Violent behavioural patterns in the reality show "Couples"

The paper is dealing with the problem of violent behaviour in the reality show "Couples" (Parovi), which is broadcasted on Happy TV, a commercial television with a national frequency in Serbia. Based on the idea that the conditions in reality shows are conducive to violence due to a large amount of character interaction and little plot, and guided by the results of the research that studied violent behaviours in reality shows in the UK, our research aimed to determine which forms of violent behaviour are most prevalent in this reality show, in what situations and under what circumstances violent behaviours mostly occur, as well as who commits violence most often. The results showed that the most common forms of violence were direct emotional/psychological violence, that the most frequent and diverse violent behaviour was expressed by the Production and TV hosts, that nearly all the violent behaviour of participants were a reaction to the Production's and hosts' provocation and manipulation, as well as that individuals , who have a history of violent behaviour, most often behaved violently during the show. The obtained results proved that the Production of this reality show intends to provoke conflicts and violent behaviours, to compensate for the lack of story.

POPULATION EXPOSURE TO RADIATION EMITTED BY MOBILE NETWORKS IN ABIDJAN, COTE DIVOIRE

The mobile telephony relay antennas number is growing with a view to cover the national territory and meet the subscriber communication needs. In Cote dIvoire, this fact is currently raising the harmfulness issue of RF emissions produced by these installations on the general public. This situation has forced the national frequency management body to conduct annual measurement campaigns to control the RF emission levels comparatively to the limit values recommended by international bodies. The current campaign in the city of Abidjan with ten municipalities, therefore, falls within this process framework and has made it possible to generally conclude that the recommended limit values are respected at all the different measurement points. However, these results specifically show high levels of radiation produced by mobile network installations compared to those from TV and FM network installations.

Pediatric hospitalizations and in-patient mortality from all-terrain vehicle crashes, 2006–2016

PurposeTo evaluate trends in national frequency of hospitalizations and in-patient mortality in the United States for children injured in all-terrain vehicle crashes during the past decade.MethodsRetrospective review of the 2006, 2009, 2012, and 2016 Kids' Inpatient Databases to identify hospitalizations of patients <19 years of age for all-terrain vehicle-related injuries. External-cause-of-injury codes were used to identify patients hospitalized for injuries sustained in all-terrain vehicle crashes. Odds ratios for in-patient mortality were calculated by logistic regression incorporating multiple individual demographic and hospital variables.ResultsEstimated all-terrain vehicle-related hospitalizations ranged from 3666 in 2006 (5.2/100,000 persons <19 years of age) to 2558 in 2012 (3.3/100,000). Crude in-patient mortality was low, and varied slightly from year to year (range, 0.55–1.04%). Patients hospitalized for all-terrain vehicle-related injuries were 76.8–78.4% White and 72.1–77.2% male. Totally 61.0–64.3% had private insurance, 35.3–39.3% were from rural areas, 37.4–38.3% were in the 10–14-year age group, and patients from the West region accounted for 40.4–43.6% of patients. There were no risk factors identified as being consistently associated with mortality in this cohort. Average total charges increased from $26,996 to $67,370 over the course of the study ( p < 0.001).ConclusionsHospitalizations for all-terrain vehicle-related injuries in children have fallen in the past decade although the reasons for this change are unknown. In-patient mortality rates have stayed relatively constant and while no factors were predictive of in-patient mortality, demographic data may provide an opportunity for targeted interventions to further reduce injuries and associated hospital costs.

Reality as a media doctrine of consciousness reconstruction through press

The reality TV concept has a dominant role in some commercial television stations with national frequency in Serbia. The tabloids, known for sensationalism, banalisation and domination in the press market, became their ?extended hand?, the promoters of their values. The focus of this article is on daily newspapers in Serbia - the various reality TV-related content on their front pages. Through quantitative and qualitative analysis, the authors look for the principles, the communication technology and the goals for which the domestic press promotes ?the reality values?. They have analyzed front pages of eight daily newspapers in Serbia (Politika, Danas, Vecernje novosti, Blic, Kurir, Alo, Srpski Telegraf and Informer) that were published during October 2018 and found related content on about 28 percent from the total number of front pages (counting the current reality TV formats and the reality TV stars from the earlier seasons). The results show a clear distinction between the serious press and the tabloids. The tabloids are very strong accomplices in the process of diverting public attention from important topics to trivia (in that context, for researching, the authors use agenda-setting theory, framing theory and similar concepts). If we look at five declared tabloids only, the share of front pages with related content in the total number of front pages is about 44 percent. The research identified another phenomenon - fabricating some other topics into a ?reality concept?. Also, by comparison with previous studies, it was shown that the aforementioned is not an isolated case in the selected period - it is a continuous occurrence. Reality content as we see it on the domestic scene is becoming more trivial from season to season and becoming more dangerous for the power of rational reasoning by their users and observers. Based on all of that, this content can be viewed through the meaning of consciousness reconstruction.