In this paper we discuss how to build friendly user interfaces to the smart world. We present the REACHeS architecture for controlling Internet services through physical user interfaces; using a mobile terminal and icons placed in the environment. Each icon advertises a service that can be started by touching the corresponding icon with a mobile terminal. This service activation configures the ...

The Australian wine auction market is characterised by large variations in price between different vintages of the same wine, relative to the initial release prices of those wines. This paper addresses the question: to what extent can we anticipate the future price of such icon wines from information available at the time of release? A hedonic model is estimated to explain the variation in pric...

A codon table is a useful tool for mapping codons to amino acids as they have been assigned by nature. It has become a scientific icon because of the way it embodies our understanding of this natural process and the way it immediately communicates this understanding. However, advancements in molecular biology over the past several decades must lead to a realization that our basic understanding ...

This paper examines the relationship between social media engagement and financial performance of the global fast fashion company, H&M. We analyze big social data from Facebook on the seven H&M style collections that occurred during 2012 and 2013 to investigate if style icon campaigns have a larger effect on quarterly sales than designer collaborations. We find that style icons such as David Be...

The aim of this study was to evaluate and compare the effects of resin infiltration and sealant type on enamel surface properties and Streptococcus mutans adhesion to artificial enamel lesions. Artificial enamel lesions were produced on the surfaces of 120 enamel specimens, which were divided into two groups: Group A and Group B (n=60 per group). Each group was further divided into four subgrou...

We evaluated a new simplified quantitative method (Tandem Icon QSR; Hybritech) for choriogonadotropin (hCG), which could theoretically be performed in a ward or with outpatients. The method was compared with immunoradiometric (Bioclone Australia), chemiluminescent (Amerlite; Amersham), and immunoenzymometric assays (Stratus; Dade). We analyzed by each of the methods 104 serum samples from pregn...

We evaluated the performance of four visually read pregnancy tests (TestPack Plus hCG Combo, ICON II hCG, SureCell hCG-Serum/Urine and PregnaGen 1-Step) designed to detect increased concentrations of choriogonadotropin (hCG) in either serum or urine samples. The biochemical sensitivities and specificity in both serum and urine samples were similar for each kit. All kits correctly identified pre...

BACKGROUND The objective of this in vitro study was to evaluate the over time color stability of one resin infiltrant (Icon) upon exposure to staining solutions (coffee and wine) compared with one nano-hybrid sealant (Grandio Seal), one transparent fissure sealant with fluoride (Control Seal) and one nanofilled composite (Filtek Supreme XTE). MATERIAL AND METHODS All materials were polymerize...

In designing human-computer interfaces, designers use an empirical Fitts’s Law, according to which the average time T of accessing an icon of size w at a distance d from the center of the screen is proportional to the logarithm of the ratio w/d. There exist explanations for this law, but these explanations have gaps. In this paper, we show that these gaps can be explained if we analyze this pro...

As language is fundamental to human activities, proficiency in other languages becomes important. Besides for developing abilities for communication, the knowledge is also a tool for a survival. With the introduction of computerized mobile devices, i.e. PDAs, new opportunities for communicating in other language arose. This paper describes a new communication paradigm that is language independe...