System and Culture in Format Adaptation

This article explores strengths and weaknesses of common methods and frameworks in studying format adaptation, primarily in television series, but with some findings applicable for television entertainment formats as well. The article problematises how work on transnational remakes of television series as well as studies of format adaptation in general predominately focuses on either using text-based readings of cultural similarities and differences or explanations rooted in the media system such as, for example, a new channel’s profile or norms and traditions in the programming interface of a particular channel or country. The article examines the dominant literature and theories on the subject, illustrating that there is an ongoing debate among researchers as to which framework is more powerful and precise in accounting for format adaptation. It becomes apparent that studies favouring the one approach greatly over the other are often comparing apples and oranges. Finally, the article aims to show how existing research most often compares original and remake in their final forms, overlooking the creation process, the dilemmas of the creatives behind the transformations, and the effect their preconceptions have on the finished results

Draft Genome Sequence of a Sequence Type 398 Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Isolate from a Danish Dairy Cow with Mastitis

ABSTRACT Livestock-associated (LA) methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) strains of sequence type 398 (ST398) colonize both humans and various livestock species. In 2016, an ST398 LA-MRSA isolate (Sa52) was collected from a Danish dairy cow with mastitis, and here, we report the draft genome sequence of strain Sa52. </jats:p

The impact of the Generalized System of Preferences on imports

Although the EC’s Generalized System of Preferences has been in force since July 1, 1971, vagueness still prevails with regard to the question to what extent the system has contributed to the lowering of tariff barriers and of what service it has thus been as a tool for the promotion of exports from the developing countries. Now that EC statistics on preferential imports in 1973–1976 are available, it is for the first time possible to undertake a detailed evaluation of the GSP in the light of more germane and comprehensive evidence than the general foreign trade statistics and a few incidental figures at hand previously

Hybrid Imaging of the Autonomic Cardiac Nervous System

Cardiac autonomic innervation is an integrative part of the physiology of the heart. This chapter reveals an overview of SPECT and PET application in cardiac sympathetic nervous system imaging in various cardiovascular diseases, including acquisition techniques and data analysis.</p

Gender Balance Initiatives in Research Funding : Barriers and Possible Measures to Increase the Share of Women within Natural Science and Technology

The objective of this research memorandum is to identify and describe what constitutes the significant barriers against achieving a better gender balance at Danish universities, in particular within natural sciences and technology.The memorandum also addresses the question of the possible role of research funding institutions in relation to gender imbalances in academia, and in particular which actions and measures have been put in place in order to prevent women from remaining disproportionately underrepresented.Based on desk research, this research memorandum presents in total six promising practices and short summaries of existing experiences regarding what works in addressing the gender gap in research funding. While the identified gender balancing initiatives and measures stem from numerous national contexts, each of them are characterised by focusing mainly on one specific part of the grant allocation process – whether it be early in the process, where measures such as certification of applicants and/or earmarked funds are a possibility, or while applicants and projects are being assessed, or in the post-award phase, where measures to ensure public accountability for funding schemes and counteracting the motherhood penalty are distinct possibilities. Following the presentation of the promising practices below is a number of clear and concise recommendations on possible actions to be taken

Bodenübersichtskarte 1:200.000 (BÜK200) Status 2017

Im Jahr 1997 wurde das erste Karten-blatt (CC7934 München) der Boden-übersichtskarte 1:200.000 (BÜK200) herausgegeben. Inzwischen, 20 Jahre später liegen 52 (Ende 2017: 53) von 55 Kartenblättern vor und stehen Nut-zern sowohl analog als auch digital zur Verfügung. Auch die zugehörige Flä-chendatenbank, in der zu jeder der Legendeneinheiten des Gesamtkar-tenwerks die Basisdaten der Böden vorgehalten werden, kann im Produkt-center der Bundesanstalt für Geowis-senschaften und Rohstoffe (BGR) kos-tenfrei heruntergeladen werden. 2018 werden die letzten beiden Blätter der BÜK200 fertiggestellt: CC8726 Kempten und CC8734 Rosenheim. Dann werden für Deutschland erstmals flächendeckend standardisierte, ver-gleichbare Bodeninformationen der mittleren Maßstabsebene vorliegen