Advertisements contain a variety of visual and verbal signs that have their own meaning. The study aims to investigate more about Multimodal Discourse Analysis related Spider-Man movie posters. To this end, researchers conducted review the relation with interactive participants (audiences) nine (9) posters from superhero "Spider-Man" which are taken Internet Movie Database (IMDb). Method qualit...

Road signs, the main communication media towards the drivers, play a significant role in road safety and traffic control through drivers‟ guidance, warning, and information. However, not all traffic signs are seen by all drivers, which sometimes lead to dangerous situations. In order to manage safer roads, the estimation of the legibility of the road environment is thus of importance for road e...

The timely provision of traffic sign information to drivers is essential for the drivers to respond, to ensure safe driving, and to avoid traffic accidents in a timely manner. We proposed a timely visual recognizability quantitative evaluation method for traffic signs in large-scale transportation environments. To achieve this goal, we first address the concept of a visibility field to reflect ...

The objective of this article is to present the established components with regard to the visual quality and legibility of Isfahan city according to Lynch’s theory. Data was gathered in Isfahan mainly by way of observation and interviews. Additional information was obtained from historical data and urban documents. In the opinion of the citizens, the Zayandehrood River, as a natural urban compo...

We present a method for recognition of isolated Swedish Sign Language signs. The method will be used in a game intended to help children training signing at home, as a complement to training with a teacher. The target group is not primarily deaf children, but children with language disorders. Using sign language as a support in conversation has been shown to greatly stimulate the speech develop...

BACKGROUND/AIMS Visual functions of neurologically impaired children with permanent cerebral visual impairment (CVI) can be difficult to determine. This study investigated the behavioural profile of CVI children by means of ethological observations in order to gain a better understanding of their visual functions. METHODS Video registrations of nine subjects who were unable to undergo more or...