...Internet of Things Summary of Research Paper (Smartphone based assistive technologies for blinds) Submitted to: Dr. Shahzad Sarwar Submitted by: Mufrah Naveed Mscsf14m029 Submission date 19-11-2015 Punjab University College of Information and Technology Punja Submitted to: Dr. Shahzad Sarwar Submitted by: Mufrah Naveed Mscsf14m029 Submission date 19-11-2015 Punjab University College of Information and Technology Punja Smart phone based assistive technology for blinds In this paper, a software TRINETRA is purposed for the assistance of people who are blind and visually impaired. This is a cost effective assistive technology for helping these peoples in grocery shopping. Meanwhile providing assistance in currency identification and transportation, hardware products which are ready made and easily available, are being used with purposed technologies. As most of technologies are not typically developed keeping blind and visually impaired in mind. So in this paper the focus was paid to understand how these technologies effect blind peoples and how to improve them to provide an easy access and understanding of human interface of technology and computer systems. Cognitive enhancement of technologies...
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...Sociological Perspective of the Blind Side Social problems within our society continue to arise. In an ideal world, it is appropriate to say that as individuals we all wish to live life in peace. Unfortunately, getting a whole nation to come to a consensus is nearly impossible. Social problems are controversial societal or behavioral related issues, which can affect the environment, people and social institutions (Leon-Guerrero 2013). These social problems can range from global concerns to racial issues such as discrimination and through our sociological imagination we are able to differentiate problems using our own discretion (Leon-Guerrero 2013). Choosing a movie to analyze from a sociological perspective was an interesting experience because you become aware of the many social problems that were always there and never paid attention to. The movie "The Blind Side" is a great example, which highlights the three main social problems that will be analyzed and interwoven in this paper: social class and poverty, education, and alcohol and drug abuse. "The Blind Side" is based on a true story, outlining Michael Oher’s life from an impoverished child to a successful athlete with the help of the Tuohy Family. The Tuohy family took Michael in and ended up adopting him. Michael came from a broken home, growing up in the inner city of Memphis, Tennessee with a mother who was a drug addict and an absentee father. After running away from several foster homes, Michael was fortunate...
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...Helen Keller's Family Helen Adams Keller was born a healthy child in Tuscumbia, Alabama, on June 27, 1880. On her father's side she was descended from Colonel Alexander Spottswood, a colonial governor of Virginia, and on her mother's side, she was related to a number of prominent New England families. Helen's father, Arthur Keller, was a captain in the Confederate army. The family lost most of its wealth during the Civil War and lived modestly. After the war, Captain Keller edited a local newspaper, the North Alabamian, and in 1885, under the Cleveland administration, he was appointed Marshal of North Alabama. When Helen Keller Met Anne Sullivan At the age of 19 months, Helen became deaf and blind as a result of an unknown illness, perhaps rubella or scarlet fever. As Helen grew from infancy into childhood, she became wild and unruly. As she so often remarked as an adult, her life changed on March 3, 1887. On that day, Anne Mansfield Sullivan came to Tuscumbia to be her teacher. Anne was a 20-year-old graduate of the Perkins School for the Blind. Compared with Helen, Anne couldn't have had a more different childhood and upbringing. The daughter of poor Irish immigrants, she entered Perkins at 14 years of age after four horrific years as a ward of the state at the Tewksbury Almshouse in Massachusetts. She was just 14 years older than her pupil Helen, and she too suffered from serious vision problems. Anne underwent many botched operations at a young age before...
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...Week 9 Final Writing Paper Nicole Hanlin US/101 Sara Obeidat December 2, 2012 Week 9 Final Writing Paper Introduction My preferred Lens indicates none. The expression of this position does not have a blind spot. I am able to see the weaknesses of each lens; discernment helps ethical maturity provides direction in specific situations. My preferred ethical lens: I have learned in the ethical lens that it describes my personal ethical lens; also my ethical lens lists the facts about me. I have a mature ability to use the right tools in a given situation or I know how to paralyze belief that everyone can have a valid point. Some ethically mature are able to use the tools of all the lenses, adapting them to a given situation, test in the center of grid. Those without skills tend to be paralyzed and do not see all sides and try to please everyone. (“The Ethics Game”, 2012) My Blind Spot: My blind spot indicates none. I have learned that maturity expression of this position has no blind spot, so I am able to see both the strengths of the weaknesses of my lens and how to harmonize the four core values. Discernment comes from the ethical maturity and provides me specific directions for situations. (“The Ethic Game”, 2012) My strengths and weaknesses: I am able to see the gifts and weaknesses of each lens. I am able to move fluidly among them to adapt to the right tools that I need for each situation for the best outcome. I did not know about each lens until I did this...
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...Longer containers with smaller openings such as the graduated cylinders and buret where wiped off by shoving paper towels down and rotating the glass while maintaining a hold on the towel. This method may have contributed to the percent error as this method could not wipe off every bit of liquid and there was some distilled water still at the bottom or near the bottom on the sides. The NaOH solution was prepared first by filling a graduated cylinder with 60.0 mL of distilled water. The solute was then gathered delicately by quickly unscrewing the jar containing the NaOH; removing a small portion of it via metal scoop and relocating it to a glass. Shortly after, the lid is screwed back on to the jar as leaving it exposed to air molecules or water for too long may cause the whole jar to dissociate. If the initial portion was not enough to fulfill the 1.20g requirement, the process of unscrewing and deftly collecting the NaOH as to not inflict harm to the original jar of NaOH can be repeated...
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...Symbolic Interactionist Perspective Media Analysis SOC/100 September 1, 2014 Symbolic Interactionist Perspective Media Analysis In this assignment, the writer of this essay was to view a film of his or her own choice in silent mode. The objective was to describe social themes that were seen throughout the movie, identify types of behavior, explain the behavior, summarize why it is important in sociological understanding, suggest why it might be generalized to society, and conclude the key points. The content in this paper is pulled from scenes from the movie, “The Blind Side”. Introduction “The Blind Side” is a film John Lee Hancock produced that shows social inequality. The movie is about a poor African American male who is trying to fit into an all-white community when he is taken in by the Tuohy family, who are very wealthy. He later becomes a sought-after football player, but not without having first felt discriminated against because of his race and indifferences. Throughout the film, social themes of racism, lifestyle, and upcoming recognition can be depicted in nonverbal and symbolic behaviors. Social Theme Scenes Highlighting on a few social themes from the film—starting with racism, Michael is stereo-typed while he walks through the school, or is playing football because of his race. Another example of social theme is Leigh Anne’s lifestyle. Her well-dressed appearance, her beautiful home, her involvement with Michael’s well-being inside and outside of school...
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...Abstract—One main advantage of open-source technologies such as Linux is the increased security. In this paper we will discuss the type of attacks on operating system Linux Kernel such as side channel vulnerability, introduced in a recent TCP specification (RFC 5961) fully implemented in Linux kernel version 3.6, how it is spreads and what are its impact. This vulnerability allows a blind off-path attacker to infer to any two hosts on the Internet that are communicating using a TCP connection. Such an off-path attacker can also infer the TCP sequence numbers in use, from both sides of the connection; allowing to cause connection termination and perform data injection attacks. The proposed elimination methodology to the cause of the problem are also discussed. Keywords: Operting system: security attacks; denial of service;...
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...My Movie Critique of The Blind Side Shannon Cowper English 225: Introduction to Film Michael Warren February 2, 2014 Some people may feel that if a movie wins an academy award that it is a great movie because the film critics have experience, the film critics are paid professionals, and also that the film critics decide which movies are nominated for an academy award so the movie must be good. But this is where many people beg to differ regarding the film critic’s reviews on a particular film. In some cases, if a film critic decides that a movie is good, not every movie goer will feel the same way. I have sat and listened to Gene Siskel and Roger Ebert as they either praised or destroyed a film. Whenever I chose to go and view a film they have given their customary thumbs up to I would normally not enjoy the film. It is possible that I did not see the same things within a film as they did as it was evident that I was not viewing the film in the same manner as a film critic by looking for camera angles, editing, or frames. All that I cared about was escaping for a couple of hours and receiving some enjoyment from the movie. Some people feel that this is a special time for film criticism. Never before have more people been able to express their views about a film. Being a film critic was once a profession, but it’s not a job any longer and there is not a huge financial gain by doing so. However, this opens the door for those who want to critique a film and also...
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...|CONTENT LECTURE LAB OUTLINE | |HOURS HOURS | Study of Sociology (What is Sociology, Methods) 5 Individual and Society (Culture, Socialization, Social Interaction, Groups, Networks, Organization, Conformity and Deviance) 10 Stratification (Class, Global, Gender, Racial and Ethnic, Aging) 15 Social Institutions (Government, Work, Economy, Families, Education, Religion) 10 Social Change (Health, Sexuality, Population, Urbanization, Environment, Globalization) 5 EVALUATION: Quizzes X Exams X Oral Pres. x Papers X Lab Work Projects x Comp.Final X Other Group Activities Textbook: Required: Title...
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...Tiffany Manzanares Causes of Disabilities Grand Canyon University: UNV 526 January 30, 2013 Abstract This paper is written with the intent to inform the reader about varies disabilities and causes and the characteristics of these disabilities. In the United States about one in every 33 babies is born with a birth defect. Or to make it more realistic Every 4.5 minutes, a baby is born with a birth defect. Major birth defects are conditions present at birth that cause structural changes in one or more parts of the body. They can have a serious, adverse effect on health, development, or functional ability. This is information that was obtained from centers for disease control and prevention website. http://www.cdc.gov/NCBDDD/birthdefects/facts.html The purpose of this paper will be to inform the reader of certain causes of disabilities and what may cause these disabilities. Within this paper there will be five topics that will be discussed. The five topics are Definition, characteristics, and causes of intellectual disability, traumatic brain injury, autism, severe disabilities, and deaf-blindness. The author hopes that after reading this paper the reader will have a clearer understanding of these disabilities. According the text book Exception Children: An Introduction To Special Education; mental retardation is defined as “significantly sub average general intellectual functioning existing concurrently with deficits in adaptive behavior and manifested during the developmental...
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...Risk and Safety Assessment Educators by law are required to be “loco parentis”, which means in place of parents; providing instruction, supervision, and safety of students. The responsibility of ensuring the safety and well-being of every student on campus takes on a great amount of liability. Every staff member bears this responsibility but many do not recognize the task. As written in School Law and Public Schools by Essex, liability of school personnel falls into the following categories: Individual liability – school personnel may be held individually liable for their actions that result in injury to a student. Vicarious liability – districts may also be held vicariously liable for the negligent behavior of their employees. Foreseeability – ability of an educator to predict or anticipate that a certain activity or situation may prove harmful to students. Nuisances – any dangerous or hazardous condition that limits free use of property. Invitees – there is an expectation that the property is safe for invitees. Licensees – school officials have a duty to warn invitees of any impeding dangerous conditions and to take reasonable steps to protect them. Trespassers – there is normally no obligation to protect trespassers who enter the property illegally. Parents – when parents visit schools, there is an obligation to address unsafe conditions prior to their arrival. (Essex, 2012) Just as these laws create liability for school personnel, school safety standards...
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...University. In this particular section of the paper, the issues are presented in a n exaggerated and playful manner. And for the past 20 years of its reign, it is very noticeable that it has been the most read and talked about part of the newspaper. It addressed divert and discrepant issued for almost two decades and brings question and doubt to the minds of the readers. It has been the past time of the students who doesn’t have anything to do and those who are anxious to know the people behind those unpredictable blind items. The purpose of which is supposedly to address the problems regarding the professors, administration, facilities and staff of the university. But now it is just a comic-like part for entertainment purpose only. This research will revolve on discerning the accuracy and reliability of Heraldo Filipino: Kampusapsuapan, it will also dig deeper the rules of media ethics and if they exercise responsible journalism. According to Oquias (2012), Heraldo Filipino is publishing Kampusapusapan for more than two decades and yet many issues are still coming. It is funny how a student can express and communicate his feelings towards his professors in a one whole page article which can be read by almost every student, administrators and the professor itself. Unfortunately, the officials of the schools do not do anything to resolve the alleged issues published in Kampusapusapan, which is why this section of the paper is a big help to the university as an eye opener...
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...2013 Personal Selection Paper I decided to do my paper on Ray Charles because he is a staple in music history. He was always a very influential person in music and revolutionized music by mixing the sound of gospel with blues. Personally, my favorite song to listen to preformed by Ray Charles is “Hit the Road Jack”, which is a part of the blues genre written by Percy Mayfield. The reason I enjoy this song is because it explains a story of a woman who is fed up with a good-for-nothing man who tries to get her back but she does not fall for his deception. I enjoy songs that explain a situation that is going on or a song that is telling a story. You can really get into it with the song when you listen because you get wrapped up in what is happening. Ray Charles Robinson was born September 23, 1930 in Albany, Georgia. He was born to the parents of Aretha (Williams) Robinson, a sharecropper, and Bailey Robinson who was a railroad repairman, a handyman and mechanic. When he was still a baby, his family moved to a poor black community on the west side of Greenville, Florida. He became interested in music at young age when he was at Mr. Wiley Pit’s Red Wing Café. He would watch Pit play the piano while he was the café. Mr. Pit would often watch Ray and Ray’s little brother, George. Ray started to lose his sight at the age of five and became completely blind by the age of seven from glaucoma. From then he began attending Florida School for the Deaf and Blind from 1937 to 1945. Here...
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...Orthel Harris FSE-650 December 04, 2010 Edward Smear Claiming Value Mcdowall Rose Value is defined by Malhotra and Bazerman (2007) as, "whatever people find useful or desirable". Negotiation is the vehicle by which parties obtain that which is useful and desirable through a series of tradeoffs with another party. At first glance this exercise would seem to be inward looking. However value is created by exploring alternatives with your opponent. A successful negotiator does not focus on her alternatives. By working with rather than against a negotiating partner she can obtain Pareto or more correctly near-Pareto outcomes. In such circumstances value is created. Both parties can then decide how to divide that value. Successful negotiators consider the preferences of their opponents and do not assume that they implicitly know them, or that their interests are necessarily aligned. An example of the importance of exploring preferences can be seen in McDowall-Rose (2010), "I doubted any of our competition could put together a team as strong as ours with as much industry experience. I also knew the Saudi Airlines old guard wanted more industry insiders onboard." In this example from professional services, knowing a clients preference for specific industry experience provided both cost and differentiation advantages. Fisher (1983) noted that, a more extreme starting position yields better outcomes. However, taking an extreme initial stance may alienate your opponent or damage the...
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...Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson Literature Study Guide © Kent Duryée Table of Contents PART ONE Overview for Parents…………………………………………………………….Page 1 I. Main Characters II. Points for Discussion: • Vocabulary • The Spanish Main • The Age of Reason • Victorian Industrialism • The bildungsroman • Women in Victorian Europe and America Answer Key for “Setting the Stage” and “As You Read” questions…………Page 3 Questions For Discussion……………………………………………………….Page 6 END OF ANSWER KEY PART TWO Study Guide for Students………………………………………………………..Page 7 • History and Setting • The Triangle Trade • Geography • European Colonialism Questions: Setting the Stage…………………………………………………..Page 7 Questions: As You Read……………………………………………………….Page 8 Questions: After Your Reading………………………………………………..Page 9 Vocabulary Exercises………………………………………………………….Page 10 END OF STUDENT ACTIVITIES PART THREE Parents’ Footnotes – Plot Synopsis…………………………………………..Page 12 Answers to Vocabulary Exercises………………………………………….…Page 13 References / Internet Resources……………………………………………..Page 14 1 Literature Study Guide: Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson Part One: For the Parent/Teacher Recommended Ages/Grade Level: Ages 12 and up or Grades 7 and up. Edition used: Children’s Classics, Random House Value Publishing, 1998 Ed. Part One: Overview for Parents: ______________________________________________________ Treasure Island is an adventure novel set in England during the 1700’s. This is one of the classic adventure tales;...
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