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2016

New Forms of Interaction in Serious Games for Cognitive Rehabilitation: Implementation and Usability Study

Authors
Rocha, R; Reis, LP; Rego, PA; Moreira, PM; Faria, BM;

Publication
2016 11TH IBERIAN CONFERENCE ON INFORMATION SYSTEMS AND TECHNOLOGIES (CISTI)

Abstract
Serious Games are an important tool in health rehabilitation, contributing to increase the motivation of patients in the completion of tasks included in their recovery programs. Following the study of the set of features which can be used to improve cognitive therapy processes, making them more motivating for the patients, we develop a web platform composed of a set of games that seek to integrate the proposed features. In this paper we present the serious games currently deployed in the platform and the results of user tests performed in order to evaluate its usability and attractiveness. Overall, subjects reported a positive gaming experience for all the games, registering the highest values in the multiplayer and competition aspects. We intend in the future to test the games on a population with various kinds of limitations.

2016

Laser guide star spot shrinkage for affordable wavefront sensors

Authors
Jahn, W; Hugot, E; Fusco, T; Neichel, B; Ferrari, M; Correia, C; Pueyo, L; Dohlen, K; Pascal, S; Vola, P; Sauvage, JF; El Hadi, K; Gach, JL;

Publication
ADAPTIVE OPTICS SYSTEMS V

Abstract
Innovative optical designs allow tackling the spot elongation issues in Shack-Hartman based laser guide star wavefront sensors. We propose two solutions using either a combination of two arrays of freeform microlenses, or a combination of freeform optics, to perform a shrinkage of the laser spots as well as a magnification of the SH focal plane. These approaches will drastically reduce the number of needed pixels, thus making possible the use of existing detectors. We present the recent advances on this activity as well as the estimation of performance, linearity and sensitivity of the compressed system in presence of aberrations.

2016

Preface

Authors
Lafuente, AL; Proença, J;

Publication
Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)

Abstract

2016

The Calculation of Single-Nucleon Energies of Nuclei by Considering Two-Body Effective Interaction, n(k, rho), and a Hartree-Fock Inspired Scheme

Authors
Mariji, H;

Publication
ADVANCES IN HIGH ENERGY PHYSICS

Abstract
The nucleon single-particle energies (SPEs) of the selected nuclei, that is, O-16, Ca-40, and Ni-56, are obtained by using the diagonal matrix elements of two-body effective interaction, which generated through the lowest-order constrained variational (LOCV) calculations for the symmetric nuclear matter with the Av(18) phenomenological nucleon-nucleon potential. The SPEs at the major levels of nuclei are calculated by employing aHartree-Fock inspired scheme in the spherical harmonic oscillator basis. In the scheme, the correlation influences are taken into account by imposing the nucleon effective mass factor on the radial wave functions of the major levels. Replacing the density-dependent one-bodymomentumdistribution functions of nucleons, n(k, rho), with theHeaviside functions, the role of n(k, rho) in the nucleon SPEs at the major levels of the selected closed shell nuclei is investigated. The best fit of spin-orbit splitting is taken into account when correcting the major levels of the nuclei by using the parameterizedWood-Saxon potential and the Av(18) density-dependent mean field potential which is constructed by the LOCV method. Considering the pointlike protons in the spherical Coulomb potential well, the single-proton energies are corrected. The results show the importance of including n(k, rho), instead of the Heaviside functions, in the calculation of nucleon SPEs at the different levels, particularly the valence levels, of the closed shell nuclei.

2016

Designing Product Service Systems in the Context of Social Internet of Things

Authors
Carpanen, P; Patricio, L; Ribeiro, B;

Publication
EXPLORING SERVICES SCIENCE (IESS 2016)

Abstract
Technology has taken its toll on human life and is present everywhere. Within the context of smart cities projects, there is a need to see how social relationship can be translated to objects and a new paradigm - the Social Internet of Things tries to address this transition. This research aims to develop a new approach for the product service systems design in the context of the social internet of things, with a case study of the development of a new smart social bike service. The research uses the design thinking approach to integrate concept of product service system into the multi-level service design. New service concepts are proposed and an architecture is designed for the operationalization of the service based on the Social Internet of Things paradigm. This research aims to show how service design methods can be applied in the context of product service systems and social internet of things.

2016

Handbook of research on information management for effective logistics and supply chains

Authors
Jamil, GL; Soares, AL; Pessoa, CRM;

Publication
Handbook of Research on Information Management for Effective Logistics and Supply Chains

Abstract
Evaluating the role of logistics and supply chain management skills or applications is necessary for the success of any organization or business. As market competition becomes more aggressive, it is crucial to evaluate ways in which a business can maintain a strategic edge over competitors. The Handbook of Research on Information Management for Effective Logistics and Supply Chains highlights strategies, tools, and skills necessary for supply management within organizations and companies. Featuring best practices and empirical research within the field, this handbook is a critical reference source for scholars, practitioners, researchers, information systems and telecommunication specialists, and managers.

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