The increase in the number of scientific disciplines, the continuing significant rise in the production of literature and the journal crisis at libraries has led the actors to seek new models for the publication of scientific results. The concept of Open Access comprises a whole number of different models. The spectrum ranges from simple institutional document servers to fully edited ejournals,...

The lack of automatic, personalized services of information, which were easily accessible to tourists and citizens when they are in public spaces, negatively impacts the tourism sector, since it reduces the use of the services offered by the city and the satisfaction degree of the users. The SOPAT project has developed a personalized service of information and city guide that facilitates all ki...

gait rehabilitation using body weight support on a treadmill is a recommended rehabilitation technique for neurological injuries, such as spinal cord injury. in this paper, a new robotic orthosis is presented for treadmill training. in the presented design the criteria such as low inertia of robot components, backdrivability, high safety and degrees of freedom based on human walking are conside...

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Since June 1999, UKOLN has worked with the Royal National Institute for the Blind, the National Library for the Blind and an independent library consultant on a major project, Reveal, that is part of an initiative to improve library and information services to visually impaired people in the UK. Reveal will be a webbased resource that will provide quick and easy access to information on the ran...

The term Information Communication Technology (ICT) includes any communication device or application. In malaria control, ICTs can ease communication, improve doctors’ training, and increase access to information by individuals and groups that are historically unaware of malaria. Successful malaria vector control depends on understanding causes, prevention, and treatment. This paper examines th...

Available online 15 August 2011

freedom is one of the most beautiful words in  human glossary and in west it means behavior control with people's complete will and volition , to which in islamic thought the rights of god being added.  freedom is two type: 1) social freedom which means that human is free in his/her social and individual behaviors, meaning that other people don’t prevent him/her to reach to his/her goals b...

Recent technological developments have provided us with opportunities for novel ways of mediating and supporting different user activities by interconnecting different devices for distributing, broadcasting and accessing information. However, little is known about how best to design such ‘shared information spaces’ to augment current work practice and promote new forms of cooperative access to ...