DISCREPANCIES BETWEEN MEDIA PORTRAYALS AND ACTUAL DEMOGRAPHICS OF EATING DISORDERS IN TV AND FILM: IMPLICATIONS OF REPRESENTATION

Discrepancies between media portrayals and actual demographics of eating disorders in TV and film: implications of representation

Abstract Background Media has a reputation for painting a narrow, simplistic, sensationalized portrait of eating disorders.There is little analysis of how film and TV portray eating disorders nor the implications of this representation.This study Waterproof Socks fills that gap by comparing demographics of US film and TV characters since the 1980s

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Research Trends and Methodological Approaches of the Impacts of Windstorms on Forests in Tropical, Subtropical, and Temperate Zones: Where Are We Now and How Should Research Move Forward?

Windstorm is one of the destructive natural disturbances, but the scale-link extent to which recurrent windstorms influenced forests ecosystems is poorly understood in a changing climate across regions.We reviewed the synergistic impacts of windstorms on forests and assessed research trends and methodological approaches from peer-reviewed articles

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Short duration overnight cattle kraaling in natural rangelands: Does time after kraal use affect their utilization by wildlife and above ground grass parameters?

In east and southern Africa some private ranch owners are corralling (hereafter kraaling) cattle overnight for short periods (for example, seven days) in natural rangelands to create nutrient enriched hotspots which are attractive to large herbivores.However, the effect of season and time after kraal use (alt.age of nutrient enriched hotspots) on l

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Short duration overnight cattle kraaling in natural rangelands: Does time after kraal use affect their utilization by wildlife and above ground grass parameters?

In east and southern Africa some private ranch owners are corralling (hereafter kraaling) cattle overnight for short periods (for example, seven days) in natural rangelands to create nutrient enriched hotspots which are attractive to large herbivores.However, the effect of season and time after kraal use (alt.age of nutrient enriched hotspots) on l

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