An important area of expertise robots can provide is design of artefacts in physical environments where humans have no access. A design robot interacts with its environment, learn models of the environment and reorganise the environment such that it delivers a new functionality. An example design robot can design a new drilling rig for its needs in mines, or design a bridge on the surface of Ma...

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The project described by the present paper aims at building a bridge between Intelligent Query Interfaces and Natural Language Generation technologies. The idea is to have a query interface enabling the users to access heterogeneous data sources by means of an integrated ontology. This paper shows how we are redesigning our intelligent query interface by rendering the logic-based queries in nat...

This chapter addresses past successes and challenges and then elaborates on the potential for further advances in three areas that bridge emergency medicine and the broader public health and health services research agenda: (1) monitoring health care access; (2) surveillance of diseases, injuries, and health risks; and (3) delivering clinical preventive services. This article also suggests ways...

A Distance Learning Environment typically contains a collaborative tool such as an asynchronous web–board, synchronous text chat or synchronous audio communication. Users are restricted to communicating only with those using the same media, either text or voice, each of which suffer from its own disadvantages when used in isolation. We propose a bridge between text and voice communication that ...

With the current national emphasis on translational research, data-exchange systems that can bridge the basic and clinical sciences are vital. To meet this challenge, we have developed Slim-Prim, an integrated data system (IDS) for collecting, processing, archiving, and distributing basic and clinical research data. Slim-Prim is accessed via user-friendly Web-based applications, thus increasing...

This paper introduces a rapid prototyping methodology which overcomes important barriers in the design and implementation of digital signal processing (DSP) algorithms and systems on embedded hardware platforms, such as cellular phones. This paper describes rapid prototyping in terms of a simulation/prototype bridge and in terms of appropriate language design. The simulation/prototype bridge co...

A novel fully-logic compatible Lateral CBRAM has been demonstrated by a sidewall Ti-atomic switch between poly-Si and a CMOS logic regular contact plug, the lateral Ti-based sandwich CBRAM structure can be well turned on or off at 1mA/1.5V by bipolar switching operations. More than 5X On/Off resistance ratio is successfully achieved after more than 1,000 pulse cycles, and it also has very stabl...