This paper presents a framework for bringing the MBone and the World-Wide Web closer together by real-time distribution of HTML-pages and synchronization of WWW-browsers. This framework will allow for distributed presentations with WWW-material using the mWeb application. Distribution is done using two new protocols, Scalable Reliable Real-time Transport Protocol SRRTP and Scalable Reliable Fil...

Various endoscopic devices have been developed for advanced minimally invasive surgery. We recently applied a new 8K ultra-high-definition television system during laparoscopic treatment of endometriosis. The procedure, which is described in detail, stands as the first reported application of an 8K ultra-high-definition system for laparoscopic gynecologic surgery. Comparison is made between dep...

OBJECTIVES The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends that children over age 2 years spend < or = 2 hours per day with screen media, because excessive viewing has been linked to a plethora of physical, academic, and behavioral problems. The primary goal of this study was to qualitatively explore how a recommendation to limit television viewing might be received and responded to by a diverse ...

BACKGROUND Prior research has found that television viewing is associated with poor diet quality, though little is known about its long-term impact on diet, particularly during adolescence. This study examined the associations between television viewing behavior with dietary intake five years later. METHODS Survey data, which included television viewing time and food frequency questionnaires,...

OBJECTIVE: US parents were surveyed to determine the amount of background television that their children are exposed to as well as to isolate demographic factors associated with increased exposure to background television. After this, we ask how certain home media practices are linked to children’s background television exposure. METHODS: US parents/caregivers (N = 1454) with 1 child between th...

This paper presents a innovative approach to build an application personalization framework. The use of a smart card to host the personal profile engine answers both privacy and ubiquity requirements. The proposed framework includes a generic part, applicable for many applications in many contexts (e.g., browsing the web on PC, shopping on mobile phone, or buying movies on TV), and a set domain...

The main product of MM for use in the registration activity is the Database (DB) on the artefacts of the museum collections, combining text, images, and graphics. The quality of the images must be appropriate at least to current television standards. The application of such technology will allow the display of images and descriptions on any specific artwork or group of artworks, such as is usua...

A synthetic aperture radar is considered, located on a geosynchronous receiver and illuminated by the backscattered energy of satellite broadcast digital audio or television signals. The principal application of such a passive system could be differential interferometry, since even low spatial resolution coupled to zero baseline would be useful; however, other imaging applications could be envi...

It is unclear if children of different weight status differ in their nutritional habits while watching television. The objective of the present paper was to determine if children who are overweight or obese differ in their frequency of consumption of six food items while watching television compared with their normal-weight counterparts. A cross-sectional study of 550 children (57·1 % female; m...

OBJECTIVES Television viewing has been associated with greater subsequent attention problems in children. Few studies have examined the possibility of a similar association between video games and attention problems, and none of these has used a longitudinal design. METHODS A sample of 1323 middle childhood participants were assessed during a 13-month period by parent- and child-reported tele...