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Quick, single-frequency dielectric characterization of blood samples of pediatric cancer patients by a cylindrical capacitor: Pilot study
, Article Electronics (Switzerland) ; Volume 9, Issue 1 , 2020 ; Ahmadian, M. T ; Ghanbarzadeh Dagheyan, A ; Sharif University of Technology
MDPI AG
2020
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In this paper, as an application in biometrics, the electrical capacitance of normal and cancerous blood samples is experimentally determined in order to test the null hypothesis that the electrical capacitance of the two samples differs. The samples taken from healthy donors and patients diagnosed with different types of hematologic cancer are examined by a cylindrical capacitor with blood as its dielectric. The capacitance of these samples is measured at room temperature and a single frequency of 120 Hz, well below the frequency where β-dispersion starts, using a simple LCR meter device. The measurements indicate that the capacitance of the blood increases under applied electric field for...
Effect of utilizing a humanoid robot as a therapy-assistant in reducing anger, anxiety, and depression
, Article 2014 2nd RSI/ISM International Conference on Robotics and Mechatronics, ICRoM 2014 ; 15- 17 October , 2014 , pp. 748-753 ; ISBN: 9781479967438 ; Meghdari, A ; Ghanbarzadeh, A ; Moghadam, L. J ; Ghanbarzadeh, A ; Sharif University of Technology
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Treatment of cancer involves many invasive procedures that could be a source of distress in kids suffering from cancer. Distress itself can be an important obstacle in patients' acceptance of treatment and their adaptation to it, consequently reducing its efficiency. Distress symptoms, in a spectrum from mild to critical, are shown to be widespread in children struggling with cancer. In recent years to alleviate this psychological condition, researchers have proposed and examined several methods such as relaxation, hypnosis, desensitization, and distraction. This study presents a new approach to explore the impact of utilizing a humanoid robot as a therapy-assistant in dealing with patients'...
Conceptual design of a social robot for pediatric hospitals
, Article 4th RSI International Conference on Robotics and Mechatronics, ICRoM 2016, 26 October 2016 through 28 October 2016 ; 2017 , Pages 566-571 ; 9781509032228 (ISBN) ; Alemi, M ; Khamooshi, M ; Amoozandeh, A ; Shariati, A ; Mozafari, B ; Sharif University of Technology
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc
2017
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No-one likes being confined to a hospital bed. Children particularly can feel lonely, bored or frightened in these conditions. Hours feel like days, and they may not be able to fully comprehend why they are there. Among kids hospitalized because of distinct diseases, children with cancer have incomparable status and needs. They experience physical and mental problems caused by cancer and medications. Cancer treatment may cause distress which can lessen the effectiveness of the treatment. Utilizing social robots to interact with children in clinical environments has been verified to both diminish their distress level and enhance the effectiveness of the treatment process. To improve the...
Design performance characteristics of a social robot companion "Arash" for pediatric hospitals
, Article International Journal of Humanoid Robotics ; Volume 15, Issue 5 , 2018 ; 02198436 (ISSN) ; Shariati, A ; Alemi, M ; Amoozandeh Nobaveh, A ; Khamooshi, M ; Mozaffari, B ; Sharif University of Technology
World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte Ltd
2018
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This paper presents the design process and construction of a mobile social robot companion "Arash" for educational and therapeutic intervention for children with chronic diseases; one which is based on their interests and needs. This study concentrates on children with cancer who suffer from physical pain caused by both the disease and its treatment. Moreover, cancer treatment causes emotional distress, which can reduce the efficiency of medications. Using social robots to interact with ill children in a hospital environment could decrease their distress, thereby improving the efficiency of the treatment. Arash is a 15 degrees-of-freedom cost effective humanoid mobile robot companion,...
Arash: a social robot buddy to support children with cancer in a hospital environment
, Article Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part H: Journal of Engineering in Medicine ; Volume 232, Issue 6 , 1 June , 2018 , Pages 605-618 ; 09544119 (ISSN) ; Shariati, A ; Alemi, M ; Vossoughi, G. R ; Eydi, A ; Ahmadi, E ; Mozafari, B ; Amoozandeh Nobaveh, A ; Tahami, R ; Sharif University of Technology
SAGE Publications Ltd
2018
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This article presents the thorough design procedure, specifications, and performance of a mobile social robot friend Arash for educational and therapeutic involvement of children with cancer based on their interests and needs. Our research focuses on employing Arash in a pediatric hospital environment to entertain, assist, and educate children with cancer who suffer from physical pain caused by both the disease and its treatment process. Since cancer treatment causes emotional distress, which can reduce the efficiency of medications, using social robots to interact with children with cancer in a hospital environment could decrease this distress, thereby improving the effectiveness of their...
Evaluating a new verbal working memory-balance program: a double-blind, randomized controlled trial study on Iranian children with dyslexia
, Article BMC Neuroscience ; Volume 22, Issue 1 , 2021 ; 14712202 (ISSN) ; Behzadipour, S ; Pourghayoomi, E ; Joghataei, M. T ; Shirazi, E ; Fawcett, A. J ; Sharif University of Technology
BioMed Central Ltd
2021
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Background: It is important to improve verbal Working Memory (WM) in reading disability, as it is a key factor in learning. There are commercial verbal WM training programs, which have some short-term effects only on the verbal WM capacity, not reading. However, because of some weaknesses in current verbal WM training programs, researchers suggested designing and developing newly structured programs that particularly target educational functions such as reading skills. In the current double-blind randomized clinical trial study, we designed a new Verbal Working Memory-Balance (VWM-B) program which was carried out using a portable robotic device. The short-term effects of the VWM-B program,...