Thoughts on the usage of audible smiling in speech synthesis applications [PDF]
Frontiers in Computer Science, 2022 In this perspective paper we explore the question how audible smiling can be integrated in speech synthesis applications. In human-human communication, smiling can serve various functions, such as signaling politeness or as a marker of trustworthiness ...
Jürgen Trouvain, Benjamin Weiss
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, 2022 This chapter describes the SMILE (Solar wind Magnetosphere Ionosphere Link Explorer) mission, currently under development as a joint project of the European Space Agency and the Chinese Academy of Sciences. SMILE aims to study the solar wind coupling with the terrestrial magnetosphere in a very novel and global way, by imaging the Earth's magnetosheath
Branduardi Raymont, Graziella, Wang, Chi
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Altering age and gender stereotypes by creating the Halo and Horns Effects with facial expressions [PDF]
Humanities & Social Sciences Communications, 2020 This study examined the impact of a variable, facial expression, on the social perception and personality trait stereotypic inferences made to age and gender.
Mary Katherine Radeke +1 more
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Smiling makes you look older, even when you wear a mask: the effect of face masks on age perception [PDF]
Cognitive Research, 2022 The widespread use of face masks in the era of the Covid-19 pandemic has promoted research on their effect on the perception and recognition of faces. There is growing evidence that masks hinder the recognition of identity and expression, as well as the ...
Tzvi Ganel, Melvyn A. Goodale
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Attainment of smiling and walking in infancy associates with developmental delays at school entry in moderately-late preterm children: a community-based cohort study [PDF]
BMC Pediatrics, 2021 Background Moderately-late preterm (MLP) children (gestational age [GA] 32–36 weeks) are followed-up within community services, which often use developmental milestones as indicators of delay.
Nienke H. van Dokkum +3 more
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The influence of repeated frowning and smiling on corrugator muscle activity and wrinkles between eyebrows [PDF]
Scientific ReportsLike the lines themselves, concerns about facial wrinkles, particularly glabellar lines - the prominent furrows between the eyebrows - intensify with age.
Shuntaro Okazaki +2 more
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Which emoji are markers of sarcasm among Chinese teenagers using the WeChat app? [PDF]
HeliyonThis study explored emoji-based sarcastic statements made by Chinese teenagers using the WeChat app. Two experiments (N = 597) were conducted to investigate both language production and comprehension.
Jing Cui +3 more
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The other person’s smiling amount affects one’s smiling response during face-to-face conversations [PDF]
Frontiers in Behavioral NeuroscienceIntroductionSmiling during conversation occurs interactively between people and is known to build good interpersonal relationships. However, whether and how much the amount that an individual smiles is influenced by the other person’s smile has remained ...
Yota Obayashi +4 more
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Eyelid retraction during smiling in a patient with monocular congenital ptosis: a case report [PDF]
BMC OphthalmologyBackground Blepharoptosis is a common symptom in ophthalmology clinic, but eyelid retraction when smiling in a ptosis eye is a rare manifestation. Here we report a novel manifestation that eyelid retraction during smiling in a patient with monocular ...
Yiyang Zhao, Jing Fu, Jie Hao
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Patients’ Satisfaction of Smile Line Beauty after Maxillofacial and Oral Surgery [PDF]
Journal of Dental Materials and Techniques, 2021 Introduction: The aim of this study was to assess various smile line problems and treatments and to assess the patients’ satisfaction after treatment. Methods: This cross-sectional study assessed patients who had smile line problems.
Reza Tabrizi, Masih Lazar, Navid Ahmadi
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