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Feature synthesis for image classification and retrieval via one-against-all perceptrons
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Springer London
, 2018 , Article)
Most existing content-based image retrieval and classification systems rely on low-level features which are automatically extracted from images. However, often these features lack the discrimination power needed for accurate ...
Female audit committee members and their influence on audit fees
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Blackwell Publishing
, 2018 , Article)
We test the relationship between female representation on the audit committee and audit fees for 624 Australian companies in the year 2011. A positive relationship is found, leading to the conclusion that female presence ...
Knowledge and innovation in the Lebanese software industry
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Cogent OA
, 2018 , Article)
The software industry is strongly influenced by knowledge and innovation. The ability to develop new solutions and services is considered essential to firm survival and growth. The innovation process, being long and costly, ...
Standard Terms Contracts: The Approaches of Qatari Civil Law and UNIDROIT Principles 2016. A Comparative Study
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Brill Academic Publishers
, 2018 , Article)
This study compares the approach that Qatari Civil Law No. 22/2004 (QCL) takes to standard terms with that taken by the UNIDROIT Principles of International Commercial Contracts 2016. The main difference between QCL and ...
Driving behaviour and sustainable mobility-policies and approaches revisited
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MDPI AG
, 2018 , Article)
Climate change is receiving increasing attention in recent years. The transportation sector contributes substantially to increased fuel consumption, greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and poor air quality, which imposes a ...
فتنة العولمة وسؤال الهوية (الهويات السيالة والهويات الصلبة)
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Siirt Üniversitesi
, 2018 , Article)
ليس من المبالغةِ في شيء القولُ بتعذّر وجود مفهوم إنساني نال من الحظوة ما ناله مفهوم العولمة في شتى أصقاع العالم، ولاسيما في العقود الثلاثة الأخيرة؛ بآية الكمّ المتدفّق من الكتب والأبحاث التي صدرت عنه _ولا تزال_ بلغات العالم ...
Erosion behavior of API X120 steel: Effect of particle speed and impact angle
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MDPI AG
, 2018 , Article)
The dry erosion behavior of API-X120 pipeline steel was investigated, under the erosive interaction of aluminum oxide particulates, in a range of speed (43-167 m·s-1) and impact angle (30°-90°). Erosion behavior is ...
Fourier Transform Infrared (FT-IR) and Laser Ablation Inductively Coupled Plasma–Mass Spectrometry (LA-ICP-MS) Imaging of Cerebral Ischemia: Combined Analysis of Rat Brain Thin Cuts Toward Improved Tissue Classification
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SAGE Publications Inc.
, 2018 , Article)
Microspectroscopic techniques are widely used to complement histological studies. Due to recent developments in the field of chemical imaging, combined chemical analysis has become attractive. This technique facilitates a ...
Investigation on the effect of γ-irradiation on the dielectric and piezoelectric properties of stretchable PVDF/Fe–ZnO nanocomposites for self-powering devices
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Royal Society of Chemistry
, 2018 , Article)
Stretchable films of PVDF nanocomposites containing iron doped ZnO (Fe-ZnO) nanoflowers are fabricated following simple solution mixing and ?-irradiation treatment. An increase in ?-phase crystallinity is noticed for the ...
Grounded theory analysis of successful implementation of e-government projects: Exploring perceptions of e-government authorities
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IGI Global
, 2018 , Article)
This article explores the perceptions of senior managers about the successful implementations of e-government projects in their agencies, identifying what problems they have encountered and how they have addressed these ...