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OZCHI
2009
ACM
16 years 1 months ago
Designing situations
This paper extends the analytic framework Suchman used in Plans and Situated Actions by using it as a tool in the design of interactive, immersive environments that rely on human ...
Toni Robertson, Lian Loke
DSRT
2009
IEEE
16 years 1 months ago
Human Flesh Search Model Incorporating Network Expansion and GOSSIP with Feedback
—With the development of on-line forum technology and the pervasive participation of the public, the Human Flesh Search is becoming an arising phenomenon which makes a great impa...
Bing Wang, Bonan Hou, Yiping Yao, Laibin Yan
WMCSA
2009
IEEE
16 years 1 months ago
BALANCE: towards a usable pervasive wellness application with accurate activity inference
Technology offers the potential to objectively monitor people‘s eating and activity behaviors and encourage healthier lifestyles. BALANCE is a mobile phone-based system for long...
Tamara Denning, Adrienne H. Andrew, Rohit Chaudhri...
BTW
2009
Springer
146views Database» more  BTW 2009»
16 years 1 months ago
Towards Flash Disk Use in Databases - Keeping Performance While Saving Energy?
Abstract: Green computing or energy saving when processing information is primarily considered a task of processor development. We, however, advocate that a holistic approach is ne...
Theo Härder, Karsten Schmidt 0002, Yi Ou, Seb...
JCDL
2009
ACM
115views Education» more  JCDL 2009»
16 years 29 days ago
Using timed-release cryptography to mitigate the preservation risk of embargo periods
Due to temporary access restrictions, embargoed data cannot be refreshed to unlimited parties during the embargo time interval. A solution to mitigate the risk of data loss has be...
Rabia Haq, Michael L. Nelson