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Showing 1 to 20 of 21 for “"self-tracking"”.
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Misalignment Effects of the Self-Tracking Laser Doppler Vibrometer
… engine. This work further describes aspects of a self-tracking laser vibrometry system that can be used to measure the vibrations of rotating structures. This method, if setup correctly, has the capability to overcome many of the limitations listed above. A study of all misalignment effects is …
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The quantified self : the affect on health behavior from self-tracking
… have demonstrated to be a valuable solution for self tracking and monitoring vital signs, both for recreational and professional health care purposes. This thesis research investigates the opinions of people towards Quantified self, self tracking and self-tracking communities with the purpose of …
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ScreenTrack: Using Visual History for Self-tracking Computer Activities and Retrieving Working Context
… productivity. To that end, the concept of self-tracking, which is widely used in health and fitness, is applied to the context of computer usage. In particular, the idea of using a history of a computer screen can provide visuals that users can associate with existing meta-data (file …
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Static Misalignment Effects is a Self-Tracking Laser Vibrometry System for Rotating Bladed Disks
… This work describes the implementation of a self-tracking laser vibrometry system which overcomes many of the limitations of current techniques for vibration measurements on rotating structures. A model of the self-tracker is developed and used to predict the effects of static misalignments …
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Health, Self-Tracking Technologies, and the Emotional Impacts they have on Older Adults with Memory Concerns
… age group. Research has shown that adopting self-tracking technologies can be one way to motivate users to increase their physical activity levels. Further, tracking progress in terms of health and wellbeing has the potential to support individuals with memory concerns; however, most older …
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Video cued teacher reflection to guide enhancement of student engagement in a specialist primary classroom
… this study aimed at investigating the use of self-tracking video technology as a tool for teacher reflection, to guide enhancement of student engagement and learning in the specialist classroom. Reflective practice is integral to monitoring and improving teaching pedagogy but without an …
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ThemTech: Digital Menstrual Tracking Practices Among Transgender, Non-Binary and Gender Diverse Users
This thesis is an evaluation of digital menstrual tracking practices among transgender, non-binary, and gender-diverse users, broadening the scope of sociotechnical studies (STS) to investigate how disaggregated populations affect the producer-consumer metric. Utilising the collective …
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ThemTech: Digital Menstrual Tracking Practices Among Transgender, Non-Binary and Gender Diverse Users
This thesis is an evaluation of digital menstrual tracking practices among transgender, non-binary, and gender-diverse users, broadening the scope of sociotechnical studies (STS) to investigate how disaggregated populations affect the producer-consumer metric. Utilising the collective …
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Novel Current-Fed Boundary-Mode Parallel-Resonant Push-Pull Converter
… a multi-phase buck input stage with a novel self-tracking zero-voltage-switching (ZVS) resonant output stage. Traditionally, the inclusion of multiple power processing stages within a power supply topology severely degrades the overall converter efficiency. Due to the inherent high efficiency …
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Bio-rhythms / Digi-rhythms: Synthesising the Digitally Mediated Body Through Performative Methodologies
… focuses on contemporary practices of digital self-tracking, popularised through the rise in biometric devices, which enable subjects to track their health in terms of biometric data and movements such as the Quantified Self which provide a platform for individuals to share their health data …
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Interactive phototherapy : integrating photomedicine into interactive architecture
… the fields of (I) healthcare innovation, (2) self-tracking or the "quantified self," and (3) interactive architecture would be solved. First, if healthcare systems are to gain greater insight into a number of conditions that are difficult to diagnose or treat, then passive monitoring and …
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The impact of video as a self-reflective tool for improvement of teacher feedback practices
… study investigated the impact of self-tracking video technology as a reflective tool for improvement of teacher feedback in a specialist primary classroom. Video provided observational data which was analysed using a checklist and researcher and reviewer annotations. The study …
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Feeling Time Differently: Autistic Temporality, Self-Care Technologies & Social Imaginaries of the Good Life
… entanglements, particularly digital self-tracking tools, assistive technologies, and alternative communication strategies, I argue that autistic individuals engage in an ongoing (re)configuration of temporal experiences – both accommodating and resisting neurotypical pressures of …
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Liquid user between states and global platforms
… century mediated by the technologies of tracking, listing, and surveillance? Through reflexive analysis, this thesis takes a form of a comparative manual both to think on previous artistic work and to construct a possible world for new work, as the artistic practice of the author looks to …
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Improving science teaching through the use of video reflection and a PCK-based teaching framework
… research (PAR) approach supported the use of self-tracking video in the classroom for the purpose of individual teacher reflection. The teachers then collaborated in a video club professional learning community (PLC) to collectively reflect on effective teaching skills and knowledge. The study …
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Social Support on Fitness Behavior in an Online Fitness Community
… to promoting positive fitness behaviors through self-tracking and participation in online communities. Fitness-based applications allow users to log and share activity-related data, providing opportunities to observe, analyze and reflect on performance and goals. They also serve as a social …
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Ready to Lead? An Examination of the Alignment of California Preservice School Leaders’ Fieldwork Experiences with State Leadership Standards
… accessing opportunities, the benefits of self-tracking, and the lack of preparation in the standards. This study contributes to understanding of how PSLs spend their during their reparation programs and can give insight into more effective ways the train PSLs.</p>
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Wearable Gut and Brain Interfaces for Valence Detection and Modulation
… our emotional health through improved diagnosis, self-tracking, social support systems, mindfulness, and biofeedback training; however, the most popular methods falter when distinguishing between positive and negative valence - or lead to privacy or social issues. Brain and gut interfaces can …
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Designing Wearables for Climbing: Integrating the Practice and the Experience Perspectives of Outdoor Adventure Sports
This thesis positions itself within the stream of research on HCI for sport and addresses the topic of designing wearable devices for sport. To date, the design of wearables for sport has focused on the measurable aspects of performance such as speed, heartbeat and calories burnt. Such design is …
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Data Flows & Menstruation: How Users of Period Trackers Navigate the Datafication & Commodification of their Menstrual Cycles
… contributing a new understanding menstrual tracking through the lens of menstrual management. Simultaneously, I question what ways of knowing menstruation CTA data can provide users. I demonstrate that CTAs are designed for a cis-heterosexual user in monogamous relationships with a normative …
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