Copyright is held by the author/owner(s). Proceedings of TVUX-2013: Workshop on Exploring and Enhancing the User Experience for TV at ACM CHI 2013, 27 April 2013, Paris, France. Abstract In this paper, we foresee a TV set which is aware of viewers emotions and its environment. This idea goes beyond personalization by taking into account the time and location dependent factors. We argue that not...

This study addresses the matter of reflexive control of the emotional states by means of Reflexive Game Theory (RGT). It is shown how to build a bridge between RGT and emotions. For this purpose the Pleasure-Arousal-Dominance (PAD) model is adopted. The major advantages of RGT are its ability to predict human behavior and unfold the entire spectra of reflexion in the human mind. On the other ha...

Abstract Feline atopic skin syndrome (FASS) describes allergic diseases in cats associated with sensitivity to environmental allergens. Allergen-specific immunotherapy (ASIT) aims reduce or eliminate symptoms subsequent exposure the causative allergen. The primary outcome of this study was determine if quality life (QoL) and owners improved as a result ASIT. secondary whether QoL treated ASIT c...

This article refers to the International Classification of Diseases 10th edition (ICD-10) which is the official classification system for mental health professionals working in NHS clinical practice. The literature occasionally refers to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) classification system which whilst used in clinical practice in the USA is primarily used for r...

While Intel and the PC industry stumble around in search of some need for the processing power they already have, Sony has been busy trying to figure out how to get more of it—lots more. The company has apparently succeeded: at the recent International Solid-State Circuits Conference (see MPR 4/19/99, p. 20), Sony Computer Entertainment (SCE) and Toshiba described a multimedia processor that wi...

BACKGROUND Right frontal hemisphere activation, as indicated by reduced frontal alpha amplitude, seems to represent activation of an avoidance-withdrawal system and seems to be associated with negative emotions. Since patients with panic disorder are characterized by both negative emotions and avoidance-withdrawal behavior, we expected them to show greater right than left frontal hemisphere act...