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Sociāli svarīgu tēmu reprezentācija situāciju komēdiju žanra seriālā "Draugi"
2021
Bakalaura darba “Sociāli svarīgu tēmu reprezentācija situāciju komēdiju žanra seriālā “Draugi”” mērķis ir noskaidrot, kā ir reprezentētas sociāli svarīgas tēmas situāciju komēdiju žanra seriālā “Draugi” un kā auditorija rezonē ar šo seriālu un tajā iekļautajām tēmām. Lai to paveiktu, tika izmantota naratīva analīze. Tika izmantota arī fokusa grupu diskusija, kur tika apspriestas tās dalībnieku redzējums un sajūtas par šīm tēmām seriālā. Darba teorētiskajā daļā ir apskatīts naratīva jēdziens, pievērsta uzmanība īpaši naratīvam televīzijā, populārā kultūra un reprezentācija, kā arī mediju efekti uz auditoriju. Pētījumā noskaidrots, ka sērijās atspoguļotās tēmas ne vienmēr tiek parādītas ar po…
Mikroinfluenceru autentiskums sociālajā tīklā "Instagram": Betijas Kalējas, Zanes Milzarājas un Māras Slejas gadījumu analīze
2022
Bakalaura darba „Mikroinfluenceru autentiskums sociālajā tīklā "Instagram": Betijas Kalējas, Zanes Milzarājas un Māras Slejas gadījumu analīze” mērķis ir noskaidrot, kāda nozīme mikroinfluenceru sekotājiem ir to autentiskumam, kā arī, kādus līdzekļus influenceri pielieto sevis prezentēšanai un autentiskuma radīšanai sociālajā tīklā "Instagram". Darbs sastāv no četrām galvenajām daļām – teorētiskās, metodoloģiskās, empīriskās un secinājumiem. Darba teorētiskajā daļā tiek apskatīta akadēmiskā literatūra par sociālo tīklu "Instagram" un komunikācijas iespējām tajā, ietekmētājiem jeb influenceriem un to klasifikāciju, autentiskumu, kā arī lietojumu un apmierinātības teoriju. Metodoloģiskajā daļ…
Seriāla "Ugunsgrēks" skatītāju analīze: auditorijas vajadzības un skatīšanās motivācijas
2017
Bakalaura darba tēma ir ‘’Seriāla ''Ugunsgrēks'' skatītāju analīze: auditorijas vajadzības un skatīšanās motivācijas’’. Darbā tika apskatīts pašmāju seriāls ‘’Ugunsgrēks’’ un tā auditorija. Darba mērķis bija noskaidrot kādu motivāciju vadīti cilvēki skatās šo seriālu, kādas vajadzības tādējādi tie apmierina un, kā cilvēki uztver faktu, ka šī ir noslēdzošā seriāla sezona. Teorētiskajā daļa ir apskatīta literatūra par medijiem, televīzijas auditoriju, mediju lietojuma un apmierinājuma teoriju, seriālu vēsturi un pašmāju seriālu ‘’Ugunsgrēks’’. Pētījumā tika izmantotas kvalitatīvās pētniecības metodes: fokusa grupas intervija un daļēji strukturētās intervijas. Atslēgas vārdi: ‘’Ugunsgrēks’’, a…
Biological control of potato soft rot caused by Dickeya solani and the survival of bacterial antagonists under cold storage conditions
2018
Dickeya and Pectobacterium are responsible for causing blackleg of plants and soft rot of tubers in storage and in the field, giving rise to losses in seed potato production. In an attempt to improve potato health, biocontrol activity of known and putative antagonists was screened using in vitro and in planta assays, followed by analysis of their persistence at various storage temperatures. Most antagonists had low survival on potato tuber surfaces at 4 °C. The population dynamics of the best low‐temperature tolerant strain and also the most efficient antagonist, Serratia plymuthica A30, along with Dickeya solani as target pathogen, was studied with TaqMan real‐time PCR throughout the stora…
A mechanistic underpinning for sigmoid dose-dependent infection
2016
Cold water reduces the severity of parasite-inflicted damage : support for wintertime recuperation in aquatic hosts
2019
The reduction in host fitness caused by parasite infections (virulence) depends on infection intensity and the degree of damage caused per parasite. Environmental conditions can shape both virulence components, but in contrast to infection intensity, environmental impacts on per-parasite damage are poorly understood. Here, we studied the effect of ambient temperature on per-parasite damage, which is jointly determined by the ability of parasites to induce harm (per-parasite pathogenicity) and the ability of hosts to limit damage (tolerance). We experimentally exposed two salmonid species, Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) and sea trout (Salmo trutta), to replicated genotypes of the eye fluke Di…
Increasing temperatures accentuate negative fitness consequences of a marine parasite
2020
AbstractInfectious diseases are key drivers of wildlife populations and agriculture production, but whether and how climate change will influence disease impacts remains controversial. One of the critical knowledge gaps that prevents resolution of this controversy is a lack of high-quality experimental data, especially in marine systems of significant ecological and economic consequence. Here, we performed a manipulative experiment in which we tested the temperature-dependent effects on Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) of sea lice (Lepeophtheirus salmonis)—a parasite that can depress the productivity of wild-salmon populations and the profits of the salmon-farming industry. We explored sea-lou…
Acoustic communication in crocodilians: from behaviour to brain.
2009
Crocodilians and birds are the modern representatives of Phylum Archosauria. Although there have been recent advances in our understanding of the phylogeny and ecology of ancient archosaurs like dinosaurs, it still remains a challenge to obtain reliable information about their behaviour. The comparative study of birds and crocodiles represents one approach to this interesting problem. One of their shared behavioural features is the use of acoustic communication, especially in the context of parental care. Although considerable data are available for birds, information concerning crocodilians is limited. The aim of this review is to summarize current knowledge about acoustic communication in…
Evaluación de la adaptación de los ítems de consumo del AUDIT para mejor el cribado de Binge Drinking en universitarios
2019
The strong presence of Binge Drinking (BD) amongst university students, as well as the consequences associated with the same and the changes taking place over recent years regarding its conceptualization make it necessary to examine the usefulness of screening instruments used to detect this drinking pattern. This study examines the usefulness of a briefer adaptation of the AUDIT proposed by Cortes, Gimenez, Motos, and Sancerni (2017a). College students self-administered the AUDIT, the revised items 2 and 3 (A2r and A3r), and completed a weekly self-report of their alcohol intake. BD was classified according to the amount consumed and the frequency of that consumption over the past six mont…
Effect of resource availability on evolution of virulence and competition in an environmentally transmitted pathogen
2018
Understanding ecological and epidemiological factors driving pathogen evolution in contemporary time scales is a major challenge in modern health management. Pathogens that replicate outside the hosts are subject to selection imposed by ambient environmental conditions. Increased nutrient levels could increase pathogen virulence by pre-adapting for efficient use of resources upon contact to a nutrient rich host or by favouring transmission of fast-growing virulent strains. We measured changes in virulence and competition in Flavobacterium columnare, a bacterial pathogen of freshwater fish, under high and low nutrient levels. To test competition between strains in genotype mixtures, we devel…