The emergence of Interactive Digital Television (iDTV) opened a set of technological possibilities that go beyond those offered by conventional TV. Among these opportunities we can highlight interactive contents that run together with linear TV program (television service where the viewer has to watch a scheduled TV program at the particular time it is offered and on the particular channel it i...

This paper describes a working system for the automated archiving and selective retrieval of textual, pictorial and auditory information contained in video programs. Video processing performs the task of representing the visual information using a small subset of the video frames. Linguistic processing refines the closed caption text, generates table of contents, and creates links to relevant m...

Many computer users face problems in their interaction as a result of the native language employed by the application. The language of the application is often at variance with the native language of its users. This issue is frequently addressed through localization. In turn, localization generates a range of new problems. We propose an alternative to localization that is analogous to cinematic...

BACKGROUND Adolescent obesity is a growing public health problem in Kuwait. Reducing obesity can lower the risk of several chronic diseases. Fourteen obese adolescent boys volunteered to participate in a 6-month multidimensional television series on weight loss. METHODS The adolescent boys were recruited through advertisements in schools. The program included counseling sessions, nutritional ...

Multicultural worship is defined here as a form of that attractive to both non-religious outsiders and religious insiders. It most appropriate in our times decline. This paper presents Catholic television program which involves collaboration with Protestants, the secular state television, writers, university professors. Sunday service consists two parts: discussion called “le magazine” mass tak...

We propose that enjoyment is an important factor in the adoption and long-term maintenance of exercise. Television (TV) viewing is believed to be a highly enjoyed leisure-time activity, combining it with exercise may make for a more enjoyable exercise experience. The objective of this study was to examine the effects of television (TV) viewing on psychological and physiological variables during...

OBJECTIVE In this study, we explored the impact of an occupational therapy wellness program on daily habits and routines through the perspectives of youth and their parents. METHOD Data were collected through semistructured interviews with children and their parents, the Pizzi Healthy Weight Management Assessment(©), and program activities. RESULTS Three themes emerged from the interviews: ...

Available online 11 July 2008 This study examined the cognitive effects of an educational early childhood television program in Turkey that was designed to enhance basic cognitive skills and socio-emotional development of 5-year-old children. The program targeted children with low socioeconomic status who had limited access to formal preschool education. The program was screened for a period of...

This study is aimed to find the kinds of code mixing and know which are dominantly used in Bukan Empat Mata Program on TRANS 7 Television channel. Descriptive qualitative method this study. The data were collected through watching, recording, transferring, playing, selecting transcribing from conversations between presenters guest stars. then analyzed identifying data, related mixing, listing c...

Fullerene (C60) is enhanced with pyrrolidine group to produce fulleropyrrolidine which is considered as one of the most important derivatives of fullerene. Fulleropyrrolidine is further modified in order to enhance its solubility which in turn could enhance its biological applications. Accordingly this work is dedicated to modify fulleropyrrolidine carbodithioic acid as NO2 group introduced at ...