchanges. The military is now being confronted with how this platform can be used to aid its activities. When utilised correctly, social media could become a force multiplier for the military. Day-to-day functions, official communications, networking and training are just some of the capabilities that can be supported by social media. However, clear guidance, management and governance are required in order to ensure that the platform is implemented correctly. This article discusses the drive for the use of social media within the military and how it can be utilised for military activities. It addresses the high-level functionalities of social media within the military, as well as an overall approach to guide the process.

Online Health Communities and Health Literacy

2013 ◽  
pp. 208-224 ◽  
Author(s):  
Erin Willis ◽  
Ye Wang ◽  
Shelly Rodgers
Keyword(s):  
Weight Loss ◽  
Content Analysis ◽  
Health Literacy ◽  
The Other ◽  
Online Health Communities ◽  
The Third ◽  
Health Communities ◽  
The Biggest Loser ◽  
Practical Implications

The purpose of the chapter is to define health literacy and e-health literacy in the context of online health communities (OHCs). The chapter has three sections. The first section defines and discusses features of OHCs. The second section defines health literacy and e-health literacy, including domains of health literacy, which, as the authors argue, is necessary for a greater understanding of health literacy and OHCs. The third section applies the health literacy domains using The Biggest Loser League weight-loss OHC as a case study. A content analysis of posts was conducted between September 1, 2009 and December 31, 2009. Domains of health literacy were coded. Results show that functional literacy and interactive literacy were present in the OHC discussions to a greater degree than any of the other health literacy domains examined. Results are discussed in light of health literacy and e-health literacy, and practical implications of OHCs are explored.

scholarly journals Stain capacity of three fungi on two fast-growing wood

2020 ◽  
Vol 32 (1) ◽  
pp. 427-434
Author(s):  
Taize Song ◽  
Fangchao Cheng ◽  
Jianping Sun
Keyword(s):  
Weight Loss ◽  
Color Change ◽  
Vibrio Anguillarum ◽  
The Other ◽  
Wood Color ◽  
Fast Growing ◽  
Potential Market ◽  
Arthrinium Phaeospermum ◽  
Cunninghamia Lanceolate ◽  
The Way

AbstractWe investigated the stain of fast-growing wood (Cunninghamia lanceolate, CL; Paulownia, PT) inoculated with three fungi (Arthrinium phaeospermum, AP; Vibrio anguillarum, VA; Aspergillacea, AS) to explore the new wood dyeing ways and the better combination of wood and fungi for dyeing. Only AP could dye on CL and PT. Especially for CL, its percentage of internal spalting, percentage of external spalting and dyeing depth were the highest (48%, 15% and 5.06 mm, respectively). Surprisingly, the bigger weight loss occurs on PT. The results showed that the dyeing effect of AP dyeing CL was the best, and the wood color change was obviously (Orange to dark red). AP could produce more pigments than the other two fungi (VA; AS), CL was more suitable for fungus staining than PT, indicating that AP could offered a new potential market and a chance for areas to earning higher income for CL. This research paves the way for improving color change was obviously (Orange to dark red). AP could produce more pigments than the other two fungi (VA; AS), CL was more suitable for fungus staining than PT, indicating that AP could offer a new potential market and a chance for areas to earn higher income for CL.

Militaries in Sahelian Politics

2021 ◽  
pp. 422-438
Author(s):  
Sebastian Elischer
Keyword(s):  
Burkina Faso ◽  
Armed Forces ◽  
The Other ◽  
Military Rule ◽  
Large Segment ◽  
Political Sphere ◽  
Ruling Elites ◽  
Long Time ◽  
The Military ◽  
The Way

The chapter analyses the trajectories of military rule across the francophone Sahel. It distinguishes between three clusters of countries. Senegal constitutes one extreme on the civil–military spectrum as it has enjoyed continuous civilian rule. Mauritania and Chad, where military rulers have remained part of the ruling elites since the 1970s, constitute the other extreme. Burkina Faso, Niger, and Mali are located somewhere in between. Although the Burkinabè armed forces for a long time acted as a pillar of autocratic rule, a large segment of the military eventually helped pave the way for democratization. In Niger and Mali military rule ended with the liberalization of Africa’s political sphere in the early 1990s. Both militaries have again intervened in politics through coups, yet each intervention has proven short-lived. There remains, however, a visible faction that wishes to return to military rule within the armed forces in every Sahelian country.

Are Things Falling Apart? The Military and the Crisis of Democratisation in Nigeria

1996 ◽  
Vol 34 (2) ◽  
pp. 193-225 ◽  
Author(s):  
Julius O. Ihonvbere
Keyword(s):  
Civil Society ◽  
The Other ◽  
Military Rule ◽  
Coup D'etat ◽  
Other Hand ◽  
Political Communities ◽  
The One ◽  
The Military ◽  
The Way

The return of the generals to power following the coup d'état of November 1993 has posed fundamental challenges to the survival of the nation. On the one hand, it has brought out the worst in Nigerian politics: repression, intimidation, violence, corruption, betrayals, and the manipulation of primordial loyalties. On the other hand, it has exposed the nature and extent of the Nigerian political rot, and provided the still weak and fledgling civil society with added strength and legitimacy. Could the resurgence of military rule in Nigeria have been predicted? Could anyone have foreseen that General Sani Abacha would become such an all-powerful President? Was it possible to anticipate the popular protests and bloody confrontations which culminated in the hanging of nine environmental activists in November 1995? What is the way forward for the contending political communities?1

scholarly journals Modelling and Simulation as a Service – an Emergent Concept that Supports the Military Education and Training Process Continuity

2021 ◽  
Vol 27 (3) ◽  
pp. 7-14
Author(s):  
Marin-Marian Coman ◽  
Ghiță Bârsan ◽  
Cosmin Piele
Keyword(s):  
Education And Training ◽  
Military Education ◽  
Modelling And Simulation ◽  
The Other ◽  
Training Process ◽  
Simulation Group ◽  
Development Phases ◽  
The Military ◽  
Simulation Systems ◽  
And Training

Abstract In the last years, the NATO Modelling and Simulation Group (NMSG) has started to develop and put into practice an emergent concept named “Modelling and Simulation as a Service” (MSaaS) with the purpose to provide a permanent service and cloud-based modelling and simulation (M&S) ecosystem to be used by NATO and partner nations. The new M&S ecosystem will help to project and expand the ways of using M&S capabilities for achieving interoperability between participating simulation systems and ensuring credibility of results. This paper presents, on one hand, the development phases of MSaaS, the benefits and steps that have to be done in the future for its implementation at NATO level, and on the other hand, it makes an extrapolation between business continuity concept and MSaaS concept in terms of ensuring the military education and training process continuity when a crisis situation occurs.

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