Segmentation-based offline cursive handwriting recognition: current updates and recent advances by Rehman, Amjad, Mohamad, Dzulkifli

“…Therefore it is obvious that one stage is dependent on the other and knowledge of character symbol structure in a word is helpful in segmentation. …”

HIEROGLYPHICS CULTURE AS VIZUALIZATION CHANNEL OF JAPAN SOCIETY SOCIOCULTURAL ENVIRONMENT by N. N. Izotova

“…In 2016 the character (kin; kane) meaning «gold», «money», «metal» was chosen as the character-symbol of the year. Kin garnered 6 605 votes, or 4.33% of the 153 162 ballots cast. …”
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Exploring Relationships Between L2 Chinese Character Writing and Reading Acquisition From Embodied Cognitive Perspectives: Evidence From HSK Big Data by Xingsan Chai, Mingzhu Ma

“…Unlike an alphabetic script, a Chinese character symbol transmits semantic information and is a cultural icon bridging embodied experience and text meaning. …”
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Rapporti di forza e desiderio mimetico alle origini della storia by Chiara Lombardi

“…By dramatizing the “mimetic desire” (Girard) within “relations of power” (Ginzburg), the narration represents History in its universality, through the lens of literary characters, symbols and plots. Among the rewritings of the tale, Boccaccio’s Dec., II 7 and Moravia’s novel La donna leopardo show the strength and the flexibility of the archetype in suiting different historical and cultural contexts.…”
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Comparison of morphemic word structure and a cartographic sign by Živković Dragica, Jovanović Jasmina

“…Language is a system of gestures, sounds, characters, symbols and words that are used to display concepts and communication. …”
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Sacrum et profanum dans Yonec de Marie de France (XIIe siècle) by Anna Gęsicka

“…In this paper, I attempt to uncover a spiritual meaning/message underlying the text, characters-symbols. The clue to this analysis is the idea of transition: from one status to another, from one figure to another, or from one meaning to another.…”
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Development of images to braille conversion software for symbols using template matching with rules base (images to editable text for debraillso) by Mohd Solahuddin, Jaafar

“…The blind people who need to read text always face some problems because they only can read Braille dots.The reading materials for them are very limited as they are unable to read available normal reading materials.Images to Braille conversation Software/hardware(Symbols)is a system that helps Blind people to read available reading materials.The current system only can support upper-case English alphabets from A to Z using six dots.Hence,to complete the current system,we have developed a complete images to Braille conversation system to process and convert the images of normal texts into Braille dots (8 dots) taking into account(i)lower/upper case English alphabets,(ii) numbers and(iii)special characters/symbols all together. Particularly,this research focuses on the part two, which is the processing and conversion of special characters/symbols. …”
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EKSISTENSI TOKOH ANAK DAN TOKOH KAKEK SEBAGAI PENGEMBAN PESAN PROFETIK DALAM CERPEN-CERPEN KUNTOWIJOYO by Anwar Efendi

“…The findings of the study show that: (1) the grandfather character is portrayed as the symbol of afterlife; (2) the child character symbolizes life itself; (3) the relationship of both characters – the child and the grandfather – can be concluded as binary opposition. …”
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Digitizing 20 sketched animated character for graphical imagery therapy (GIT) game by Sajjad, Sadaf, Mohsin, Sajjad, Riaz, Sahar, Abdullah, Abdul Hanan

“…The result depicts the designing of proposed 3D enemy character, symbolizing ugly tumor with human features. The final exported extension is easily incorporated in gaming environment.…”
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Contemporary Ibaloi Ba’diw: Defining Conventions through Formalistic and Sociolinguistic Standpoints by Cuilan Jhordan T.

“…The pieces were found to be replete with the following figurative language: character, symbolism, connotation, repetition, personification, apostrophe, and family-name wording. …”
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Fostering Character: Embracing Local Wisdom through Mamanda Theater Arts for Collaborative Learning by Kaspul Kaspul, Dasim Budimansyah, Chairil Faif Pasani, Momod Abdul Somad, Garuzooka John Francis

“…The collaborative characters, symbolic of the harmonious dynamics inherent in the learning process, undergo evaluation through the implementation of a Likert scale. …”
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Pedro Penduko, Filipino Comic Superhero: comparative studies between comic and screen adaptation by Josephine May Grace Aclan Famoso

“…The study highlights the elements such as characters, symbols, and themes. In brief, the characters in the <em>komiks</em> exemplify Filipino identity. …”
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De la marge à l’avant-garde : Conversation From Life d’Alice Childress ou la promotion de la lutte des domestiques noires by Grégory Bekhtari

“…Mildred, the main character, symbolizes the possible transition of black women from the margins to the vanguard of the struggles for black people’s, workers’, and women’s rights, and for peace.…”
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Dwarapala in Singosari Temple’s Relief as Idea for Creating Malangan Batik Motif by Dyanningrum Pradhikta

“…The result of the study found that Dwarapala character onSingosari Temple some ornaments can be used in the batik motif without omitting the meaning and philosophy. Dwarapala character symbolization become the main key to the creation process of batik motif, beside the supporting ornaments. …”
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Semiotic technology as material resonance of postcolonial aesthetics in digital children’s picture book apps by P.Dhayapari Perumal, Shanthini Pillai Joseph Sandra, Melissa Shamini Perry

“…Selection criteria consisted of three aspects; narration being in English and contained Semiotic Technology i.e. digitized meaning-making modes, the contents reflect characters, symbols and narratives that portray Malaysian culture, history and identity. …”
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Development of images to braille conversion software for alphabets using template matching and rule based by Izzati Farrahiyah, Mazlan

“…An images to Braille Conversion Software/Hardware (Alphabets) is a system that helps Blind people to read available reading materials.The current system only can support uppercase English alphabets from A to Z using six dots.Hence,to complete the current system,we have developed a complete images to Braille conversion system to process and convert the images of normal texts into Braille dots (8 dots) taking into account (i) lower/upper case English alphabets,(ii) numbers and (iii) special characters/symbols all together.Particularly,this research focuses on the part one,which is the processing and conversion of lower/upper case alphabets.This system receives the input images,process and compares it with characters templates that have been stored in the database. …”
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Hepimiz Peyami Safa’nın Sözde Kızlar’ından Çıktık / We All Came out of Peyami Safa’s So-Called Girls by Arus Yumul

“…It argues that the narrative, characters, symbolisms and signifiers used to identify the binary characters, life styles, values and moralities in these films are reminiscient and evocative of Peyami Safa’s novels which dichotomize east and West in terms of spirit vs. matter, soul vs. body. …”
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Nation branding: The analysis of Serbia's brand identity by Novčić Branka, Štavljanin Velimir

“…By means of descriptive statistics the perception of the following brand identity elements was examined: brand personality, character, symbols, name, slogan and culture. The results indicated the existence of peculiarities in the perception of brand identity elements which can be seen in three aspects: perception discrepancy, matching perception and lack of knowledge. …”
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Identity erosion in Bret Easton Ellis' Less Than Zero and Imperial Bedrooms. by Kalimani, Sara Vahabi

“…This is done by examining characters’ symbolic interactions in terms of objects they used and behaviour they show in different social contexts.…”
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On the Entropy of Written Spanish Sobre la entropía del español escrito by FABIO G. GUERRERO

“…As an example of application, thirty samples of Spanish text are analyzed, totaling 22.8 million characters. Symbol lengths from n = 1 to 500 were considered for both words and characters. …”
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