Article
Biochemical Research Methods
Zhisong He, Ashley Maynard, Akanksha Jain, Tobias Gerber, Rebecca Petri, Hsiu-Chuan Lin, Malgorzata Santel, Kevin Ly, Jean-Samuel Dupre, Leila Sidow, Fatima Sanchis Calleja, Sophie M. J. Jansen, Stephan Riesenberg, J. Gray Camp, Barbara Treutlein
Summary: A novel dual-channel recording system called iTracer was established for high-resolution lineage tracing, which combines reporter barcodes with inducible CRISPR-Cas9 scarring. The authors applied iTracer to explore clonality and lineage dynamics during cerebral organoid development, identifying a time window of fate restriction and variations in neurogenic dynamics between progenitor neuron families. Additionally, long-term four-dimensional light-sheet microscopy was established to confirm regional clonality in the developing neuroepithelium of cerebral organoids.
Article
Engineering, Electrical & Electronic
Robert Klebbe, Kim Klueber, Rebecca Dahms, Linda Onnasch
Summary: Due to challenges in the healthcare sector, the use of assistive robotics is highly anticipated. However, there are limited commercially available systems at present. Key challenges in automating care activities involve identifying and mediating medical and nursing standards, as well as distributing agency between caregivers, robots, and patients. This research aims to identify prerequisites, potential applications, ethical considerations, and design requirements for human-robot interactions in elderly care settings. Findings from qualitative studies with 19 health professionals indicate that robotic assistance is expected to provide relief in various areas. Alignment with professional standards and values is crucial for the acceptance and use of robotics in care.
Review
Engineering, Industrial
Ana Correia Simoes, Ana Pinto, Joana Santos, Sofia Pinheiro, David Romero
Summary: This paper systematically reviews the literature on designing human-robot collaboration workspaces for humans and robots in industrial settings, analyzing 252 articles and selecting 65 for further analysis. Guidelines and recommendations are categorized into three levels of complexity: specific influencing factors in HRI, human-robot team performance, and more complex holistic approaches. The literature offers contributions from various knowledge areas to design safe, ergonomic, sustainable and healthy human-centered workplaces emphasizing technical, social, and psychophysical aspects of collaboration.
JOURNAL OF MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS
(2022)
Article
Computer Science, Interdisciplinary Applications
Debasmita Mukherjee, Kashish Gupta, Li Hsin Chang, Homayoun Najjaran
Summary: In response to increased global competition, manufacturers are required to be more flexible in meeting customer demands, leading to the introduction of human operators and robots for their respective strengths, with a growing interest in shared human-robot workspace. Research in industrial human-robot collaboration focuses on human-robot safety, collaboration modes, and robot autonomy and adaptability.
ROBOTICS AND COMPUTER-INTEGRATED MANUFACTURING
(2022)
Article
Robotics
Lin Shao, Toki Migimatsu, Qiang Zhang, Karen Yang, Jeannette Bohg
Summary: This research aims to endow a robot with the ability to learn manipulation concepts by leveraging large-scale video datasets of humans performing manipulation actions. By using a two-stage learning process, the robot is able to generalize over a variety of tasks and environments without the need for manual task-specific rewards. The multi-task policy learns to perform a large percentage of manipulation tasks, showcasing the ability to generalize over different environments and instructions.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ROBOTICS RESEARCH
(2021)
Article
Geography, Physical
M. Gabriela Mangano, Laura Pinuela, Luis A. Buatois, Javier Ortega-Hernandez, Francisco J. Rodriguez-Tovar, Jose Carlos Garcia-Ramos
Summary: Luancaia fossils from the Middle Devonian Naranco Formation of Asturias, northern Spain provide evidence of infaunal molting in a new genus. The fossils exhibit an elongate to oblong outline with distinct trilobate features, characterized by a distinctive ridge and lateral lobes. The presence of nine distinct segments and oval convex or fan-like ridges suggest a close resemblance to euarthropod producers like Camptophyllia.
PALAEOGEOGRAPHY PALAEOCLIMATOLOGY PALAEOECOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Engineering, Electrical & Electronic
Samu Rautiainen, Matteo Pantano, Konstantinos Traganos, Seyedamir Ahmadi, Jose Saenz, Wael M. Mohammed, Jose L. Martinez Lastra
Summary: This paper introduces a software component, Multi-Modal Offline and Online Programming (M2O2P), for intuitive communication between humans and robots. The study shows that gesture personalization can reduce user workload and improve the usability of the component. M2O2P achieves high gesture recognition accuracy, comparable to state-of-the-art applications.
Article
Biochemical Research Methods
Brian Coughlin, William Munoz, Yoav Kfir, Michael J. Young, Domokos Meszena, Mohsen Jamali, Irene Caprara, Richard Hardstone, Arjun Khanna, Martina L. Mustroph, Eric M. Trautmann, Charlie Windolf, Erdem Varol, Dan J. Soper, Sergey D. Stavisky, Marleen Welkenhuysen, Barundeb Dutta, Krishna V. Shenoy, Leigh R. Hochberg, R. Mark Richardson, Ziv M. Williams, Sydney S. Cash, Angelique C. Paulk
Summary: Neuropixels probes are silicon-based electrophysiology-recording tools with high channel count and recording-site density. They have been successfully used in clinical surgeries to study human neurophysiology, demonstrating their potential and challenges as research devices.
Letter
Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Richard L. Ybanez, Audrei Anne B. Ybanez, Alfredo Mahar Francisco A. Lagmay, Mario A. Aurelio
Summary: Small unmanned aerial vehicles have become increasingly utilized in field surveys for scientific research and disaster response. Through optimizing flight plans and data collection, important features of post-disaster environments can be effectively captured and preserved.
GEOSCIENCE LETTERS
(2021)
Article
Computer Science, Information Systems
Abhishek Singh, Rituraj Kabra, Rahul Kumar, Manjunath Belgod Lokanath, Reetika Gupta, Sumit Kumar Shekhar
Summary: A device-based solution was proposed to continuously monitor user utterances during a predefined period, classifying them as device-directed or non-device-directed, aiming to enhance the user experience with voice assistants.
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Yongheng Zhang, Siyi Yao, Peng Wang, Hao Wu, Zhipeng Xu, Yongmei Wang, Youhua Zhang
Summary: This paper proposes a pipeline for natural language human-machine interaction interface in agricultural measurement and control platforms. Experimental results show that the proposed model performs well with reasonable response time.
APPLIED SCIENCES-BASEL
(2022)
Article
Chemistry, Analytical
Tai-Chiu Hsung, Wai-Kan Yeung, Wing-Shan Choi, Wai-Kuen Luk, Yi-Yung Cheng, Yu-Hang Lam
Summary: This study developed a technique to record the natural head position (NHP) of a subject using scout images of cone beam computerized tomography (CBCT) scans, achieving an orientation detection error within 0.88 degrees. This method enables easy and economic NHP recording for CBCT without additional hardware.
Article
Biology
Hannah R. Meredith, John R. Giles, Javier Perez-Saez, Theophile Mande, Andrea Rinaldo, Simon Mutembo, Elliot N. Kabalo, Kabondo Makungo, Caroline O. Buckee, Andrew J. Tatem, C. Jessica E. Metcalf, Amy Wesolowski
Summary: Human mobility is crucial for understanding its impact on various aspects, and spatial interaction models have been widely used for estimating travel when mobility data are limited. In this study, mobility patterns in Sub-Saharan African countries were analyzed using mobile phone data, and adjustments to the gravity model improved model fit, indicating that alternative models may be more effective in capturing observed mobility patterns.
Review
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Hongwei Niu, Cees Van Leeuwen, Jia Hao, Guoxin Wang, Thomas Lachmann
Summary: This study reviews the literature of multimodal HCI for CAD, summarizing the state-of-the-art research and establishing a foundation for future studies. The requirements for natural HCIs in CAD are explored and categorized, and paradigms for their implementation are discussed. Factors to evaluate the system performance and user experience of a natural HCI are summarized and analyzed.
APPLIED SCIENCES-BASEL
(2022)
Article
Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Huiyang Shen, Min Wang
Summary: People's language behaviors towards computer and human partners have been a topic of interest, and this study aimed to investigate whether lexical alignment is influenced by the perceived partner (human or computer) and individuals' social skills. The results showed that lexical alignment was stronger in human-computer interaction (HCI) compared to human-human interaction (HHI). Additionally, participants' social skills predicted lexical alignment in HHI but not in HCI, specifically in terms of protecting partner's dignity and prestige. These findings highlight the potential distinctions in how speakers represent human and computer interlocutors.
COMPUTERS IN HUMAN BEHAVIOR
(2023)
