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Bosnia and Herzegovina’s Armed Forces are defined as the only professional army force that is organized and controlled by Bosnia and Herzegovina (The Defense Law, article 2). Army Forces, as an institution of the country of Bosnia and Herzegovina, is consisted of members of all nationalities of this country, according to the Constitution and the laws of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is forbidden by the Law to use Army Forces for political purposes, and transparency, democracy and civil control are guarantied.
The question of structure, jurisdiction, chain of commands, tasks and goals of Army Forces are also regulated by the Defense Law. It is important to say that the article 49 of this law obligates respecting the Dayton Peace Agreement and forbids its obstruction. Also, according to the article 84, Parliamentary Assembly, Council of Ministers, Presidency and all other subjects of the defense, according to the Constitution and jurisdiction, will do everything in their power to pursuit all the neccerary activities in order to affiliate Bosnia and Herzegovina into NATO.
According to Minister of Defense Selmo Cikotic, the Army Forces of B&H represent the most responsible, well organized and best disciplined part of Bosnia and Herzegovina’s society.

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Although it's not quite over yet,
I think it's safe to say that 2008 temperatures were cooler than average.
For the lakes, it started with a late ice out in the spring, and it looks
like it will continue with earlier than average freeze-ups this fall as well.
Today I will talk about freeze-up records for
First of all, Little Detroit Lake and some of the smaller
lakes in the area froze over this week.
Larger lakes such as Big Detroit, have some ice around the edges.
Since freeze-up does not occur in one day like ice-out usually does, it
hard to keep accurate records. The
ice can form around the edge of the lake, and then a warm sunny day can come
along and melt it again. There are
historical records for
Since 1910, the earliest freeze-up for
As you all know, water freezes at 32 degrees Fahrenheit. That doesn't mean, however, when the air temp reaches 32 the lakes freeze. Water is a great insulator and good at holding heat, which is why the lake temperature doesn't fluctuate much day to day like the air does. Therefore, below freezing temperatures are needed for a week or more to form ice on a large lake.
Since water is good at holding heat, the more water there is the more heat it will hold. This is why large deep lakes take longer freeze and melt than small shallow lakes.
Water freezes from the perimeter of the lake to the center. It happens this way because the water is shallower at the lake's edge so it cools off faster. Water is most dense at 39 degrees Fahrenheit, so when it gets colder than that, the cold, lighter water floats on top of the lake. This top layer of water interfaces with the cold air, which cools the top of the lake even further until it freezes. Windy days cool the lake surface off faster because the cold air moving over the water cools the lake faster. The cold wind this past week no doubt is helping the freezing process along.
Enjoy the lakes!
Moriya Rufer is the Lakes
Monitoring Program Coordinator for RMB Environmental Laboratories in


triple j Unearthed
have announced the bands who'll be joining the Bigsound Music Conference
artist lineup this September.
The Bigsound lineup is a comprehensive who's who of Australian up-and-comers, and our winners are Brissy locals with bright futures: fuzzy two-piece The Furrs
and indie-rock quintet Waax
They'll perform at our triple j Unearthed showcase with acts like Eves, L-Fresh The Lion, Little May
and Client Liason
over two nights at Fortitude Valley club Oh Hello.
Get up on their music below:
full triple j Unearthed showcase bill
Wed 10 September
L-Fresh the Lion
Thurs 11 September


Dubai: Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) today opened a new bridge linking Al Manama and Al Meydan Streets’ crossing over Dubai Al Ain Road. The earlier roundabout has been dismantled and the ramps of the existing bridges on Al Meydan Street have been readjusted. The new bridge extends 328 metres and consists of four lanes in each direction. The ramps span 400 metres and the bridge has a capacity to handle 16,000 vehicles per hour in each direction.
“The new bridge, which links Al Manama and Al Meydan Streets, is part of the Dubai-Al Ain Road Improvement Project, currently under construction by RTA. The project scope covers constructing six key intersections and widening the road from three to six lanes in each direction over a 17km stretch from the intersection with Emirates Road to the intersection of Bu Kadra and Ras Al Khor,” said Mattar Al Tayer, Director-General and Chairman of the Board of Executive Directors of RTA.
“The project includes remarking of the traffic lanes at the intersection of Al Manama Street and Dubai Al Ain Road and constructing a four-land bridge in each direction to link Al Meydan and Al Manama Streets and serve the development projects of Meydan. The intersection will improve traffic safety and ease traffic flow on the intersection during peak hours,” he added.
‘Enhancing traffic flow’
“RTA has completed 85 per cent of construction on the Dubai-Al Ain Road Improvement Project, one of the biggest infrastructure projects currently undertaken by RTA. Upon completion, the project is expected to benefit about 1.5 million people, enhance traffic flow and improve the link with Ras Al Khor Road, Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Road, Sheikh Zayed bin Hamdan Al Nahyan Street and Emirates Road,” explained Al Tayer.
“It will also serve the existing and future development projects on both sides of the Dubai-Al Ain Road and double road capacity to 12,000 vehicles in each direction. It will also reduce the transit time on the road from Bu Kadra intersection to the Emirates Road intersection from 16 to eight minutes, which will ease traffic snarls that used to extend about 2km.
The scope of Phase II of the Dubai-Al Ain Road Improvement Project encompasses widening the main road from three to six lanes in each direction and building flyovers and service roads to ensure a safe entry/exit for residential areas and service facilities on both sides of the road. These intersections include Nad Al Sheba intersection, Dubai-Al Ain Road link with Al Manama Street, a bridge of four lanes in each direction to link Al Meydan Street and Al Manama Street, and improving the existing bridge over Al Meydan Street and Dubai-Al Ain Road to serve the development projects of Meydan.
More development projects
RTA recently opened a key 170-metre bridge at the junction of Nad Al Sheba and Dubai-Al Ain Roads, comprising two lanes in each direction. The bridge serves the traffic from and to Dubai-Al Ain Road heading to Nad Al Sheba, Meydan and development projects in the neighbourhood.
Work is currently underway for the main bridge at the same junction to provide turns in all other directions besides completing the junction of Sheikh Zayed bin Hamdan Al Nahyan Street. The link with the existing Sheikh Zayed bin Hamdan Al Nahyan Street and its extension that was opened in 2018 will be completed by constructing a bridge across Dubai-Al Ain Road.
The existing ramp will be upgraded to serve the traffic inbound from Dubailand Residence Complex heading westwards to Dubai-Al Ain Road in the direction of Dubai. A new ramp will be built to serve the traffic inbound from Dubai heading North to the Academic City and the Dubai Silicon Oasis. Service roads will be constructed on both sides of the road, along with turns to serve other movements and development projects. These works are expected to be completed by the second half of next year.
The Dubai-Al Ain Road Improvement Project, which extends upto 17km from the intersection of Emirates Road to Bu Kadra-Ras Al Khor intersection, encompasses widening the road from three to six lanes in each direction, and constructing service roads on both sides to step up traffic safety. The whole project includes six key intersections to ensure easing the traffic and serve residential communities on both sides of the road such as the Dubai Silicon Oasis, Dubailand Residence Complex, Liwan, Meydan and Dubai Design District. The overall length of the project’s six junctions amounts to 6600 metres and all bridges span 4900 metres.
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The junction of Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Road with Dubai-Al Ain Road also includes constructing four two-lane ramps extending 2,600 metres to ensure a free flow of traffic in all directions at the junction. The previous bridge on Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Road had been improved to enable the widening of the Dubai-Al Ain Road from three to six lanes in each direction, and service roads were constructed on both sides of the road.


Facebook rolled out its ad system and blurs the line between content and marketing quite a bit. It's a bizarre world where you can count Coca-Cola--or some other Facebook partner--as "friend.
Between the Lines
Larry Dignan and other IT industry experts, blogging at the intersection of business and technology, deliver daily news and analysis on vital enterprise trends.
Larry Dignan is Editor in Chief of ZDNet and SmartPlanet as well as Editorial Director of ZDNet's sister site TechRepublic.
Rachel King is a staff writer for ZDNet based in San Francisco.
Zack Whittaker writes for ZDNet, CNET, and CBS News. He is based in New York City.
Notable headlines:Mary Jo Foley: Microsoft CIO Stuart Scott is out. Report: StrongBox, Component Delivery Platform to debut in Windows 7.
The blogosphere is loaded up with all flavors of Facebook Ads analysis, and much handwringing over the notion of users expressing their enthusiasm for Diet Coke or "American Gangster" on their Facebook page and Coca-Cola or Universal Pictures placing ads in the newsfeed as the items are spooled to their social graph. (Beyond Facebook, it's not hard to imagine a contextual ad showing up every time you Twitter something.
The buzz about Google's OpenSocial APIs has died down as Google's Android phone platform took the stage, now eclipsed by Facebook's social ad service. A few companies, such as Plaxo, have readied their containers for OpenSocial applications and widgets only to find problems.
Facebook on Tuesday announced its long awaited advertising system, dubbed Facebook Ads.According to the company's statement, Facebook Ads will allow "businesses to connect with users and target advertising to the exact audiences they want.
Last month, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer called Facebook and social networking a fad and then plunked down $240 million for a 1.6 percent stake in Facebook.
Day two of the Defrag conference started with Harvard Business School Associate Professor Andrew McAfee's giving his latest twist on Enterprise 2.0, a term he is credited with inventing.
Asus has reportedly confirmed that Apple is working on a tablet PC (iTablet anyone?).
Quanta Computer has started mass production of the XO Laptop, the flagship computer of Nicholas Negroponte's One Laptop Per Child project. Production began on Tuesday.
Sun Microsystems is becoming a bit of a battleground company for analysts. On the plus side, Sun has implemented good cost controls and ongoing profits.


Senate President Godswill Akpabio has inaugurated the Ad-hoc Committee on N30trillion Ways and Means Advances by the Central Bank of Nigeria(CBN) to fund projects under President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration.
The fund, which passed through the National Assembly, was without details despite the commitment of the executive arm of government to do so.
In his inaugural address, the Senate President urged the Committee members to be impartial, non-compromising and confidential in handling the affairs of the committee.
The Committee followed the adopted resolution of the Senate Joint Committees on Banking, Insurance and other Financial Institutions; Finance; National Planning; Agriculture; and Appropriations.
Akpabio said the 10th Senate believes in transparency, accountability and good governance, adding that the Committee should prove their commitments as Nigerians are agitating to know how the huge sums of money were used.
The 17 Committee members with Jibrin Isah representing Kogi East Senatorial District as chairman, were charged to be confidential and keep their investigations away from the prying eyes of journalists.
Akpabio said: “The constitution of this committee is a testament to the Senate’s unwavering commitment to transparency, accountability, and good governance. It reflects our dedication to addressing the concerns of the Nigerian people and upholding the principles of democracy.
“To the members of this esteemed committee, I implore you to approach your responsibilities with the utmost sense of patriotism, professionalism and integrity.
“Your investigation demands impartiality and fairness, always keeping the public interest and the welfare of our nation at the forefront.
“We must leave no stone unturned in our pursuit of the truth. Therefore, conduct thorough inquiries and dig out information that will assist the Senate in making laws for the betterment of our country.”
While thanking the Senate President, the Chairman of the Committee, Jibrin Isah, assured of the commitment of the panel to the task given to them.
He emphasised that they will not compromise their responsibility given the interest of Nigerians on what happened to the N30 trillion Ways and Means Advances under Buhari.
The inauguration was attended by the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Dr Wale Edun; the CBN Governor, Olayemi Cardoso; the Accountant General of the Federation, Oluwatoyin Madein; the Auditor-General of the Federation, Shaakaa Chira; the Director General, Debt Management Office (DMO), Patience Oniha, beneficiary ministries, departments and agencies and institutions.


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Household energy bills will soar by at least £160 a year under plans for greener electricity, Energy and Climate Change Secretary Chris Huhne admitted today.
The rise will set in by 2030 as a result of measures to boost low-carbon energy production. He outlined a four-pronged approach, including raising the price of carbon and a limit on emissions from coal-fired stations.
Mr Huhne said: "If you take today's average bill of about £500, by 2030 we'll be looking at £160 extra."
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Follow-up observation during 10 years of children who were born to seropositive mothers (that are infected with cmv and the hsv-1)
Keywords:children, Cytomegalovirus (CMV), Herpes simplex virus type I (HSV-1), morbidity
AbstractThe relevance of the work is due to the lack of the information devoted to a long-term follow-up observation of the children's health condition, who were born to seropositive mothers (that are infected with CMV and the HSV-1).
Purpose. To explore the frequency and structure of diseases of children, born to seropositive mothers that are infected with CMV and the HSV-1 on the basis of the 10-years analysis of clinical and paraclinical features of the disease process.
Materials and methods. There were 41 children under surveillance aged under 10 years, among them were 13 children (the 1st group ) born from Cytomegalovirus-infected mothers and 18 children (the 2d group) born to mothers infected with Herpes simplex in combination with Cytomegalovirus and 10 children born to uninfected mothers (control III group). Follow-up children observation has been conducted for 10 years and included exploring of frequency and structure of diseases based on the analysis of clinical and paraclinical features of the diseases process.
Results. According to the to results of the observation, the probable dependence of the frequency of respiratory reccurent diseases of early aged children (up to 3 years) on the type of infection of mothers was established. Respiratory reccurent diseases were surely more frequently found among children from the 2d group. After 3 years a significant difference in the structure of children's diseases of the 1st and the 2d groups was found, first of all, due to the prevalence of nasopharynx pathology (recurrent tonsillitis, adenoids, sinusitis) of the children from the 1st group. At the same time, such diseases as atopic dermatitis, kidney pathology, conjunctivitis, otitis media, functional disorders of the digestive tract and connective tissue dysplasia were found more frequently in the children from the 2d group.
Conclusions. The results of the observation revealed a clear and reliable dependence of the frequency, structure, the process of diseases and formation of disorders — on the age of children, the type and combination of viruses which infected mothers of the examined children, the burden obstetric anamnesis, gestational complications and complications of childbirth.
The research was carried out in accordance with the principles of the Helsinki Declaration. The study protocol was approved by the Local Ethics Committee (LEC) of all participating institution. The informed consent of the patient was obtained for conducting the studies.
Berezhniy VV, Bondarets YI. (2018). Persistence of herpes virus infection in children and its role in juvenile rheumatoid arthritis (a literature review). Sovremennaya pediatriya. 6(94): 59–69. https://doi.org/10.15574/SP.2018.94.59.
Vozianova LI. (2008). TORCH infections. Modern infections. 4: 4–10.
Gerasimchuk TS. (2016). More effective prophylaxis of respiratory infections in children of early age and prognosis of recurrent relapse. Candidate's thesis (Medical Sciences). Zaporizhzhia: Zaporizhzhya State Medical University: 147.
Dzhalmukhamedova EI. (2014). Clinical and prognostic significance of cytomegalovirus infection in the development of frequent diseases in children of pupils of an orphanage. Candidate's thesis (Medical Sciences) Astrakhan: Astrakhan State Medical Academy: 141.
Znamenska TK, Sribna VYe, Saiun KO. (2010). Disorders of intestinal microbiocenosis in infants from mothers with herpes virus infection. Health of woman. 9: 110-112.
Likhachova AS, Zosymov AM, Redko II. (2012). Diahnostychni kryterii vnutrishnoutrobnykh virusnykh infektsii u novonarodzhenykh . Perinatologiya i Pediatriya 4(52): 41–42.
Redko II. (2015) Follow-up in childrens of intrauterine viral infections. Neonatology, surgery and perinatal medicine. 5;1(5): 28–32. https://doi.org/10.24061/2413-4260.V.1.15.2015.5
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Usachova EV. (2011). Comparative clinico;immunological characteristic of seronegative and seropositive to herpes viruses children in early age. Sovremennaia pedyatriya. 2(36): 71–74.
Fesenko ME, Melashchenko EI. (2012). The morbidity, physical and neuro-psychic development children with congenital cytomegalovirus infection. Sovremennaia pedyatryia. 3(43): 42–44.
Fesenko ME, Melashchenko OI, Fastovets MN. (2013). Clinical picture, course and catamnesis of children with congenital cytomegalovirus and herpes infections. Ukrainian Medical Almanac. 16;2: 166–167.
Chernyshova OYe. (2016). Differentiated approach to the treatment and secondary prevention of asthma on the background of persistent infections in children. Child's Health. 8(76): 28;34. https://doi.org/10.22141/2224-05220.127.116.116.90820
Yulish YeI. (2015). Cytomegalovirus infection in children: treatment approaches in different course of infection. Child's Health. 4(64): 11–18.
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Map of the week: Global wealth
Our Map of the week this week is culled from a new book, The Atlas of the Real World, out next month.
The book uses 'cartograms' to analyse how different aspects of life look in global terms - depicting the areas and countries of the world not by their physical size, but by their demographic importance.
Each territory on a map displays its data graphically by being made larger or smaller proportional to the other territories, which are in turn scaled according to the data within them.
The maps have been created by Daniel Dorling, Mark Newman and Anna Barford - academics behind the renowned website .
There are lots of fascinating maps in the book and I shall no doubt borrow more in the future, but a series which immediately caught my eye looks at 2000 years of wealth.
Wealth Year 1
Wealth Year 1500
Wealth Year 1900
Wealth Year 1960
Wealth Year 1990
Wealth Year 2015
It is a simple animation over six frames that reveals an amazing story of global power shifting across the planet and the UK's place within that.
Wealth is measured in terms of gross domestic product (GDP) defined as the total market value of all goods and services produced within a territory in a given year. The figures are also adjusted for purchasing power parity.
The first map entitled Wealth Year 1 shows how wealth was distributed across the world 2,000 years ago, in terms of modern boundaries.
The best current estimates indicate that average GDP per person living in the year AD1 expressed in current US dollars, was $445. By 1990 the equivalent was $5,248.
The researchers surmised that there was probably little variation between regions at the time. Indeed, since variations in GDP per person were low this map looks very similar to the population map for AD1.
By 1500, Europe had become one of the wealthiest areas of the world with Britain the sixth richest country in terms of GDP per person after Italy, Belgium, Netherlands, Denmark and France.
In 1900, Britain dominates the picture, the richest country on the planet per capita.Within 60 years, we are not even in the top 10 and by 1990 the United States had become number one. But looking ahead and the Far East swells up, back to the size it had been 500 years earlier.
In 2015, the richest country in terms of GDP per person is expected to be Taiwan with the US in sixth. The UK is not quite back to its 1500 status but I think we can see the direction of travel.
The maps, of course, also reveal poverty around the world. The shrunken, deformed shape of Africa tells its own story.
The Atlas of the Real World: Mapping the Way We Live is published by Thames and Hudson on 6 Oct.

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California Bill Threatening Seal of Confession Pulled by Sponsor
Tens of thousands of Catholics in the Golden State opposed the bill, amid expression-of-religion concerns.
Editor's Note: This story was updated after posting to include a statement from Sen. Jerry Hill.
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A measure that required California priests to break the seal of the confessional was pulled by its sponsor, Sen. Jerry Hill, D-San Mateo, July 8, offering a reprieve for state Catholics who strongly opposed the measure.
“The action follows the delivery of tens of thousands of letters, emails and phone calls from Catholics and others concerned with the free expression of religion,” said the California Catholic Conference in a statement released late July 8 that confirmed the news.
If passed, S.B. 360 would have required priests to alert local law enforcement about any knowledge or suspicion of child abuse received while hearing the confession of another priest or colleague. And though the bill’s language had been modified to rule out the reporting of such information from the vast majority of penitents, it continued to stir alarm in dioceses and parishes across the state.
“Analysis of S.B. 360 by the staff of the Public Safety Committee [of the California State Assembly], released today, also raised significant First Amendment concerns, emphasized that no other state had taken a similar approach and pointed to the impracticality of enforcing the new law,” said the California Catholic Conference in its statement marking the news.
Archbishop José Gomez of Los Angeles underscored the importance of this critical political development.
“S.B. 360 was a dangerous piece of legislation,” said Archbishop Gomez in a statement released late Monday.
“If any legislature can force believers to reveal their innermost thoughts and feelings shared with God in confession, then truly there is no area of human life that is free or safe from government intrusion.”
At the same time, he also made clear that the Golden State’s Catholic shepherds would continue to firmly support and adhere to mandatory-reporting laws that require pastors and other Church employees to forward allegations and concerns about suspected abuse to civil and Church authorities.
“From the beginning of this debate, we have argued that S.B. 360 would do nothing to protect children from the scourge of child abuse,” he said, and then he listed the norms and protocols already in place to protect minors and vulnerable adults. And emphasized noted the need to continue to combat clergy sexual abuse.
“So, as we thank God today for helping to keep confession sacred, we need to commit ourselves again — every one of us, in every faith and walk of life — to eliminate this scourge of abuse,” he said, in an implicit acknowledgement of the enormous damage that the abuse crisis has inflicted on the Catholic Church’s moral credibility.
Sen. Hill continued to defend the need for his bill, but he acknolwledged that it did “not have enough support” from assembly members.
“The bill is on pause; it has not been withdrawn,” he said in a July 8 statement provided to the Register.
The California Catholic Conference statement explained that “the California Legislature has a two-year session, the bill can still be considered next year.”
Hundreds of state Catholics were scheduled to visit Sacramento July 9 for an assembly committee hearing on the bill, and many were surprised and happy that the measure was off the table, perhaps for good.
Kathy Holmes, a parishioner at Our Lady of the Angels in Burlingame, California, where a bus had been scheduled to take local Catholics to the state capitol two hours away, was relieved to hear the news.
Holmes believes the bill would violate “free exercise of religion,” as guaranteed under the U.S. Constitution. And she worried that the legislation would undermine the faithful’s trust in the sacramental seal and so discourage them from seeking forgiveness for their sins and receiving the graces from the sacrament of penance.
But she also described the bill as ill-conceived, with some glaring practical impediments.
Because the sacrament of confession often happens using a screen that allows the penitent to be anonymous, “the priest cannot practically identify abusers,” said Holmes, echoing the objections of other state Catholics who argued that Hill appeared to be unfamiliar with the practice of confession.
Holmes noted that the bill’s sponsor expressed the need for such legislation because he said he had evidence “showing that had his law already been in effect [civil authorities] would have been able to identify” abusers.
But Holmes questioned whether Hill possessed such information.
Our Lady of Angels was among a vast number of Catholic parishes across the state that sent letters opposing the bill. The Los Angeles Archdiocese reported that an estimated 100,000 people registered their opposition to the measure. A representative from the Archdiocese of San Francisco told the Register that 20,000 letters have been sent by local Catholics.
After S.B. 360 passed the Senate in a 32-2 vote in late May, Archbishop Gomez argued that the urgent, ongoing need to protect children from predatory clerics did not depend on a measure that clearly violated the sanctity of the confessional.
Throughout the legislative process, Hill had continued to insist that his bill provided a necessary corrective to alleged abuses of the confessional seal by predatory clerics, “resulting in the unreported and systemic abuse of thousands of children across multiple denominations and faiths.”
This accusation, he contended, was supported by “recent investigations by 14 attorneys general, the federal government and other countries.”
However, critics of the proposed legislation contended that Hill had provided no hard data to justify such a radical measure. And they noted that Church law effectively bars sacramental confession for the purpose of facilitating abuse or with the expectation that it would continue unchecked.
Now, the “pause” on the confession bill marks a major win for Church leaders and the faithful, especially in a state that diverges from Church teaching on abortion, assisted suicide and conscience rights.
The outpouring of opposition to the confession bill, said Archbishop Gomez, “was a sign of the great faith and vitality of our Catholic community and the importance of confession to our religious identity and practice.”
Joan Frawley Desmond is a Register senior editor.

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Exercise is usually connected with physical fitness, weight-loss, and also enhancing cardio health and wellness. Nevertheless, the benefits of exercise extend far past the body. Routine exercise has an extensive impact on psychological health and wellness too. Whether you’re managing tension, anxiety, or clinical depression, incorporating exercise into your regimen can be a powerful tool for enhancing your overall health. In this post, we will certainly discover the numerous ways exercise can favorably impact psychological wellness.
1. Decreases Anxiety and also Anxiety: When you engage in exercise, your body launches endorphins, frequently referred to as “feel-good” chemicals. These endorphins act as all-natural anxiety as well as anxiety relievers. Workout can aid clear your mind, improve your mood, and also reduce sensations of stress. Whether it’s opting for a run, practicing yoga exercise, or participating in a group sport, finding an exercise you enjoy can be an efficient stress-buster.
2. Reduces Signs And Symptoms of Anxiety: Anxiety is a widespread mental wellness condition that affects millions of individuals worldwide. Regular exercise has been shown to be an efficient natural remedy for taking care of depressive signs and symptoms. Workout increases the production of endorphins, dopamine, as well as serotonin, natural chemicals that are typically depleted in people with depression. Taking part in exercise can enhance state of mind, increase energy degrees, and supply a feeling of success.
3. Improves Self-Esteem as well as Self-confidence: Exercise not only improves physical conditioning however also enhances self-confidence and also self-confidence. Normal exercise can aid you feel extra comfy and certain in your own skin. Accomplishing health and fitness objectives, such as running a specific range or raising a much heavier weight, can significantly increase self-worth and offer a sense of accomplishment. The physical changes you witness from engaging in regular exercise can enhance body image and rise general self-worth.
4. Boosts Cognitive Function: Exercise has a favorable influence on cognitive feature as well as mental clarity. Exercise boosts blood flow to the brain, which improves memory, focus, and overall brain health and wellness. Regular cardio workout has actually been connected to boosted mind function as well as a reduced danger of cognitive decline and dementia in older adults. By maintaining the mind energetic, exercise can contribute to sharper thinking, improved imagination, and much better analytical skills.
To conclude, workout is not simply necessary for preserving physical health and wellness; it is similarly essential for promoting psychological wellness and wellness. Adding normal physical activity to your routine can help in reducing anxiety, alleviate signs and symptoms of depression, boost self-esteem, as well as boost cognitive feature. Whether it’s a day-to-day stroll, a fitness center exercise, or a dance class, discover an exercise you take pleasure in and also make it a normal part of your life. Your mind and body will certainly thank you for it!

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Packs of bicycling commuters hit the road May 15
The city’s annual Bike to Work Day will be May 15 and will include a biking-promotion celebration around noon that day at 4th Street Live downtown.
There will be designated gathering locations across the community that morning where bikers can gather for communal two-wheel commutes to work.
The “meet and ride” sites in Louisville are intended for bikers to assemble around 7 a.m. The group rides downtown will be overseen by ride captains; riders are encouraged to wear helmets. The locations are:
•Seneca Park, meet at the basketball court parking lot, just west of the tennis courts.
•Iroquois Park, meet at the Amphitheater parking lot.
Shawnee Park, meet at the Southwestern Parkway and Broadway entrance.
•Jeffersonvville, Ind., meet at the bottom of the Big Four Bridge (7:30 a.m. designated gathering time).
For the return trip, bikers can meet at 4th Street Live around 5:15 p.m.
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This one is nutty and extra rich. If you like tahini, you will enjoy. It's a slight twist on the middle eastern 'halawa/halva' recipe, which typically includes a mix of tahini (sesame seed paste) and sugar with nuts. I've used a small portion of maple syrup instead of sugar (to thicken the mixture) and dark, dairy free chocolate (cacao butter and cacao).
You can crumb and chop up the fudge after it's set and add it to homemade ice cream - I enjoy it with vanilla ice cream.
Use a cooking thermometer or if you don't have one, don't take your eyes off the syrup when cooking!
You want to get the maple syrup to the right temperature so that when you pour it into the tahini mix, it starts to thicken the mixture and pull away from the sides of the bowl. My tip for those that don't have a cooking thermometer, is watch the maple syrup until it starts to foam and bubble, then take it off heat and add to tahini paste and mix through immediately. Careful not to over mix, stop mixing when the mixture becomes thick.
Buy a good tahini paste
Your tahini paste should read "100% sesame seeds" on the nutrition ingredient label. No added sugar or oils.
These oils will spoil the texture of the halawa dessert pictured. You want the texture to be soft and flaky. My tip is look at the 'international' section of your supermarket aisle for authentic tahini paste without the 'health aisle' price tag. When you open the tahini bottle, it will have natural oils on top. Ensure you mix through or shake the bottle before pouring into your mix.
A no-bake, sweet snack that is rich in tahini flavour and creaminess. Ready to serve in 2 hours and absolutely delicious as a small snack to satisfy sweet cravings.
Tahini and chocolate fudge
Time: 2-3 hours Yield: 12-14 Serves
Nutrition Facts (coming soon)
1/4 cup dark chocolate, melted
1/4 - 1/2 cup maple syrup (100% natural. I used 1/4 in my recipe to reduce sweetness. It still firms up with 1/4 cup maple)
1 cup 100% tahini paste (hulled, not sweetened. If you buy unhulled it's more bitter)
Handful of hazelnuts
A cooking thermometer🌡
1. Melt chocolate over bain-marie on low to medium heat.
2. Meanwhile, add maple syrup into pot on stove top and heat until it reaches 130° (or golden and bubbly).
3. Take chocolate off heat, mix tahini through.
4. When maple syrup reaches temp or starts to bubble and foam, take it off heat and mix through your tahini and chocolate. Stop mixing when it has thickened.
5. Add hazelnuts or other nuts to your mixture.
6. Use a spatula to pour mixture into a tray lined with baking paper.
7. Refrigerate for 1-2 hrs until firm.
8. Take the fudge out of tray and flip to remove baking paper. Cut to desired sizes and serve, or crumble/cube and mix into ice cream!

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8 oz dried spaghetti
2 Tbs butter
2 beaten eggs
1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese
1 lb ground beef
2 cloves garlic, minced (or garlic seasoning in the sauce)
1 cup chopped onion (1 onion)
1 cup chopped green sweet pepper (optional....I've never had one on hand when making)
1 jar spaghetti sauce
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2 cups low fat cottage cheese
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Reaction measurement method and system
||Reaction measurement method and system
||Lampert, et al.
||March 8, 2005
||April 8, 2003
||Lampert; Shlomo (Jerusalem, IL)
Stashevsky; Shmuel (Petah-Tikvah, IL)
||Assessment Systems, Ltd. (Jerusalem, IL)|
||Hoff; Marc S.
||Kim; Paul L
|Attorney Or Agent:
|Field Of Search:
||600/300; 600/301; 600/587; 600/595; 235/70A; 434/323; 434/324; 702/188; 702/189
|U.S Patent Documents:
||5873900; 6033365; 6258042; 6334778
|Foreign Patent Documents:
||A method for measuring a subject's reaction to stimuli presentation by using a measurement scale, the method including the steps of presenting the subject with stimuli and the measurement scale, enabling the subject to indicate his reaction by moving the position of the scale with reference to time, tracing and recording the scale positions and movements as function of time and detected measurement events, detecting the final scale position, and evaluating and analyzing the measurement data in order to determine the subject's reaction to the stimuli.
||What is claimed is:
1. A method for measuring a subject's reaction to stimuli presentation by using a measurement scale, the method comprising the steps of: I. presenting the subject with stimuliand the measurement scale; II. enabling the subject to indicate his reaction by moving the position of the scale with reference to time; III. tracing and recording the scale positions and movements as a function of time and/or detected measurementevents; IV. detecting the final scale position; and V. evaluating and analyzing the measurement data in order to determine the subject's reaction to the stimuli.
2. The method of claim 1 and further comprising the steps of: statistically analyzing any of the measurement data, the measurement events, and the calibrated data; and evaluating the subject's reaction to stimuli according to the statisticalresults.
3. The method of claim 2 and further comprising the step of generating further stimuli based upon analyzing the statistical results and presenting it to the subject.
4. The method of claim 1 and further comprising the step of generating further stimuli based upon the measurement data and presenting it to the subject.
5. The method of claim 1 wherein said steps are applied to more than one subject and further comprising the steps of: transferring stimuli to the subjects through communication means; gathering and recording measurement data of the subjects ina database; and statistically analyzing the measurement data of the subjects' different reactions to the respective stimuli, thereby generating additional statistical results.
6. The method of claim 5 and further comprising the step of generating further stimuli based upon analyzing the additional statistical results and presenting the further stimuli to the subjects.
7. The method of claim 1 wherein the stimuli contain any of questions and statements and are operative to contain an object including any of text, image, audio, video, and smell.
8. The method of claim 1 wherein the measurement scale comprises a defined viewing area having at least one visually distinct area that is proportionate to the subject's reaction.
9. The method of claim 1 wherein the measurement scale is presented by a pendulum, wherein the subject can change the pendulum position within given boundaries.
10. The method of claim 1 wherein the measurement scale is presented initially as a balanced equilibrium, wherein the subject can change the balanced state.
11. The method of claim 1 wherein a measurement event occurs when the subject starts movement of the scale position or stops movement of the scale position or changes in the movement direction or speed.
12. A system for measuring a subject's reaction to stimuli using a measurement scale comprising: I. displaying means for presenting stimuli and a measurement scale to a subject; II. interface means for changing the scale position; III. tracing and recording means for tracing and recording the scale positions and movements as a function of time and/or detected measurement events; and IV. computing means for evaluating and analyzing measurement data to determine the subject's reactionto the stimuli.
13. The system of claim 12 and further comprising a feedback module generating further stimuli based upon evaluations and analysis of the measurement data.
14. The system of claim 12 wherein the measurement system is applied to more than one subject and further comprising: communication means for transferring stimuli to the subjects; memory means for recording measurement data of the subjects in adatabase; and computing means for statistically analyzing the measurement data of the subjects' different reactions to the respective stimuli.
15. The method of claim 14 and further comprising a feedback module for generating further stimuli based upon analyzing the statistical results and presenting the further stimuli to the subjects.
16. The system of claim 12 wherein the stimuli contain any of questions or statements and are presented with a multimedia object including any of text, audio, video and smell.
17. The system of claim 12 wherein the measurement scale comprises a defined viewing area having at least one visually distinct area that is proportionate to the subject's reaction.
18. The system of claim 12 wherein the measurement scale is presented by a pendulum, wherein the subject can change the pendulum position within given boundaries.
19. The system of claim 12 wherein the measurement scale is presented initially as a balanced equilibrium, wherein the subject can change the balanced state.
20. The system of claim 12 wherein a measurement event occurs when the subject starts movement of the scale position or stops movement of the scale position or changes in the movement direction or speed.
21. A system for measuring a subject's reaction to stimuli presentation by using a measurement scale, the method comprising the steps of: I. means for presenting the subject with stimuli and the measurement scale; II. means for enabling thesubject to indicate his reaction by moving the position of the scale with reference to time; III. means for tracing and recording the scale positions and movements as a function of time and/or detected measurement events; IV. means for detecting thefinal scale position; and V. means for evaluating and analyzing the measurement data in order to determine the subject's reaction to the stimuli.
||BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a method and system for measuring subject's reaction to stimuli. More specifically the present invention relates to a method and system engaged in measurements of human reaction and analysis thereof.
In many fields such as psychology, sociology, political science, social work, marketing, management, decision making, education, medicine etc. There is a need to identify and/or measure reactions of subjects toward objects, events, situations,issues, states, people, etc.
The term "reaction to stimuli" as used herein is intended to connote the subject's indication of attitude, opinion, judgement, preference, evaluation, satisfaction, involvement, feeling, intention, etc. when presented with aquestion/statement/situation or a problem, with or without additional stimuli, the subjective response to which is sought to be measured.
Four basic types of measurement scales are used in measuring human reactions. One of the scales is the Nominal Scale which enables the assignment of elements to different categories, numerical values that may be assigned to them are of nomeaning except for category identification.
A second scale is the Ordinal Scale in which it is possible to assign elements to categories or classes, where the categories or classes establish a monotonic increasing or decreasing function.
A third scale is the Interval Scale in which the elements are assigned values along a defined continuum, e.g., like--dislike. Numbers represent points on the continuum, where differences in evaluation of attributes, factors or variables arerepresented by the differences between the numbers (in any pre-selected units of measurements). This scale does not possess an absolute zero point, thus no ratios are allowed, e.g. in measurement of temperature using Fahrenheit or Centigrade degrees,one can relate to temperature differences, and but to temperature ratios.
The fourth type of scale is the Ratio Scale in which the elements are assigned values on a continuum where an absolute zero does exist. Thus all arithmetic operations are permissible with these values including ratios, e.g. income, height, etc.
Based on the above four scales many measurement techniques were developed where they represent modified forms of these basic scales.
Of great importance within measuring subject's reaction to stimuli is the measurement of intervening variables, i.e., the variables which link the reality in which the individual exists with his subjective responses or behavior. Such interveningvariables include motivations, perceptions, cognition, attitudes, involvement, opinions, judgements, preferences, evaluations, feelings, intentions, satisfactions etc.
Since these variables are on the whole subjective and situational, an absolute zero point does not apply in most of them. Thus, the ratio scale, for all practical purposes, is of lesser value in said measurements. For variables for which thereis no theoretical constraints for the use of values on a continuum, but which do not have an absolute zero point, the most sophisticated scale analytically, and the one for which most of the current statistical tools have been developed, is the intervalscale. However, a large percentage of the general population finds it difficult and sometimes impossible to place themselves on an interval scale, since it is extremely difficult for people to express an opinion on a continuum as presented to them byprior art techniques wherein the subject must designate a point between two poles as representing his position relative to the values represented by said poles. Rather, the ordinal scale seems to most people as a scale to which it is easier for them torelate, yet it provides only a limited number of choices, usually between 5-7, and the statistical analysis of such data is quite limited.
According to prior art of U.S. Pat. No. 4,337,391 (hereinafter the "Lampert patent") there has been a proposed device, which combines the desired statistical properties of the interval (and ratio) scales with the ease of measurement of theordinal scale. Lampert patent device enables measuring a subject's reaction to stimuli comprising of a first means having a defined viewing area and a colored means with at least one colored area adapted to be viewed in said viewing area, wherein theextent of colored area viewable is variable and adapted to indicate the degree of a subject's reaction to specific stimuli; and wherein there is a means for translating the extent of said colored area viewed in said viewing area into a scaled value whichcorresponds to said extent of colored area, and where said scaled value is being operatively arranged so as not to be visible to the subject when viewing said viewing area. The measuring device can be used for different purposes of evaluating humanreaction(s) toward stimuli, such as: conducting polls, evaluating decisions of one or many participants, measuring consumer attitude toward products or services, measuring student reactions to a learning experience, etc.
The use of Lampert device for measuring human reactions suffers from several deficiencies. First, each subject (person) must be provided with a Lampert device. Second, the reaction measurement demands a personal contact with the subject, and inmost cases a human operator for recording the numerical value. This process can cause human errors, measurement bias, and in a period where personal interviews are becoming less popular, it may result in a limited number of measurements. Finally, inthe Lampert device the measurements of the subject reaction to stimuli are restricted to his final reaction, ignoring the subject's intermediary (in-between) reactions through the process of making up his mind, which can be of great value to theresearcher and/or to the research sponsor. Examination of the process can indicate degree of hesitation, determination, intensity of feelings, etc.
The prime object of the invention, therefore, is to provide a reaction measurement method and system enabling to measure subject in-between, temporary reactions before reaching his final reaction.
It is a further object of the invention to provide a computerized reaction measurement method and system enabling an efficient way of gathering and analyzing the reactions of a large number of subjects having computerized devices.
It is another object of the invention to provide a computerized reaction measurement method and system enabling immediate evaluation and/or analysis of subject's reaction and conveying further stimuli to the subject based upon this evaluationand/or analysis.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
These and further features and advantages of the invention will become more clearly understood in the light of the ensuing description of a preferred embodiment thereof, given by way of illustration only, with reference to the accompanyingdrawings, wherein
FIG. 1 is a general diagrammatic representation of the environment in which the present invention is practiced;
FIG. 2 is a flowchart of measuring subject reaction to stimuli according to the present invention;
FIG. 3 is a flowchart of processing a computerized questionnaire to measure subject's reaction to stimuli according to the present invention;
FIG. 4 is an illustration of question/statement, stimuli and measurement scale presentation;
FIG. 5 is a diagrammatic representation of subject reaction to a single question/statement, with or without additional stimuli, yielding the scale position as a function of time;
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS
Referring to FIG. 1 of the drawings, it will be seen that a Reaction measurement editor 24 composes a set of stimuli and questions/statements/situations to which the subject's reaction is sought to be measured. This set is stored in theMeasurement processing system 11. The editor's work can be initiated by any Reaction measurement sponsor 28 having an interest in performing such measurements.
Each subject 10 has a Computerized device with display means 12 and subject interface 14, connected to a Router 18 via network 16 in a conventional manner. Subject 10 is provided with stimuli and/or questions/statements/situations ("Stimuli")transmitted by the Measurement processing system 11 via the network 16. The measurement software application of the subject can be stored in his computerized device and/or transmitted to the subject with the stimuli from the Measurement processingsystem 11. The subject's reactions are measured using the measurement software application and transmitted via the Network 16 to the Measurement processing system. The measurement data of subjects are gathered in the Measurement processing system to beprocessed, evaluated, and/or analyzed by the Reaction measurement analyzer 26.
These measurements can serve various purposes such as conducting polls, following decision making processes, and evaluation of human reactions toward different stimuli, such as: consumer attitude to products or services, student reactions inlearning processes, etc.
FIG. 2 illustrates the process of exposing subject(s) to stimuli, through computerized device(s) while activating the measurement software application. Once the subject is supplied with new stimuli, he is asked to respond to those stimuli and/orto questions/statements regarding the stimuli either instantly--in real time--or at later stage--in his free time. The process of conducting the measurements can take place regardless of whether or not the subject is connected to the network at thatpoint in time, since the reactions of the subject can be temporarily stored in the computerized device and conveyed to the measurement processing system via a router 18 at the next time the subject connects to the network. The stimuli data can betransferred in Push (sponsor initiated) or Pull (subject initiated) mode, by e-mail, Internet, telephone, or any other communication means.
The subject's reaction measurement process is illustrated in FIG. 3. The subject is presented with stimuli within a window within the displaying means, as illustrated in FIG. 4. At the top of the window the question/statement is displayedand/or vocally expressed, and the relevant stimuli is presented below. The measurement scale is displayed at the bottom of the window. The subject can set the scale's position by applying any interface--input device (mouse, joystick, keyboard keys,buttons, pen, touch, voice, eye movement, etc.). The scale can be continuous or partly continuous according to the characteristics of input device, the computerized device, and/or the relevant issue in question.
The scale can be represented in different modes, one of the preferred option is illustrated in FIG. 4, displaying a polygon frame, e.g. a rectangular viewing area, having two different visual areas represented at least by one color or pattern,where each color or pattern is variable in relation to the viewing area representing a proportional area size, from 0 percent to a 100 percent, and the relative proportions of the colors or patterns at any point in time are controlled by the subject tovisually express his reaction to the stimuli at that point in time. A visual area with one color/pattern, complemented by a visual area with a neutral background is applied when the measurement involves one dimension/pole, such as involvement, pain etc.Two colors/patterns are applied when the measurement involves two dimensions/poles, such as attitude (positive/negative), preference (two alternatives) etc. The stimuli can be any multimedia object, e.g. an image portrait of a presidential candidate,video clip, audio playback, smell, etc.
The subject can set the scale position, defined by the location of the boundary line separating the two visual areas (the "measurement position"), by controlling the proportion of each visual area size. This can be done by applying aninterface--input device for moving the location of the measurement position along the viewing area to visually express the subject's reaction to stimuli.
Once the window is presented to the subject and the question/statement is expressed, a timer is started and continues to operate throughout the measurement period. During this time period the subject may hesitate, move the measurement positionto yield different proportion of the visual areas until he reaches his final reaction. The measurement software application, via operating system, records the subject's reaction as reflected by the movement of the measurement position within therectangular viewing area throughout the above measurement period. Alternatively, the measurements can be sampled according to "measurements events" involving a change in the course of moving the measurement position, e.g. a change of direction or rateof movement.
In each measurement sampling the relative proportion of the area size of each color/pattern is measured and recorded by an equivalent numerical value, as well as its respective point in time i.e. resulting in scale and time positions. Allrecorded scale positions and their respective times are stored in the computerized device memory with reference to the displayed question/statement and stimuli. Once the subject reaches his final decision, e.g. by clicking "next", "forward" or "end",the final measurement is stored, with reference to its scale's position and its corresponding point in time. "Measurements data" is composed of a string of measurements sampling values representing complete response process(es) of the subject to one ormore questions/statements or to a complete questionnaire or survey.
The initial position of the color/pattern proportions may be at the midpoint, at one of the leftmost or rightmost positions of the viewing area, or at any other arbitrary point along the scale. The choice of the initial position is selected bythe Reaction measurement editor with reference to the type of question/statement characteristics. Moreover, the colors/patterns can be fixed for all questions/statements/stimuli or changeable according to the editor choice adapted to the type of stimulimeasurement, number of dimensions/poles, culture or other environmental influence. The window may not be limited to one question/statement, rather in some cases the editor may prefer to present the subject with a full set of questions/statementsregarding a common issue, e.g. in a pre-election public opinion poll regarding competing candidates it is possible to measure subject's response using a separate scale for each candidate, where all scales may be shown together in the window.
An alternative measurement scale can be represented by a pendulum, where the pendulum arm represents the movement position within the defined viewing area, and the subject can control the position of the pendulum arm to indicate his reaction toquestions/statements and/or stimuli.
A further alternative measurement scale can be represented by a balanced equilibrium system. The state of the equilibrium is represented by the balance position between two visual areas state (e.g. the visual area state is represented by itscolor or pattern), wherein a change in one visual area state result a proportional change of the second visual area state e.g. connected vessels. The subject can control the position of the equilibrium state to indicate his reaction toquestions/statements and/or stimuli.
Upon connection to the network, the measurement data are transferred to the Measurement processing system referring to a single question/statement or to a set of questions/statements. The data are assembled together and stored in the Database 22in reference to the respective stimuli--see FIG. 1. The data of each measurement are analyzed, and various parameters can be computed. Among them are: the final measurement for each question, the total time interval measured to reach the finalmeasurement for each question, the time interval between the presentation of the stimuli and the first movement of the scale by the subject, the number of events wherein the subject changes his mind and is moving the scale in opposite directions, therange of the scale measurement deviations, the change of the movement speed along the scale, all with reference to the time scale. The complete reaction measurement can be diagrammatically represented as illustrated in FIG. 5.
When multiple measurements are made on one subject, or on a group of subjects, a subject's or subgroup response can be further examined by applying statistical analysis of the measurement parameters like: average, standard deviation, variance andother statistical parameters. In light of these results, the Reaction measurement editor can learn further details on the response of a single or a group of subjects, such as: feelings, judgment, opinion, satisfaction, or involvement towards thestimuli, as well as hesitation, consistency or self confidence of the subject(s). Those outputs might be of great value to the Reaction measurement sponsor. For example in case of an election survey, the results can give more insights regardinghesitant voters or undecided voters.
According to a further embodiment of the present invention it is proposed to enable an online analysis of the subject(s)' reaction and instantaneous response mechanism (feedback) for further questioning of the subject. In order to achieve thisgoal the measurement process is supplied with two additional functions: (a) Statistical analysis of the measurements of the subject(s) may result in several additional outcomes such as identifying differences in subjects' reaction to various stimuli, thetotal time interval for the final reaction (TTF), the time interval until first movement (TFM) etc. Based on these differences one can analyze the subjects not only by final response, but also by the response pattern. (b) A simplified expert systemapplication (ES Application) enabling the insert of additional stimuli according to pre-defined decision rules. The additional stimuli can contain optional questions for further measurement of the subject's reaction or even presenting open questions. For instance, the measured TTF to a specific question can be compared to the normal average TTF or alternatively to the subject's own average of the TTF. If the TTF is abnormally high, the ES application system can pose a question like: "do you havedoubts concerning your last answer?", or "why are you hesitating in your response?"
According to a further embodiment of the present invention it is proposed to enable online inspection of subjects reactions by the Reaction measurement editor. Thus, for example, when conducting mass polls, transmitted online to a large numberof subjects, it may be desirable to be able to follow closely and/or trace the subjects' reactions. These features can be implemented in any communication network system, such as the Internet, cellular communication etc., where each of the subject'scomputerized device is connected to a central server provided with communication software application capable of transmitting and receiving data in real-time. While the subjects are reacting to the stimuli and provide their responses/reactions, allrecorded measurements can be transferred to the server. These measurements are gathered by the Measurement processing system, where they are assembled and arranged to create an online presentation of the results. These results can include tables andgraphs summarizing various measurements in relation to groups of subjects' reaction to stimuli.
Viewing these results the Reaction measurement editor can locate patterns of the subject(s)' reaction, and in case of unexpected results the editor can intervene immediately and transfer further new stimuli or questions to the subjects, in orderto try to better understand and/or explain the phenomenon.
The method and system according to the present invention has a unique combination of advantages: 1. Simplicity, the measurement technique enables a wide spectrum of subjects to respond to different stimuli, independent of their age (4 years andabove) and/or educational level, in a simple and intuitive way; 2. Sophistication, the measurement is actually an interval scale, allowing highly sophisticated statistical analysis; 3. Affective, the scale is comprised of a graphical representationwhich relates to right brain emotional measurement, and as such enables direct measurement of emotions, e.g. feelings, attitudes, pain, preferences; 4. Dynamic, the scale allows the tracing of the complete measurement processes; 5. Reactive, furtherstimuli can be generated based on an identified response pattern and their analysis; 6. Compatibility, the measurement technique can be adapted to any culture, e.g. color adjustment, or environmental situation, e.g. visibility; 7. Versatility, themeasurement application can be implemented in any computerized or communication devices such as: computers, cellular phones, palm devices, interactive TV, etc.; 8. Efficiency, the measurement processing system enables the gathering of datasimultaneously from a large number of subjects. When real time response is obtained, the measurement process can provide immediate analysis of the subject(s)' reaction i.e. yielding high time efficiency. Alternatively, when the response is obtained atthe subject(s)' convenience it is likely to yield high response efficiency.
While the above description contains many specifities, these should not be construed as limitations on the scope of the invention, but rather as exemplifications of the preferred embodiments. Those skilled in the art will envision other possiblevariations that are within its scope. Accordingly, the scope of the invention should be determined not by the embodiment illustrated, but by the appended claims and their legal equivalents.
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