Radical as this claim may seem to a casual reader, the actual alternative that emerges from integrating Noë’s arguments with the state of the art in vision research is in fact rather tame, if not entirely mainstream (hence the title of my review). The main reason for this happy, if somewhat anticlimactic, conclusion is that the first part of Noë’s thesis—that perception cannot be fully internal...

BACKGROUND This analysis compared the frequency of persistent Trichomonas vaginalis (TV) among HIV-seropositive and HIV-seronegative women. METHODS Data were obtained from women enrolled in an open cohort study of sex workers in Kenya. Participants were examined monthly, and those diagnosed as having TV by saline microscopy were treated with single-dose 2 g oral metronidazole. All women on an...

Three-dimensional television (3D TV) is expected by many to be the next step in the advancement of television. Due to significant financial exhaustion during the process of transition from analogue to digital production, low-budget broadcasters are not in the position to invest in a new 3D system. This paper proposes one model-driven framework approach to 3D TV production system applicable to a...

The Java Virtual Machine (Jvm) needs, for the purpose of garbage collection (GC), to determine the data type stored in every memory location. Jvms that can do this reliably are said to be type-accurate (TA). Full typeaccuracy usually exacts a price in performance due to the need to scan stacks and registers accurately. The mostly accurate approach presented here can reduce the TA overhead signi...

Planning budget will help to identify wasteful expenditures, adapt financial situation changes quickly, and achieve financial goals. The reliability based budgeting has a great importance for broadcasting industry. In this study, several kinds of failure modes in TV broadcasting system have been det...

The validity of Herzberg’s Two-Factor Theory of Motivation was tested empirically by surveying 2372 chemical fiber employees in 2012. In the valid sample of 1875 respondents, the degree of overall job satisfaction was more than moderate. The most highly valued components of job satisfaction were: “corporate image,” “collaborative working atmosphere,” and “supervisor’s expertise”; whereas the lo...

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OBJECTIVE This study examined associations between the family environment and children's television (TV) viewing and likelihood of being low-active. RESEARCH METHODS AND PROCEDURES In 2001, children were recruited from 19 primary schools in Melbourne, Australia. Parents completed a questionnaire about their child's TV viewing and the family environment. Children also completed a questionnaire...