The paper aims at (i) understanding expressiveness in gestures using computational modeling and (ii) exploit this understanding in artistic applications, where the enhancement of the expressiveness in interactive music/dance/video systems is a major goal. A multi-layered conceptual framework is presented and examples are given of its use in interactive art performances.

An emerging requirement for the evaluation of the rural development policy is the adoption of an objective method accounting for both material and immaterial achievements, and measuring the performance in order to understand the degree of accomplishment of policy objectives. In this paper we propose a Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) approach capable of dealing with economic and social indicator...

Functional validation contributes to check the quality of designs. When applied in early steps of design cycle it will help to detect design errors. If functional validation is good enough, it will detect a large number of design errors. It is necessary to assure the quality of functional validation so a method to measure this quality has been proposed and developed, based on error modelling an...

Fast layup and in-situ consolidation capabilities had allowed thermoplastic tape placement techniques to gain considerable appreciation in aerospace and automobile industries. Extensive research had been carried out side by side in theoretical and experimental aspects to realize a tape placement head for producing components with ideal mechanical properties [1]. Experimental parametric studies ...

The research work proposes a hybrid simulation based approach for efficiency enhancement of a supply chain operating in Calabria (Italy) in the field of pharmaceutical business retail. The supply chain is made up by several and different actors: suppliers, distribution centers, and pharmacies so the optimal supply chain organization is a critical factor for improving systems efficiency and perf...

This paper reports the investigation of the effectiveness of Problem-Based Learning (PBL) within a web-based environment in the delivery of an undergraduate Physics course. The effectiveness was evaluated by comparing the performances and the perceptions of the sample students (n=67) using the web-based PBL and comparing the outcomes with those of the web-based Content-Based Learning (CBL). The...

This work aimed at investigating the performances of different discriminators used in a Delay Lock Loop (DLL) in a multipath environment. A filter based on rake receiver module is proposed to overcome the distorsions caused by reflected rays of the incoming signal. Experimental results confirm the effectiveness of the proposed method.

The emergence of broadband wireless access (BWA) and mobility poses significant challenges to the future telecommunications landscape. Multiple input multiple output (MIMO) is a potential technology that can be used to improve system performances such as coverage, capacity and data rates for broadband wireless networks. Although this technology has proved to be beneficial for both current and f...

Image enhancement has been shown to improve face recognition by visually impaired observers. We conducted three experiments in an effort to refine our understanding of the parameters leading to this effect. In experiment 1 we found that the band of spatial frequencies between 4 and 8 cycles/face is critical for face recognition. In experiment 2 we found that enhancement of these frequencies and...

The effect of single and double-layer anti-reflective coatings on efficiency enhancement of silicon solar cells was investigated. The reflectance of different anti-reflection structures were calculated using the transfer matrix method and then to predict the performance of solar cells coated by these structures, the weighted average reflectance curves were used as an input of a PC1D simulation....