Information exploration processes are usually recognized by their inherent complexity, lack of knowledge and uncertainty, concerning both the domain and the solution strategies. Even though there has been much work on the development of computational systems supporting exploration tasks, the lack of a formal understanding of the exploration process and the absence of a proper separation of conc...

In the development of humanoids, both the appearance and behavior of the robots are significant issues. However, designing the robot’s appearance, especially to give it a humanoid one, was always a role of industrial designers. To tackle the problem of appearance and behavior, two approaches are necessary: one from robotics and the other from cognitive science. The approach from robotics tries ...

BACKGROUND There are now many pregnancy and parenting apps available on the market for both pregnancy and parenting. AIMS To investigate how Australian women use pregnancy and parenting apps, their attitudes about the information provided and data privacy and security related to such use, and what features they look for in these apps. METHODS An online survey was completed by 410 women who ...

introduction: in the recent years, evaluation of websites has become one of the main organizational instruments for the relationship between provision of services for customers and beneficiaries. despite the high costs for design and implementation of websites, less attention has been paid to evaluation of these websites’ function. this might be due to the lack of appropriate instruments and fr...

Purpose: With rapid expansion of global online markets including India, researchers and practitioners are challenged to understand drivers of customer website satisfaction, trust, and loyalty. In this research, website design is expected to influence if customers revisit an online vendor. Design/Method: Based on surveys and interview data collected in India, participants evaluated a local and f...

The primary goal in the developing field of community based rehabilitation (CBR) for individuals with TBI / ABI is community participation and integration. At present, CBR is less than clearly defined and is represented by a set of interventions with varied types, degrees of clinical support and models of intervention that are conducted for a diverse and complex set of individuals, situations, ...

purpose: the qualitative evaluation of iranian children and young adults' websites. methodology/approach: it is a survey study using a checklist based on iso 9126-1 and web-qem model. data gathered from 33 websites. results: iranian children and young adults' websites are not in a desirable status considering usability (average=0.39) and functionality (average=0.44). also, they are st...