Multimedia database management has been intensively studied recently due to the rapid growth of multimedia data and the demand of their access over the Internet. The new member of the MPEG (Moving Picture Expert Group) family, called the “Multimedia Content Description Interface” or MPEG-7 in short, will extend the limited capabilities of proprietary solutions in identifying multimedia contents...

INTRODUCTION This study evaluated the impact of a waiting room-administered, low-literacy, computer multimedia diabetes education program on patient self-management and provider intensification of therapy. METHODS In this randomized, controlled trial, 129 participants either viewed a computer multimedia education program (intervention group) or read an educational brochure (control group) whi...

Over the last several years, the integration of multiple media sources into a single information system has become a rapidly developing phenomenon [1,2]. This growing technology, which many refer to as multimedia, merges graphic, audio and video data into a computer-based information retrieval program. Until recently, it has been difficult for people with non-computer science backgrounds to dev...