In this position paper we describe our vision on designing playful interactions to persuade people to be physically active in public spaces. Social embeddedness and playful interaction are the core elements of this vision. We illustrate how our design vision is incorporated into innovative concepts that stimulate physical activity for various user groups and in various use contexts, and present...

This paper presents an innovative vision “sensor”. The proposed method uses a vision system for recognizing distant barcodes. It is ideal for Real-Time Self Localization since the proposed algorithm uses light-weight processing of the image obtained by a multi-purpose vision system. The choice of the marker is discussed and the proposed solution uses the industrial barcode standard of Interleav...

The paper define the problem situation of digital identification in ICT infrastructures from three perspectives: systems, end user and technology. It details the research agenda and outcomes in terms of: a collaborative research cycle, the project goals, high level requirements and features of the proposed system. Finally, the FeGIMa vision is elaborated in terms of two impacts, that outlines t...

Green information systems (Green IS) are innovative tools that can assist in achieving environmental sustainability. We investigate the manner in which institutional arrangements are brought about during the development of the Vessel Management System (VMS), a Green IS that was developed by a South Australian regulator and used for monitoring compliance with environmental protection legislation...

PURPOSE Vision-based body tracking technologies, originally developed for the consumer gaming market, are being repurposed to form the core of a range of innovative healthcare applications in the clinical assessment and rehabilitation of movement ability. Vision-based body tracking has substantial potential, but there are technical limitations. METHOD We use our "stories from the field" to ar...

Case report An 18-year-old girl previously healthy was admitted on 25 March 1971 with 2 days' history of headache, sore throat, pyrexia and vomiting. On examination she was conscious, coherent, had a temperature of 1030F, bilateral conjunctival redness, more marked in the right eye, photophobia, marked neck stiffness and a positive Kernig's sign. Throat was mildly congested. Cardiovascular syst...

Machine vision is widely used in an industrial environment today. It can perform various tasks, such as inspecting and controlling production processes, that may require humanlike intelligence. The importance of imaging technology for biological research or medical diagnosis is greater than ever. For example, fluorescent reporter imaging enables scientists to study the dynamics of gene networks...

This research examines the effects of leadership (LP), strategic planning (SP), organization culture (OC), human resources (HR), partnership (PS), availability of resources (RC), and systems, structures and processes (SSP) on public firms’ innovation in Jordan. Moreover, it aims at identifying the key barriers hinder implementing innovative systems. One hundred ninety two are collected from 67 ...