August 2020

A Time Domain Artificial Intelligence Radar System Using 33-GHz Direct Sampling for Hand Gesture Recognition

A Time Domain Artificial Intelligence Radar System Using 33-GHz Direct Sampling for Hand Gesture Recognition

Abstract This article introduces a time-domain-based artificial intelligence (AI) radar system for gesture recognition using 33-GS/s direct sampling technique. High-speed sampling using a time-extension method allows AI learning to be

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Point Me In the Right Direction: Understanding User Behaviour with As-The-Crow-Flies Navigation

Point Me In the Right Direction: Understanding User Behaviour with As-The-Crow-Flies Navigation

ABSTRACT Visual as-the-crow-flies (ATCF)  methods are an increasingly popular alternative to existing turn-by-turn (TBT) navigation for cyclists. To better understand how people use them in everyday navigation and how they

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Mitigating the Negative Impacts when Designing Educational VR Applications for Children

Mitigating the Negative Impacts when Designing Educational VR Applications for Children

Abstract Educational VR applications, mainly designed for children, are often used to showcase the benefits of VR. While such applications highlight a lot of the potentials for future learning environments,

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A Framework of Touchscreen Interaction Design Recommendations for Children (TIDRC): Characterizing the Gap between Research Evidence and Design Practice

A Framework of Touchscreen Interaction Design Recommendations for Children (TIDRC): Characterizing the Gap between Research Evidence and Design Practice

ABSTRACT HCI researchers have established a number of evidence-based design recommendations for children’s touchscreen interfaces based on developmental appropriateness. Yet, these recommendations are scattered within the academic literature and lack

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Learning Through Exploration: How Children, Adults, and Older Adults Interact with a New Feature-Rich Application

Learning Through Exploration: How Children, Adults, and Older Adults Interact with a New Feature-Rich Application

ABSTRACT Feature-rich applications such as word processors and spreadsheets are not only being used by adults but increasingly by children and older adults as well. Learning these applications is challenging

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Philosophy of love from Ibn Sina’s point of view

Ibn Sina’s treatise on love explains one of the most powerful forces in the world of creation. Following his Greek and Islamic predecessors, he explains love in ontological terms: love penetrates everything. It is God’s infinite love that has caused the existence of all things.

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