Abstract TV series have gained both economic and cultural relevance. Their development over time can hardly be traced back to the simple programmatic action of creative intentionality. Instead, might studied as narrative ecosystems with emergent trends patterns. This paper aims boost quantitative research in field media studies, first considering a comparative data-driven study features US medi...

SANTTSUR is a pilot project which was set up to evaluate the benefit of, live, interactive, digital TV broadcasting, combined with video conferencing and access to the Internet, as an integrated distance learning medium for doctors in basic surgical training. A series of thirty 90-minute TV broadcasts has been developed, aimed at doctors in the working in 26 hospitals across the UK and Ireland....

OBJECTIVE Evidence suggests that TV viewing is associated with body mass index (BMI) and metabolic syndrome (MetS) in adolescents. However, it is unclear whether dietary intake mediates these relationships. METHODS A cross-sectional analysis was conducted in adolescents (12-19 years) participating in the 2003-2006 United States National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. BMI z scores (z...

Camellia was selected as a recommended cryptographic primitive by the EU NESSIE (New European Schemes for Signatures, Integrity and Encryption) project [NESSIE] and included in the list of cryptographic techniques for Japanese e-Government systems, which were selected by the Japan CRYPTREC (Cryptography Research and Evaluation Committees) [CRYPTREC]. Camellia is also included in specification o...