Frederick Luis Aldama. Latino Comic Book Storytelling: An Odyssey by Interview. San Diego: ¡Hyperbole Books!, 2017.

Comic Books, Video Games, and Transmedia Storytelling: A Case Study of The Walking Dead

This article illuminates the transmedia storytelling techniques in The Walking Dead comic book and video game. Telltale Games’ The Walking Dead localizes itself within the comic book world of The Walking Dead by acting as a transmedia storytelling device and using intertextuality comics to assist game players with meaning-making. By participating in the game, Telltale rewards players with addit...

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SSC San Diego TR1832

Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS These studies were conducted with the assistance and cooperation of the Fifth Marine Regiment, Camp Pendleton, CA. We would like to thank Colonel Brooks, Commanding Officer of Fifth Marines, and Major Turner (his S-3), for their unselfish dedication of time and effort in facilitating access to the officers and staff noncomm...

Paramedics– San Diego Experience

Background. Prehospital personnel in Emergency Medical Service (EMS) systems have varying levels of accuracy in stroke recognition. Identifying the accuracy of emergency medical dispatcher using Medical Priority Dispatch Systems (MPDS) stroke protocol and paramedics may help understand the accuracy of stroke recognition in about 3000 emergency medical dispatch systems and prehospital systems wo...

Walking for transportation among Latino adults in San Diego County: who meets physical activity guidelines?

BACKGROUND U.S. Latinos engage in nonleisure-time walking (NLTW) more than other ethno-racial groups. Studies are needed to explore factors associated with NLTW to inform interventions for effective physical activity promotion. PURPOSE To examine the social-ecological correlates of NLTW among Mexican-origin Latinos. METHODS Individual, social, and environmental level factors and PA were ass...