Face recognition is one of the most broadly researched subjects in pattern recognition. Feature extraction is a key step in face recognition. As an effective texture description operator, Local Binary Pattern (LBP) feature is firstly introduced by Ahonen et al into face recognition. Because of the advantages of simplicity and efficiency, LBP feature is widely applied and later on becomes one of...

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui perbedaan efikasi diri dan kemampuan memecahkan masalah peserta didik pada pembelajaran berbasis pendekatan saintifik. menggunakan jenis penelitian quasi experiment dengan desain pretest posttest group. Sampel terdiri dari atas dua kelas, yaitu kelas XI MIPA 4 sebagai eksperimen 2 kontrol. Sejumlah 70 ditentukan sampel teknik random sampling. Instrumen ...

PURPOSE To determine whether visual functions are decreased in children with infantile spasms and vigabatrin-attributed retinal toxicity. METHODS Contrast sensitivity and grating acuity were measured by using sweep visual evoked potential (VEP) testing in 42 children with infantile spasms (mean age, 29.23 +/- 18.31 months). All children had been exposed to vigabatrin (VGB) for a minimum of 1 ...

BACKGROUND The purpose of this study was to examine whether ingesting a pre-workout dietary supplement (PWS) with and without synephrine (S) during training affects training responses in resistance-trained males. METHODS Resistance-trained males (N = 80) were randomly assigned to supplement their diet in a double-blind manner with either a flavored placebo (PLA); a PWS containing beta-alanine...

The depths from 10 to 30 m are usually not considered narcotic in scuba air-diving, and evidence of psychomotor disturbances attributable to nitrogen narcosis at these depths is weak and contradictory. 15 experienced male divers were tested in a chamber at 1, 2, 3, and 4 bars over five consecutive days using a battery of computer generated psychological tests-Computerized Reactionmeter Drenovac...

INTRODUCTION The main objective of the present study is to review the psychological profile of female patients with borderline personality disorder in the women referring to the Centers of Counseling and Psychological Services at Isfahan city based on MMPI-2 test and comparing them with ordinary women. METHOD The present study is of the type of cause-comparative and the selection of examinees...

This study examined the relationship between dispositional achievement goal orientations and intrinsic motivation following physical fitness testing. Students, aged 11-15 years, completed the Task and Ego Orientation in Sport Questionnaire, participated in the 20-m progressive shuttle run test, and then completed a modified Intrinsic Motivation Inventory (IMI). Using their goal orientations, st...