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Showing 1 to 10 of 10 for “"UAF"”.
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Usability and Reliability of the User Action Framework: A Theoretical Foundation for Usability Engineering Activities
… foundation called the User Action Framework (UAF), which is an adaptation and extension of Norman's action model (1986). The main objective of developing the User Action Framework was to provide usability practitioners with a reliable and structured tool set for usability engineering support …
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Program analysis of temporal memory mismanagement
… generate two types of bugs: (1) use-after-free (UAF) bugs and (2) memory leaks. The former are severe security vulnerabilities that expose programs to both data and control-flow exploits, while the latter are critical performance bugs that compromise software availability and reliability. In the …
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Design and evaluation of a web-based training tool for the User Action Framework Explorer
… to the development of the User Action Framework (UAF) (Andre et al., 1999), a framework that forms the basis of several usability inspection tools like the Explorer, UPI (Usability Problem Inspector), UPC (Usability Problem Classifier) and the usability problem database. The UAF explorer is the …
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An Exploration of End-User Critical Incident Classification
… to analyze data. The User Action Framework (UAF) is a classification scheme for usability problems that facilitates data analysis and reusability of information learned from one project to another, but is also reliant on expert interpretation of usability data, and classification can be …
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Vizability: Visualizing Usability Evaluation Data Based on the User Action Framework
… development efforts. The User Action Framework (UAF) is a hierarchical framework of usability concepts that ensures consistency through completeness and precision. The UAF by its nature classifies usability problems at a high level. This high level classification affords usability engineers to …
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Feasibility study of upflow anaerobic filter for pretreatment of municipal wastewater
… methods. Feasibility of upflow anaerobic filter (UAF) in place of activated sludge process to pre-treat domestic wastewater is studied in this research. Keywords: Anaerobic Filter, Sewage, COD, BOD, TSS and Methane
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A Usability Problem Inspection Tool: Development and Formative Evaluation
Usability inspection methods of user interaction designs have gained importance as an alternative to traditional laboratory-based testing methods because of their cost-effectiveness. However, methods like the heuristic evaluation are ad-hoc, lacking a theoretical foundation. Other, more formal …
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Usability Problem Diagnosis tool: Development and Evaluation
Usability evaluation results in several usability problems and the non-UE developer is often not a part of the evaluation as it might deter the participant from reporting all the errors and also, conducting usability evaluation is a usability engineer's responsibility. Thus the evaluator needs to …
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We Can Come Back From This: Navigating the Perils of the Anthropocene in The Walking Dead
<p>Humanity has become increasingly aware of the Anthropocene and the impact of a worldview based on prioritizing human progress above all else. We’ve always used stories to navigate and negotiate the world in which we live. We have also continually developed new and different ways of telling those …
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Nantucket
<p>This thesis contains the first five chapters (roughly the first half) of a novel told in linked stories; it is similar in form to Joan Silber's Ideas of Heaven, as well as Tommy Orange's There There.</p> <p>The novel's opening chapter tells the story of a girl named Love Coffin on the island of …