This article is part of an investigation in the role and value of emotion in electronic commerce. As marketing studies have shown, emotion plays a critical role in shopping. Although emotional research is emerging in human-computer interaction, practical measures of affective responses are few. SAM (Self-Assessment Manikin) originally developed by Lang, is proposed as such a tool. This study ex...

Since a critical turn was embarked on two decades ago, research into sports coaching has increased in quality and quantity [see Jones, R. L. (2019). Studies coaching. Cambridge Scholars Publishing]. Despite such welcome advances, the essence or heart of activity remains contested terrain [Abraham, A., & Collins, D. (2011). Taking next step: Ways forward for science. Quest (grand Rapids, Mich), ...

This paper presents a feasibility study for implementing lexical morphology principles in a machine translation system in order to solve unknown words. Multilingual symbolic treatment of word-formation is seducing but requires an in-depth analysis of every step that has to be performed. The construction of a prototype is firstly presented, highlighting the methodological issues of such approach...

Departamento de Estatística e Informática (DEINFO) Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco (UFRPE) Rua Dom Manoel de Medeiros, s/n, Dois Irmãos 52171-900 Recife/PE Brasil [email protected] Abstract. The growing interest for gamification in education is undeniable. However, the pedagogy behind it is overshadowed by promises of seducing students through the appeal of games. Despite the ra...