BACKGROUND Television (TV) viewing has been associated with many undesirable outcomes for children, such as increased risk of obesity, but TV viewing can also have benefits. Although restrictive parenting practices are effective in reducing children's TV viewing, not all parents use them and it is currently unclear why. The current study examined parenting practices related to TV viewing in the...

The transition to digital TV is changing the television set into an entertainment as well as information supplier device that provides two-way communication with the viewer. However, the present remote control device is not appropriate for navigation through the huge amount of services and information provided by the future digital TV, presumably also a device for accessing the Internet. One po...

The TV-Anytime standard describes structures of categories of digital TV program metadata, as well as User Profile metadata for TV programs. In this case study we describe a natural language model and a system for the users to interact with the metadata and preview TV programs stored in remote databases, from their mobile devices contrary to their limited configurations. By the use of the TV-An...

Objective To formally test a hierarchy of effects model linking exposure to television (TV) advertising for unhealthy foods with child body weight through purchase requests, purchases, and consumption. Design A nationally representative cross-sectional online study in the United Kingdom. Participants total 2,260 parent-child dyads (children aged 7–11 years) recruited via research panel; 55.7% b...

BACKGROUND The impact of echocardiographic-guided treatment on outcome after tricuspid valve (TV) surgery is not well defined. OBJECTIVES The purpose of this study was to determine clinical and echocardiographic factors associated with adverse outcomes after TV surgery and determine the role of intraoperative echo (IOE) in facilitating successful outcomes after TV surgery. METHODS Four hund...

In Sweden, digital TV services have until very recently not been accessible to most people through the TV set. At the same time, TV channels offer more and more content on the web and the majority of the population has access to high-speed internet connections. A web survey aimed at investigating attitudes and behavior related to on-demand TV was distributed in December 2008 to 52 households in...

BACKGROUND Television and insufficient sleep are associated with poor mental and physical health. This study assessed associations of TV viewing and bedroom TV with sleep duration from infancy to midchildhood. METHOD We studied 1864 children in Project Viva. Parents reported children's average daily TV viewing and sleep (at 6 months and annually from 1-7 years) and the presence of a bedroom T...

BACKGROUND Tricuspid valve (TV) annuloplasty is recommended for functional tricuspid regurgitation (TR), which is caused by TV annulus dilatation and tethering of the leaflets. However, the impact of TV deformations on the outcome of TV annuloplasty remains unknown. The goal of this study was to investigate the relationship between preoperative TV deformation and residual TR after TV annuloplas...

AIMS The Thebesian valve (TV) can be a significant obstacle to coronary sinus (CS) cannulation. The aim of this study was to evaluate the characteristic features of the CS valve--TV anatomy. In particular, emphasis was placed on identifying specific structures of the TV that could potentially complicate CS cannulation. METHODS AND RESULTS We examined 273 autopsied human hearts. The height of ...

We describe the epidemiology of Trichomonas vaginalis (TV) among San Francisco County Jail inmates using APTIMA TV analyte-specific reagents on remnant urine. We detected TV in 15/713 (2.1%) men and 95/297 (32.0%) women. Among women, increased age was significantly associated with TV. The benefits of TV screening should be determined.