the other child / by Atkins, Lucy, 192824 author

“…When Tess is sent to photograph Greg, a high-profile paediatric heart surgeon, she sees something troubled in his face, and feels instantly drawn to him. Their relationship quickly deepens, but then Tess, single mother to nine-year-old Joe, falls pregnant, and Greg is offered the job ofa lifetime back in his hometown of Boston. …”

OLIVER TWIST / by Dickens, Charles, 1812-1870, author 457349

“…But Fagin isn't about to let his young recruit go so easily, and with vicious thug Bill Sikes among his henchmen, Oliver soon finds himself back in the criminals' lair, with many more travails to face on the torturous road to discovering the truth about his past. …”

User Profiling Based on Nonlinguistic Audio Data by Shen, Jiaxing, Cao, Jiannong, Lederman, Oren, Tang, Shaojie, Pentland, Alex

“…Massive nonlinguistic audio data brings a novel opportunity for user profiling due to the prevalence of studying spontaneous face-to-face communication. Nonlinguistic audio is coarse-grained audio data without linguistic content. …”
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Barrier Function to Skin Elasticity in Talking Head by Chaturvedi, Iti, Pandelea, Vlad, Cambria, Erik, Welsch, Roy, Datta, Bithin

“…Hence, in this work, we employ spatio-temporal independent component analysis to accurately sync the audio with the corresponding face video. Proper word formation also requires control over the face muscles that can be captured using a barrier function. …”
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Car cabin surveillance using computer vision by Soegeng, Andrew Ivan

“…Moreover, this paper presents the findings and the results from 2 different approaches which are classic image classification-based approach, and a novel 2-stage classifier was proposed whereby the frames are passed to pose estimation and face mesh detection model that will output key points for both the face mesh and the human body which are then passed to an algorithm that will output the driver activity.…”
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Design and development of a web-based platform for EEE MSc student orientation by Soo, Serena Keng Shuang

“…Transition is a phase that all students face when they advance from an educational level to the next. …”
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Nature for the nation: locating the natural world in Meiji discourses on nation-building by Lew, Jean Zhi Jun

“…This paper argues that as Meiji ideologues came face to face with the new realities of the Meiji state, the natural world was employed to articulate as well as shape their visions of modernity, and the relationship between the modern man, the nation, and the natural world to realize said vision. …”
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The role of risk perception and entrepreneurial orientation in the planning response of small firms. by Neo, Zhi Wei., Lim, Nicholas Dominic Zi-Jie., Chee, Vincent Guo Qiang.

“…A two-stage case study approach consisting of in-depth face-to-face interviews will be adopted. The initial pilot study will involve interviewing governmental organizations, industry associations and veterans. …”
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Solidarity as a transformative practice by Cipollitti, PE

“…I then consider the numerous challenges solidary individuals face when attempting to relate to each other prefiguratively, as equals, within entrenched structures of domination in Chapter 3. …”

Psychological distress and social support among nurses in outpatient clinics at Hospital Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) by Ngah, Nurul Hafiezatul Akma Awang Ngah

“…A cross-sectional study done by involving 86 participants using face-to-face interview. The questionnaire used in this study was a self-administered questionnaire that consists of three sections which includes sociodemographic data, SRQ-20 to assess the prevalence of psychological distress and MSPSS to assess the level of social support. …”
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Missing statistic: stories of people with disabilities. by Gea, Swee Jean., Lin, Liza He., Wee, Sui Lee., Yeo, Yi Xin.

“…Our reporting and writing focused on the key issues people with disabilities here face - Education, Transport and Accessibility, and Employment.…”
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Buying behaviour in secondhand goods market. by Lee, Chin Yee., Ting, Peck Hoon., Lee, Yuk Cheung.

“…This research aims to find out the risks that consumer face in the purchase of secondhands goods market. …”
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Digitalization, New Media, and Education for Sustainable Development / by Keller, Lars, editor 656283, Michelsen, Gerd, 1948-, editor 656284, Dür, Martin, 1974-, editor 656285, Bachri, Syamsul, 1983-, editor 656286, Zint, Michaela T. (Michaela Theresia), editor 656287, IGI Global (Online service) 631983

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Women Nobel Laureates in STEM (2000-2023): Life Stories, Challenges, and How They Achieved Impact for Success by Wu, Kedi

“…We know that, in general, women face unique barriers and challenges than men, such as gender bias and stereotypes. …”
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Be a cartoonist : editing anime images using generative adversarial network by Koh, Tong Liang

“…However, these solutions are ineffective in translating real faces to anime images due to the difference in face structure. …”
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AI assisted indoor localization by Lee, Yih Jie

“…In this report, the obstacles that Wi-Fi fingerprinting and traditional machine learning methods face will be overcome by relying on deep learning approaches. …”
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A book is a body by Goh, Su-Lynn

“…Each feature plays a crucial role in keeping the face balanced. Similarly, a book has to have all of these aspects in order for it to take form. …”
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Communication in the workplace: request mitigations in Instant Messaging (IM) among native Malay speakers by Petani Mohd Noor, Marlyna Maros, Kesumawati Abu Bakar, Normalis Amzah

“…However, achieving both simultaneously can be challenging, particularly when dealing with face-threatening acts like making requests. Requests can infringe on someone’s freedom of action, potentially leading to face threats, necessitating facework strategies for restoration. …”
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Challenges of online collaborative learning among special needs university students by Hidayu Shafie, Ireena Nasiha Ibnu, Noori, Abdullah, Nurhilleny Rosly, Nadia Anuar, Nur Husna Serip Mohamad

“…However, a predominant disadvantage of online learning is the limited opportunity for students to have face to face interaction with educators and peers. …”
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A proposed framework of the impact of tourist’s social interactions on destination image by Yan, Yurao, Kanjanapathy, Malini, Mohamed Saat, Maisarah

“…In this study, a comprehensive dataset will be compiled through both online and face-to-face surveys using judgment sampling. After the data collection, the Structural Equation Modeling-Partial Least Squares (SEM-PLS) method will be used for analysis. …”
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