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Showing 1 to 20 of 36 for “"user perception"”.
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User perception of gaming element effectiveness in a corporate learning application
… in Information Technology thesis gathered users' perceptions about eight gaming elements to determine their effectiveness on aspects of playability, enjoyment and intrinsic motivation needed in a gamified corporate learning application. The study focused on user opinions about a Progress …
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The (not so) Intelligent House: User Perception in an Interactive Architectural Environment
… designer-defined disposition, where a user has to adapt to a given setting, to an interactive architecture that adapts to the needs of the user. Yet, built examples show that the reality of intelligent houses is not as open-minded as the theory would have us believe. Often, the …
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User perception of academic library service quality and value: the case of the Ghana Institute of Journalism and Ashesi University College libraries
This study explored the users' perception of the service quality and value of the libraries of the Ghana Institute of Journalism (GIJ) and Ashesi University College (AUC). Concepts like value, impact, quality, academic library service quality formed the conceptual framework of the study. The study …
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Evaluating commercial signs in historic streetscapes: the effects of the control of advertising and signage on user’s sense of environmental quality
… in historic city centres, and its effects on user perception and evaluation of these places. The research problem concerns the lack of a general approach to guide and control commercial signs in historic city centres, based on the perception and evaluation of users from different urban …
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Viability of waste-based cooking fuels for Developing countries : combustion emissions and field feasibility
… in households in Nicaragua, ascertaining end user perception of the fuel, piloting production with a women's cooperative, and conducting an economic analysis of the viability of this production model. Emissions were found to be comparable to wood, user perception was cautiously positive, and …
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The Effects of a Humanoid Robot's Non-lexical Vocalization on Emotion Recognition and Robot Perception
… focused on the effects of non-speech sounds on users' robot perception. We conducted a within-subjects exploratory study with 40 young adults to investigate the effects of non-speech sounds (regular voice, characterized voice, musical sound, and no sound) and basic emotions (anger, fear, …
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Towards improving the usability of system-assigned PINs: can implicit learning techniques help?
… improve usability in terms of login time and user perception. Our results suggest that some designs may also have the potential to improve PIN memorability. Our results should be of interest to practitioners and researchers working on authentication systems and usability.
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Exploring the Impact of AI Value Alignment in Collaborative Ideation: Effects on Perception, Ownership, and Output
… different values on the ideation process and user perception of idea quality, ownership, agent competence, and values present in the output. Our study tasked 180 participants with brainstorming practical solutions to a set of problems with AI agents of different values. Results show no …
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Privacy-preserving identity transactions online : the use case of brokered identity federations
… biggest threats against democracy, freedom and user perception of the truth. This thesis argues that mitigating this abuse and establishing trust online does not necessitate exposing identifying information about users on such platforms. Examples of identity mechanisms used by current platforms …
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Technoeconomic feasibility of decentralized desalination in the Navajo Nation
… long-term maintenance requirements and user perception of wastewater.
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Parameterized Shape Adaptive Material: A New Design Method for Inclusive Sportswear
… created and pressure tested to understand how user perception may be affected. Initial pressure testing shows an improvement in pressure regulation in apparel pieces with standalone multistable panels, verifying that multi-stable structures can help achieve shape adaptive properties in apparel.
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MARCS: Mobile Augmented Reality for Cybersecurity
… become more convoluted, potentially compromising user situational awareness of cyber threats. To combat this problem, augmented reality (AR) can be employed to visualize data within a cyber-physical context to restore user perception and improve comprehension; thereby, enhancing cyber situational …
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Evaluating usability of e-commerce sites by tracking eye movements
… without reporting the involvement of the users themselves. This research provides clarification on a number of existing web design guidelines for e-commerce sites based on empirical studies with users. Four studies were conducted and each study focused on a specific set of design …
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Distributed multimedia quality: The user perspective
… i.e. the ability to transfer information to the user, yet also provide the user with a level of satisfaction. As multimedia is ultimately produced for the education and / or enjoyment of viewers, the user’s-perspective concerning the presentation quality is surely of equal importance as objective …
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Handheld computer for personal health advice
… and thus estimate the usability and the user's perception of the system, we chose to focus on Type II diabetics in this first phase. A field test was run at a Research Laboratory of the major project sponsor, Procter & Gamble. The experiment confirmed the great appeal of decision-aiding …
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Multimodal e-feedback: An Empirical Study
… of electronic feedback interfaces and on the users’ engagement to learning. The empirical research described in this thesis consists of three experimental phases. In the first phase, an initial experiment was carried out with 40 users to explore and compare the usability and users’ engagement …
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Relationships between Recreational User Perceptions and the Biological Condition of West Virginia Watersheds
… methods based upon biological data and social perceptions may provide an effective way to identify gaps and involve local stakeholders in river conservation strategies. Our research objectives were to: 1- describe recreational users and their perceptions of water quality; 2- quantify …
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The application of usability principles to create web-based applications that achieve increased system usage
… quantitative data relating to system usage and user perception. Empirical evidence was gathered to prove and refine the Conceptual Research Model (CRM), and the data substantiated the inclusion of the constructs in the CRM, as well as the efficacy of the model in a financial services …
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Expert system usability: modeling and analysis of human- advisor interaction
… dependent upon the relationship between a human user and the expert system interface. The interface is defined as any combination of equipment with which the user and expert system communicate. Within the context of this research, the interface is considered to be the expert system text and …
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An Investigation into Playful Interactive Experiences within Public Space
… for change will alter spatial usage and user perceptions, thus creating exciting places for public life. Ideally a ‘playful interactive experience’ is seemingly humorous participatory design unexpectedly intervening with public space, allowing participation with an ephemeral experience. …
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