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  • A Longitudinal Study of Older Adults’ Acceptance of Robot Companions and Their Effects on Well-being

    Article thumbnail: A Longitudinal Study of Older Adults’ Acceptance of Robot Companions and Their Effects on Well-being
    Type:
    Article
    Description/Abstract:
    Robotic animal-like companions for older adults are promising technologies that have shown to have health benefits, especially for individuals with dementia, and good adoption rates in some previous studies. Our project, Affordable Robotic Intelligence for Elderly Support, aims to design new capabilities for companionship and smart care, but at high affordability. In a 6-month longitudinal study of baseline acceptance and well-being, we assessed the impact of an Ageless Innovation Joy for All™ robotic pet on user acceptance and emotional well-being (depression, loneliness, positive emotions). Nineteen participants from independent and assisted living facilities completed three standardized in-person surveys, each 3 months apart, including the CES-D, measures of Loneliness, Emotions, Attitude towards Technology (ATI), and various measures of evaluation of and engagement with robotic technology. The measures showed modest to very good reliability and meaningful construct validity. Participants in this sample showed little depression or loneliness, and these levels did not further decrease over the six months. People welcomed the pet and expressed positive evaluations of it, and these sentiments were stable over time. Attitudes toward technology varied but were unrelated to well-being measures and to robot evaluations. Our current conclusion, on the basis of a small sample, is that the selected robotic pet companion is appreciated and seen as beneficial, and for adults who are already low in depression and loneliness, the robot companion helps maintain the adult’s emotional well-being but does not further increase it.
    Creator/Author:
    Rebola, Claudia and Malle, Bertram
    Submitter:
    Claudia Rebola
    Date Uploaded:
    12/02/2021
    Date Modified:
    12/02/2021
    Date Created:
    November 10, 2021
    License:
    All rights reserved

  • The Seventy-Three Revolutionary Days of the Paris Commune (from 18 March to 29 May 1871)

    Document thumbnail: The Seventy-Three Revolutionary Days of the Paris Commune (from 18 March to 29 May 1871)
    Type:
    Document
    Description/Abstract:
    English Translation from the 3rd edition, Paris: E. Lachaud, Editeur-Libraire 1871. by Janine C. Hartman
    Creator/Author:
    Hartman, Janine C. and Mendès, Catulle,
    Submitter:
    Lisa Haitz
    Date Uploaded:
    10/25/2021
    Date Modified:
    10/25/2021
    Date Created:
    2015
    License:
    Attribution-NoDerivs 4.0 International

  • Root Three

    Media thumbnail: Root Three
    Type:
    Media
    Description/Abstract:
    Night time in Boston 1984 Subterranean Video
    Creator/Author:
    Geoff White; Mario-Erik Paoli; Britton, Benjamin, and Subterranean Video
    Submitter:
    Benjamin Britton
    Date Uploaded:
    10/22/2021
    Date Modified:
    10/29/2021
    Date Created:
    1984
    License:
    All rights reserved

  • Erste Nacht

    Media thumbnail: Erste Nacht
    Type:
    Media
    Description/Abstract:
    A visual interpretation of an ambient expression expressed in time; 17:52 original music and video by svid subterranean video visual timed countdown for new years in boston 1983 hynes auditorium by video projection
    Creator/Author:
    Britton, Benjamin; Geoff White; Charles Jevremovic; Mario-Erik Paoli, and Subterranean Video
    Submitter:
    Benjamin Britton
    Date Uploaded:
    10/22/2021
    Date Modified:
    10/22/2021
    Date Created:
    1983
    License:
    All rights reserved

  • The Fruit of Chardin

    Media thumbnail: The Fruit of Chardin
    Type:
    Media
    Description/Abstract:
    The Fruit of Chardin is a video symphony following a group of friends who meet in the evening to eat, party, explore the city, and make video and music together. Includes rare footage of Subterranean Video and an interview with video artist Nam June Paik, who discusses the meaning of Fluxus.
    Creator/Author:
    Britton, Benjamin
    Submitter:
    Benjamin Britton
    Date Uploaded:
    10/18/2021
    Date Modified:
    10/27/2021
    Date Created:
    1986
    License:
    All rights reserved

  • Did We Go? - The MOON Project

    Media thumbnail: Did We Go? - The MOON Project
    Type:
    Media
    Description/Abstract:
    Did We Go? is an experimental video art documentary that examines whether humankind really reached the Moon in the Summer of 1969. Documentary filmmaker Aaron Ranen explores America to search for the truth behind claims of the Apollo 11 Moon Landing. Original footage of many significant historical sites and interviews with first-hand participants in the Apollo 11 Mission. No matter what you believed before, this documentary will astonish you and change how you think about the first Moon landing forever. To watch the entire video (sixty minutes), click on a link below.
    Creator/Author:
    Aron Ranen and Britton, Benjamin
    Submitter:
    Benjamin Britton
    Date Uploaded:
    10/18/2021
    Date Modified:
    10/21/2021
    Date Created:
    Did We Go
    License:
    All rights reserved

  • The Unspoken Arms Race: Neurowarfare

    Article thumbnail: The Unspoken Arms Race: Neurowarfare
    Type:
    Article
    Description/Abstract:
    An expanded version of "The Future of Conflict: Neurowarfare", both of which discuss emerging neurotechnology, neuroscience, and their implications for war, politics, medicine, ethics, and society.
    Creator/Author:
    Turner, Grant
    Submitter:
    Grant Turner
    Date Uploaded:
    10/15/2021
    Date Modified:
    10/15/2021
    Date Created:
    2021-10-02
    License:
    Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International

  • The Future of Conflict: Neurowarfare

    Article thumbnail: The Future of Conflict: Neurowarfare
    Type:
    Article
    Description/Abstract:
    A short discussion of emerging neurotechnology, neuroscience, and their implications for war, politics, medicine, ethics, and society.
    Creator/Author:
    Turner, Grant
    Submitter:
    Grant Turner
    Date Uploaded:
    10/14/2021
    Date Modified:
    10/14/2021
    Date Created:
    2021-10-12
    License:
    Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International

  • Promised Land, Crusader State: The Eight Traditions of US Diplomacy and Foreign Policy

    Article thumbnail: Promised Land, Crusader State: The Eight Traditions of US Diplomacy and Foreign Policy
    Type:
    Article
    Description/Abstract:
    An overview of Walter A. McDougall's 1997 book "Promised Land, Crusader State: The American Encounter with the World Since 1776" with some concluding thoughts.
    Creator/Author:
    Turner, Grant
    Submitter:
    Grant Turner
    Date Uploaded:
    10/10/2021
    Date Modified:
    10/10/2021
    Date Created:
    2021-10-08
    License:
    Attribution 4.0 International

  • Reviving Wright in Cincinnati

    Article thumbnail: Reviving Wright in Cincinnati
    Type:
    Article
    Description/Abstract:
    Revival of Wright in the University of Cincinnati's Faculty Center (demolished to make way for the new Linder Center)
    Creator/Author:
    Meyer, Elizabeth A. and Snadon, Patrick
    Submitter:
    Elizabeth A. Meyer
    Date Uploaded:
    09/22/2021
    Date Modified:
    09/22/2021
    Date Created:
    2018
    License:
    All rights reserved