13360nam 22008535 450 99646644800331620200629200754.03-319-26005-710.1007/978-3-319-26005-1(CKB)4340000000001192(SSID)ssj0001584840(PQKBManifestationID)16265108(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001584840(PQKBWorkID)14865828(PQKB)11114226(DE-He213)978-3-319-26005-1(MiAaPQ)EBC5587143(Au-PeEL)EBL5587143(OCoLC)932170182(PPN)190529342(EXLCZ)99434000000000119220151031d2015 u| 0engurnn#008mamaatxtccrAmbient Intelligence[electronic resource] 12th European Conference, AmI 2015, Athens, Greece, November 11-13, 2015, Proceedings /edited by Boris De Ruyter, Achilles Kameas, Periklis Chatzimisios, Irene Mavrommati1st ed. 2015.Cham :Springer International Publishing :Imprint: Springer,2015.1 online resource (XIII, 372 p. 137 illus. in color.)Information Systems and Applications, incl. Internet/Web, and HCI ;9425Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph3-319-26004-9 Intro -- Preface -- Organization -- Contents -- An Ecological View of Smart Home Technologies -- Abstract -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Domotics as Home Automation -- 3 The Ecology of the Smart Home -- 3.1 A Smart Home Is not a HaaS -- 3.2 Traditional Home Services -- 3.3 The Smart Home as an Inside-Out Autonomous Robot -- 4 Intelligent Services for the Smart Home -- 4.1 Tool Services -- 4.2 Housekeeping Services -- 4.3 Advisor Services -- 4.4 Media Services -- 4.5 Categories of Service Are Based on Interaction -- 5 Qualities and Show Stoppers for Smart Home Services -- 5.1 Controllability -- 5.2 Reliability and Maintainability -- 5.3 Usability -- 5.4 Durability -- 5.5 Security, Privacy and Trustworthiness -- 6 Concluding Remarks -- References -- Modeling and Assessing Young Children Abilities and Development in Ambient Intelligence -- Abstract -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Related Work -- 2.1 Modelling User Abilities and Performance in Ambient Intelligence -- 2.2 Software Assessment Tools -- 3 Background -- 3.1 Play and Its Contribution to Child's Development -- 3.2 Knowledge Models and Assessment Tools -- 4 The BEAN Framework -- 4.1 Bean Model: A Knowledge-Based Data Model -- 4.2 Reasoning Mechanism -- 4.3 Reporting Facilities -- 5 A Case Study: The Tower Game -- 6 Conclusions and Future Work -- Acknowledgments -- References -- Augmented Home Inventories -- Abstract -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Home Inventories: A Brief History -- 3 New Household Items -- 4 Emerging Home Entities and Societies -- 5 Challenging the Home Inventory -- 6 Conclusions -- References -- Ambient Intelligence from Senior Citizens' Perspectives: Understanding Privacy Concerns, Technology Acceptance, and Expectations -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Related Work -- 3 Methods -- 3.1 Sample -- 3.2 Questionnaire Design -- 4 Results -- 4.1 Importance of Ambient Intelligence Features.4.2 Acceptable System Limitations -- 4.3 Fears Associated with the Use of Ambient Intelligence Technologies -- 4.4 Detailed Feature Comparison -- 4.5 Comparison of Four Ambient Intelligence System Types -- 5 Discussion and Summary -- 5.1 Limitations -- 5.2 Main Findings -- 6 Summary -- References -- Person Identification by Analyzing Door Accelerations in Time and Frequency Domain -- Abstract -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Background -- 2.1 Physics and Acceleration Signal Description -- 2.2 Related Work -- 3 Time Domain Identification -- 3.1 Feature-Based Identification -- 3.2 Signal-Based Identification -- 4 Frequency Domain Identification -- 4.1 Feature-Based Identification -- 4.2 Signal-Based Identification -- 5 Experiments -- 5.1 Time Domain -- 5.2 Frequency Domain -- 5.3 Combining the Time and Frequency Domain Methods -- 6 Conclusions -- Acknowledgements -- References -- Design Factors for Flexible Capacitive Sensors in Ambient Intelligence -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Related Work -- 3 Evaluating Flexible Capacitive Sensors -- 4 Electrode Material Evaluation -- 4.1 Measurement Setup -- 4.2 Electrode Materials -- 5 Results -- 5.1 Self Capacitance Measurements -- 5.2 Mutual Capacitance Measurements -- 6 Design Factors -- 6.1 On Materials -- 6.2 On Size -- 6.3 On Modes -- 6.4 Designing Applications -- 7 Conclusion and Outlook -- References -- Knowledge vs. Support -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Related Work -- 2.1 Concepts of Privacy -- 2.2 General Model of Ambient Intelligence -- 2.3 Qualitative Framework for Environmental Modelling -- 3 Formalizing Ambient Intelligence -- 4 Approaching a Benchmark -- 4.1 The Spatial Interaction Lab -- 4.2 Example Scenario Description -- 4.3 The Gold Standard -- 4.4 Evaluation of Prototypical Systems -- 5 Summary and Future Work -- References -- Lighten Up! --- An Ambient Light Progress Bar Using Individually Controllable LEDs.1 Introduction -- 2 Related Work -- 3 Lighten Up -- 4 Exploring the Design Space -- 4.1 Methodology -- 4.2 Design -- 4.3 Apparatus -- 4.4 Participants -- 4.5 Procedure -- 4.6 Results -- 4.7 Conclusion -- 5 Evaluating Against the State-of-the-Art -- 5.1 Methodology -- 5.2 Design -- 5.3 Apparatus -- 5.4 Participants -- 5.5 Procedure -- 6 Results -- 6.1 Quantitative Results -- 6.2 Qualitative Results -- 6.3 Comments and Observations -- 6.4 Discussion -- 7 Conclusions -- References -- Use of Self-Reporting Questionnaires to Evaluate Augmented Paper Maps for Group Navigation -- Abstract -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Related Work -- 3 HoloPlane Interface -- 4 Evaluation -- 5 Discussion and Future Work -- References -- The Interactive-Token Approach to Board Games -- Abstract -- 1 Introduction -- 2 State of the Art -- 2.1 Stationary Interactive Surfaces -- 2.2 Mobile Interactive Surfaces -- 3 The Interactive-Token Approach to Board Games -- 3.1 Shifting Perspective -- 3.2 Architectural View of Interactive-Token Board Games -- 3.3 Theory Grounding -- 3.4 Key Design Constructs -- 4 Applying the Interactive-Token Approach -- 4.1 Don't Panic Game Dynamics and Rules -- 4.2 Design of Tokens, and Board Constraints -- 4.3 Design of Spatial Configurations -- 4.4 Mapping Valid Interaction Events to Game Dynamics -- 5 Technologies and Tools for Implementation -- 5.1 The Game Engine -- 5.2 Tokens Handlers -- 6 Evaluation -- 7 Discussion -- 8 Conclusions and Future Work -- References -- Why Should I Use This? Identifying Incentives for Using AAL Technologies -- Abstract -- 1 Introduction -- 1.1 AAL Technologies -- 1.2 Theories of User Acceptance and AAL Technologies -- 1.3 Social Cognitive Theory -- 2 Method -- 2.1 AAL Joint Programme -- 2.2 Sample -- 2.3 Data Extraction and Coding -- 3 Results -- 3.1 General Characteristics of the Analyzed Projects.3.2 Incentives for Using AAL Technologies -- 3.3 Social Incentives -- 3.4 Health and Safety Incentives -- 3.5 Activity Incentives -- 3.6 Novel Sensory Incentives -- 3.7 Status Incentives -- 3.8 Self-reactive Incentives -- 4 Conclusion and Discussions -- Acknowledgements -- Appendix A: General Characteristics of the Analyzed Projects -- References -- The SOCIAL Project -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Related Work -- 2.1 Sociological and Psychological Background -- 2.2 Implicit and Explicit Communication -- 2.3 Ambient Intelligence and Related Projects -- 3 The Big Picture of SOCIAL -- 4 Detection of Situations -- 5 A Pilot Study on Awareness -- 5.1 Setup and Method of the Study -- 5.2 Preliminary Results -- 6 Summary and Future Work -- References -- Smart Tales: An Awareness Game for Ambient Assisted Living -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Related Work -- 3 Smart Tales -- 3.1 Game Purpose -- 3.2 Game Design -- 4 Evaluation -- 4.1 Learning -- 4.2 Engagement -- 5 Discussion and Future Directions -- References -- Context Recognition: Towards Automatic Query Generation -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Context Recognition -- 3 Knowledge Representation Model -- 3.1 Static Knowledge -- 3.2 Dynamic Knowledge -- 4 Applications of the Knowledge Model -- 4.1 Application I: Query Generation for CR -- 4.2 Application II: Monitoring System -- 5 Discussion and Future Work -- References -- Continuous Gait Velocity Analysis Using Ambient Sensors in a Smart Home -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Related Work -- 3 Sensor Data -- 4 Approach -- 4.1 Challenges -- 4.2 Features -- 4.3 Model -- 5 Experiments -- 5.1 Objectives -- 5.2 Sensor Data and Annotation -- 6 Results -- 6.1 Experiment 1: Effect of the Rest Time -- 6.2 Experiment 2: Modelling Trajectory Length -- 6.3 Experiment 3: Occasional Versus Continuous Measurement of the Gait Velocity -- 7 Conclusion -- References.ExerSeat - Sensor-Supported Exercise System for Ergonomic Microbreaks -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Related Works -- 2.1 New Ways of Working -- 2.2 Posture Sensing -- 2.3 Smart Furniture -- 3 Posture Recognition Using a Capacitive Chair -- 4 ExerSeat Microbreak Training -- 4.1 Modeling of Posture Based Exercises -- 4.2 Triggering of Training Programs -- 5 Prototype -- 5.1 Training Application -- 6 System Piloting -- 6.1 Training Results -- 6.2 SUS Usability Results -- 6.3 Questionnaire Results -- 7 Discussion -- 8 Conclusion -- References -- Persuasion Through an Ambient Device: Proof of Concept and Early Evaluation of CRegrette, a Smoking Cessation System -- 1 Research Problem -- 2 State of the Art -- 2.1 Robert Cialdini's Persuasive Principles -- 2.2 Transtheoretical Model (TTM) -- 2.3 Fogg's Behaviour Model (FBM) -- 3 The CRegrette Vision -- 3.1 Characterization on the Fogg Model -- 3.2 Inspiring Approaches and Related Works -- 4 The CRegrette Persuasive Ambient System -- 4.1 Application -- 4.2 Ambient Device -- 5 CRegrette Experimentations -- 5.1 Experiment 1: Self Monitoring and Mirroring -- 5.2 Experiment 2: Notification and Statistics -- 5.3 Experiment 3: Facilitator by Electronic Device -- 6 Conclusion and Perspectives -- 6.1 Experiments Findings -- 6.2 Design Strategies and Perspectives -- References -- Hidden Fatigue Detection for a Desk Worker Using Clustering of Successive Tasks -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Periodic Short Time Monitoring -- 3 Hidden Fatigue Detection -- 4 Proposed Method -- 4.1 Approach -- 4.2 Prior Knowledge About Feature Vector -- 4.3 Clustering of Task Parameters -- 4.4 Anomaly Detection with Respect to Clusters -- 5 Experiments -- 5.1 Experimental Setting -- 5.2 Results -- 6 Related Works -- 7 Conclusions -- A ELLA -- B BIRCH -- References -- Data-Analytics Based Coaching Towards Behavior Change for Dental Hygiene.1 Introduction.This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 12th European Conference on Ambient Intelligence, AmI 2015, held in Athens, Greece, in November 2015. The 21 revised full papers presented together with 5 short papers were carefully reviewed and selected from 48 submissions. Over the past 20 years, the vision of Ambient Intelligence has gradually materialized into a plethora of technologies and devices, which are being introduced into almost every aspect of everyday life, thus affecting our abilities, activities, behavior and in the end,shaping a new way of thinking.Information Systems and Applications, incl. Internet/Web, and HCI ;9425Application softwareArtificial intelligenceUser interfaces (Computer systems)Computers and civilizationInformation storage and retrievalInformation Systems Applications (incl. Internet)https://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/I18040Artificial Intelligencehttps://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/I21000User Interfaces and Human Computer Interactionhttps://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/I18067Computers and Societyhttps://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/I24040Information Storage and Retrievalhttps://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/I18032Application software.Artificial intelligence.User interfaces (Computer systems).Computers and civilization.Information storage and retrieval.Information Systems Applications (incl. Internet).Artificial Intelligence.User Interfaces and Human Computer Interaction.Computers and Society.Information Storage and Retrieval.005.7De Ruyter Borisedthttp://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edtKameas Achillesedthttp://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edtChatzimisios Periklisedthttp://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edtMavrommati Ireneedthttp://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edtMiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK996466448003316Ambient Intelligence772024UNISA04500nam 2201009 450 991082152740332120230803221534.00-520-95913-210.1525/9780520959132(CKB)2550000001317762(EBL)1711043(OCoLC)881570964(SSID)ssj0001225923(PQKBManifestationID)12454670(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001225923(PQKBWorkID)11270390(PQKB)10289099(MiAaPQ)EBC1711043(DE-B1597)519504(OCoLC)881509758(DE-B1597)9780520959132(Au-PeEL)EBL1711043(CaPaEBR)ebr10883340(CaONFJC)MIL619088(EXLCZ)99255000000131776220140624h20142014 uy 0engur|n#---|u||utxtccrAgrarian dreams the paradox of organic farming in California /Julie GuthmanSecond edition.Oakland, California :University of California Press,2014.©20141 online resource (329 p.)California Studies in Critical Human Geography ;11Description based upon print version of record.0-520-27746-5 1-306-87837-3 Includes bibliographical references and index.Front matter --Contents --Tables --Abbreviations --Preface to the Second Edition --Acknowledgments --1. Agrarian Dreams --2. Finding the Way: Roads to Organic Production --3. Organic Farming: Ideal Practices and Practical Ideals --4. California Dreaming: California's Agro-Industrial Legacy --5. Organic Sediment: A Geography of Organic Production --6. Conventionalizing Organic: From Social Movement to Industry via Regulation --7. Organic Regulation Ramified --8. California Organics, Fifteen Years On --9. The Agrarian Answer? --Appendix --Notes --Glossary --References --IndexIn this groundbreaking study of organic farming, Julie Guthman challenges accepted wisdom about organic food and agriculture in the Golden State. Many continue to believe that small-scale organic farming is the answer to our environmental and health problems, but Guthman refutes popular portrayals that pit "small organic" against "big organic" and offers an alternative analysis that underscores the limits of an organic label as a pathway to transforming agriculture. This second edition includes a thorough investigation of the federal organic program, a discussion of how the certification arena has continued to grow and change since its implementation, and an up-to-date guide to the structure of the organic farming sector. Agrarian Dreams delivers an indispensable examination of organic farming in California and will appeal to readers in a variety of areas, including food studies, agriculture, environmental studies, anthropology, sociology, geography, and history.California studies in critical human geography ;11.Organic farmingCaliforniaagriculture.american agriculture.anthropology.big organic.business and industry.california.californian agriculture.career.economics.environmental problems.environmental studies.farmers and farming.farming.federal government.federal organic program.food studies.food.geography.golden state.health problems.history.organic agriculture.organic certification.organic farming.organic food.organic label.politics.small organic.small scale organic farming.sociology.transforming agriculture.Organic farming635/.048409794ZA 55383rvkGuthman Julie1626329MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910821527403321Agrarian dreams4109444UNINA03446nam 2200589 a 450 991069704980332120241107095543.0(CKB)5470000002384404(OCoLC)609418892(ODN)ODN0000978518(EXLCZ)99547000000238440420100426d2009 ua 0engurmn|||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierBricks, sand, and marble U.S. Army Corps of Engineers construction in the Mediterranean and Middle East, 1947-1991 /by Robert P. Grathwol, Donita M. MoorhusUnion Center of Military History, U.S. Army2012Washington, D.C. :Center of Military History, Corps of Engineers, U.S. Army :[For sale by the Supt. of Docs., U.S. G.P.O.],2009.1 online resource (xxi, 672 pages) illustrations, mapsU.S. Army in the Cold WarCMH pub ;45-2Title from PDF title screen (Army.mil, viewed Apr. 23, 2010).Includes bibliographical references.pt. 1. The Mediterranean and the origins of the Cold War -- Army engineers in the Mediterranean, 1942-1952 -- The Moroccan air-base Program, 1950-1954 -- Shifting the locus of work, 1952-1957 -- pt. 2. The Mediterranean Division in Italy, 1957-1972 -- Headquarters and the southern district, 1957-1960 -- The Trans-East and Gulf districts, 1958-1960 -- The Gulf district, 1961-1967 -- The Mediterranean Division, 1961-1966 -- Developing the Saudi Arabian programs, 1967-1972 -- pt. 3. Army engineers in Saudi Arabia, 1972-1988 -- New programs and organizational changes, 1972-1977 -- Programs for the Ministry of Defense and Aviation in the 1970s and 1980s -- Modernization of the Saudi Arabian Navy and National Guard -- King Abdulaziz Military Academy -- King Khalid Military City -- pt. 4. Changing geopolitics in the Middle East -- Reorienting the engineer effort, 1981-1986 -- From division to Middle East/Africa Projects Office, 1985-1991 -- Conclusion: Army engineers overseas : challenges, opportunities, and changing times.U.S. Army in the Cold War series.CMH pub ;45-2.Bricks, sand, and marble Military engineeringMediterranean RegionHistory20th centuryMilitary engineeringMiddle EastHistory20th centuryMilitary architectureMediterranean RegionHistory20th centuryMilitary architectureMiddle EastHistory20th centuryUnited StatesMilitary relationsMediterranean RegionUnited StatesMilitary relationsMiddle EastMediterranean RegionMilitary relationsUnited StatesMiddle EastMilitary relationsUnited StatesMilitary engineeringHistoryMilitary engineeringHistoryMilitary architectureHistoryMilitary architectureHistoryHIS027110bisacshGrathwol Robert P.1939-1386372Moorhus Donita M.1942-1386373Center of Military History.United States.Army.Corps of Engineers.GPOGPOBOOK9910697049803321Bricks, sand, and marble3435266UNINA