Actuators: Accomplishments, opportunities and challenges

50 years of biometric research: Accomplishments, challenges, and opportunities

Biometric recognition refers to the automated recognition of individuals based on their biological and behavioral characteristics such as fingerprint, face, iris, and voice. The first scientific paper on automated fingerprint matching was published by Mitchell Trauring in the journal Nature in 1963. The first objective of this paper is to document the significant progress that has been achieved...

Accomplishments and Opportunities

Islam; Challenges and Opportunities

Undoubtedly Islamic Revolution of Iran has been the source of Islamic awakening in the middle-east. Therefore Islamic Republic of Iran plays the role of an example and a director of political developments in the region. Islamic awakening in Arab countries has been able to question the dominant discourse of dictators in the middle-east region and topple their regimes. These developments include ...

Accomplishments and Opportunities in Biosurveillance

S urveillance is the cornerstone of public health. Robust surveillance data and their analysis meaningfully impact public health action, planning, and prioritization. However, as Dr Alexander Langmuir stated in his 1962 Cutter Lecture on Preventive Medicine at the Harvard School of Public Health, “Good surveillance does not necessarily ensure making the right decisions, but it reduces the chanc...

Plasma Lipoproteins and Atherosclerosis Accomplishments and Opportunities

undergo terminal catabolism in these cells. Controversy Advances in Vascular Biology—Volume 5: is continuing as to whether the amount of total dietary Plasma Lipids and Their Role in Disease fatty acids or only that of saturated fatty acids should Edited by Philip J. Barter be reduced. Also, plasma lipids are affected differently and Kerry-Anne Rye by n-6 as opposed to n-3 polyunsaturated fatty...