We study the problem of predicting the Field-of-Views (FoVs) of viewerswatching 360° videos using commodityHead-MountedDisplays (HMDs). Existing solutions either use the viewer’s current orientation to approximate the viewed tiles in the future, or extrapolate the FoVs using the historical orientations and dead-reckoning algorithms. In this paper, we develop €xation prediction networks that con...

New experimental solubilities and tie line data for ternary mixtures containing two completely miscible binaries and one nonmiscible binary as part of a program to determine the thermodynamic properties of a series of ternary and binary systems with HMDS [1–3] are given. Hexamethyldisiloxane 99.5%, NMR grade, 2-butanone 99.5%, HPLC grade (MEK), 3-pentanone 99% (DEK) and dimethyl sulfoxide 99.9%...

An experiment was conducted on the effect of a prototype see-thru head-mounted display (HMD) on visuo-motor adaptation. When wearing video seethru HMDs in augmented reality systems, subjects see the world around them through a pair of head-mounted video cameras. The study looked at the effects of sensory rearrangement caused by a HMD design that displaces the user’s “virtual” eye position forwa...

With the fast advance of real-time computer graphics, head-mounted displays (HMDs) have become popular tools for 3D visualization. One of the most promising and challenging future uses of HMDs, however, is in applications where virtual environments enhance rather then replace real environments. The difficulty comes from the fact that the relative registration of real and virtual environments is...

With the rapid development of virtual reality (VR) technology, VR glasses, a.k.a. Head-Mounted Displays (HMDs) are widely available, allowing immersive 3D content to be viewed. A natural need for truly immersive VR is to allow bidirectional communication: the user should be able to interact with the virtual world using facial expressions and eye gaze, in addition to traditional means of interac...

Current technology trends are focused on miniaturizing displays, although for specific applications such as the use of head-mounted displays (HMD) this limits the advancements for a wider field-of-view (FOV) and a negligible overall weight of the optics. Due to the advancements of electronics that benefit from smaller miniature displays, universities and companies are focused on developing this...

Microwave irradiation (MWI) has been applied to the development of rapid methods to process biological samples for scanning electron microscopy (SEM). In this paper we propose two simple and quick techniques for processing bacteria (Proteus mirabilis and Vibrio mimicus) for SEM using MWI. In the simplest methodology, the bacteria were placed on a cover-glass, air-dried, and submitted to conduct...

Human operators who use head-mounted displays (HMDs) in their work may benefit from auditory support. It is unclear whether auditory support is better delivered in free-field or via earpiece, and what the effect of walking is. To examine this problem, a novel multisensory integration task was created in which participants identified mismatches between sounds and visual information on an HMD. Pa...

e are conducting studies to evaluate the suitability of nails as a biomarker for fluoride (F) exposure in rats. The aim of the present study was to determine whether the F content of rat nails remains unchanged as a function of time after they have been clipped. Weanlings male Wistar rats received deionized water and food containing 25.9 ppm F for 56 days. Blood and nails were then collected fo...