In the field of natural argumentation and computer persuasion, there has not been any clear definition of the persuasiveness of a system trying to influence the user. In this paper, we describe a general evaluation task that can be instantiated on a number of domains to evaluate the beliefs change of participants. Through the use of a ranking task, we can measure the participant’s change of bel...

purpose – this paper aims to describe the role of public libraries in bridging the digital divide. the paper firstly reviews the existing literature body in this area and then suggests a number of practical solutions. digital divide is a concept which appears in the area of information and communication technology (ict) since 1990 and refers to the existing inequality in accessing to ict among ...

Complete List of Authors: Huang, Gang; Huazhong University of Science & Technology, State Key Laboratory of Digital Manufacturing Equipment & Technology Li, Jinhang; Huazhong University of Science & Technology, Department of Industrial Engineering Yuan, Xiaodong; Huazhong University of Science & Technology, Department of Industrial Engineering Gao, Liang; Huazhong University of Science & Techno...

Developing preservation processes for a trusted digital repository will require the integration of new methods, policies, standards, and technologies. Digital repositories should be able to preserve electronic materials for periods at least comparable to existing preservation methods. Modern computing technology in general is barely fifty years old and few of us have seen or used digital object...

OBJECTIVE Digital technologies offer new platforms for health promotion and disease management. Few studies have evaluated the use of digital technology among families receiving care in an urban pediatric primary care setting. METHODS A self-administered survey was given to a convenience sample of caregivers bringing their children to 2 urban pediatric primary care centers in spring 2012. The...

This paper reviewed and prospected the application of digital human technology in the discipline of sports medicine. Through using the combining method of retrospective research and prospective analysis, the author summarized the basic theory and method of digital human technology, current condition in recent years, developing trend and application in sports medicine discipline. The result show...

The word "compression" has become very fascinating now days and is being linked with digital technology in general. The advent of digital technology and incorporation of its enhanced capabilities into field of TV technology made the "compression" quite mysterious. It is not only digital domain where recently the compression techniques have started being applied. It is applicable to analog domai...