Analyzing the Impact of Responding to Joint Attention on the User Perception of the Robot in Human-Robot Interaction.

The concept of joint attention holds significant importance in human interaction and is pivotal in establishing rapport, understanding, and effective communication. Within social robotics, enhancing user perception of the robot and promoting a sense of natural interaction with robots becomes a central element. In this sense, emulating human-centric qualities in social robots, such as joint attention, defined as the ability of two or more individuals to focus on a common event simultaneously, can increase their acceptability.

Retraction: Insulin Pump Therapy vs Multiple Daily Insulin Injections for Glycemic Control in Children With Type 1 Diabetes: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

[This retracts the article DOI: 10.7759/cureus.52054.

Monoclonal Gammopathy-Associated Neuropathy.

Purpose Of Review: Peripheral neuropathy (PN) is more commonly seen in individuals with monoclonal gammopathies, especially in patients with an IgM monoclonal gammopathy or Waldenström macroglobulinemia.

Recent Findings: There are multiple potential ways that the paraprotein may result in peripheral neuropathy. The diagnosis and management of monoclonal gammopathy-associated PN are challenging and necessitate a concerted effort between the hematologist/oncologist and the neurologist.

Ineffectiveness of Transfixing Sutures in Enhancing Weight Loss Following Gastric Plication: A Case Report.

Endoscopic gastric plication is an emerging procedure for obesity management, facilitated by advances in intraluminal suturing technology. However, concerns persist regarding the complete transfixion of sutures and their long-term durability. We present the case of a 28-year-old patient with a BMI of 31 kg/m² who underwent laparoscopic gastric plication using nonabsorbable sutures to ensure complete transfixion under direct visualization.

Radiolytic support for oxidative metabolism in an ancient subsurface brine system.

Long-isolated subsurface brine environments (Ma-Ga residence times) may be habitable if they sustainably provide substrates, e.g. through water-rock reactions, that support microbial catabolic energy yields exceeding maintenance costs.