In this paper, we draw on data from world languages teachers (English, Spanish and French, in particular) to explore and unpack binaries encountered i... [more]
Decades of research has investigated the heterogeneity of English among speakers of various linguistic and cultural backgrounds, but there still remai... [more]
This is the first empirical study of the use of the C macro preprocessor, Cpp. To determine how the preprocessor is used in practice, this paper analyzes 26 packages comprising 1.4 million lines of publicly available C code. We determine the incidence of
This paper presents a novel rule-based system for thinning. The unique feature that distinguishes our thinning system is that it thins symbols to their central lines. This means that the shape of the symbol is preserved. It also means that the method is r
We propose an efficient and deterministic algorithm for computing the one-dimensional dilation and erosion (max and min) sliding window filters. For a p-element sliding window, our algorithm computes the 1D filter using 1.5 + o(1) comparisons per sample p
The wide variety of remote sensors used in Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) applications (loops, probe vehicles, radar, cameras, etc.) has created a need for general methods by which data can be shared among agencies and users who own disparate co
This paper presents the design and implementation of a virtual instrument (VI) based automated measuring system for electromotive force (EMF) standards comparisons. The VI is designed in the graphical programming language LabVIEW and enables fast and reli
More than 500 000 deaf people in North America use American I Sign Language or a similar signed system as a first language. Long-distance communication of this visually based medium is hampered by its incompatibility with audio and text telecommunication
In this paper, we present a hardware realization of a simplified Krawtchouk transform. The transform is realized on a Xilinx Field-programmable gate arrays chip. The hardware is stand-alone and operates on a real-time basis. Very High Speed Integrated Cir
In this paper, we introduce and discuss an important class of endeavors of fuzzy modeling, such as fuzzy descriptive models. In a nutshell, the objective of fuzzy descriptive models is to provide with a sound, comprehensible, and relevant description of e
We have developed a new way of accessing biological databases and bioinformatics applications on the Internet. This new service, bioinformatics wireless application protocol (BioWAP) service, which is accessible by mobile devices makes it possible to acce
The aim of this paper is to introduce the main software module of the DIABCARD Chip Card Medical Information System (DIABCARD CCMIS) that provides an online, portable diabetes medical record information system based on a high performance object-oriented r
The field of interest discussed in this study is a novel codification scheme for (vital signs) medical device communication and patient monitoring data interchange, into the context of effective home care service provisioning. With medical technology havi
Among designers of orthographies for previously nonwritten languages, the prevailing wisdom is that native speakers of tone languages need to see at least some tones marked to achieve full literacy in those languages. A counter argument is that marking to
This study investigated the problems of attention, learning and psychosocial adjustment evidenced by children with developmental coordination disorder (DCD). Forty-five children identified with DCD, 51 children identified as being suspect for DCD and 78 c
Interest is rapidly growing in the hypothesis that natural language emerged from a more primitive set of linguistic acts based primarily on manual activity and hand gestures. Increasingly, researchers are investigating how hemispheric asymmetries are rela
Although the cause of stuttering is unknown, there is strong evidence for it being a neuromotor disorder characterised by an abnormality of higher control encompassing not only speech but other motor systems. The aim of this exploratory study was to look