Indoor localization for smartphone users enables applications such as indoor navigation or augmented information services. Indoor localization can be achieved by using camera images to resolve the position based on a precomputed training set of images. This technique is widely known as imagebased localization. In particular, we create a feature cloud from a Structure from Motion (SfM) approach ...

abstract: today, informal settlements have been accepted in the cities and towns as a problem and an urban fact facing urban and regional management in different countries of the world. according to past experiences and the evolutions of today, searching for new and efficient solutions in order to improve the quality of these settlements in line with converting them into a habitable zone of urb...

background : learning in a clinical environment is an inseparable part of a training program in medical education. to evaluate the quality of training in a clinical environment, a comprehensive questionnaire which is adjusted for local purposes is essential. this study was conducted to determine the validity and reliability of activities coaching context (acc)-questionnaire from the perspective...

Clinical learning occurs in the context of a dynamic environment. Learning environment found to be one of the most important factors in determining the success of an effective teaching program. To investigate, from the attending and resident's perspective, factors that may affect student leaning in the educational hospital setting at Shiraz University of Medical Sciences (SUMS). This study comb...

Obtaining reliable and valid data on sensitive questions represents a longstanding challenge for public health, particularly HIV research. To overcome the challenge, we assessed a construal level theory (CLT)-based novel method. The method was previously established and pilot-tested using the Brief Sexual Openness Scale (BSOS). This scale consists of five items assessing attitudes toward premar...

BACKGROUND The sense of home of nursing home residents is a multifactorial phenomenon which is important for the quality of living. This purpose of this study is to investigate the factors influencing the sense of home of older adults residing in the nursing home from the perspective of residents, relatives and care professionals. METHODS A total of 78 participants (n = 24 residents, n = 18 r...

Aims and objectives: To explore any changes in nurses’ skills at communicating with residents with dementia disease when using the validation method, as observed in one-to-one videotaped conversations. Background: Communication difficulties due to cognitive impairment among residents with dementia disease may complicate care situations. Training can improve nurses’ communication skills and incr...