Closer to nature: A case study of the multifunctional selection of moving images in an environmental corporate video

AbstractThis article explores how the selection of moving images in a corporate video contributes to the construction of an allegorical journey in an ideal spatio-temporal universe through which the corporate discourse communicates the company’s environmental commitment.The article is based on a social semiotic analysis which explores the discourse of renewal and belonging articulated visually in theThis article thus suggests that fine-grained analyses of the meaning-making potential of images in environmental corporate discourses can facilitate a better understanding of visual selective strategies in contemporary environmental communication in general.

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Using Red List species in designating protection status to forest areas: a case study on the problem of spatio-temporal dynamics

Biodiversity and Conservation ◽

10.1007/s10531-020-02031-4 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 29 (11-12) ◽

pp. 3429-3443

Author(s):

Lise Tingstad ◽

John-Arvid Grytnes ◽

Magne Sætersdal ◽

Ivar Gjerde

Keyword(s):

Temporal Dynamics ◽

Rank Order ◽

Common Species ◽

Red List ◽

Red List Species ◽

Polypore Fungi ◽

Temporal Turnover ◽

Spatio Temporal ◽

Selection Of

Abstract Red-listed species are often used as target species in selection of sites for conservation. However, limitations to their use have been pointed out, and here we address the problem of expected high spatio-temporal dynamics of red-listed species. We used species data (vascular plants, bryophytes, macrolichens and polypore fungi) from two inventories 17 years apart to estimate temporal turnover of red-listed and non-red-listed species in two forest areas (147 and 195 ha) and of plots (0.25 ha) within each area. Furthermore, we investigated how turnover of species affected the rank order of plots regarding richness of red-listed species, using two different national Red List issues (1998 and 2015). In both study areas, temporal turnover was substantial, despite minor changes in the overall number of species. At plot level, temporal turnover in red-listed species was higher than in non-red-listed species, but similar to non-red-listed species of the same frequency of occurrence. Adding the effect of changing identities of species red-listed according to the two Red List issues, further increased the estimated spatio-temporal dynamics. Recorded spatio-temporal turnover also resulted in substantial changes in the rank order of plots regarding richness of red-listed species. Using rare red-listed species for site selection may therefore be accompanied by a higher loss of conservation effectiveness over time than for more common species, and particularly at finer scales.

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Concrete Abstract: Exploring Tactility in Abstract Animations from Early Avant-garde Films to Contemporary Artworks

International Journal of Film and Media Arts ◽

10.24140/ijfma.v6.n2.02 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 6 (2) ◽

pp. 28-41

Author(s):

Basak Kaptan Siray ◽

Keyword(s):

New Thought ◽

Avant Garde ◽

Moving Images ◽

Temporal Relationships ◽

Thought Patterns ◽

Spatio Temporal ◽

Visual Order ◽

Sense Of Touch ◽

Screening Site ◽

Selection Of

After witnessing social chaos and the collapse of values at the beginning of the twentieth century, avant-garde artists insert new thought patterns and progressive aesthetic into the traditional perception of art. Being enthralled by the new film medium, former painters like Viking Eggeling, Walther Ruttman and Hans Richter start to experiment with light in two-dimensional film formats, they animate lines, stripes, basic shapes, play with the foreground and the background, and, most important of all, they construct a temporality within the visual order of the screen. Viking Eggeling’s Symphonie Diagonale (1921-24), Walther Ruttman’s Opus I (1921) and Hans Richter’s Rhythmus 21 (1921) show such temporality built in, which is caught by the idea of music as their titles suggest. These short abstract animation films attempt to discover the artistic possibilities of the new developing medium, film. Like the pioneer avant-garde abstract filmmakers, today’s artists still seek to stimulate a new perception for a possible embodiment that will activate the sense of touch in the audience. Tactility, enhanced by the material, opens up a new network of spatio-temporal relationships in the viewer's consciousness and subjecthood. This essay aims to bring a historical perspective to the abstract moving images of which the tactile or haptic experience is a defining characteristic. Through a selection of abstract animations, the materiality of the film image and the screening site will be elaborated upon according to the haptic features that are corporally embodied by the viewers. In the light of historical abstract animation, the aim is to dwell upon the dynamics of a continuous tendency to capture tactile instances to help bring forth the spatial resonances as well as visualize and reedify the rhythmic passing of time.

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Pulsing and pedestrian life: ideology in motion in Mitzpe Ramon, Israel

Cultural Geographies ◽

10.1177/1474474020956254 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 147447402095625

Author(s):

Amelia Rosenberg Weinreb

Keyword(s):

Public Space ◽

Cultural Practices ◽

Negev Desert ◽

Temporal Constraints ◽

Ethnographic Case Study ◽

Collective Interest ◽

Community Norms ◽

Spatio Temporal ◽

Selection Of

This article examines what I call ‘pulsing’ – visible surges of pedestrian activity. It applies a selection of Torsten Hägerstrand’s time-geographic vocabulary in an ethnographic case-study of Mitzpe Ramon, a small Negev Desert town in Israel, illustrating how various spatio-temporal constraints shape flows of walking at daily, weekly, and annual scales. Pulsing, I argue, simply but powerfully communicates when events of collective interest occur, where, for which groups, and at what volumes. Pulsing embodies cultural practices through mobilities, and shapes community norms. Extending beyond this particular example, I also suggest that the concept of pulsing advances understandings of synchrony and synchory in collective pedestrianism and mobilities more broadly, including pilgrimage, urban rhythms, commuter patterns, periodicity, rush hours, and the filling and emptying of public space.

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A MCDM-based framework for selection of general circulation models and projection of spatio-temporal rainfall changes: A case study of Nigeria

Atmospheric Research ◽

10.1016/j.atmosres.2019.03.033 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 225 ◽

pp. 1-16 ◽

Cited By ~ 28

Author(s):

Mohammed Sanusi Shiru ◽

Shamsuddin Shahid ◽

Eun-Sung Chung ◽

Noraliani Alias ◽

Laura Scherer

Keyword(s):

General Circulation ◽

General Circulation Models ◽

Spatio Temporal ◽

Selection Of

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A case study on the semiotic signs during a lecture of Cartesian plane

Annales Universitatis Paedagogicae Cracoviensis | Studia ad Didacticam Mathematicae Pertinentia ◽

10.24917/20809751.10.3 ◽

1970 ◽

Vol 10 ◽

pp. 41-51

Author(s):

Sahin Danisman ◽

Dilek Tanışlı

Keyword(s):

Grade Level ◽

Meaning Making ◽

Point Of View ◽

Mathematical Tasks ◽

Semiotic Analysis ◽

Seventh Grade ◽

Data Links ◽

Cartesian Plane ◽

Teaching Of Mathematics

The use of signs in the teaching of mathematics plays a crucial role in students' cognition. Trying to understand what signs both students and teachers use in the mathematics classes may help us understand their meaning making processes. From this point of view, this paper aims to reveal the use of semiotic resources both by students and a teacher while lecturing Cartesian plane in seventh grade level. The study group of this qualitative study consisted of a teacher and her 29 seventh grade students. Two lectures delivered by the teacher on the Cartesian plane have been video-recorded. The semiotic analysis to make meanings from the linguistic and visual signs expressed through gestures and discourses has been conducted. According to the analysis of the data, links were explored between the signs in the class to present what the students and teacher actually were trying to say and how the signs used were reflected on the other side. What is more, the unclear directions and the in\-con\-sis\-ten\-cies between the discourses and gestures of~the teacher misled the students' thinking, which was revealed during the mathematical tasks. It seems that the teacher assumed that students think the same way with her.

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Review for "Fine‐grained gravity flow deposits and their depositional processes: A case study from the Cretaceous Nenjiang Formation, Songliao Basin, NE China"

10.1002/gj.4017/v2/review2 ◽

2020 ◽

Keyword(s):

Songliao Basin ◽

Gravity Flow ◽

Fine Grained ◽

Depositional Processes

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Topik-Topik Komunikasi Dakwah Dalam Mesej Akidah Kepada Masyarakat Orang Asli di Selangor

Sains Insani ◽

10.33102/sainsinsani.vol3no2.56 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 3 (2) ◽

pp. 15-21

Author(s):

Zulkefli Aini ◽

Abdul Ghafar Don ◽

Ahmad Irdha Mokhtar ◽

Nur Uswah Ahmad Fauzi

Keyword(s):

Qualitative Study ◽

Study Design ◽

Verbal Feedback ◽

Structured Interviews ◽

Orang Asli ◽

Case Study Design ◽

Beliefs And Practice ◽

Islamic Faith ◽

Selection Of

One of the factors that can affect a person's behavior is a communication message. In the context of the da`wah, preachers who involved actively in da`wah communication with the Orang Asli should be able to ensure that the message conveyed can be understood by the target group. In addition, the selection of the correct messages of da`wah based on the foremost priority simplify the process of sharing information between the preachers and the Orang Asli. Accordingly, this article aims to identify specific topics of Islamic faith (akidah) submitted by the Orang Asli in the process of da`wah communication and to identify verbal feedback given by the preachers to the Orang Asli of the topics. This qualitative study using case study design and data was collected through semi-structured interviews. Interviews involving nine preachers were active in da`wah activity to the Orang Asli community in Selangor. Data were analyzed thematically according to the specified objectives. The study found that the topics frequently raised by the Orang Asli is concerned about belief in Allah, belief in Malaikat, and belief in Qada' and Qadar. The topics may be found within the framework of worldview in their beliefs and practice of ancient traditions. Therefore, the preachers gave verbal feedback on these topics is based on a clear and precise sample corresponding to the level of their thinking. The emphasis on these topics is very important to strengthen and purify the faith of the community.Keywords: Communication; Message; Preacher; Indigenous community Abstrak: Elemen mesej dalam komunikasi merupakan salah satu faktor yang dapat memberi kesan terhadap perubahan tingkah laku seseorang. Dalam konteks dakwah, pendakwah yang terlibat dalam proses komunikasi dakwah dengan Orang Asli seharusnya berkebolehan memastikan kandungan mesej yang disampaikan boleh difahami oleh sasaran dakwahnya. Di samping itu, pemilihan mesej dakwah yang betul mengikut keutamaan memudahkan proses perkongsian maklumat antara pendakwah dengan Orang Asli. Sehubungan dengan itu, artikel ini bertujuan untuk mengenalpasti topik-topik tertentu dalam mesej akidah yang dikemukakan oleh masyarakat Orang Asli kepada pendakwah dan mengenalpasti maklum balas lisan yang diberikan oleh pendakwah kepada Orang Asli terhadap topik tersebut. Kajian kualitatif ini menggunakan reka bentuk kajian kes dengan pengumpulan data melalui temu bual separa struktur. Temu bual melibatkan sembilan orang pendakwah yang aktif dalam aktiviti dakwah masyarakat Orang Asli di Selangor. Data kajian dianalisis secara tematik mengikut objektif yang ditentukan. Kajian ini mendapati bahawa topik-topik yang sering dikemukan oleh Orang Asli kepada pendakwah dalam penyampaian mesej akidah ialah berkenaan tentang keimanan kepada Allah SWT, keimanan kepada malaikat, dan keimanan kepada qada’ dan qadar. Topik-topik berkenaan didapati berada dalam kerangka worldview kepercayaan dan amalan tradisi mereka. Sehubungan dengan itu, pendakwah memberikan maklum balas lisan terhadap topik-topik tersebut adalah berdasarkan keterangan yang jelas dan contoh yang tepat bersesuaian dengan tahap pemikiran mereka. Penekanan terhadap topik-topik tersebut merupakan perkara yang penting dalam rangka mengukuhkan dan memurnikan akidah masyarakat Orang Asli.Kata kunci: Komunikasi; Mesej; Pendakwah; Komuniti Orang Asli

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