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Inexpensive mobile technologies to empower rural farmers with m-agriculture
(University of the Western Cape, 2010)
Market information and established communication between seller and buyer play an important role in business activities. This thesis investigates the Transkei area in the Eastern Cape Province, South Africa to find out ...
The use of mobile phones as service-delivery devices in sign language machine translation system
(University of the Western Cape, 2010)
This thesis investigates the use of mobile phones as service-delivery devices in a sign language machine translation system. Four sign language visualization methods were evaluated on mobile phones. Three of the methods ...
The efficacy of the Eigenvector approach to South African sign language identification
(University of the Western Cape, 2010)
The communication barriers between deaf and hearing society mean that interaction between these communities is kept to a minimum. The South African Sign Language research group, Integration of Signed and Verbal Communication: ...
Visualization of microprocessor execution in computer architecture courses: a case study at Kabul University
(University of the Western Cape, 2010)
Computer architecture and assembly language programming microprocessor execution are basic courses taught in every computer science department. Generally, however, students have difficulties in mastering many of the concepts ...
South African sign language recognition using feature vectors and Hidden Markov Models
(University of the Western Cape, 2010)
This thesis presents a system for performing whole gesture recognition for South African Sign Language. The system uses feature vectors combined with Hidden Markov models. In order to constuct a feature vector, dynamic ...
Mobile presentations with interactive chat for m-Learning
(University of the Western Cape, 2010)
Using presentations in an m-Learning environment enables delivery of rich content to a mobile phone learner. This study investigated how to prepare and stream presentations from a desktop computer to a mobile phone in ...
Numerical Methods for Mathematical Models on Warrant Pricing
(University of the Western Cape, 2010)
Warrant pricing has become very crucial in the present market scenario. See, for example, M. Hanke and K. Potzelberger, Consistent pricing of warrants and traded options, Review Financial Economics 11(1) (2002) 63-77 where ...
Rendering an avatar from sign writing notation for sign language animation
(University of the Western Cape, 2010)
This thesis presents an approach for automatically generating signing animations from a sign language notation. An avatar endowed with expressive gestures, as subtle as changes in facial expression, is used to render the ...
An investigation into the appropriateness of using agile processes to build an educational management information system
(University of the Western Cape, 2010)
Since there was a need for an Educational Management Information System (EMIS) in the Ministry of Education in Afghanistan, we designed and implemented a prototype for use in the ministry and investigated the appropriateness ...
South African Sign Language Recognition Using Feature Vectors and Hidden Markov Models
(University of the Western Cape, 2010)
This thesis presents a system for performing whole gesture recognition for South African Sign Language. The system uses feature vectors combined with Hidden Markov models. In order to construct a feature vector, dynamic ...