Maximum Entropy Threshold Segmentation for Target Matching Using Speeded-Up Robust Features by Mu Zhou, Xia Hong, Zengshan Tian, Huining Dong, Mingchun Wang, Kunjie Xu

“…This paper proposes a 2-dimensional (2D) maximum entropy threshold segmentation (2DMETS) based speeded-up robust features (SURF) approach for image target matching. First of all, based on the gray level of each pixel and the average gray level of its neighboring pixels, we construct a 2D gray histogram. …”
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Expressive Animated Character Sequences Using Knowledge-Based Painterly Rendering by Hasti Seifi, Steve DiPaola, Ali Arya

“…Furthermore, we present the results of a preliminary study on using this technique for facial expressions in still images. The results of the study show the effect of different color palettes on the intensity perceived for an emotion by users. …”
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New Brightener for Zn-Fe Alloy Plating from Sulphate Bath by B. M. Praveen, T. V. Venkatesha

“…Current efficiency and throwing power were reached around 85% and 26%, respectively. The SEM images of bright deposit indicated its fine-grained nature and appreciable reduction in the grain size. …”
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‘Trustworthy Allies’: International Organisations, Ernest Hemingway, Women Activists, and Spanish Republican Exiles in Cuba by Daniel Fernandez Guevara

“…Buoyed by files in the American Friends Service Committee archive and my research in Cuba, I reveal that the confluence of Cuban state hostility against Spanish exile settlement, US private aid´s penchant for advancing a ‘national’ image abroad, and the author Ernest Hemingway´s close relationships to the ‘loyalist’ cause and its exiles, resulted in a selective distribution of aid by mostly women at ‘neutral’ private aid organisations. …”
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Facial Recognition Databases: Recent Developments and Review of Methods by Waleed Ayad, Siraj Qays, Asanka G. Perera, Ali Al-Naji

“…Standard datasets of images of appropriate size for a subject should be accessible to the public to compare the performance and assessment of identification or verification of a facial recognition system. …”
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Quality of Life in Iranian Patients with Acne by H. Safizadeh, S. Shamsi-Meymandy, A. Naeimi

“…Although the acne isnot a life threatening disease, studies have revealed that it has significant effect on self-image and quality of life. The purpose of this paper was to investigate the health-related quality of life in patients with acne in an Iranian context. …”
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GO Loss: A Gaussian Distribution-Based Orthogonal Decomposition Loss for Classification by Mengxin Liu, Wenyuan Tao, Xiao Zhang, Yi Chen, Jie Li, Chung-Ming Own

“…Experiments on multiple classification benchmarks, such as MNIST, CIFAR, and ImageNet, demonstrate the effectiveness of GO loss.…”
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An Adult Patient with Fontan Physiology: A TEE Perspective by Edward Gologorsky, Angela Gologorsky, Eliot Rosenkranz

“…This presentation presents a “train of thought,” linking the TEE images to the perioperative physiologic considerations faced by an anesthesiologist caring for a patient with Fontan circulation in the perioperative settings. …”
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Beneficial effects of the fructus Sophorae extract on experimentally induced osteoporosis in New Zealand white rabbits by CHAKULESKA LIDIJA, SHKONDROV ALEKSANDAR, POPOV GEORGI, ZLATEVA-PANAYOTOVA NADYA, PETROVA RENETA, ATANASOVA MARIYANA, KRASTEVA ILINA, DOYTCHINOVA IRINI, SIMEONOVA RUMYANA

“…In the present study fructus Sophorae extract (FSE) was administered orally for three months at a dose of 200 mg kg–1 in ovariectomized (OVX) New Zealand rabbits. 3D computed tomography scans and histopathological images revealed microstructural disturbances in the bones of the castrated animals. …”
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Impact of extruded feed ingredient on meat quality of broiler chickens: A meta analysis by Risyahadi Sazli Tutur, Retnani Yuli, Sukria Heri Ahmad, Sumiati, Jayanegara Anuraga, Sukarman Sukarman

“…Data from seven articles with publication time between 2013 and 2024 were calculated using OpenMEE software to determine the hedges-D of the meta-analysis and interpreted using forest plot images. The results showed that extruded feed did not negatively influence meat quality parameters, such as UFA, SFA, TBARS, Omega-3, pH, drip loss, freshness, and yellowness (P>0.05). …”
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Body Stalk Anomaly in a 9-Week Pregnancy by Fabio E. Quijano, María Mónica Rey, Mariana Echeverry, Roland Axt-Fliedner

“…In order to confirm the diagnosis, the patient was scheduled for a second ultrasonography at 11 weeks of gestation. The obtained images, confirmed the location of the inferior body in the coelomic space with no visible bladder, absence of the right leg, severe abdominal wall defect, consistent with an omphalocele, and a short 5 mm umbilical cord. …”
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Can a single coastal tide gauge help predict internal solitary wave activity offshore by Jean-Baptiste Roustan, Lucie Bordois, Jesús García-Lafuente, Franck Dumas, Francis Auclair, Xavier Carton

“…We validate the algorithm with in-situ measurements and satellite Sentinel-1 images. Thanks to the accuracy of this method, we analyse the ISW emission in the SoG from 2015 to 2023 from tidal to seasonal scales. …”
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Content analysis of first to sixth grade of elementary School Persian books based on Brown's wisdom growth model by Abolghasem Yaghoobi, fereshte motahari far, mahya hossini

“…The unit of analysis is pages (including text, images, questions, or activities). The statistical population is the content of Persian literature books of elementary school. …”
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“Invisible” and “unheard” children in fragile contexts – reflections from field research among the Ba’Aka in the Central African Republic by Urszula Markowska-Manista

“…Thus, referring to key categories, I discuss postcolonial representations: images and narratives perceived through the perspective of a female researcher who, since 2002, has conducted field research among excluded and marginalised children and young people in fragile (vulnerable) contexts in Central Africa. …”
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Pulmonary tuberculosis in a patient with the tennis racket sign. A case report by Irene Estefania Delgado Pérez, Marileydis Almaguel García, José Sánchez Prieto

“…The extended cavitary radiographic image, also known as the tennis racket or arrowhead sign, is rarely seen at diagnosis in the community.…”
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TELEPRESENCE TECHNOLOGIES AS A NEW ANTHROPOLOGICAL PLATFORM FOR EDUCATION DEVELOPMENT by Lyudmila M. Andryukhina

“…Applying the theoretical and empirical analysis methods, the author indicates the trend toward displacement and substitution of the human image in education, and significant deformation of anthropological educational bases, resulting from informatization of education. …”
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Deep Learning for Person Reidentification Using Support Vector Machines by Mengyu Xu, Zhenmin Tang, Yazhou Yao, Lingxiang Yao, Huafeng Liu, Jingsong Xu

“…Different from previous works, we represent the pairs of pedestrian images as new resized input and use linear Support Vector Machine to replace softmax activation function for similarity learning. …”
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Robust Range Estimation with a Monocular Camera for Vision-Based Forward Collision Warning System by Ki-Yeong Park, Sun-Young Hwang

“…To solve the problem of variation of camera pitch angle due to vehicle motion and road inclination, the proposed method estimates virtual horizon from size and position of vehicles in captured image at run-time. The proposed method provides robust results even when road inclination varies continuously on hilly roads or lane markings are not seen on crowded roads. …”
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Surface-Enhanced Raman Scattering of Bacteria in Microwells Constructed from Silver Nanoparticles by Mustafa Çulha, M. Müge Yazıcı, Mehmet Kahraman, Fikrettin Şahin, Sesin Kocagöz

“…The proper size of the microwells for the model bacteria, Escherichia coli and Staphylococcus cohnii, is determined to be 1.2 μm from their electron microscopy images. A minimum dilution factor of 20 is necessary for the bacterial samples collected from growth media to diminish the bacterial aggregation to place the bacterial cells into the microwells. …”
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Organizational and forensic aspects of the electronic evidence handling by O. V. Manzhai, А. О. Potylchak, І. А. Manzhai

“…Therefore, the article focuses on specific features pertinent to handling of the responses of institutions, enterprises, organizations; the extracted images and data from media; data banks and combinations of the aforementioned. …”
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