Bøker av Troy McDaniel

Troy McDaniel is one of a few inmates who started and graduated from California City Correction facilities' Pawsitive Change dog program in 2016. He shares his remarkable experience of the ups and downs of his journey. Relating a lot of his experience to the dangerous yet intelligent life form of the canines he worked with during his prison term. Every human, every dog, and every situation taught Troy valuable lessons that will bring awareness and fulfillment to your life. We hear about people going to jail and what they've done, but never explained quite like this. You will learn the good, the bad, and the ugly side of the correction system we are conditioned to trust. Troy McDaniel has gotten off parole and has since then dedicated his life to connecting pet owners with their trusted canines. Here you will begin to understand not only the human nature of a criminal but also that maybe every person in the system isn't such a bad dog after all.

The book Multimedia for Accessible Human Computer Interfaces is to be the first resource to provide in-depth coverage on topical areas of multimedia computing (images, video, audio, speech, haptics, VR/AR, etc.) for accessible and inclusive human computer interfaces. Topics are grouped into thematic areas spanning the human senses: Vision, Hearing, Touch, as well as Multimodal applications. Each chapter is written by different multimedia researchers to provide complementary and multidisciplinary perspectives. Unlike other related books, which focus on guidelines for designing accessible interfaces, or are dated in their coverage of cutting edge multimedia technologies, Multimedia for Accessible Human Computer Interfaces takes an application-oriented approach to present a tour of how the field of multimedia is advancing access to human computer interfaces for individuals with disabilities.Under Theme 1 "e;Vision-based Technologies for Accessible Human Computer Interfaces"e;, multimedia technologies to enhance access to interfaces through vision will be presented including: "e;A Framework for Gaze-contingent Interfaces"e;, "e;Sign Language Recognition"e;, "e;Fusion-based Image Enhancement and its Applications in Mobile Devices"e;, and "e;Open-domain Textual Question Answering Systems"e;. Under Theme 2 "e;Auditory Technologies for Accessible Human Computer Interfaces"e;, multimedia technologies to enhance access to interfaces through hearing will be presented including: "e;Speech Recognition for Individuals with Voice Disorders"e; and "e;Socially Assistive Robots for Storytelling and Other Activities to Support Aging in Place"e;. Under Theme 3 "e;Haptic Technologies for Accessible Human Computer Interfaces"e;, multimedia technologies to enhance access to interfaces through haptics will be presented including: "e;Accessible Smart Coaching Technologies Inspired by Elderly Requisites"e; and "e;Haptic Mediators for Remote Interpersonal Communication"e;. Under Theme 4 "e;Multimodal Technologies for Accessible Human Computer Interfaces"e;, multimedia technologies to enhance access to interfaces through multiple modalities will be presented including: "e;Human-Machine Interfaces for Socially Connected Devices: From Smart Households to Smart Cities"e; and "e;Enhancing Situational Awareness and Kinesthetic Assistance for Clinicians via Augmented-Reality and Haptic Shared-Control Technologies"e;.