Abstract Touch technology can mediate social touch in situations when people cannot be physically close. Recent technologies use haptic actuators capable of displaying pressure touch. We studied experience two set-ups which such actuators: a motorized ribbon and McKibben sleeve. investigated whether there is an inherent emotional sensory attached to sensations produced by those set-ups. Partici...

Despite its success over the last 30 years, the field of Requirements Engineering (RE) is still experiencing fundamental problems that indicate a need for a change of focus to better ground its research on issues underpinning current practices. We posit that these practices have changed significantly in recent years. To this end we explore changes in software system operational environments, ta...

Traumatic events are commonly re-experienced by trauma survivors through nightmares and flashbacks. The current study examined the relative sensitivity and specificity of these two forms of re-experiencing trauma in female survivors of rape. The frequency of nightmares and flashbacks were assessed using the Nightmare Frequency Questionnaire (NFQ) and the Flashback Frequency Questionnaire (FFQ),...

The mental health of young people has been significantly impacted by the COVID‑19 crisis. Prevalence symptoms anxiety and depression risen dramatically among remains higher than pre‑crisis levels even with partial re‑opening economy, compared to other age groups, as economies partially re-open. worsening can be attributed disruptions access services, wide‑ranging impacts school closures, a labo...

Whether or not a person decides to change their tampon immediately after urinating is a personal choice ? period. Urine itself is typically sterile and generally poses little to no risk for an infection. However, if a tampon string comes into contact with human feces and rubs against the genitals, it can pose a higher risk for a genital bacterial infection. Likewise, if a person leaves their ta...

The objective of this exploratory study was to understand the perspective of professionals working at assisted living facilities about the healthcare practices performed in the mental health service. Data collection was performed using an observation form, field journal, and a semi-structured interview script, which was conducted with 10 professionals working at the facilities. It was found tha...

Neuroimaging studies and experimental data suggest that symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) are associated with dysfunctions of neural circuits linking prefrontal cortex and the limbic system that have a role in autobiographic episodic memory. High-frequency repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) of the right dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (DLPFC) has been suggested to...