introduction this paper proposes the concept of autonomous drug-encapsulated nanoparticle (adenp) as a novel non-invasive approach to prevent atherosclerosis. adenp consists of three simple units of sensor, controller (computing), and actuator. the hardware complexity of adenp is much lower than most of the nanorobots, while the performance is maintained by the synergism in the swarm architectu...

BACKGROUND The Self-determined Exercise and Learning For FITness (SELF-FIT) is a multi-component school-based intervention based on tenets of self-determination theory. SELF-FIT aims to increase students' moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) during physical education lessons, and enhance their autonomous motivation towards fitness activities. Using a cluster randomized controlled trial...

This paper proposes using topics central to RoboCup, particularly autonomous agents and multiagent systems, as the subject-matter for a course designed to introduce undergraduate students to all facets of computer science research. Experiences are presented from the design and implementation of such a course. The course is structured around an ongoing incremental programming project that culmin...

It was a bold move, given the deeply entrenched positions of many of Europe's ancient universities and education systems but optimism is growing that, by 2010, a European area of higher education might well be established. Ministers from this unprecedented collaboration, which now comprises 40 countries extending well beyond the EU into the Balkans and Eastern Europe, meet in Bergen this month ...

To obtain unpredictable social interaction between autonomous agents in real-time environments, we present a simple method for logic-based knowledge exchange. A method which is able to form new knowledge rather than do simple exchange of particular rules found in predetermined rule sets. The applicability of our concept is demonstrated through a simple visualization of a real-time 3D environmen...

a School of Aerospace Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing, 100081, People’s Republic of China b Key Laboratory of Dynamics and Control of Flight Vehicle, Ministry of Education, Beijing, 100081, People’s Republic of China c Key Laboratory of Autonomous Navigation and Control for Deep Space Exploration, Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, People’s Republic of China ...

A key challenge in developing engaging social robots is creating convincing, autonomous and responsive agents, which users perceive, and treat, as social beings. As a part of the collaborative project: Expressive Agents for Symbiotic Education and Learning (EASEL), this study examines the impact of autonomous response to children’s speech, by the humanoid robot Zeno, on their interactions with ...