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Variations on the Author
No full text“Variations on the Author” discusses two of Eduardo Coutinho’s recent films (Um Dia na Vida, from 2010, and Últimas Conversas, posthumously released in 2015) and their contribution to the general question of documentary authorship. The director’s filmography is characterized by a consistent yet self-effacing form of authorial self-inscription: Coutinho often features as an interviewer that rather than express opinions propels discourses; an interviewer that is good at listening. This mode of self-inscription characterizes him as an author who is not expressive but who is nonetheless markedly present on the screen. In Um Dia na Vida, however, Coutinho is completely absent form the image, while Últimas Conversas, on the contrary, includes a confessional prologue that moves the director from the margins to the center of his films. This article examines the ways in which these works stand out in the filmography of a director who offers new insights into the notion of cinematic authorship
Exploring customer trust and relationships in the online environment
No full textThis thesis presents eleven selected publications concerning trust and relationships in the online environment. The evolution of the research over ten years showcases the author’s dedication to the practical application of marketing for the benefit of organisations and individuals alongside contribution to academic knowledge.
The advent of new technology by way of the internet has added a new dimension to the complexity of marketing strategy and, from a practical point of view, marketers need to incorporate cutting edge technology into their strategic thinking. Existing literature at the time that the author started this research was at the nascent stage and over the period of the research, it became obvious that technology could be used as a tool to help build relationships. Conversely, customers demonstrated varying degrees of trust in both the technologies and the organisations using online-based tools. It became essential, therefore, for organisations to appear trustworthy in order for customers to engage with online marketing platforms and subsequently entrust their purchasing activities to the online environment.
The research appraised in this thesis makes a significant contribution to knowledge about marketing in the online environment and the implications of engendering consumer trust. Six key contributions to knowledge are claimed as a result of this work. Firstly, a framework for using online marketing strategically has been developed. Secondly, an analysis of how online marketing fits into the traditional marketing framework is provided. Thirdly, the author introduces the notion that trust in a brand influences online behaviour by reducing perceived risk, leading to consumers committing to online purchasing. Fourthly, online brand elements used to create credibility of a B2B brand are identified. Fifthly, the author presents an identification of how structural elements of websites can be utilized to differentiate online brands from competitors’ offerings. Finally, the author puts forward the proposition that marketers can learn from relatiaonships between contributors to online social networks.
The researcher has utilised a variety of deliberately chosen methodologies, most of which are qualitative. The thesis also contains three secondary contributions related to research design. These are the use of a bought-in, permission-based email list, the innovative use of netnography to elicit rich data from online discussion forums and, finally, content analysis of websites. The work concludes by offering eight recommendations for future research directions
Student Author- Andres Castillo, March 26, 2024
No full textFayetteville State University student author Andres Castillo speaks at the Chesnutt Library of Fayetteville State University about his book My Life Journey with Autism as a Military Child.
Presented live on March 26, 2024 as part of Chesnutt Library\u27s Faculty Author Series.https://digitalcommons.uncfsu.edu/faculty_author/1006/thumbnail.jp
Who is to teach “these guys” to “shoot less?”
No full textSpecial Edition issue - Terrorism and Counter-Terrorism in Sub-Saharan AfricaWhile conducting research on counter-terrorism (CT) systems of the Central and Eastern European Member States of the European Union, a unique perspective on the European involvement in countering terrorism in Sub-Saharan Africa was offered to the author by a Czech defence ministry official. In his view, the fact that his country made a decision to contribute “boots on the ground” to the European Union Training Mission in Mali (EUTM Mali) was astonishing, to say the least: “Things like Mali, you sometimes wonder how these thing happen, even if you are part of them (Havranek 2013).” Thus a decision to participate in this latest CT motivated (building a Malian military capable of taking on the jihadists of Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb, AQIM) EU venture in Africa seems not to have been preceded by a careful analysis and weighting of the options on behalf of his country. In fact, it seemed like a knee jerk reaction to a call for troops from France and subsequently from Brussels. In the end, we might even speculate if, in this very case, the Czech Republic duly settled on a number of troops to be sent to Mali (very low – in dozens) and comfortably ticked off the box on its involvement in yet another Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP) military mission in Africa, and its contribution to external aspects of combating terrorism on EU level.Publisher PD
Nobel Prize-winning Author Derek Walcott to Speak March 28
No full textOXFORD, Miss. - Nobel Prize-winning author Derek Walcott is a featured lecturer March 28 at the University of Mississippi
Arctic Biodiversity Assessment - Author Principles and Guidelines March 2009
No full textArctic Council´s Conservation of Arctic Flora and Fauna Working Group (CAFF): Arctic Biodiversity Assessment - Author Principles and Guidelines March 200
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Folder 4: A Night with Zane - Author, March 28, 2008
No full textFlyer advertising an event featuring author Zane and produced by the Black Academy of Arts and Letters on March 28, 2008 at the Clarence Muse Cafe Theatre
Folder 4: A Night with Zane - Author, March 28, 2008
No full textFlyer advertising an event featuring author Zane and produced by the Black Academy of Arts and Letters on March 28, 2008 at the Clarence Muse Cafe Theatre
Meeting Minutes - March 1949 to March 1958
No full textBook - A hard cover note-book containing the Chatsworth Country Club meeting minutes from March 1949 to March 1958, Vermilion, AB (178 pages
Simulation study of a polymer in dilute solution
No full textWe employ Molecular Dynamics simulations to study the phase behavior and equilibrium dynamics of a fully flexible Lennard-Jones chain immersed in a Lennard-Jones solvent at high solvent densities. The hydrophobicity of the model polymer is adjusted by varying the attractive component of either the monomer-monomer or monomer-solvent potential. >From an analysis of the static structure factor of the chain, we determine the coil-globule transition point. We study the effects of solvent density, chain length and solvent finite-size effects on the coil-globule transition, and quantify the degree to which depletion forces contribute to stabilizing the globule state. In addition, we study the dynamics of the polymer chain under good solvent conditions by analyzing the Rouse mode correlation functions within the context of a refined version of the Zimm theory of polymer dynamics. We compare the effects of chain length, solvent viscosity and system size on the correlation times measured in the simulation with those predicted by the theory. Discrepancies between simulation and theoretical results are accounted for by an analysis of various approximations employed in the theory for the model system studied in the simulation
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