Socially assistive robots have the potential to improve aged care by providing assistance through social interaction. While some evidence suggests a positive impact of social robots on measures of well-being, the adoption of robotic technology remain...
Portacolone et al.'s Ethics Review highlights the ethical challenges associated with the implementation of telepresence devices and applications in the context of aging and dementia. In this response, we review ethical considerations as they relate t...
BACKGROUND: While Walkbot-assisted locomotor training (WLT) provided ample evidence on balance and gait improvements, the therapeutic effects on cardiopulmonary and psychological elements as well as fall confidence are unknown in stroke survivors.
BACKGROUND: Several studies investigated clinical and instrumental differences to make diagnosis of dementia in general and in Alzheimer's disease (AD) in particular with the aim to classify, at the individual level, AD patients and healthy controls ...
BACKGROUND: Disease progression prediction based on neuroimaging biomarkers is vital in Alzheimer's disease (AD) research. Convolutional neural networks (CNN) have been proved to be powerful for various computer vision research by refining reliable a...
Journal of computer assisted tomography
Jan 1, 2020
OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to evaluate the diagnostic ability of support vector machine (SVM) for early breast cancer (BC) using dedicated breast positron emission tomography (dbPET).
BACKGROUND: Efforts to identify important risk factors for cognitive impairment and dementia have to date mostly relied on meta-analytic strategies. A comprehensive empirical evaluation of these risk factors within a single study is currently lacking...
BACKGROUND: Machine learning (ML) is a promising technique for patient-specific prediction of mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and dementia development. Neuropsychiatric symptoms (NPS) might improve the accuracy of ML models but have barely been used ...
Due to the high costs of providing long-term care to older adults with cognitive impairment, artificial companions are increasingly considered as a cost-efficient way to provide support. Artificial companions can comfort, entertain, and inform, and e...
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