Improving channel efficiency using physical layer information in wireless systems by Ou, Jiajue

“…To extract useful information from incorrect physical layer symbols and improve retransmission efficiency, this thesis presents MISC, a packet retransmission scheme that Merges Incorrect Symbols using Constellation diversity from multiple transmissions to produce correct ones. MISC proactively creates constellation diversity by rearranging the constellation maps in retransmissions. …”
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Multiview face emotion recognition using geometrical and texture features by Goodarzi, Farhad

“…By finding the emotion from the human face automatically and reacting proactively, several applications could benefit. The examples of these are the human-computer-interfaces or security systems, driver safety systems and social science's domain. …”
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Knowledge transfer intervention on flood risk reduction using flood learning education kit among school children in the Klang Valley, Malaysia by Azmi, Ezza Sabrina

“…Introduction: Investing in disaster risk reduction (DRR) for resilience community has been taken seriously worldwide by urging all parties, including local authorities, institutions, community and individual to devote in disaster risk education to proactively reduce and prevent disaster risks via structural and non-structural measures. …”
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Mediating effect of self-efficacy on relationship between selected variables and employability among university students in north-eastern Nigeria by Wujema, Baba Kachalla

“…Interestingly, the study has revealed that perceived usefulness, risk taking, innovativeness and proactiveness have a significant influence on employability among undergraduate students of universities in North-Eastern Nigeria. …”
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Alternative policy mechanism for increasing rice self-sufficiency in Nigeria by Yakubu, Abdulsalam Rakiya

“…Results of this study can assist the government in proactively designing and introducing appropriate policy interventions and investments towards increasing the country’s self-sufficiency level in rice. …”
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Improved source code editing for effective ad-hoc code reuse by Han, Sangmok

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rEVaMp : Risk Elicited Earned Value Management procedure -- A systematic framework for accounting for project uncertainties by Seshadri, Parthasarathy

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Computational methods for modeling human-like agents in virtual environment by Kang, Yilin

“…Three key requirements of realistic characters in virtual worlds have been identified, namely (1) Autonomy: Agents should be able to function autonomously and make decisions proactively in response to events happening in the virtual world around them; (2) Interactivity: The interaction between virtual humans and real humans should be as natural as possible, integrating both verbal and nonverbal communication such as facial expressions and body gestures; and (3) Personality: Virtual humans should exhibit human-like traits and characteristics, such as personalities and emotions. …”
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Examining the prevention and management of cardiovascular disease risk in Kenyan primary care settings by Muthee, TB

“…Therefore, the aim of this thesis was to examine the prevention and management of CVD risk in Kenyan primary care settings by proactively identifying and characterising important elements relevant to optimising practice in these settings.…”