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Metadata and their impact on processes in Building Information Modeling

Building Information Modeling (BIM) itself contains huge potential, how to increase effectiveness of every project in its all life cycle. It means from initial investment plan through project and building-up activities to long-term usage and property maintenance and finally demolition. Knowledge Management or better say Knowledge Sharing covers two sets of tools, managerial and technological. Manager`s needs are real expectations and desires of final users in terms of how could they benefit from managing long-term projects, covering whole life cycle in terms of sparing investment money and other resources. Technology employed can help BIM processes to support and deliver these benefits to users. How to use this technology for data and metadata collection, storage and sharing, which processes may these new technologies deploy. We will touch how to cover optimized processes proposal for better and smooth support of knowledge sharing within project time-scale, and covering all its life cycle.

A Comparison of Two Different Measures of Precision into Geodetic Deformation Monitoring Networks

Geodetic deformation monitoring networks have to be sufficient in terms of precision, reliability and strength, sensitivity and cost. Hence, before monumenting and gathering survey data, a geodetic network must be designed to meet quality criteria. In general, two ways are used to optimize the design of deformation monitoring scheme. The first group minimizes a scalar precision function of the elements of the variance–covariance matrix for displacements or deformation parameters, and the second group approximates an a priori given an ideal cofactor matrix of parameters called criterion matrix. It should be kept in mind that any precision criterion, whether in the form of scalar functions, or criterion matrices, must satisfy the desires of network users. The goal of the present study was to find a solution for the second-order design problem of deformation geodetic network considering two different measures of precision “conventional method and direct formulation of the criterion matrix from the special user requirements”. A numerical example is presented.

Preferences for technology versus human assistance and control over technology in the performance of kitchen and personal care tasks in baby boomers and older adults

Purpose: Quality of Life technology (QoLT) stresses humans and technology as mutually dependent and aware, working together to improve task performance and quality of life. This study examines preferences for technology versus human assistance and control in the context of QoLT. Method: Data are from a nationally representative, cross-sectional web-based sample of 416 US baby boomers (45–64) and 114 older adults (65+) on preferences for technology versus human assistance and control in the performance of kitchen and personal care tasks. Multinomial logistic regression and ordinary least squares regression were used to determine predictors of these preferences. Results: Respondents were generally accepting of technology assistance but wanted to maintain control over its’ operation. Baby boomers were more likely to prefer technology than older adults, and those with fewer QoLT privacy concerns and who thought they were more likely to need future help were more likely to prefer technology over human assistance and more willing to relinquish control to technology. Conclusions: Results suggest the need for design of person- and context-aware QoLT systems that are responsive to user desires for level of control over operation of the technology. The predictors of these preferences suggest potentially receptive markets for the targeting of QoLT systems.Implications for RehabilitationIn anticipation of potential needs for help with instrumental activities of daily living (IADL) and activities of daily living (ADL), approximately half of US baby boomers and older adults are open to having intelligent, person-aware technology provide assistance. The remainder would prefer human assistance.US baby boomers and older adults are generally not in favor of relinquishing control to the technology when receiving IADL or ADL assistance.Preferences for technology versus human assistance and control over technology vary by socio-demographic, health-related, and technology attitude variables.Intelligent, person-aware quality of life technologies for rehabilitation must be designed to be sensitive to user characteristics and preferences for control over operation of the technology.

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Papers 2 (Mac OS and Windows), $79 Papers for iPad and iPhone, $14.99 Mekentosj B.V. http://www.mekentosj.com/papers To access books, periodicals, articles, or archives once meant seeking out physical objects stored in buildings. Today scholars increasingly utilize digital documents, not only journal articles but also books, dissertations, and even archival materials, downloading them to computers and mobile devices for consultation anytime, anywhere. But if some argue that the strict ontology of the card catalog and the physical library is no longer appropriate for either our interdisciplinary age or our media, a competing organizational system for managing personal digital libraries has yet to emerge.1 Netherlands-based developer Mekentosj’s Papers suite of research products, released for the Mac OS, Windows, and iOS, sets out to address this problem. Taking their cues not from physical or online card catalogs, but rather from Apple’s iTunes media library management software, the desktop and mobile versions of Papers set out to simplify the process of finding, organizing, and reading documents. As with iTunes, one transfers material into Papers by dragging and dropping files or through a built-in search engine that traverses online repositories of articles such as JSTOR or Google Scholar. Executing an online search delivers results as a set of links in the viewer window. Clicking on any of these makes the article’s source website appear in the window: here a user would download an article as if working in a browser; however, upon downloading, the article is immediately archived instead of being sent to a cluttered desktop or download folder. Customized searching of online repositories in Papers is useful, yet most of the databases Mekentosj offers as part of this experience are science- and social science-oriented, betraying Papers’ origins as a tool designed by Alexander Griekspoor and Tom Groothuis when they were doctoral students at the Netherlands Cancer Institute. That Springer Science+Business Media, a company not exactly known for indexing humanities …

Smartphone medication adherence apps: Potential benefits to patients and providers

To provide an overview of medication adherence, discuss the potential for smartphone medication adherence applications (adherence apps) to improve medication nonadherence, evaluate features of adherence apps across operating systems (OSs), and identify future opportunities and barriers facing adherence apps. Medication nonadherence is a common, complex, and costly problem that contributes to poor treatment outcomes and consumes health care resources. Nonadherence is difficult to measure precisely, and interventions to mitigate it have been largely unsuccessful. Using smartphone adherence apps represents a novel approach to improving adherence. This readily available technology offers many features that can be designed to help patients and health care providers improve medication-taking behavior. Currently available apps were identified from the three main smartphone OSs (Apple, Android, and Blackberry). In addition, desirable features for adherence apps were identified and ranked by perceived importance to user desirability using a three-point rating system: 1, modest; 2, moderate; or 3, high. The 10 highest-rated apps were installed and subjected to user testing to assess app attributes using a standard medication regimen. RESULTS 160 adherence apps were identified and ranked. These apps were most prevalent for the Android OS. Adherence apps with advanced functionality were more prevalent on the Apple iPhone OS. Among all apps, MyMedSchedule, MyMeds, and RxmindMe rated the highest because of their basic medication reminder features coupled with their enhanced levels of functionality. Despite being untested, medication apps represent a possible strategy that pharmacists can recommend to nonadherent patients and incorporate into their practice.

Toward Open Knowledge Enabling for Human- Robot Interaction

This paper presents an effort to enable robots to utilize open-source knowledge resources autonomously for human-robot interaction. The main challenges include how to extract knowledge in semi-structured and unstructured natural languages, how to make use of multiple types of knowledge in decision making, and how to identify the knowledge that is missing. A set of techniques for multi-mode natural language processing, integrated decision making, and open knowledge searching is proposed. The OK-KeJia robot prototype is implemented and evaluated, with special attention to two tests on 11,615 user tasks and 467 user desires. The experiments show that the overall performance improves remarkably due to the use of appropriate open knowledge.

任意点で操作可能な多リンクパワーアシストシステムの操作点運動協調化制御

We have proposed a Multi-portal Human Interface (M-HI) as an innovative human interface for power assist systems (PAS). The M-HI allows users to apply the operational force anywhere on the power assist system. Because of that, the effective workspace of the PAS is extended as their end-effecter can be controlled as a user desires. However, when users control the PAS on its intermediate joint, the control point motion is different from the end-effecter motion. This motion affects maneuverability of the PAS. In this paper, we consider the number of links and degrees of freedom on a multi-link manipulator. The relation between the control point motion and maneuverability is analyzed. The operational point motion harmonization (OPMH) is based on this relation. This method enables users to control the PAS with M-HI more accurately.

Comparison of Statistical Packages in Solving Transportation Problems

Most often, Lindo and QAM software are computer packages employed in Solving Transportation problems but the commands for these packages are difficult or not easily modifiable to suit general purpose. In this study we employed Visual Basic programme in Solving Transportation problems, which has the advantage of being modified or edited as the user desires. The application of this method was demonstrated using practical data from Kwara State Transportation Corporation and result compared with Lindo and QAM. We found that Visual Basic has viewer numbers of iteration at the optimal level. Keywords: Lindo,Qam,Packages Transportation and Visual Basic

Power mobility with collision avoidance for older adults: User, caregiver, and prescriber perspectives

Collision avoidance technology has the capacity to facilitate safer mobility among older power mobility users with physical, sensory, and cognitive impairments, thus enabling independence for more users. Little is known about consumers' perceptions of collision avoidance. This article draws on interviews (29 users, 5 caregivers, and 10 prescribers) to examine views on design and utilization of this technology. Data analysis identified three themes: "useful situations or contexts," "technology design issues and real-life application," and "appropriateness of collision avoidance technology for a variety of users." Findings support ongoing development of collision avoidance for older adult users. The majority of participants supported the technology and felt that it might benefit current users and users with visual impairments, but might be unsuitable for people with significant cognitive impairments. Some participants voiced concerns regarding the risk for injury with power mobility use and some identified situations where collision avoidance might be beneficial (driving backward, avoiding dynamic obstacles, negotiating outdoor barriers, and learning power mobility use). Design issues include the need for context awareness, reliability, and user interface specifications. User desire to maintain driving autonomy supports development of collaboratively controlled systems. This research lays the groundwork for future development by illustrating consumer requirements for this technology.

3D 게임에서 '비행' 행위에 대한 사용자의 반응 연구

This research aimed to analyze the way of how flying movement system and background graphic in MMORPG, which provides movement system, influences on users' psychological behavior in order to enhance user's participation and the completion level of 3D game. This research also analyzed the difference between the user's response to the flying movement and other movement structure in game such as things to board, summons, portal, chase, and etc. With this comparative analysis, this study could clarify the characteristics of the user's desire to fly according to the virtual world' topography in game, the necessity of flying movement for fast movement, the dependence of user on flying system, the immersion according to behavior in process of flying, and expression level of virtual world, and etc. The survey through the case research of MMORPG Aion selected for this research showed flying movement system can have suitable quality by applying users' playing time and absorption in flight process, users' impulse following game level, and users' need to fly as a convenience of flying properly.

User-Centric Optimization for Constraint Web Service Composition using a Fuzzyguided Genetic Algorithm System

Service-Oriented Applications (SOA) are being regarded as the main pragmatic solution for distributed environments. In such systems, however each service responds the user request independently, it is essential to compose them for delivering a compound value-added service. Since, there may be a number of compositions to create the requested service, it is important to find one which its properties are close to user's desires and meet some non-functional constraints and optimize criteria such as overall cost or response time. In this paper, a user-centric approach is presented for evaluating the service compositions which attempts to obtain the user desires. This approach uses fuzzy logic in order to inference based on quality criteria ranked by user and Genetic Algorithms to optimize the QoS-aware composition problem. Results show that the Fuzzy-based Genetic algorithm system enables user to participate in the process of web service composition easier and more efficient.

Comparison of empirical and numerical methods in tunnel stability analysis

The stability of a tunnel can be evaluated using mathematical solutions, empirical methods, or numerical modelling. Mathematical solutions are precise methods; however the need to conduct mathematical calculations usually decreases the user's desire to use this method. Empirical methods are based on the experience gathered by researchers in various parts of the world whereas numerical modelling utilises computing power and, using various modelling techniques, can be a precise way of solving very complex problems. In this method the environment and the geometry can be set by the user. This method allows the user to conduct sensitivity analysis. In this article, empirical methods and numerical modelling using UDEC software were used to conduct a stability analysis of the access tunnel at the Shahriar dam crest, which was one of the most important tunnels of this project. In addition, numerical modelling was used to predict the stresses and deformations around the perimeter of the tunnel, and select the most suitable ground support system. The results obtained from both methods were compared for selection of the best suited support system. The results indicated that the empirical methods presented similar results to the results of numerical modelling at the first stages of tunnel design in jointed rocks. Therefore, in the absence of sufficient information for numerical analysis, the results of the empirical method can be used for this project.

Spreadsheet table transformations from examples

Every day, millions of computer end-users need to perform tasks over large, tabular data, yet lack the programming knowledge to do such tasks automatically. In this work, we present an automatic technique that takes from a user an example of how the user needs to transform a table of data, and provides to the user a program that implements the transformation described by the example. In particular, we present a language of programs TableProg that can describe transformations that real users require.We then present an algorithm ProgFromEx that takes an example input and output table, and infers a program in TableProg that implements the transformation described by the example. When the program is applied to the example input, it reproduces the example output. When the program is applied to another, potentially larger, table with a 'similar' layout as the example input table, then the program produces a corresponding table with a layout that is similar to the example output table. A user can apply ProgFromEx interactively, providing multiple small examples to obtain a program that implements the transformation that the user desires. Moreover, ProgFromEx can help identify 'noisy' examples that contain errors.

Games Online dan Katarsis Virtual

Interactivity, digitality, and virtuality are three important aspects of Internet technology, among others. Thanks to its break-through characteristics, internet brings many changes into the lives of people. Due to its accessible features and loads of information, many people’s needs on information, entertainment and social interaction are necessarily answered. One of the most interesting and widely developed features on internet is online game. Online game promises its users the ability to connect with other fellow users in real time. This paper intends to view online game as a second reality, different with the real world we live in. By employing psychoanalysis theory initiated and developed by Sigmund Freud, this paper sees online game as a playing field for human Id (Freudian biological desire), constantly repressed in real world due to its persisting conflict with ego and super ego. Online game commonly perceived as “unreal virtual sphere” facilitates its users to freely conduct certain actions which, in normal and real life, are forbidden, such as killing and raping. Therefore, online game could be perceived as catharsis, or outlet for bestial desire of human being. The hypotheses needs to be proven in this paper is whether sexual and violent character of online game really possess catharsis function to release the biological desire of the users, or, the other way around, namely, repressing the Id. The methodology used in this paper is case study with both observation as well as literature study relevant with online game in question. The authors attempt to observe directly and also conduct interview with ten children in five different internet shop (warnet). The theoretical paradigm used is twofold, namely, catharsis theory and Freudian psychoanalysis. To support the main paradigm used, the authors also use media dependency theory proposed by DeFleur, including, but not limited to, arousal and aggressive cues.
 Kata Kunci : Game online, katarsis, psikoanalisis

Scaling the management values divide

Expanding the social-ecological science of resource management requires resolving some fundamental issues around the scale of management costs and benefits and the associated values and desires of managers and resource users. Interdisciplinary research and its application alone will not solve this problem, as there are more fundamental problems than inclusiveness and cooperation among academic disciplines. Rather, there is a need for a more explicit evaluation and implementation of stakeholder preferences, those most involved in decisions and those most involved in accessing resources (McClanahan, 2011). I believe that the resolution lies more in the political process of identifying these preferences, developing mutual respect, and co-mingling conceptual narratives and associated management actions rather than deconstructing, reinforcing, and polarizing ideological values and world views (Verweij et al., 2006). Institutional and governance design principles are likely to play key roles in increasing the chances of resolving these problems (Ostrom, 1990). Nevertheless, the elements of successful social institutional design may largely reflect the ability of people to effectively communicate, trust one another, and find and implement shared values. I suspect from experience that when dialogues are focused more specifically on preferences and the political process of compromise, then the resolution of management conflicts is likely to be accelerated (McClanahan, 2007, 2010). Many people using common-pool aquatic resources, particularly in poor or developing countries, lean towards cultural tradition and metaphysical or environmentally indeterminate views of causation while more formally educated managers and donors frequently embrace deterministic biophysical views and associated value systems (Schultz, 2000). This is not a simple north–south cultural divide but more likely to be associated with the time spent in formal education systems – seen even among some of the poorest countries, such as those in south-eastern Africa (Figure 1). Consequently, when these two groups are evaluating cause and effect relationships there is frequently a gap in the culture and education that is not easily scaled and results in conflicting interpretations of causation and consequent plans of action. Additionally, the scale question of who benefits from the change and the perceived disparities is often a key problem – as costs and benefits are not shared equally and net benefits accrue at different scales of time and space and individuals associated with those scales (Bene et al., 2009; Cinner et al., 2012). These differences are easily exemplified by the difference between professions associated with managing and using the aquatic environment (Salomon et al., 2011). Fisheries managers will be more focused on annual yields, accepting of longer-term risks, and aim to reduce resources to target reference points where yields are maximized and cost-benefits optimized (Hilborn, 2007). Conservation professionals, on the other hand, are less willing to exceed points where long-term use could create risks that could

What Do Service Users with Bipolar Disorder Want from a Web‐Based Self‐Management Intervention? A Qualitative Focus Group Study

Bipolar disorder (BD) is a chronic and recurrent severe mental health problem. A web-based self-management intervention provides the opportunity to widen access to psychological interventions. This qualitative study aims to identify what an ideal web-based intervention would look like for service users with BD. Twelve service users with BD were recruited in the UK and took part in a series of focus groups to inform and refine the development of a web-based self-management intervention. Reported here is a subset analysis of data gathered with the primary aim of identifying the needs and desires of service users for such an intervention for BD. We analysed service users' responses to questions about content, outcomes, format, barriers and support. Focus groups were transcribed verbatim, and thematic analysis was employed. The data were ordered into four key themes: (1) gaining an awareness of and managing mood swings; (2) not just about managing mood swings: the importance of practical and interpersonal issues; (3) managing living within mood swings without losing the experience; (4) internet is the only format: freely accessible, instant and interactive; (5) professional and peer support to overcome low motivation and procrastination difficulties. The small group of participants are not representative of those living with BD. These findings have significantly enhanced our understanding of what service users with BD want from a web-based self-management intervention and have clear implications for the future development of such approaches. Service users desire a web-based self-management approach that gives them the techniques they need to not only manage their moods but also manage their lives alongside the disorder, including interpersonal and practical issues. Service users describe their primary outcome, not as a cure or reduction in their symptoms, but instead being able to live a fulfilling life alongside their condition. Service users see the internet as their preferred format because of the increased accessibility to evidence-based intervention. Service users discussed the potential barriers to web-based interventions including motivation and procrastination. Effective and acceptable content and low-level support provide potential solutions to these issues.

Evaluation and Selection of Tools for Data Migration from Non-Spatial to Spatially Referenced Software – A Case Study Migration from MySQL to PostgreSQL

Geographic Information Systems and open source software are becoming more and more popular resulting in an increased requirement for data migration from common non spatial software to spatially referenced software. MySQL is a very popular open source Database Management System used by most web developers but without support for spatial referencing. PostgreSQL is an open source software that supports Geographic Information Systems. It is often necessary to migrate data from MySQL to PostgreSQL and it is possible to identify many tools that are capable of executing the desired task. Therefore best available tool should be selected to ensure that the selected tool satisfies the main functionalities expected of the software and capabilities of performing the tasks with user friendly features. This paper describes a systematic methodology adopted to select the best free tool for data migration from MySQL to PostgreSQL using literature and rational judgement incorporating a qualitative ranking system to Migrate the base data. For easy comparison, an Evaluation Score of Tool was defined by calculating the percentage of available functionality when compared with the user desires for satisfaction. After comparing three available tools, Postgres Plus 8.3 free software was identified as the best with a Evaluation Score of Tool value of 76%. The present work identified 3 main and 11 sub database functions together with 4 main and 13 sub components of Graphical User Interface functionality as important parameters for data migration.

Privacy in instant messaging: an impression management model

Instant messaging (IM) has evolved into an important tool for collaborative work. It supports informal near-synchronous communication and fosters awareness of the online presence of one's communication partners. Like all awareness systems, IM runs into concerns regarding privacy. Drawing upon prior literature and exploratory interviews, we postulate a model that posits impression management as an underlying cause for privacy desires of IM users. We verify our hypotheses using linear structural modelling on data from a large online survey of IM users across the US. The model establishes that the desire for privacy in IM arises due to the desire for impression management (both directly, as well as indirectly through the desire for visibility of one's impression to oneself). Based on this model, we suggest that IM systems could support privacy needs of users better by providing them with more knowledge and control over aspects that affect their IM-conveyed impression on others (i.e. by making impression management functionality available). Specifically, to help convey and sustain appropriate impressions on IM contacts, IM systems should allow for increased visibility of one's actions to oneself, facilitate easy comparison of one's practices with those of others, and allow one to view oneself from the perspective of others and to make finer-grained adjustments to IM settings than is possible today.

ENGLISH

As computer usage continues to grow exponentially, the desire of users to use electronic publications(e-publications) has also increased tremendously. This has led to the publication of materials in electronic formas e-publications on both CD-ROMs and web. The electronic book (e-book) is one of the several forms ofe-publications and its popularity has been growing steadily for the past decade. This bibliography providesall references of the published literature on e-books and related technologies in one source so that it will savetime for others in conducting literature searches and reviewing the developments. The information includedin this bibliography is collected systematically from all the published sources in the world such as journalarticles, conference papers, conference proceedings, books, reports and PhD theses on e-books until thelast quarter of 2011. Mainly, it covers e-books, e-books publishing, the impact of e-books on different typesof users, e-book publishing techniques and trends, e-book user interfaces and other technologies related toe-publications. This bibliography will be useful to all researchers conducting research in any areas relatedto e-books and e-book publishing. doi: 10.14429/djlit.32.2.1593

Diabetes technology and the human factor

When developing new technologies for human use the developer should take into consideration not only the efficacy and safety of the technology but also the desire and capabilities of the potential user. Any chronic disease is a challenge for both the patient and his/her caregivers. This statement is especially true in the case of patients with type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) where adherence to therapy is crucial 24 hours a day 365 days a year. No vacation days are possible for the T1DM patient. It is therefore obvious why any new technology which is developed for helping patients cope with the disease should take into consideration the 'human factor' before, during and after the production process starts. There is no doubt that technology has changed the life of patients with T1DM in the last few decades, but despite the availability of new meters, new syringes, new sophisticated insulin pumps and continuous glucose sensors and communication tools, these technologies have not been well utilised by many patients. It is therefore important to understand why the technology is not always utilised and to find new ways to maximise use and benefits from the technology to as many patients as possible. The present chapter will review papers published in the last year where the patient's ability or willingness was an important factor in the success of the technology. We will try to understand why insulin pumps, glucose sensors and self-monitoring of blood glucose (SMBG) are not used enough or appropriately, whether there is a specific group that finds it more difficult than others to adopt new technologies and what can be done to overcome that issue. For this chapter we chose articles from a Public Medicine review of the literature related to human factors affecting the outcome of studies and of user acceptance of continuous glucose monitoring, insulin infusion pump therapy. We also searched the literature in the field of psychology in order to accurately define the problems that the users of technology are facing (such as adherence, quality of life, motivations, executive functioning etc.) Those articles that had the most important contributions to understanding human factors as well as those highlighting the interface between technology and psychology, were chosen for this review, with emphasis on articles that provide insight into future studies and acceptance of emerging technologies for glycemic control.