Exploratory Study: Children's with Autism Awareness of being Imitated by Nao Robot [PDF]
This paper presents an exploratory study designed for children with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) that investigates children's awareness of being imitated by a robot in a play/game scenario. The Nao robot imitates all the arm movement behaviors of the child in real-time in dyadic and triadic interactions. Different behavioral criteria (i.e., eye gaze,
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A review of artificial intelligence in brachytherapy
Abstract Artificial intelligence (AI) has the potential to revolutionize brachytherapy's clinical workflow. This review comprehensively examines the application of AI, focusing on machine learning and deep learning, in various aspects of brachytherapy.
Jingchu Chen+4 more
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INTERVENSI MODIFIKASI PERILAKU PADA ANAK YANG MENGALAMI GANGGUAN SIKAP MENENTANG DENGAN KONDISI KELUARGA YANG DISFUNGSIONAL [PDF]
A dysfunctional family is one of the factors that can trigger children to experience defiant behavior disorders. This disorder is characterized by defiant behavior, disobedience to orders, and provocative behavior.
Azzara, Lutfia Fausta, Purnamasari, Alfi
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Behavioral Management of Tourette’s Disorder in a 5-Year-Old Child
To the Editor: Tourette’s disorder is a chronic condition frequently causing functional and psychosocial impairment in young children. Typically, both vocal and motor tics begin at school age. Tic severity peaks around adolescence, often declining by adulthood.1 According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), about 27% of children ...
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Social and Emotional Skills Training with Embodied Moxie [PDF]
We present a therapeutic framework, namely STAR Framework, that leverages established and evidence-based therapeutic strategies delivered by the Embodied Moxie, an animate companion to support children with mental behavioral developmental disorders (MBDDs).
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Dopaminergic therapy disrupts decision‐making in impulsive‐compulsive Parkinsonian patients
Abstract Impulsive‐compulsive behaviors (ICB) are common non‐motor symptoms of Parkinson's disease (PD) often associated with dopaminergic drugs (DD) therapy. We investigated the acute effects of DD on decision‐making in PD patients with ICB (ICB+) and without it (ICB−), and in healthy controls (HC).
Fabio Taddeini+12 more
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Risk Factors for Speech-Language Pathologies in Children [PDF]
Risk factors are understood to encompass “aspects of individual behavior or lifestyle, environmental exposure, hereditary or congenital characteristics that are associated with a health related condition”.
de La Higuera Amato, Cibelle Albuquerque+2 more
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Detecting Gaze Towards Eyes in Natural Social Interactions and its Use in Child Assessment [PDF]
Eye contact is a crucial element of non-verbal communication that signifies interest, attention, and participation in social interactions. As a result, measures of eye contact arise in a variety of applications such as the assessment of the social communication skills of children at risk for developmental disorders such as autism, or the analysis of ...
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Alpha‐synuclein RT‐QuIC assay in gastroduodenal and skin biopsies of Parkinson disease patients
Abstract In this study, we compared the value of pathological alpha‐synuclein (αSyn) seed amplification assay (SAA) in gastric and duodenal biopsies with skin biopsies in Parkinson disease (PD) patients with different disease duration. The accuracy of αSyn SAA was 87.7% in skin, 67.4% in duodenum, and 80.0% in gastric biopsies, with significantly ...
Aron Emmi+13 more
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Computer vision tools for the non-invasive assessment of autism-related behavioral markers [PDF]
The early detection of developmental disorders is key to child outcome, allowing interventions to be initiated that promote development and improve prognosis. Research on autism spectrum disorder (ASD) suggests behavioral markers can be observed late in the first year of life.
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