Television as a Surveillance Tool

“Television” has now become a screen for the projection of different kinds of data that operate in a full-duplex fashion where the screen and its accessories not only provide data to the viewer of the screen but also become a tool for the collection of data about the viewer. For instance, the moment a smartphone is connected to the screen to watch an episode on YouTube, data about the viewer and viewing habits of the viewer are available to a corporation. This process opens up significant opportunities for data collection that borders on surveillance, and different institutions are able to collect customized information about the individual. This chapter will explore the mechanisms of this process of surveillance and the benefits and burdens offered by this emergent technology

Pengaruh Beban Kerja dan Stres Kerja Terhadap Kinerja Karyawan di PT BCA Multifinance

The purpose of the study was to test and analyze the effect of workload and work stress on employee performance. The object of the research was conducted at PT Bank BCA Multifinance with the number of samples taken as many as 90 people. The data collection method used a questionnaire which was then analyzed using the SEM-PLS model which was processed with the SmartPLS application. Based on the results of statistical tests, it is known that there is no effect of workload on employee performance. There is a significant effect of work stress on employee performance. This study found that work stress can affect employee performance, so good management of work stress is needed from management so that employees can still improve their performance even though they are under pressure.Tujuan penelitian adalah menguji dan menganalisis pengaruh beban kerja dan stres kerja terhadap kinerja karyawan. Objek penelitian dilakukan di PT Bank BCA Multifinance dengan jumlah sampel diambil sebanyak 90 orang. Metode pengumpulan data menggunakan kuesioner yang selanjutnya dianalisa menggunakan model SEM-PLS yang diolah dengan aplikasi SmartPLS. Berdasarkan hasil uji statistik, diketahui tidak terdapat pengaruh beban kerja terhadap kinerja karyawan. Terdapat pengaruh signifikan strees kerja terhadap kinerja karyawan. Penelitian ini menemukan bahwa stres kerja dapat mempengaruhi kinerja karyawan, sehingga dibutuhkan pengelolaan stres kerja yang baik dari manajemen agar karyawan tetap dapat meningkatkan kinerjanya meskipun dalam kondisi tertekan

Randomized controlled trial comparing four strategies for delivering e-curriculum to health care professionals [ISRCTN88148532]

BACKGROUND: Internet education is increasingly provided to health professionals, but little is known about the most effective strategies for delivering the content. The purpose of this study is to compare four strategies for delivering an Internet-based (e-) curriculum on clinicians' knowledge (K), confidence (CONF), and communication (COMM) about herbs and other dietary supplements (HDS). METHODS: This national randomized 2 × 2 factorial trial included physicians, pharmacists, nurses, nutritionists and trainees in these fields. Participants were randomly assigned to one of four curriculum delivery strategies for 40 brief modules about HDS: a) delivering four (4) modules weekly over ten (10) weeks by email (drip-push); b) modules accessible on web site with 4 reminders weekly for 10 weeks (drip-pull); c) 40 modules delivered within 4 days by email (bolus-push); and d) 40 modules available on the Internet with one email informing participants of availability (bolus-pull). RESULTS: Of the 1,267 enrollees, 25% were male; the average age was 40 years. The completion rate was 62%, without significant differences between delivery groups. There were statistically significant improvements in K, CONF and COMM scores after the course (P<0.001 for all), although the difference in COMM was small. There were no significant differences in any of the three outcomes by delivery strategy, but outcomes were better for those who paid for continuing education credit. CONCLUSION: All delivery strategies tested similarly improved K, CONF, COMM scores about HDS. Educators can use the strategy that is most convenient without diminishing effectiveness. Additional curricula may be necessary to make substantial changes in clinicians' communication practices

Impact of a Randomized Campus/Community Trial to Prevent High-Risk Drinking Among College Students

High-risk drinking by college students continues to pose a significant threat to public health. Despite increasing evidence of the contribution of community-level and campus-level environmental factors to high risk drinking, there have been few rigorous tests of interventions that focus on changing these interlinked environments. The Study to Prevent Alcohol Related Consequences (SPARC) assessed the efficacy of a comprehensive intervention using a community organizing approach to implement environmental strategies in and around college campuses. The goal of SPARC was to reduce high-risk drinking and alcohol-related consequences among college students

The Regional Coupled Suite (RCS-IND1): application of a flexible regional coupled modelling framework to the Indian region at kilometre scale

A new regional coupled modelling framework is introduced – the Regional Coupled Suite (RCS). This provides a flexible research capability with which to study the interactions between atmosphere, land, ocean, and wave processes resolved at kilometre scale, and the effect of environmental feedbacks on the evolution and impacts of multi-hazard weather events. A configuration of the RCS focussed on the Indian region, termed RCS-IND1, is introduced. RCS-IND1 includes a regional configuration of the Unified Model (UM) atmosphere, directly coupled to the JULES land surface model, on a grid with horizontal spacing of 4.4 km, enabling convection to be explicitly simulated. These are coupled through OASIS3-MCT libraries to 2.2 km grid NEMO ocean and WAVEWATCH III wave model configurations. To examine a potential approach to reduce computation cost and simplify ocean initialization, the RCS includes an alternative approach to couple the atmosphere to a lower resolution Multi-Column K-Profile Parameterization (KPP) for the ocean. Through development of a flexible modelling framework, a variety of fully and partially coupled experiments can be defined, along with traceable uncoupled simulations and options to use external input forcing in place of missing coupled components. This offers a wide scope to researchers designing sensitivity and case study assessments. Case study results are presented and assessed to demonstrate the application of RCS-IND1 to simulate two tropical cyclone cases which developed in the Bay of Bengal, namely Titli in October 2018 and Fani in April 2019. Results show realistic cyclone simulations, and that coupling can improve the cyclone track and produces more realistic intensification than uncoupled simulations for Titli but prevents sufficient intensification for Fani. Atmosphere-only UM regional simulations omit the influence of frictional heating on the boundary layer to prevent cyclone over-intensification. However, it is shown that this term can improve coupled simulations, enabling a more rigorous treatment of the near-surface energy budget to be represented. For these cases, a 1D mixed layer scheme shows similar first-order SST cooling and feedback on the cyclones to a 3D ocean. Nevertheless, the 3D ocean generally shows stronger localized cooling than the 1D ocean. Coupling with the waves has limited feedback on the atmosphere for these cases. Priorities for future model development are discussed

Supersymmetric QCD corrections to e+e−→tbˉH−e^+e^-\to t\bar{b}H^- and the Bernstein-Tkachov method of loop integration

The discovery of charged Higgs bosons is of particular importance, since their existence is predicted by supersymmetry and they are absent in the Standard Model (SM). If the charged Higgs bosons are too heavy to be produced in pairs at future linear colliders, single production associated with a top and a bottom quark is enhanced in parts of the parameter space. We present the next-to-leading-order calculation in supersymmetric QCD within the minimal supersymmetric SM (MSSM), completing a previous calculation of the SM-QCD corrections. In addition to the usual approach to perform the loop integration analytically, we apply a numerical approach based on the Bernstein-Tkachov theorem. In this framework, we avoid some of the generic problems connected with the analytical method.Comment: 14 pages, 6 figures, accepted for publication in Phys. Rev.

"Mahabharat" on Doordarshan: The articulation of television and popular culture in India

India's state owned television system, also called Doordarshan, began transmitting from its experimental facilities in the late 50s. From then till now, television in India has changed dramatically with the introduction of commercially sponsored serialized programs, to the introduction of powerful microwave links that now bring a majority of the country under the umbrella of the National Network broadcast from New Delhi. This project takes a critical look at some of the significant stages of this development, concentrating on the cultural, political, and ideological aspects of the television system in India. This is done by using the methods of critical cultural analysis concentrating on textual and genre analysis.Among the various genres on Doordarshan serialized programs, often called "religious soap operas" are selected for an in-depth look. Specifically the serialization of the epic Mahabharat is examined for its textual and representational characteristics. This television program consisted of ninety three episodes, many of which are textually analyzed to find underlying ideological significance of the serial.Following this analysis, a series of conclusions are drawn about the role that Doordarshan plays in re-defining and re-producing the national image of India around a Hindi speaking, Hindu male center. This is then connected with the ongoing tensions in India around questions of religion, region and language.Finally, some of the other programs on Doordarshan are examined. These are the ones that contradict the hegemony of the Northern Hindi speaking Hindu leadership. In addition the role of television in the households of India is considered to understand what role the medium is playing in re-forming the popular cultural activities of the people who watch television.U of I OnlyETDs are only available to UIUC Users without author permissio