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OZCHI
2009
ACM
15 years 11 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
15 years 11 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
15 years 11 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»
15 years 11 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»
15 years 11 months 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