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Leung, B., Duez, P., Yates, M., Chau, T., Text entry via character stroke disambiguation for an adolescent with severe motor impairment and cortical visual impairment, Assistive Technology, 22:223-235.

Davies, T.C., Chau, T., Fehlings, D., Shanthi, A., Stott, N.S., Youth with cerebral palsy (CP) with differing upper limb abilities: How do they access computers? Archives of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, 91:1952-1956.

Falk H.,Tam, C., Schwellnus H., Chau T., Grip force variability and its effects on children’s handwriting legibility, form and strokes. Journal of Biomechanical Engineering, 132:114504 (5 pp).

Sejdić, E., Steele C., Chau T., The effects of head movement on dual-axis cervical accelerometry signals, BMC Research Notes, 3:269 (6pp). Full paper

Sejdic, E., Steele, C., Chau, T., Understanding the statistical persistence of dual-axis swallowing accelerometry signals, Computers in Biology and Medicine, 40:839-844. Abstract

Fairley J., Sejdic E., Chau, T., The effect of treadmill walking on stride interval persistence in children, Human Movement Science, 29:987-998. Abstract

Chang MD, Sejdic E, Wright V, Chau T. Measures of dynamic stability: detecting differences between walking overground and on a compliant surface. Human Movement Science, 29:977-986. Abstract

Falk, T., Guirgis, M., Power, S., Blain, S., Chau, T., On the use of peripheral autonomic signals for body-machine interface control, Physiological Measurement, 31:1411-1422. Abstract

Alves, N., Chau, T., A novel integrated mechanomyogram-vocalization access solution, Medical Engineering & Physics, 32:940-944. Abstract

Memarian, N., Venetsanopoulos, A.N., Chau, T., Validating an infrared thermal switch as a novel access technology, Biomedical Engineering On-Line, 9:38 (11 pages) Full Paper

Blain S, McKeever P, Chau T. Bedside Computer Access for an Individual with Severe and Multiple Disabilities: A Case Study, Disability & Rehabilitation: Assistive Technology, 5(5):359-69. Abstract

Alves N, Chau, T., Uncovering patterns of forearm activity using multi-channel mechanomyography, Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology, 20(5):777-786. Abstract

Orovic, I., Stankovic, S. Chau, T., Steele, C., Sejdic, E. Time-frequency analysis and Hermite projection method applied to swallowing accelerometry signals, EURASIP Journal on Advances in Signal Processing, Article ID 323125, 7 pages. Full Paper

Sejdic, E, Falk T.H., Steele, C., Chau T., Vocalization removal for improved automatic segmentation of dual-axis swallowing accelerometry signals, Medical Engineering & Physics, 32:668-672. Abstract

Alves-Kotzev, N., Sahota, B., Sejdic, E., Chau, T. The effect of sensor location on the classification of single-site forearm mechanomyograms. Biomedical Engineering On Line, 9(1):23 Full paper

Damouras, S., Sejdic, E., Steele, C., Chau, T., An on-line swallow detection algorithm based on the quadratic variation of dual axis accelerometry, IEEE Transactions on Signal Processing, 58(6):3352 - 3359. Abstract

Hana F., Molfenter, SM, Cliffe, RE, Chau, T., Steele, C., Anthropometric and demographic correlates of dual-axis swallowing accelerometry signal characteristics: a canonical correlation analysis, Dysphagia, 25(2):94-103. Abstract

Zoratto DCB, Chau T, Steele CM, “Hyolaryngeal excursion as the physiological source of swallowing accelerometry signals”, Physiological Measurement, 31:843-855. Abstract

Alves-Kotzev, N, Chau T, “The design and testing of a novel mechanomyogram-driven switch controlled by small eyebrow movements”, Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation, 7:22 (10 pages). Full paper

Falk T, Chan J., Duez, P., Teachman G., Chau T., Augmentative Communication Based on Real-time Vocal Cord Vibration Detection, IEEE Transactions on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering, 18(2):159-163. Abstract

Torres J., Chau T., Wearable indoor pedestrian dead reckoning system, Pervasive and Mobile Computing, 6(3):351-361. Abstract

Nhan, B., Chau, T., Classifying affective states using thermal infrared imaging of the human face, IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering, 57(4):979-987. Abstract

Lu, E., Falk, T., Teachman, G., Chau, T., Assessing the viability of a vocal cord vibration switch for four children with multiple disabilities, Open Rehabilitation, 3:55-61. Full paper

Sejdic, E., Komisar, V., Steele, C.M., Chau, T.,Baseline characteristics of dual-axis cervical accelerometry signals, Annals of Biomedical Engineering, 38(3):1048-1059. Abstract

Damouras, S., Chang, M., Sejdic, E., Chau, T., An empirical examination of detrended fluctuation analysis for gait data, Gait & Posture, 31(3):336-340. Abstract

Blain S., Power S., Sejdic, E., Mihailidis, A., Chau, T. A cardiorespiratory classifier of voluntary and involuntary electrodermal activity, Biomedical Engineering On-Line, 9:11. Full Paper

Fairley, J., Sejdic, E., Chau, T., Investigation the correlation between pediatric stride interval persistence and gross energy expenditure, BMC Research Notes, 3:47. Full Paper

Alves-Kotzev, N., Chau, T., Automatic detection of muscle activity from mechanomyogram
signals: a comparison of amplitude and wavelet-based methods
, Physiological Measurement, 31(4):461-476. Abstract

Power, S., Falk T., Chau, T. , Classification of prefrontal activity due to mental arithmetic and music imagery using Hidden Markov Models and frequency domain near-infrared spectroscopy, Journal of Neural Engineering, 7(2):026002 (9pp). Abstract

Fairley, J., Sejdic, E., Chau T. 2010. An investigation of stride interval stationarity in a pediatric population, Human Movement Science, 29:125-136. Abstract

Lee J., Steele C., Chau T. 2010. Effects of liquid stimuli on dual-axis swallowing accelerometry signals in a healthy population, Biomedical Engineering On-line, 9:7. Full Paper

Sejdic, E.,  Steele, C., Chau T. 2010. A procedure for denoising dual-axis accelerometry signals, Physiological Measurement, 31:N1-N9. Abstract

Chan, J., Falk, T., Teachman, G., Morin-McKee, J., Chau, T. 2010. Evaluation of a non-invasive vocal cord vibration switch as an alternative access pathway for an individual with hypotonic cerebral palsy – a case study, Disability and Rehabilitation: Assistive Technology, 5(1):69-78. Abstract

Leung, B., Chau, T. 2010. A multiple camera tongue switch for a child with severe spastic quadriplegic cerebral palsy, Disability & Rehabilitation: Assistive Technology, 5(1):58-68. Abstract