Of all the forms of behaviour concerned with maintaining a territory, the most direct are those used in actual physical combat with an intruder. Before dealing with fighting however, it is convenient to consider a different type of behaviour, more directly related to...
Dysfunction of the lower urinary tract in general and the overactive bladder syndrome (OAB) in particular are prevalent and have major impact on the quality of life of the afflicted patients and their partners. We concisely review sex and gender differences in...
Introductie: De invloed van lichaamshouding tijdens mictie op urodynamische parameters bij mannen kan een klinische significante invloed hebben bij pati
A new presentation technique is introduced to describe the neuronal circuitry involved in the control of the uropoëtic system and its control mechanis
Artificial intelligence (AI) has revolutionized drug discovery and development by accelerating timelines, reducing costs, and increasing success rates. AI leverages machine learning (ML), deep learning (DL), and natural language processing (NLP) to analyze vast datasets, enabling…
Hierarchical neural networks for object recognition have a long history. In recent years, novel methods for incrementally learning a hierarchy of features from unlabeled inputs were proposed as good starting point for supervised training. These deep learning methods—together with…
In 2016, Karney proposed an exact sampling algorithm for the standard normal distribution. In this paper, we study the computational complexity of this algorithm under the random deviate model. Specifically, Karney’s algorithm requires the access to an infinite sequence of indepe…
Conditional value-at-risk (CVaR) and value-at-risk, also called the superquantile and quantile, are frequently used to characterize the tails of probability distributions and are popular measures of risk in applications where the distribution represents the magnitude of a potenti…
After 50 years, the fields of artificial intelligence and robotics capture the imagination of the general public while, at the same time, engendering a great deal of fear and skepticism. Isaac Asimov recognized this deep-seated misconception of technology and created the Three La…
If we are to build human-like robots that can interact naturally with people, our robots must know not only about the properties of objects but also the properties of animate agents in the world. One of the fundamental social skills for humans is the attribution of beliefs, goals…
This volume contains the proceedings of the 1st International Conference on A?ective Computing and Intelligent Interaction (ACII 2005) held in Beijing, China, on 22–24 October 2005. Traditionally, the machine end of human–machine interaction has been very passive, and certainly h…
'Contemporary Approaches to Artificial General Intelligence' published in 'Artificial General Intelligence'
Using Asimov’s “Bicentennial Man” as a springboard, a number of metaethical issues concerning the emerging field of machine ethics are discussed. Although the ultimate goal of machine ethics is to create autonomous ethical machines, this presents a number of challenges. A good wa…
Artificial intelligence (AI) is among the fastest developing areas of advanced technology in medicine. The most important qualia of AI which makes it different from other advanced technology products is its ability to improve its original program and decision-making algorithms vi…
Recent developments in the field of artificial intelligence (AI) have enabled new paradigms of machine processing, shifting from data-driven, discriminative AI tasks toward sophisticated, creative tasks through generative AI. Leveraging deep generative models, generative AI is ca…
This paper develops a critical theory of artificial intelligence, within a historical constellation where computational systems increasingly generate cultural content that destabilises traditional distinctions between human and machine production. Through this analysis, I introdu…
Purpose of the Review Smart sex toys (‘teledildonics’), are digitally enabled haptic devices designed for sexual or erotic stimulation. Devices may conform to conventional sex toy design (e.g. dildoes) or take other forms. Their primary purpose is to provide sexual or erotic stim…
Springer Publishing was founded in 1950 by Bernhard Springer, the Berlin-born great grandson of Julius Springer, who founded Springer-Verlag (to this day an entirely independent company, now known as …