1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910683348703321

Autore

Okorie Nelson

Titolo

Media and Communication Theory in Africa / / edited by Nelson Okorie, Babatunde Raphael Ojebuyi, Ngozi Okpara

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2023

ISBN

9783031147173

3031147170

Edizione

[1st ed. 2023.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (353 pages)

Altri autori (Persone)

OjebuyiBabatunde Raphael

OkparaNgozi

Disciplina

302.23096

Soggetti

Communication

Information theory

Ethnology - Africa

Culture

Communication and traffic

Media and Communication Theory

African Culture

Media Industries

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

Chapter 1: Normative press theories and the revisiting of media roles in Africa’s changing socio-economic and political contexts -- Chapter 2: Theorizing African Journalism: The reportage of China’s maritime Silk road initiative in four Afrian newspapers -- Chapter 3: Legislative Control and Native Metaphors in Social Media Interactions in Africa: Making liberal press theories functional in the continent -- Chapter 4: Understanding Critical and Cultural theories: An African perspective -- Chapter 5: Towards an alternative model: Theorising newspaper review as Secondary Gatekeeping by Broadcast Stations in Africa -- Chapter 6: Theories from the Communication Field: A Family Communication Perspective -- Chapter 7: Media and Public Opinion in West Africa: An interplay of Agenda Setting, Agenda Building and Framing theories -- Chapter 8: Exploring ‘omniscience theory’ as a theoretical framework in



journalism practice -- Chapter 9: Application of theories in film techniques and productions in Africa -- Chapter 10: Espousing a Multi-Sieve Model for Conflict Sensitive Reporting in Africa -- Chapter 11: Theorizing the power of celebrities in the media landscape of Africa -- Chapter 12: Health communication models, theories and their applications in Africa -- Chapter 13: The role of the media in the management of pandemics in Africa: Apllication of selected health communication theories -- Chapter 14: Contextualizing the Technology Acceptance Model for Application in Health Communication in Africa.

Sommario/riassunto

This contributed volume explores theories of media and communication and focuses on providing African perspectives on global conversations. Using broad cases relating to media and communication theories, this book explores socio-cultural issues affecting most modern African societies, providing a conceptual and empirical framework for explicating the potential place of media techniques and structures in Africa. As a good template for understanding and applying communication theories and approaches in the African context, the volume is a priceless asset for Media and Communication scholars. Dr. Nelson Okorie is a member of the senior faculty in the School of Media and Communication, Pan Atlantic University, Nigeria. He has over twelve years teaching experience at the higher institution level. Dr Babatunde Ojebuyi is a Senior Lecturer at the Department of Communication and Language Arts, University of Ibadan, Nigeria. His research focuses onMedia Studies and Journalism, New Media/Online Journalism, Media Theories and Ethics, Communication Research Methods, Health Communication, Reading as Communication, and Development Communication. He is a member of the International Association for Media and Communication Research (IAMCR), among other professional associations. Dr. Ngozi Okpara is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Media and Communication, Pan Atlantic University, Nigeria. Her main area of research is media studies, particularly media ethics, and she has more than eighteen years of teaching experience at the tertiary institution level.



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Record Nr.

UNINA9910483269303321

Titolo

Soil Dynamics : Select Proceedings of 7th ICRAGEE 2020 / / edited by T. G. Sitharam, S. V. Dinesh, Ravi Jakka

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Singapore : , : Springer Nature Singapore : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2021

ISBN

981-334-001-0

Edizione

[1st ed. 2021.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (421 pages)

Collana

Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering, , 2366-2565 ; ; 119

Disciplina

624.15136

Soggetti

Engineering geology

Geotechnical engineering

Natural disasters

Soil science

Geoengineering

Geotechnical Engineering and Applied Earth Sciences

Natural Hazards

Soil Science

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Dynamic Soil Properties of Enzymatic Cement Stabilized Clay -- Effect of Fines Content on Dynamic Properties of Sand using Bender Element -- Dynamic Pore Pressure Responses of Sand-Rubber Tire Shred Mixtures from Cyclic Simple Shear and Cyclic Triaxial Tests -- Calibration Exercise of Fixed-Free Resonant Column Apparatus -- Investigation of Dynamic Response of Rubber Tire Chips for Geotechnical Applications -- Implications of On-sample LVDTS in Cyclic Triaxial Test to Measure Small Strain Shear Modulus -- Use of Biosensors for Assessing Soil-Stabilization with MICP-A Review -- Geotechnical Properties of Lunar Soil Simulant -- Dynamic Characterization of Sand of Indo Bangla Border for Seismic Design -- Effect of Matric Suction and CSR on Dynamic Response of Expansive Soil.

Sommario/riassunto

This volume presents select papers presented at the 7th International Conference on Recent Advances in Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering and Soil Dynamics. The papers discuss advances in the



fields of soil dynamics and geotechnical earthquake engineering. A strong emphasis is placed on connecting academic research and field practice, with many examples, case studies, best practices, and discussions on performance based design. This volume will be of interest to researchers and practicing engineers alike. .