Receiving touch is of critical importance, as many studies have shown that touch promotes
mental and physical well-being. We conducted a pre-registered (PROSPERO …

Soft robotics has emerged as a transformative field, leveraging bio-inspired novel actuation
mechanisms to enable more adaptable, compliant, and sophisticated robotic systems …

The study describes basic nursing care during the perioperative. Introduces the origins of
perioperative nursing, general care that must be practiced with patient in this context. During …

When vibrations are synchronized with our actions, we experience them as material
properties. This has been used to create virtual experiences like friction, counter-force …

This paper combines design, machine learning and social computing to explore generative
deep learning as both tool and probe for respiratory care. We first present GANspire, a deep …

The flexible bodies of soft robots provide exciting new possibilities for interaction with
humans. In this paper, we propose a novel design paradigm, Soft Biomorphism, for soft …

Introduction Receiving touch is of critical importance for human well-being. A number of
studies have shown that touch promotes mental and physical health. However, effect sizes …

Introduction This systematic review investigates the interplay between oxytocin and
exercise; in terms of analgesic, anti-inflammatory, pro-regenerative, and cardioprotective …

Considered as a transitional object, the comforting power of the teddy bear has often been
asserted in many past studies without knowing its underlying determinants. Through a …

Workplace stress contributes to poor performance and adverse health outcomes, yet current
stress management tools often fall short in the fast-paced modern workforce. Guided slow …