Commercial buildings have long since been a primary target for applications from a number of areas: from cyber-physical systems to building energy use to improved human interactions in built… (More)
Smartphone users are often unaware of the data collected by apps running on their devices. We report on a study that evaluates the benefits of giving users an app permission manager and sending them… (More)
The development and applications of a supplemental viscous damping device with active capacity are described. The system of the dampers de ned as active viscous damping system (AVDS) is presented… (More)
We introduce a method for fast quadtree construction on the Graphics Processing Unit (GPU) using a level-by-level approach to quadtree construction. The algorithm is designed to build each subsequent… (More)
Forty-seven pregnant asthmatics were studied in a prospective study. Maternal asthma was exacerbated in 43%, most often in the last trimester. Normal physiologic alterations of pregnancy are reviewed… (More)
Ø We are inundated with Privacy Policies Ø They are Ø Too Long Ø Often in Legalese Ø People don’t read them Ø We make shorter privacy notices, but including all of the pertinent information in the… (More)
One hundred asthmatic children were examined for pulsus paradoxus, a palpable diminution or obliteration of the peripheral pulse during inspiration, while in bronchospasm. Pulsus was measured with a… (More)
A suggested method for design of supplemental dampers in multistory structures is presented. Active optimal control theory is adapted to design linear passive viscous or viscoelastic devices… (More)