13 Result(s)

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Connected coordinated motion planning with bounded stretch

We consider the problem of connected coordinated motion planning for a large collective of simple, identical robots: From a given start grid configuration of robots, we need to reach a desired target configura...

Sándor P. Fekete, Phillip Keldenich… in Autonomous Agents and Multi-Agent Systems (2023)

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Worst-Case Optimal Covering of Rectangles by Disks

We provide the solution for a fundamental problem of geometric optimization by giving a complete characterization of worst-case optimal disk coverings of rectangles: For any

Sándor P. Fekete, Utkarsh Gupta, Phillip Keldenich… in Discrete & Computational Geometry (2023)

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Packing Disks into Disks with Optimal Worst-Case Density

We provide a tight result for a fundamental problem arising from packing disks into a circular container: The critical density of packing disks in a disk is 0.5. This implies that any set of (not necessarily e...

Sándor P. Fekete, Phillip Keldenich… in Discrete & Computational Geometry (2023)

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Connected Reconfiguration of Lattice-Based Cellular Structures by Finite-Memory Robots

We provide algorithmic methods for connected reconfiguration of lattice-based cellular structures by finite-state robots, motivated by large-scale constructions in space. We present algorithms that are able to...

Sándor P. Fekete, Eike Niehs, Christian Scheffer, Arne Schmidt in Algorithmica (2022)

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Particle-Based Assembly Using Precise Global Control

In micro- and nano-scale systems, particles can be moved by using an external force like gravity or a magnetic field. In the presence of adhesive particles that can attach to each other, the challenge is to de...

Jakob Keller, Christian Rieck, Christian Scheffer, Arne Schmidt in Algorithmica (2022)

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CADbots: Algorithmic Aspects of Manipulating Programmable Matter with Finite Automata

We contribute results for a set of fundamental problems in the context of programmable matter by presenting algorithmic methods for evaluating and manipulating a collective of particles by a finite automaton t...

Sándor P. Fekete, Robert Gmyr, Sabrina Hugo, Phillip Keldenich… in Algorithmica (2021)

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World Congress Integrative Medicine & Health 2017: Part one

Benno Brinkhaus, Torkel Falkenberg… in BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine (2017)

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Reflective practice and its role in facilitating creative responses to dilemmas within clinical communication - a qualitative analysis

Good communication is a major factor in delivering high quality in care. Research indicates that current communication skills training alone might not sufficiently enable students to find context-specific crea...

Gabriele Lutz, Gudrun Roling, Bettina Berger, Friedrich Edelhäuser… in BMC Medical Education (2016)

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Determinants of physician empathy during medical education: hypothetical conclusions from an exploratory qualitative survey of practicing physicians

Empathy is an outcome-relevant physician characteristic and thus a crucial component of high-quality communication in health care. However, the factors that promote and inhibit the development of empathy durin...

Florian Ahrweiler, Melanie Neumann, Hadass Goldblatt… in BMC Medical Education (2014)