Human computer interaction (HCI) research is a multi-disciplinary effort struggling to study and remove the barriers between people and the computers they use. As computer technology augments more and more of human activity, HCI research becomes ever more essential. A crucial aspect of HCI research is directed at the exploitation of our innate tactile and spatial abilities. An extremely success...

The idea of metaphors has been a central and popular element in the design practice of graphical user interfaces. While the principle is commonly applied and discussed in the field of Graphical User Interfaces, its usage in the field of Tangible User Interfaces (TUIs) is not yet fully understood. This paper analyses the principle of metaphors in TUIs, based on the main definitions of interface ...

Nutritional adequacy in toddlers can be met by consuming a variety of foods and good diet. deficiencies lead to growth development disorders. To overcome meet the nutritional needs toddlers, one which is providing stimulation increase nerve activity, digestive absorption system, better food treat nausea, reduce appetite children through tui na massage therapy. Tui form therapy has been used Chi...

Elderly adults face two serious challenges bridging the digital divide. First, many suffer from physical or cognitive disabilities, which inhibit computer use. Second, the “traditional” personal computer interface constitutes a foreign and forbidding paradigm. Consequently, elderly adults are less likely to access the Internet, and this lack of accessibility denies them increased social contact...

In the last ten years we are whitnesses of fast development of ultrasound in rheumatology clinical practice and research. The main problem is general perception that US can be highly subjective. Since 2004 an international collaborative group of ultrasound experts known as the OMERACT Ultrasound Task Force has worked to address the metric qualities of ultrasound in RA and other arthritides, acc...

BACKGROUND/AIMS The purpose of this study was to compare the diagnostic validity of two-dimensional (2D) and three-dimensional (3D) ultrasonography (US) when predicting the extrathyroidal extension of papillary thyroid cancer. METHODS All 2D data were interpreted in real time and 3D data were stored, rendered using tomographic ultrasound imaging (TUI), and then reviewed retrospectively. RES...

Tangible user interfaces (TUIs) provide physical form to digital information and computation, facilitating the direct manipulation of bits. Our goal in TUI development is to empower collaboration, learning, and decision-making by using digital technology and at the same time taking advantage of human abilities to grasp and manipulate physical objects and materials. This paper presents a new gen...

Many people living with HIV desire childbearing, but low cost safer conception methods (SCM) such as timed unprotected intercourse (TUI) and manual self-insemination (MSI) are rarely used. We examined awareness and attitudes towards SCM, and the correlates of these constructs among 400 HIV clients with fertility intentions in Uganda. Measures included awareness, self-efficacy, and motivation re...

1. INTERACTIVE BEHAVIOR TREES Interactive Behavior Trees (IBT’s) address challenges in traditional Behavior Tree representations by facilitating freeform user interaction and state persistence. IBT’s, as illustrated in Fig. 1(a) are divided into 3 independent sub-trees that are connected using a Parallel control node. An IBT tIBT = 〈tui, tstate, tnarr = {t i |t 1 . . . t m }, β〉 where: (1) tnar...