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Human-centred design methods : developing scenarios for robot assisted play informed by user panels and field trials
(2010)This article describes the user-centred development of play scenarios for robot assisted play, as part of the multidisciplinary IROMEC1 project that develops a novel robotic toy for children with special needs. The project ... -
Human-Machine Collaboration in the Teaching of Proof
(2023-02-02)This paper argues that interactive theorem provers (ITPs) could play an important role in fostering students’ appreciation and understanding of proof and of mathematics in general. It shows that the ITP Lean has three ... -
Human-robot interaction as a model for autism therapy : an experimental study with children with autism
(MIT Press, 2007)Human-robot interaction is a quickly growing area of research. While most projects deal with typically developing subjects, the particular study that we report on in this chapter investigates interactions of children with ... -
A Humanoid Robot as Assistive Technology for Encouraging Social Interaction Skills in Children with Autism
(University of Hertfordshire, 2005-07)Interactive robots, virtual environments and other computer based technologies are increasingly applied in rehabilitation therapy and education. The research presented in this thesis investigates the potential use of a ... -
A humanoid robot as assistive technology for encouraging social interaction skills in children with autism
(University of Hertfordshire, 2005)Interactive robots, virtual environments and other computer based technologies are increasingly applied in rehabilitation therapy and education. The research presented in this thesis investigates the potential use of a ... -
Humans' Perception of a Robot Moving Using a Slow in and Slow Out Velocity Profile
(Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 2019-03-25)Humans need to understand and trust the robots they are working with. We hypothesize that how a robot moves can impact people’s perception and their trust. We present a methodology for a study to explore people’s perception ... -
Humour
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Humour
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Humour and incongruity
(1994)The first in a series of articles on the philosophy of humour and laughter looks at attempts made to explain humour in terms of incongruity. -
Humour and Irony in Kierkegaard's Thought
(Palgrave Macmillan, 2000)Irony, humor and the comic play vital yet under-appreciated roles in Kierkegaard's thought. Focusing upon the Concluding Unscientific Postscript, this book investigates these roles, relating irony and humor as forms of the ... -
Humour and release
(1995)The third article in this series looks at Freud's attempt to explain humour and laughter in terms of the release of 'psychic energy'. -
Humour and superiority
(1995)This is the second in a series of articles on the philosophy of humour and laughter. This article looks at the attempts which are made to explain humour in terms of superiority. -
Hundred thousand degree gas in the virgo cluster of galaxies.
(2012-05-01)The physical relationship between low-excitation gas filaments at similar to 10(4) K, seen in optical line emission, and diffuse X-ray emitting coronal gas at similar to 10(7) K in the centers of many galaxy clusters is ... -
Hundreds of new cluster candidates in the VISTA Variables in the Vía Láctea survey DR1
(2015-09-18)Context. VISTA variables in the Vía Láctea is an ESO Public survey dedicated to scanning the bulge and an adjacent portion of the Galactic disk in the fourth quadrant using the VISTA telescope and its near-infrared camera ... -
Hunger and Food Poverty
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Hurricane Jessie
(2019-10-31)This article considers the career and life of Jessie White Mario. Her journalism and writing offer a unique perspective on the tumultuous period of Italian history, during the Risorgimento, yet are often overlooked. Her ... -
Husserl and the phenomenology of temporality
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HVDC links between North Africa and Europe: Impacts and benefits on the dynamic performance of the European system
(2018-02-01)In the last decade, there have been several initiatives for the deployment of cross-Mediterranean HVDC (High Voltage Direct Current) links to enable the transmission of electrical power from renewable energy sources between ... -
Hyaluronan: Investigations into the mode of action of hyaluronan in topical drug delivery
(American Chemical Society, 2006)Hyaluronan (HA) is a polyanionic, polysaccharide ubiquitous in mammals where it has a protective, structure stabilising and shock-absorbing role. The unique viscoelastic nature of HA along with its biocompatibility and ...