We are conducting a series of focus groups to examine why people use technologies driven by artificial intelligence, and what gratifications people gain from those interactions. This is part of a larger project to understand human-AI interaction (HAII), a relatively new concept in the field of human-computer interaction. Our goal is to help pioneer a definition of HAII by first understanding the basics of how and why people use AI-driven technologies. Focus groups will consist of 5-10 people and will take no more than one hour to complete. All consenting adults near the State College area are welcome to participate.

This research is being done to study the deterioration of the central olfactory system (sense of smell system) in the brains of patients diagnosed with early- stage Parkinson’s disease.

This trial will be comparing two doses of AAV2-hAQP1 against a placebo for patients with head and neck cancer who have severe dry mouth from receiving radiation.

Patient's will be required to come to all study visits, reports any signs and symptoms they are having and all medications they are taking. You will be required to come in for 2 pre screening visits that will include signing the consent, collecting of saliva, completing questionnaires, seeing the study doctor, having blood drawn, providing a urine specimen to see if you qualify to participate. If you meet the qualifications to participate you will have one visit in which you will receive medication to dry your mouth, than the study doctor will place the medication into the glands in your mouth that produce saliva. You will then be requires to come in the next week for additional saliva collection and to see the study doctor. After that you will come in monthly to see the study doctor too see how you are feeling,complete questionnaires and provide a urine specimen.

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The community of remote learners is on the rise. With the trends of application and skill based knowledge, more and more people are migrating to the learn while you work paradigm. People value flexibility and comfort increasingly. Penn State is one of the few Universities propagating the cause of spreading knowledge via all modalities. The 33,302 students spread across its 19 commonwealth campuses are further a testimony to the prevalent trends. It is important that all these students receive an integrated and cohesive student experience. This also covers the need for the students to feel a sense of social belongingness. The work will focus on bringing together the Penn State community to achieve the true essence of it’s chant WeAre!

The purpose of this trial is to test different levels of exercise needed to reduce liver fat in patients with NASH.

If you take part in this research, your major responsibilities will include: •Completing exercise sessions (if randomized to exercise group). A typical exercise session will include a 5 minutes warm-up with stretching, 15-45 minutes of brisk walking, jogging or recumbent bike and a 5-minute cool-down.

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Sensory processing is often affected in children and adolescents with ASD (autism). The 8th sensory system, coined interoception, is under studied in how it affects children with autism. Our study will compare children with and without autism (ages 11-18 years) using a tool we are developing. Our study hopes to develop psychometric properties of a tool to measure this new sensory sense.

This study seeks to explore how social media use may result in increased severity of compulsions and/or obsessions in those with symptoms of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) during the COVID-19 pandemic. Participants will complete questionnaires, digital sleep and social media journals.

Part I: They will take surveys about sleep, social media use, and stress to establish the baseline, being asking to reduce social media use (experimental group) or not (control group) and then take the same surveys again.Part II: They will use an Oura ring to track their sleep for 14 days, and then take the surveys again.

$10 (Drawing for part I); part II $15

In today’s climate of anti-Asian hate, we believe that it is important to uncover different aspects of what “being Chinese” could look like. To this end, we are looking for individuals who self-identify as ethnically Chinese, woman, and a member of the LGBTQIA+ community to participate in a one-time 90-minute online interview to learn about what they do in their regular, everyday life to try to show or tell others about who they are. As part of the study, we will ask interviewees to share some visual images (e.g., photos, drawings, etc.) that they own as a way of elaborating on the ways that they communicate their self-identity in everyday life.

Determine if free radicals produced by electronic cigarettes or conventional cigarettes impact inflammation and oxidative stress responses in users.

Subjects will come to the Clinical Research Center at Hershey and if they are a nicotine user they will bring their device (cigarette or e-cigarette) with them. Healthy volunteers will answer the same questionnaires and provide the same samples but will not use any nicotine during their visit. They will provide blood, urine, buccal cell and exhaled breath condensate samples. They will be videotaped using their own devices and they will answer questionnaires. This is a one-time visit that will last around 2 hours.

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In this project, participants will perform experiments where they will be asked to look at salient virtual targets and make reaching movements to those targets, while ignoring other visual stimuli presented to them.

During this study, we will ask you to come to our laboratory located in 23 Recreation Building, Penn State University, on a single day.We will ask you to perform an eye-hand coordination task using a robot. You will sit in a modified chair and grasp a handle that permits you to move your hand leftward, rightward, towards and away from your body. A display system will project visual targets into the same plane as your hands, which will allow you to interact virtually with the visual targets. These targets will be either bright or dark and you will be instructed to look at some of these targets (while ignoring others) and make reaching movements to some of these targets.

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The purpose of this study is to determine what golf equipment and swing characteristics best predict playing ability in a population of golfers. Golfers will hit shots with various clubs while the movement of their body, the club, and the ball are tracked.

Participants will come to the Penn State Golf Teaching and Research Center or the Penn State Golf Courses and hit golf shots using their driver, 7 iron, and putter. A golf monitor will be used to track the ball trajectory. The movements of participant's body, club, and ball will be measured in three-dimensions as they swing. Participants will receive brief feedback from a Class-A PGA Professional upon completion.

Participants will receive brief feedback from a Class-A PGA Professional upon completion.

The purpose of this study is to test the acceptability and feasibility of an online cooking and nutrition intervention in young adult survivors of childhood cancer. During this single arm trial, participants will receive nutrition education based on the DASH diet and they will learn basic cooking skills to prepare healthy meals.

•Answer questionnaires•Provide urine samples•Attend 6 virtual group cooking lessons•Participate in an individual interview to provide feedback on the course

$210

The Penn State Personalized Research for Innovation, Discovery, and Education (PRIDE) Program.The aims of the PRIDE Program are to:1. Create a centralized Biorepository using extra blood obtained from a clinically-ordered, or another IRB approved research protocol initiated blood draw, leftover biospecimens that are removed during medically indicated procedures or a saliva sample from consented participants that do not have clinically ordered blood draws or a medical procedure.2. Construct a dynamic database of health and related data (via both manual and electronic abstraction) from consented participants.3. Establish a mechanism for approving use of the banked biospecimens for future research.

The participant will meet with PRIDE Program team member in person to join the study.The participant with supply a saliva sample for the program.There is no compensation for joining the PRIDE Program.

Radiation treatment and hormonal therapy vs. Radiation treatment, hormonal therapy plus Enzalutamide in post-prostatectomy cancer recurrences.

Radiation treatment and hormonal therapy vs. Radiation treatment, hormonal therapy plus Enzalutamide in post-prostatectomy cancer recurrences

To assess if SBRT improves the progression free survival (PFS, phase II portion) and overall survival (OS, phase III portion) of advanced stage NSCLC patients with PD-L1 TPS <1% who receive immunotherapy with or without chemotherapy

We are asking you to take part in a research study. This study has public funding from the National Cancer Institute (NCI), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in the United States Department of Health and Human Services. We do research studies to try to answer questions about how to prevent, diagnose, and treat diseases like cancer.

This study surveys how different viewers, livestreamers and content creators learn and engage online. We are recruiting people who view or create content on livestreaming platforms such as Twitch, YouTube or Mixer (past or present). This study involves filling out a survey which should take 15-20 minutes to complete. Participants will be entered into a drawing to win one of 20 $75 e-gift cards for their participation.

The purpose of this study is to compare two usual treatment approaches to your head and neck cancer: high-dose cisplatin given every 3 weeks with radiation to low-dose cisplatin given weekly with radiation. The first part of this study will help the study doctors find out if the low-dose cisplatin approach is better tolerated than the high-dose cisplatin approach. To decide if it is better, the study doctors will be looking to see if there are fewer side effects for patients who receive low-dose cisplatin weekly compared to patients who receive high-dose cisplatin every 3 weeks. The second part of this study will also help the study doctors find out if the low-dose cisplatin approach will extend your life by at least the same amount of time as the high-dose cisplatin approach. There will be 464 people in the first part of the study. If the study goes on to the second part, there will be 786 additional people. Overall, there will be a total of up to 1250 people taking part in this study.

he first part of this study will help the study doctors find out if the low-dose cisplatin approach is better tolerated than the high-dose cisplatin approach. To decide if it is better, the study doctors will be looking to see if there are fewer side effects for patients who receive low-dose cisplatin weekly compared to patients who receive high-dose cisplatin every 3 weeks.The second part of this study will also help the study doctors find out if the low-dose cisplatin approach will extend your life by at least the same amount of time as the high-dose cisplatin approach.There will be 464 people in the first part of the study. If the study goes on to the second part, there will be 786 additional people. Overall, there will be a total of up to 1250 people taking part in this study.

This study will examine different structural designs of stretchable, skin-like sensors on the surface of human skin for construction workplace health monitoring.

There will be one in person visit, you will be asked to sit still for 3 minutes and then move your skin for another 3 minutes.

This is a drug study that will examine if inhaled treprostinil is save and effective in people diagnosed with Progressive Pulmonary Fibrosis.

You will be required to attend 8 in-person visits at the Hershey Medical Center over the span of approximately one year. During the study you will have physical examinations, complete questionnaires, review your medical history and current medications, have vital signs and ECGs taken, have blood tests performed, complete pulmonary function testing, and potentially have a high resolution CT scan done. You will take the inhaled treprostinil or placebo daily at home throughout the study.

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This study is being done to learn if it is safe to add naxitamab to standard therapy during the Induction phase of care for patients with newly diagnosed high-risk neuroblastoma. Naxitmab is an immunotherapy agent which trains your immune system to target your tumor in a more specific way than chemotherapy does.

This study has 3 phases- screening, treatment, and follow up. If you join the study, during screening we will test a sample of your tumor along with your blood. The tumor sample will be obtained at the same time as you are having surgery or a biopsy. Other testing will be done to make sure you are eligible to receive treatment. If you are eligible for treatment, you will receive five 21 day cycles of anti-cancer medication (induction chemotherapy) along with naxitamab. You will have to stay in the hospital to receive this treatment for at least 6 days of each 21 day cycle. If your screening testing also shows a certain genetic change in your tumor, we may also add a medication that is targeted at that change. If your tumor does not respond adequately to the initial cycles, we may give up to three additional 21 day cycles of chemotherapy with naxitamab. You will also have procedures at certain timepoints during induction that are standard of care for your tumor. These include collecting stem cells for use later in your therapy after Cycle 2. After Cycle 4, you will have surgery to remove as much of the tumor as possible. The treatment phase will last about 8 months, after which you will be in follow up. During your time on the study, we will ask to collect research samples of blood, bone marrow, and tumor. We will be monitoring your progress and health throughout your time on treatment and in follow up.

We plan to interview PA immigrants who have first-hand experience with opioid abuse or who have friends/family/neighbors with opioid abuse experiences. The goal is to highlight areas for improvement, regarding access to treatment and quality of treatment for immigrants. We hypothesize that immigrant status uniquely impacts this group and their rehabilitation journeys, but this has not yet been studied.

There will be one semi-structured, qualitative interview over Zoom, for about 45 minutes. Interviews may be in-person if there is no Zoom access.

$75.00 gift card

This is a 48-week, two arm study that incorporates digital tools for assessing motor function in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and healthy controls.During the study, neck- and wrist-worn “activity sensors” (PAMSys, BioSensics, Newton, MA) will be worn by subjects while performing tasks of daily living. Subjects will also complete a motor, speech, and handwriting assessment during site visits. They will complete a digital home assessments of speech, handwriting, and pattern tracing tasks throughout the study, and report any falls which occur on the study tablet. We will explore whether sensor-based functional changes are sensitive to self-reported changes over the length of the study.

During the study, neck- and wrist-worn “activity sensors” (PAMSys, BioSensics, Newton, MA) will be worn by subjects while performing tasks of daily living. Subjects will also complete a motor, speech, and handwriting assessment during site visits. They will complete a digital home assessments of speech, handwriting, and pattern tracing tasks throughout the study, and report any falls which occur on the study tablet.Subjects will be required to visit the study site around the time of 5 consecutive standard ALS clinic appointments.The research study will last approximately 48 weeks.

$240

Phase 3, global, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, multi-center study that will evaluate upadacitinib in the treatment of moderate to severe HS in adult and adolescent subjects who have failed to respond to or are intolerant of ant-TNF therapy and/or 1 approved non-anti-TNF-biologic therapy for HS.This study is comprised of a 35-day screening period, a 16 week placebo-controlled, double-blinded treatment period (Period 1), a 20-week re-randomized extension treatment period (Period 2), a 68-week long-term extension treatment period (Period 3) and a 30-day follow-up period.

You will completed 3 study periods over approximately 104 weeks. During that time at different time points you will have your skin examined, ECG, complete questionnaires, and have your labs drawn. In addition you will take the study medication as directed by the research study coordinators.

This study investigates users’ experience with smart devices. This study makes further implications for designing more user-friendly devices for better user experience. We aim to make such contributions by answering these questions:1.How do users interact with smart devices?2.What challenges do users face when using smart devices?3.What strategies do users apply to adapt themselves to smart devices?4.What service do smart device producers provide for users to get a better user experience?5.When does user experience break down when interacting with smart devices?The study methods are social media data analysis, interview, survey, and focus group.

This research is a small, 8wk clinical trial testing the potential effects of an investigational device, Frequen-ZZZ/Sleepergize Sleep Pad, on the sleep of adults 40-65 years old. We aim to determine whether sleeping with the Sleep Pad, which creates an electromagnetic field around the sleeper, has an improving effect on sleep. Sleep will be primarily measured using a non-invasive clinical standard method, called polysomnography (PSG), for 6 separate nights in the personal residence of participants. Sleep will also be measured both day and night with a watch-like device that measures activity, and with surveys. We will look for changes in sleep quality, in sleep duration, and in the way that sleep is organized by the body. We will also measure changes in inflammation, which is related to sleep, from 3 blood samples collected during the study. There are 15-17 in-person appointments across the course of the study. With the data, we hope to also evaluate the feasibility and effect sizes of this non-pharmacological intervention to inform future research, and we plan to use data in support of a future FDA application for the device.

Participation involves sleeping with the investigational device, 6 separate nights of sleep monitoring in your home with standard equipment that is used in clinical settings, 3 blood draws, surveys, and wearing an activity watch, all over the course of an ~8wk participation period. There are 15-17 in-person appointments and about 15 active hours of engagement involved in the study.

$3,000.

Trying to understand how humans alter their behavior when presented with new information regarding privacy rules.

The study will survey parents, caregivers, and direct care professionals who support children and adults with intellectual disability, autism and limited vocal speech. The survey will ask questions specifically related to participants' experiences supporting an individual with communication needs. The study will gather information on factors that contribute to the use of high-tech AAC as a mode of communication compared to other types of AAC.

Participants should click on the link below to participate. Participants will answer questions about their experiences in supporting children and adults with intellectual disabilities, autism and limited vocal speech. The questions will relate specifically to supporting their communication needs. The survey will take about 10 minutes to complete, and participants will have an option to provide additional information which could take another 10 minutes to complete.https://pennstate.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_0MuXHc2fLOWVfy6

Participants can choose to be entered into a monthly drawing to receive a $25 gift card.

This is a pilot study on the impact of switching from cigarettes to Electronic Cigarettes on disease-related clinical symptoms and biomarkers of harm in smokers with preexisting COPD

You will be asked to reduce your cigarette smoking and use study-provided e-cigarettes for 3 months. You will be asked to attend 2 in-person visits at the Hershey Medical Center and participate in 4 telephone visits. Throughout the study you will be asked to complete questionnaires, have heart rate, blood pressure and pulse oximetry taken, electrocardiograms (ECGs), height and weight measured, provide medical history, perform pulmonary function tests, complete a 6-minute walk, have your exhaled carbon monoxide measured, provide urine specimen and have blood drawn.

We are hoping to learn more about the relationship between environmental exposures and developing ALS (Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis - Lou Gehrig’s Disease). Our focus will be on heavy metal and other potential exposures that might occur throughout life at home, in the workplace, and during military service, as examples. Study participants will attend a single study visit to provide information about environmental exposure and to donate blood and toenail clippings.

- Attend a single study visit lasting 1-2 hours- Informed consent- Complete environmental exposure questionnaire- Blood sample collection- Collection of toenail clippings

$20

This study will assess the various factors that influence job satisfaction, including salary, benefits, work-life balance, work environment, job security, and opportunities for advancement. It will also aim to measure the main causes for unemployment and the impact on general well being.

Complete an electronic survey which will take about 20 minutes on average