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Soft Robotic Excretory Care Simulator for Nursing Education: Functional and Perceptual Biomimetics Approach

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
A soft robotic simulator is developed to replicate the digital removal of feces (DRF), a sensitive yet essential nursing procedure. Integrating soft actuators, sensors, and a realistic rectal model, the simulator balances functional fidelity with perceptual realism. Engineering evaluations and nurse feedback confirm its potential to enhance training in
Shoko Miyagawa, Sota Suzuki, Shizuka Watanabe, Zebing Mao, Young Ah Seong, Toshinori Fujie, Tatsuhiro Horii, Kenjiro Tadakuma, Koichi Suzumori, Hiroyuki Nabae, Shingo Maeda   +10 more
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Evaluating charcoal producers’ preferences for improved production systems in Marigat sub county, Baringo County

Environmental Challenges, 2021
Many households in Kenya depend on charcoal as an important source of energy. However, overharvesting of trees and the use of inefficient technologies promote unsustainable charcoal production.
Ignatius Siko, Phosiso Sola, Richard Mulwa, Philip Otieno   +3 more
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Willingness to Pay for Sustainable Housing [PDF]

Journal of Housing Research, 2011
This paper analyzed the differences between house buyers when valuing environmental characteristics associated with the house. The theoretical framework used is based on hedonic modeling, but the second stage is estimated by assuming a translog utility function.
Mandell, Svante, Wilhelmsson, Mats
openaire   +2 more sources

Multimodal Engagement Assessment in Children During Invented Story Paradigm With a Social Robot

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
A multimodal framework is proposed to assess children's engagement during storytelling interactions with a social robot. Gaze, physiological, and behavioral data are combined and validated against observer ratings. An automated gaze‐labeling strategy is introduced, and supervised classifiers achieve high accuracy. The study supports scalable engagement
Laura Fiorini, Elena Adelucci, Stefano Scatigna, Lorenzo Pugi, Alice Bruni, Benedetta Carotenuto, Chiara Pecini, Filippo Cavallo   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Public preferences for preventative dental care: a discrete choice experiment in China

Frontiers in Public Health
IntroductionThe traditional treatment-oriented model is no longer sufficient to address the growing global burden of oral diseases. Although preventative oral health services effectively reduce the burden of oral diseases, their utilization remains ...
Dan Yang, Xiuxian Li, Bining Chen, Bixia Liu, Zhongcai Huang, Meirong Qin, Weiju Chen, Yonglan Tang, Xiaohong Wu, Jinsu Chen   +9 more
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The Mind From Within: Visceral Roots of Human Cognition

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
The physiological activity of visceral organs, such as the heart, the lungs, and the gut, is surprisingly linked to many sophisticated mental operations, such as remembering the past, being aware of ourselves, making choices, and forging social bonds.
Alessandro Monti, Salvatore Maria Aglioti   +1 more
wiley   +1 more source

Willingness to Pay

Financial Services Review, 2010
While the private pension system relies heavily on the 40l(k) construct, the public and nonprofit sectors' 403(b) plan market is of considerable magnitude but has attracted less academic research. This essay seeks to explore the theoretical underpinnings of demand for 403(b) services, estimate an average willingness to pay for these services and ...
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How Video‐Based Information Affects Farmers' Willingness to Pay for Drone Services

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Professional service for digital technology like agricultural drones lowers transaction costs and scope thresholds for smallholders. Meanwhile, perceptual adoption barriers remain underexplored. We conduct a two‐stage choice experiment with a randomized video‐based information treatment among 384 Chinese crop farmers to measure its effect on ...
Hua Zhang, Lena Kuhn, Hang Xiong, Zhanli Sun, Thomas Glauben   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

An evaluation of willingness to pay for orthodontic treatments in patients of Shiraz Dental School Clinic

Journal of Oral Health and Oral Epidemiology, 2013
BACKGROUND AND AIM:Estimation of need and demand for orthodontic treatment is important for both healthprofessionals and health policymakers. Need assessment is traditionally done using experts’ opinions;however, patient-centered evaluation can provide a
Vahid Moshkelgosha DDS, MSc 1, Ali Golkari DDS, MSc, PhD 2   +1 more
doaj   +2 more sources

What Really Drives Agri‐Environment‐Climate Measures' Adoption? Mandatory Requirements, Behavioral Traits, and Structural Factors in the CAP Green Architecture

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT To increase farmer adoption of green practices, the EU Common Agricultural Policy includes both mandatory (conditionality) and voluntary instruments (eco‐schemes–ECS– and more demanding, multi‐annual agri‐environment‐climate measures –AECM–). Building on the experiment of Barreiro‐Hurle et al.
L. Sanchez‐Mata, M. Rodríguez‐Entrena, M. Espinosa‐Goded, F. J. Dessart, J. Barreiro‐Hurlé   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source