Publications by authors named "J Donelan"

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  • Robots that closely interact with people, like exoskeletons and medical devices, are set to improve our lives significantly, but their design is challenging due to human complexity and unpredictable responses.
  • A new strategy called human-in-the-loop optimization helps overcome these challenges by tailoring device features to enhance user performance based on specific needs and contexts.
  • This approach not only improves human-robot collaboration in research but also presents opportunities for developing new optimization techniques, ultimately aiming to create devices that better the human experience.
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Animals are much better at running than robots. The difference in performance arises in the important dimensions of agility, range, and robustness. To understand the underlying causes for this performance gap, we compare natural and artificial technologies in the five subsystems critical for running: power, frame, actuation, sensing, and control.

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This paper describes the successful implementation of Measurement-Based Care (MBC) within a Partial Hospitalization Program (PHP) for children and adolescents. Measurement-based care (MBC), the practice of using patient-reported measures routinely to inform decision-making, is associated with improved clinical outcomes for behavioral health patients (Jong et al., Clinical Psychology Review 85, 2021; Fortney & Sladek, 2015).

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An estimated 8.7% to 9.8% of school-age children in the United States have attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), affecting 4.

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The standard evolutionary theory of aging predicts a negative relationship (trade-off) between fecundity and longevity. However, in principle, the fecundity-longevity relationship can become positive in populations in which individuals have unequal resources. Positive fecundity-longevity relationships also occur in queens of eusocial insects such as ants and bees.

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