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Showing 1 to 12 of 12 for “"Hand-held device"”.
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NewsComm--a hand-held device for interactive access to structured audio
Thesis (M.S.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Program in Media Arts & Sciences, 1995.
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Using Product, Processes and Gamification to Motivate users for Positive Habit Formation
… We propose a unique combination of a hand-held device (hardware) and an app to assist users in forming a habit to practice mindfulness.
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Hand-Held Cognition: Does Learning Suffer When an External Representation Interface Style is Used?
… be significantly enhanced for people who used a hand-held device coupled with an internal representation interface style. This study had 21 participants (external N = 9, internal N = 12) who completed all four sessions. The result was that there was not a significant difference between means as …
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Applications of a hand-held optoelectronic nose: security screening, medical diagnosis and food inspection
… the real-time analysis of colorimetric data. The hand-held device is equipped with a color contact image sensor (CCIS) for optical transduction, a disposable sealed cartridge for sensor array loading, and a diaphragm micropump for analyte flow control. First, a colorimetric sensor array comprising …
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ComTouch : a vibrotactile mobile communication device
This thesis presents ComTouch, a new device for enhancing interpersonal communication over distance through use of touch. The ComTouch approach investigates how the sense of touch can be remotely represented by means of a vibrotactile, or touch-and-vibration, interface. Touch has potential to …
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Smart shoe gait analysis and diagnosis: designing and prototyping of hardware and software
… friendly and have restrictions. Most existing devices and systems can detect the gait but are very limited with regards of diagnosing them. The proposed method uses two A201 Force sensing resistors, accelerometer, and gyroscope to detect the gait and send diagnosed information of the …
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A coarse-grained dynamically reconfigurable MAC processor for power-sensitive multi-standard devices
… It is targeted at consumer, multi-standard, handheld devices, and its design is meant to address the balance of flexibility and power-efficiency that this target market demands. The DRMP reconfigures packet-by-packet on the fly, allowing execution of concurrent protocol modes on a single …
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Sketching in 3D : towards a fluid space for mind and body
… sketching means, including traditional free-hand sketching and contemporary computer-aided design (CAD) modeling have limitations such as dimensional inconsistency, and non-intuitive interactions. By observing the roles of sketching in the design process and reviewing the history of design …
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Current Radiation Safety Practices of United States Dental Hygienists
… implemented by their dental practice, and hand-held portable x-ray device use and training. A response rate of 38% (N=566) was obtained. Cross tabulations were obtained using logistic regression and general linear models for significance at a 0.05 level.</p> <p><strong>Results:</strong> A …
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Development of nanoscale biosensors for cancer related proteases and blood-borne pathogens based on electrochemical and optical methods
… technique as a portable multiplex electronic device for cancer diagnosis and treatment monitoring through rapid profiling of the activity of specific cancer-relevant proteases. In another exploratory study, we modified nanoparticles with luminol and viral nucleic acid to develop …
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Characterizing opportunities for short reach optical interconnect adoption : a market survey and total cost of ownership model approach
… working in the datacom, automobile, consumer hand-held device industries. Initial review of the response set shows that of the five initial emerging markets for optical interconnect, datacom, specifically high-performance computing (HPC), has the greatest potential for increased optical …
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Multimedia computer networks quality of service techniques evaluation and development.
… order to facilitate QoS assessment, a portable hand-held device for assessing the QoS in multimedia networks was designed, regression model was implemented on the microcontroller board and its performance was successfully demonstrated.Multimedia applications transmitted over computer networks …