Essays on Blinking

Abstract

Eye movement tracking and analysis has gained popularity as a critical tool for evaluating interfaces and visual display. Existing tools and methods that are used in analyzing scan paths and eye movements are to a greater extent limited in the nature of tasks that they support. In particular, the tools used have been found ineffective in tracking large amounts of data that has high variations. Eye movement analysis has been used in psychology, medical research, advertising, and cognitive science. Today, using CCTV cameras, human eye gaze, and eye movement and blinking is relatively recorded with ease and with high ...

The violence has become an internal part of our social life nowadays. We see it everywhere: we read about it, watch the news and our favorite series. The problem, however, is not in this, but in how we perceive such type of behavior. The scenes of murders, mockery, attacks and all the sorts of assaults we consume as an already usual thing. It always seems that these stories are so far away from you, on the other side of the screen, in written plots of producers and newsmakers. You feel so safe, sitting on your old brown sofa in ...

The advancements in modern medicine in the last few decades are responsible for new treatment methodologies in treating deadly diseases. However, there are some areas of the human body that still remain a mystery. The human brain is one of the more complex organs and there is no forseeable outcome irrespective of the infirmity. The medical community faces hard choices whenever they encounter a difficult situation involving brain damage. The chances for recovery from a severe brain damage are slim. Hence, during such times, a hospital staff will request the family for consent to withdraw specific medical treatment or ...

How to address the appointment with Chloe

Children, especially toddlers suffer from many complications that physicians find difficult to establish because the victims cannot express themselves. A health professional presented with the case of a young child uses available literature and professional skills to plan for the patient’s appointment. One of the most common examinations used by doctors to diagnose children with developmental problems like Chloe is neurological examination. The doctor examines the child’s nervous system that includes the brain, the spinal cord, and the nervous systems originating and ending at these sections (Dulac, Lassonde & Sarnat, 2013). Chloe presented some clinical symptoms and medical ...

Introduction

The fiber optic systems are systems which use light as a mode of communication. The system includes fiber cables which allow for the transmission of light through them. Inside the cable are special coatings for protection and also to enable the transmission of light through total internal reflection (Hoss and Lacy). The light is then converted into electrical signals through the use of light detectors having in mind that the signal was produced by a light emitting diode. The use of optics is very wide since the use of light is much more efficient and also flexible being that ...

Command interfaces are interfaces where a user performs an action or a task by entering commands on the command line. The commands usually take the form of abbreviations where a combination of commands would require strict adherence to proper syntax. Some commands are also performed or called using a combination of keys such as the Shift, Alt, and Ctrl keys; through pressing of the function keys; or through pressing of keys such as the Delete, Esc, or Enter keys.

Command interfaces don’t usually contain graphical elements. It would involve only a black or grey screen, with a white- or black-colored font. The only elements ...