This report outlines the research undertaken which is aimed at easing the development of parallel desktop applications. Developing parallel applications is notoriously difficult, but developing parallel desktop applications is further complicated largely due to the interactive nature of desktop environments. With desktop processors widely becoming multicore, parallelising desktop applications i...

Purpose. To design and validate a desktop virtual reality (VR) system, for presentation and assessment of volumetric data, based on commercially-of-the-shelf (COTS) hardware as an alternative to a fully immersive CAVE-like I-Space VR system. Methods. We designed a desktop VR system, using a three-dimensional (3D) monitor and a 6 degreesof-freedom (6DOF) tracking system. A personal computer uses...

The possibility to uniformly access the WWW using a standard web browser has fostered the development of nomadic desktop computing, allowing nomadic users to run their applications from nearly any location providing access to the Internet. In this paper, we propose an approach to nomadic desktop computing based on the idea of dynamically deploying and executing personalized applications on the ...

Benefits of utilizing desktop virtualization technology in higher education environments include the ability to deploy numerous applications, which may conflict on a traditional desktop, into a single image. Additionally, the utilization of thinclients could produce substantial energy savings and reduce physical desktop replacement costs. Finally, virtualized desktops can be delivered to numero...

OBJECTIVES To compare film, desktop monitor and laptop displays of digitized film images for accuracy of caries detection. METHODS Sixty-four extracted teeth were mounted in eight models and radiographed with E-speed bitewing film. Films were digitized and displayed on a desktop monitor and a laptop display. Six observers scored the presence or absence of enamel and dentinal caries for each p...

In this paper we will give an overview of the Semantic Desktop par-adigm, beginning with the history of the term, a definition, current work and itsrelevance to knowledge management of the future. Existing applications and re-search results are listed and their role as building blocks of the future SemanticDesktop described. Based on the analysis of existing systems we propose t...

In the context of High-Luminosity (HL) upgrade LHC, many custom ATCA electronics boards are being designed containing heterogeneous System-on-Chip (SoC) devices, more specifically Xilinx Zynq UltraScale+ (ZUS+) family. While application varies greatly, these devices regularly used for performing board management tasks, making them a fundamental element in correct operation board. The large numb...

BUI: Browser User Interface. BUI is a technology which unifies the desktop environment inside the browser. Implementing such an interface will radically alter the desktop environment. First and foremost, the concept of a separate browser running on a desktop is eliminated. In fact, the browser will be the desktop. The need for having browser as a separate application running on the desktop is e...

Desktop Grid has recently been an attractive computing paradigm for high throughput applications. However, Desktop Grid computing is complicated by heterogeneous capabilities, failures, volatility, and lack of trust because it is based on desktop computers at the edge of the Internet. In a Desktop Grid computing environment, volunteers (that is, resource providers) have heterogeneous properties...

OBJECTIVE This research evaluated the training effectiveness of a novel simulation interface, a wearable computer integrated into a soldier's load-bearing equipment. BACKGROUND Military teams often use game-based simulators on desktop computers to train squad-level procedures. A wearable computer interface that mimics the soldier's equipment was expected to provide better training through inc...