Article
Ecology
Beatriz Willink
Summary: This study investigated the function of multimodal displays in stream-dwelling frogs using a robotic frog. The results support the hypothesis of inter-signal interaction, showing that the inclusion of visual signals modifies the interpretation of acoustic displays.
JOURNAL OF ANIMAL ECOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Michelle McDowell, Astrid Kause
Summary: Communicating uncertainties in scientific evidence is crucial for accurately reflecting scientific knowledge and increasing public understanding. This study investigated how different types of uncertainty influence responses to medical evidence communication and found that communicating uncertainty does not have detrimental effects, and may even lead to more favorable responses compared to communicating a lack of evidence. Additionally, the study suggests that the format of communication may not significantly impact outcomes, if well-designed.
Article
Neurosciences
Lotte Eijk, Marlou Rasenberg, Flavia Arnese, Mark Blokpoel, Mark Dingemanse, Christian F. Doeller, Mirjam Ernestus, Judith Holler, Branka Milivojevic, Asli Ozyurek, Wim Pouw, Iris van Rooij, Herbert Schriefers, Ivan Toni, James Trujillo, Sara Bogels
Summary: This dataset presents behavioral and fMRI observations of humans engaged in multimodal referential communication. The dataset includes audio/video, motion-tracking, and neural correlates data obtained during face-to-face communicative interactions. It provides a unique opportunity to investigate the relationship between communicative behaviors and the representational space shared by communicators. This dataset can be valuable for research in neuroscience, psychology, linguistics, and beyond.
Article
Biology
Sean A. Rands, Heather M. Whitney, Natalie Hempel de Ibarra
Summary: Flowers convey information to insects through multiple sensory modalities. Recent research has focused on the importance of 'invisible' information and how information presented in multiple modalities affects the interaction between flowers and their insect visitors. This review highlights the influence of multimodality on behavior, with a specific focus on bumblebees, which are capable of learning and using multiple sensory modes to differentiate between flowers. The review examines the evidence for bumblebees using humidity, electrical potential, surface texture, and temperature as additional modalities, and explores how multimodality enhances their performance. The review also discusses mechanisms, such as cross-modal transfer of learning, where bees can transfer patterns learned in one modality to another without additional learning.
CURRENT OPINION IN INSECT SCIENCE
(2023)
Article
Neurosciences
Puti Wen, Michael S. Landy, Bas Rokers
Summary: Accurate motion perception requires integration of 2D retinal motion signals from the two eyes into a single representation of 3D motion. However, existing paradigms are unable to distinguish 3D head-centric motion from 2D retinal motion. This study used stereoscopic displays and fMRI to investigate the representation of separate motion signals in the visual cortex. The results showed that early visual cortex represents 2D retinal motion signals, while hMT and IPS0 are critical for the transformation of retinal into 3D head-centric motion signals.
Review
Chemistry, Inorganic & Nuclear
Yizhong Shen, Yunlong Wei, Chunlei Zhu, Jinxuan Cao, De-Man Han
Summary: Developing efficient and portable biosensors for accurate onsite detection of food contaminants is crucial for ensuring food safety and human health. Integration of smartphone and ratiometric fluorescent strategies offers a potential solution for rapid, low-cost, reliable, and easily implementable visual detection of food contaminants, even in resource-limited areas.
COORDINATION CHEMISTRY REVIEWS
(2022)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Joshua B. LaPergola, Amanda G. Savagian, Maria G. Smith, Breanna L. Bennett, Meghan J. Strong, Christina Riehl
Summary: Recent research has found that referential signaling, in which specific signals are associated with external referents, is not limited to primates but also found in other cooperative species, including nonkin-based societies. In the case of communally nesting birds called greater anis, they give different types of alarm calls in response to different threats, including aerial and nonaerial predators. These alarm calls are sufficient to elicit appropriate behavioral responses even without an actual threat, and genetic data confirm that breeding groups are composed of nonkin individuals.
PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
(2023)
Article
Zoology
Bridget M. Waller, Eithne Kavanagh, Jerome Micheletta, Peter R. Clark, Jamie Whitehouse
Summary: Research suggests that faces have become increasingly important in primate communication over time, but their role is often overlooked. Difficulties in studying multicomponent signals and the assumption that faces primarily convey emotional content contribute to this oversight. Future research should focus on understanding the importance of faces in multicomponent signals and exploring new directions.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PRIMATOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Behavioral Sciences
Roseli Maria Foratto, Diego Llusia, Luis Felipe Toledo, Lucas Rodriguez Forti
Summary: The study found that male frogs may use the harmonic structure of calls to assess opponents and modulate territorial and aggressive behavior, triggering complex acoustic adjustments.
BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Neurosciences
Candace J. Burke, Mariya Markovina, Sergio M. Pellis, David R. Euston
Summary: The study suggests that play reward leads to an increase in 50 kHz vocalizations, particularly in trill and trill with jump calls not seen in other groups. Expectation of food reward did not significantly increase any type of vocalizations, possibly due to the young age of the study group. Rats that were food deprived for the food expectation study had lower calls overall and a different profile of call types compared to rats that were socially isolated.
Article
Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Fredy Quintero, Sonia Touitou, Martina Magris, Klaus Zuberbuhler
Summary: The two main theories of food-associated calls in animals suggest either cooperative recruitment or competitive spacing. Sooty mangabeys do not have food calls but produce grunts during foraging. Grunt rates were significantly higher when subjects were foraging in the group's periphery and with small audiences, in line with the cooperative recruitment hypothesis.
FRONTIERS IN PSYCHOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Raimundo N. Alencar Jr, Sergio L. G. Nogueira-Filho, Selene S. C. Nogueira
Summary: This study aimed to investigate the function of multimodal communication in white-lipped peccaries (WLPs) and the individual factors influencing the production of, and responses to, unimodal and multimodal signals. The results showed that WLPs most often produce multimodal signals independently, suggesting that they add more information instead of increasing efficacy. The sender's social rank had an impact on the production and response to multimodal signals, with higher-ranked senders producing more multimodal signals during threatening behaviors and lower-ranked senders producing more multimodal signals during submissive behaviors. Multimodal signals elicited more non-aggressive responses and the occurrence of non-aggressive responses was higher in higher-ranked senders during threatening displays.
Article
Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence
Xinxiao Wu, Tong Li
Summary: We propose a new task named sentimental visual captioning, which generates captions reflecting the inherent sentiment of the input image or video. Our multimodal Transformer model, Senti-Transformer, integrates both content and sentiment information and incorporates prior sentimental knowledge to generate sentimental sentences. We also propose a two-stage training strategy that includes regularization and reinforcement learning with a sentimental reward to effectively train the model. Extensive experiments demonstrate the effectiveness and superiority of our Senti-Transformer on sentimental visual captioning.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF COMPUTER VISION
(2023)
Article
Psychology, Mathematical
David Peeters, Emiel Krahmer, Alfons Maes
Summary: Language plays a key role in facilitating communication about the world, and demonstratives are crucial for referential abilities. Various factors interact to influence a speaker's choice of demonstrative form, with cultural, cognitive, and contextual aspects playing a significant role. The proposed framework has the potential to unify previously conflicting findings and generate new research questions.
PSYCHONOMIC BULLETIN & REVIEW
(2021)
Article
Neurosciences
Naomi Nota, James P. Trujillo, Judith Holler
Summary: This study investigates the importance of facial signals in conversations, showing differences in the distribution and timing of facial signals between questioning and responding. Facial signals may critically contribute to the communication of social actions by providing social action-specific visual information.
Review
Agriculture, Dairy & Animal Science
Nicky N. E. Kim-McCormack, Carolynn L. Smith, Alison M. Behie
APPLIED ANIMAL BEHAVIOUR SCIENCE
(2016)
Article
Agriculture, Dairy & Animal Science
Hannah Larsen, Greg M. Cronin, Sabine G. Gebhardt-Henrich, Carolynn L. Smith, Paul H. Hemsworth, Jean-Loup Rault
Article
Agriculture, Dairy & Animal Science
H. Larsen, P. H. Hemsworth, G. M. Cronin, S. G. Gebhardt-Henrich, C. L. Smith, J-L Rault
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Yvonne Zurynski, James Ansell, Louise A. Ellis, Chiara Pomare, Carolynn L. Smith, Joanna Holt, Jo Root, James Gillespie, Leanne Wells, Jeffrey Braithwaite
Summary: Health consumers in Australia, especially those with chronic conditions, identified significant cost barriers to accessing healthcare. They often cannot afford needed care due to cost issues, indicating that healthcare reform needs to ensure equitable access to healthcare.
INTERNAL MEDICINE JOURNAL
(2021)
Review
Medicine, General & Internal
Yvonne Zurynski, Carolynn Smith, Joyce Siette, Brona Nic Giolla Easpaig, Mary Simons, Gilbert Thomas Knaggs
Summary: Education and training, effective interdisciplinary communication, and influential advocates are key enablers for health professionals to refer patients to lifestyle modification programs, while barriers to patient uptake and completion include poor accessibility and lack of support.
Editorial Material
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Yvonne Zurynski, Carolynn L. Smith, Gilbert Knaggs, Isabelle Meulenbroeks, Jeffrey Braithwaite
AUSTRALIAN AND NEW ZEALAND JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH
(2021)
Review
Medical Informatics
Louise A. Ellis, Mitchell Sarkies, Kate Churruca, Genevieve Dammery, Isabelle Meulenbroeks, Carolynn L. Smith, Chiara Pomare, Zeyad Mahmoud, Yvonne Zurynski, Jeffrey Braithwaite
Summary: This scoping review examines the empirical research conducted in the field of learning health systems (LHSs) over the past 5 years. The study finds that there has been considerable growth in empirical applications of LHSs; however, high-quality studies are still limited. The review suggests improving implementation and evaluation efforts by using implementation determinant and outcome frameworks to enhance assessment and reporting, as well as facilitate comparison and identification of trends across studies.
JMIR MEDICAL INFORMATICS
(2022)
Article
Computer Science, Information Systems
Carolynn L. Smith, Yvonne Zurynski, Jeffrey Braithwaite
Summary: Climate change, human health, and healthcare systems are interconnected. The warming climate leads to increased demand for healthcare due to extreme weather events, while healthcare itself contributes to climate change. In order to reduce healthcare's carbon footprint, it is important to measure the greenhouse gas emissions from healthcare systems and practices. Informatics solutions can help monitor and support climate-change decision-making for clinicians and healthcare policy makers, but there are challenges to the sustainability of monitoring efforts.
JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN MEDICAL INFORMATICS ASSOCIATION
(2022)
Correction
Medical Informatics
Louise A. Ellis, Mitchell Sarkies, Kate Churruca, Genevieve Dammery, Isabelle Meulenbroeks, Carolynn L. Smith, Chiara Pomare, Zeyad Mahmoud, Yvonne Zurynski, Jeffrey Braithwaite
JMIR MEDICAL INFORMATICS
(2022)
Article
Psychiatry
Louise A. Ellis, Genevieve Dammery, Leanne Wells, James Ansell, Carolynn L. Smith, Yvonne Tran, Jeffrey Braithwaite, Yvonne Zurynski
Summary: This study investigates the mental health impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Australians and the utilization of digital health services. The results show that a significant proportion of the respondents experienced serious psychological distress in 2021, with certain demographic groups being at higher risk. The use of digital health technologies has increased compared to 2018, particularly among those with psychological distress, who also reported high satisfaction with the care received via digital health services.
FRONTIERS IN PSYCHIATRY
(2022)
Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
Genevieve Dammery, Kathryn Vitangcol, James Ansell, Louise A. Ellis, Carolynn L. Smith, Ann Carrigan, Jeffrey Braithwaite, Yvonne Zurynski
Summary: Preventative healthcare is crucial for improving patient outcomes, and the effectiveness of prevention programs is enhanced by activated populations. This study examined the level of activation among Australian adults using the Patient Activation Measure (PAM). The results showed that Australian adults demonstrated high levels of patient activation, but lower activation was associated with lower income, younger age, and psychological distress.
HEALTH EXPECTATIONS
(2023)
Review
Health Care Sciences & Services
Yvonne Zurynski, Kristiana Ludlow, Luke Testa, Hanna Augustsson, Jessica Herkes-Deane, Karen Hutchinson, Gina Lamprell, Elise McPherson, Ann Carrigan, Louise A. Ellis, Putu Novi Arfirsta Dharmayani, Carolynn L. Smith, Lieke Richardson, Genevieve Dammery, Nehal Singh, Jeffrey Braithwaite
Summary: This study conducted a comprehensive analysis of barriers and facilitators associated with the sustainability of healthcare programs, emphasizing the importance of considering both internal and external factors when sustaining healthcare projects, and the need for long-term program evaluations to strengthen evidence in this area.
IMPLEMENTATION SCIENCE
(2023)
Review
Health Policy & Services
Chiara Pomare, Zeyad Mahmoud, Alex Vedovi, Louise A. Ellis, Gilbert Knaggs, Carolynn L. Smith, Yvonne Zurynski, Jeffrey Braithwaite
Summary: This study conducted a scoping review and bibliometric analysis of literature on Learning Health Systems (LHS) from 2016 to 2020. The majority of included publications were non-empirical and focused on specific topic areas, while the definitions of LHS are converging.
LEARNING HEALTH SYSTEMS
(2022)
Article
Veterinary Sciences
H. Larsen, G. Cronin, C. L. Smith, P. Hemsworth, J-L Rault
Article
Behavioral Sciences
Carolynn L. Smith
