INTRODUCTION Depression in the elderly is a major public health issue. Socioeconomic status (SES) and social support are strong risk factors for depression. This study aimed to investigate the influence of SES and social support in elderly depression, and the modifying effect of social support on the relationship between SES and depression. MATERIALS AND METHODS A community-based survey was c...

Electronic Services become more and more important for our daily life. News and communication services are among the most prominent examples that drastically transformed the way we keep ourselves informed and relate to each other. But new application areas for electronic services such as grid computing, security and surveillance, ambient assisted living, or intelligent facility management espec...

We present the Living-Room, an interactive application for browsing, organizing and sharing digital photos. The application runs in an instrumented environment on a wall display and an interactive tabletop, which is meant to simulate a future living room. We discuss the design rationale as well as the interaction techniques and the technical implementation. To asses how well our design goals we...