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The Relationship between Virtual Self Similarity and Social Anxiety

Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, 2014
In virtual reality (VR) it is possible to embody avatars that are dissimilar to the physical self. We examined whether embodying a dissimilar self in VR would decrease anxiety in a public speaking situation.
Laura eAymerich-Franch, Rene F Kizilcec, Jeremy N. Bailenson   +2 more
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Data-to-music sonification and user engagement

Frontiers in Big Data, 2023
The process of transforming data into sounds for auditory display provides unique user experiences and new perspectives for analyzing and interpreting data.
Jonathan Middleton, Jonathan Middleton, Jaakko Hakulinen, Katariina Tiitinen, Juho Hella, Tuuli Keskinen, Pertti Huuskonen, Jeffrey Culver, Juhani Linna, Markku Turunen, Mounia Ziat, Roope Raisamo   +11 more
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Sociality of Cats toward Humans Can Be Influenced by Hormonal and Socio-Environmental Factors: Pilot Study

Animals, 2022
Individual differences in the sociality of cats are influenced by inherited and environmental factors. We recently revealed that hormones can make a difference in intraspecies social behavior.
Hikari Koyasu, Hironobu Takahashi, Ikuto Sasao, Saho Takagi, Miho Nagasawa, Takefumi Kikusui   +5 more
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Multimodal person recognition for human-vehicle interaction [PDF]

, 2006
Next-generation vehicles will undoubtedly feature biometric person recognition as part of an effort to improve the driving experience. Today's technology prevents such systems from operating satisfactorily under adverse conditions.
Abut, Huseyin, Abut, Hüseyin, Ercil, Aytul, Erdogan, Hakan, Erdoğan, Hakan, Erzin, Engin, Erçil, Aytül, Tekalp, A. Murat, Yemez, Yucel, Yemez, Yücel   +9 more
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Continuity in cognition [PDF]

, 2002
Designing for continuous interaction requires designers to consider the way in which human users can perceive and evaluate an artefact’s observable behaviour, in order to make inferences about its state and plan, and execute their own continuous ...
Buehner, M.J., Duke, D., May, J.
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Human–Robot Interaction

, 2012
To interact with humans, robots will possess a software architecture much more complete than current robots and be equipped with new functionalities. The purpose of this chapter is to introduce some necessary elements to build companion robots that interact physically with humans and particularly for the exchange of object tasks.
D. Sidobre, X. Broquere, J. Mainprice, BURATTINI, ERNESTO, FINZI, ALBERTO, ROSSI, SILVIA, STAFFA, MARIACARLA   +6 more
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Differences in Spontaneous Interactions of Autistic Children in an Interaction With an Adult and Humanoid Robot

Frontiers in Robotics and AI, 2020
Robots are promising tools for promoting engagement of autistic children in interventions and thereby increasing the amount of learning opportunities. However, designing deliberate robot behavior aimed at engaging autistic children remains challenging ...
Bob R. Schadenberg, Dennis Reidsma, Dirk K. J. Heylen, Vanessa Evers, Vanessa Evers   +4 more
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Mito-SiPE is a sequence-independent and PCR-free mtDNA enrichment method for accurate ultra-deep mitochondrial sequencing

Communications Biology, 2022
Mito-SiPE is a mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) enrichment method that can derive high-quality mtDNA for rare heteroplasmy analysis, without relying on PCR or probes.
Darren J. Walsh, David J. Bernard, Faith Pangilinan, Madison Esposito, Denise Harold, Anne Parle-McDermott, Lawrence C. Brody   +6 more
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Computational design and optimization of electro-physiological sensors

Nature Communications, 2021
Though skin-conformable electro-physiological sensors are attractive for epidermal electronics, their optimal design remains a challenge. Here, the authors report a computational design approach for realizing multi-modal electro-physiological sensors ...
Aditya Shekhar Nittala, Andreas Karrenbauer, Arshad Khan, Tobias Kraus, Jürgen Steimle   +4 more
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Crowdsourced Evaluation of Robot Programming Environments: Methodology and Application

Applied Sciences, 2021
Industrial robot programming tools increasingly rely on graphical interfaces, which aim at rendering the programming task more accessible to a wide variety of users.
Daria Piacun, Tudor B. Ionescu, Sebastian Schlund   +2 more
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