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Usability

Known as: User friendly, Useable, Useability 
Usability is the ease of use and learnability of a human-made object such as a tool or device. In software engineering, usability is the degree to… 
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Human–computer interaction

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Review
2009
Review
2009
MEDUSA: Middleware for End-User Composition of Ubiquitous Applications
. Activity-oriented computing (AOC) is a paradigm promoting the run-time realization of applications by composing ubiquitous… 
2007
2007
Manipulating IFC sub-models in collaborative teamwork environments
This paper addresses the problem of workflow management in collaborative teamwork environments, where multidisciplinary actors… 
Highly Cited
2006
Highly Cited
2006
Time based patterns in mobile-internet surfing
In this paper we investigate environmental factors that can result in users having different preferences and behaviors at… 
2006
2006
Digital TV and Distance Learning: Potentials and Limitations
One of the goals of the Brazilian Digital TV (DTV) system is to offer high-quality distance learning programs through DTV (t… 
2004
2004
An empirical study of software project bidding
The study described in this paper reports from a real-life bidding process in which 35 companies were bidding for the same… 
Review
2003
Review
2003
User-Centered Web Site Development: A Human-Computer Interaction Approach
From the Publisher: Here is a book that presents Web design as an application of key ideas of Human-Computer Interaction (HCI… 
Highly Cited
2001
Highly Cited
2001
Energy trade-offs in the IBM wristwatch computer
We recently demonstrated a high function wrist watch computer prototype that runs the Linux operating system and also XII… 
2000
2000
The Globalisation of Open and Flexible Learning: Considerations for Planners and Managers.
Distance education institutions have always managed to teach students beyond the frontiers of the jurisdiction within which they… 
1997
1997
An interview study of 'continuous' implementations of information technology
Modern workplaces are continuously affected by frequent implementations of information technology. Managing the technology's… 
Highly Cited
1985
Highly Cited
1985
Abstractions for user interface design
There is a consensus among designers on the need for a rigorous separation of the functionality of a computer system from its…