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Towards Usable Updates for Smart Home Devices

September 17, 2020
Author(s)
Julie M. Haney, Susanne M. Furman
… Smart home device updates are important tools for users to … no prior research has been conducted to understand smart home users' perceptions of and experiences with updates. To … gap, we conducted an in-depth interview study of 40 smart home users. We found that users experienced inconsistency in …

Case Hardening Measurement with Quantitative Surface Acoustic Microscopy

January 1, 1999
Author(s)
Nelson N. Hsu, D Xiang, Gerald V. Blessing
… Case hardening is widely applied to many critical parts in the … processing. Preliminary results about effects of case hardening on elastic wave velocity changes are obtained. … acoustic microscopy, case hardening, depth measurement, surface wave … Case Hardening Measurement with Quantitative Surface Acoustic …

Reduced Hardening Time of Calcium Phosphate Cements

October 16, 2008
Author(s)
Milenko Markovic, S. Takagi, Laurence C. Chow
… The first self-hardening calcium phosphate cement (CPC) consisting of … (HA). For some clinical applications control of cement hardening time (HT) can be a very important factor and … calcium, calcium phosphate cement, crystallinity, hardening time, hydroxyapatite, phosphate …

Smart Home Consumers' Privacy and Security Perceptions & Practices

December 7, 2020
Author(s)
Julie Haney, Susanne M. Furman, Yasemine Acar
… Smart home technologies may expose adopters to increased risk to … better understand perceptions of and challenges with smart home privacy and security, we conducted an in-depth interview study of 40 smart home consumers. In this talk, we report on participants' …

Consumer Perspectives on Loss of Support for Smart Home Devices

May 26, 2022
Author(s)
Julie Haney, Susanne M. Furman
… Unsupported smart home devices can pose serious safety and security issues for … manufacturer support, we conducted a survey of 412 smart home users. We discovered differences based on category of … how user perspectives may relate to perceptions of smart home update importance, security, and privacy. Based on the …

Working from Home and the Impacts on Residential Buildings

March 1, 2024
Author(s)
William M. Healy, Kristen Cetin, Richard Karg, Chandra Sekhar, Li Song, Jerzy Sowa, Iain Walker, Pawel Wargocki
… and dramatic shift in the number of people working from home. For ASHRAE, the shift to more work from home has an impact on its mission. Most notably, key metrics … be impacted with a larger number of people working from home. … residential, working from home, indoor environmental quality, energy …

Smart Home Device Loss of Support: Consumer Perspectives and Preferences

July 23, 2023
Author(s)
Julie Haney, Susanne M. Furman
… Unsupported smart home devices can pose serious safety and security issues for … manufacturer support, we conducted a survey of 412 smart home users. We discovered differences based on device … how user perspectives may relate to perceptions of smart home update importance, security, and privacy. Based on the …

User Perceptions & Preferences for Smart Home Device Updates

November 5, 2021
Author(s)
Susanne M. Furman, Julie Haney
… IoT smart home updates are a critical mechanism by which manufacturers … a major threat. However, consumers' perspective on smart home updates, including needs and preferences, had not been … consumers' experiences and challenges with smart home updates, including how those relate to security and …

Research Report: User Perceptions of Smart Home Privacy and Security

November 17, 2020
Author(s)
Julie M. Haney, Susanne M. Furman, Yasemin Acar
… Smart home technologies may expose adopters to increased risk to … privacy. To better understand users' perceptions of smart home privacy and security, we conducted an in- depth interview study of 40 smart home users. The results revealed perceptions of data …

Guide to Securing Computers Using Windows XP Home Edition

November 22, 2006
Author(s)
Shirley M. Radack
… in NIST SP 800-69 concerning the need to secure Windows XP Home Edition computers, and discusses the security … provides practical guidance on how to install Windows XP Home Edition, how to secure new and existing installations, … guidance applies generally to desktop, laptop, and other home systems that run Windows XP Home Edition as the …

Roles of texture and latent hardening on plastic anisotropy of face-centered-cubic materials during multi-axial loading

February 17, 2017
Author(s)
Minh-Son Pham, Adam A. Creuziger, Mark A. Iadicola, Anthony D. Rollett
… insights into the relationships between texture, latent hardening and plastic anisotropy of face-centered-cubic … crystal plasticity framework to study the roles of latent hardening on the plastic anisotropy with and without the … causes the most anisotropic yielding. However, latent hardening significantly alters the anisotropy induced by …

User Perceptions and Experiences with Smart Home Updates

May 22, 2023
Author(s)
Julie Haney, Susanne M. Furman
… to mitigate security and privacy vulnerabilities in smart home devices. However, little research has been undertaken to … understand users' perceptions and experiences with smart home updates. To address this gap, we conducted an online … survey of a demographically diverse sample of 412 smart home users in the United States. We found that users …

Human Factors in Smart Home Technologies Workshop Summary

November 4, 2019
Author(s)
Julie Haney, Susanne M. Furman
… a one- day workshop entitled "Human Factors in Smart Home Technologies." The workshop addressed human considerations for smart home devices, including usability, user perceptions, and … addition to becoming more aware of human aspects of smart home technologies, the attendees from industry, government, …

Perceptions of Smart Home Privacy and Security Responsibility, Concerns, and Mitigations

August 10, 2019
Author(s)
Julie Haney, Susanne M. Furman, Mary Theofanos, Yasemin Acar Fahl
… Smart home devices are increasingly being used by nontechnical … implications. To better understand perceptions of smart home privacy and security, we are conducting an interview … internet of things, smart home, usable security, usable privacy … Perceptions of Smart Home Privacy and Security Responsibility, Concerns, and …

Smart Home Security and Privacy Mitigations: Consumer Perceptions, Practices, and Challenges

July 23, 2020
Author(s)
Julie M. Haney, Susanne M. Furman, Yasemin Acar
… As smart home technology is becoming more pervasive, smart home devices are increasingly being used by non-technical … inform security and privacy mitigation guidance for smart home devices, we interviewed 40 smart home users to discover … Smart Home Security and Privacy Mitigations: Consumer Perceptions, …

Guidance for Securing Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition: A NIST Security Configuration Checklist

September 29, 2006
Author(s)
Karen A. Scarfone, Murugiah Souppaya, John Connor
… who may be responsible for securing Windows XP Home Edition computers within home offices for their organizations. Portions of the publication can also be used by home users, such as telecommuting Federal civilian agency … Microsoft Windows, telecommuting, Windows XP, Windows XP Home Edition …

Estimating Smoke Detector Effectiveness and Utilization in Homes

November 6, 2018
Author(s)
Stanley W. Gilbert
… in the United States? And what are the attributes of homes currently without smoke detectors and where are they … We estimate the installation of smoke detectors in homes without them reduces the expected number of fires … the entire country. We find evidence that the number of homes with smoke detectors are lower than current estimates …

Non-Uniqueness in Dual-Energy CT with Beam Hardening

September 13, 2017
Author(s)
Zachary H. Levine
… into two basis materials. Methods and Materials: The beam hardening equation is simplified to the single voxel case. … beam hardening , dual-energy computed tomography , uniqueness … Non-Uniqueness in Dual-Energy CT with Beam Hardening …

Smart Home Users' Security and Privacy Perceptions and Actions Differ by Device Category: Results from a U.S. Survey

June 21, 2025
Author(s)
Julie Haney, Yasemin Acar, Anna Li, Faith Haney
… are few insights into how users' perspectives on smart home security and privacy differ depending on device category. This may leave the smart home community at a disadvantage in knowing how to focus user … we conducted a between-subjects survey of 401 U.S. smart home users with devices in five categories: voice assistants, …

It's the Company, the Government, You and I: User Perceptions of Responsibility for Smart Home Privacy and Security

September 25, 2020
Author(s)
Julie M. Haney, Yasemin Acar, Susanne M. Furman
… Smart home technology exposes adopters to increased risk to network … currently unclear where perceived responsibility for smart home privacy and security lies. To address this gap, we conducted an in-depth interview study of 40 smart home adopters to explore where they assign responsibility and …

Affordable Fire Safety in Board and Care Homes: A Regulatory Challenge. Interim Report

May 1, 1992
Author(s)
Bernard M. Levin, N E. Groner, R Paulsen
… on a project concerning fire safety in Board and Care Homes. Homes vary greatly in the level of disability of residents … systems. It appears that in some locations there are many homes that provide the services of Board and Care Homes but … board and care homes, fire safety, costs, fire codes, human behavior, …

Mitigating Cybersecurity and Privacy Risks in Telehealth Smart Home Integration

December 17, 2025
Author(s)
Ronald Pulivarti, Kevin Littlefield, Sue Wang, Bronwyn Patrick, Ryan Williams
… experienced reduced access to hospital care. Hospital-at-Home (HaH) solutions provide an in-patient care experience … the hospital does not control, i.e., the patient's home. Patient homes may include a growing number of Internet of Things (IoT) devices as part of their "smart home" environment. IoT devices may not provide capabilities …
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