%FACE RECOGNITION SYSTEM % % Face recognition system based on EigenFaces Method. % The system functions by projecting face images onto a feature space % that spans the significant variations among known face images. The % significant features are known as "eigenfaces" because they are the % eigenvectors (principal components) of the set of faces. % % Face images must be collected into sets: every set (called "class") should % include a number of images for each person‚ with some variations
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Spiritual Wellness This is a personal matter involving values and beliefs that provide a purpose in our lives. While different individuals may have different views of what spiritualism is‚ it is generally considered to be the search for meaning and purpose in human existence‚ leading one to strive for a state of harmony with oneself and others while working to balance inner needs with the rest of the world. The National Wellness Institute says spiritual wellness follows the following tenets:
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ECG is a powerful tool in the diagnosis of heart disease. It is exciting to unlock the codes behind the squiggles and spikes and actually decipher a patient’s heart patterns. However‚ I was having trouble identifying atrioventricular (AV) heart blocks. Therefore‚ I was extremely reassured by the first sentence of this article. Apparently‚ it is common to have difficulty decoding these rhythms‚ which gives me hope that with knowledge and practice‚ I will master them. Part of
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Pacific-Basin Finance Journal 23 (2013) 1–24 Contents lists available at SciVerse ScienceDirect Pacific-Basin Finance Journal journal homepage: www.elsevier.com/locate/pacfin The role of the audit committee and the informativeness of accounting earnings in East Asia Tracie Woidtke a‚ Yin-Hua Yeh b‚⁎ a b Department of Finance‚ Corporate Governance Center‚ University of Tennessee‚ United States Graduate Institute of Finance‚ National Chiao Tung University‚ 1001 Ta-Hsueh Rd.‚ Hsinchu
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ESTIMATING THE RISK PREMIUM USING HISTORICAL DATA: A CASE OF THE NSE Introduction This study seeks to estimate the risk premium of a company using historical data. Analysts use historical data to estimate the risk premium of a company’s equity. This is because the historical data is readily available from the company’s financial statements and the securities exchanges for example the Nairobi Stock Exchange (NSE) in Kenya. Historical market data can be used to compute average returns and a measure
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Business Horizons (2009) 52‚ 357—365 www.elsevier.com/locate/bushor Social media: The new hybrid element of the promotion mix W. Glynn Mangold a‚*‚ David J. Faulds b a b College of Business & Public Affairs‚ Murray State University‚ Murray‚ KY 42071‚ U.S.A. College of Business Administration‚ University of Louisville‚ Louisville‚ KY 40292‚ U.S.A. KEYWORDS Integrated marketing communications; Social media; Consumer-generated media; Promotion mix Abstract The emergence of Internet-based
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APPLICATIONS AND REVIEWS‚ VOL. 37‚ NO. 3‚ MAY 2007 311 Gesture Recognition: A Survey Sushmita Mitra‚ Senior Member‚ IEEE‚ and Tinku Acharya‚ Senior Member‚ IEEE Abstract—Gesture recognition pertains to recognizing meaningful expressions of motion by a human‚ involving the hands‚ arms‚ face‚ head‚ and/or body. It is of utmost importance in designing an intelligent and efficient human–computer interface. The applications of gesture recognition are manifold‚ ranging from sign language through medical rehabilitation
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Facial recognition technology is a very well-known technology because of the high security it provides to crucial businesses and government agencies. According to the FBI this technology was‚ "Developed in the 1960s‚ the first semi-automated system for facial recognition required the administrator to locate features (such as eyes‚ ears‚ nose‚ and mouth) on photographs before it calculated distances and ratios to a common reference point" (Facial Recognition). Government agencies and crucial companies
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Pattern recognition is a useful tool for mathematics‚ mathematical visualization‚ and art. After a brief description of Bongard’s methodology in the field of pattern recognition‚ the author introduces the concept of colour modularity and evaluates how it affects pattern recognition classification. Combining Bongard’s methodology and colour modularity‚ the author attains a richer‚ more persuasive dynamic in pattern description and recognition of five- and ten-pointed star polygons.". Keywords: pattern
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The face recognition model developed by Bruce and Young has eight key parts and it suggests how we process familiar and unfamiliar faces‚ including facial expressions. The diagram below shows how these parts are interconnected. Structural encoding is where facial features and expressions are encoded. This information is translated at the same time‚ down two different pathways‚ to various units. One being expression analysis‚ where the emotional state of the person is shown by facial features. By
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