BACKGROUND Watching three-dimensional television (3D TV) may strain the eyes. However, other potential harmful effects of 3D TV watching have been rarely investigated. The current study examined the impact of 3D TV watching on neurophysiological responses and cognitive functioning as compared with two-dimensional TV (2D TV) watching. METHODS A total of 72 individuals were randomly assigned to...

We investigated the effects of laughing and weeping induced by watching comedy and tragedy videos on mood and autonomic nervous function. Ten healthy female subjects volunteered for the experiment. Chest electrocardiogram and respiration curve were recorded before, after, and during watching a comedy or a tragedy video. We also asked them to fill out profiles of mood states (POMS) to evaluate t...

introduction: physical inactivity is one of the cardiovascular disease (cvd) risk factors. watching tv is a predictor of inactivity which is related to cvd risk factors and obesity. the objective of this study was to evaluate the influence of leisure-time physical activity and television watching on atherosclerosis risk factors in housewives and employees. materials & methods: in a cross sectio...

Several things, that were not all of my own choosing, have conspired to keep me out of active participation in membrane events for a while. But the spectator sport that I call "membrane watching" is far from dull. It may be as rewarding as such things as birds, Congress, girls, bali games, or the Berkeley campus-particularly when you feel yourself somewhat qualified. Of course you lose the trem...

cercarial dermatitis or swimmers’ itch is an itchy inflammatory response to the penetration of the skin by non-human schistosome parasites. in the hot season, may to september, in khuzestan province in the south west of iran, swimming in canals and agriculture activities in swampy areas are common. this survey was made on people from villages north of ahwaz city in south west iran, to estimate ...