scholarly journals SimpleTech: Simplifying Technology for the Elderly

2017 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Mira Paresh Yadav
Keyword(s):  
User Interface ◽  
Emergency Services ◽  
Physical Disabilities ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Test Cases ◽  
Grand Nombre ◽  
Android Application ◽  
Elderly User

SimpleTech is an android application that includes a simplified version of the calling feature on a smartphone. In this way, this application is able to simplify the smartphone for an elderly user with mental or physical disabilities who would, otherwise, have difficulty navigating the interface of a smartphone. This application was developed using AndroidStudio, and the first version was developed in a four-month timespan. This version includes four large and distinctly coloured buttons. When these buttons are pressed, the app calls the user’s most frequent contacts, with one button allocated for contacting emergency services. By setting itself apart from its competitors, SimpleTech will be able to take over this relatively new market and ensure success in both the present and future. Additionally, technology is an ever-growing industry, which means that there will be a constant need for applications like SimpleTech. Currently, the reaction to SimpleTech (version 1) has been overwhelmingly positive and the results of the test cases have been successful as well. Future versions of SimpleTech that include an improved user interface and new features will be the focus of future research. SimpleTech est une application pour Android qui inclut toutes les fonctionnalités essentielles d’un téléphone intelligent qu’une personne aîné voudrait utiliser. De cette façon, cette application rend le téléphone intelligent facile à utiliser pour un propriétaire âgé qui aurait autrement de la difficulté à naviguer son interface complexe, qui contient de nombreuses icônes et couleurs. Étant une application qui satisfait les besoins d’un grand nombre d’aînés qui pourraient avoir des invalidités, SimpleTech peut les aider à surmonter l’obstacle énorme de naviguer l’interface d’un téléphone intelligent, et leur permettre d’utiliser sa technologie puissante de manière simple et claire. En se distinguant de ses compétiteurs, SimpleTech sera capable de dominer ce marché relativement nouveau et d’assurer son succès dans un avenir proche. De plus, la technologie est une industrie qui est toujours croissante, ce qui signifie qu’il y aura un besoin constant pour les applications comme SimpleTech. Jusqu’à présent, la réaction à SimpleTech (version 1) a été majoritairement positive et les résultats des tests sont réussis. Les versions futures de SimpleTech comprendront une interface améliorée et de nouvelles fonctionnalités, qui seront le sujet des recherches dans l’avenir. 

Natural or Tangible User Interface: Measuring the Elderly User Experience with a Tangram based Tool

2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zelai Sáenz-de-Urturi ◽  
Maite Frutos-Pascual ◽  
Amaia Méndez Zorrilla ◽  
Begoña García Zapirain
Keyword(s):  
User Interface ◽  
User Experience ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Tangible User Interface ◽  
Elderly User

scholarly journals A Bibliometric Analysis of Human-Machine Interaction Methodology for Electric-Powered Wheelchairs Driving from 1998 to 2020

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (14) ◽  
pp. 7567
Author(s):  
Xiaochen Zhang ◽  
Lanxin Hui ◽  
Linchao Wei ◽  
Fuchuan Song ◽  
Fei Hu
Keyword(s):  
The Elderly ◽  
Research Field ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Human Machine Interaction ◽  
Research Directions ◽  
The Past ◽  
Power Wheelchairs ◽  
The Disabled ◽  
Future Research Directions ◽  
Machine Interaction

Electric power wheelchairs (EPWs) enhance the mobility capability of the elderly and the disabled, while the human-machine interaction (HMI) determines how well the human intention will be precisely delivered and how human-machine system cooperation will be efficiently conducted. A bibliometric quantitative analysis of 1154 publications related to this research field, published between 1998 and 2020, was conducted. We identified the development status, contributors, hot topics, and potential future research directions of this field. We believe that the combination of intelligence and humanization of an EPW HMI system based on human-machine collaboration is an emerging trend in EPW HMI methodology research. Particular attention should be paid to evaluating the applicability and benefits of the EPW HMI methodology for the users, as well as how much it contributes to society. This study offers researchers a comprehensive understanding of EPW HMI studies in the past 22 years and latest trends from the evolutionary footprints and forward-thinking insights regarding future research.

Investigating a Virtual Reality-based Emergency Response Scenario and Intelligent User Interface for First Responders

2020 ◽  
Vol 64 (1) ◽  
pp. 2114-2118
Author(s):  
Randall Spain ◽  
Jason Saville ◽  
Barry Lui ◽  
Donia Slack ◽  
Edward Hill ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Virtual Reality ◽  
User Interface ◽  
Emergency Response ◽  
User Interfaces ◽  
Mental Workload ◽  
First Responders ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Intelligent User Interfaces ◽  
Intelligent User Interface

Because advances in broadband capabilities will soon allow first responders to access and use many forms of data when responding to emergencies, it is becoming critically important to design heads-up displays to present first responders with information in a manner that does not induce extraneous mental workload or cause undue interaction errors. Virtual reality offers a unique medium for envisioning and testing user interface concepts in a realistic and controlled environment. In this paper, we describe a virtual reality-based emergency response scenario that was designed to support user experience research for evaluating the efficacy of intelligent user interfaces for firefighters. We describe the results of a usability test that captured firefighters’ feedback and reactions to the VR scenario and the prototype intelligent user interface that presented them with task critical information through the VR headset. The paper concludes with lessons learned from our development process and a discussion of plans for future research.

The Financial Management System Based on Android and SQLite

2013 ◽  
Vol 462-463 ◽  
pp. 974-977
Author(s):  
Xing Li Feng ◽  
Zhi Hai Suo ◽  
Yao Tang Wei ◽  
Mo Xu
Keyword(s):  
User Interface ◽  
Financial Management ◽  
Good Choice ◽  
Android Application ◽  
Data Types ◽  
Embedded Devices ◽  
Database Table ◽  
Financial Management System ◽  
Sd Card ◽  
Time Image

SQLite is a lightweight database which is widely used in most of embedded devices becauseof its advantages such as open source, zero configuration, self-contained, server less, highly concurrent, etc. The Android application in this paper uses SQLiteOpenHelper to initialize the database and store many kinds of data types such as text, date, time, image into database. GalleryAdapter extended from BaseAdapter is used to write the image taken by camera and stored in SD card into the database table. The design of user interface is aesthetic and convenient. The user experience is favorable. It is a good choice for family financial management.

VALUE: Virtual Assisted Living Umbrella for the Elderly - user patterns

2006 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stanley M. Finkelstein ◽  
Stuart M. Speedie ◽  
Xinyu Zhou ◽  
Edward Ratner ◽  
Sandra Potthoff
Keyword(s):  
Assisted Living ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Elderly User

scholarly journals Cumulative Inequality at the End of Life?: Racial Disparities in Impairment in the Time Before Death

2018 ◽  
Vol 75 (6) ◽  
pp. 1292-1301 ◽  
Author(s):  
Miles G Taylor ◽  
Stella N Min ◽  
Keshia M Reid
Keyword(s):  
Racial Disparities ◽  
Growth Curves ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Functional Independence ◽  
Epidemiologic Studies ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Racial Inequalities ◽  
Latent Growth Curves ◽  
The North ◽  
Cumulative Inequality

Abstract Objectives Drawing from cumulative inequality (CI) theory, the current study examined racial disparities in impairment as individuals approached death to determine whether proposed mechanisms hypothesized to fuel or diminish racial disparities at late ages were at work at the end of individualized life spans. Method Black–white disparities were analyzed among decedents using latent growth curves based on the data from the North Carolina Established Populations for Epidemiologic Studies of the Elderly (EPESE) (N = 1,926). Results Consistent with previous literature, racial inequalities in functional disparities diminish at late ages. However, significant black–white disparities emerge as older adults approach death, exponentially increasing within the 2 years immediately preceding death. Further, these disparities are not fully mediated by socioeconomic status. Discussion The results confirm that CI in health outcomes is observable in late life among individual life spans, suggesting the years surrounding death may be a particularly vulnerable period for health inequality. Future research should examine how advantaged statuses translate to increased access to health-related resources that aid in maintaining greater functional independence until the last stage of life.

What does Solitude Mean to the Aged?

1988 ◽  
Vol 7 (4) ◽  
pp. 358-371 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marc-André Delisle
Keyword(s):  
Social Isolation ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Complex Problem ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Relative Importance ◽  
Affective Needs ◽  
Quebec Literature ◽  
Comprehensive Study

AbstractThis article examines the extent and the meaning of solitude among the aged. A comprehensive study of the foreign, Canadian and Quebec literature was undertaken to prepare this document, but priority was given to the somewhat lesser known investigations originating from Quebec. First, the concepts most often utilized in discussing the phenomena under scrutiny were defined: solitude, social isolation and the feeling of loneliness. Then, the relative importance of each phenomenon was assessed, based on the available data. In order to fully understand the meaning of the facts observed, their causes were also examined. Finally, avenues for future research were proposed. This study suggests that solitude among the elderly is a more complex problem than believed. Even if the isolated and (or) lonely aged are in the minority, this does not mean that all their socio-affective needs are being met. These people spend long periods of time alone and this affects their lives. The problem as such is largely caused by the position the elderly occupy in the society and, in turn, this position probably influences their behaviour. However, gerontologists have scarcely studied this hypothesis. This article then highlights certain aspects of the solitude phenomenon which have so far been overlooked by gerontologists.

scholarly journals Evaluating Commonsense in Pre-Trained Language Models

2020 ◽  
Vol 34 (05) ◽  
pp. 9733-9740 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xuhui Zhou ◽  
Yue Zhang ◽  
Leyang Cui ◽  
Dandan Huang
Keyword(s):  
Reading Comprehension ◽  
Question Answering ◽  
Deep Level ◽  
Language Models ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Correct Prediction ◽  
Test Cases ◽  
Word Sense ◽  
Training Set ◽  
Text Data

Contextualized representations trained over large raw text data have given remarkable improvements for NLP tasks including question answering and reading comprehension. There have been works showing that syntactic, semantic and word sense knowledge are contained in such representations, which explains why they benefit such tasks. However, relatively little work has been done investigating commonsense knowledge contained in contextualized representations, which is crucial for human question answering and reading comprehension. We study the commonsense ability of GPT, BERT, XLNet, and RoBERTa by testing them on seven challenging benchmarks, finding that language modeling and its variants are effective objectives for promoting models' commonsense ability while bi-directional context and larger training set are bonuses. We additionally find that current models do poorly on tasks require more necessary inference steps. Finally, we test the robustness of models by making dual test cases, which are correlated so that the correct prediction of one sample should lead to correct prediction of the other. Interestingly, the models show confusion on these test cases, which suggests that they learn commonsense at the surface rather than the deep level. We release a test set, named CATs publicly, for future research.

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