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Sense and Learn: Recent Advances in Wearable Sensing and Machine Learning for Blood Glucose Monitoring and Trend-Detection
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Frontiers Media S.A.
, 2022 , Article)
(Figure presented.) Diabetes mellitus is characterized by elevated blood glucose levels, however patients with diabetes may also develop hypoglycemia due to treatment. There is an increasing demand for non-invasive blood ...
Safety experiments for small robots investigating the potential of soft materials in mitigating the harm to the head due to impacts
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springer link
, 2019 , Article)
There is a growing interest in social robots to be considered in the therapy of children with autism due to their effectiveness in improving the outcomes. However, children on the spectrum exhibit challenging behaviors ...
Influence of Reaction Time in the Emotional Response of a Companion Robot to a Child’s Aggressive Interaction
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springer link
, 2020 , Article)
The quality of a companion robot’s reaction is important to make it acceptable to the users and to sustain interactions. Furthermore, the robot’s reaction can be used to train socially acceptable behaviors and to develop ...
Influence of Visual and Haptic Feedback on the Detection of Threshold Forces in a Surgical Grasping Task
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IEEE Explore
, 2021 , Article)
Feedback from sensory modalities is crucial for the precise grasping of tissues during minimally invasive robotic surgery. The aims of the study are to determine the influence of visual and haptic feedback on the detection ...
Influence of the shape and mass of a small robot when thrown to a dummy human head
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springer link
, 2019 , Article)
Social robots have shown some efficacy in assisting children with autism and are now being considered as assistive tools for therapy. The physical proximity of a small companion social robot could become a source of harm ...
Real-Time Social Robot’s Responses to Undesired Interactions Between Children and their Surroundings
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springer link
, 2023 , Article)
Aggression in children is frequent during the early years of childhood. Among children with psychiatric disorders in general, and autism in particular, challenging behaviours and aggression rates are higher. These can take ...
Heart Rate as a Predictor of Challenging Behaviours among Children with Autism from Wearable Sensors in Social Robot Interactions
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MDPI
, 2023 , Article)
Children with autism face challenges in various skills (e.g., communication and social) and they exhibit challenging behaviours. These challenging behaviours represent a challenge to their families, therapists, and caregivers, ...
Head Impact Severity Measures for Small Social Robots Thrown During Meltdown in Autism
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springer link
, 2019 , Article)
Social robots have gained a lot of attention recently as they have been reported to be effective in supporting therapeutic services for children with autism. However, children with autism may exhibit a multitude of challenging ...
Longitudinal Studies of Wearables in Patients with Diabetes: Key Issues and Solutions
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MDPI
, 2023 , Article)
Glucose monitoring is key to the management of diabetes mellitus to maintain optimal glucose control whilst avoiding hypoglycemia. Non-invasive continuous glucose monitoring techniques have evolved considerably to replace ...