Information and Semiosis in Living Systems: A Semiotic Approach

Author(s):  
Donald Favareau
1997 ◽  
Vol 161 ◽  
pp. 437-442
Author(s):  
Salvatore Di Bernardo ◽  
Romana Fato ◽  
Giorgio Lenaz

AbstractOne of the peculiar aspects of living systems is the production and conservation of energy. This aspect is provided by specialized organelles, such as the mitochondria and chloroplasts, in developed living organisms. In primordial systems lacking specialized enzymatic complexes the energy supply was probably bound to the generation and maintenance of an asymmetric distribution of charged molecules in compartmentalized systems. On the basis of experimental evidence, we suggest that lipophilic quinones were involved in the generation of this asymmetrical distribution of charges through vectorial redox reactions across lipid membranes.


Author(s):  
Robert Corbett ◽  
Delbert E. Philpott ◽  
Sam Black

Observation of subtle or early signs of change in spaceflight induced alterations on living systems require precise methods of sampling. In-flight analysis would be preferable but constraints of time, equipment, personnel and cost dictate the necessity for prolonged storage before retrieval. Because of this, various tissues have been stored in fixatives and combinations of fixatives and observed at various time intervals. High pressure and the effect of buffer alone have also been tried.Of the various tissues embedded, muscle, cartilage and liver, liver has been the most extensively studied because it contains large numbers of organelles common to all tissues (Fig. 1).


1990 ◽  
Vol 45 (8) ◽  
pp. 980-981 ◽  
Author(s):  
Donald H. Ford

Metahumaniora ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 30
Author(s):  
Mayang Nurmala Indah

ABSTRAKPenelitian ini membahas tubuh dan seksualitas perempuan dalam iklan ResikV dan Sumber Ayu. Iklan yang diteliti adalah Resik V Khasiat Manjakani versi InnekeKhoeserawati dan Sumber Ayu Sabun Daun Sirih versi Dian Nitami. Penelitian inimenggunakan pendekatan semiotika, dengan mengkaji tanda-tanda pada iklan di dalamdata tekstual maupun visual baik secara denotatif dan konotatif. Tujuan penelitian iniadalah untuk memperoleh gambaran mengenai tubuh dan seksualitas perempuan didalam iklan. Penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa genitalia perempuan ditempatkan sebagairepresentasi keseluruhan diri perempuan. Penggambaran seksualitas perempuan didalam iklan menunjukkan beberapa kecenderungan yaitu perempuan sebagai penjagakeharmonisan rumah tangga, sebagai penjamin terpenuhinya hasrat seksual laki-laki,serta adanya tuntutan bagi perempuan untuk mempertahankan kemudaan tubuh danseksualitasnya. Kedua iklan juga mengerucutkan perempuan pada fungsinya sebagaiistri yang mengurusi suami serta pada fungsi domestik sebagai pengurus rumah tangga.Kata Kunci: iklan, perempuan, seksualitas, semiotika, tubuhABSTRACTThis research discusses body and sexuality of woman in Resik V and Sumber Ayuadvertising. Spesifically, the ads discussed here are Resik V Khasiat Manjakani in InnekeKoesherawati’s version and Sumber Ayu Sabun Daun Sirih in Dian Nitami’s version. This researchapplies semiotic approach in which the signs in textual and visual data are examined in thedennotatif and connotatif order. The aim of this research is that to find out how women’s bodyand sexuality are represented in Resik V and Sumber Ayu. This research shows that woman’sgenital organ is positioned as the representation of the whole woman’s Self. The description ofwomen’s sexuality in both advertisings points out several tendencies which are as follows. Firstly,woman is positioned as a person who is responsible to keep the marriage in harmony. Secondly,woman is pictured as person who guarrantees the fulfilment of man’s sexual desire. Thirdly, theads indicate a demand on woman to keep their body and sexuality young and fresh. It can also besaid that both Resik V and Sumber Ayu narrow the function of woman as wife who is in chargein serving their husband well and focus to highlight the domestic function of woman.Keywords: advertising, body, semiotics, sexuality, woman


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