Research ArticleOpen accessIn the keywordsRepairing and Strengthening of an Existing Reinforced Concrete Building: A North Cyprus PerspectiveHakan Yalciner, Amir A. HedayatProblem statement: Inadequate attention during design and construction of some of Reinforced Concrete (RC) buildings in North Cyprus has raised questions about the performance level of these existing buildings under future earthquakes. Approach: Column jacketing, adding steel braces and new shear walls to an existing building are common strengthening methods used by practical engineers in North Cyprus to increase the … …American Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Vol. 3, Issue 1 · 31 Mar 2010 · 9,787 accessesView PDFCite
Review ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractMachine Learning Integration for Precise Facial Micro-Expression RecognitionViola Bakiasi Shtino, Markela Muça, Senada BushatiThis study advances facial micro-expression recognition through innovative machine-learning techniques, addressing critical needs in psychology, security, and human-computer interaction. The purpose of this study is to improve micro-expression recognition through the optimization of feature transformation and machine learning algorithms. We introduce a novel approach combining Kernel Principal Component Analysis (KPCA) and Uniform Manifold Approximation and Projection (UMAP) for dimensionality reduction, … …Journal of Computer Science, Vol. 20, Issue 11 · 22 Oct 2024 · 5,592 accessesView PDFCite