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Triggering social interactions:chimpanzees respond to imitation by a humanoid robot and request responses from it [PDF]

, 2013
Even the most rudimentary social cues may evoke affiliative responses in humans and promote socialcommunication and cohesion. The present work tested whether such cues of an agent may also promotecommunicative interactions in a nonhuman primate species ...
Bard, Kim A., Billard, Aude, Davila Ross, Marina, Hopkins, William D., Hutchinson, Johanna, Russell, Jamie L., Schaeffer, Jennifer   +6 more
core   +1 more source

Structural insights into an engineered feruloyl esterase with improved MHET degrading properties

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
A feruloyl esterase was engineered to mimic key features of MHETase, enhancing the degradation of PET oligomers. Structural and computational analysis reveal how a point mutation stabilizes the active site and reshapes the binding cleft, expading substrate scope.
Panagiota Karampa, Konstantinos Makryniotis, Theofani‐Iosifina Sousani, Evangelos Topakas, Vangelis Daskalakis, Maria Dimarogona   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Stability of value perception: minimal influence of framing on moral attributions to a humanoid robot

Scientific Reports
As robots are becoming collaborators in various domains, understanding if humans perceive them as moral and intentional agents is pivotal. This study investigated the malleability of human attributions of value alignment and intentionality to a humanoid ...
Serena Marchesi, Kinga Ciupińska, Davide De Tommaso, Agnieszka Wykowska   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

A Socially Assistive Robot for Long-Term Cardiac Rehabilitation in the Real World

Frontiers in Neurorobotics, 2021
What are the benefits of using a socially assistive robot for long-term cardiac rehabilitation? To answer this question we designed and conducted a real-world long-term study, in collaboration with medical specialists, at the Fundación Cardioinfantil ...
Nathalia Céspedes, Bahar Irfan, Emmanuel Senft, Emmanuel Senft, Carlos A. Cifuentes, Luisa F. Gutierrez, Mónica Rincon-Roncancio, Tony Belpaeme, Tony Belpaeme, Marcela Múnera   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

Aggressive prostate cancer is associated with pericyte dysfunction

Molecular Oncology, EarlyView.
Tumor‐produced TGF‐β drives pericyte dysfunction in prostate cancer. This dysfunction is characterized by downregulation of some canonical pericyte markers (i.e., DES, CSPG4, and ACTA2) while maintaining the expression of others (i.e., PDGFRB, NOTCH3, and RGS5).
Anabel Martinez‐Romero, Ane Martinez‐Larrinaga, Joaquim Grego‐Bessa, Saioa Garcia‐Longarte, Hielke van Splunder, Ianire Astobiza, Amaia Ercilla, Laura Bozal‐Basterra, Isabel Mendizabal, Pilar Villacampa, Arkaitz Carracedo, Mariona Graupera   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source

Evaluation of Using Semi-Autonomy Features in Mobile Robotic Telepresence Systems [PDF]

, 2015
Mobile robotic telepresence systems used for social interaction scenarios require that users steer robots in a remote environment. As a consequence, a heavy workload can be put on users if they are unfamiliar with using robotic telepresence units.
Coradeschi, Silvia, Galindo, Cipriano, Gonzalez-Jimenez, Antonio Javier, Kiselev, Andrey, Kristoffersson, Annica, Loutfi, Amy, Melendez, Francisco   +6 more
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Monitoring of circulating tumor DNA allows early detection of disease relapse in patients with operable breast cancer

Molecular Oncology, EarlyView.
Monitoring circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) in patients with operable breast cancer can reveal disease relapse earlier than radiology in a subset of patients. The failure to detect ctDNA in some patients with recurrent disease suggests that ctDNA could serve as a supplement to other monitoring approaches.
Kristin Løge Aanestad, Marie Austdal, Oddmund Nordgård, Gunnar Mellgren, Satu Oltedal, Marie L. Austbø, Ylva H. Vignes, Thomas Helland, Kristin Jonsdottir, Tone H. Lende, Emilius A. M. Janssen, Bjørnar Gilje, Kjersti Tjensvoll, PBCB study group, Gunnar Mellgren, Tone Hoel Lende, Anette Heie, Kristin Viste, Anita Røyneberg Alvheim, Emiel AM Janssen, Kristin Jonsdottir, Ann Cathrine Kroksveen, Thomas Helland, Einar Gudlaugsson, Oddmund Nordgård, Satu Oltedal, Kristin Løge Aanestad, Jan Terje Kvaløy, Kirsten Lode, Kari Britt Hagen, Marie Austdal, Ylva H. Vignes, Siri Tungland Sola, Nina Egeland Amundsen, Finn Magnus Eliassen, Emeritus Ernst A Lien   +35 more
wiley   +1 more source

Producing unexpected emotional expressions in others reduces one’s own agency

Scientific Reports
The sense of agency (SoA), or the subjective feeling of causing and controlling action outcomes, is fundamental to how we engage with the world. In the present study, we investigated how SoA is influenced when individuals unintentionally elicit emotional
Ilkay Ari, Davide De Tommaso, Agnieszka Wykowska   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

A Framework for User Adaptation and Profiling for Social Robotics in Rehabilitation

Sensors, 2020
Physical rehabilitation therapies for children present a challenge, and its success—the improvement of the patient’s condition—depends on many factors, such as the patient’s attitude and motivation, the correct execution of the exercises prescribed by ...
Alejandro Martín, José C. Pulido, José C. González, Ángel García-Olaya, Cristina Suárez   +4 more
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Promotion of active ageing through interactive artificial agents in a smart environment

SN Applied Sciences, 2021
Societies in the most developed countries have witnessed a significant ageing of the population in recent decades, which increases the demand for healthcare services and caregivers.
Paulo Menezes, Rui P. Rocha
doaj   +1 more source