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    • AN ALGORITHM FOR AUTOMATICALLY DETECTING DYSLEXIA ON THE FLY 

      Shrestha, Suraj; Murano, Pietro (International Journal of Computer Science & Information Technology (IJCSIT);Vol 10, No 3, June 2018, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018-06)
      There are different types of algorithms used in eye tracking technologies. These algorithms are divided into two main categories: feature-based and model-based. Feature-based technologies consist of threshold values, ...

    • The Design and evaluation of a new smartwatch user interface 

      Chaudhary, Karan Singh; Murano, Pietro (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
      This paper discusses and presents a new prototype design for a smartwatch user interface. The user interface was designed aiming to adhere to some of the main universal design principles and be a more usable design. The ...

    • The Design and Evaluation of an Online Dictionary User Interface 

      Shrestha, Sayush Lal; Murano, Pietro (International Journal of Computing and Digital Systems;No. (1) (Mar-2022), Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022-08-22)
      This paper presents a new user interface design for an online dictionary. Online dictionary user interfaces have not been given much research attention over the years and this paper addresses this important gap in knowledge. ...

    • Designing User Interface Toggles for Usability 

      Aljasim, Alyaa; Murano, Pietro (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      Toggles are used extensively by all major software vendors and often in the form of sliders. Although they mostly all share an on or off functionality, there are differences in how designers and developers represent these ...

    • Is carousel interaction really usable? 

      Keya, Rashika Tasnim; Murano, Pietro (First Monday;Volume 27, Number 1 - 3 January 2022, Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022-01-11)
      In this paper a novel and significant study into the usability of carousel interaction in the context of desktop interaction is presented. Two equivalent prototypes in an e-commerce context were developed. One version had ...

    • Menu Positioning on Web Pages. Does it Matter? 

      Murano, Pietro; Lomas, Tracey J. (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015)
      This paper concerns an investigation by the authors into the efficiency and user opinions of menu positioning in web pages. While the idea and use of menus on web pages are not new, the authors feel there ...

    • A new user interface for a text proofreading web portal in a digitization and crowdsourcing context 

      Murano, Pietro (International Journal of Web Information Systems;Volume 14, Issue 1, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)
      Purpose: This paper presents a new user interface design for text proofreading portals in a digitization and crowdsourcing context. Several of the current proofreading portals lack usability in their user interfaces. The ...

    • Pie Menus or Linear Menus, Which Is Better? 

      Murano, Pietro; Khan, Iram N. (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015-09-09)
      This paper is about a continuing investigation aiming to find o ut which menu type is more useable on a web site or application. This paper specifically compares pie menus with li near menus. Although other researchers ...

    • A Preliminary Investigation into the Usability of Force Touch Interaction in a Mobile Context 

      Murano, Pietro; Danial Ali, Rao Muhammad (International Journal of Interactive Mobile Technologies (iJIM);Vol 12, No 5 (2018), Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)
      This paper details a preliminary evaluation into the usability and universal design of force touch interaction with older users as recently introduced into the Apple iOS9 operating system. The evaluation involved a small ...

    • A Preliminary Usability and Universal Design Evaluation of a Television App User Interface 

      Awale, Bikram; Murano, Pietro (Baltic Journal of Modern Computing;Vol. 8 (2020), No. 3, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)
      This paper details a two-part evaluation of the Apple TV user interface. A Heuristic Evaluation and an evaluation using the seven universal design principles were carried out. The overall results showed that the Apple TV ...

    • Universal design of user Interfaces in self-driving cars 

      Ferati, Mexhid; Murano, Pietro; Giannoumis, G. Anthony (Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing;587(1), Chapter; Peer reviewed, 2017)
      Self-driving cars are already being tested in our roads, and several benefits to society are expected with their mainstream use. They also present an opportunity to increase independent mobility for people with disabilities ...

    • A Usability Evaluation of Web User Interface Scrolling Types 

      Murano, Pietro; Sharma, Sushil (First Monday;Volume 25, Number 3, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)
      This paper details a usability evaluation of scrolling techniques on Web sites. The scrolling methods evaluated were normal scrolling (with default pagination), infinite scrolling, infinite scrolling with a load more button ...

    • The Usability of Hidden Functional Elements in Mobile User Interfaces 

      Munir, Mubashar; Murano, Pietro (International Conference on Enterprise Information Systems;, Chapter; Peer reviewed; Conference object; Journal article, 2023)
      The trend of maximizing mobile screen real estate by hiding user interface features has been in use for some time. However, there is a lack of empirical knowledge concerning the real usability issues of using this strategy. ...

    • The Usability of Persistent and Non-Persistent Headers on Web Pages 

      Murano, Pietro; Kongshaug, Petter (International Conference on Enterprise Information Systems;, Chapter; Peer reviewed; Conference object, 2024)
      Websites are used for many different purposes and can also be designed in different ways with different styles. Certain website designs use persistent headers, while some alternatively use non-persistent headers. Online ...