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Publications

The following is a list of publications that have resulted from work completed by researchers involved with the IATSL. For re-print information please contact Dr. Alex Mihailidis.

Books Edited

  1. Mihailidis, A., Boger, J., Kautz, H. and Normie, L. (2008). Technology and Aging: Selected Papers from the 2007 International Conference on Technology and Aging. IOS Press: Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
    ISBN: 978-1-58603-815-1    .
  2. Bardram, J., Mihailidis, A. and Wan, D. (2006). Pervasive Computing in Healthcare. CRC Press. ISBN: 084933621X.

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Chapters in Books

  1. Adlam, T., Carey-Smith, B., Evans, N., Orpwood, R., Boger, J., & Mihailidis, A. (2009). Implementing Monitoring and Technological Interventions in Smart Homes for People with Dementia: Case Studies. In B. Gottfried & H. Aghajan (Eds.), Behaviour Monitoring and Interpretation - BMI: Smart Environments: IOS Press, ISBN: 978-1-60750-048-3.
  2. Mihailidis, A. (in-preparation). Enabling Technology: Disability and The State of the Art. In R. Gadacz (Ed.), Rethinking Disability, 2nd Edition, Canadian Scholars' Press, Toronto.
  3. Mihailidis, A. and LoPresti, E.F. (2006).  Cognitive Assistive Technology.  In M. Akay (Ed.), Wiley Encyclopaedia of Biomedical Engineering. Hoboken, NJ:  John Wiley & Sons, Ltd, ISBN: 0-471-24967-X.

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Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles

  1. Green, S., Boger, J. and Mihailidis, A. (in review, 2009). A winter coat for older adults. Canadian Journal of Occupational Therapy.
  2. Young, V. and Mihailidis, A. (in press, 2009). Difficulties in Automatic Speech Recognition of dysarthric speakers and the implications for speech-based applications used by the elderly: A literature review. Assistive Technology Journal.
  3. Hoey, J., Von Bertoldi, A., Craig, T., Poupart, P. and Mihailidis, A. (in press, 2009). Automated Handwashing Assistance For Persons With Dementia Using Video and A Partially Observable Markov Decision Process. Computer Vision and Image Understanding (Special Issue on Computer Vision Systems).
  4. Lam, P., Hebert, D., Boger, J., Lacheray, H., Gardner, D., Apkarian, J. and Mihailidis, A. (2008). A haptic-robotic platform for upper-limb reaching stroke therapy: Preliminary design and evaluation results. Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation, 5:15.
  5. Blain, S., Mihailidis, A. and Chau, T. (in press, 2008). Assessing the potential of electrodermal activity as an alternative access pathway. Medical Engineering & Physics.
  6. Silva, J., Torres, J., Chau, T. and Mihailidis, A. (in press, 2008).  Asynchronous access with binary interfaces. Journal of Neuroengineering and Rehabilitiation.
  7. Hamill, M., Young, V., Boger, J. and Mihailidis, A. (2009). Development of an automated speech recognition interface for personal emergency response systems. Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation, 6(26).
  8. Snoek, J., Hoey, J., Stewart, L., Zemel, R. and Mihailidis, A. (2009). Automated detection of unusual events on stairs. Journal of Image and Vision Computing, 27(1-2),135-166.
  9. Mihailidis, A., Boger, J., Craig, T. and Hoey, J. (2008). The COACH prompting system to assist older adults with dementia through handwashing: An efficacy study. BMC Geriatrics, 8(28).
  10. Blain, S., Chau, T. and Mihailidis, A. (2008). Peripheral Autonomic Signals as Access Pathways for Individuals with Severe Disabilities: A Literature Appraisal. The Open Rehabilitation Journal, 1, 27-37.
  11. Mihailidis, A., Cockburn, A, Longley, C. and Boger, J. (2008).  The acceptability of home monitoring technology among community-dwelling older adults and baby boomers.  Assistive Technology, 20(1), 1-12.
  12. Blain, S., Mihailidis, A. and Chau, T. (2008). Assessing the potential of electrodermal activity as an alternative access pathway. Medical Engineering & Physics, 30(4), 498-505.
  13. Wilson, R., Rochon, E., Mihailidis, A., Leonard, C., Lim, M. and Cole, A. (2007). Examining effective communication strategies used by formal caregivers when interacting with Alzheimer's disease residents during an activity of daily living (ADL). Brain and Language, 103(1-2), 199-200.
  14. Mihailidis, A., Boger, J., Canido, M. and Hoey, J. (2007).  The use of an intelligent prompting system for people with dementia:  A case study. ACM Interactions (Special issue on Designing for seniors: innovations for graying times) , 14(4), 34‑37.
  15. Mihailidis, A., Elinas, P., Boger, J. and Hoey, J. (2007). An Intelligent Powered Wheelchair to Enable Mobility of Cognitively Impaired Older Adults:  An Anti-Collision System. IEEE Transactions on Neural Systems & Rehabilitation Engineering, 15(1), 136-143.
  16. Dry, A., Colantonio, A., Cameron, J. and Mihailidis, A. (2006). Technology in the lives of women who have memory impairment as a result of traumatic brain injury. Assistive Technology, 18(2), 170-180.
  17. Mihailidis, A., Krones, L. and Boger, J. (2006). Assistive Computing Devices: A Pilot Study to Explore Nurses' Preferences and Needs. Computers, Informatics, Nursing (CIN),
    24    (6), 328-336.
  18. Labelle, K. and Mihailidis, A. (2006). Facilitating handwashing in persons with moderate-to-severe dementia: Comparing the efficacy of verbal and visual automated prompting. American Journal of Occupational Therapy, 60(4), 442-450.
  19. Tam, T., Boger, J., Dolan, A. and Mihailidis, A. (2006). An Intelligent Emergency Response System: Preliminary Development and Testing of a Functional Health Monitoring System. Gerontechnology, 4(4), 209-222.
  20. Boger, J., Hoey, J., Poupart, P., Boutilier, C., Fernie, G. and Mihailidis, A. (2006). A Planning System Based on Markov Decision Processes to Guide People with Dementia Through Activities of Daily Living. IEEE Transactions on Information Technology in BioMedicine, 10(2), 323-333.
  21. Lee, T. and Mihailidis, A. (2005). An intelligent emergency response system: preliminary development and testing of automated fall detection. Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare, 11, 194-198.
  22. Wilson, R., Rochon, E. and Mihailidis, A. (2005). The Alzheimer patient-formal caregiver dyad: An investigation of optimal verbal and non-verbal components of successful communication. The Canadian Journal of Geriatric Medicine & Psychiatry, 8(3), 113.
  23. Holliday, P.J., Mihailidis, A., Rolfson, R. and Fernie, G. (2005). Understanding and measuring powered wheelchair mobility and manoeuvrability: Part I - Reach in confined spaces. Disability and Rehabilitation, 27(16), 939-949.
  24. Mihailidis, A., Carmichael, B. and Boger, J. (2004). The use of computer vision in an intelligent environment to support aging-in-place, safety, and independence in the home. IEEE Transaction on Information Technology in Biomedicine (Special Issue on Pervasive Healthcare), 8(3), 238-247.
  25. Mihailidis, A., Barbenel, J.C. and Fernie, G. (2004). The efficacy of an intelligent cognitive orthosis to facilitate handwashing by persons with moderate-to-severe dementia. Neuropsychological Rehabilitation, 14(1/2), 135-171.
  26. LoPresti, E.F., Mihailidis, A. and Kirsch, N. (2004). Assistive technology for cognitive rehabilitation: State of the art. Neuropsychological Rehabilitation, 14(1/2), 5-39.
  27. Mihailidis, A. and Fernie, G. (2002). Context-aware assistive devices for older adults with dementia. Gerontechnology, 2(2), 173-189.
  28. Mihailidis, A., Fernie, G. and Barbenel, J.C. (2001). The use of artificial intelligence in the design of an intelligent cognitive orthosis for people with dementia, Assistive Technology, 13, 23-39.
  29. Mihailidis, A., Fernie, G. and Cleghorn, W.L. (2000). The development of a computerized cueing device to help people with dementia to be more independent, Technology & Disability, 13, 23-40.

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Peer-Reviewed Conference Proceedings Articles / Books

  1. Mihailidis, A., Boger, J., Fenton, K., Craig, T. and Li, Z. (2008). The impact of familiarity on the usability of everyday products for older adults with Alzheimer’s disease. 11th International Conference on Alzheimer's Disease and Related Disorders (ICAD), Chicago, IL.
  2. Allin, S., Beach, C., Mitz, A. and Mihailidis, A. (in review, 2008). Video based analysis of standing balance in a community center. IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society Conference (EMBC), Vancouver, BC.
  3. Kan P., Hoey J. and Mihailidis, A. (in review, 2008). Automated upper extremity rehabilitation for stroke patients using a partially observable Markov decision process. AAAI 2008 Fall Symposium on AI in Eldercare: New Solutions to Old Problems, Arlington, VA.
  4. Allin, S. and Mihailidis, A. (in review, 2008). Low-cost, automated assessment of sit-to-stand movement in ‘natural’ environments. Special Session on Measurements, Signal Processing, and Models for Human Movement and Posture Analysis. European Medical and Biological Engineering Confernece (EMBEC), Antwerp, Belgium.
  5. Allin, S., Beach, C., Mitz, A. and Mihailidis, A. (2008). Toward low-cost balance assessments in the elderly. Rehabilitation Engineering and Assistive Technology Society of North America (RESNA), Washington, DC, June 26 – 30, 2008.
  6. Wilson, R., Rochon, E., Mihailidis, Leonard, C., Lim, M. and Cole, A. (2007, October). Examining effective communication strategies used by formal caregivers when interacting with Alzheimer's disease residents during an activity of daily living (ADL). Poster presented at the 45th Annual Meeting of the Academy of Aphasia, Washington, DC.
  7. Hoey, J., von Bertoldi, A., Poupart, P. and Mihailidis, A. (2007).  Assisting persons with dementia during handwashing using a partially observable Markov decision process. The 5th International Conference on Computer Vision Systems Conference, March 21 - 24, Bielefeld, Germany. Winner of the International Association for Pattern Recognition (IAPR) Best Paper award.
  8. Kan, P., Boutilier, C., Hebert, D., Hoey, J., Boger, J. and Mihailidis, A. (2007). The preliminary development of a POMDP controller for upper-limb stroke rehabilitation. Festival of Intl Conf on Caregiving, Disability, Aging and Technology (FICCDAT): The 2nd Intl Conf on Technology and Aging (ICTA), Toronto, Canada.
  9. Silva J., Dzura M., Mihailidis A. and Chau T. (2006). A Theory of Asynchronous Control with Low Information Capacity Interfaces. World Congress on Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering, Seoul, Korea.
  10. Blain, S., Mihailidis, A. and Chau, T. (2006). Conscious Control of Electrodermal Activity: The Potential of Mental Exercises). 28th Annual International Conference IEEE Engineering Medicine and Biology Society (EMBS), New York, NY. August 30 – September 3, 2006.
  11. Chau, T., Eaton-Russel, C., Yeganegi M. and Blain, S. (2006). Investigation of experimental communication access pathways. 12th Biennial International Conference of the International Society for Augmentative and Alternative Communication (ISAAC 2006), Düsseldorf, Germany. July 29th - August 5th, 2006.
  12. Silva J., McKeever P., Mihailidis A. and Chau T. (2006). The 'MOR-PLAY' Project: Designing a Robotic Play Tool with Young Power Wheelchair Users. Centre for the Study of Childhood and Youth International Conference, Sheffield, UK, July, 2006.
  13. Jasper Snoek, Jesse Hoey, Liam Stewart and Richard Zemel. (2006). Automated Detection and Recognition of Unusual Events on Stairs. In proc. Computer and Robot Vision, Quebec City, QC. June, 2006.
  14. Hoey, J., Gunn, D., Mihailidis, A., Elinas, P. (2006). Obstacle Avoidance Wheelchair System. International Conference on Robotics and Automation. Orlando, Florida, May 15 - 19.
  15. Jasper Snoek, Alex Mihailidis and Jesse Hoey. (2006). An Automated Tool For Detecting And Preventing Unsafe Stair Use By Older Adults. International Conference on Aging, Disability and Independence. St. Petersburg, FL. Feburary, 2006.
  16. Wilson, R., Rochon, E., & Mihailidis, A. (2006). Communicating with Alzheimer patients: Investigating successful communication strategies. Poster session presented at Cognitive Aging Conference 2006, Atlanta, GA, April 2006.
  17. Wilson, R., Boger, J., Mihailidis, A., & Rochon, E. (2006). Determining successful communication strategies during interactions between Alzheimer patients and formal caregivers. Poster session presented at Celebrating Innovations in Health Care Expo, Toronto, ON, April, 2006.
  18. Moore, T.C., Tong, A., Shoham, G., Lo, J., Parks, S., McGeer, A., Mihailidis, A., (2006). Comparing hand hygiene adherence rates for existing hand hygiene products with a new personal alcohol hand rub dispenser (GelFast). Canadian Hospital Infection Control Association (CHICA) Annual Conference, London, Ontario, May 6 - 10, 2006.
  19. Hoey, J., Poupart, P., Boutilier, C. and Mihailidis, A. (2005).  POMDP models for Assistive Technology.  Proceedings of the AAAI Fall Symposium on Caring Machines: AI in Eldercare, Washington, DC., November 6.
  20. Hoey, J., Poupart, P., Boutilier, C. and Mihailidis, A. (2005). Semi-supervised learning of a POMDP model of patient-caregiver interactions.  Proceedings of the International Joint Conference on Artificial Intelligence (IJCAI) Workshop "Modeling Others from Observations", Edinburgh, Scotland, 101-110.
  21. Boger, J. Poupart, P., Hoey, J., Boutilier, C., Fernie, G. and Mihailidis, A.  (2005).  A decision-theoretic approach to task assistance for persons with dementia.  Proceedings of the Nineteenth International Joint Conference on Artificial Intelligence (IJCAI), Edinburgh, Scotland, 1293-1299.
  22. Mihailidis, A., Tam, T., McLean, M. and Lee, T. (2005). An intelligent health monitoring and emergency response system.   In: From Smart Homes to Smart Care, Eds: S. Giroux, H. Pigot, International Conference on Smart Homes and Health Telematics (ICOST), Sherbrooke, Canada, 272-281.
  23. Wilson, R., Rochon, E., & Mihailidis, A. (2005). Communicating with Alzheimer patients during activities of daily living: Understanding successful strategies used by formal caregivers. Poster session presented at the 1st annual Toronto Rehabilitation Research Day, Toronto, ON, October, 2005.
  24. Mihailidis, A., Cockburn, A. and Longley, C. (2005, June 23 - 27).  The acceptability of home monitoring technology by baby boomers and older adults.  Rehabilitation Engineering and Assistive Technology Society of North America, Atlanta, GA., CD-ROM Proceedings.
  25. Lee, T. and Mihailidis, A. (2004, June 19 - 22). A computer-vision system to detect falls in the home: Preliminary design and development. Rehabilitation Engineering and Assistive Technology Society of North America, Orlando, FL.
  26. Mihailidis, A., Carmichael, B., Boger, J. and Fernie, G. (2003, October 12). An intelligent environment to support aging-in-place, safety, and independence of older adults with dementia. UbiHealth 2003: The 2nd International Workshop on Ubiquitous Computing for Pervasive Healthcare Applications, Seattle, WA, CD-ROM Proceedings.
  27. Boger, J., Mihailidis, A., Poupart, P. and Fernie, G. (2003, October 13 - 15). Using a POMDP controller to guide persons with dementia through activities of daily living. UbiComp 2003 Annual Conference, Seattle, WA., 219-220, CD-ROM Proceedings.
  28. Mihailidis, A., Tse, L. and Rawicz, A. (2003, June 21 - 23). A context-aware medication reminding system: Preliminary design and development. Rehabilitation Engineering and Assistive Technology Society of North America, Atlanta, Georgia, CD-ROM Proceedings.
  29. Mihailidis, A. (2002, November 9 - 12). Intelligent supportive home environments for older adults with dementia: Current and future Research. Gerontechnology 2002 - The International Society for Gerontechnology Conference, Miami Beach, FL, Gerontechnology (Congress Issue), 2 (1), 133.
  30. Holliday, P., Mihailidis, A., Rolfson, R. and Fernie, G. (2002, November 9 - 12). Does sideways movement increase mobility and manoeuvrability in a powered wheelchair? Gerontechnology 2002 - The International Society for Gerontechnology Conference, Miami Beach, FL. Gerontechnology (Congress Issue), 2 (1), 99.
  31. Mihailidis, A. and Fernie, G. (2002, June 27 - July 1). An intelligent cognitive orthosis for persons with moderate-to-severe dementia: Results and recommendations. Rehabilitation Engineering and Assistive Technology Society of North America, Minneapolis, MN, 14-16.
  32. Mihailidis, A., Fernie, G. and Barbenel, J. (2001, September 12 - 14). Intelligent automated cueing to guide people with dementia through ADL tasks. International Conference on Technology and Aging (Poster Presentation), Toronto, Canada, Abstracts: 111.
  33. Rolfson, R., Mihailidis, A., Frydrych, P. and Fernie G. (2001, September 12 - 14). The functional value of sideways movement in a powered chair. International Conference on Technology and Aging (Poster Presentation), Toronto, Canada, Abstracts: 111.
  34. Mihailidis, A., Fernie, G.R. and Barbenel, J.C. (2001). The COACH: A computerized cueing device to help people with dementia to be more independent. The 17th World Congress of the International Association of Gerontology, Vancouver, B.C. Gerontology, 47(Suppl. 1), 388.
  35. Mihailidis, A., Fernie, G. and Barbenel, J. (2001, June 22 - 26). The COACH: An intelligent cueing device to assist people be more independent. Rehabilitation Engineering and Assistive Technology Society of North America, Reno, NV., 1-3.
  36. Mihailidis, A., Fernie, G. and Barbenel, J. (2000, July 23 - 28). Using artificial intelligence to assist people with dementia to be more independent. World Congress on Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering, Chicago IL, (CD-ROM Proceedings).
  37. Mihailidis, A. and Fernie, G. (2000, June 8 - July 2). The development of an intelligent cueing device for use by people with dementia during activities of daily living. Rehabilitation Engineering and Assistive Technology Society of North America, Orlando, FL, 22-24.
  38. Mihailidis, A., Schuller, R., Tierney, M. C. and Fernie, G. (1998, June 26 - 30). Effective cueing techniques for prompting patients with dementia during a washroom task. Rehabilitation Engineering and Assistive Technology Society of North America, Minneapolis, MN, 366-368.
  39. Mihailidis, A. (1997, May 28 - 31). Utilization of an automated cueing system to facilitate washroom use by people suffering from Alzheimer's disease. The Canadian Medical and Biological Engineering Society, Toronto, Ontario, 40-41.

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Non-Peer Reviewed Articles / Conference Proceedings

  1. Mihailidis, A. and Boger, J. (2009). How engineers are helping seniors with dementia stay at home. The Journal of Policy Engagement, 1(4), 2-8.
  2. Boscart, V., Gorski, S., Holliday, P., Hufton, G., Levchenko, A., Marquez-Chin, C., McGilton, K., Momen, K., Tsang, M. and Fernie, G. (2009) Advanced Technologies to Curb Healthcare-Associated Infections. HealthcarePapers, 9(3), 52-55.
  3. Viswanathan, P., Boger, J., Hoey, J., Elinas, P. and Mihailidis, A. (2007). The Future of Wheelchairs: Intelligent Collision Avoidance and Navigation Assistance. Geriatrics and Aging Magazine, 10(4), 253–256.
  4. Mihailidis, A. and Davis, J. (2005). The potential of intelligent technology as an occupational enabler. OT Now, January/February, 22-23.
  5. Mihailidis, A. and Lee, T. (2004). The Role of Technology in Enhancing Safety in the Home: Detection of Falls and Emergency Situations. Geriatrics and Aging Magazine, 7(4), 90,89.
  6. Mihailidis, A. andKelson, E. (2003). Determining the acceptability of home monitoring technology among older adults. Seniors Housing Update (SHUP) Newsletter, 12(2), 5.
  7. Mihailidis, A. (2002). The importance of human factors and design principles in the development of assistive devices, environments, and tools for older adults: An introduction to GERO830, Seniors Housing Update (SHUP) Newsletter, Fall, 11 (2), 7.
  8. Mihailidis, A. (2002). An intelligent cognitive orthosis for person with moderate-to-severe dementia. RESNA News, Spring, 1, 8.
  9. Mihailidis, A. (2002). Using intelligent computerized devices to help people with dementia. Gerontology Research Unit, Simon Fraser University, GRC Newsletter, 20 (2), 10.

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Media Appearances / Press Coverage

  1. Globe and Mail, Technology for Tomorrow online article. "Sensors, remote monitoring could improve quality of life for seniors". October 26, 2009.
  2. Global TV, news coverage. October 25, 2009. "Aging in Technology".
  3. CP24, news coverage. October 17/18, 2009. General overview of systems to support aging-in-place.
  4. Daily Mail, online version. February 3, 2009. "Camera that talks to patients could help lighten dementia burden".
  5. ScienceDaily, online article. November 6, 2008. "Computerized Carer Lessens Dementia Load".
  6. The Toronto Star, print (A7) and online article, September 1, 2008, "U of T's 'talking washroom' guy".
  7. CBC Radio, Here and Now, radio interview, April 3, 2008, “Technology for children with autism”.
  8. The Globe and Mail, print article, March 30, 2007, “Touchy robot spurs stroke patients to move”.
  9. CTV-CFTO Evening News, interview and TV segment, March 29, 2007, “Intelligent robotic device for stroke rehabilitation”.
  10. Globe and Mail, print (A19) and online articles, February 23, 2007, "Artificial intelligence to help dementia sufferers".
  11. canada.com, online article, February 21, 2007, "Tech advances boost Alzheimer's quality of life".
  12. Canadian Business: Special Issue on Canada's Newest Breakthroughs, February 12, 1007 pp. 16-18, "I want one of those".
  13. CBC news, online article, January 25, 2007, " Artificially intelligent homes for Alzheimer's patients coming: scientists".
  14. CTV Canada AM, interview and TV segment on technologies for aging in place with A. Mihailidis, December 6, 2006.
  15. Rehab & Community Care Medicine (Vol 15, No 1), print article, Spring, 2006, "Artificial intelligence on the move".
  16. Report on Business Magazine (The Globe and Mail), print article, May 5, 2006, "High tech with a human touch".
  17. CTV Canada AM, interview and live TV segment with A. Mihailidis, November 24, 2005, "Wheelchair Anti-Collision System”.
  18. National Post, print article, November 23, 2005, “U of T, UBC Researchers Win Design Competition for Anti-Collision Wheelchair”.
  19. CBC Radio 1, Here & Now Show, interview with A. Mihailidis, November 21, 2005, “Wheelchair Anti-Collision System”.
  20. Toronto Rehab Magazine, interview and print article with A. Mihailidis, Winter 2005, "Intell!gent Homes".
  21. SERC Web Feature, interview and print article with A. Mihailidis, November 23, 2004, "Fall Detection System Gets Help to Seniors Faster".
  22. Computing Canada, print article with A. Mihailidis, September 10, 2004, "Intel funds IT projects to ease life for People with Alzheimer's" (Grant Buckler).
  23. Medical News Today, print article, September 5, 2004, "What Researchers at Toronto University Are Doing for Alzheimer's Disease".
  24. Silicon Valley North, interview and print article with A. Mihailidis, September 2, 2004, "U of T Alzheimer's research teams get cash injection of US$400,000" (Suzannah Archibald).
  25. IT Business.ca, interview and print article with A. Mihailidis, August 31, 2004, "Intel funds IT projects to ease life with Alzheimer's" (Grant Buckler).
  26. The Bulletin, University of Toronto, interview and print article with A. Mihailidis, August 23, 2004, "Making Seniors Safer" (Janice Walls).
  27. Simon Fraser University News, interview and print article with A. Mihailidis, February 6, 2003, "Helping Alzheimer's Patients" (Diane Luckow).
  28. CTV Evening News, video taped segment on The Talking Washroom, May 25, 1998 (Avis Favro).

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