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Viral by Design Understanding the Influence of Vaccine Memes on Health Communication
Get PDFMemes are digital messages using images and text to communicate a point of view on social media. They are highly shareable digital artifacts that can serve as vehicles for public health advocacy and misinformation. The increasing role of digital media in public health communication has made internet memes a robust and influential tool in shaping public perceptions of vaccination. This dissertation explores the complex role of vaccine-related memes through three interconnected manuscripts: a concept analysis, a systematic review, and a qualitative study examining vaccination meme evolution over time. Together, these studies provide a comprehensive framework for understanding how memes function as a form of health communication, how they influence health decisions, and what implications they hold for nursing, public health, and policy development. Manuscript 1 presents a concept analysis of memes as health communication tools, identifying four defining attributes: virality, iteration, community identity, and humor. These attributes provide a theoretical foundation for understanding how memes shape vaccine-related narratives and public perceptions. Manuscript 2 builds on this foundation with a systematic review of existing research on vaccine memes, synthesizing findings on how memes contribute to vaccine advocacy and misinformation. The review highlights gaps in the literature, including the need for studies on the impact and effectiveness of memes as public health messaging. Manuscript 3 explores the evolution of vaccination memes by conducting a qualitative content analysis (QCA) and reflexive thematic analysis (RTA) of vaccine memes over time, tracking changes in rhetorical strategies, tone, and stance cross different public health crises. Findings from these manuscripts reveal that memes have evolved and respond to shifting public sentiment, political discourse, and trust in health institutions. Vaccine-related memes have transitioned from expert-driven appeals to emotionally charged and politically divisive rhetoric, emphasizing the need for adaptive public health messaging strategies. The implications of this research extend to public health policy, where the strategic use of digital content, including memes, can be leveraged for effective health communication while mitigating misinformation. This work contributes to the growing field of digital health communication by informing nursing, public health, and media/communication studies. By examining memes as cultural artifacts, this research offers insights into how public health professionals can navigate the digital landscape and respond to emerging challenges in vaccine advocacy. Memes continue to influence health decisions, and public health nurses must be prepared to address the challenges and embrace the opportunities associated with these powerful communication tools
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Carl Phillip Emmanuel Bach: A Unique Man in the Middle
Get PDFHow does one judge the significance of a composer? How does one determine how much of an impact a singular composer has? How influential were they on the music of the time and beyond? Why study thus? In the case of Carl Phillip Emmanuel Bach, his music exhibits characteristics of both periods as one evolved into another. His publication of a keyboard instruction manual offered timely musical insight for that time and beyond. But just how significant a role did he play in the transition? This paper will examine C.P.E. Bach’s music and his influence in deciding how important a role he played and how other composers viewed him. Qualitative musical analysis of some of his keyboard literature will be undertaken. There will be an investigation into the baroque and classical periods, their respective musical traits, and cultural insights. Thus, an analysis will be made between C.P.E. keyboard analysis and the musical characteristics of the periods. A conclusion can be determined that C.P.E. Bach was a significant, singular composer worth studying. C.P.E. Bach was ‘a unique man in the middle’ through his musical innovation, ingenuity, and inventio
The potential scale-up of sustainable aviation fuels production capacity to meet global and EU policy targets
No full textSustainable aviation fuels (SAF) can reduce aviation greenhouse gas emissions, yet their production scale-up to meet policy goals remains unexplored. Here, we describe the Global SAF Capacity Database to quantify global and European Union (EU) SAF capacity, comparing it to production capacity announcements. Despite announcements of 9.1 Mt year(2.2 Mt yearin the EU) by 2024 and 38.9 Mt year(9.3 Mt yearin the EU) by 2030, only 24% (26% in the EU) of the announced capacity was realized on time by 2024. Over 40% of the announced capacity for 2030 risks delays or cancellations. Using a diffusion model parametrized by announced capacity, realization rates, expected demand, and historical growth analogs, we calculate SAF potential scale-up to meet net-zero carbon emissions by 2050. Even if SAF follows the rapid scale-up of solar and wind energy, the global and EU capacity will fall short of respective targets by 42% and 18% in 2030, and 7% and 5% in 2050
HOW'S MY CRYING?
Get PDFThis is a crying shame.My work is subtle; quiet, funny, subdued, bright, sensitive, gestural, and slow. By giving viewers options, they are encouraged to listen more. Listening is where art lives, where it thrives. In the context of my work, listening is a form of sensitivity. Sensitivity is the key process that I engage with in the creation of my work. By creating work from a place of sensitivity, I am exploring spaces of greater honesty and inconsistency through material, emotion, movement, rest and protest
Distribution, abundance, and ecological associations among two species of native mussels (Gonidea angulata and Margaritifera falcata) and one invasive clam species (Corbicula fluminea) in the Columbia River Basin, USA
Get PDFNative freshwater mussels are in decline globally. In the Columbia River Basin, USA, Gonidea angulata (western ridged mussel) are highly threatened and Margaritifera falcata (western pearlshell) are more common, as are the invasive clam Corbicula fluminea (Asian clam). Assessments of bivalve distribution, abundance, and ecological associations are critical to native mussel conservation and invasive clam mitigation. We conducted 147 snorkel surveys and collected environmental data to populate a set of generalized linear mixed-effects models. Variation in G. angulata presence and/or abundance were best explained by impervious surface proportions and annual air temperatures. Margaritifera falcata presence and/or abundance were best explained by host fish presence, G. angulata presence, dissolved oxygen, and elevation. Corbicula fluminea presence and/or abundance were best explained by substrate size, impervious surface proportions, and annual air temperatures. Microhabitat and landscape variables explained some variation in bivalve presence and abundance, but the inclusion of watershed as a random effect increased explanatory value. Consideration of species-specific habitat preferences and watershed-level variation could improve regional management in response to native mussel declines and invasive clam expansion
Self-Perception Factors as Moderators of the Relation Between LGBTQ+ Adolescent Social Media Experiences and Mental Health
Get PDFThe relation between adolescent social media use and mental health has proven tenuous, with little attention paid to marginalized populations, such as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer plus (LGBTQ+) youth. Given the potential risks and benefits associated with social media use among this population, the current study sought to examine how self-perception factors (i.e., collective self-esteem, loneliness) may moderate the relation between social media experiences and mental health and well-being for LGBTQ+ youth. A total of 180 LGBTQ+ adolescents ages 13 to 19 (M = 15.89, SD = 1.70) were recruited through outreach to nationwide organizations serving LGBTQ+ individuals. All data were collected online through single administration self-report questionnaires distributed through Qualtrics. Contrary to hypotheses, greater self-reported frequency of social media use was related to greater symptoms of depression and anxiety and lower well-being, whereas other social media frequency measures were unrelated to mental health. However, negative experiences with social media and victimization experiences were related to all mental health variables. Neither loneliness nor collective self-esteem were moderators in the relations between social media engagement and mental health and well-being, although they showed variable patterns of relations in analyses, with loneliness generally predicting a greater proportion of variance in the mental health criterion variables. These findings demonstrate the relevance of negative and minority-stress related experiences on social media for LGBTQ+ adolescent mental health and well-being, as well as how loneliness may be an important variable in this process. These results may have implications for the development of interventions aimed at reducing the impacts of these factors for LGBTQ+ youth