A Novel Computational Framework for Visual Snow Syndrome by Damiano Perri, Osvaldo Gervasi

“…This article presents two innovative applications using emerging technologies to help people suffering from VSS. One is based on Augmented and Virtual Reality to simulate the visual perception experienced by people affected by such syndrome in real time on the image sequence acquired by a smartphone’s camera. …”
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Reflexiones sobre el proyecto Auto-Demarcación y EtnoCartografía de las Tierras y Hábitats Jodï y Eñepa by Stanford Zent, Egleé L. Zent, Lucas Juae Mölö, Pablo Chonokó

“…Third, the multiple realities of the map are evidenced by spatial-temporal polysemy, which have forced us to recognize the different ways of perceiving and experiencing space and time among non-western peoples, for example internalized in daily life yet externalized in symbolic representations at the same time. …”
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Reidentification of Persons Using Clothing Features in Real-Life Video by Guodong Zhang, Peilin Jiang, Kazuyuki Matsumoto, Minoru Yoshida, Kenji Kita

“…Person reidentification, which aims to track people across nonoverlapping cameras, is a fundamental task in automated video processing. …”
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“A one-stop shop”: Real-world use and app-users' experiences of a psychoeducational smartphone app for adults with ADHD by Christina Seery, Rachel Hannah Cochrane, Martha Mulcahy, Ken Kilbride, Margo Wrigley, Jessica Bramham

“…‘Meeting the needs of different stages in the ADHD journey’ showed that while the app significantly benefitted adults new to their ADHD, adults who were familiar with their ADHD sought an app that would help them in moments of challenge. ‘Perception of public services impacts app experience’ suggested that people's attitudes and experiences of the public health system in Ireland affected their views of app content. …”
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Maladies carcérales et salubrité publique, la crainte des contagions dans les Alpes Maritimes au XIXe siècle by Aline Martinet

“…Prisons contain a heterogeneous crowd of unhealthy and miserable people which encourage the development of diseases and epidemics. …”
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OVERCOMING THE CULTURAL DIFFERENCES: PARABLE AS A MEANS OF INTERCULTURAL DIALOGUE by Tetyana V. Danylova

“…Acquaintance with parables helps to extend the set of the world perception models and to change the positions of the communication process participants. …”
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Regards et expériences de voyageurs français sur l’Écosse à travers l’exemple des récits de Pierre-Étienne Denis Saint-Germain-Leduc et de Michel Bouquet dans les années 1830-1850... by Marion Amblard, Sabrina Juillet-Garzón

“…How did French travellers from the 1830s to 1850s view Scotland and its people? What factors influenced their perception of the nation? …”
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FEATURES OF PRE-ROMAN HISTORY OF SPAIN AND MODERN TIME: WHERE ARE SOURCES OF SEPARATISM? by A. A. Orlov

“…Presently in collective consciousness there was a steady perception of Spain as the safe state entering into group of the countries, being a support of the European integration. …”
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Migration criminality in the modern megapolis: risk management by T. N. Yudina, T. M. Bormotova

“…The risks of migration criminality in the modern Russian metropolis, as well as their perception and evaluation of representatives of society are the basis of appearance of social tension and can increase the level of conflict between local people and newcomers. …”
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Exploring the Energy Efficiency of Electric Vehicles with Driving Behavioral Data from a Field Test and Questionnaire by Kezhen Hu, Jianping Wu, Mingyu Liu

“…However, the exploration of energy consumption of EVs has largely focused on people’s revealed driving behavior and rarely touched on their self-perception of driving styles. …”
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PENIAPHOBIA AS A COMPONENT OF THE DESTRUCTIVE DIGITAL MEDIA DISCOURSE IN THE ASIA-PACIFIC REGION by Margarita D. Lagutkina, Zhang Yi, Chang Thi Thu Huong

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Monts d’Australie, espaces des mythes, des quêtes, des déchirements by Colette Selles

“…It aims at underlining the existential, spiritual dimension of the perception and representation of the Australian landscape traditionally associated with Aboriginal people, and which stands in stark contrast with the colonial enterprise characterized by violation and exploitation. …”
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Digital Representations of Illness: Key Issues in Cancer Patient Narratives by Jennifer Moreno

“…Language has proven to possess tremendous power: words not only reflect our perception of the world, but they also have an impact on other people’s ideas (Foucault, 2002; Fairclough, 2003; Koller, 2017). …”
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Dynamiques spatiales récentes du Parc National du Banco (PNB) et stratégies de gestion communautaire durable de ses ressources forestières (District d’Abidjan en Côte d’Ivoire)... by Nakouma Sako, Gérard Beltrando

“…The results of the investigations into the perception of the populations also state that 67% of the questioned people estimate that the improvement of the current policy of management of the PNB and its installation constitutes adequate means for its conservation and its durable development.…”
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The relationship between compassion fatigue, engagement and decent work among nurses: a cross-sectional study by Yaping Feng, Sui Li, Weilan Ma, Yaqian Chen, Jingxuan Zhang, Hong Luo, Bowen Xue

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Presenting the Model of the Elites' Desertion Factors in Iran's Continental Plateau Oil Company by Mohammad Shaaf Amal, Ahmad Vedadi, Mehdi Tavakoli, Daryoosh Gholamzadeh

“…Since the social and economic well-being and the provision of sufficient facilities to satisfy the material and spiritual needs of the people of the society require that, firstly; the people of the society should be educated morally and socially, and secondly; as much as possible, as many people as possible should acquire knowledge, perception and skills; thirdly, elite and talented people should be cultivated according to their capabilities and abilities; and finally, with education, different groups of society can actively participate in their organization and administration (Mirkamali, 2017). …”
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Debates on Changes in the Foreign Policy of Contemporary China (A Case Study of the English Language Academic Publications) by S. K. Pestsov

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Can Meditation Influence Quality of Life, Depression, and Disease Outcome in Multiple Sclerosis? Findings from a Large International Web-Based Study by Adam B. Levin, Emily J. Hadgkiss, Tracey J. Weiland, Claudia H. Marck, Dania M. van der Meer, Naresh G. Pereira, George A. Jelinek

“…The study reveals a significant association between meditation, lower risk of depression, and improved HRQOL in people with MS.…”
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Italian Literary Representations of China by Iside Carbone

“…Keywords: China, Italy, Self, Other, perception and representation, experience, literature …”
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FREQUENCY AND MODALITY OF EXERCISE ON PAIN AND INDEPENDENCE IN ELDERLY INDIVIDUALS WITH OSTEOARTHRITIS: A CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY by Felipe Marrese Bersotti, Reniery Pereira Da Silva, Angelica Castilho Alonso, Guilherme Carlos Brech, Paula Regina Mendes da Silva Serrão, Ulysses Fernandes Ervilha

“…A total of 193 elderly people were evaluated, pain and functional independence were analyzed. …”
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