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ASSETS
2006
ACM
16 years 22 days ago
Interactive tracking of movable objects for the blind on the basis of environment models and perception-oriented object recognit
In previous work we have presented a prototype of an assistant system for the blind that can be used for self-localization and interactive object identification of static objects ...
Andreas Hub, Tim Hartter, Thomas Ertl
CHI
2010
ACM
16 years 1 months ago
A stage-based model of personal informatics systems
People strive to obtain self-knowledge. A class of systems called personal informatics is appearing that help people collect and reflect on personal information. However, there is...
Ian Li, Anind K. Dey, Jodi Forlizzi
BMCBI
2006
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15 years 6 months ago
Modelling study of dimerization in mammalian defensins
Background: Defensins are antimicrobial peptides of innate immunity functioning by non-specific binding to anionic phospholipids in bacterial membranes. Their cationicity, amphipa...
Anita Suresh, Chandra Verma
CHI
2011
ACM
14 years 10 months ago
Towards a design model for women's empowerment in the developing world
Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Nicholas Kristof argues that “in this century the paramount moral challenge will be the struggle for gender equality around the world.” In th...
Geeta Shroff, Matthew Kam
HRI
2006
ACM
16 years 22 days ago
How may I serve you?: a robot companion approaching a seated person in a helping context
This paper presents the combined results of two studies that investigated how a robot should best approach and place itself relative to a seated human subject. Two live Human Robo...
Kerstin Dautenhahn, Michael L. Walters, Sarah Wood...