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SmartPads: A plug-N-play configurable tangible user interface
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Kluwer Academic Publishers
, 2014 , Article)
One common concern with video games today is the lack of physical activity they demand from the user. The design of games and tangible user interfaces (TUIs) that stimulate players and engage them into fun exercising ...
A quality of experience model for haptic virtual environments
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Association for Computing Machinery
, 2014 , Article)
Haptic-based Virtual Reality (VR) applications have many merits. What is still obscure, from the designer's perspective of these applications, is the experience the users will undergo when they use the VR system. Quality ...
A fuzzy-based adaptive rehabilitation framework for home-based wrist training
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IEEE
, 2014 , Article)
Computer-based rehabilitation systems have emerged as promising assistive tools for effective training and diagnosis and gained popularity in clinical settings. For many patients, home-based rehabilitation can be really ...
Electronic vs Ionic limitations to electrochemical performance in Li4Ti5O12-based organic suspensions for lithium-redox flow batteries
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Electrochemical Society Inc.
, 2014 , Article)
Here, we report the electrochemical response of the LTO/KB anolytes vs. lithium as function of the cycling rate in static mode (i.e. no flow) and using a home-made cell. The KB content was fixed at 3 wt% while the LTO ...
Workplace learning using mobile technology: A case study in the oil and gas industry
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Springer Verlag
, 2014 , Article)
This article presents an innovative project using mobile technology to train workers in the oil and gas industry to develop their communication skills while functioning on the job. The training was delivered on mobile ...
Altmetrics for country-level research assessment
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Springer Verlag
, 2014 , Article)
Changes are occurring in scholarly communication and the geography of science.Policymakersand research funding agencies are looking for ways to measure the comprehensive impact of research and benefit from the research ...
Cost effectiveness of caspofungin vs. voriconazole for empiric therapy in Turkey
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Blackwell Publishing Ltd
, 2014 , Article)
Invasive fungal infections from febrile neutropenia are associated with significant cost and mortality. The mainstay of treatment has been liposomal amphotericin B, however, echinocandins and azoles have shown promise as ...
Fungal and aflatoxin contamination of marketed spices
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Elsevier Ltd
, 2014 , Article)
Fourteen spice samples were collected from local markets in Doha, Qatar, during 2012, and were surveyed for the presence of potentially harmful mycoflora and for contamination with aflatoxins B1, B2, G1, and G2 by ...
TRAF6-mediated ubiquitination of NEMO requires p62/sequestosome-1
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Elsevier Ltd
, 2014 , Article)
The atypical protein kinase C-interacting protein p62/sequestosome-1 (p62) has emerged as a crucial molecule in a variety of cellular functions due to its involvement in various signaling mechanisms. p62 has been implicated ...
Synthesis and cytotoxic activity of MOM-ether analogs of isosteviol
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Elsevier Ltd
, 2014 , Article)
Lung cancer is one of the most common malignancies worldwide. In this Letter, novel MOM-ether analogs of isosteviol were designed and synthesized to be tested for anticancer activities against H1299 lung cancer cell lines. ...