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S. Auer, and K. Fähnrich. Proceedings of the 17th International Conference on Production and Research 2003, August 3-7, Blacksburg, Virginia USA Virginia Tech Blacksburg, (August 2003)
S. Auer, and K. Fähnrich. HCI International (International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction) October 2003, Proceedings of the 10th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, volume 3 of Cognitive, Social and Ergonomic Aspects Mahwah/NJ, page 956--960. Erlbaum, (October 2003)