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1. A Hybrid Robotic Control System Using Neuroblastoma Cultures

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Ferrández, J. M., Lorente, V., Cuadra, J. M., delaPaz, F., Álvarez-Sánchez, José Ramón, Fernández, E., Hutchison, David, Series editor, Kanade, Takeo, Series editor, Kittler, Josef, Series editor, Kleinberg, Jon M., Series editor, Mattern, Friedemann, Series editor, Mitchell, John C., Series editor, Naor, Moni, Series editor, Nierstrasz, Oscar, Series editor, Pandu Rangan, C., Series editor, Steffen, Bernhard, Series editor, Sudan, Madhu, Series editor, Terzopoulos, Demetri, Series editor, Tygar, Doug, Series editor, Vardi, Moshe Y., Series editor, Weikum, Gerhard, Series editor, Goebel, Randy, editor, Siekmann, Jörg, editor, Wahlster, Wolfgang, editor, Graña Romay, Manuel, editor, Corchado, Emilio, editor, and Garcia Sebastian, M. Teresa, editor

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2010
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3. Screening Native American Children for Asthma: Findings from Focus Group Discussions

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Rodehorst-Weber Tk, Flanders Stepans Mb, Delapaz F, Susan L. Wilhelm, and Tobacco R

Subjects
Adult, Community-Based Participatory Research, medicine.medical_specialty, Process (engineering), media_common.quotation_subject, Alternative medicine, Context (language use), Trust, Pediatrics, Midwestern United States, Asthma findings, Perception, medicine, Health Services, Indigenous, Humans, Mass Screening, Child, Health Education, media_common, business.industry, Native american, Patient Selection, General Medicine, Focus Groups, Middle Aged, Public relations, Focus group, Asthma, Work (electrical), Indians, North American, business, Attitude to Health, Social psychology
Abstract

Because of the past history among the Indian people related to research, it is incumbent upon those of us who wish to conduct research with these groups to protect them from exploitation, to conduct research that will be beneficial to the tribal community, and to work together to make the research as meaningful and as successful as possible. The process of conducting research among Native American tribes can appear to the novice as very time-consuming and full of barriers. These are necessary guards to protect their people. Additionally, many people of these tribes want to make sure that the research is going to benefit them. Focus groups provide a way for researchers to identify what the wishes of the tribal communities are in relation to the proposed research.The overall purpose of this study was to understand some of the concerns the tribal communities had regarding asthma among their children, as well as their perceptions of how best to implement an asthma screening program in their community.This was a qualitative study. An interpretative approach was selected for this research because such an approach emphasizes how a phenomenon is perceived and how meaning is constructed in situations.Findings from the focus group are discussed according to themes that surfaced during the focus group discussion.Tribal community leaders and parents are interested in their children's health and do want to be involved in research to help children and others in their communities. Nurses working in tribal communities need to gain an understanding of the tribal communities' perspective prior to conducting research.

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2009
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4. Design of Social Agents

Author

Gorbunov, Roman, Barakova, Emilia, Matthias Rauterberg, Ferrandez, Jm, Sanchez, Jra, Delapaz, F., Toledo, Fj, and Future Everyday

Subjects
Social compensation, Computer science, Field (Bourdieu), Social competence, Product (category theory), Construct (philosophy), Social learning, Social heuristics, Agent-based social simulation, Cognitive psychology
Abstract

Social behavior, as compared to the egoistic and rational behavior, is known to be more beneficial to groups of subjects and even to individual members of a group. For this reason, social norms naturally emerge as a product of evolution in human and animal populations. The benefit of the social behavior makes it also an interesting subject in the field of artificial agents. Social interactions implemented in computer agents can improve their personal and group performance. In this study we formulate design principles of social agents and use them to create social computer agents. To construct social agents we take two approaches. First, we construct social computer agents based on our understanding of social norms. Second, we use an evolutionary approach to create social agents. The social agents are shown to outperform agents that do not utilize social behavior.

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