Square patch feature: faster weak-classifier for robust object detection by Mohd Mustafah, Yasir, Bigdeli, Abbas, Azman, Amelia Wong, Dadgostar, Farhad, Lovell, Brian

“…The results of the experiments on the MIT CBCL Face dataset show that a Square Patch Feature classifier is as accurate as the Viola-Jones Haarlike classifier, and when implemented on hardware (i.e. FPGA), it is almost 2 times faster.…”
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Interface shear strength of composite concrete-to-concrete bond by Mohamad, Mazizah Ezdiani

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Chemometrics fuzzy autocatalytic set method for halal authentication of gelatin by Hassan, Nurfarhana

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Digital forensic readiness in Iot-enabled organisations and forensic investigation analysis in real-time by Oyeyemi, Kuku, Chrysikos, Alexandros, Salekzamankhani, Shahram

“…Without a standardised and holistic approach towards digital forensic investigation, the paper presents a framework based on ISO/IEC 27043 standards that could provide a crucial digital forensic readiness process for organisations to consider when developing security policies and procedures. …”
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Direct and extended intergenerational contact and young people's attitudes towards older adults by Drury, Lisbeth, Hutchison, Paul, Abrams, Dominic

“…In Study 1 (N = 70), extended contact was associated with more positive attitudes towards older adults even when controlling for direct intergenerational contact (contact frequency and contact quality). …”
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Early detection of breast tumors using UWB microstrip antenna imaging by Karli, Radouane, Ammor, Hassan, Virdee, Bal Singh

“…The detection technique is based on using the fact that the tumor's electrical properties, in particular conduction and specific absorption rate (SAR), change significantly from those of healthy biological tissue when exposed to microwave radiation. The hemispherical breast model used comprised breast skin, fat and the tumor tissue. …”
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Enhancement of tilted beam in elevation plane for planar end-fire antennas using artificial dielectric medium by Dadgarpour, Abdolmehdi, Zarghooni, Behnam, Virdee, Bal Singh, Denidni, Tayeb A.

“…In addition, a maximum gain enhancement of 5 dB is achieved when the beam is tilted. Reflection-coefficient of the proposed structure is maintained better than -10 dB across its operational band.…”
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Child protection systems between professional cooperation and trustful relationships: A comparison of professional practical and ethical dilemmas in England/Wales, Germany, Portuga... by Meysen, Thomas, Kelly, Liz

“…This paper explores practical and ethical dilemmas for professionals when securing the protection of children in the complex non‐clinical setting of individual families. …”

Colours and other optical properties of binary noble metal-noble metal alloys by Clarke, Keith M.

“…Tarnishing of copper rich alloys has a visually observable and measurable effect only when prolonged over many hours, but a rapidly formed film is probably responsible for an ellipsometrically observed increase in the saturation of these red metals that borders on the perceptible.…”
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Mathematical and computational modelling for the design of pipe bends and compliant systems by Bishop, Steven Richard

“…In part I some theoretical and numerical processes are considered which arise when modelling the flow of a fluid through a pipe bend or deflector nozzle. …”
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Diffusion problems in lead-tin overlay bearings by Kalubowila, Prematilake Wimaladarma

“…The nickel barrier, as well as other barriers, forms intermetallic compounds with tin at almost the same rate as when a barrier is not present. This work was carried out to investigate the problem of diffusion in detail and to search for possible solutions. …”
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Long memory and fractional integration in high frequency data on the US dollar / British pound spot exchange rate by Caporale, Guglielmo Maria, Gil-Alana, Luis A.

“…In brief, we find evidence that a lower degree of integration is associated with lower data frequencies. In particular, when the data are collected every 10 minutes there are several cases with values of d strictly smaller than 1, implying mean-reverting behaviour; however, for higher data frequencies the unit root null cannot be rejected. …”
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Current conveyor macromodels for wideband RF circuit design by Brinson, Mike, Kuznetsov, Vadim

“…Given the fact that integrated circuit current conveyors are high bandwidth current processing devices, often with superior RF performance when compared to comparable voltage domain devices, it is surprising that the number of current mode integrated circuits available, as standard of-the-shelf industrial items, is so small. …”
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A nation-state without the nation? The trajectories of nation-formation in Montenegro by Malešević, Siniša, Uzelac, Gordana

“…Only fifteen years earlier, when the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia collapsed, Montenegro was resolute to continue the Yugoslav state-formation in a union with Serbia. …”
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Foreign exchange, fractional cointegration and the implied-realized volatility relation by Kellard, Neil, Dunis, Christian L., Sarantis, Nicholas

“…Moreover, the non-standard asymptotic distribution of estimators when using fractionally integrated data is overcome by employing a bootstrap procedure in the frequency domain. …”
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Introduction: Working with Academic Literacies by Lillis, Theresa, Harrington, Kathy, Lea, Mary, Mitchell, Sally

“…In developing a transformative approach, how might work in Academic Literacies usefully draw on and engage with other approaches to writing? Exactly how, when and in which specific contexts - geographical, institutional, disciplinary, stage of study - particular elements of Academic Literacies are valuable for developing a transformative approach to writing and reading in the academy were (and are) questions we all felt needed more consideration. …”
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Constructing Europe and the European Union via education contrasts and congruence within and between Germany and England by Brown, Eleanor, Szczepek Reed, Beatrice, Ross, Alistair, Davies, Ian, Bengsch, Géraldine

“…Finally, we argue that the textbooks may be seen as contributing to a process of socialization rather than one of education when it comes to characterizations of Europe.…”
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Drawing for blind learners: assistive technology for graphical design by Ohene-Djan, James, Fernando, Sandra

“…The grammar can be adopted and personalised in education and learning when presenting technical diagrams. The grammar enables users to present graphics by mapping the cognitive visualisation of blind people into spatial information on a computer screen. …”
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Cultural localisation as a strategy to preserve the persuasive function in the translation of tourism websites from French into English by Cowan, Sally Elizabeth

“…The findings suggest that culturally localised tourism websites are more likely to succeed as instruments of persuasion, with ego-targeting discussed as an effective strategy when adapting the text to appeal to the British market.…”

Young children retain fast mapped object labels better than shape, color, and texture words by Holland, Amanda, Simpson, Andrew, Riggs, Kevin J.

“…The results also highlight the importance of comparing short- and long-term retention when studying children’s word learning.…”
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