Recently there has been increasing research into mobile physiological sensing devices to explore the benefits in the areas of monitoring health and well-being. However, previous works have mainly focused on functionality, and less so on affective shape, comfort use, and stable sensing. In this work, we propose a stone-type physiological sensing device for general users, rather than professional...

This work introduces AmIVital, a Spanish project which aims to provide a platform that meets the bases of AAL (Ambient Assisted Living) and facilitates the development of applications and business models for an emerging sector. AmIVital focuses on social needs of first order, and presents the work undertaken in developing the mobile platform. This platform creates a digital personal environment...

This video presents the Hello.Wall artefact in a mixedmedia set-up to support spontaneous, informal encounters in two remote lounge spaces of a distributed team. The Hello.Walls are used as awareness tools to know more about the remote team’s state and at the same time as a tool to smoothen transitions to place-based video communication among the remote teams’ members. This connecting-remote-te...

Ambient intelligence has been gaining a lot of momentum in recent years due to the unprecedented potential it can bring by achieving a ubiquitous, inconspicuous, and interconnected technological surroundings that are sensitive, adaptive, and responsive to the presence of humans. Multimedia management including its creation, annotation, storage, sharing, retrieval and delivery in such a distribu...

T-curves are piecewise linear curves which have been used with success since the beginning of the 1990’s to construct new real algebraic curves with prescribed topology mainly on the real projective plane (see [11,7,3]). In fact T-curves can be used on any real projective toric surface. We generalize here the construction of the latter by departing from non-convex polygons and we get ambient su...

Background: The objective of this study was to investigate the effect of high and moderate summer ambient temperatures on testicular structures and endocrine profile of developing ram lambs. Materials and Methods: Twenty fall-born ramlambswere randomly divided into two groups: animalswere kept outdoor (n=10) under ambient temperature (31-50°C) or maintained indoor (26-32°C) from May to October ...

Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHS) have been determined in the atmosphere of Isfahan, Iran. Airborne particulate matter was sampled using a high-volume air sampler at roof-top level (~6m). Extraction of PAHS from airborne particulate matter has been performed using SFE system and the relationship between the extraction temperature and the recovery of PAHS</su...

background: high consumption of nonalcoholic beverages is one of the causes of dental erosion. annual consumption of beverages in iran is 48 lpcy (lit per capita per year) that is equal to 144 bottles per capita in year and is relatively a high rate. taking this into consideration, the present study was planned to determine the ph and fluoride content of beverages consumed in kerman, south east...

Owing to the complexity of Ambient Assisted Living (AAL) systems and platforms, the evaluation of AAL solutions is a complex task that will challenge researchers foryears to come. However, the analysis and comparison of proposed solutions is paramountto enable us to assess research results in this área. We have thus organized an international contest callee! EvAAL: Evaluating AAL Systems Throug...