This report presents the development process of a mobile interface for the C2-monitor. A monitoring tool used to support the operations for the broadcasting services of Ericsson Broadcasting and Media Services (EBMS). With the support of the C2-monitor, operators can monitor hundreds of channels and services produced from EBMS. To enhance a more flexible working environment, the C2-monitor needs to be developed further to support mobile devices with a customized design to take advantage of mobile phones features and functionality. Established and well-recognized design methods and principles have been applied in the development process and user testing have been made iteratively throughout the project. The goal for the project has been to fulfil the user’s needs and preferences for the mobile interface, in order to assure a useful product for the end user. The result of this study is a recommendation and design proposal for a mobile interface of C2-moniter that can be used for further development. / Denna rapport redovisar utveckling av ett mobilt gränssnitt för C2-monitor, ett monitoreringsverktyg som används som stöd för driften på Ericsson Broadcasting and Media Services. Med hjälp av C2-monitor kan operatörer övervaka de hundratals kanaler och tjänster som produceras från EBMS. För att stödja ett flexibelt arbete behöver verktyget utvecklas och finnas tillgänglig på mobila enheter med anpassad design för att ta vara på mobilens egenskaper samt dess funktionaliteter. För utvecklingen av det mobila gränssnittet har vedertagna designmetoder tillämpats i arbetsprocessen och användartester har skett iterativt genom projektets gång. Det slutgiltiga målet för projektet har varit att produkten uppfyller användarens behov och önskemål, detta för att kvalitetssäkra en användbar och relevant produkt för slutanvändaren. Resultatet blev en rekommendation och ett designförslag för mobila gränssnittet av C2-monitor som kan användas i den fortsatta utvecklingen av verktyget.

Surfing the web has moved from the stationary computers to mobile devices such as smartphones and tablets. As the technology moves further and more devices comes out on the market this is a trend that will continue. This makes it more important for web developers to adapt and make their websites fit not only for one device. The website needs to fit all devices. Since many of these devices are using wireless connections, the website performance has also become even more important in order to give the users a good experience.   Responsive web design is an approach for designing and developing web pages. By using the three techniques of flexible grid layout, flexible images and media, and media queries, websites can get a design that fits all devices. Responsive web techniques will also make the web page perform better on each device since it makes the web page adapt to its environment. There are several performance techniques that can be applied to a website in order to increase performance and loading time. Responsive web design including performance techniques can together make a great impact on a website's loading speed and user experience.   This thesis embraces this approach for web development. By developing a design theory, a website emerges where these approaches of web development have been implemented. During the development of the website the experiences implementing this approach and techniques is discussed. The website developed for this thesis was able to finish loading below 4 seconds on a mobile device using a 3G connection. We argue that responsive web design and performance techniques can help a website immensely to increase its user experience and performance.

The thesis titled Using tablets in primary education is focused on innovative education of primary school pupils. The theoretical part of the thesis defines terms related to digital and interactive mobile devices. It represents the tablet as one of the mobile technologies. It deals with their integration into education and consequently provides an analysis of the positive and negative impacts of this issue. The conclusion of the theoretical part is devoted to use of tablets in the subject Music. The empirical part deals with using tablets in the classroom for each subject. Based on the theory, concept of lessons and their implementation is described. Questionnaire and action research were used as the research methods. Powered by TCPDF (www.tcpdf.org)

The master thesis deals with the topic of including and using tablets in the process of the German language teaching. In its first three chapters, it lays down the basic facts and observation relevant to the usage of a tablet as a teaching aid. Furthermore, two methods of research were carried out in its practical part, namely questionnaire research and action research. This thesis is aimed at presenting a cohesive description of the possibilities of didactic and methodical usage of tablets in the process of foreign language teaching, particularly then in the German language teaching. The result of the questionnaire research showed, that tablets do not have its established position even in the schools that have already got them. It also revealed, that the frequency of usage tablets in foreign language teaching was quite low, but the pupils perceived it as sufficient.

The author of this thesis aims to analyze and develop a prototype of a software responsible for showing how the specific web application would be displayed by the concrete device. First, the problem of diversity of devices for accessing the web and of the level of support of modern web technologies is explained to the reader. Then the thesis offers a way how to help developers with testing across web browsers on different hardware. The analytical section describes the methods the author would like to use for accomplishing the goal, and also the set of suitable technologies. The penultimate section shows the manner the author implemented the prototype of the software. The Software is then subjected to tests showing that the prototype meets the requirements.

Students with specific learning disabilities (SLD) typically learn less history content than their peers without disabilities and show fewer learning gains. Even when they are provided with the same instructional strategies, many students with SLD struggle to grasp complex historical concepts and content area vocabulary. Many strategies involving technology have been used in the past to enhance learning for students with SLD in history classrooms. However, very few studies have explored the effectiveness of emerging mobile technology in K-12 history classrooms. This study investigated the effects of mobile devices (iPads) as an active student response (ASR) system on the acquisition of U.S. history content of middle school students with SLD. An alternating treatments single subject design was used to compare the effects of two interventions. There were two conditions and a series of pretest probesin this study. The conditions were: (a) direct instruction and studying from handwritten notes using the interactive notebook strategy and (b) direct instruction and studying using the Quizlet App on the iPad. There were three dependent variables in this study: (a) percent correct on tests, (b) rate of correct responses per minute, and (c) rate of errors per minute. A comparative analysis suggested that both interventions (studying from interactive notes and studying using Quizlet on the iPad) had varying degrees of effectiveness in increasing the learning gains of students with SLD. In most cases, both interventions were equally effective. During both interventions, all of the participants increased their percentage correct and increased their rate of correct responses. Most of the participants decreased their rate of errors. The results of this study suggest that teachers of students with SLD should consider a post lesson review in the form of mobile devices as an ASR system or studying from handwritten notes paired with existing evidence-based practices to facilitate students’ knowledge in U.S. history. Future research should focus on the use of other interactive applications on various mobile operating platforms, on other social studies subjects, and should explore various testing formats such as oral question-answer and multiple choice.

The main goal of this thesis is a solution proposal of MS Dynamics AX2012 for mobile device. Output is in form of an analysis. Base on it could be the solution implemented. Only selected warehouse processes are concerned with which brings the mobile device usage higher effectiveness. Partial goal is actual warehouse processes clarification on standard MS Dynamics AX2012 application. Their reality underscores business processes explanation in parallel. First step to reach the goals mentioned is available technologies and possibilities exploration. Warehouse and its processes are studied base on resources available and own experience from given branch. The same method is used for getting information about software, data collecting and hardware. Warehouse processes in MS Dynamics AX2012 description is based on Microsoft training materials and own professional experience. Analytical mobile application solution proposal is based on analysis of information studied within this thesis and own experience with suggesting similar modifications. Added value is model, how can be standard enterprise resource planning system customized for usage on mobile devices. Plus is also demonstration of warehouse processes on the most current version of chosen application in line with real business processes. Point is not only an IT solution with no relation to real usage. Contribution to completeness is comparing other SW types and HW selection. Rational structure of document leads the getting information to reach the goal. Theoretical part deals with general warehouse logistics and a possibility of related technologies usage. In the analytical part are ideas from theoretical part applied when processes on standard version of MS Dynamics AX2012 are described. Last and the most fundamental part, is dedicated for solution proposal of mobile version application.

Dispositivos móveis como smartphones e tablets são, atualmente, equipados com componentes de hardware que podem ser utilizados para a criação de soluções que auxiliam diversas atividades de pessoas com deficiência. Por exemplo, os sensores de um celular na mão de um usuário com deficiência motora podem ser utilizados para identificar movimentos da mão desse usuário e movimentar uma cadeira de rodas elétrica. Apesar de o uso de dispositivos móveis para fins de criação de soluções de acessibilidade ser explorado e documentado por muitos pesquisadores, verifica-se carência de infraestruturas que facilitem a criação de soluções para usuários com deficiência com base no uso dos recursos computacionais dos dispositivos móveis. Este trabalho apresenta um framework nativo para sistema operacional Android que provê bibliotecas para uso e integração dos diversos recursos desses dispositivos, como sensores, microfone e câmera, para auxiliar usuários com deficiência motora. O framework foi proposto com base em requisitos levantados por profissionais da área da saúde que trabalham no Centro Integrado de Reabilitação (CIR) pertencente ao Hospital Estadual de Ribeirão Preto (SP), e que reabilitam usuários com hemiparesia decorrente de Acidente Vascular Encefálico (AVE). Aplicações usando a infraestrutura proposta foram implementadas como provas de conceito que evidenciam a possibilidade de criação de soluções que usam e integram os principais componentes dos dispositivos móveis para auxiliar os usuários reabilitados. Apesar de o escopo de requisitos limitar-se a pessoas que tiveram AVE, testes realizados com desenvolvedores de software de diferentes níveis de experiência demonstraram que o framework agiliza a implementação de soluções diversas, inclusive para pessoas sem deficiência. O framework, que pode ser adaptado para diferentes sistemas operacionais, foi implementado para auxiliar a construção de aplicativos para o sistema operacional Android. / Nowadays, mobile devices such as smartphones and tablets are equipped with hardware components that can be used to create solutions that support various activities of people with disabilities. For example, the sensors of a mobile phone in the hand of a user with motor disability can be used to identify movements of that users hand and, then, to move an electric wheelchair. Although the use of mobile devices for the creation of accessibility solutions is deeply explored and documented by many researchers, there still is a lack of infrastructures to facilitate the creation of solutions for users with disabilities by relying on the use of the computational resources of mobile devices. This work presents an Android-native framework that provides libraries for the use and integration of the various resources of these devices, such as sensors, microphone and camera, to assist users with motor disabilities. The framework was proposed based on requirements raised by health professionals who work at a Rehabilitation Center that belongs to the State Hospital of Ribeirão Preto (SP, Brazil), where they rehabilitate users with hemiparesis due to stroke. Applications using the proposed infrastructure have been implemented as proofs of concept that demonstrate the possibility of creating solutions that use and integrate the main components of mobile devices in order to assist the rehabilitated users. Although the scope of requirements of our project is limited to people who have had stroke, tests performed with software developers of different levels of experience have shown that the framework speeds up the implementation of diverse solutions, including the ones for people without disabilities. The framework, which can be adapted for different operating systems, has been implemented to help build applications for the Android operating system.

Existem atualmente diversas propostas para integração de dispositivos móveis em uma grade computacional, porém vários problemas são observados em tais ambientes. Esta dissertação mantém o foco em um problema, a restrição sobre a quantidade de energia despendida na execução das aplicações, ao utilizar esses dispositivos móveis como provedores de recursos em uma grade computacional que fornece processamento para aplicações paralelas. Para tanto, este trabalho propõe um método para estimar o consumo de energia das aplicações considerando que elas utilizam um determinado conjunto de operações as quais estão presentes na grande maioria das aplicações paralelas (operações matemáticas e alocação de memória). Com base no método proposto, dois dispositivos móveis foram estudados e foi criada uma representação do consumo de energia utilizando-se de métodos de regressão. Para validar os modelos, duas aplicações foram analisadas e o consumo de energia real foi comparado ao consumo estimado. O modelo criado apresentou resultados próximos ao medido, mostrando um aumento entre 6% e 14,24% em relação ao resultado medido. / Nowadays, there are different proposals to integrate mobile devices in a computational grid, although several problems are introduces. This dissertation focus on the energy limitation problem when using mobile devices to provide resources, such as processing power to run parallel applications. It also proposes a method to estimate energy consumption for a task that needs to be executed in this environment. To achieve this goal two mobile devices were used as a test case and a representation of its energy consumption was created running benchmarks and using regression techniques. To validate the model created, two applications were executed and had the measured values compared to the estimated ones. The estimation showed a raise between 6 and 14.24 percent.

Orientador: Silvia Regina Lucas de Souza / Resumo: Em ambientes de produção animal o processo de análise das condições de conforto térmico pode ser realizado mediante o cálculo de índices de conforto térmico e da elaboração de mapas de variabilidade espacial de parâmetros meteorológicos e dos próprios índices de conforto térmico. Os métodos atuais para análise do bem-estar animal, especificamente aqueles por meio de mapas de índices de conforto térmico, são realizados em programas de computador utilizando-se softwares específicos de interpolação de dados. Esses processos, por sua vez, não permitem que avaliações de conforto térmico sejam realizadas facilmente no próprio local de coleta de dados. Assim, esse trabalho foi realizado com o objetivo de desenvolver um sistema para criação de mapas de variabilidade espacial da temperatura do ar e de índices de conforto térmico de animais, utilizando o método interpolador IDW (Inverse Distance Weighted), ou Inverso da Distância Ponderada. O sistema desenvolvido é composto por um aplicativo Android e dispositivos de transmissão e recepção de dados meteorológicos. O aplicativo foi desenvolvido por meio da linguagem de programação orientada a objetos Java, mediante o ambiente de desenvolvimento integrado Android Studio. Já os dispositivos móveis foram criados utilizando-se sensores de baixo custo de temperatura do ar, temperatura de globo negro e umidade relativa, juntamente com microcontroladores de plataforma eletrônica de código aberto – Arduino. O algoritmo desenvolvido para o aplic... (Resumo completo, clicar acesso eletrônico abaixo) / Abstract: In animal production environments, the process of analysis of thermal comfort conditions may be carried out through the calculation of the thermal comfort index and the creation of maps showing spatial variabilities of meteorological parameters and the thermal comfort indexes. The current methods for analysis of animal well fare, especially those including maps of thermal comfort indexes, are carried out using computer programs with specific software of data interpolation. On the other hand, these processes don’t allow the evaluations of thermal comfort to be easily performed in the data collection site. Therefore, the aim of this study was developing a system for creation of maps with spatial variability of the air temperature and thermal comfort of animals, using the IDW (Inverse Distance Weighted) interpolation method. The system created is formed by an Android app and devices of transmission and reception of meteorological data. The app was developed using the Java programming language, through the Android Studio integrated development environment. The mobile devices were made using low cost air temperature, black globe temperature and relative humidity sensors, and microcontrollers of open source electronic platform – Arduino. The algorithm developed for the Android app was validated by means of comparing the air temperature figures measured, and those interpolated by the app in a broiler shed. On the other hand, the transmission and reception of data were validated via ... (Complete abstract click electronic access below) / Doutor