MagicBoard: A Contribution to an Intelligent Office Environment

. In this paper we describe an augmented reality tool for collaborative work called the MagicBoard. The MagicBoard is based on a ordinary white board which has been enhanced by a video projector and a steerable camera. A supervisor coordinates the cooperation of several modules including gesture recognition, finger tracking and white board scanning for digitalisation of the content. The gesture recognition module uses an approach based on local spatio-temporal appearance of activities. The tracking module is designed for use with cluttered backgrounds and changing lighting conditions. The white board scanner eliminates global luminosity differences by adaptive thresholding and the result can serve to digitize the content of the board. The supervisor is based on a rule based architecture and is easy extendable. The selected modules fit together to a compact system, that largely increases the functionality of a white board and make it an useful tool in the future office environments. 1 ..

MagicBoard: A Contribution to an Intelligent Office Environment

. In this paper we describe an augmented reality tool for collaborative work called the MagicBoard. The MagicBoard is based on a ordinary white board which has been enhanced by a video projector and a steerable camera. A supervisor coordinates the cooperation of several modules including gesture recognition, finger tracking and white board scanning for digitalisation of the content. The gesture recognition module uses an approach based on local spatio-temporal appearance of activities. The tracking module is designed for use with cluttered backgrounds and changing lighting conditions. The white board scanner eliminates global luminosity differences by adaptive thresholding and the result can serve to digitize the content of the board. The supervisor is based on a rule based architecture and is easy extendable. The selected modules fit together to a compact system, that largely increases the functionality of a white board and make it an useful tool in the future office environments. 1 I..

Project Report as a Genre

Projektu vadība ir iefiltrējusies daudzās biznesa jomās, tomēr projektu pārskats kā žanrs nav bijis pilnvērtīgi izpētīts. Šī pētījuma mērķis bija izpētīt projektu pārskatu žanru veicot retorisko posmu un soļu analīzi un apskatot laika aspektu formas katrā retoriskajā posmā. Lai sasniegtu izvirzīto mērķi, tika veikta žanra analīze korpusam, kurš sastāvēja no 50 nejauši izvēlētiem projektu pārskatiem no Kopienas Pētniecības un attīstības informācijas dienesta (Community Research and Development Informative Service) (CORDIS) datubāzes. Empīriskās analīzes rezultāti liecināja, ka projektu pārskatu retoriskā uzbūve sastāv no četriem retoriskajiem posmiem un katrs retoriskais posms ir izpildīts ar vairāku soļu palīdzību. Tika noskaidrots, ka retoriskā struktūra ir konsekventa lielākajā daļā CORDIS datubāzē atrodamajos projektu pārskatos. Tika arī atklāts, ka darbības vārdu laiku lietojums lielā mērā ir atkarīgs no attiecīgā retoriskā posma komunikatīvā mērķa. Tika secināts, ka ir svarīgi ievērot žanra retoriskās un leksiski gramatiskās struktūras standartus, lai izveidotu veiksmīgu projektu pārskatu, kurš ir raksturīgs žanram.Project management has infiltrated many business domains, however, project report as a genre has not been thoroughly investigated. The aim of the present research was to explore the genre of project reports by conducting structural move analysis and examining the tense-aspect forms pertinent to each move. In order to achieve this aim, genre analysis was done by analyzing the corpus of 50 randomly chosen project reports from Community Research and Development Informative Service (CORDIS) database. The results of the empirical analysis showed that the rhetorical structure of project reports consists of four moves, and each move is accomplished by several steps. It was determined that the rhetorical structure of project reports is consistent across the majority of the reports within CORDIS database. Additionally, it was found out that the use of the tense-aspect forms to a great degree depends on the communicative aim of the respective move. It was concluded that it is essential to follow the standards of rhetorical and lexico-grammatical structure of the genre to develop a successful project report as it is a conventional genre

Agreement for depression diagnosis between DSM-IV-TR criteria, three validated scales, oncologist assessment, and psychiatric clinical interview in elderly patients with advanced ovarian cancer

International audienceBACKGROUND: Depression, a major outcome in cancer patients, is often evaluated by physicians relying on their clinical impressions rather than patient self-report. Our aim was to assess agreement between patient self-reported depression, oncologist assessment (OA), and psychiatric clinical interview (PCI) in elderly patients with advanced ovarian cancer (AOC). METHODS: This analysis was a secondary endpoint of the Elderly Women AOC Trial 3 (EWOT3), designed to assess the impact of geriatric covariates, notably depression, on survival in patients older than 70 years of age. Depression was assessed using the Geriatric Depression Scale-30 (GDS), the Hospital Anxiety Depression Scale, the distress thermometer, the mood thermometer, and OA. The interview guide for PCI was constructed from three validated scales: the GDS, the Hamilton Depression Rating Scale, and the Montgomery Asberg Depression Rating Scale (MADRS). The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, fourth edition, revised (DSM) criteria for depression were used as a gold standard. RESULTS: Out of 109 patients enrolled at 21 centers, 99 (91%) completed all the assessments. Patient characteristics were: mean age 78, performance status \textgreater/=2: 47 (47%). Thirty six patients (36%) were identified as depressed by the PCI versus 15 (15%) identified by DSM. We found moderate agreement for depression identification between DSM and GDS (kappa=0.508) and PCI (kappa=0.431) and high agreement with MADRS (kappa=0.663). We found low or no agreement between DSM with the other assessment strategies, including OA (kappa=-0.043). Identification according to OA (yes/no) resulted in a false-negative rate of 87%. As a screening tool, GDS had the best sensitivity and specificity (94% and 80%, respectively). CONCLUSION: The use of validated tools, such as GDS, and collaboration between psychologists and oncologists are warranted to better identify emotional disorders in elderly women with AOC

Agreement for depression diagnosis between DSM-IV-TR criteria, three validated scales, oncologist assessment, and psychiatric clinical interview in elderly patients with advanced ovarian cancer

Wadih Rhondali,1 Gilles Freyer,2 Virginie Adam,3 Marilène Filbet,4 Martine Derzelle,5 Gaelle Abgrall-Barbry,6 Sophie Bourcelot,7 Jean-Louis Machavoine,8 Muriel Chomat-Neyraud,9 Olivier Gisserot,10 Rémi Largillier,11 Annick Le Rol,12 Frank Priou,13 Pierre Saltel,14 Claire Falandry15 1Clinique Mon Repos, Clinea, Marseille, France; 2Medical Oncology Unit, Centre Hospitalier Lyon Sud, Université Lyon 1, Pierre-Benite, France; 3Institut de Cancérologie de Lorraine Alexis Vautrin, Vandoeuvre-lès-Nancy, France; 4Palliative Unit, Centre Hospitalier Lyon Sud, Université Lyon 1, Pierre-Benite, France; 5Institut Jean Godinot, Reims, France; 6Tenon Hospital, Assistance Publique Hôpitaux de Paris, Paris, France; 7Centre Léon Bérard, Lyon, France; 8Centre François Baclesse, Caen, France; 9Centre Hospitalier de la région d’Annecy, Pringy, France; 10Hôpital d’Instruction des Armées Sainte-Anne, Toulon, France; 11Centre Azuréen de Cancérologie, Mougins, France; 12Medical Oncology, Hôpital Perpétuel Secours, Levallois-Perret, France; 13Medical Oncology, Centre Hospitalier Départemental Les Oudairies, La Roche-sur-Yon, France; 14Supportive Care Department, Centre Léon Bérard, Lyon, France; 15Geriatrics and Oncology Unit, Centre Hospitalier Lyon Sud, Université Lyon 1, Pierre-Bénite, France Background: Depression, a major outcome in cancer patients, is often evaluated by physicians relying on their clinical impressions rather than patient self-report. Our aim was to assess agreement between patient self-reported depression, oncologist assessment (OA), and psychiatric clinical interview (PCI) in elderly patients with advanced ovarian cancer (AOC).Methods: This analysis was a secondary endpoint of the Elderly Women AOC Trial 3 (EWOT3), designed to assess the impact of geriatric covariates, notably depression, on survival in patients older than 70 years of age. Depression was assessed using the Geriatric Depression Scale-30 (GDS), the Hospital Anxiety Depression Scale, the distress thermometer, the mood thermometer, and OA. The interview guide for PCI was constructed from three validated scales: the GDS, the Hamilton Depression Rating Scale, and the Montgomery Asberg Depression Rating Scale (MADRS). The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, fourth edition, revised (DSM) criteria for depression were used as a gold standard.Results: Out of 109 patients enrolled at 21 centers, 99 (91%) completed all the assessments. Patient characteristics were: mean age 78, performance status ≥2: 47 (47%). Thirty six patients (36%) were identified as depressed by the PCI versus 15 (15%) identified by DSM. We found moderate agreement for depression identification between DSM and GDS (κ=0.508) and PCI (κ=0.431) and high agreement with MADRS (κ=0.663). We found low or no agreement between DSM with the other assessment strategies, including OA (κ=-0.043). Identification according to OA (yes/no) resulted in a false-negative rate of 87%. As a screening tool, GDS had the best sensitivity and specificity (94% and 80%, respectively).Conclusion: The use of validated tools, such as GDS, and collaboration between psychologists and oncologists are warranted to better identify emotional disorders in elderly women with AOC. Keywords: depression, elderly, cancer, screening, geriatric assessmen