It’s Just Muzak: Music, Activism, and Advertising.

This thesis builds on recent scholarship explaining the relationships between music, advertising, and society through a series of focused case studies in the clothing industry. Globally ubiquitous and reaching all socioeconomic strata, the fashion industry offers a useful focus because, in addition products, it also sells identity. Fashion is a means for individuals to create and express identity by associating themselves with certain brands and styles that help express social, political, economic, and ethical standings as well as gender, sexuality, race, and religion. This thesis considers the ways that sound and music influence the aesthetic and mood of recent fashion industry commercials. Focusing mainly on North American commercials and video advertisements (including those airing on television and across internet streaming services), it explores the various methods and approaches to contemporary commercial music that the fashion industry uses to craft careful messages about environmental sustainability, social power dynamics, and contemporary politics, explaining the ways that these issues are linked. Eschewing an Adornian critique of the culture industry and instead considering all music and sound to be important, regardless of how utilitarian or commodified it may appear to be, this thesis suggests that music plays a key role in linking social issues to music in fashion industry commercials

Fish otoliths from the Late Oligocene (Eger and Kiscell Formations) in the Eger area (northeastern Hungary)

Otoliths collected from the Late Oligocene of the Eger area revealed the presence of 52 teleost taxa from subtropical to warm temperate waters. Two successive faunas, which have only three species in common, are identified: the Kiscell Clay fauna, comprising 30 taxa, and the Eger Formation fauna, comprising 25 taxa. Although both belong to distinct stratigraphic horizons, the differences are entirely due to ecological factors. The Kiscell Clay provided an association of deepwater fishes, quantitatively very rich in otoliths of mesopelagic fishes, while the Eger association reflects a continental shelf fauna, in which three distinct assemblages corresponding to the progressive shallowing of the environment can be distinguished. The Late Oligocene teleost fauna from the Eger area shows a striking resemblance with the one from the Late Oligocene (Zone NP25) Saint-Etienne d'Orthe Clay in the Aquitaine Basin, SW France. Notwithstanding the geographic distance separating both areas, 12 of the 20 nominal species (60%) recorded from the Eger area are also known from Saint-Etienne d'Orthe. Species from both the Eger and the Kiscell Formations are found together in the Saint-Etienne-d'Orthe association. This can be explained by the depositional environment of the Saint-Etienne-d'Orthe Clay (deep neritic to uppermost slope), the depth of which was intermediate between that of the two Hungarian Formations. It confirms that the marked difference between the Kiscell and Eger otolith associations is ecologically conditioned. Another very important conclusion is that the Late Oligocene (nannoplankton Zones NP 24 and 25) ichthyofauna must have been quite homogeneous from the Paratethys to the Eastern Atlantic. In the neritic component of the fauna studied, the ambassids, sillaginids and leiognatids have an exclusively Indo-West-Pacific Recent distribution (except for some recent Mediterranean intruders through the Suez Canal). Among the deeper dwelling neritic taxa and oceanic fishes, 10 genera or families are not represented in the Recent Mediterranean fauna. This proves that in the Late Oligocene, even marginal deep dependences of this basin were inhabited by more typical oceanic faunas than today. All these data fit very well with the paleogeographic reconstruction of the Late Oligocene Mediterranean realm by RÖGL & STEININGER, which postulates a Paratethys without direct link with the North Sea Basin, but with an open connection with an Indo-Pacific-Atlantic seaway across the Mediterranean and a pronounced circum-equatorial current system. Six new species are introduced: Rhechias nagymarosyi, Opisthoproctus stellaris, Xenodermichthys senesi, "genus Gonostomatoideorum" aenigmaticus, Diaphus pristismetallis, "genus aff. Raniceps" coelorinchoides

FISH OTOLITHS AND FORAMINIFERA FROM THE BORSKÝ MIKULÁŠ SECTION (SLOVAKIA, MIDDLE MIOCENE, UPPER BADENIAN, VIENNA BASIN) AND THEIR PALEOENVIRONMENTAL SIGNIFICANCE

Thirty-eight otolith-based species of fishes and 41 foraminifera species have been recorded in the Borský Mikuláš-Vinohrádky section in the upper Badenian deposits in the eastern part of the Vienna Basin, in West Slovakia. Two new species of otoliths are introduced here: Thorogobius antirostratus n. sp. and Gerres mlynskyi n. sp. Among the foraminifera Biasterigerina planorbis and Elphidium crispum associated with other elphidiids, Lobatula lobatula and Cibicides crassiseptatum prevail. Overall, the family of Gobiidae dominate in the assemblage of otoliths (>90 % of specimens). Meso- and epipelagial fishes or diversified gadids and sciaenids are missing. From the molluscs, the first record of Aturia sp. in the Borský Mikuláš section is observed. Otoliths and foraminifera document a normal marine environment of well-aerated shallow water with a depth of 30-50 metres, with muddy to sandy bottoms of marine meadows and plenty of light in the subtropical climatic conditions. Several fish genera (for example Gerres) give evidence for the nearness of reef structures. There are no species (excepting Lesueurigobius vicinalis) in common with the known Lower Serravallian otolith fauna from the Eastern Paratethys. Some species from the Borský Mikuláš-Vinohrádky section can also be found in the Mediterranean Langhian-Serravallian interval and are interpreted as a relic of the lower Badenian (Langhian) fish assemblages.  

Die demographischen Bewegungen der Wiener Juden zwischen 1867 und 1914 im Spiegel der Statistischen Jahrbücher der Stadt Wien

Diese Diplomarbeit vergleicht Veränderungen in der jüdischen Bevölkerung in der Zeitspanne zwischen 1867 und 1914 an Hand der Daten der Statistischen Jahrbücher der Stadt Wien. Grundlage des in den Jahrbüchern veröffentlichten Datenmaterials waren jene Volkszählungen, die ab 1869 innerhalb der Bevölkerung Wiens durchgeführt wurden, ab 1880 alle zehn Jahre bis zum Ausbruch des Ersten Weltkriegs. Ab der Mitte des 19. Jahrhunderts erlebte die Hauptstadt der Habsburgermonarchie einen rasanten Aufstieg zur Weltstadt von Format. Diese Entwicklung spiegelt sich auch in den Daten der Volkszählungen wider. Über zwei Millionen Menschen lebten 1910 in Wien, mehr als eine Zehntel davon waren mosaisch. Besonders Juden fühlten sich vom Leben und den Entfaltungsmöglichkeiten der Großstadt angezogen und prägten das Bild Wiens auf ganz nachhaltige Weise. Ausgehend von den Schwierigkeiten vor 1867, als Gemeinde endlich anerkannt zu werden, bis zur Hochblüte rund um die Jahrhundertwende, skizziert diese Arbeit den kontinuierlichen Aufstieg der jüdischen Bevölkerung Wiens, der nahezu parallel mit dem Aufstieg der Stadt zur Metropole verläuft. Zur selben Zeit erfolgte die Öffnung der Universitäten, Juden waren nun, neben Jus und Medizin, zu allen Studienrichtungen zugelassen. Auch jüdische Frauen ergriffen die Möglichkeit, eine akademische Laufbahn einzuschlagen, nachdem um die Jahrhundertwende Frauen zum Studium an der Universität zugelassen wurden. Viele Absolventinnen und Absolventen jener Universität waren die Nachkommen jener oft armseligen Hausierer, die nur wenige Jahre zuvor ihre Waren von Tür zu Tür wandernd in der Leopoldstadt angeboten hatten. Ihre Kinder und Enkelkinder hatten sich im Wiener Bürgertum längst etabliert, hatten sich auf der „Mazzesinsel“ in besseren Wohngegenden niedergelassen oder waren auf den eleganteren Alsergrund umgesiedelt. Allesamt waren sie ein wichtiger Teil einer florierenden Großstadt und ihr Wirken ist bis heute ein elementarer Bestandteil der österreichischen Kultur

The impact of MYOG, MYF6 and MYOD1 genes on meat quality traits in crossbred pigs

The objective of this paper was to determine the effect of the MYOG, MYF6 and MYOD1 genes on selected meat quality traits in crossbred pigs. The observation of these effects on the total amount of 20 indicators of meat quality traits was carried out on a sample of 124 slaughter pigs of cross-breed combinations Pietrain × (Large WhiteD × Landrace) and (Large WhiteS × Duroc) × (Large WhiteD × Landrace), all tested at the Test and Experiment Station of the Czech University of Life Sciences, Prague. The MYOG gene was discovered to have a significant effect on the water content in the ham and shoulder and on the intramuscular fat content in the shoulder. Concerning the MYF4 locus, the pigs of the AA genotype showed a higher content of intramuscular fat (P < 0.01) than the pigs of the BB genotype. The MYOD1 gene had a statistically significant effect on the water content in the ham and loin and on the muscle area of the belly (the belly fat share). Also, regarding the MYOD1 locus, the pigs of the AA genotype showed a higher lean meat content in the belly (P < 0.01) than the pigs of the BB genotype. Based on the results of this study, it can be stated that mutations in the MYOG, MYF6 and MYOD1 genes show a significant effect on the pork meat quality.Key words: Pig, meat quality, MyoD family gene

Revision of the Middle Badenian fish otoliths from the Carpathian Foredeep in Moravia (Middle Miocene, Czech Republic)

Otoliths from the Middle Miocene of the Moravian Carpathian Foredeep revealed the presence of 84 nominal species of bony fishes, as well as 22 taxa identified in open nomenclature only. Two species, Ijimaia rara n. sp. and Coryphaenoides scrupus n. sp., are described as new. The otolith assemblage is quantitatively dominated by myctophids, but stomiiforms and macrourids are significantly represented as well. Bregmacerotids, gadids and trachichthyids are common, but only represented by a single species each. The genera Trachyscorpia, Serrivomer and Ijimaia document the first fossil records of these taxa and the genera Nansenia and Zenion are recorded for the first time in sediments of the Paratethys. A paleobathymetric analysis of the otolith assemblages indicates water depths greater than 400 m in the depressions of the Carpathian Foredeep in Moravia. The high frequency of otoliths of Gadiculus argenteus supports the onset of the cold phase of the Middle Miocene Climatic Transition during the Middle Badenian. The high proportion of Recent species (similar to 32%) in the otolith association of the entire Badenian of the Central Paratethys also documents the rise of modern fishes in the wider Mediterranean area since the early Middle Miocene

The effect of gender on the characteristics of muscle fibers in pork

The aim of this study was to evaluate the influence of gender on the proportional representation of different types of muscle fibres and their selected characteristics. The experiment was carried out with the use of 72 pigs of final hybrid combination with balanced gender ratio at an average live weight of. The average slaughter weight of the animals was kg. In order to determine the quantitative and qualitative characteristics of the muscle fibre, samples were obtained from the loin carcass part, specifically the muscle

The repeatability effect to estimate the lean meat share in pigs

The aim of this work was to determine the accuracy of the lean meat share (LM) estimate with FOM instrumentation, in pigs. A total of 720 pigs were measured at slaughterhouses. The tests were carried out to determine the ability to measure the same value with repeated injections in the same point of the pig carcass, taking into account the operator, the equipment and the state. Based on the observed measurements it can be stated that the difference between measurements of the muscle and fat in the first and repeated injections is very low. The estimation in the CR, compared to the SR is, for both punctures, higher. As regards repeatability, it is obvious that the pig measuring in the SR is performed more carefully. Also, CR operators, compared to SR, exhibit, in the case of repeated punctures, a greater variability

The repeatability effect to estimate the lean meat share in pigs

The aim of this work was to determine the accuracy of the lean meat share (LM) estimate with FOM instrumentation, in pigs. A total of 720 pigs were measured at slaughterhouses. The tests were carried out to determine the ability to measure the same value with repeated injections in the same point of the pig carcass, taking into account the operator, the equipment and the state. Based on the observed measurements it can be stated that the difference between measurements of the muscle and fat in the first and repeated injections is very low. The estimation in the CR, compared to the SR is, for both punctures, higher. As regards repeatability, it is obvious that the pig measuring in the SR is performed more carefully. Also, CR operators, compared to SR, exhibit, in the case of repeated punctures, a greater variability