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A study of the touch for the cancer patients in the palliative care unit [PDF]

open access: yes, 2002
P(論文)The purpose of this study was to identify the types of touch and to describe the meaning of touch in the context. The subjects were 3 cancer patients and 10 nurses in the palliative care unit.
スガワラ, クニコ   +25 more
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Sometimes when we touch : how arm embodiments change reaching and collaboration on digital tables [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
This work was supported by the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada, the SurfNet Research Network, and the Walter C. Sumner Foundation.In tabletop work with direct input, people avoid crossing each others' arms.
Gutwin, Carl   +9 more
core   +1 more source

New Orientations: Touch in Women's Experimental Writing [PDF]

open access: yes, 2020
Through the analysis of women's experimental writing, this thesis examines the significance of touch in exceeding individual and social boundaries, contending that touch has the radical potential to elicit transformation.
Coy-dibley, I.
core   +1 more source

Effect of Relative Humidity on Transfer of Aerosol-Deposited Artificial and Human Saliva from Surfaces to Artificial Finger-Pads

open access: yesViruses, 2022
Surface to hand transfer of viruses represents a potential mechanism for human exposure. An experimental process for evaluating the touch transfer of aerosol-deposited material is described based on controlling surface, tribological, and soft matter ...
Maurice D. Walker   +11 more
doaj   +1 more source

Artificial Intelligence and Mental Well‐Being in Adult Education: Implications for Practice and Professional Responsibility

open access: yesNew Directions for Adult and Continuing Education, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Mental well‐being is central to adult learner success, yet many adult education institutions lack capacity to provide timely and accessible support. This article examines how artificial intelligence (AI) can strengthen mental health–adjacent supports in adult and continuing higher education, with attention to professional practice and ...
Adam L. McClain, Thomas Wade
wiley   +1 more source

TOUCH: Creating interactional artefacts in a physical world [PDF]

open access: yes, 2000
The maxim states that seeing is believing but that it is touch that determines reality. Instinctively wereach out to touch those objects that attract or perplex. Touch conveys an intimacy both at a physicaland emotional level.
Smyth, Michael
core   +1 more source

Effects of the extrusion and enzymatic extrusion treatment on the apparent viscosity of degerminated maize grits

open access: yesNano Research
Amorphous oxide semiconductor thin film transistors (TFTs) are essential for next-generation high-resolution displays due to their superior electrical properties, stability, and compatibility with flexible substrates.
Mookyum Kim   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Better Nature: Improved Interactions with Nature May Reduce Psychophysiological Stress in Chinese Adults

open access: yesHortScience, 2023
Reducing stress associated with technology and the use of electronics is a major issue among Chinese adults. However, no studies have investigated the effect of tactile stimulation of the feet.
Ahmad Hassan, Zhang Deshun
doaj   +1 more source

Long‐Term Neurologic Exam Findings in People Diagnosed and Treated During Acute HIV Infection

open access: yesAnnals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective Evaluate clinical and laboratory correlates of abnormal neurologic exam findings after acute HIV infection (AHI). Methods Participants from the RV254/SEARCH 010 cohort in Bangkok underwent standardized neurologic examinations at Weeks 0 (AHI), 12, 96, and 288 following antiretroviral therapy (ART).
Kathryn B. Holroyd   +118 more
wiley   +1 more source

Quantifying touch-feel perception : tribological aspects [PDF]

open access: yes, 2008
We report a new investigation into how surface topography and friction affect human touch–feel perception. In contrast with previous work based on micro-scale mapping of surface mechanical and tribological properties, this investigation focuses on the ...
Cai, Z.   +4 more
core   +1 more source

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