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...

Ubiquitous computing (or ubicomp) is the label for a "third wave" of computing technologies. Following the eras of the mainframe computer and the desktop PC, ubicomp is characterized by small and powerful computing...

Ultracool dwarfs exhibit a remarkably varied set of characteristics which hint at the complex physical processes acting in their atmospheres and interiors. Spectra of these objects not only depend upon their mass and effective temperature, but also their atmospheric chemistry, weather, and dynamics. As a consequence divining their mass, metallicity and age solely from their spectra has been a c...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate readers’ annotations in library books and attitudes towards marginalia among library users. In particular, the study discusses how marginalia function as reader-to-reader communication. Design/methodology/approach – The study used data collected from both public library and university library collections, as well as a user survey conducted a...