Leveraging Haptic Feedback to Improve Data Quality and Quantity for Deep Imitation Learning Models.

Learning from demonstration is a proven technique to teach robots new skills. Data quality and quantity play a critical role in the performance of models trained using data collected from human demonstrations. In this paper we enhance an existing teleoperation data collection system with real-time haptic feedback to the human demonstrators; we observe improvements in the collected data throughput and in the performance of autonomous policies using models trained with the data.

Seat belt use among rural non-drivers: the role of demographic and traffic-related variables.

Background: The rate of seat belt use in rural societies is less than in urban societies. The present study aimed to determine the effect of demographic and traffic-related variables on seat belt use among rural non-drivers based on the theory of planned behavior (TPB).

Methods: This study was conducted among 450 non-drivers in the rural areas of Hashtroud district in Iran.

Health Data Sharing with the Goal of Value Creation; Trying to Develop a Framework Using Qualitative Content Analysis.

Introduction: Within the field of data sharing, discussions surrounding privacy concerns and big data management are extensive. This study aimed to provide a comprehensive framework for health data sharing with the objective of creating value.

Methods: This study is a qualitative content analysis, which was conducted using a combination of written sources through a systematic review method, in conjunction with content derived from interviews with experts in information technology and healthcare within hospital and emergency settings.

Effects of acute exposure to AlO-NPs (α and γ) and white noise and their combination on cochlea structure and function in Wistar rats.

Hearing loss induced by noise and combinations of factors is a common occupational disease among workers. This study aimed to investigate the impact of acute exposure to white noise and AlO NPs, alone and in combination, on changes in the hearing and structural functions of the cochlea in rats. Thirty-six rats were randomly assigned to one of six groups: Control, acute exposure to white noise, exposure to γ-AlO NPs, exposure to noise plus γ-AlO NPs, exposure to α-AlO NPs, and exposure to the combination of noise plus α-AlO NPs.