Real-Time PCR Assays. Real-time reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction (RT-qPCR) is the most widely used diagnostic assay for detecting norovirus. This assay detects the genetic material (RNA) of the virus. It can be used to test stool, vomitus, and environmental specimens.
Sixty-five percent of children under eight years old watch television daily. On average, they spend about an hour and a half (100 minutes to be exact) watching TV every day. As a group, children under eight spend an average of 25 minutes per day playing video games. 66% of all children under the age of two have watched television. Television watching typically begins at 9 months of age.
91 percent of kids are gamers, research says. The population of children who play video games is growing, and has been boosted in large part by kids between the ages of 2 and 5. An overwhelming number of American children between the ages of 2 and 17 are playing video games, a new study released today by the NPD Group has found. According to the research firm, 91 percent of kids between 2 and 17, or about 64 million people, are playing video games, up 9 percentage points compared to 2009.