With stereoscopic displays, a depth sensation that is too strong could impede visual comfort and result in fatigue or pain. Electroencephalography (EEG) is a technology which records brain activity. We used it to develop a novel braincomputer interface that monitors users’ states in order to reduce visual strain. We present the first proof-of-concept system that discriminates comfortable condit...

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The Quality of Experience (QoE) of 3D contents is usually considered to be the combination of the perceived visual quality, the perceived depth quality, and lastly the visual fatigue and comfort. When either fatigue or discomfort are induced, studies tend to show that observers prefer to experience a 2D version of the contents. For this reason, providing a comfortable experience is a prerequisi...

Anecdotal evidence suggests that the correlated color temperature (CCT) of light can affect thermal comfort. Previous literature mostly investigated this effect over a short duration (<1 h) and often attributed it to hue-heat hypothesis (color-temperature association), which posits visual experience blue colors (high CCT) results in cooler sensation than red/yellow (low do. However, with longer...

BACKGROUND Footwear interventions are often prescribed to assist with the management of lower limb pain, injury and disease. Commercially available shoe insoles and orthoses are increasingly incorporating novel design features to alleviate foot and lower limb symptoms, but this may be at a cost to optimal functional performance. This study compared the immediate effects of wearing glycerine-fil...

Lighting-related parameters like visual performance and alertness, together with motivation, are assumed to influence productivity, wherever productivity is related to human performance. To test the impact of lighting level on productivity five case studies were started in 2003 and 2004. Studies have been finalized and a number of conclusions can be drawn. Lighting influences productivity if pr...

The paper explores into key types of glass that are widely used in the construction facades. right combination and structures at design stage minimizes potential issues operating build-ing, optimizes improves its energy efficiency, as well enhances visual thermal comfort inside.

In five experiments we measured the amplitude of the haemodynamic response to visual patterns using near infrared spectroscopy of the visual cortex. The patterns were gratings with bars that differed in chromaticity but not in luminance. In all experiments, with a wide range of chromaticities of the grating bars, the amplitude of the haemodynamic response increased with the separation of the ch...

This paper examines the role of policy in coordination environments such as currency crises and bank runs by introducing signaling in a global game. While exogenous asymmetric information has been shown to select a unique equilibrium, we show that the endogenous information generated by policy interventions leads to multiple equilibria. Multiplicity obtains even in environments where the policy...

BACKGROUND Pressure-related skin lesions on the digits are a significant cause of discomfort. Most foot pain related to ill-fitting shoes occurs in the forefoot and digital areas. Pain has been associated with poor shoe fit, reduced toe box volume, as well as contour and shape of the shoe Off-the-shelf medical-grade footwear is designed as an intervention for chronic lesions on the digits. Thes...