University of Plymouth Pedagogic Research and Development Database
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Musical Borrowing in Sonification
(University of Plymouth, 2019)Sonification presents some challenges in communicating information, particularly because of the large difference between possible data to sound mappings and cognitively valid mappings. It is an information transmission ... -
Microbial contamination and efficacy of disinfection procedures of companion robots in care homes
(University of Plymouth, 2020-08-26)Background Paro and other robot animals can improve wellbeing for older adults and people with dementia, through reducing depression, agitation and medication use. However, nursing and care staff we contacted expressed ... -
Ethical perceptions towards real-world use of companion robots with older people and people with dementia: Survey opinions among younger adults
(University of Plymouth, 2020-07)Background: Use of companion robots may reduce older people’s depression, loneliness and agitation. This benefit has to be contrasted against possible ethical concerns raised by philosophers in the field around issues ... -
Longitudinal Diary Data: Six Months Real-world Implementation of Affordable Companion Robots for Older People in Supported Living
(University of Plymouth, 2020-03)Companion robots have potential for improving wellbeing within aged care, however literature focuses on shorter-term studies often using relatively expensive platforms, raising concerns around novelty effects and economic ... -
Dynamic accretion beneath a slow spreading ridge segment: IODP Hole U1743A & the Atlantis Bank Oceanic Core Complex
(University of Plymouth, 2019-11-07)809-mbsf IODP Hole U1473A at Atlantis Bank, SWIR, is 2.2 km from 1508-m Hole 735B and 1.4 from 158-m Hole 1105A. With mapping, it provides the 1st 3-D view of the upper levels of a 660-km2 lower crustal batholith. It is ... -
Flow of partially molten crust controlling construction, growth and collapse of the Variscan orogenic belt: 1 the geologic record of the French Massif Central
(University of Plymouth, 2020)We present here a tectonic-geodynamic model for the generation and flow of partially molten rocks and for magmatism during the Variscan orogenic evolution from the Silurian to the late Carboniferous based on a synthesis ... -
The West Europe Pressure Anomaly: 1943-2018
(University of Plymouth, 2020-04-01)A pioneering and replicable method based on a 66-year numerical weather and wave hindcast is developed to optimize a climate index based on the sea level pressure (SLP) that best explains winter wave height variability ... -
Infragravity wave generation on shore platforms: Bound long wave versus breakpoint forcing
(University of Plymouth, 2020)Shore platforms are ubiquitous morphological features along rocky coastlines and display a spectrum of forms from gently-sloping to sub-horizontal with a low tide cliff. They generally front eroding coastal cliffs and ... -
Analysis of direct and indirect genetic effects in fighting sea anemones
(University of Plymouth, 2019-12-19)Theoretical models of animal contests such as the Hawk-Dove game predict that variation in fighting behavior will persist due to mixed evolutionarily stable strategies (ESS) under certain conditions. However, the genetic ... -
What Can You See? Identifying Cues on Internal States from the Movements of Natural Social Interactions
(University of Plymouth, 2019-06-26)In recent years, the field of Human-Robot Interaction (HRI) has seen an increasing demand for technologies that can recognize and adapt to human behaviors and internal states (e.g., emotions and intentions). Psychological ...
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