This paper presents the results of research aimed at developing a methodology for the
participatory design of social robots, which are meant to be incorporated into various social …

Objective: This exploratory study describes the problematic secondary health conditions
among adults with a spinal cord injury (SCI) and the impact these health concerns have on …

Halophilic bacteria strain Halomonas salina DSM 5928 was found to excrete ectoine, suggesting
its potential in the development of a new method of ectoine production. We performed …

One hundred and sixteen epibiotic bacteria were isolated from the surface of nine species
of brown algaeSargassum serratifolium, Sargassum fusiforme, Sargassum filicinum, Padina …

As healthcare turns its focus to preventative community-based interventions, there is increasing
interest in using in-home technology to support this goal. This study evaluates the design …

We investigated the diversity of epibiotic bacteria possessing antimicrobial activity isolated
from nine species of red algae, and identified their phylogenetic position. For the isolation of …

This paper presents the results of a pilot study measuring and evaluating the intervention
effects of voluntary in-home use of a socially assistive robot by older adults diagnosed with …

Using ectoine-excreting strain Halomonas salina DSM 5928 T , we developed a new process
for high-efficiency production of ectoine, which involved a combined process of batch …

Composting of the Undaria pinnatifida (wakame) seaweed was conducted after inoculation
with 6×10 8 CFUg −1 Halomonas sp. AW4 and the alginate-degrading bacterium …

Alginase was purified from Gracilibacillus A7 and evaluated for its ability to produce elicitor-active
oligosaccharides. The optimum conditions for the alginase reaction are as follows: …