As coastal or nearshore environments experience rising sea levels, warming and acidification in addition to pollution from upland watersheds, coastal cities, and industrial development, ecosystems are significantly impacted. While this is happening on a global scale, monitoring as well as solutions and mitigations need to be enacted at the local level....

Shake tables provide a critical tool for simulating earthquake events and testing the response of structures to seismic forces. Simulated earthquake conditions can help civil engineers identify potential weaknesses in the design and suggest ways to improve a structure’s resilience. In a controlled laboratory setting, shake tables can also be...

Glucose control is an integral component in both preventing and managing diabetes. Without proper control, hyperglycemic and hypoglycemic events can occur, which increase the risks for cardiovascular disease, eye issues, cancer, seizures and more. While continuous glucose monitors are widespread, their lack of computational abilities hinders their utility...

In the realm of natural language processing, large language models (LLMs) have emerged as powerful tools capable of understanding and generating human-like text. In terms of accuracy, LLMs are known to have performance issues, specifically when reasoning tasks are involved. And despite their advancements, LLMs often face challenges when tasked with...

­Background Advances in machine learning, artificial intelligence, and embedded computing are revolutionizing human-computer communication and cooperative learning. Cooperative learning applications include computer-aided training of military personnel and heavy equipment operators, performance coaching, and tutoring American Sign Language (ASL)...

­The US is experiencing an epidemic of diabetes, heart disease and mental health problems associated with overweight, especially among children and adolescents. Body Mass Index (BMI) is a widely used tool to assess for risk of overweight or obesity and to serve as a basis for referral and treatment. However, BMI cannot distinguish muscle from fat,...

Background In American Sign Language (ASL), all of the nearly 10,000 gestures for English words are composed using a set of over 80 handshapes, six locations and around 20 unique movements. Each handshape, movement, and location has a semantic relation with the English word and can be considered as concepts. Each gesture can be expressed using a unique...

Glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) is a highly aggressive malignant brain tumor with a median survival of just over one year. As observed with MRI, it has a heterogeneous morphology, but typically contains an inner, necrotic core with an outer contrast-enhancing rim and often has extensive tumor-associated edema beyond that. Previous analyses have appeared...

Background By integrating visual stimuli with perceived tactile sensation, mixed-reality haptic devices provide a critical dimension to otherwise intangible virtual content. Much of the commercial and academic efforts in this domain have focused on delivering simulated interactions with rigid objects, often through the use of vibrotactile gloves, robotic...

Wearability opens up a whole new world of opportunities in haptic systems for novel communication forms and interactions with the external environment. Wearable fingertip haptic systems are particularly interesting as they offer a natural interface to one of the most fundamental senses, touch. There are several types of cutaneous fingertip devices which...