George Torrens

Publications

• Dialogue Appropriate to Assistive Technology Product Design: A Taxonomy of Communication Formats in Relation to Modes of Sensory Perception
• Evaluation of an assistive technology product design using a paired comparisons method within a mixed methods approach: A case study evaluating preferences for four types of cutlery with 34 upper limb impaired participants
• Cultural bias: a comparison of semantic responses by 126 students from Pakistan and the United Kingdom to a wheelchair when viewed against a congruent and incongruent background
• The order and priority of research and design method application within an assistive technology new product development process: a summative content analysis of 20 case studies
• Forensic anthropometry from fingerprints- A collaboration between chemistry and design
• Shedding Light on the Effect of Fish Oil Supplementation on Dark Adaptation Capabilities
• The importance of dark adaptation for forensic examinations; an evaluation of the Crime-lite Eye™
• Finding evidence in the dark: utilization of inkjet-printed amino acids
• Cultural influences on perception of disability and disabled people: a comparison of opinions from students in the United Kingdom (UK) Pakistan (PAK) about a generic wheelchair using a semantic differential scale
• 20years of the Loughborough User Centred Assistive Technology design process: has it made a difference?
• IN SAFE HANDS: A review of mobile phone anti-theft designs
• Getting a grip
• The development of the Autosip: A hygienic, self-operated, drinking device for people with minimal sucking ability and/or minimal arm strength
• An introduction to the development of a product brand: An evidence-based template for use with first year undergraduate industrial designers
• Enhanced communication of product concept data utilizing motion capture, CAD modelling and animation
• Hand performance assessment of ten people with Rheumatoid Arthritis when using a range of specified saucepans
• The use of fingerprint contact area for biometric identification
• The development of the Port-a-Bidet: A portable bidet for people with mininmal hand function
• Offending users: Designing-in deterrence with mobile telephones
• Design issues in military footwear and handwear
• The influence of social context on the perception of assistive technology: using a semantic differential scale to compare young adults’ views from the United Kingdom and Pakistan
• Shedding Light on the Effect of Fish Oil Supplementation on Dark Adaptation Capabilities
• 20 years of the Loughborough user centered assistive technology design process: has it made a difference?