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A pictorial mobile application for improving communication skills in non-verbal autism
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International Association of Online Engineering
, 2015 , Article)
It is estimated that as many as 25 percent of individuals living with autism spectrum disorders are nonverbal. That is, they cannot functionally communicate with others using their voice. Despite that substantial fraction, ...
On the aero acoustic and internal flows structure in a centrifugal compressor with hub side cavity operating at off design condition
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Elsevier
, 2016 , Article)
This paper covers the characterization of the acoustic noise and the unsteady flow field of a high speed centrifugal compressor NASA CC3. In order to accurately predict the noise, all analyses are carried out through the ...
State-of-the-art review on sustainable design and construction of quieter pavements-Part 1: Traffic noise measurement and abatement techniques
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Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)
, 2016 , Article)
Noise pollution due to highway traffic has drawn the attention of transportation agencies worldwide. Noise pollution is an irritant to residents, especially in urban areas near roads with high traffic volume. In addition ...
Illustrate It! An Arabic Multimedia Text-to-Picture m-Learning System
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IEEE
, 2017 , Article)
Multimedia learning is the process of building mental representation from words associated with images. Due to the intuitiveness and vividness of visual illustration, many texts to picture systems have been proposed. ...
Your Behavior Signals Your Reliability: Modeling Crowd Behavioral Traces to Ensure Quality Relevance Annotations
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AAAI Press
, 2018 , Conference Paper)
While peer-agreement and gold checks are well-established methods for ensuring quality in crowdsourced data collection, we explore a relatively new direction for quality control: estimating work quality directly from ...
Potential of ground source heat pump systems in cooling-dominated environments: Residential buildings
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Elsevier
, 2015 , Article)
For countries in the Arabian Peninsula, air conditioning (A/C) systems account for 65% of the energy consumption, all of which comes from fossil fuel. Given the preparation for the 2022 World Cup, which will be held in ...
Comparison between different measures to reduce cooling requirements of residential building in cooling-dominated environment
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Elsevier
, 2014 , Article)
In hot climate region like Arabian Peninsula, air conditioning systems are the major energy consumer. Therefore, there are compelling reasons to study the energy requirements in buildings sector to reduce the energy ...
A study on the design and effectiveness of tactile feedback in sriving simulator
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IEEE Computer Society
, 2014 , Conference Paper)
Driving simulations are widely used to send navigational and warning information to help drivers navigate safely. The traditional approaches are to use visual and auditory channels which can cause sensory overloading. ...
Design of immersive virtual reality system to improve communication skills in individuals with autism
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Kassel University Press GmbH
, 2017 , Article)
Individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) regularly experience situations in which they need to give answers but do not know how to respond; for example, questions related to everyday life activities that are asked ...
Virtual environments for improving construction site safety
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Taylor & Francis
, 2011 , Article)
This paper aims to present a visual simulation technique for improving construction site safety based on virtual construction environments (VCE). Additionally, the paper presents a framework to conduct true ‘what-if’ ...