OBJECTIVE To analyse sports sponsorship by food and alcohol companies by quantifying the proportion of time that the main sponsor's logo was seen during each of three cricket telecasts, the extent of paid advertising during the telecast and the contribution by the main sponsor to this, and to describe the associated ground advertising. METHODS DVD recordings of the three telecasts were analys...

OBJECTIVE To describe the association between electronic devices in the bedroom with sedentary time and physical activity, both assessed by accelerometry, in addition to body mass index in children from São Caetano do Sul. METHODS The sample consisted of 441 children. The presence of electronic equipment (television, personal computer, and videogames) in the bedroom was assessed by a question...

Abstract With the rapid development of computer communication technology, virtual reality technology is getting more and attention. The application allows participants to enter environment can interact with people or objects in environment, from process producing real feelings, current reform university teaching has promoted continuous improvement many universities process, support film televis...

According to WHO, at any one time, around 50 per cent of medical equipment in lowand middle-income countries cannot be used because of lack of maintenance or spare parts.1 We have found that unwillingness or inability to repair equipment and put it back in use is also a major cause. New equipment is made available by different international non-government organisations (INGOs) competing with on...

. Canonical correltotion analysis identified two viewer types. The first viewer type--the one who used television out'of habit, to pass the time, and for entertainment--exhibited sizable levels of television viewing, af#inity (the importance of television in the life of the respondent) , and realism (how realistic the television portrayals were perceived to be). The second viewer type used tele...

background: excessive and uncontrolled television watching by children predisposes them to some risks such as developmental, social and psychological disorders. parents play an important role in nurturing their children and controlling the factors affecting their health. the aim of this study was to determine the impact of health education programs on parents' supervision skills to control thei...

The development of new technology leads to the consumption equipment which finally becomes hazardous waste and difficult manage. This is what was observed in city Cotonou Republic Benin motivated initiative this study, main objective describe mode management these types waste. data collected concerns electrical electronic used by professional users households, as well their conditions at acquis...