This paper presents the initial response of Autism children interacting with Humanoid Robot NAO in Robot-based Intervention Program. Twelve Autism children from National Autism Society of Malaysia (NASOM) is being selected based on their behaviour characteristics which has been identified by certified clinical specialist, psychiatrist, occupational therapy and psychologist. Their Intelligence Q...

This paper describes the results from a user evaluation of a robot bartender system, which supports situated, social interaction with multiple customers. The system is a Nao-based version of an existing robot bartender, developed in the JAMES project [1]. The Nao-based version has provided us with a local experimentation platform, bearing in mind that our focus is on social multi-user interacti...

Tularemia is caused by the bacterium Francisella tularensis, but the natural reservoir is unknown and environmental conditions for outbreaks in mammals and man are poorly understood. The present study analyzed the synchrony between the North Atlantic Oscillation (NAO) index, the number of human cases of tularemia reported in Sweden, and the density of hares. Climate variation at a lag of 2 yr e...

RoboCup is a worldwide movement that has a clear goal set: the target is to be able to win a FIFA World Cup winner by 2050. In order to be able to fulfill the task, the RoboCup Humanoid Soccer World Cup is organized every year. The organizers make the task of playing football more difficult year-by-year. During the last few years, the goals changed from blue and yellow to white. Considering tha...

Understanding the influence of El Niño–Southern Oscillation (ENSO) on North Atlantic (NAO) is critical significance for seasonal prediction. The present study found that both Niño3.4 sea surface temperature anomaly (SSTA) intensity and east-west gradient in mid-low latitude Pacific determine linkage between ENSO NAO. Based SSTA gradient, events are classified into three types: strong intensity,...

This study has used TOMS AI as well as the reanalysis dataset of thirty-four years (1979-2012) to investigate the influence of atmospheric circulation on dust transport during the Harmattan period in West Africa, using Aerosol Index (AI) data, obtained from various satellite sensors. Changes in Inter-Tropical Discontinuity (ITD), Sea Surface Temperature (SST) over the Gulf of Guinea, and North ...

The relationship between winter (DJF) rainfall over Portugal and the variable large scale circulation is addressed. It is shown that the poles of the sea level pressure (SLP) field variability associated with rainfall variability are shifted about 15° northward with respect to those used in standard definitions of the North Atlantic Oscillation (NAO). It is suggested that the influence of NAO o...

The effect of varying Nao and Nai on Ca efflux while maintaining the ratio Nao/Nai constant was explored in squid giant axons dialyzed with and without ATP. In the absence of ATP, the Ca efflux increased 3.4 +/- 0.2-fold when the Nao/Nai concentrations were reduced from 440/80 to 110/20 mM. In the presence of ATP a similar change did not have an appreciable effect. The inhibition of Ca efflux p...

Several studies examine cycle periods and the interactions between three major climate modes over North Atlantic, namely Atlantic meridional overturning circulation (AMOC), multidecadal oscillation (AMO), (NAO). Here, we use a relatively novel high-resolution Lead–lag (LL) method to identify short time windows with persistent LL relations in series during period from 1947 2020. We find that the...