Emotional robots: principles and practice with PARO in Denmark, Germany and the UK

As societies age there will be a significant increase of those over 80 and a predicted increase in people with dementia. We know that loneliness increases with old age, and those living with dementia are at risk of social isolation. Also opportunities for sensory stimulation and engagement in pleasurable activities are reduced in old age. The question is what technologies can be used to extend the range of available interventions that can enhance well-being. Emotional robots have been developed for activity and therapeutic purposes. This article explores experiences of the emotional robot PARO in Denmark, Germany and UK, and provides principles of this robot as an activity or activity with a therapeutic purpose

User Detection of Errors in Data: Learning through Direct and Indirect Experiences

Previous research shows that organizational databases contain data errors. If undetected, these data errors may significantly affect business outcomes. The study described in this paper examines two ways that users may learn to detect these data errors: direct experience and indirect experience. The results will have implications for the design of information system training programs

A LONGITUDINAL STUDY OF PERCEPTIONS OF THE INFORMATION QUALITY OF INFORMATION FROM A LONGITUDINAL STUDY OF PERCEPTIONS OF THE INFORMATION QUALITY OF INFORMATION FROM THE INTERNET AND TRADITIONAL TEXT SOURCES

Because the Internet has evolved over time and because the experiences of college-aged users have changed over time, the current study seeks to take a longitudinal look at users’ perceptions of the quality of information from the Internet and from traditional text sources. Data on users’ perceptions of the information quality of information from Internet sources and the information quality of information from traditional text sources such as books, magazines, and newspapers will be collected in 2006–2007 and compared to data collected for earlier studies published in 2001 and 2002. The overall goal of the study is to determine whether users’ perceptions have remained stable over time or have shifted over time