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Showing 1 to 20 of 43 for “"User Evaluation"”.
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User evaluation of the performance of information systems
… To justify the necessary investment in IT, user evaluation of information systems' performance in organizations is a key consideration. This research investigated a comprehensive and convenient means for end users to assess this performance. Among the existing theories and models on the …
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User evaluation of learning resource programs in Virginia community colleges
… determine the relationship between qualitative evaluation of community college learning resource programs, as measured by a questionnaire distributed to selected faculty and students at eighteen single-campus Virginia community colleges, and quantitative measures frequently used as comparative …
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Astronaut-centric analysis of a jetpack with integrated control-moment gyroscopes for enhanced extravehicular activity performance
… analyze the performance of both systems based on user evaluations of the two control configurations. An EVA task list with associated motions and tools was compiled to develop a relevant mission concept of operations that would inform the subsequent research objectives. A method for analyzing …
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Tangible User Interface for CAVE based on Augmented Reality Technique
This thesis presents a new 3-dimensional (3D) user interface system for a Cave Automated Virtual Environment (CAVE) application, based on Virtual Reality (VR), Augmented Reality (AR), and Tangible User Interface (TUI). We explore fundamental 3D interaction tasks with our user interface for the CAVE …
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Information Collection in Forest Fire Response Operations; A Foundation for Situation Awareness
… awareness about the fire situation. Through a user-centred design approach, a design that facilitates the data input process is proposed. The design consists of an office and a mobile interface, which should be used in the headquarters and by the crew leaders on the field respectively to …
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Recomendr-entity recommendation based on ad-hoc dimensions
… recommendation system, Recomendr that can help users digest all the reviews about an entity and compare candidate entities based on ad-hoc dimensions specified by keywords. It expects keyword specified ad-hoc dimensions/features as input from the user and based on those features; it compares the …
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GARNET : a Graphical Attack graph and Reachability Network Evaluation Tool
… (Graphical Attack graph and Reachability Network Evaluation Tool), an interactive visualization tool intended to facilitate the task of attack graph analysis. The tool provides a simplified view of critical steps that can be taken by an attacker and of host-to-host network reachability that …
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Storytelling for digital photographs: supporting the practice, understanding the benefit
… communication. Also, I present the design and user evaluation of the Storytellr system, which addresses those desires and barriers. The Storytellr system integrates storytelling activities with traditional photo activities to reduce the challenges of online photo communication. Through this …
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Media tables : an extensible method for developing multi-user media interaction platforms for shared spaces
… objects in order to enable real-time multi-user interactions with media applications. Technical analysis shows the approach l:o be robust, scalable to various sizes, and accurate to a within a few millimeters of tolerance. A qualitative user evaluation of the table within a real-world …
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Growing up virtual : the computational lessons of development
… card matching game successfully against a human user. Evaluation of Hektor's performance on this task, at both qualitative and quantitative levels of description, reveal that the developmental architecture is capable of surmounting complex learning objectives in a novel and efficient manner. I …
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Towards Effective Long Conversation Generation: Dynamic Topic Tracking and Recommendation for Open-Domain Dialogue Systems
… tracking of both conversation topics and user preferences, utilizing this information to facilitate natural topic evolution and shifting based on con- versation state. Through comprehensive experimentation, we evaluate EvolvConv's topic evolution and shifting capabilities across increasing …
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Using object biography metadata to create artefact interactions outside memory institutions
… local museum. The final study was the design and user evaluation of the prototype, which indicated that the implementation supported the novelty and effectiveness of object biography-centric interactions. The current descriptive metadata of objects are not generally reusable for context-aware …
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Pervasive Personal Information Spaces
Each user’s electronic information-interaction uniquely matches their information behaviour, activities and work context. In the ubiquitous computing environment, this information-interaction and the underlying personal information is distributed across multiple personal devices. This thesis …
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Locally manufactured wheelchairs in Tanzania : Do they meet the needs of Tanzanian wheelchair users?
… to determine the extent to which the needs of users of wheelchairs manufactured locally in Tanzanian are met. The specific objectives of the study were to determine users' satisfaction with the wheelchairs manufactured in Tanzania, their satisfaction with services associated with the provision, …
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ClickTrails: Enhancing Web Navigation with Usage-Based Stylization of Clicked Web Page Elements
A modern web user might visit dozens of websites in a day and return to the same website countless times over a lifetime. However, unlike physical travels that leave behind tangible traces on the path, navigating through the web doesn’t usually leave visible traces on web pages. Drawing inspiration …
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Relevance Thresholds: A Conjunctive/Disjunctive Model of End-User Cognition as an Evaluative Process
This investigation identifies end-user cognitive heuristics that facilitate judgment and evaluation during information retrieval (IR) system interactions. The study extends previous research surrounding relevance as a key construct for representing the value end-users ascribe to items retrieved …
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Visually querying object-oriented databases
… can embody powerful query abstraction and user feedback techniques, thereby making them potentially easier to use. In this thesis, we develop a visual query system for ODMG-compliant object-oriented databases, called QUIVER. QUIVER has a comprehensive expressive power; apart from supporting …
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VoiceLink : a speech interface fore responsive media
… hyperlinked TV program. The iCom module enables users to control an iCom station using voice commands while the HyperSoap module allows viewers to select objects and access related information by saying objects' names. We also built a speech software library for Isis, which allows users to …
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A framework for the assembly and delivery of multimodal graphics in E-learning environments
… the approach. The interfaces were used in an end-user evaluation that assessed the benefits of a component based approach for non-expert multimodal graphic producers.
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