Search for dissertations about: "non-verbal behavior"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 9 swedish dissertations containing the words non-verbal behavior.
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1. Scalable Methods for Developing Interlocutor-aware Embodied Conversational Agents : Data Collection, Behavior Modeling, and Evaluation Methods
Abstract : This work presents several methods, tools, and experiments that contribute to the development of interlocutor-aware Embodied Conversational Agents (ECAs). Interlocutor-aware ECAs take the interlocutor's behavior into consideration when generating their own non-verbal behaviors. READ MORE
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2. Developing and evaluating co-speech gesture-synthesis models for embodied conversational agents
Abstract : A large part of our communication is non-verbal: humans use non-verbal behaviors to express various aspects of our state or intent. Embodied artificial agents, such as virtual avatars or robots, should also use non-verbal behavior for efficient and pleasant interaction. READ MORE
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3. Bridging the gap between caring theory and nursing practice : Learning experiences of undergraduate nursing students in a caring behavior course
Abstract : Background: Healthcare providers are obligated to practice with scientific knowledge in order to deliver high quality and safe care based on patients’ needs. Despite this obligation, complaints from care recipients and their significant others regarding healthcare providers’ lack of compassion and competent care in their professional encounters have increased. READ MORE
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4. White matter connections : developmental neuroimaging studies of the associations between genes, brain and behavior
Abstract : Development of cognitive abilities across childhood and adulthood parallels brain maturation in typically developing samples. Cognitive abilities such as reading and working memory have been linked to neuroimaging measures in relevant brain regions. READ MORE
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5. High and intermediate imperforate anus : a study on children and their parents, concerning aspects of care, psychosocial function and experiences of treatment
Abstract : The overall aim of this thesis was to examine how children with high and intermediate imperforate anus and their parents have been affected by the malformation. Materials: For Paper I three patients with high imperforate anus and their families were interviewed. READ MORE