Onsetsu hyoki no kyotsusei ni motozuita Ajia moji nyuryoku intafesu ni kansuru kenkyu

制度:新 ; 報告番号:甲3450号 ; 学位の種類:博士(国際情報通信学) ; 授与年月日:2011/10/26 ; 早大学位記番号:新577

Keystroke Saving in a Language with Highly Transparent Orthography

This paper proposes a pseudo-syllabic soft keyboard for the Croatian language. The orthogonal keyboard layout makes it possible to improve typing efficiency in terms of keystroke saving, and is based on a highly ordered arrangement of pseudo-syllabic keys. The positions of the consonant and vowel graphemes that constitute a pseudo-syllable are used to access it orthogonally and independently each other. This allows the user to input a pseudo-syllable with a lower cognitive load than with non-orthogonal 2-D layouts. Moreover, due to the almost perfect transparency of the language, a pseudo-syllable to be input can be accessed fast and with a reduced cognitive load starting from its phonetic sounds. The results of the present study show that the obtainable keystroke savings are comparable with those scored by word prediction tools with one suggestion, i.e., those requiring only a moderate cognitive load by the user

The Design and Implementation of a Toolkit for the Creation of Virtual Environments

Virtual Reality is a field that is steadily increasing in popularity and interest. New developments in both hardware and software have empowered developers with new devices allowing faster and better quality interaction with virtual environments. However, the emphasis of research in virtual environments has been more concerned with development of new display and input devices, as opposed to the investigation of different methods of interaction that a three-dimensional environment offers. This project designs and implements a three-dimensional, interactive, virtual environment development system upon an existing three-dimensional rendering engine. The aim of the project is to allow users to generate virtual environments with ease through a simple and intuitive user interface. Support for a gesture-based input device has been provided, as well as for more conventional two-dimensional input devices such as the mouse and joystick. By catering for a variety of input devices, various different forms of input have been examined in terms of their strengths and weaknesses. It is through the use of techniques developed throughout this project that designers of virtual environments may go about their work with greater efficiency and simplicity, allowing users to concentrate on the development of the environment, rather than being limited by the tools they possess

Pain and Stress Detection Using Wearable Sensors and Devices—A Review

© 2021 by the authors. Pain is a subjective feeling; it is a sensation that every human being must have experienced all their life. Yet, its mechanism and the way to immune to it is still a question to be answered. This review presents the mechanism and correlation of pain and stress, their assessment and detection approach with medical devices and wearable sensors. Various physiological signals (i.e., heart activity, brain activity, muscle activity, Electrodermal activity, respiratory, blood volume pulse, skin tempera-ture) and behavioral signals are organized for wearables sensors detection. By reviewing the wearable sensors used in the healthcare domain, we hope to find a way for wearable healthcare-monitoring system to be applied on pain and stress detection. Since pain leads to multiple consequences or symptoms such as muscle tension and depression that are stress related, there is a chance to find a new approach for chronic pain detection using daily life sensors or de-vices. Then by integrating modern computing techniques, there is a chance to handle pain and stress management issue.Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST) of Taiwan (grant number: MOST 107-2221-E-155-009-MY2)

Selected solo piano works by contemporary Malaysian and Indonesian composers from 1979 to 2007: An introduction.

The appendices provide an unofficial list of known solo piano works by Malaysian and Indonesian composers, as well as a list of piano works by other composers who have been influenced by the music or culture of the region.The introduction to the document provides background information on the development of art music in Malaysia and Indonesia including a brief look at the challenges of colonialism as it pertains to art music. The review of related literature includes correlated studies and dissertations, as well as relevant books, articles, and Internet sources that have explored similar study in Indonesia, Malaysia, and worldwide.The purpose of the study is to bring attention to contemporary art music for piano by composers from Malaysia and Indonesia that is available to professional performers, students, and teachers for study. Much of this literature has been little known to date and yet is worthy of study.The discussion of each contemporary work includes comments from the composer obtained through a questionnaire and subsequent interviews and emails. Final chapters provide significant composer perceptions and opinions on the state of contemporary music in the two countries, and include observations from other prominent musicians familiar with the regional scene.This study provides an introduction to contemporary solo piano works by seven Malaysian and Indonesian composers. The composers from Malaysia are Chong Kee Yong, Ng Chong Lim, Tazul Tajuddin, and Tan Chee-Hwa. The composers from Indonesia are Slamet Abdul Sjukur, Michael Asmara, and Ananda Sukarlan. Seven solo piano works and three solo piano collections are discussed, all of which have been published, recorded, or premiered at a significant event. The pieces vary in difficulty and style, and they range from highly complex (e.g. Chong's Metamorphosis III) to pedagogical (e.g. Tan's A Child's Garden of Verses) to avant-garde (e.g. Asmara's A Little Piece for Pianoforte). Composer biographies represent a significant part of the study

Case Study: Porting Qt to Windows Runtime

With the abundance of operating system choices available to end-users, particularly for mobile devices, application developers look for ways to cut development time while increasing the portability and maintainability of their source code. One solution to this challenge can be found through use of cross-platform frameworks. Cross-platform frameworks function by abstracting the system-specific details of incompatible platforms into a common programming interface which developers can use to target many different devices and operating systems. This thesis studies the abstraction architecture of Qt, a leading cross-platform C++ graphical user interface framework, with the goal of bringing a new platform, Windows Runtime, to the framework's set of supported targets. Windows Runtime is a collective programming interface for the Microsoft Windows 8 family of operating systems, including Windows 8, Windows Phone 8, and Windows RT. While Qt already supports a range of desktop and mobile operating systems -- including Windows, Mac OSX, Linux/X11, Android, iOS, BlackBerry, and Sailfish -- support for Windows Runtime is a new feature of the framework brought forth by this case study. Current trends in cross-platform frameworks, particularly declarative user interface frameworks with a mobile emphasis, are assessed and compared to Qt's offering, and the implementation of Qt for Windows Runtime is prepared with these trends in mind. The implementation contributes to the open-source Qt Project, with the contributions included in the official Qt 5.3 release. Using the released version of Qt 5.3, a canonical Qt application is ported to the new platform and is certified and published in the Windows Store. Through this porting and publication process, an evaluation of the project's success is constructed within a cross-platform context. The outlook for Windows Runtime as a growing platform is positive, as is the outlook for the uptake of Qt (and cross-platform frameworks in general) within modern device ecosystems. Moving forward, the quality and feature parity of Qt for Windows Runtime (as compared to competing frameworks) is expected to improve as users and open-source contributors make this new offering part of their respective development workflows and software projects

The organ music of Robert Hebble (b.1934)

The purpose of this research project is to provide a stylistic and quasi-theoretical study of Robert Hebble\u27s compositions for organ as a performer\u27s guide. Hebble presently resides in Lake Worth, Florida. He is still composing, accepting commissions, writing articles, playing recitals, and giving workshops.;The organ music of Robert Hebble is a significant contribution to twentieth-century American organ literature. He has composed in various genres, from simple church service music to solo concert pieces. His organ compositions span his entire career and make use of a wide variety of techniques and styles.;Part I provides information about the composer\u27s life. It discusses his background, education, and professional positions.;Part II discusses Hebble\u27s use of the organ in his writing, particularly his use of the American Classic Organ. This section looks at his approach to registrations, use of pedal, improvisation, pianistic devices, and development of his compositional style. It also explores effects idiomatic to the organ of American designers and builders of the mid- to late twentieth century.;Part III presents an overview of Hebble\u27s organ compositions, grouping his organ works into two categories: chorales and free works. Only published works from 1958 to 1999 will be discussed, not unpublished works or arrangements. The circumstances under which each work or collection was written are discussed. His treatment of hymn-tunes and use of accompanimental material is examined. The free works and ensemble pieces demonstrate his formal design and the important structural, motivic, and unifying devices that are used. This study will explore Hebble\u27s use of melodic material, motivic treatment, development, tonality, harmony, contrapuntal procedures, rhythm, and form. There are many charts and musical examples.;Part IV, the conclusion, is a summation of the conclusions of each chapter. These are gathered and extended. It essentially discusses Hebble\u27s approach to organ music and puts him into the context of American organ music in the late twentieth century.;The Appendices include lists of Hebble\u27s complete compositional output, both published and unpublished works. There is a discography of recorded organ works to date. Finally, there are specifications for two representative American organs (ACO) for his organ works