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Deep Covid Detect: An International Experience On Covid-19 Lung Detection And Prognosis Using Chest Ct, Edward H. Lee, Jimmy Zheng, Errol Colak, Maryam Mohammadzadeh, Golnaz Houshmand, Nicholas Bevins, Felipe Kitamura, Emre Altinmakas, Eduardo P. Reis, Jae K. Kim, Chad Klochko, Michelle Han, Sadegh Moradian, Ali Mohammadzadeh, Hashem Sharifian, Hassan Hashemi, Kavous Firouznia, Hossien Ghanaati, Masoumeh Gity, Hakan Doğan, Hojjat Salehinejad, Henrique Alves, Jayne Seekins, Nitamar Abdala, Çetin Atasoy, Hamidreza Pouraliakbar, Majid Maleki, S. Simon Wong, Kristen W. Yeom Dec 2020

Deep Covid Detect: An International Experience On Covid-19 Lung Detection And Prognosis Using Chest Ct, Edward H. Lee, Jimmy Zheng, Errol Colak, Maryam Mohammadzadeh, Golnaz Houshmand, Nicholas Bevins, Felipe Kitamura, Emre Altinmakas, Eduardo P. Reis, Jae K. Kim, Chad Klochko, Michelle Han, Sadegh Moradian, Ali Mohammadzadeh, Hashem Sharifian, Hassan Hashemi, Kavous Firouznia, Hossien Ghanaati, Masoumeh Gity, Hakan Doğan, Hojjat Salehinejad, Henrique Alves, Jayne Seekins, Nitamar Abdala, Çetin Atasoy, Hamidreza Pouraliakbar, Majid Maleki, S. Simon Wong, Kristen W. Yeom

Diagnostic Radiology Articles

The Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) presents open questions in how we clinically diagnose and assess disease course. Recently, chest computed tomography (CT) has shown utility for COVID-19 diagnosis. In this study, we developed Deep COVID DeteCT (DCD), a deep learning convolutional neural network (CNN) that uses the entire chest CT volume to automatically predict COVID-19 (COVID+) from non-COVID-19 (COVID−) pneumonia and normal controls. We discuss training strategies and differences in performance across 13 international institutions and 8 countries. The inclusion of non-China sites in training significantly improved classification performance with area under the curve (AUCs) and accuracies above 0.8 on …

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The Bridging Language Between Diglossia Of Classical And Colloquial Arabic/ اللغة التجسيرية بين ازدواجية الفصحى والعامية, Hedaya Hedaya El-Sheikh Ali, Ameerah M.A Younes Dana Dec 2020

The Bridging Language Between Diglossia Of Classical And Colloquial Arabic/ اللغة التجسيرية بين ازدواجية الفصحى والعامية, Hedaya Hedaya El-Sheikh Ali, Ameerah M.A Younes Dana

Al-Arabi: Journal of Teaching Arabic as a Foreign Language

استهدف البحث الحالي تحديد أسباب الازدواجية، مثل: الأمية، وحصر القراءة والكتابة على النخبة، وتشكيل نمط لغوي يمثل الاستقلال والسيادة، وكذلك حصر أهم مشكلات الازدواجية، مثل: ضياع الهوية، وانقراض الفصحى، والتفكك الاجتماعي؛

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An Analysis Of Moral Values In Kamil Kilani’S “Jelifer Fii Bilaadi Al-‘Amaaliqah” And Its Application In Diraasah Natsriyah, Nadal Badi`, Hanik Mahliatussikah, Ibnu Samsul Huda, Nur Anisah Ridwan Dec 2020

An Analysis Of Moral Values In Kamil Kilani’S “Jelifer Fii Bilaadi Al-‘Amaaliqah” And Its Application In Diraasah Natsriyah, Nadal Badi`, Hanik Mahliatussikah, Ibnu Samsul Huda, Nur Anisah Ridwan

Al-Arabi: Journal of Teaching Arabic as a Foreign Language

This paper aims to (1) investigate moral values in “ Jelifer fii bilaadil ’Amaaliqah ” and (2) suggest the application of the moral values in the novel to the teaching and learning of dirasah natsriyah .This paper takes a descriptive qualitative appro

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Web-Based Crossword Development To Improve Vocabulary Mastery Of Madrasah Ibtidaiyah Islamiyah Sidoarjo Students/ تطوير الكلمات المتقاطعة على أساس ويب لترقية كفائة المفردات لدى طلبة المدرسة الابتدائية الإسلامية بسيدوارجو, Novi Ariyanti, Muhammad Lukman Arifianto, Mochammad Rizal Ramadhan Dec 2020

Web-Based Crossword Development To Improve Vocabulary Mastery Of Madrasah Ibtidaiyah Islamiyah Sidoarjo Students/ تطوير الكلمات المتقاطعة على أساس ويب لترقية كفائة المفردات لدى طلبة المدرسة الابتدائية الإسلامية بسيدوارجو, Novi Ariyanti, Muhammad Lukman Arifianto, Mochammad Rizal Ramadhan

Al-Arabi: Journal of Teaching Arabic as a Foreign Language

يهدف هذا البحث: (1) وصف تطوير الكلمات المتقاطعة على أساس ويب لترقية كفائة المفردات لدى طلبة المدرسة الابتدائية الإسلامية بسيدوارجو ، و(2) لوصف مدى صلاحيتها. يستخدم هذا البحث التطوير على نموذج Borg  و Gall بالتصرف عشرة

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The Code Switching In Communication Among Arabic Speakers At The Sultan Sharif Ali Islamic University In Brunei: An Exploratory Study/ التحول اللغوي في التواصل بين متحدثي اللغة العربية في جامعة السلطان الشريف علي الإسلامية في بروناي: دراسة استطلاعية, Adil Elshiekh Abdalla, Hajah Nur Hayati Haji Abas Dec 2020

The Code Switching In Communication Among Arabic Speakers At The Sultan Sharif Ali Islamic University In Brunei: An Exploratory Study/ التحول اللغوي في التواصل بين متحدثي اللغة العربية في جامعة السلطان الشريف علي الإسلامية في بروناي: دراسة استطلاعية, Adil Elshiekh Abdalla, Hajah Nur Hayati Haji Abas

Al-Arabi: Journal of Teaching Arabic as a Foreign Language

تهدف هذه الدراسة الاستكشافية إلى معرفة التحول اللغوي code switching عند التواصل بين متحدثي اللغة العربية في جامعة السلطان الشريف علي الإسلامية، وذلك بغية معرفة ما هي اللغات التي يفضل الطلاب أن يتواصلوا بها فيما بينهم كما تهدف إلى معرفة أسباب التحول، وم

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Family Communication Patterns During Recovery Maintenance: Relapse Prevention For Alcoholics & Addicts, Adam Pyecha Dec 2020

Family Communication Patterns During Recovery Maintenance: Relapse Prevention For Alcoholics & Addicts, Adam Pyecha

Communication & Theatre Arts Theses

The following thesis is research into the Family Communication Patterns (FCP) (McLeod & Chaffee, 1972) of “alcoholics and drug addicts” (ADA) with long-term recovery stages III and IV. Improving relapse rates of ADA in early recovery stage I and stage II may require knowledge about the family communication environment and family type of those ADA with extended recovery time. This is an exploratory descriptive of FCP and family typology of 81 ADA identifying as Twelve-step fellowship (TSF) members recovering from the disease of addiction (Jellinek, 1947; 1960). Data was collected via online questionnaire with adapted scales; AWARE 3.0 relapse awareness …

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The Path To Victory: A Comparative Analysis Of Mena Region Countries, Negar Moayed Dec 2020

The Path To Victory: A Comparative Analysis Of Mena Region Countries, Negar Moayed

Graduate Program in International Studies Theses & Dissertations

During the “Arab Spring” the Arab world witnessed a wave of uprisings. As a result of these anti-government movements, four governments of Tunisia, Egypt, Libya, and Yemen were overthrown, three governments of Bahrain, Jordan, and to some points Saudi Arabia were faced with critical difficulties, and one government ,Syria, experienced domestic war. All these happened while some other Middle Eastern countries remained stable. Yet, the remaining questions are: how did these protests emerge? How was the collective identity which is essential for the social movements created? Why were some of these movements successful in overthrowing the regime while the others …

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The Effects Of Security Framing, Time Pressure, And Brand Familiarity On Risky Mobile Application Downloads, Cody Parker Dec 2020

The Effects Of Security Framing, Time Pressure, And Brand Familiarity On Risky Mobile Application Downloads, Cody Parker

Psychology Theses & Dissertations

The current study examined the effects of security system framing, time pressure, and brand familiarity on mobile application download behaviors, with an emphasis on risk taking. According to the Prospect Theory, people tend to engage in irrational decision making, and make qualitatively different decisions when information is framed in terms of gains and losses (i.e., the framing effect). Past research has used this framing effect to guide the design of a risk display for mobile applications (apps), with the purpose of communicating the potential risks and minimizing insecure app selections. Time pressure has been shown to influence the framing effect …

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Addressing Isolation In Seniors Living In Monterey County, Josefina Leon Dec 2020

Addressing Isolation In Seniors Living In Monterey County, Josefina Leon

Capstone Projects and Master's Theses

Isolation amongst seniors is a serious issue that affects more than a quarter of the United State’s population. This figure will rise as the Baby Boomer population continues to age. Risk factors leading to isolation in seniors include but are not limited to personal choice, fear of injury, and social connectedness. If left unaddressed, the consequences of isolation in seniors are grave and include a lack of access to essential resources, feelings of loneliness, and death. Seniors with medical conditions or other disabilities are more vulnerable to isolation and are more likely to suffer a decline in health as a …

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Insufficient Post Secondary Information For Students In Alternative Schools, Iradzeni Salazar Dec 2020

Insufficient Post Secondary Information For Students In Alternative Schools, Iradzeni Salazar

Capstone Projects and Master's Theses

Access to resources and information is important as it can help individuals plan for future goals and enable them to become successful in life. Youth Alliance is a non-profit organization that serves children, youth, and families through culturally relevant services and programs. A program offered is Restorative Justice, which serves at-risk youth at a continuation school. Few students continue with their education after graduating from alternative schools. Insufficient knowledge about post-secondary education as well as discouragement from peers and academic history contribute to students not acquiring a post-secondary education. Consequently, these individuals are more likely to fall into the school …

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No-Cost Flu Clinics, Madyson Shands Dec 2020

No-Cost Flu Clinics, Madyson Shands

Capstone Projects and Master's Theses

Thousands of people go each year without access to flu vaccinations. In consideration of the current pandemic, there was a need for vaccinations in order to limit the possibility of a double pandemic. The Visiting Nurses Association (VNA), Community services is a non-profit organization that provides services that range from immunization to wellness programs. The community service department strives to connect with the community and construct programs that will assess their needs. The project consists of no-cost flu clinics working with agencies within the Monterey community. Interim is a transitional housing center for adults with mental illnesses. There was a …

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Casa Advocates Virtual Activities Capstone, Ana Guadalupe Borrayo-Garcia Dec 2020

Casa Advocates Virtual Activities Capstone, Ana Guadalupe Borrayo-Garcia

Capstone Projects and Master's Theses

CASA of Santa Cruz County's mission is to provide court-appointed volunteers and for every foster youth to receive the love and care that they deserve. The majority of the foster youth being served are Hispanic, but there are not enough bilingual volunteers, and this is a problem. One Contributing factors include a lack of awareness to become volunteers, cultural understanding of the role of a CASA volunteer, and that bilingual advocates need relevant outreach material to understand. Consequences include foster youth being on a waitlist, not enough advocates to serve the population in need, and a lack of support for …

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English Discussion Group Curriculum, Cristina Rico Dec 2020

English Discussion Group Curriculum, Cristina Rico

Capstone Projects and Master's Theses

The internship took place in the Monterey County Free Library in the Adult Literacy Program. Monterey County has the lowest literacy rate among adults. Monterey County residents are foreign-born who are residents with no or some English skills. The county has language barriers between the residents and businesses. The contributing factors of low literacy rates are foreign-born having no English skills, access to education to adults and parents, and learning disabilities. If the issue continues in the cycle, Individuals are who are illiterate will face low income or unemployment, which leads to the transmission of illiteracy, and low self-esteem and …

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Supporting Survivors Coming Forward, Samanta Herrera Dec 2020

Supporting Survivors Coming Forward, Samanta Herrera

Capstone Projects and Master's Theses

As an intern at Survivors Healing Center an issue that was identified was child sexual abuse cases are too common. The contributing factors that have a correlation to the community problem that was mentioned is denial, emotional maltreatment, and family characteristics. The consequence of the contributing factors led to depression, suicidal and a potential reacurrence of sexual abuse. The purpose of the project was to educate participants on how to support survivors who are coming forward. By educating them the expected outcome was to have some participants leaving with knowledge towards the issue. As a result of addressing the contributing …

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Mpc Resource Webinar, Julianna Andrade Dec 2020

Mpc Resource Webinar, Julianna Andrade

Capstone Projects and Master's Theses

Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs (GEAR UP) at the University Corporation of Monterey Bay mission statement aims to increase the number of low-income students who are prepared to enter and succeed in postsecondary education. The educational issue for low-income students is the lack of accessibility to resources that assists with preparedness and success in post-secondary education. Students aren’t able to attend college due to poverty, lack of academic preparation and familial factors. Consequences consist of post-secondary dropout, financial debt and unpreparedness for college life. The barriers students and their families face include language barriers, structural barriers and …

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¿Qué Es Eso?“ Socio-Emotional Learning In Ell Households, Vanessa Ortiz Dec 2020

¿Qué Es Eso?“ Socio-Emotional Learning In Ell Households, Vanessa Ortiz

Capstone Projects and Master's Theses

The focus of this Capstone Project is on Social Emotional Learning (SEL) within the English Language Learner (ELL) community that immigrated from Mexico to the United States (U.S.). This project will address the importance of implementing SEL both at home and in the classroom. The goal of this capstone project is to create a better understanding of how essential social emotional learning is across environments, especially in the home and school environments. This is an important issue because a student's success may be dependent on the stability of their overall wellbeing and ability to cope with a range of feelings …

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Pick Me Up: Covid-19 School Lunch Meals, Viviana Figueroa Dec 2020

Pick Me Up: Covid-19 School Lunch Meals, Viviana Figueroa

Capstone Projects and Master's Theses

In 2020 many students had to continue their education through social distance learning from home, which resulted in many students having food insecurities. The focus of this Capstone Project is on students who do not have access to Covid-19 school lunch distributions. This is important because many students may be eating unhealthy or not eating at all, which can result in physical and mental health issues. An evidence based argument proves that there has been a decrease of the number of students receiving a school lunch meal due to Covid-19. Consideration of the issue should include the perspectives of a …

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Music Therapy: Revitalizing Alzheimer's Disease Patients, Natalie Villalobos Dec 2020

Music Therapy: Revitalizing Alzheimer's Disease Patients, Natalie Villalobos

Capstone Projects and Master's Theses

This paper explains the different benefits that music therapy has on patients with Alzheimer's disease. It will briefly explain what Alzheimer’s disease is: the causes, some of the symptoms, and the effects it may have. Also, the paper will explore the impact music has on the brain in regards to affecting a specific area, its connection to memory, and to emotions. Although Alzheimer’s does not have a cure, research has shown that music therapy does decrease the rate at which it grows. By looking at results from different research studies, a better understanding of what treatment or a specific session …

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Feeding Families And Our Students During Covid-19, Elyse Bryan Dec 2020

Feeding Families And Our Students During Covid-19, Elyse Bryan

Capstone Projects and Master's Theses

This Capstone project is focused on providing families and students with meals during a pandemic. The majority of students in California are enrolled in a free or reduced breakfast and lunch program. Due to virtual learning it has become increasingly more difficult for students to be provided with school meals. Schools give opportunities to students to pick up their lunches but this is not beneficial for students with a lack of transportation or two working parents. Food security is important to allow students to focus in school and continue developing correctly both physically and mentally. Evidence shows that the number …

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When School Is Online, The Digital Divide Is Greater, Ruby Suarez Dec 2020

When School Is Online, The Digital Divide Is Greater, Ruby Suarez

Capstone Projects and Master's Theses

As COVID continues to rise, students will not be going back to school anytime soon. The uncertainty is making students and teachers anxious about distance learning. Nearly six million public school children are currently enrolled in distance education (Freedberg, 2020). The focus of this capstone project is on obtaining a better understanding of the issues students and teachers are facing due to distance learning. This is important to me because many students do not have the proper technology devices, which is resulting in students falling behind academically. An evidence based argument is offered that distance learning is putting students under …

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Pedestrian Safety, Karen Pacheco Silva Dec 2020

Pedestrian Safety, Karen Pacheco Silva

Capstone Projects and Master's Theses

Every year the number of pedestrians involved in a car accident unfortunately increases. In Monterey County this seems to be especially true. According to the Office of Traffic Safety (OTS) in 2014, Monterey County ranked 17th out of 58 in the state of California for automobile crashes involving pedestrians and bicyclists. As a result, the Monterey County Health Department received a grant from the Office of Traffic Safety to address this problem. The team leading these efforts is the Injury Prevention Program from the Chronic Disease and Injury Prevention Unit. The capstone project consists of educational materials for elementary school …

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What Is This Feeling I Am Feeling?: Providing An Lgbtq+ Curriculum And School Environment, Joanna Rendon Dec 2020

What Is This Feeling I Am Feeling?: Providing An Lgbtq+ Curriculum And School Environment, Joanna Rendon

Capstone Projects and Master's Theses

Full inclusion within classroom and school environments has been a topic within education for some time. Research has identified ways to make the general education classroom as inclusive as possible, while still continuing to provide the least restrictive way of educating students. However, the inclusion of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer/Questioning + perspectives and curriculum in public education has showed little to no improvement. An argument is made that when an inclusive LGBTQ+ curriculum and school environment is provided; students are more likely to succeed academically and feel safer while attending school. In order for all students to thrive …

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Dor Awareness, Shannon Mortela Dec 2020

Dor Awareness, Shannon Mortela

Capstone Projects and Master's Theses

Millions of adults with disabilities need better job opportunities or career advancements. The California Department of Rehabilitation (DOR) provides services for developing job training, achieving diplomas or degrees, assists with resume writing or interview skills, and support with a job coach. This department provides life changing skills that promote self-sufficiency and independence. Bringing awareness to the rehabilitation services will help to reduce stigma and increase civic engagement for people with disabilities by increasing autonomy and self-esteem. Each year the DOR celebrates National Disabilities Employment Awareness Month (NDEAM). The Roundtable discussion will go virtual for the first time and will bring …

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Stigma Reduction Programming In Monterey County, Don Heading Dec 2020

Stigma Reduction Programming In Monterey County, Don Heading

Capstone Projects and Master's Theses

Mental illness-related stigma is a barrier to societal inclusion and productivity. With nearly one in five individuals being impacted by mental illness in the United States (Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, 2019), there is a greater need for understanding through education to support those affected by mental illness. Stigma impacts those with mental illness in the realms of employment, housing, and incarceration. The Success Over Stigma Program located within the OMNI Resource Center in Salinas, California addresses the lack of education by offering contact-based community education delivered by those affected by mental illness. The project addressed the need …

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Increasing College Students' Awareness On Dating Violence, Brianne Day Dec 2020

Increasing College Students' Awareness On Dating Violence, Brianne Day

Capstone Projects and Master's Theses

College students often lack awareness on how to identify the signs of abusive dating behavior and what to do when dating violence does occur. Consequently, many college students may fall victim to dating violence whether it is physical, sexual, verbal or controlling abuse. According to Knowledge Networks (2011), over 43% of college women have reported experiencing dating violence and over 57% of college students believe it is difficult to recognize the signs of dating violence. To address the lack of awareness, I created an interactive presentation for college students at Gavilan College in Gilroy, California on how to identify the …

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Homelessness Prevention Contacts Datasheet, Juan Whitehead Dec 2020

Homelessness Prevention Contacts Datasheet, Juan Whitehead

Capstone Projects and Master's Theses

The Coalition of Homeless Providers, located in Seaside, California provides services for over 2,400 homeless people in Monterey County. This organization collaborates with other agencies to provide support for those who are in need of emergency, transitional, or permanent housing. Because of lack of affordable housing in the area, and the lack of available resources, many men and women, as well as families find themselves without a place to stay. Homelessness Prevention Contacts Datasheet establishes a list of rental property management companies and landlords who may be interested in some of the programs provided by the Coalition. These programs provide …

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Access And Functional Needs Community, Isabel Ramirez Dec 2020

Access And Functional Needs Community, Isabel Ramirez

Capstone Projects and Master's Theses

The Access and Functional Needs population is oftentimes either not ready for a natural emergency, or agencies who provide resources at shelters are not prepared with enough resources for them. Aging and Adult services in Monterey county joined with the Office of Emergency Services are joining forces to make sure that they understand and are ready to meet the needs of this specific population to provide the care needed in case of a natural disaster. The project concentrated in getting accurate community data in order to understand the volume of need for this population. The results showed not only information …

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Teaching Effective And Empathetic Communication Amongst Social Service Volunteers, Jillian Van Every Dec 2020

Teaching Effective And Empathetic Communication Amongst Social Service Volunteers, Jillian Van Every

Capstone Projects and Master's Theses

Some volunteers working with homeless clientele may lack effective communication skills needed while working with this population. As a result, volunteers may not form a trusting relationship with the clients and limit their ability to provide effective services. As a result, I have created a one-day training for volunteers at the Gathering For Women in Monterey, California.

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Basic Body Mechanics To Prevent Injuries During A Transfer, Veronica Gutierrez Dec 2020

Basic Body Mechanics To Prevent Injuries During A Transfer, Veronica Gutierrez

Capstone Projects and Master's Theses

There are many informal caregivers providing support to loved ones in their homes. Hiring a trained professional is often a financial barrier, leaving no choice but for a spouse or close relative to assume the role of primary caregiver. Many of them risk injury due to improper body mechanics when helping the patient transfer from one position to another. A four question survey was created to ask the public if they had any caretaker experience, felt comfortable performing a patient transfer, if they knew what a gait belt was, and finally if they were interested in learning a technique that …

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Jointly Optimizing Sensing Pipelines For Multimodal Mixed Reality Interaction, Darshana Rathnayake, Ashen De Silva, Dasun Puwakdandawa, Lakmal Meegahapola, Archan Misra, Indika Perera Dec 2020

Jointly Optimizing Sensing Pipelines For Multimodal Mixed Reality Interaction, Darshana Rathnayake, Ashen De Silva, Dasun Puwakdandawa, Lakmal Meegahapola, Archan Misra, Indika Perera

Research Collection School Of Computing and Information Systems

Natural human interactions for Mixed Reality Applications are overwhelmingly multimodal: humans communicate intent and instructions via a combination of visual, aural and gestural cues. However, supporting low-latency and accurate comprehension of such multimodal instructions (MMI), on resource-constrained wearable devices, remains an open challenge, especially as the state-of-the-art comprehension techniques for each individual modality increasingly utilize complex Deep Neural Network models. We demonstrate the possibility of overcoming the core limitation of latency--vs.--accuracy tradeoff by exploiting cross-modal dependencies -- i.e., by compensating for the inferior performance of one model with an increased accuracy of more complex model of a different modality. We …

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