Telling stories is an important aspect virtual agents designed to interact with people socially over time. We describe an experiment designed to investigate the impact of the identity, presentation form, and perspective of a virtual storyteller on a human user who engages in a story-swapping activity with two virtual characters. For each interaction, the user was given 10 “ice-breaker” question...

As different in approach and range as they undoubtedly are, these four books all share an interest in medieval representational practices out of which complex ideas and theories concerning bodies — indeed, out of which different bodies — emerge. Katharine Park’s Secrets of Women is a wonderfully rich study of anatomy and dissection in northern Italy as it developed from the fourteenth to the si...

The wealth of literature indicating that men are more physically aggressive than women may be the reason for the dearth of research on physical aggression in women. However, recent research has found that this discrepancy is better attributed to conformity to gender roles rather than to biological sex. The purpose of the present study was to assess the influence of masculine and feminine gender...

Robots have received a great deal of publicity recently. The movie “Star Wars” and several television series such as “The Six Million Dollar Man” and “The Bionic Woman” have raised the consciousness of the public to the subject of robots. The enormous influx of foreign cars manufactured in part by robots has aroused awareness of the press and many politicians to the fact that robots can have a ...

Amaç: Doğum sonrası maternal anksiyete kadının kendisi, bebeği ve ailesi için önemli bir sağlık sorunudur. Bu çalışma, doğum bağlanma ilişkisini incelemek amacıyla yapılmıştır. Gereç Yöntemler: tanımlayıcı çalışma Ocak-Aralık 2019 tarihleri arasında, aile sağlığı merkezlerine başvuran, postpartum dönemde olan kadınlarla Veriler bilgi formu, Postpartum Anksiyete Ölçeği Sonrası Bağlanma ile elde ...

one of the basic rituals of islam is fasting during ramadan. in this month, all able-bodied muslims abstain from food, fluids, smoking, and oral medications from sunrise to sunset. according to the quran, if fasting poses major health risks to individuals, fasting during this holy month is not allowed. this study aimed to evaluate the effects of fasting on maternal and fetal health. therefore, ...

Despite its potential to diminish the culpability of battered women accused of crimes, neurobiological evidence has yet to be meaningfully deployed in the interest of these defendants. This Article describes how neurobiological evidence can provide insights into the effects of battering, at both an individual and ecological level. Domestic violence prevention advocates and medical professionals...

introduction minerals and trace elements like zinc have a significant effect on the growth and development of the fetus and newborn. the purpose of this study was to determine the relationship between zinc deficiency during pregnancy and neonatal anthropometric indicators. materials and methods this study is a cross-sectional study and done on the women admitted for delivery in ahvaz imam khome...