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Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractImplementation of Multi-Centroid Moment Invariants in Thermal-Based Face Identification SystemKhairul Hamimah Abas, Osamu OnoProblem statement: Current paramount methods and approaches in face identification field rely on facial characteristics; such as location of eyes, length of nose and mouth, regardless the type of medium used to acquire the facial images. The visibility of these facial characteristics varies significantly with environmental factors (e.g., lighting elements). Various researches have been devoted to develop methodologies for addressing … …American Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol. 7, Issue 3 · 31 Mar 2010 · 7,163 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractNorm Divergence Opportunity Structure and Utilization of Self-Employed Immigrants' QualificationsShahamak Rezaei, Marco GoliProblem statement: Denmark experienced one of the most successful periods of its economy in 2004-2008, with a tremendous reduction of 77% in unemployment. Due to the structural challenges with regard to the labor market the utilization of immigrants’ qualifications has come up to the surface of political and societal debate in Denmark. The focus of this study was challenges to … …Journal of Social Sciences, Vol. 5, Issue 3 · 30 Sep 2009 · 7,832 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractThe Effects of Personality and Cultural Intelligence on International Assignment Effectiveness: A ReviewNaresh Kumar, Raduan Che Rose, SubramaniamProblem statement: Studies on cultural intelligence (CQ) have been recently initiated dramatically in an effort to determine how they were related to positive life outcomes. While past findings showed positive correlations to various aspects of life outcomes, clear establishments of the theoretical and empirical connections of CQ on cross-cultural adjustment and job performance among expatriates was still remain elusive in … …Journal of Social Sciences, Vol. 4, Issue 4 · 31 Dec 2008 · 10,664 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractPersistent Misconceptions in Algebra: A Critical Analysis of Errors with Implications for Teaching and Further ResearchGurudeo Anand Tularam, Omar Moalin HassanThis study explores the persistent challenges students face in learning algebra, with a focus on prevalent errors observed in secondary education worldwide. This study highlights the complex interplay between conceptual and procedural knowledge in algebraic reasoning through a comprehensive review of theoretical frameworks and empirical studies by influential scholars such as Kieran, Shard, Booth and Koedinger. As students transition from … …Journal of Social Sciences, Vol. 21, Issue 1 · 22 Mar 2025 · 10,091 accessesView PDFCite
Research NotesOpen accessIn the abstractResearch Ethics and Overseas Fieldwork: Are Ethics Committees Oblivious of Cultural Differences?Jones Adu-GyamfiResearch ethics committees have come under increasing criticisms either for been toothless or too fierce. This has mainly come about as a result of the gap in theoretical expectations of research ethics and the experienced realities during fieldwork. In particular, ethics committees incur the displeasure of international students who undertake studies in their own sociocultural contexts. This paper presents a … …Journal of Social Sciences, Vol. 14, Issue 1 · 16 Mar 2018 · 7,551 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractVisual Tracking using Invariant Feature DescriptorLee-Yeng Ong, Siong-Hoe Lau, Voon-Chet KooThe process of identifying the state of an object in a video sequence is referred as visual tracking. It is mainly achieved by using the appearance information from a reference image to recognize the similar characteristics from the other images. Since a digital image is built-up with rows and columns of pixels that are represented with finite set of digital … …American Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol. 14, Issue 9 · 21 Sep 2017 · 7,715 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractStatistical Evaluation on Neighborhood Facilities in Relation with Residential Satisfaction and PreferenceDidit Novianto, Weijun Gao, Soichiro Kuroki, Hidetoshi FukahoriThis paper presents a study on the method of evaluating the residential environment in terms of neighborhood facilities and urban planning. Subjective evaluations through questionnaire survey were performed in order to grasp the resident’s behaviors and preferences. In 2013, questionnaires were distributed to more than 3,000 households of younger families located in Kitakyushu City, Northern Kyushu Island, Japan. In this … …American Journal of Environmental Sciences, Vol. 12, Issue 3 · 30 May 2016 · 7,741 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractZero Inflated Poisson and Geographically Weighted Zero- Inflated Poisson Regression Model: Application to Elephantiasis (Filariasis) Counts DataPurhadi, Yuliani Setia Dewi, Luthfatul AmalianaPoisson regression has been widely used for modeling counts data. Violation of equidispersion assumption can occur when there are excess of zeros of the data. For that condition we can use Zero-Inflated Poisson (ZIP) to analyze such data, resulting global parameter estimates. However spatial data from various locations have their own characteristics depend on their socio-cultural, geographical and economic conditions. … …Journal of Mathematics and Statistics, Vol. 11, Issue 2 · 29 Sep 2015 · 8,324 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractDifficulties in Translating Terminological Phrasemes in Economic Print Media from French, Spanish and English into Slovak-a Contrastive ApproachĽudmila Mešková, Janka KubekováThe aim of this study is to demonstrate that the correct identification, understanding and translating of terminological phrasemes can cause difficulty for students, translators, managers and entrepreneurs. The theoretical framework of this study comprises phraseology, phraseodidactics and one branch of cognitive linguistics - construction grammar-which takes into account phrases and not only individual words. Professional economic phrasemes were first compiled … …Journal of Social Sciences, Vol. 11, Issue 3 · 24 Aug 2015 · 8,340 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractHow to Apply CxG to Phraseology: A Multilingual Research ProjectValentina Benigni, Paola Cotta Ramusino, Fabio Mollica, Elmar SchafrothIn the present research project, we will set out to design and populate a multilingual database which lists and describes Italian, Chinese, English, French, German, Japanese, Russian and Spanish phraseologisms. We firmly believe that the multilingual database will prove particularly useful in second language teaching. We will endorse the holistic perspective of Construction Grammar as our theoretical and applied framework … …Journal of Social Sciences, Vol. 11, Issue 3 · 20 Aug 2015 · 9,493 accessesView PDFCite