In face recognition Local appearance based methods has achieved greater performance. In this paper, we have proposed single sample per class using Center Symmetric Local Binary Pattern and Gabor Filter. Gabor Filter extracts the textual feature and generates a binary face templat and the binary face template acts like a mask to extract local texture information using Center Symmetric Local Bina...

OBJECTIVE To estimate the willingness to pay (WTP) per quality-adjusted life year (QALY) value for life-saving treatments and to determine factors affecting the WTP per QALY value. DESIGN A cross-sectional survey with multistage sampling and face-to-face interviews. SETTING General population in the southern part of Thailand. PARTICIPANTS A total of 600 individuals were included in the st...

Sustainable architecture is known as an important strategy in recent years and all around the world are cooperating to achieve this by use of natural elements. There are many examples of residential buildings in Iran s past and its traditional architecture that the architecture in the interim of paying attention to aesthetic issues and preserving the natural environment acts in a way that meets...

Face mask ventilation is a life saving technique. This article will review aetiology and patophysiological consequences of inadequate mask ventilation. The main focus will be on circulatory changes during induction of anesthesia, before and in a short period after intubation that could be attributed to inadequate mask ventilation in humans.

Sustainable architecture is known as an important strategy in recent years and all around the world are cooperating to achieve this by use of natural elements. There are many examples of residential buildings in Iran s past and its traditional architecture that the architecture in the interim of paying attention to aesthetic issues and preserving the natural environment acts in a way that meets...

This paper reviews how Austin’s illocutionary act theory is used in face-to-face communication and online communication. In the aspect of interaction, this places attention on use polite language interaction ESL (English as a second language) classrooms. terms explored Facebook memes, emoticons, emojis stickers. After reviewing several research, concluded that when talking face-to-face, level f...

the present study on politeness is an attempt to examine (dis)agreeing strategies utilized by efl learners while chatting on the internet. subjects of the study were forty male and thirty-three female iranian natives whose internet relay chat (irc) interactions, composed of 400 excerpts, were collected between december 2007 and september 2008. data analysis was based on the general taxonomy of ...

Abstract Tax refunds are an opportunity for lower‐income households to accumulate emergency savings so they have cash on hand cover expenses when income is insufficient. Our field experiments testing different behavioral interventions encourage refund saving via online tax filing show small effect sizes (0.12–0.14) and a low aggregate rate (12%) that might be increased were filers receive finan...