Multialgorithmic Frameworks for Human Face Recognition by Radhey Shyam, Yogendra Narain Singh

“…The multialgorithmic frameworks are designed to combine different face recognition methods such as (i) Eigenfaces and local binary pattern (LBP), (ii) Fisherfaces and LBP, (iii) Eigenfaces and augmented local binary pattern (A-LBP), and (iv) Fisherfaces and A-LBP. The matching scores of these multialgorithmic frameworks are processed using different normalization techniques whereas their performance is evaluated using different fusion strategies. …”
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La GIZC et le développement touristique : enjeux d’un principe organisateur pour la durabilité des stations littorales atlantiques by Marie-Noëlle Rimaud, Jérôme Piriou

“…We interviewed the senior management in four coastal stations and local actors who we considered representative because directly involved in the implementation of ICZM . …”
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Standardization catch-up strategy of latecomer enterprises: a longitudinal case of Huawei by Wei Yang, Yurong Zhang

“…Using both deductive and inductive approaches, the findings from our research reveal Huawei’s ‘pyramid standardization strategy’ consisting of four distinct stages: following (1987–2002), defense (2003–2008), breakthrough (2009–2015), and sharing (2016–present). …”
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Digital Design and Research of Reliability Allocation of the Gear Transmission System by Han Yingying, Ai Hongxu, Shen Qiang, Li Ziyuan, Li Wei

“…A digital platform for rapid reliability allocation of fixed axle gear train, planetary gear train and hybrid gear train is developed. Four independent modules, namely input module, calculation module, result display module and output module, are designed. …”
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Daily Dynamo Electric Fields Derived by Using Equatorial Ionization Anomaly Crests of the Total Electron Content by Ching‐Chung Cheng, Jann‐Yenq Liu, Charles C. H. Lin, Yin‐Chen Cheng

“…Abstract Latitudinal distances between the two equatorial ionization anomaly (EIA) crests in total electron content (TEC) of global ionosphere map (GIM) are used to derive the daily dynamo eastward electric field by comparing the eastward electric field calculated by ROCSAT‐1 vertical ion velocity in four seasons. The electric fields derived by the EIA crests of GIM TEC, ROCSAT‐1 ion velocity, and the incoherent scatter radar (ISR) observations at Jicamarca are generally in good agreement in longitudes and seasons. …”
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Ideological objectives underpinning imbizo as a model of communication and governance by Jeffrey Mabelebele

“…It is further argued in this article that an imbizo is used by government of South Africa for the attainment of four interrelated ideological objectives. • It is a vehicle to advance the political strategy of the ANC. • It is used as an expression of the African Renaissance paradigm. • Imbizo expresses the ideology of African unity. • It is used as a manifestation of participatory democracy …”
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Prevalent symptoms and characteristics of the Long COVID-19 population: a scoping review by Karina Marques Prediger, Ana Cristina Ribeiro, Sílvia Carla da Silva André Uehara

“…Method: this is a scoping review based on the principles recommended by the JBI and the PRISMA guidelines for data extraction, carried out on four databases. The PCC strategy was used for data collection, and the results were described and diagrammed. …”
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SqueezeMaskNet: Real-Time Mask-Wearing Recognition for Edge Devices by Gibran Benitez-Garcia, Lidia Prudente-Tixteco, Jesus Olivares-Mercado, Hiroki Takahashi

“…This paper presents SqueezeMaskNet, a lightweight convolutional neural network designed for real-time recognition of proper and improper mask usage. The model classifies four categories: masks worn correctly, masks covering only the mouth, masks not covering, and no mask. …”
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Assessing the effects of fjord geometry on Greenland tidewater glacier stability by Elizabeth Fischer, Andy Aschwanden

“…Past observational research has identified a set of processes collectively known as the tidewater glacier cycle (TGC) to describe tidewater glacier evolution in four stages: the advancing stage, the extended stage, the retreating stage and the retreated stage. …”
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Potency of the Consortium of Pseudomonad fluorescent pf-142 and Bacillus mycoides Isolates Against Bacterial Wilt Disease In-Vitro by Yosua Nathanael Itona Sagala, Endang Triwahyu Prasetyawati, Yenny Wuryandari

“…This study was conducted in a Completely Randomized Design (CRD) with four treatments (Pseudomonad fluorescent pf-142, B. mycoides, Pseudomonad fluorescent pf-142 + B. mycoides, and control) in six replications, resulting in 24 experimental units. …”
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Legal aspects of responsibility for publishing or re-publishing incorrect information on social media (a study in UAE law) by Ziad AL-Enizi, Ahmad Ghandour

“…Abstract This study outlines the legal aspects of the issue of responsibility for publishing or re-publishing misleading information on social media sites through four aspects: criminal liability, civil liability, identifying which court has jurisdiction over civil liability lawsuits, and applicable law to civil liability. …”
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State Modelling of the Land Mobile Propagation Channel with Multiple Satellites by Daniel Arndt, Alexander Ihlow, Albert Heuberger, Ernst Eberlein

“…Based on this condition, the performance of Master-Slave for three, four, and five satellites is evaluated in terms of state probability modelling. …”
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Le profil motivationnel d'étudiants en formation initiale à l’enseignement au Québec au regard du développement de la compétence à communiquer oralement : premiers résultats d'une... by Priscilla Boyer, Geneviève Messier, Christian Dumais, Sylvie Viola

“…Given the significance of motivation on student persistence in higher education (Dupont, De Clercq et Galand, 2015), we have begun a four-year, mixed-type longitudinal study to describe these changes. …”
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Justice sensitivity of youth with different levels of income as an actual socio-psychological problem by A. S. Dementiev, N. A. Tsvetkova

“…The sensitivity to justice concept itself has been revealed, its structure presented and its evolution shown; the wealth concept has been given. Four roles that a person can occupy in situations subjectively perceived as unfair (a ‘victim’ – the injustice is committed towards them; a ‘witness’ – they observe injustice towards another people; a ‘beneficiary’ – a person benefits from the situation of injustice towards another one; a ‘violator’ – they act unfairly) have been characterized. …”
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Effectiveness of clean intermittent self catheterization in patients with recurrent urethral stricture post visual internal urethrotomy by Naqib Ullah, Jamshid Nawaz, Muhammad Shoaib, Asif Khan, Nizam ud Din, Tauheed Fareed

“…Length of urethral stricture is the most important prognostic factor, stricture of less than 1 cm has success rate of 62.39% while stricture of more than one cm length has success rate of 20% as shown in table IV.  CONCLUSION:  In this study it has been confirmed that CISC  is safe ,cost effective procedure and most of the patients can do it in home with out any complications.  …”
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Stories that matter: a qualitative study of general practitioners’ reflections and experiences of exploring patients’ impactful life stories by Marianne Rønneberg, Bente Prytz Mjølstad, Lotte Hvas, Linn Okkenhaug Getz

“…This study explored GPs’ reflections and experiences concerning managing potentially impactful patient stories. Methods We conducted four focus group interviews among Norwegian and Danish GPs and analysed them using Reflexive thematic analysis. …”
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A first overview of ant diversity in mangroves along the Ecuadorian coast by Marissa Barreno, Myriam Arias de López, Natalia Molina-Moreira, Alex Pazmiño-Palomino

“…Two species, Camponotus dalmasi Forel and Crematogaster ampla Forel, are recorded for the first time in Ecuador. Additionally, four exotic species with global distributions are documented: Monomorium floricola Jerdon, Paratrechina longicornis Latreille, Tetramorium bicarinatum Nylander, and Tapinoma melanocephalum (Fabricius). …”
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A Simple Method for the Screening and Measurement of Phenols in Dendrobium chrysotoxum by a Miniature Mass Detector Using a Matrix Solid-Phase Dispersion Method by Hongcheng Liu, Duo Mu, Tao Lin, Qiwan Li

“…The average content of the four analytes, erianin, chrysotobibenzyl, confusarin, and moscatilin, were more than 200 mg/kg, and the content of bibenzyl compounds was found to be the highest in Dendrobium chrysotoxum. …”
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Seismic refraction investigation of the shallow bedrock in New Qena City, Eastern Desert, Egypt by Ahmed M. Abdelgowad, Assem E. El-Haddad, Mohamed I. Aglan, Ahmed Hamed

“…The results revealed a four-layered subsurface, with the bedrock represented by the mudstone unit of the Pliocene Durri Formation. …”
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GERD—Barrett—Adenocarcinoma: Do We Have Suitable Prognostic and Predictive Molecular Markers? by Romana Illig, Eckhard Klieser, Tobias Kiesslich, Daniel Neureiter

“…The GERD-Barrett-Adenocarcinoma sequence currently lacks well-defined diagnostic, progressive, predictive, and prognostic biomarkers (i) providing an appropriate screening method identifying the presence of the disease, (ii) estimating the risk of evolving cancer, that is, the progression from Barrett’s esophagus (BE) to esophageal adenocarcinoma (EAC), (iii) predicting the response to therapy, and (iv) indicating an overall survival—prognosis for EAC patients. …”
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