Scheiden besser meiden! (TV-Diskussion)

Scheidungen nehmen zu. Sie kommen oft aus heiterem Himmel und sind schmerzhaft. Doch bloss ein Drittel der Geschiedenen fühlen sich danach glücklicher. Sollten Mann und Frau deshalb scheiden besser meiden? Karin Frei geht im «Club» dem fragilen Liebesleben auf den Grund.

Familienlust, Familienfrust - Auf der Suche nach einem Ideal (TV-Interview von Barbara Bleisch)

Weihnachtszeit heisst für viele Familienzeit - und dann fliegen oft die Fetzen. Warum reiben sich die Menschen in Familien so auf - und halten dennoch fest an ihr? Was zeichnet eine gute Familie aus, und was bedeutet sie heute? Barbara Bleisch spricht mit der Psychologin Pasqualina Perrig-Chiello.

Optical Tolerance Analysis of the Multi-Beam Limb Viewing Instrument STEAMR

In this paper, we report on an optical tolerance analysis of the submillimeter atmospheric multi-beam limb sounder, STEAMR. Physical optics and ray-tracing methods were used to quantify and separate errors in beam pointing and distortion due to reflector misalignment and primary reflector surface deformations. Simulations were performed concurrently with the manufacturing of a multi-beam demonstrator of the relay optical system which shapes and images the beams to their corresponding receiver feed horns. Results from Monte Carlo simulations show that the inserts used for reflector mounting should be positioned with an overall accuracy better than 100 μm (~ 1/10 wavelength). Analyses of primary reflector surface deformations show that a deviation of magnitude 100 μm can be tolerable before deployment, whereas the corresponding variations should be less than 30 μm during operation. The most sensitive optical elements in terms of misalignments are found near the focal plane. This localized sensitivity is attributed to the off-axis nature of the beams at this location. Post-assembly mechanical measurements of the reflectors in the demonstrator show that alignment better than 50 μm could be obtained.

The Impact of Mobile Technology on the Viewing Experience of the Avid Sports Fan

Viewing sports on television is a very different experience than viewing a game in-person. Sports commentators on television are seemingly able to pull up random statistics as soon as something unexpected happens during a game. Because these statistics are discussed on television, any sports fan who wants to watch a game in-person misses out on the opportunity to hear them during the game. This study identifies what statistics, both common and uncommon, are considered important or interesting by avid sports fans who watch a particular sport at least two times per week. In addition, it considers the rise of mobile technology and the effects that this change of trend will have on business opportunities and experiences. The purpose of the project is to find a way to mimic the television viewing experience for fans who are watching in-person through the use of mobile technology, and in particular through the use of iPhone applications.

Food advertisements during children's television programming in 2007: Comparison with ads in 1994 and the 2005 dietary recommendations

Childhood overweight and obesity are two major public health problems that are of economic and medical concern in the world today (Lobstein, Baur, & Uauy, 2004). Overweight conditions in childhood are important because they are widely prevalent, serious, and carry lifetime consequences for health and well being (Lobstein et al., 2004). Several studies have shown an association between television viewing and obesity in all age groups (Caroli, Argentieri, Cardone, & Masi, 2004; Harper, 2006; Vandewater & Huang, 2006; Wiecha et al., 2006). One mechanism that potentially links television viewing to childhood obesity is food advertising (Story, 2003). ^ The purpose of this study was to examine the types of foods advertised on children's television programming and to determine if there have been any changes in the number and types of commercials over the last 13 years. In addition, the food content of the advertisements was compared to the 2005 Dietary Guidelines to determine if the foods targeted were consistent with the current recommendations. Finally, each television network was analyzed individually to determine any differences between advertising on cable and regular programming. ^ A descriptive analysis was conducted on the most commonly advertised commercials during children's television programming on Saturday morning from 7 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. A total of 10 major television networks were viewed on three different Saturday mornings during June and July 2007. Commercial advertising accounted for approximately 19% of children's total viewing time. Of the 3,185 commercials, 28.5% were for foods, 67.7% were for non-food items, and 3.8% were PSAs. On average, there were 30 commercial advertisements and PSAs per hour, of which approximately nine were for food. ^ Of the 907 food advertisements, 72.0% were for foods classified in the fats, oils, and sugar group. The next largest group (17.3%) was for restaurant food of which 15.3% were for unhealthy/fast food restaurant fare. The most frequently advertised food product on Saturday morning television was regular cereal, accounting for 43.9% of all food advertisements. ^ Cable and regular programming stations varied slightly in the amount, length, and category of commercials. Cable television had about 50% less commercials and PSAs (1098) than regular programming (2087), but only had approximately 150 minutes less total commercial and PSA time; therefore, cable, in general, had longer commercials than regular programming. Overall, cable programming had more advertisements encouraging increased physical activity and positive nutrition behavior with less commercials focusing on the fats, oils, and sugar groups, compared to regular programming. ^ During the last 13 years, food advertisements have not improved, despite the recent IOM report on marketing foods to children (Institute of Medicine-Committee on Food Marketing and the Diets of Children and Youth, 2005), although the frequency of food advertisements has improved slightly. Children are now viewing an average of one food advertisement every 7 minutes, compared to one food advertisement every 5 minutes in 1994 (Kotz & Story, 1994). Therefore, manufacturers are putting a greater emphasis on advertising other products to children. Despite the recent attention to the issue of marketing unhealthy foods to children through television advertisements, not much progress has been noted since 1994. Further advocacy and regulatory issues concerning the content of advertisements during Saturday morning TV need to be explored. ^

If we call them, will they change? Feasibility of a telephone adaptation of motivational interviewing aimed at parents to reduce television time among 2nd and 4th grade children

Television viewing is a sedentary behavior that is modifiable. Reducing media-related behaviors via parent-focused interventions may hold promise for decreasing childhood obesity. This feasibility study examines a novel parent-centered brief telephone-delivered Motivational Enhancement Interview (MEI) to encourage parents of 2nd and 4th graders to set a rules limiting TV time or remove the TV from the child's bedroom. This quasi-experimental sub-study was part of the larger CATCH: En Vivo pilot study conducted in a Hispanic population in the Texas Rio Grande Valley. Parents in the MEI condition were contacted via telephone and encouraged to meet the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) recommended 2 hours per day or less of TV. Unconditional logistic regression was used to analyze the data. At post-test, 85% of parents of 4th graders in the MEI group (compared to 71% at pre-test) reported having a rule limiting TV time. The adjusted odds ratio for the MEI group compared to the control group was 3.88, 95% CI (0.72-20.99). At pre-test, 63.16% of 2nd graders had a television in their bedrooms. The 2nd grade MEI intervention reduced that number to 41.03% (OR=0.25, 95%CI (0.08-0.82)). This first look at using MEI to target parents of children to modify TV behavior presents evidence on a promising strategy for modifying children's home media environment and warrants further investigation. ^

Rules to limit snacking in front of the TV and childhood BMI status: Findings from the "Fun Families Study"

Childhood obesity is increasing at epidemic rates, and thus there is a need to target appropriate childhood behaviors that contribute to obesity. Many factors contribute to childhood weight status. The aim of this study was to look at relationships between parental rules to limit snacking while watching television and childhood weight status. The study looked at the presence of the behavior of snacking while watching television yesterday, congruence between child- and parent-reported perception of the presence of rules to limit snacking while watching television, and parent-reported frequency of children following rules to limit snacking while watching television. The outcomes were examined in a multi-ethnic population of children ages 6 to 9 years in Southeast Texas.^ This study was a cross-sectional secondary data analysis of the pilot program, Fun Families. This study examined baseline data from 202 parent-child dyads, which included both the control ( N= 101) and intervention groups (N= 101). Data were gathered using validated questions that were administered to 6-9 year old children and their primary caregiver (referred to as parent in the rest of the discussion) in Southeast Texas, between 2006 and 2008. The main study outcome was childhood weight status based on CDC BMI-for-age categories. The independent variables are (1) the presence of parental rules to limit snacking while watching television, (2) the congruence between child and parent about the presence of rules to limit snacking while watching television, and (3) the parent-reported frequency of the child following the rules to limit snacking while watching television. Chi-Square analyses were used to determine if weight status was different for (1) children who reported rules to limit snacking yesterday, (2) children who reported snacking, (3) children whose parents reported rules were present, and (4) those who had rule congruence with the parents not. Chi-Square analyses also examined if there was a difference in the presence of snacking behavior for children who reported rules, for children whose parents reported rules, and for those children who had congruence about rules. Linear regressions were used to determine if any of the studied variables predicted increased weight status or reported snacking while watching television yesterday.^ This study found that child-reported snacking yesterday was significantly different for children who reported rules (4.12, p= 0.04). Child-reported rules was significantly associated with (p= -0.14, α= 0.04) and predicted child-reported snacking yesterday (R 2 0.021, p= 0.04, t= -2.04, 95% CI -0.31, -0.01). There was statistical significant incongruence between child and parent perception about the presence of rules to limit snacking yesterday (15.06, p= 0.00). For this population, parent education level was significantly associated with child-reported rules (r= -0.16, p= 0.02), child-reported snacking yesterday (r= -0.15, p= 0.04), and parent-reported frequency of child following rules to limit snacking (r= 0.29, p= -0.01). Parent-reported speaking another language besides English at home was significantly associated with parent-reported rules (r= 0.17, p= 0.02).^ Although the studied variables did not show any significant associations or predictors for childhood weight status, the significant discord between parent and child perception about the presence of rules provides valuable information to future interventions that aim to reduce childhood weight status. Including the creation and enforcement of parental rules in interventions to reduce childhood weight status will be beneficial for future studies.^

Historia de los medios de comunicación de Misiones: Los inicios de la TV por cable. El caso de Canal 2 de Posadas. 16H340

Misiones, es una provincia pequeña, fronteriza y multicultural1, que se caracteriza por contar -a lo largo de su historia- con una variada y rica presencia de medios de comunicación. Desde el origen de los primeros parapetos (1872), pasando por los primeros diarios (1883), la aparición de la radio (1927) hasta llegar a la TV abierta (1972), existen una serie de emprendimientos comunicacionales llevados adelante con éxito por verdaderos pioneros en la materia. Es el caso de la televisión por cable, cuya existencia data desde 1964 en la ciudad de Posadas. Un medio pequeño que llegó a tener en su época de esplendor cerca de 4.000 usuarios. Esto nos permite pensar que más allá de los diversos contextos y momentos histórico, el ciudadano necesitó comunicar y comunicarse entre si y con los demás. El presente proyecto, es la continuidad de un trabajo de investigación que comenzó con la construcción de la historia de LT 85 TV Canal 12 de Posadas, que tiene por objetivo rescatar la memoria de los medios de comunicación de la Provincia de Misiones, en este caso, de Canal 2 de Posadas. Se intentará explorar los modos en que se creó, construyó y usó esta tecnología y los modos en que operó en prácticas y actos comunicativos de unos y otros, en espacios y tiempos múltiples.

Historia de los medios de comunicación de Misiones: LT 85 TV Canal 12, el canal de TV de los Misioneros. 16H295

Actividades llevadas adelante por los investigadores del proyecto: 1- Garcia Da Rosa, Carlos: a) En proceso de redacción de su tesis doctoral en Comunicación Social que se dicta en la Facultad de Periodismo y Comunicación Social de la Universidad Nacional de La Plata (UNLP). b) Evaluador en la VI Expocom en la Categoría: “Comunicación Gráfica”, realizada en Viedma (Río Negro) en el marco del 9º Encuentro de Carreras de Comunicación Social. 6 al 8 de octubre de 2011. c) Tercer encuentro de cátedras de periodismo de investigación Carácter de participación: Asistente. Lugar: Facultad de Periodismo y Comunicación Social de la UNLP – 11 de marzo de 2011 2- De Lima Roberto: a) Cursos Asistidos y Aprobados de la Maestría en Periodismo y Medios de Comunicación, Universidad Nacional de La PLata (UNLP). "METODOLOGÍA DE LA INVESTIGACIÓN" Dictado por la doctora Dora Coria, nota final (nueve) 9. "PESRPECTIVAS DEL PERIODISMO AUDIOVISUAL CONTEMPORÁNEO" dictado por el Doctor Alfredo Alfonzo, nota final diez (10). Trabajo final presentado en la cátedra "PLANIFICACIÓN Y GESTIÓN DE MEDIOS", dictado por el profesor Víctor Ego Ducrot. En proceso de Evaluación. b) Asistencia a Cursos de Postgrado: Asistencia al curso "CULTURA, POLÍTICA Y SUBJETIVIDADES " dictado por la doctora Alicia Entel, los días 4 y 5 de mayo de 2011, organizado por el Departamento de Comunicación Social, aprobado por Reslución HCD N° 074/11 con una duración de veinte (20) horas. c) Desgravaciones de las entrevistas y organización de imágenes fotográficas para conformación del archivo de Canal 12 en sus cuarenta años existencia (18 noviembre de 2012). 3- Milton, Terencio: a) Participación como organizador en las V Jornadas Universitarias “La Radio del Nuevo Siglo” Audiencias (Posadas-Misiones, 22 al 24 de septiembre de 2011). b) Asistencia a Cursos y Seminarios: Curso de Postgrado sobre “Cultura, Política y Subjetividades”, dictado por la Dra. Alicia Entel (Posadas-Misiones, 4 y 5 de mayo de 2011). “Curso Capacitación en Informática: Socializando la Web, gestor de contenidos y publicación de Sitios Web” (Posadas-Misiones, 8 al 29 de junio de 2011). Jornada “El Periodismo en Misiones. Fortalezas y Debilidades del Campo Profesional” (Posadas – Misiones, 7 de junio de 2011). Facultad de Humanidades y Ciencias Sociales de la UNaM. Jornada “Reflexiones sobre la Práctica Periodística” (Posadas – Misiones, 7 de junio de 2011). Facultad de Humanidades y Ciencias Sociales de la UNaM. Asistencia a la jornada “Cómo hacer periodismo de investigación. Experiencias de casos en la Triple Frontera” (Posadas – Misiones, 11 de abril de 2011). Facultad de Humanidades y Ciencias Sociales de la UNaM. c) Actividades: Desgravaciones de las entrevistas realizadas para la entrega posterior a los informantes. Sistematización de la organización de las fotografías que han sido facilitadas para la construcción de la investigación. 3- Pyke, Jorge Nelson: a) Durante el año 2011 se abocó a la elaboración del guión y la producción de un Material Documental, sobre la historia de ““LT 85 Canal 12 y la instalación de un canal en las Islas Malvinas”, en abril de 1982.”. El trabajo se encuentra en su etapa final de edición y posproducción, para ser presentado el 10 de junio de 2012, en el marco de los treinta años de la guerra de Malvinas y los 40 años de vida de Canal 12. 4- Alvarez, Norma Graciela: Coordinadora en las V Jornadas Universitarias “La Radio del Nuevo Siglo Audiencias” Resolución Consejo Directivo Nº 086/2011. Facultad de Humanidades y Ciencias Sociales. Universidad de Misiones. Posadas, 22 al 24 de septiembre de 2011. Evaluadora en la VI Expocom en la Categoría: “Comunicación Institucional y Organizacional”, realizada en Viedma (Río Negro) en el marco del 9º Encuentro de Carreras de Comunicación Social. 6 al 8 de octubre de 2011. Redacción final de la tesis doctoral en evaluación del director. 5- Monte, José Luis: Organizador y Coordinación General en las V Jornadas Universitarias “La Radio del Nuevo Siglo Audiencias”, Resolución Consejo Directivo Nº 086/2011. Facultad de Humanidades y Ciencias Sociales. Universidad de Misiones. Posadas, 22 al 24 de septiembre de 2011. Actividades: filmación de las entrevistas realizadas a los informantes.

Historia de los medios de comunicación de Misiones: LT 85 TV Canal 12, el canal de TV de los Misioneros. 16H295

Actividades desarrolladas durante el período: avance en la búsqueda de información respecto de documentación y de fuentes orales de información sobre la historia del Canal 12; rescate testimonios fotográficos y de cintas fílmicas de los primeros años del Canal 12 que están en poder de particulares; rescate de material fílmico existente en el Canal; desgravaciones de las entrevistas realizadas para la entrega posterior a los informantes. Sistematización de la organización de las fotografías que han sido facilitadas para la construcción de la investigación.