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CFFU Cycle Design Mode of Programmable Creases - An Example of Fibonacci Folding Sequence Pattern
Kirigami is a Japanese art of paper cutting. It is used to obtain three-dimensional shapes via cutting and folding the paper. Origami, however, is based on a series of precise geometric folding without any oth...
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Tackling the Challenges of Acquiring Web Videos for STEM Hands-On Learning: Example of a Fake Hologram and a Proposed Learning Model
The web offers rich learning resources, including technology education. With the advocate of hands-on learning and STEM education, many web videos teach users how to use technological tools to create an STEM a...
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Design of Conceptual Compatibility Between Door Weight of Direct Visual Perception and Door Operating Force
This research develops an actual door operation force measurement system and divides the door operation force into 5 levels as the basis for the door operating force score. First, we used the developed index t...
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PiChat: Smartphone Application to Expand the Social Network for the Elderly
The success in medical and multidisciplinary research has resulted in the longevity in human age. Longevity in human age has caused an increase in the elderly population, and this condition becomes a new pheno...
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Compare the Receiver Operating Characteristic (ROC) and Linear Discriminant Analysis (LDA) for Acromegaly Detection by Three-Dimensional Facial Measurements
Excessive growth hormone secretion will result in acromegaly affect metabolic function. Patients with acromegaly is 2–4 times greater risk of death than the normal. Early diagnosis is the key follow-up treatme...
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Ultrafast Facial Tracker Using Generic Cameras with Applications in Intelligent Lifestyle
The core of Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) is to analyze and understand the user’s intension, which can be mostly manifested from the facial movement and expression of the user. Hence, the stage facial dete...
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Exploring the Role of Perceived Interactivity in Establishing Behavioral Intention in Micro-blog Environments
The growing prevalence of the Web2.0 is promoting micro-blog as one of the most promising innovations in the past few years. This study develops a model aims at investigating the effects of perceived interacti...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Digital Learning Video Indexing Using Scene Detection
The scenes change detection for video indexing is proposed in this paper to improve the capability of learning object retrieval. This indexing technique can be applied to improve the readability of open course...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Kinematic Analysis of Remote Target Pointing Hand Movements in a 3D Environment
The study investigates kinematics of target pointing hand movements in a free-hand, touchless, 3D environment. Consistent with Fitts’ original information processing model, target pointing hand movement time i...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
A Hybrid Multiple Attributes Two-Sided Matching Decision Making Method with Incomplete Weight Information
For multiple attributes two-sided decision making problems with different evaluation attributes of both matching objects, this paper takes into account different formats of evaluation information of the matchi...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Gesture-Based Interface Using Baby Signs for the Elderly and People with Mobility Impairment in a Smart House Environment
We present a development of a gesture-based interface for the elderly and people with mobility impairment in a smart house environment. To reduce a burden of memorizing a variety of gesture commands, we introd...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Multi-media e-Learning Platform Using Green Design with Near-Real Approach
The most of e-Learning and video conference platform receives the limitation of population and the file format, the inconvenience to the users, and requirement of specific software. This paper proposes an effe...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
The Experience of Adopting Game-Based Learning in Library Instruction
The research is based on the course of library instruction and also a pilot study before adopting game-based learning into real library instruction course. The difficulty of the research is how we can make the...
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Design an e-Broadcasting System for Students’ Online Learning
This study proposes an e-Broadcasting System (EBS) for students’ online learning. With the increase in network bandwidth and the progress of upgrading computer performance, the transmission and communication o...
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Research on Management of Resource Virtualization Based on Network
In order to satisfy the demands of individualized learning for various learners, it is necessary to reform the traditional resource management pattern to provide various learners an individualized learning pla...
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Muscle Loadings While Using Finger as Input Device
Finger-operated input device (FOID) might provide effective pointing and dragging control. However, it was suspected that the repetitive nature of the pointing and dragging tasks while operating the FOID would...
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A Strategy for Selecting Super-Peer in P2P and Grid Based Hybrid System
With the explosive increase of digital resources, the efficiency of searching resources has become a key problem. Both P2P and Grid are distributed network system, which provide good platforms for storing reso...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Ubiquitous and Robust Text-Independent Speaker Recognition for Home Automation Digital Life
This paper presents a ubiquitous and robust text-independent speaker recognitionarchitecture for home automation digital life. In this architecture, a multiple microphone configuration is adopted to receive th...
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A Novel Genetic Algorithm with Orthogonal Prediction for Global Numerical Optimization
This paper proposes a novel orthogonal predictive local search (OPLS) to enhance the performance of the conventional genetic algorithms. OPLS operation predicts the most promising direction for the individuals...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Quantitative Analysis of Single-Level Single-Mediator Multi-agent Systems
Queueing Theory deals with problems where some restricted resource should be shared between competitive flow of requests. In this paper we use Queueing Theory methods to perform a quantitative analysis of a si...