For users to be able to compare performance of different switches, it is important to have a common set of metrics. Examples of several such metrics and their measurements are presented in this paper. These measurements and metrics have impacted standardization efforts in this area. The key distinguishing feature of our effort is its emphasis on frame-level metrics (rather than cell-level metri...

This paper describes the design and construction of new Performance Testing programme that was implemented in Canada in 2008. The Canadian Regulator (Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission – CNSC) had determined that their licensees, in addition to the existing In Vivo and In Vitro performance tests, needed to demonstrate their ability in interpreting bioassay results. The program is administered b...

Less than three decades ago, the ingenuity of engineers was the primary force for improving the quality and reliability of products. Engineers conducted a great deal of performance testing, but they were restricted by slow and deliberate manual processes. Testing done by hand was largely a matter of trial and error, with knowledge accumulated over periods of months and years. It entailed exhaus...

OBJECTIVE To study dietary glycaemic index (GI) and glycaemic load (GL) in association with physical performance in elderly Europeans. DESIGN Cross-sectional and prospective study. Physical performance was measured using the Physical Performance Test (PPT) score on a scale from 0 to 27, where high scores indicate a better physical performance. Habitual diets were measured using diet history i...

Multitouch workstations support direct-touch, bimanual, and multifinger interaction. Previous studies have separately examined the benefits of these three interaction attributes over mouse-based interactions. In contrast, we present an empirical user study that considers these three interaction attributes together for a single task, such that we can quantify and compare the performances of each...

This paper presents a realistic digital oil painting system, specifically targeted at the real-time performance on highly resource constrained portable hardware such as tablets and iPads. To effectively use the limited computing power, we develop an efficient adaptation of the Shallow Water Equations that models all the characteristic properties of oil paint. The pigments are stored in a multi-...

Patents, archived as large collections of semi-structured text documents, contain valuable information about historical trends and current states of R&D fields, as well as performances of single inventors and companies. Specific methods are needed to unlock this information and enable its insightful analysis by investors, executives, funding agencies, and policy makers. In this position paper, ...

OBJECTIVE The purpose of this article is to review balance instruments developed within the past 10 years that can be used in the clinic or home environment. The use of such instruments may assist in identifying older adults who are at risk for falling, a major problem that can result in impaired function and loss of independence. METHOD Six instruments were reviewed: the Berg Balance Scale (...