1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910450458203321

Autore

Simpson R. W (Richard Wright), <1840-1912, >

Titolo

Far, far from home : the wartime letters of Dick and Tally Simpson, Third South Carolina Volunteers / / edited by Guy R. Everson and Edward H. Simpson, Jr

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York : , : Oxford University Press, , 1994

ISBN

1-280-65491-0

0-19-535873-2

1-4237-3847-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xxi, 316 pages) : illustrations

Disciplina

973.7457

973.782

Soggetti

Soldiers - South Carolina

Regions & Countries - Americas

United States - General

History & Archaeology

Electronic books.

South Carolina History Civil War, 1861-1865 Personal narratives

United States History Civil War, 1861-1865 Personal narratives, Confederate

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

My feeling of duty urges me to it -- A fight is daily anticipated -- I never slept as cold in my life -- I believe God is with us -- I was in the hottest part of the fight -- Tis a topic which interests me a great deal -- Never did troops fight better than ours -- Remember me kindly to all friends -- It is my mournful duty to communicate to you...

Sommario/riassunto

This is a selection of the wartime letters of Dick and Tally Simpson, two Confederate soldiers, during the American Civil War. It traces their wartime experiences.



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910299202803321

Autore

Issa Tomayess

Titolo

Sustainable Design : HCI, Usability and Environmental Concerns / / by Tomayess Issa, Pedro Isaias

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London : , : Springer London : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2015

ISBN

1-4471-6753-8

Edizione

[1st ed. 2015.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (XII, 181 p. 29 illus., 16 illus. in color.)

Collana

Human-Computer Interaction

Disciplina

004.0286

Soggetti

User interfaces (Computer systems)

Sustainable development

Management

Industrial management

Computer system failures

Technical education

User Interfaces and Human Computer Interaction

Sustainable Development

Innovation/Technology Management

System Performance and Evaluation

Engineering/Technology Education

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.

Nota di contenuto

Preface -- Introduction -- Usability & Human Computer Interaction (HCI) -- User Participation in System Development Process -- Physical, Cognitive and Affective Engineering -- Color, Prototyping and Navigation, Principles and Guidelines Design, Evaluation and Testing; Task Analysis -- Models and Methodologies -- New Participative Methodology for Sustainable Design (NPMSD) -- Future ICTs: Present Trends for Future Developments.

Sommario/riassunto

This book is concerned with the importance of Human Computer Interaction (HCI), Usability, user participants, and Sustainability in the Information Communication Technology (ICT) industry throughout the world. ICT has become a crucial instrument for communication, entertainment, commerce and research and this increased usage is



presenting new environmental and sustainability issues as we try and meet the ever growing needs of both businesses and individuals. Sustainability must become central to the design of new technologies to make a concerted effort to tackle the environmental concerns we face now and for the future. Development frameworks, tools and models are used and explored and the New Participative Methodology for Sustainable Design (NPMSD) is introduced as a way of identifying key factors needed in developing more sustainable systems including new smart technology and portable devices. Additional research will be carried out in the future to assess the sustainable design step using larger, more diverse countries with developed and developing economies to ensure compliance with environmental standards and rules for sustainable systems. Sustainable Design will  be an invaluable resource for students and researchers, designers and business managers who are interested in the human-centred, environmental concerns of sustainable technologies. .