Mechanical & Industrial Engineering: Recent submissions
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Cryptographic ransomware encryption detection: Survey
( Elsevier , 2023 , Article)The ransomware threat has loomed over our digital life since 1989. Criminals use this type of cyber attack to lock or encrypt victims' data, often coercing them to pay exorbitant amounts in ransom. The damage ransomware ... -
Influence of the shape and mass of a small robot when thrown to a dummy human head
( 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 ... -
Influence of Reaction Time in the Emotional Response of a Companion Robot to a Child’s Aggressive Interaction
( 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 ... -
Toward 3D Printed Prosthetic Hands that Can Satisfy Psychosocial Needs: Grasping Force Comparisons Between a Prosthetic Hand and Human Hands
( springer link , 2017 , Conference)The advancement in 3D printing technologies appears to be the key toward affordable and functional artificial limbs. The loss of an amputee’s capability to do functional tasks like grasping objects has an obvious effect ... -
Anthropomorphism and Its Negative Attitudes, Sociability, Animacy, Agency, and Disturbance Requirements for Social Robots: A Pilot Study
( springer link , 2021 , Conference)A social robot that meets the acceptability requirements of the target end-users presents a significant challenge to robot designers. The design process is often iterative and requires continuous improvements and optimization ... -
Influence of Visual and Haptic Feedback on the Detection of Threshold Forces in a Surgical Grasping Task
( 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 ... -
Safety experiments for small robots investigating the potential of soft materials in mitigating the harm to the head due to impacts
( 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 ... -
Children Perceived Perception of a Mini-Humanoid Social Robot Based on a Psychometric Scale: A Pilot Study in Greece
( springer link , 2022 , Conference)There is a growing interest in the integration of social robots in different applications in our daily lives. However, it can be challenging to design a social robot that is perceived positively among the target end-users. ... -
A Framework for Assistive Social Robots for Detecting Aggression in Children
( springer link , 2022 , Conference)Children during their early years might exhibit different forms of aggression against others. Aggression can be physical or relational. Physical aggression can take on different forms such as hitting, pushing, and kicking. ... -
Datasets for recognition of aggressive interactions of children toward robotic toys
( Elsevier , 2021 , Dataset)The data is related to unwanted interactions between a person and a small robotic toy based on acceleration sensor embedded within the robotic toy. Three toys were considered namely, a stuffed panda, a stuffed robot, and ... -
Robotic Trains as an Educational and Therapeutic Tool for Autism Spectrum Disorder Intervention
( springer link , 2019 , Conference)Social robots are emerging to become useful assistive tools for use in the therapy and education of children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). The nature of ASD causes its symptoms and manifestations to vary widely, ... -
Social robots and wearable sensors for mitigating meltdowns in autism - A pilot test
( springer link , 2018 , Conference)Young individuals with ASD may exhibit challenging behaviors. Among these, self-injurious behavior (SIB) is the most devastating for a person’s physical health and inclusion within the community. SIB refers to a class of ... -
Head Impact Severity Measures for Small Social Robots Thrown During Meltdown in Autism
( 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
( 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 ... -
Real-Time Social Robot’s Responses to Undesired Interactions Between Children and their Surroundings
( 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 ... -
Dataset for influence of visual and haptic feedback on the detection of threshold forces in a surgical grasping task
( Elsevier , 2022 , Dataset)The data is related to minimal force thresholds perception in robotic surgical grasping applications. The experimental setup included an indenter-based haptic device acting on the fingertip of a participant and a visual ... -
Cardiovascular autonomic neuropathy is associated with increased glycemic variability driven by hyperglycemia rather than hypoglycemia in patients with diabetes
( Elsevier , 2023 , Article)AimCardiac autonomic neuropathy (CAN) has been suggested to be associated with hypoglycemia and impaired hypoglycemia unawareness. We have assessed the relationship between CAN and extensive measures of glucose variability ... -
Supply chain risk and resilience in startups, SMEs, and large enterprises: a systematic review and directions for research
( Emerald Publishing , 2023 , Article)Purpose: This systematic literature review analyzes the academic literature to understand SC risk and resilience across different organizational sizes and industries. The academic literature has well discussed the causes ... -
Dry sliding tribological properties of a hard anodized aa6082 aluminum alloy
( MDPI AG , 2020 , Article)The applications of aluminum and its alloys are still limited by low hardness and low wear resistance properties. Surface modifications, such anodizing and plasma electrolytic oxidation, represent a feasible way to overcome ... -
Revealing the improved sensitivity of PEDOT:PSS/PVA thin films through secondary doping and their strain sensors application
( Royal Society of Chemistry , 2023 , Article)The field of strain sensing involves the ability to measure an electrical response that corresponds to a strain. The integration of synthetic and conducting polymers can create a flexible strain sensor with a wide range ...
