Robotic Vision with the Conformal Camera: Modeling Perisaccadic Perception by Jacek Turski

“…We have developed a model for image representation based on projective Fourier transform (PFT) intended for robotic vision, which may efficiently process visual information during the motion of a camera with silicon retina that resembles saccadic eye movements. …”
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Oil Production, Refining and Transportation in Canada by I. A. Guliyev, I. I. Litvinyuk

“…The relevance of the study, including the analysis of fuel and energy complex of Canada, is due to the fact that such comparison and synthesis of data on the amount of recoverable oil reserves, the volume of its production, imports, exports and transit of oil and oil products, the distribution of oil for transportation (via pipelines, rail, sea, road), strategic oil field, refining and transportation of oil and oil products development projects, as well as implementation of Canada's best practices in the Russian Federation, is being developed for the first time. …”
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Proper Orthogonal Decomposition as Surrogate Model for Aerodynamic Optimization by Valentina Dolci, Renzo Arina

“…For the continuous representation of the projection coefficients in the parameter space, response surface methods are employed. …”
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Vulnerability and Shame in the Writing of the Female Body: Emilie Pine’s Notes to Self by Lucía Bennett-Ortega

“…More specifically, I make use of Elaine Scarry’s (1985) formulation of the stages of the “projection of the body,” to examine the journey Pine undergoes in the conceptualisation of her own body: from being ashamed to unashamed. …”
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What is veteran suicide prevention really about? Questions from the community to researchers by Brandy M. Fox

“…Veterans are extremely concerned about this trend and critical of some suicide prevention projects. This study engaged 20 veterans who are connected to individuals within the military community who have attempted or completed suicide. …”
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Democratising the interface research-policymaking in landscape planning: experiences in Friuli Venezia Giulia (Italy) by Enrico Michelutti

“…., territorial plans involving landscape conservation norms, regional landscape plans, “integrated landscape projects”), the research shows the need to readdress landscape governance and policymaking towards inclusiveness, fostering knowledge co-production initiatives at all levels and (re-)thinking power as a complex factor of change in the relationships between planning authorities, academia, communities and citizens. …”
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Research on Energy-Efficient Building Design Using Target Function Optimization and Genetic Neural Networks by Youxiang Huan

“… OBJECTIVES: This research aims to provide data for decision-makers to achieve sustainability in building construction projects. METHODS: A multi-objective optimization method, using the non-sorting genetic algorithm (NSGA-II), assesses energy efficiency by determining optimal wall types, insulation thickness, and insulation type. …”
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Harnessing artificial intelligence and remote sensing in climate-smart agriculture: the current strategies needed for enhancing global food security by Gideon Sadikiel Mmbando

“…This review demonstrates how these advances can improve agricultural resilience, productivity, and sustainability by utilizing AI’s capacity for predictive analytics, crop modelling, and precision agriculture, along with RS’s strengths in climate projections, land management, and continuous surveillance. …”
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Study of Bridge Demolition DOT Survey and Available Standard Specifications by Nazanin Rezaei, David Garber

“…According to the results of this study, contractors are the most important part of bridge demolition projects from injuries, fatalities, and responsibility point of view.…”
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The Third Book of Ezra in the Religious Thought of Muscovy by Dmitrii Mikhailovich Bulanin

“…The images of Ezra were projected onto the history of Russia and onto contemporary church problems. …”
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Emerging Trends in Bioavailability and Pharma-Nutraceutical Potential of Whey Bioactives by Adhithyan T. Pillai, Sonia Morya, Ladislaus Manaku Kasankala

“…The global market of whey protein stood at USD 5.33 billion in 2021, with a projected compound annual growth rate of 10.48% spanning the interval from 2022 to 2030. …”
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Effects of Corporate Social Responsibility on Financial Performance of Manufacturing Companies in Nigeria by Adetosoye Kayode Solomon Kayode Solomon

“…The study hereby concluded that; Government needs to put machinery in place to monitor firms' investment in CSR so as to serve as motivation for their involvement in social responsibility activities, particularly in their immediate environment; CSR projects should be well structured and implemented for maximum effect. …”
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Study on the evolving role of the People’s Republic of China in resolving the conflict in the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan by F. F. Sharipov, М. A. Dyakonova

“…The People’s Republic of China’s strategy in the region has been defined and attention has been paid to security issues.Beijing’s envisaged steps to promote its projects in the region have been presented.…”
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Humdrum Tasks of the Salaried Men: Edwin Williams, a London County Council Architect at War by Nick Beech

“…Operating complex emergency projects under extreme conditions, the same contractors and building operatives trained in Williams’s programme were later responsible for the clearance of bomb damaged sites and slums. …”
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Writing and Multimedia. Redesigning the Futuristic Experience by Vincenzo Cirillo

“…In the field of graphic design and specifically of drawing discipline, two aspects will be evaluated: technological innovation, which made possible the video-graphic representation of the movement while physical time passes; audiovisual languages and compositional criteria for the figurative management of writing and multimedia communication. The realized projects are configured as short-term video-graphic ads and are developed in the context of audiovisual narrative in relation to the creative relationship between writing and: acting; sound; title design; heritage. …”
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Identifying potential barriers to community participation and use of telecentres: A Survey-based Study by Jeremy Brown

“…The significant findings of this study showed that there are several issues either encouraging or inhibiting individual use of a telecentre, which further affects the sustainability of telecentre projects. Individual community member demographics moderates all the issues experienced by telecentres. …”
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"Out there in that cabin in the middle of nowhere in Montana": Narrating the Geographical and Mental Deviance of the Unabomber by Robert Winkler

“…., the conflation of pseudo-geographical, cultural, and medical discourses. Projecting cabinsanity, in turn, enables the dismissal of the Unabomber's critique of technologized society as delineated in his manifesto. …”
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Using the Information Quantity Method to Assess the Regional Risk of Highway Slope to Improve the Level of Risk Management by Mingli Shao, Shuai Hou, Junfeng Gao

“…The results of this paper can effectively guide the maintenance and management of highway slopes and provide a reference for site selection of subsequent highway reconstruction and expansion projects. In general, this study can improve the level of geological risk management in highway engineering.…”
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The hypothalamus as the central regulator of energy balance and its impact on current and future obesity treatments by Bruna Bombassaro, Eliana P. Araujo, Licio A. Velloso

“…First-order hypothalamic neurons localized in the arcuate nucleus sense systemic signals that indicate the energy stores in the body. Through distinct projections, arcuate nucleus neurons communicate with second-order neurons, which are mostly localized in the paraventricular nucleus and in the lateral hypothalamus. …”
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Water Security in the Context of Sustainable Management of Transboundary Water Resources in the Caspian Region by R. A. Aliev

“…It analyzes the potential impacts of building dams on upper river courses on the region's water resources, particularly addressing concerns about environmental implications due to pollution from sources like sewage and agricultural fertilizers.It further investigates planned dam projects and their potential climate and ecological effects on the Caspian Sea and surrounding regions. …”
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