Recent advances in ubiquitous technology have greatly changed the way people stay connected. We conducted an in-depth video shadowing study to observe how close-knit groups use all the technology at their disposal to stay in touch and share their lives. We observed a pattern of related behaviors that we call channel blending, the integration of interactions and content over multiple channels into one coherent conversation, often including both local and remote participants. Channel blending is the opposite of multitasking in that it involves merging many lines of focus into one, rather than switching attention between them. We discuss ways technology could better support this emerging style of multichannel content-sharing and communication.
Abstract. An isomeric state in the proton drip-line nucleus 26 P has been observed by the γ-ray spectroscopy. The γ-ray energy and the half-life are 164.4 ± 0.1 keV and 120 ± 9 ns, respectively. For the isomeric transition of the mirror nucleus 26 Na, the γ-ray energy of 82.40 ± 0.04 keV and the half-life of 4.35 ± 0.16 µs are also revised. Comparing the experimental reduced transition probabilities of 26 Na and 26 P with theoretical ones calculated by the shell model with the USDA interaction, the spin-parity (J π ) of the isomeric state in 26 P is most likely to be 1 + .
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