Unfolder: fast localization and image rectification of a document with a crease from folding in half by A.M. Ershov, D.V. Tropin, E.E. Limonova, D.P. Nikolaev, V.V. Arlazarov

“…The average runtime for Unfolder was only 0.25 s / image on an iPhone XR.…”
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Driver Distraction Identification with an Ensemble of Convolutional Neural Networks by Hesham M. Eraqi, Yehya Abouelnaga, Mohamed H. Saad, Mohamed N. Moustafa

“…Existing work of distracted driver detection is concerned with a small set of distractions (mostly, cell phone usage). Unreliable ad hoc methods are often used. …”
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The relationship between smartphone addiction and sleep disorder among college students: negative emotions as a mediator and gender as a moderator by Siyi Li, Yingying Deng, Lihong Cai, Linlin Wu

“…This study explores the relationship between smartphone addiction and sleep disorders, with a focus on negative emotions as a mediator and gender as a moderator.MethodsCluster sampling was used to survey 1056 Chinese college students. The Mobile Phone Addiction Index, Negative Affect Scale, and Sleep Disorder Scale were administered. …”
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Uncovering university students’ communication patterns and limiting factors in an Indonesian online learning context using WhatsApp by Fatimatuz Zahro

“…However, the social media showed weaknesses during the teaching and learning process, including poor internet connection and low phone memory capacity. The students seemed to be not disciplined. …”
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Teaching Pronunciation through Community Outreach by Frédérique Grim

“…This study describes an action-research project based on a story-time program incorporated in a French Phonetics class with the goal to improve the French pronunciation of 24 learners. …”
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Edaphic factors mediate the response of nitrogen cycling and related enzymatic activities and functional genes to heavy metals: A review by Tracy Opande, Mengru Kong, Di Feng, YuHong Wen, Nathan Okoth, Ali Mohd Yatoo, Fatma Mohamed Ameen Khalil, Ahmed S. Elrys, Lei Meng, Jinbo Zhang

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Wpływ zniesienia kwot mlecznych na funkcjonowanie gospodarstw specjalizujących się w produkcji mleka by Karolina Babuchowska

“…Informacje te uzupełniono danymi Agencji Rynku Rolnego, Głównego Urzędu Statystycznego oraz Eurostat. W opinii ponad połowy respondentów na skutek likwidacji w 2015 r. kwot mlecznych pogorszyła się sytuacja ich gospodarstwa. …”
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Modelowanie wieloagentowe jako narzędzie do badania zachowania konsumentów by Agata Wawrzyniak

“…W artykule dokonano krótkiej charakterystyki tej metody, wskazano możliwości jej zastosowania w omawianym obszarze oraz przedstawiono procedurę wieloagentowego modelowania symulacyjnego. Ponad to zdefiniowano pojęcie agenta-konsumenta i jego podstawowe właściwości, a także omówiono problemy związane z właściwym odwzorowaniem jego zachowania w kontekście prowadzonych przez autorkę badań dotyczących stosowania symulacji wieloagentowej w modelowaniu zachowania konsumentów.…”
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bKash vs. Bank-led Option: Factors Influencing Customer’s Preferences – Does it Warrant Voluntary-Insurance-Policy for Rapid-growth Digital-banking in Bangladesh-economy? by Akim M. Rahman

“…Using Factor Analysis and Hypothesis Testing on customers’ opinions helps identifying factors that have undermined the growth-trend of bank-led digital. Attributes “Phone call confirmation” has influenced customer’s preference using bKash. …”
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Rynek mięsa w Polsce w dobie koronawirusa SARS-Cov-2 by Robert Mroczek

“…Produkcja żywca rzeźnego (wieprzowego, wołowego oraz drobiowego) stanowi ponad 1/3 produkcji towarowej rolniczej, a przemysł mięsny (mięsa czerwonego i drobiowego) jest największym działem przetwórstwa spożywczego. …”
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A Digital Trail of Rupture. The German Film Exile 1933-1945 in the Data of Günter Peter Straschek by Imme Klages

“…German film exile during National Socialism, 1933-1945, has always been a complex subject to research because of the scattered nature of the sources in the international distribution of archives (Asper, Horak, Hilchenbach). It remains challenging to reconstruct the worldwide dispersed separate flight routes of more than 3000 individuals who worked for the German film industry before 1933. …”
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Alternatywne źródła białka w żywieniu człowieka by Marzena Bueschke, Anna Gramza-Michałowska, Tomasz Kubiak, Bartosz Kulczyński

“…Stale zwiększająca się liczba ludności świata powoduje konieczność zapewnienia odpowiedniej ilości pożywienia. Obecnie ponad miliard osób na świecie głoduje. Jednym z rozwiązań narastającego problemu głodu jest zwiększenie produkcji żywności w skali globalnej, co wiąże się z wieloma problemami ekonomicznymi. …”
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Implementing a DVB-T/H Receiver on a Software-Defined Radio Platform by Yong Jiang, Wen Xu, Cyprian Grassmann

“…However, ASICs are not flexible for incoming evolved standards and less overall-area efficient since they cannot be efficiently reused and shared among different radio standards, when we integrate a DVB-T/H receiver into a mobile phone. This paper presents an example implementation of a DVB-T/H receiver on the prototype of Infineon Technologies' Software-Defined Radio (SDR) platform called MuSIC (Multiple SIMD Cores), which is a DSP-centered and accelerator-assisted architecture and aims at battery-powered mass-market handheld terminals.…”
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Differential Circulating Fungal Microbiome in Prostate Cancer Patients Compared to Healthy Control Individuals by Xu Wang, Zejun Zhou, David Turner, Michael Lilly, Tongwen Ou, Wei Jiang

“…The increased Bipolaris genus was associated with low prostate-specific antigen (PSA) levels, increased Sordariomycetes class was associated with severe pathological stage, and decreased Phoma herbarum species was associated with disease relapse, compared to corresponding controls. …”
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Determinants of M-Commerce Platform Adoption Among Individuals in South African Township Communities by Mogau Mashishi, Mpho Primus

“…M-commerce is the use of a mobile phone to purchase goods and services. Most of the South African population resides in townships and rural areas and contributes significantly to the economy. …”
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MORE DISCUSSION ABOUT THE TIME OF APPEARANCE OF VIET BELIEFS IN THE MOTHER GODDESSES OF THREE REALMS by Cao Thế Trình

“…On the basis of the analysis of myths, old royal decrees (sắc phong) and historical texts, the author argues that the worship of the Mother Goddesses could have appeared as early as associated beliefs in fertility by agricultural residents. …”
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Reorienting information searching research by applying a situated abilities perspective by Gerd Berget

“…Spelling skills, however, may also be influenced by fatigue, illness, or using a mobile phone while walking. All types of users can therefore at certain times experience challenges related to query input. …”
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Ultrafast enzyme-responsive hydrogel for real-time assessment and treatment optimization in infected wounds by Yitao Zhao, Yong Tan, Chun Zeng, Weilun Pan

“…The bacterial detection process takes only 10 min with high sensitivity, and the results can be readily recognized by the naked eye or quantified using a cell phone-based digital analysis. Moreover, the HDG hydrogel provides a dual antibacterial mechanism through chemical and photothermal therapies via the generated PDA, significantly improving bacterial clearance. …”
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Exploring the relationship between smartphone use and ocular health in young adults: A cross-sectional study of chronic smartphone users in Salem, Tamil Nadu by Senthil Kumar Babu, Durga Murugan, Ezhil Vendhan Kalaimamani

“…Aim and Objectives: To investigate the ocular impact and SmartPhone Vision Syndrome (SPVS) among chronic smartphone users. …”
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VAI TRÒ CHỦ THỂ TÁC GIẢ TRONG DU KÝ VIẾT VỀ TÂY NGUYÊN NỬA ĐẦU THẾ KỶ XX by Nguyen Huu Son

“…Nhấn mạnh vai trò chủ thể tác giả từ góc độ phương thức trần thuật, đặc tính tự sự “người chứng kiến” - “người kể chuyện ngôi thứ nhất”, mối quan hệ văn học phi hư cấu và hư cấu, đặc điểm hỗn dung thể loại và khả năng tích hợp tư liệu khảo sát, điền dã, ghi chép về địa lý, văn hóa, dân tộc học, phong tục, tập quán… Xác định giá trị lịch sử tác phẩm du ký viết về vùng Tây Nguyên giai đoạn nửa đầu thế kỷ XX và đóng góp về nhận thức nhân học, văn hóa – văn học.…”
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