Hafez Shirazi was a distinguished Persian poet. His poetry collection, Divan, is regarded as a literary work of profound significance. Iranians view this collection as something much more than poetry because it is also used for bibliomantic purposes. After studying Hafez in his social context and exploring distinctive qualities of his Divan, particularly its application as a divination tool, th...

This is a work-in-progressproject.The purpose of this research is to help increasing the readers’ level of engagement using a multimedia approach. Previous studies have shown that active reading engage readers to keep reading as an interactiveway of learning. However, reading is a very personal experience for each reader due to readers’ understanding and different points of views. This project ...

In English, Italian La recente introduzione dell'endoscopia tridimensionale nella chirurgia endonasale è stata accolta con favore con l'aspettativa di superare la principale limitazione dell'endoscopia, ovvero la mancanza di visione stereoscopica. Questa innovazione

You have at your desk the issue no. 1/2010 of the journal AUTOMATIKA with which begins my direct responsibility for its future development in the capacity of the Editor-in-chief. I would like to thank the KOREMA presidency for entrusting me with this responsibility. Special thanks to my predecessor Prof. Borivoj Rajković for the enormous effort he invested in regular publishing of the journal a...

Dedication To My Parents For their love, sacrifice, encouragement, and patience and Ajji Whose memories shall always be with me iv Acknowledgments My advisor, Prof. Tom Little, has constantly inspired me to set high goals for myself and helped me attain them. Ever since I became a member of the Multimedia Communications Laboratory, Tom has enthusiastically guided my research and was patient as ...

The Electronic Braille Document Reader project was to evaluate the feasibility of a device which could read Latin text and convert it to Braille pattern which could be read through a single Braille cell. A device which mimics the advantages of an e-book reader but suited to the needs of the blind.

Speeder Reader is an interactive reading station built around two primary ideas: dynamic text (especially RSVP, that is, rapid serial visual presentation), and the interface metaphor of driving. As words flash one at a time on a screen in front of the reader, he or she controls the rate of speed of the words with a gas pedal (up to 1850 words per minute in the current instance). Text stream sel...

PURPOSE To assess the factors influencing multiparametric (MP) magnetic resonance (MR) imaging accuracy in estimating prostate cancer histologic volume (Vh). MATERIALS AND METHODS A prospective database of 202 patients who underwent MP MR imaging before radical prostatectomy was retrospectively used. Institutional review board approval and informed consent were obtained. Two independent radio...