This paper discusses the results of a Work Domain Analysis (WDA) applied to the management of diabetes. The goal is to develop a conceptual framework to help diabetic patients understand and manage their disease. The ...
This paper discusses the results of a Work Domain Analysis (WDA) applied to the management of diabetes. The goal is to develop a conceptual framework to help diabetic patients understand and manage their disease. The results of the WDA will be used to design and implement mobile and desktop information displays that will be used by the patient and their health care team. This poses additional challenges in demonstrating if and how Ecological Interface design can be used to design medical information displays on various mobile devices. When applied to this medical domain, the usefulness of the WDA to the design of medical information displays becomes restricted because of the complex, interconnected processes involved and the limited amount of sensor data available. Alternatively, the Work Domain representation can be used as a teaching resource or used to define requirements for future monitoring technologies.
This paper presents a predictive defect detection method for prototype additive manufacturing(AM)based on multilayer susceptibility discrimination(MSD).Most current methods are significantly limited by merely captured...
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This paper presents a predictive defect detection method for prototype additive manufacturing(AM)based on multilayer susceptibility discrimination(MSD).Most current methods are significantly limited by merely captured images,disregarding the differences between layer-by-layer manufacturing approaches,without combining transcendental *** visible parts,originating from the prototype of conceptual design,are determined based on spherical flipping and convex hull theory,on the basis of which theoretical template image(TTI)is rendered according to photorealistic *** addition,to jointly consider the differences in AM processes,the finite element method(FEM)of transient thermal-structure coupled analysis was conducted to probe susceptible regions where defects appeared with a higher *** by prior knowledge acquired from the FEM analysis,the MSD with an adaptive threshold,which discriminated the sensitivity and susceptibility of each layer,was implemented to determine *** anomalous regions were detected and refined by superimposing multiple-layer anomalous regions and comparing the structural features extracted using the Chan-Vese(CV)model.A physical experiment was performed via digital light processing(DLP)with photosensitive resin of a non-faceted scaled V-shaped engine block prototype with cylindrical holes using a non-contact *** MSD method is practical for detecting defects and is valuable for a deeper exploration of barely visible impact damage(BVID),thereby reducing the defect of prototypical mechanical parts in engineering machinery or process equipment via intellectualized machinevision.
Atomically thin black phosphorus, also known as phosphorene, is an emerging two-dimensional (2D) material, which has attracted increasing attention due to its unique electronic and optoelectronic properties. However, ...
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Glasses-free three-dimensional(3D)displays are one of the game-changing technologies that will redefine the display industry in portable electronic ***,because of the limited resolution in state-of-the-art display pan...
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Glasses-free three-dimensional(3D)displays are one of the game-changing technologies that will redefine the display industry in portable electronic ***,because of the limited resolution in state-of-the-art display panels,current 3D displays suffer from a critical trade-off among the spatial resolution,angular resolution,and viewing *** by the so-called spatially variant resolution imaging found in vertebrate eyes,we propose 3D display with spatially variant information *** experiences with smooth motion parallax are maintained at the central view,while the viewing angle is enlarged at the periphery *** is enabled by a large-scale 2D-metagrating complex to manipulate dot/linear/rectangular hybrid shaped ***,a video rate full-color 3D display with an unprecedented 160°horizontal viewing angle is *** thin and light form factors,the proposed 3D system can be integrated with off-the-shelf purchased flat panels,making it promising for applications in portable electronics.
Lithium-sulfur battery is desirable for the future potential electrochemical energy storage device with advantages of high theoretical energy density,low cost and environmental ***,some natural hindrances,particularly...
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Lithium-sulfur battery is desirable for the future potential electrochemical energy storage device with advantages of high theoretical energy density,low cost and environmental ***,some natural hindrances,particularly fast capacity degradation resulting from the migration of dissolved polysulfide intermediates,remain to be significant challenges prior to the practical *** this work,a composite interlayer of carbon nanofibers(CNFs)which are enriched by Co-based metal organic frameworks(ZIF-67)growth in-situ is ***,physical blocking and chemical trapping abilities are obtained synergistically from the ZIF/CNFs interlayer,which enables to restrain the dissolution of polysulfides and alleviate shuttle ***,the three-dimensional fiber networks provide an interconnected conductive framework between each ZIF microreactor to promote fast electron transfer during cycling,thus contributing to excellent rate and cycling *** a result,Li-S cells with ZIF/CNFs interlayer show a high specific capacity of 1334 mAh g^(-1) at 1 C with an excellent cycling stability over 300 ***,this scalable and affordable electrospinning fabrication method provides a promising approach for the design of MOFs-derived carbon materials for high performance Li-S batteries.
In this work,we synthesized a brand-new Al foam with a periodic structure via a simple powder metallurgical *** periodic architecture consists of both hierarchical porous and bi-directional composition-graded *** resu...
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In this work,we synthesized a brand-new Al foam with a periodic structure via a simple powder metallurgical *** periodic architecture consists of both hierarchical porous and bi-directional composition-graded *** results show that the hierarchical porous material includes large pores on millimeter scale inheriting from the hollow structure of the Al tubes,and small pores on mi-crometer scale produced by the sintering of Al/Mg *** bi-directional Mg concentration-graded structure is formed in the tube walls due to the condensation of Mg vapor in the inner tube *** addition of Mg powders achieves excellent metallurgical bonding between the Al powders and the hollow tubes at 550℃.The plateau stress and energy absorption capacity of the Al foam in y-axis compression are significantly higher than that in the x-axis due to their anisotropic *** general,the Al foam with Mg addition presents the most superior compression performance,and we believe that our find-ings could open up a unique strategy for developing high-performance metallic foams with the periodic architecture involving both hierarchical porous and bi-directional graded structure.
We studied the impact of Ecological Interface design (EID) displays on mental models using the DURESS II simulator. To assess mental models we used a card sorting exercise, a network building exercise based on the Abs...
We studied the impact of Ecological Interface design (EID) displays on mental models using the DURESS II simulator. To assess mental models we used a card sorting exercise, a network building exercise based on the Abstraction Hierarchy, and a system behavior prediction exercise. Participants in the EID condition performed significantly better on the card sorting and network building exercises, but poorer on the prediction exercise. Our results are mixed, suggesting that EID may improve the understanding of means- end links and yet, not improve the ability to predict system behavior. The relatively limited experience of participants with the interface as well as our selection of knowledge elicitation techniques may have influenced these results. More research is needed to fully evaluate the impact of EID on mental models.
Healthcare applications for small-screen mobile devices are becoming increasingly common for medical professionals and patients. Even so, usability issues including navigation and screen clutter remain a challenge. Ec...
Healthcare applications for small-screen mobile devices are becoming increasingly common for medical professionals and patients. Even so, usability issues including navigation and screen clutter remain a challenge. Ecological Interface design (EID) was used to design a patient-oriented diabetes management display for Java-enabled mobile devices, making it one of the first mobile EID (mEID) applications. This paper presents a usability evaluation of the diabetes management application, which compares the mEID display to a modified taskbased display (mEID+Task). The mEID+Task display integrates functional task characteristics such as frequency and necessity; menu structure, item ordering, item labelling, and input scheme were varied. Results showed that normalised trial completion times were moderately faster in the mEID+Task display than in the mEID display, while no differences were observed in trial completion accuracy. Furthermore, the mEID+Task display received higher preference ratings than the mEID display alone. The findings suggest that the usability of mEID displays can be improved by incorporating a task-oriented approach.
This paper presents a new approach to understanding mental models for complex industrial systems. Using the Abstraction Hierarchy (AH) framework as a way to describe mental models, we propose an approach to assess eco...
This paper presents a new approach to understanding mental models for complex industrial systems. Using the Abstraction Hierarchy (AH) framework as a way to describe mental models, we propose an approach to assess ecological compatibility between an operator's internal mental model and a model of the environment. In order to do so, we have combined and built upon the previous work of Rasmussen (1979) and Moray (1996). We believe that this new approach can assess ecological compatibility and ultimately provide the operator with a more accurate and complete internal mental model that reflects the reality of the environment. We argue that Ecological Interface design (EID) is a way to link mental models and the environment. Future work will be needed in order to assess ecological compatibility. This includes capturing and examining operators' internal mental models, and comparing them with models of the environment.
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