Background/Objectives: Long-term ventilation (LTV) is a widely used treatment for the management of patients with chronic respiratory failure. As use increases, it generates further questions about aspects care. One issue potential risk contamination within device itself and tract infections in subsequent user. Using an observational cross-sectional study design, primary objective this was to identify whether airborne bacterial fungal pathogens are present NIPPY 3+ (Breas Medical Ltd.,...

Inside the Sports Pages explores working world of contemporary sports journalism through eyes reporters, editors, athletes and media-relations people who inhabit it. In this first comprehensive study work routines professional ideologies involved in manufacture news, Mark Douglas Lowes presents a detailed richly textured ethnographic account life on desk at major Canadian daily newspaper. His wide-ranging analysis considers role 'audience commodity' news production, dynamics newsroom,...

This paper explores how narrative storytelling converts individuals into sport fans. Data were collected through content analysis of Netflix’s Formula 1: Drive to Survive. Rhetorical criticism was applied elements identified in this popular docuseries. The conceptual framework drew from existing theories detail effectively engages audiences and facilitates information exchange achieve fandom. Findings show that the main used Survive plot types adventure, ascension/descension, rivalry,...

International motorsport events evoke the discourses and imagery of internationalism, while serving as occasions for promotion host city a “world-class” place. From boosterist perspective, these spectacles are seen markers civic progress triumph over adversity in postindustrial era. This paper explores some tensions that follow from this, through case study controversial siting Australian Formula One Grand Prix event at Albert Park near downtown core Melbourne, Australia. raises number...

The article explores links between sport and health, focusing on a range of health outcomes staging motorsport megaevents in significant public spaces Australian cities. argues that an oversimplification the produces cultural filter diverts attention from negative sport. A major contribution this study is consideration economic environmental as well health. interactions these types are considered more holistic assessment concludes symbolic location events cities both reflects reinforces...

What role do sporting spectacles play in the making of a 'world-class' city?Indy Dreams and Urban Nightmares reports on conflict that arose between Vancouver community civic boosters who wanted to move Molson Indy motorsport event their neighbourhood park. Arguing such events are simply matter economic cultural 'common sense', promoted spectacle as means gaining status for city. Against this background, Lowes explores complex relations among major league sport, urban landscape, identity. He...

This scholarly commentary draws on existing sport communication literature in an exploration of social media’s role in, and impact on, journalism practices the production news. Of particular concern is emergence a form citizen that usurps traditional journalists as gatekeepers relationship between sports world its multitude audiences. It argued media are providing audiences with more opportunities to create type mediated discourses they want experience by eliminating scarcity time space once...

This case study seeks to develop an understanding of why the sports pages metropolitan daily newspapers are so regularly saturated with news major commercial spectator world, while noncommercial receive only a modicum coverage at best. Using data gathered from fieldwork in department large Canadian daily, this inquiry reveals that sportswriters depend on routine sources for bulk their raw material. Almost invariably, these athletes, spokespersons, and organizations roots deep world. is...

Guided by a conceptual approach, this article delves into the image-saturated world of Formula One (F1) motorsport to argue that interrelations among sport mega events, urban identity, and placemarketing work create spectacular entertainment events embody distinctly promotional performance local cosmopolitanism. F1 are staged performances cosmopolitanism intended for global audience feature prominently in strategies. Hosting such is constitutive strategies designed implemented host cities...

This case study analyzes the crisis response strategies used by National Football League (NFL) in its external communications to address concussion spanning 2015–2020. The analysis focuses on describing communication and tactics league. Situational theory provides theoretical framework for analyzing NFL’s strategies. A qualitative thematic was conducted of 25 publications published NFL nflcommunications.com, with findings indicating that focused primary rebuilding diminishing while employing...

The field of journalism is undergoing epic changes at this time. With the growing impact social media and citizen journalism, among other trends, traditional schools face a need to re-examine their most fundamental premises. Historically journalists adopted code practice whereby ideal news article focused on issues problems consequence society, reporters presented both sides case. gold standard was balanced reporting that investigated uncovered abuses in with mantra being “if it bleeds,...

Canada's World Pond Hockey Championship (WPHC) event is examined to show how the concept “social cohesion” functions as a discourse through which athletes, organizers and local residents articulate their experience of event. No attempt made measure levels social cohesion in study community an empirical fact. Instead, authors' objective distinctive has been created around this sport-based tourism event, one with its own particular cohesion. The analysis based on data collected non-participant...

King Football delves into the role various mass media played from 1920s through 1950s in shaping football’s prominent place American culture. In doing so, Michael Oriard offers us “neither an indictment nor a defense of football” but rather attempt to understand what game meant broad range Americans during period when it assumed major presence national life. The book is framed around simple yet fundamental question: did football mean millions who followed it, whether casually or...