s with numbers that do not begin with the letter designation S were submitted through the AOA Research Conference and were thus published in the August 2010 issue of the JAOA along EDITORIAL Student Abstracts and Poster Competitions: Encouraging Research Joseph K. Prinsen, OMS VI Joseph K. Prinsen is the National Research Director for the Student Osteopathic Medical Association, a member of the...

Throughout the 20th century, many countries created national parks, forests, nature reserves, and sanctuaries to provide benefits that are underproduced on private lands . Private lands are now especially valuable for providing ecological services that publi c lands cannot provide, due to the increasing demands for all uses and the political and economic conflicts associated with allocating pub...

We investigate the application of a Monte Carlo localization filter to the problem of combining local and global observations of a small, off-the-shelf quadruped domestic robot, in a simulated Smart House environment, for the purpose of robust tracking and localization. A Sony Aibo ERS-210A robot forms part of this project, with the ultimate aim of providing additional monitoring, human-system ...

The NTU-PAL1 and NTU-PAL2 robots for the elderly are introduced in this paper. The emphasis of NTUPAL1 is offering increased mobility for elderly people who are less-mobile. NTU-PAL2, an emotional expressive robot, is used to stimulate interaction, to supply relaxed companionship and to fulfill a sense of affection for senior citizens staying alone. The core software modules in terms of dynamic...

In this paper a comparative social network analysis is provided of the villages of Ayyanapuram and Sankarapandiapuram in the district of Virudhunagar of Tamil Nadu province in India. Social network data on three different types of links (monetary help, advice and companionship) reveal that, while the villages are situated close to each other geographically, they differ considerably in the struc...