User study and integration of assistive technologies for people with cognitive disabilities in their daily life activities
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چکیده
The present article summarizes the doctoral dissertation of Javier Gomez
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عنوان ژورنال:
- JAISE
دوره 7 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2015