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View article: Effects of the primary lung infection on outcomes in patients with severe ARDS treated with ECMO: a retrospective analysis
Effects of the primary lung infection on outcomes in patients with severe ARDS treated with ECMO: a retrospective analysis Open
Introduction Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) requiring veno-venous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (vvECMO) remains associated with high mortality. Whether etiology-based differentiation within infectious ARDS improves progn…
View article: The digital turn from a newsroom perspective – How German journalists from different generations reflect on the digitalization of journalism
The digital turn from a newsroom perspective – How German journalists from different generations reflect on the digitalization of journalism Open
In times of crisis, journalism’s own history needs to be reflected upon, both from within and from outside the newsroom. This paper attempts both. From a scientific perspective, we examined the process of the digitalization of journalism a…
View article: Communicative remembering: Revisiting a basic mnemonic concept
Communicative remembering: Revisiting a basic mnemonic concept Open
The article attempts to clarify what today constitutes communicative remembering. To revisit this basic mnemonic concept, our theoretical contribution starts from available approaches in social memory studies that assume a binary distincti…
View article: Enhancing Anticoagulation Monitoring and Therapy in Patients Undergoing Microvascular Reconstruction in Maxillofacial Surgery: A Prospective Observational Trial
Enhancing Anticoagulation Monitoring and Therapy in Patients Undergoing Microvascular Reconstruction in Maxillofacial Surgery: A Prospective Observational Trial Open
Background: In reconstructive surgery, loss of a microvascular free flap due to perfusion disorders, especially thrombosis, is a serious complication. In recent years, viscoelastic testing (VET) has become increasingly important in point-o…
View article: “On the Tour, They’re Always Sticking a Microphone in Your Face”: Mediatization of Professional Tennis From the 1980s to the Early 2010s
“On the Tour, They’re Always Sticking a Microphone in Your Face”: Mediatization of Professional Tennis From the 1980s to the Early 2010s Open
Although the intertwining of sports and media, especially in soccer and from an organization-centered perspective, has been highlighted in communication research, little attention has been paid to the perception and evaluation of the media…
View article: The Other Side of Mediatization: Expanding the Concept to Defensive Strategies
The Other Side of Mediatization: Expanding the Concept to Defensive Strategies Open
Most research on mediatization focuses on media-related actions and structural adaptations that aim to increase media attention. However, social actors may also opt for defensive strategies and try to avoid media publicity. In this article…
View article: Bypassing traditional sports media? Why and how professional volleyball players use social networking sites
Bypassing traditional sports media? Why and how professional volleyball players use social networking sites Open
In recent years, social media platforms such as Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram have become major players in sports communication. In this study, we focus on the motives for athletes’ use of social media. Applying a mediatization approach…
View article: Framing German and global politics over three decades – A content analysis of the journalistic work of Helmut Schmidt
Framing German and global politics over three decades – A content analysis of the journalistic work of Helmut Schmidt Open
The former German Chancellor Helmut Schmidt (1918-2015) continued his political work as a publicist at the country’s most influential weekly Die Zeit. Using a content analysis and a subsequent cluster analysis, we apply quantitative method…
View article: Correspondents and the Cold War. How foreign correspondents acted during the chancellery of Helmut Schmidt (1974-1982) in Germany and abroad
Correspondents and the Cold War. How foreign correspondents acted during the chancellery of Helmut Schmidt (1974-1982) in Germany and abroad Open
This paper addresses the role of foreign correspondents during the Cold War. More specifically, it focuses on the case study of the relationship between former German Chancellor Helmut Schmidt and foreign correspondents in Germanyand abroa…
View article: Heads of Government and Their Media Biographies: How the Media Socialization of German Chancellors Influenced their Strategies Toward the Media
Heads of Government and Their Media Biographies: How the Media Socialization of German Chancellors Influenced their Strategies Toward the Media Open
The relationship between the political strategy of the German chancellors after the Second World War toward the media and their media socialization as well as their media biography is analyzed using secondary sources, (auto)biographies, an…