2014
Autores
Chambel, T; Viana, P; Bove, VM; Strover, S; Thomas, G;
Publicação
PROCEEDINGS OF THE 2014 ACM CONFERENCE ON MULTIMEDIA (MM'14)
Abstract
The 2nd ACM International Workshop on Immersive Media Experiences (ImmersiveMe'14) at ACM Multimedia aims at bringing together researchers, students, media producers, service providers and industry players in the emergent area of immersive media experiences, through the exploration of different scenarios, applications, and neighboring fields. This second edition, after a successful first edition at ACM Multimedia 2013, provides a platform for presenting on-going work, to consolidate and tie different research communities working on this engaging area, as well as to point directions for the future.
2014
Autores
Cunha, A; Padua, L; Costa, L; Trigueiros, P;
Publicação
CENTERIS 2014 - CONFERENCE ON ENTERPRISE INFORMATION SYSTEMS / PROJMAN 2014 - INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON PROJECT MANAGEMENT / HCIST 2014 - INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE INFORMATION SYSTEMS AND TECHNOLOGIES
Abstract
Any form of eating disorder is detrimental for health. Having an eating disorder increases the risks for chronic diseases and general morbidity, leading to several health problems such as obesity, hypertension and cardio-vascular diseases. The risk is greater for elderly people, as ageing submits the body to several functional changes that affect health and nutrition conditions. Automatic monitoring systems can help to prevent these risks by supporting people to maintain appropriate eating behaviours. Ageing services based on ICT assistive services are increasing as a result of the awareness of the growing socio-economic relevance of this issue, especially when we consider the rural and very sparsely-populated areas. In order to assess these requirements, systems should be automatic, non-intrusive and low cost. This paper presents an evaluation test of the Microsoft Kinect sensor for monitoring older people's meal intake, with the aim of contributing to the development of an automatic diet monitoring system. (C) 2014 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/).
2014
Autores
Barros, D; Reis, LP; Vasconcelos, R; Faria, BM; Costa, AP;
Publicação
PROCEEDINGS OF THE 2014 9TH IBERIAN CONFERENCE ON INFORMATION SYSTEMS AND TECHNOLOGIES (CISTI 2014)
Abstract
Every year thousands of students apply for access to higher education in Portuguese universities. These students are allocated according to their application, secondary school grades and their preference to distinct establishment-course pairs. Despite official statistics provided by the Ministry of Science, Technology and Higher Education (MCTES), it is not always possible to have the relevant indicators for universities make a good decision concerning courses and vacancies to offer. This study evaluates the factors that influence students in their choice of a pair establishment-course as well as understand the different variables that are related to the same attribution of influence. The study is observational and empirical using questionnaires, with the appropriate statistical analysis. The results showed a relation in greater number among the studied factors and gender. In conclusion the prestige of the institution, employment and intellectual development are the factors most valued by students.
2014
Autores
Vieira, ES; Cabral, JAS; Gomes, JANF;
Publicação
JOURNAL OF INFORMETRICS
Abstract
This paper shows how bibliometric models can be used to assist peers in selecting candidates for academic openings. Several studies have demonstrated that a relationship exists between results from peer-review evaluations and results obtained with certain bibliometric indicators. However, very little has been done to analyse the predictive power of models based on bibliometric indicators. Indicators with high predictive power will be seen as good instruments to support peer evaluations. The goal of this study is to assess the predictive power of a model based on bibliometric indicators for the results of academic openings at the level of Associado and Catedratico at Portuguese universities. Our results suggest that the model can predict the results of peer-review at this level with a reasonable degree of accuracy. This predictive power is better when only the scientific performance is assessed by peers.
2014
Autores
Mota, D; de Carvalho, CV; Reis, LP;
Publicação
2014 IEEE FRONTIERS IN EDUCATION CONFERENCE (FIE)
Abstract
The creation of computer-based design tools to help teachers in designing learning scenarios, more precisely teaching-learning activities, has great importance in education. Those tools are most valuable if enriched with special features as, for example, templates, scripts or wizards used to guide the teacher through the design process. Recommendation mechanisms anchored in solid theoretical achievements are currently a huge challenge in the scientific research. This paper presents a proposal for teaching-learning techniques recommendation supported by an ontological modeling approach. The recommendation aims to assist educators in designing of teaching-learning activities. The recommendation process is part of the ACEM model which integrates an authoring design tool. We propose that the recommendation mechanism will help teachers preparing those activities and improving the use of different learning techniques.
2014
Autores
Costa, DG; Guedes, LA; Vasques, F; Portugal, P;
Publicação
EURASIP JOURNAL ON WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS AND NETWORKING
Abstract
Wireless sensor networks can provide valuable information for a lot of measurement, tracking, surveillance, automation, and general-purpose monitoring applications. Information as humidity, temperature, pressure, infrared images, and noises will be sensed and packetized for distribution over the network, but corruption during transmission may compromise the accuracy of the retrieved information and even put people in danger. In fact, the sensed data may have different relevancies for the applications, altering the impact of packet corruptions. We propose a relevance-based partially reliable transmission approach to provide data delivery with different reliability guaranties, exploiting the relevancies of transmitted data when choosing the proper error recovery service. In this context, some error scenarios are investigated, considering different configurations of error bursts. We expect that the proposed partially reliable transmission mechanism can save energy over the network while assuring acceptable quality for sensing monitoring.
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