184 research outputs found
From the comfort of home: Examining consumer virtual reality use in the home
No full text© Reem Tawfik and Daniel Harley | Taylor and Francis (2025). This is the authors' copy of the work. It is posted here for your personal use. Not for redistribution. The definitive version of this article was first published here: https://doi.org/10.1080/14626268.2025.2543452Despite the hype that has driven mass-market consumer virtual reality (VR), research relating to the at-home use of these technologies is underexplored. The contexts, responses, and experiences of people who use VR offer insight into the ways that VR is becoming a domestic technology. Applying methods drawn from digital ethnography, our research asks how participants interpret their use of VR in the home, and how they integrate it into their social, personal, and material contexts. We examine data consisting of interviews, images, and videos from participants (n = 15) across 10 countries to begin to chart the complexities of the real-world conditions of VR. Our findings show that as these participants make efforts to creatively integrate VR into their everyday routines, the enjoyment that they describe is entwined with a variety of difficulties, demonstrating that consumer VR offloads a burden of adaptation onto the people who bring these technologies into their homes.SSHRC, Insight Development Grant
Comparative Visualization of Large Tabular Data
No full textAuthor Reem Hourieh, BScZusammenfassungen in deutscher und englischer SpracheMasterarbeit Universität Linz 201
Comparative Visualization of Large Tabular Data
No full textAuthor Reem Hourieh, BScZusammenfassungen in deutscher und englischer SpracheMasterarbeit Universität Linz 201
Reem Ali’s Zabad (2008): Cinematic Dissidence in Syria
No full textStefanie Van de Peer - ORCID: 0000-0003-3152-2912
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3152-2912Item not available in this repository.The documentary camera in Syria is emerging as one of the most powerful tools in raising awareness during this current revolution. While foreign media have been banned from the country, revolutionaries and ordinary Syrians are capturing events and people on their small digital and other cameras in order to testify about their struggle. This attests to the power of the image and to the political effectiveness of the documentary. This article briefly covers the nature of political film- and documentary-making in Syria. The author points out the contribution of Omar Amiralay and Hala al-Abdallah to this trend and specifically deals with a young woman’s documentary that subtly and moderately engages with politics and family matters. Reem Ali’s 2008 documentary Zabad shows that negotiations with dissidence and political repression take place on many different levels, and that the uprisings are not only due to sudden changes leading to “democratic” sensibilities in reaction to contextual factors and enabled through neighbouring practices. In fact, artistic dissidence comes as a consequence of numerous dissident activities that have already been reacting to years of institutional and social repression.http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/14797585.2012.64770916pubpub2-
The development of integrating number and proportion in probabilistic decision-making
No full textThe ability to integrate multiple pieces of information and use it to guide decision-making is an essential part of everyday reasoning. While it may not seem like it, the information in our environments is often numerical in nature. From simple decisions like which cashier line to stand in at the grocery store, to more consequential judgments like evaluating the chances of getting accepted into a competitive graduate program, numbers and proportions are everywhere. And while combining numerical information to make judgments and decisions sounds challenging, even young children have some of the requisite abilities to do so. In this dissertation, I describe and discuss a series of experiments that examine the developmental trajectories of integrating numerical and proportional information to make probability judgements and arrive at favourable outcomes in game-like scenarios. Chapter 2 examines whether 5- and 6-year-old children (N=160) and adults (N=68) can integrate two types of numerical information to make decisions in a probability game involving single- and multi-draw samples from different distributions. I presented children with a computer game in which they must maximize the number of green objects obtained. In order to do so successfully they were required to integrate the absolute number of draws with the proportion of targets to non-targets from which those draws are made. Across five studies, I established that 5- and 6-year-olds and adults can – under certain conditions –integrate two sources of numerical information to make decisions that maximize the odds of a favourable outcome. Chapter 3 examines the developmental origins of these integrative abilities by adapting the paradigm used in Chapter 2 to test infants (n=46). I presented them with two trial types: one where the correct response was to choose the lower draw number from the distribution with a higher proportion of target objects, and another where the correct response was to choose the higher draw number from the distribution with a lower proportion of target objects. Results from 10-12-month-olds revealed that infants were not able to combine the numerical and proportional information to make probability judgments and performed at chance levels with no effects of age or trial type. These results suggested that the ability to integrate both numerical and proportional information to make probability judgments is not yet a consistent hallmark of probabilistic reasoning within the age range we tested. Chapter 4 examines whether or not toddlers (n=40) would be successful on the same trial types used with infants. Results from 18-30-month-olds show that toddlers were able to correctly choose the larger draw number from the distribution with the lower proportion of target objects, but responded at rates no different than chance on the trial where the correct response was to choose the smaller draw number from the distribution with the larger proportion of target objects. Taken together, the results from these three sets of experiments suggest that adults and school-aged children are capable of integrating probability and number in a game-like probability task, and that these abilities may begin in toddlerhood. It appears that beginning in the second year of life, but likely not before then, human learners can consider both the distributions and the number of draws when reasoning about sampling and probability
Rethinking public space in the city of Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
No full textThesis (M. Arch.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Architecture, 2012.This electronic version was submitted by the student author. The certified thesis is available in the Institute Archives and Special Collections.Cataloged from student-submitted PDF version of thesis.Includes bibliographical references (p. 139).Can urban intervention affect social behaviors within a city? And if so, what happens when that city is partial to cultural restrictions? The target in question here is the city of Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. The dilemma is that the city has no true form of public space; despite having spaces designated as such. The lack of public space can be related to two main aspects linked to the nature of the city: 01. Gender Segregation: Questioning what actually IS public if both males and females can't access these spaces freely. 02. The development of the city since the oil boom: Looking at social, economic, demographic and urban ramifications. My thesis serves as a contribution to the social needs of the Saudi society in Jeddah today. By questioning the issue of 'publicness' I intend to analyze how the development of the city has been affected by the cultural restrictions imposed upon it.by Reem Abuzeid.M.Arch
New Mexico pecan production
No full textPresented at Urbanization of irrigated land and water transfers: a USCID water management conference on May 28-31, 2008 in Scottsdale, Arizona.Pecans are a major agricultural crop in New Mexico. Currently there are approximately 11,000 hectares of pecans in the Elephant Butte Irrigation District, consuming more than one third of the annual diversion. The research presented here provides previously unavailable broad-scale estimates of pecan ET and pecan yield response to water. The data at the foundation of this paper were generated using the Regional ET Estimation Model (REEM) developed at New Mexico State University for agricultural and riparian vegetation (Samani et al. 2005, 2006, 2007). REEM uses remotely sensed satellite data to calculate ET as a residual of the energy balance. This research extends the results of REEM to an analysis of yield response to water in irrigated pecan production in the EBID. The study region is rapidly urbanizing and experiencing growing competition for scarce surface and groundwater supplies. The results of this research provide new insight into pecan water use and yields. This research illustrates the linkages that can be made between remote sensing technology, farm-level water management, and yield outcomes. This research sheds new light on the long-standing practice of deficit irrigation in pecans, the yield and conservation impacts of this practice, as well as water conservation policy implications
The moderation of creative dissidence in Syria: Reem Ali’s documentary Zabad
No full textThe documentary camera in Syria is emerging as one of the most powerful tools in raising awareness during this current revolution. While foreign media have been banned from the country, revolutionaries and ordinary Syrians are capturing events and people on their small digital and other cameras in order to testify about their struggle. This attests to the power of the image and to the political effectiveness of the documentary. This article briefly covers the nature of political film- and documentary-making in Syria. The author points out the contribution of Omar Amiralay and Hala al-Abdallah to this trend and specifically deals with a young woman’s documentary that subtly and moderately engages with politics and family matters. Reem Ali’s 2008 documentary Zabad shows that negotiations with dissidence and political repression take place on many different levels, and that the uprisings are not only due to sudden changes leading to “democratic” sensibilities in reaction to contextual factors and enabled through neighbouring practices. In fact, artistic dissidence comes as a consequence of numerous dissident activities that have already been reacting to years of institutional and social repressio
Nuevos espacios femeninos en la narrativa egipcia actual: Reem Bassiouney
No full textIn the 21st century, the Egyptian women fiction is a critical review of the prevailing social order. The core topic is usually the slowdown in the process of social change because of the pressure exerted by the traditional dominant system. In this article we will address how the Egyptian writer, Reem Bassiouney (Alexandria, 1973), in her novel Professor Hana, projects an image of today’s Arab woman in search of her own space and out of traditional roles. In this context, social, personal and gender conflicts create frustrated, insecure, and isolated characters, regarding the immutability of the situation or the weakness or failure to bring about change. The aim is to show that literature is used by this Arab writer as a tool to raise awareness of current problems. Like some other Arab women writers, she uses literary fiction to approach gender relations as well as the attitudes of men and women within a traditionally androcentric society which assigns each of them a particular role in a specific space. Bassiouney uses sarcasm, irony and humour as weapons against a society which hinders the integration of some of its individuals because of their behaviour and aspirations. It is also clear that the Egyptian author belongs to the new generation of authors who do not attempt to present their environment in a realistic manner, but they rather use their experiences and memories to construct the scenario of their weariness with their surroundings. As a result, it is confirmed that, through literature, today Arab women are claiming a space of their own to make their situation visible and to gain access to the public framework by generating opinion.En el siglo XXI, la narrativa femenina egipcia es una literatura crítica con el orden social imperante. El tema medular suele ser la ralentización del proceso de cambio social a causa de la presión ejercida por el sistema tradicional dominante. En este artículo abordaremos cómo la escritora egipcia Reem Bassiouney (Alejandría, 1973), en su novela Profesora Haná, proyecta una imagen de la mujer árabe actual fuera de los moldes tradicionales en busca de un espacio propio. En este contexto, los conflictos sociales, personales y de género están en la base de personajes frustrados, inseguros y aislados ante la inmutabilidad de la situación o ante la debilidad o el fracaso para provocar un cambio. El objetivo es mostrar que la literatura es utilizada por la escritora árabe como una herramienta para concienciar sobre los problemas actuales. Al igual que otras escritoras árabes, recurre a la ficción literaria para abordar las relaciones de género y la actitud de hombres y mujeres en el marco de una sociedad tradicionalmente androcéntrica que le asigna a cada uno un papel concreto en un espacio definido. Bassiouney utiliza el sarcasmo, la ironía y el humor como armas contra una sociedad que dificulta la integración de algunos de sus individuos por su comportamiento y aspiraciones. Se constata también que la autora egipcia se inscribe en la nueva generación de autores que no procuran la presentación de su entorno de una forma realista, sino que se sirven de sus vivencias y recuerdos para construir el escenario de su hastío ante lo que les rodea. Como resultado se confirma que, a través de la literatura, la mujer árabe actual reclama un espacio propio para hacer visible su situación y para acceder al espacio público generando opinión
New feminine spaces in today’s Egyptian fiction: Reem Bassiouney
No full textEn el siglo XXI, la narrativa femenina egipcia es una literatura crítica con el orden social imperante. El tema medular suele ser la ralentización del proceso de cambio social a causa de la presión ejercida por el sistema tradicional dominante. En este artículo abordaremos cómo la escritora egipcia Reem Bassiouney (Alejandría, 1973), en su novela Profesora Haná, proyecta una imagen de la mujer árabe actual fuera de los moldes tradicionales en busca de un espacio propio. En este contexto, los conflictos sociales, personales y de género están en la base de personajes frustrados, inseguros y aislados ante la inmutabilidad de la situación o ante la debilidad o el fracaso para provocar un cambio. El objetivo es mostrar que la literatura es utilizada por la escritora árabe como una herramienta para concienciar sobre los problemas actuales. Al igual que otras escritoras árabes, recurre a la ficción literaria para abordar las relaciones de género y la actitud de hombres y mujeres en el marco de una sociedad tradicionalmente androcéntrica que le asigna a cada uno un papel concreto en un espacio definido. Bassiouney utiliza el sarcasmo, la ironía y el humor como armas contra una sociedad que dificulta la integración de algunos de sus individuos por su comportamiento y aspiraciones. Se constata también que la autora egipcia se inscribe en la nueva generación de autores que no procuran la presentación de su entorno de una forma realista, sino que se sirven de sus vivencias y recuerdos para construir el escenario de su hastío ante lo que les rodea. Como resultado se confirma que, a través de la literatura, la mujer árabe actual reclama un espacio propio para hacer visible su situación y para acceder al espacio público generando opinión.In the 21st century, the Egyptian women fiction is a critical review of the prevailing social order. The core topic is usually the slowdown in the process of social change because of the pressure exerted by the traditional dominant system. In this article we will address how the Egyptian writer, Reem Bassiouney (Alexandria, 1973), in her novel Professor Hana, projects an image of today’s Arab woman in search of her own space and out of traditional roles. In this context, social, personal and gender conflicts create frustrated, insecure, and isolated characters, regarding the immutability of the situation or the weakness or failure to bring about change. The aim is to show that literature is used by this Arab writer as a tool to raise awareness of current problems. Like some other Arab women writers, she uses literary fiction to approach gender relations as well as the attitudes of men and women within a traditionally androcentric society which assigns each of them a particular role in a specific space. Bassiouney uses sarcasm, irony and humour as weapons against a society which hinders the integration of some of its individuals because of their behaviour and aspirations. It is also clear that the Egyptian author belongs to the new generation of authors who do not attempt to present their environment in a realistic manner, but they rather use their experiences and memories to construct the scenario of their weariness with their surroundings. As a result, it is confirmed that, through literature, today Arab women are claiming a space of their own to make their situation visible and to gain access to the public framework by generating opinion
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