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On Offline Arabic Character Recognition |
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1 | (18) |
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Structure of the Proposed OCR System |
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4 | (2) |
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6 | (1) |
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7 | (3) |
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Line Segmentation and Zoning |
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8 | (1) |
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Segmentation of Words into Individual Characters |
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9 | (1) |
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10 | (1) |
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11 | (4) |
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Recognition Using the Syntactic Approach |
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12 | (1) |
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Recognition Using the Neural Network Approach |
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13 | (2) |
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Experimental Results and Analysis |
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15 | (2) |
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15 | (1) |
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17 | (2) |
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17 | (1) |
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17 | (2) |
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License Plate Recognition System: Saudi Arabian Case |
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19 | (14) |
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19 | (1) |
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Structure of a Typical LPR System |
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20 | (1) |
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21 | (1) |
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21 | (5) |
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23 | (1) |
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23 | (1) |
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24 | (2) |
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Black to White Ratio and Plate Extraction |
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26 | (1) |
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License Plate Segmentation |
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26 | (1) |
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26 | (1) |
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26 | (1) |
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27 | (1) |
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Experimental Analysis and Results |
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27 | (5) |
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32 | (1) |
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32 | (1) |
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Algorithms for Extracting Textual Characters in Color Video |
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33 | (18) |
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33 | (1) |
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34 | (1) |
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Our New Text Extraction Algorithm |
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35 | (5) |
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Step 1: Identify Potential Text Line Segments |
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36 | (2) |
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Step 2: Text Block Detection |
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38 | (1) |
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Step 3: Text Block Filtering |
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38 | (1) |
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Step 4: Boundary Adjustments |
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38 | (1) |
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Step 5: Bicolor Clustering |
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38 | (1) |
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Step 6: Artifact Filtering |
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39 | (1) |
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Step 7: Contour Smoothing |
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39 | (1) |
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Experimental Results and Performance |
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40 | (7) |
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Using Multiframe Edge Information to Improve Precision |
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47 | (1) |
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Step 3(b): Text Block Filtering Based on Multiframe Edge Strength |
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47 | (1) |
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Discussion and Concluding Remarks |
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47 | (4) |
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48 | (3) |
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Separation of Handwritten Touching Digits: A Multiagents Approach |
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51 | (16) |
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51 | (1) |
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52 | (4) |
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Digitizing and Processing |
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56 | (1) |
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56 | (5) |
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Extraction of Feature Points |
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56 | (1) |
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57 | (4) |
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61 | (4) |
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Conclusions and Future Work |
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65 | (2) |
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65 | (2) |
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Prototype-based Handwriting Recognition Using Shape and Execution Prototypes |
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67 | (22) |
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67 | (1) |
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A Handwriting Generation Process Model |
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68 | (2) |
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The First Stages of the Handwriting Recognition System |
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70 | (3) |
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70 | (1) |
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71 | (2) |
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The Execution of the Prototype Extraction Method |
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73 | (9) |
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Grouping Training Samples |
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74 | (1) |
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Refinement of the Prototypes |
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75 | (1) |
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Experimental Evaluation of the Prototype Extraction Method |
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76 | (6) |
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Prototype-based Classification |
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82 | (5) |
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The Prototype-based Classifier Architecture |
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82 | (1) |
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Experimental Evaluation of the Prototype Initialization |
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83 | (1) |
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Prototype Pruning to Increase Knowledge Condensation |
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84 | (1) |
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Discussion and Comparison to Related Work |
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85 | (2) |
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87 | (2) |
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87 | (1) |
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87 | (2) |
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Logo Detection in Document Images with Complex Backgrounds |
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89 | (10) |
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89 | (1) |
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Detection of Potential Logos |
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90 | (1) |
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Verification of Potential Logos |
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91 | (2) |
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Feature Extraction by Geostatistics |
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91 | (2) |
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Neural Network-based Classifier |
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93 | (1) |
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93 | (4) |
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97 | (2) |
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97 | (2) |
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An Intelligent Online Signature Verification System |
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99 | (20) |
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99 | (3) |
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100 | (1) |
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The Evaluation of an Online Signature Verification System |
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101 | (1) |
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102 | (5) |
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Conventional Mathematical Approaches |
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102 | (2) |
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Dynamic Programming Approach |
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104 | (1) |
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Hidden Markov Model-Based Methods |
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105 | (1) |
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The Artificial Neural Networks Approach |
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106 | (1) |
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Signature Verification Product Market Survey |
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106 | (1) |
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A Typical Online Signature Verification System |
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107 | (6) |
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107 | (3) |
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110 | (1) |
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111 | (1) |
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112 | (1) |
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Proposed Online Signature Verification Applications |
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113 | (3) |
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System Password Authentication |
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113 | (1) |
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Internet E-commerce Application |
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114 | (2) |
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116 | (3) |
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116 | (3) |
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Hybrid Fingerprint Recognition using Minutiae and Shape |
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119 | (12) |
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119 | (1) |
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120 | (2) |
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Elastic Minutiae Matching |
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122 | (4) |
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122 | (1) |
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123 | (3) |
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126 | (1) |
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126 | (3) |
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129 | (2) |
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129 | (1) |
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129 | (2) |
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Personal Authentication Using the Fusion of Multiple Palm-print Features |
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131 | (14) |
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131 | (2) |
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133 | (2) |
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Step 1: Image Thresholding |
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134 | (1) |
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134 | (1) |
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Step 3: Wavelet-based Segmentation |
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135 | (1) |
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Step 4: Region of Interest (ROI) Generation |
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135 | (1) |
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135 | (1) |
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Enrollment and Verification Processes |
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136 | (4) |
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Multitemplate Matching Approach |
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136 | (1) |
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Multimodal Authentication with PBF-based Fusion |
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137 | (2) |
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139 | (1) |
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140 | (2) |
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140 | (1) |
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Verification Using a Template Matching Algorithm |
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140 | (1) |
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Verification Using PBF-based Fusion |
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141 | (1) |
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142 | (3) |
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142 | (3) |
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Intelligent Iris Recognition Using Neural Networks |
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145 | (24) |
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145 | (2) |
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147 | (1) |
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Some Groundbreaking Techniques |
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148 | (6) |
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149 | (1) |
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150 | (1) |
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Method of Dyadic Wavelet Transform Zero Crossing |
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151 | (3) |
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154 | (4) |
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Multilayer Feed-forward Neural Networks (MFNNs) |
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154 | (2) |
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Radial Basis Function Neural Networks (RBFNNs) |
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156 | (2) |
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158 | (4) |
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158 | (1) |
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159 | (1) |
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159 | (3) |
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162 | (1) |
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162 | (2) |
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162 | (1) |
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162 | (2) |
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Graphic User Interface (GUI) |
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164 | (2) |
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166 | (3) |
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166 | (3) |
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Pose-invariant Face Recognition Using Subspace Techniques |
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169 | (32) |
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169 | (3) |
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170 | (1) |
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171 | (1) |
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Review of Biometric Systems |
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172 | (6) |
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Summary of the Performance of Different Biometrics |
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173 | (4) |
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Selecting the Right Biometric Technology |
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177 | (1) |
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Multimodal Biometric Systems |
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177 | (1) |
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Face Recognition Algorithms |
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178 | (5) |
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Template-based Face Recognition |
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180 | (1) |
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Appearance-based Face Recognition |
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180 | (1) |
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Model-based Face Recognition |
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181 | (2) |
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Linear Subspace Techniques |
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183 | (8) |
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Principal Component Analysis |
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184 | (1) |
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Linear Discriminant Analysis |
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185 | (4) |
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Independent Component Analysis |
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189 | (2) |
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A Pose-invariant System for Face Recognition |
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191 | (7) |
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192 | (1) |
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Pose Estimation using LDA |
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192 | (2) |
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Experimental Results for Pose Estimation using LDA and PCA |
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194 | (1) |
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View-specific Subspace Decomposition |
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194 | (1) |
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Experiments on the Pose-invariant Face Recognition System |
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195 | (3) |
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198 | (3) |
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198 | (3) |
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Developmental Vision: Adaptive Recognition of Human Faces by Humanoid Robots |
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201 | (40) |
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201 | (1) |
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Adaptive Recognition Based on Developmental Learning |
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202 | (3) |
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Human Psycho-physical Development |
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202 | (1) |
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Machine (Robot) Psycho-physical Development |
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203 | (1) |
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204 | (1) |
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204 | (1) |
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Developmental Learning of Facial Image Detection |
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205 | (17) |
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Current Face Detection Techniques |
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205 | (1) |
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Criteria of Developmental Learning for Facial Image Detection |
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206 | (1) |
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206 | (1) |
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Color Space Transformation |
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207 | (3) |
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RCE Adaptive Segmentation |
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210 | (8) |
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218 | (1) |
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218 | (2) |
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220 | (2) |
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Developmental Learning of Facial Image Recognition |
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222 | (14) |
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222 | (1) |
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223 | (1) |
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Feature Extraction by Wavelet Packet Analysis |
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224 | (3) |
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227 | (7) |
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Feature Classification by Hidden Markov Models |
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234 | (1) |
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234 | (1) |
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235 | (1) |
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236 | (5) |
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237 | (4) |
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Empirical Study on Appearance-based Binary Age Classification |
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241 | (16) |
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242 | (1) |
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243 | (1) |
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Description of the Proposed Age Classification System |
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243 | (4) |
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244 | (1) |
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Segmentation of the Facial Region |
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245 | (1) |
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246 | (1) |
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246 | (1) |
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Classifying People into Age Groups |
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246 | (1) |
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247 | (5) |
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Performance of Data Projection Techniques |
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247 | (1) |
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The Effect of Preprocessing and Image Resolution |
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248 | (1) |
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The Effect of Pose Variation |
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248 | (1) |
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The Effect of Lighting Conditions |
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249 | (1) |
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249 | (1) |
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The Impact of Gender on Age Classification |
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250 | (1) |
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Classifier Accuracies Across the Age Groups |
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251 | (1) |
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252 | (5) |
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Appendix A: Data Projection Techniques |
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253 | (1) |
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Principal Component Analysis (PCA) |
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253 | (1) |
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Non-Negative Matrix Factorization (NMF) |
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253 | (1) |
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Appendix B: Fundamentals of Support Vector Machines |
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253 | (1) |
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254 | (1) |
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254 | (3) |
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Intelligent Recignition in Medical Pattern Understanding and Cognitive Analysis |
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257 | (18) |
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257 | (2) |
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Preliminary Transformation of Medical Images |
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259 | (2) |
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Structural Descriptions of the Examined Structures |
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261 | (2) |
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Coronary Vessel Cognitive Analysis |
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263 | (2) |
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Understanding of Lesions in the Urinary Tract |
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265 | (3) |
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Syntactic Methods Supporting Diagnosis of Pancreatitis and Pancreatic Neoplasm |
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268 | (3) |
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Semantic Analysis of Spinal Cord NMR Images |
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271 | (1) |
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272 | (3) |
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273 | (2) |
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The Roadmap for Recognizing Regions of Interest in Medical Images |
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275 | (22) |
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275 | (1) |
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Convolutional Primitive Segmentation |
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276 | (4) |
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Thresholding Primitive Segmentation |
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280 | (1) |
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Morphological Primitive Segmentation |
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280 | (1) |
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280 | (1) |
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281 | (1) |
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281 | (1) |
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Hybridizing the Primitive Segmentation Operators |
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281 | (4) |
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Region Identification Based on Fuzzy Logic |
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285 | (8) |
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289 | (4) |
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293 | (4) |
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294 | (3) |
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Feature Extraction and Compression with Discriminative and Nonlinear Classifiers and Applications in Speech Recognition |
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297 | (22) |
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298 | (2) |
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Standard Feature Extraction Methods |
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300 | (1) |
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Linear Discriminant Analysis |
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300 | (1) |
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Principal Component Analysis |
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301 | (1) |
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The Minimum Classification Error Training Algorithm |
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301 | (3) |
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Derivation of the MCE Criterion |
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301 | (2) |
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Using MCE Training Algorithms for Dimensionality Reduction |
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303 | (1) |
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304 | (3) |
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304 | (2) |
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Multiclass SVM Classifiers |
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306 | (1) |
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Feature Extraction and Compression with MCE and SVM |
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307 | (1) |
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The Generalized MCE Training Algorithm |
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307 | (1) |
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307 | (1) |
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Classification Experiments |
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308 | (8) |
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Deterding Database Experiments |
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309 | (2) |
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TIMIT Database Experiments |
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311 | (5) |
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316 | (3) |
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317 | (2) |
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Improving Mine Recognition through Processing and Dempster--Shafer Fusion of Multisensor Data |
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319 | (26) |
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319 | (1) |
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Data Presentation and Preprocessing |
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320 | (4) |
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320 | (1) |
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321 | (2) |
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323 | (1) |
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324 | (3) |
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324 | (1) |
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325 | (1) |
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325 | (2) |
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Choice of Measures and Their Extraction |
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327 | (6) |
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327 | (1) |
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328 | (5) |
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333 | (1) |
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Modeling of Measures in Terms of Belief Functions and Their Discounting |
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333 | (5) |
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334 | (1) |
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GPR A-scan and Preprocessed C-scan Measures |
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335 | (1) |
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GPR B-scan (Hyperbola) Measures |
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336 | (1) |
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336 | (1) |
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337 | (1) |
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Region Association, Combination of Measures and Decision |
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338 | (3) |
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338 | (1) |
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339 | (1) |
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340 | (1) |
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341 | (1) |
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341 | (4) |
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342 | (1) |
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342 | (3) |
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Fast Object Recognition Using Dynamic Programming from a Combination of Salient Line Groups |
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345 | (18) |
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345 | (1) |
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346 | (1) |
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347 | (1) |
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Energy Model for the Junction Groups |
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348 | (1) |
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349 | (2) |
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Collinear Criterion of Lines |
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351 | (2) |
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351 | (1) |
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352 | (1) |
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Energy Model for the Junction Groups |
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353 | (1) |
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354 | (6) |
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355 | (4) |
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Collinearity Tests for Random Lines |
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359 | (1) |
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360 | (3) |
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360 | (3) |
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Holo-Extraction and Intelligent Recognition of Digital Curves Scanned from Paper Drawings |
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363 | (26) |
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363 | (1) |
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Review of Current Vectorization Methods |
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364 | (3) |
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The Hough Transform-based Method |
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365 | (1) |
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365 | (1) |
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365 | (1) |
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The Sparse Pixel-based Method |
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365 | (1) |
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Mesh Pattern-based Methods |
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365 | (1) |
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Black Pixel Region-based Methods |
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366 | (1) |
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The Requirements for Holo-extraction of Information |
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366 | (1) |
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Construction of the Networks of SCRs |
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367 | (6) |
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Generating Adjacency Graphs of Runs |
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367 | (1) |
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Constructing Single Closed Regions (SCRs) |
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368 | (2) |
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Building Adjacency Graphs of SCRs |
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370 | (1) |
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Constructing the Networks of SCRs |
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371 | (2) |
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A Bridge from the Raster Image to Understanding and 3D Reconstruction |
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373 | (6) |
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Separating the Annotations and the Outlines of Projections of Parts |
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373 | (2) |
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375 | (2) |
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377 | (2) |
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Classification of Digital Curves |
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379 | (3) |
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Extracting the Representative Points of Digital Curves |
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379 | (1) |
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Fitting a Straight line to the Set of Points |
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380 | (1) |
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Fitting a Circular Arc to the Set of Points |
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381 | (1) |
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382 | (1) |
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Decomposition of Combined Lines Using Genetic Algorithms |
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382 | (4) |
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382 | (2) |
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384 | (1) |
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384 | (1) |
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384 | (1) |
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385 | (1) |
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Convergence and Control Parameters |
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385 | (1) |
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Determination of the Relationships Between the Segments |
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385 | (1) |
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386 | (1) |
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386 | (3) |
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387 | (2) |
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Topological Segmentation and Smoothing of Discrete Curve Skeletons |
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389 | (22) |
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389 | (1) |
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390 | (2) |
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392 | (5) |
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Component Counting and Labeling |
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392 | (1) |
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Classification of Skeleton Voxels |
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392 | (1) |
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Local Junction Classification |
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393 | (1) |
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Thick Junction Resolution |
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394 | (1) |
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395 | (2) |
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397 | (3) |
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397 | (1) |
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398 | (2) |
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400 | (3) |
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Polynomial Branch Representation |
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400 | (1) |
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Augmented Merit Functions |
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401 | (2) |
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403 | (4) |
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407 | (4) |
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408 | (1) |
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408 | (3) |
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Applications of Clifford-valued Neural Networks to Pattern Classification and Pose Estimation |
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411 | (28) |
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411 | (1) |
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Geometric Algebra: An Outline |
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412 | (4) |
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412 | (1) |
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The Geometric Algebra of nD Space |
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413 | (1) |
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The Geometric Algebra of 3D Space |
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414 | (1) |
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414 | (1) |
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Conformal Geometric Algebra |
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415 | (1) |
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Real-valued Neural Networks |
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416 | (1) |
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Complex MLP and Quaternionic MLP |
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417 | (1) |
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Clifford-valued Feed-forward Neural Networks |
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418 | (3) |
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418 | (1) |
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418 | (1) |
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Feed-forward Clifford-valued Neural Networks |
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419 | (2) |
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421 | (1) |
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Multidimensional Back-propagation Training Rule |
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421 | (1) |
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Geometric Learning Using Genetic Algorithms |
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422 | (1) |
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Support Vector Machines in the Geometric Algebra Framework |
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422 | (4) |
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422 | (1) |
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Support Multivector Machines |
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423 | (1) |
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Generating SMVMs with Different Kernels |
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424 | (1) |
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Design of Kernels Involving the Clifford Geometric Product for Nonlinear Support Multivector Machines |
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424 | (1) |
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Design of Kernels Involving the Conformal Neuron |
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425 | (1) |
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Clifford Moments for 2D Pattern Classification |
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426 | (2) |
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428 | (8) |
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Test of the Clifford-valued MLP for the XOR Problem |
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428 | (1) |
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Classification of 2D Patterns in Real Images |
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429 | (2) |
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431 | (1) |
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Performance of SMVMs Using Kernels Involving the Clifford Product |
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432 | (2) |
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An SMVM Using Clustering Hyperspheres |
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434 | (2) |
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436 | (3) |
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436 | (3) |
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Intelligent Recognition: Components of the Short-time Fourier Transform vs. Conventional Approaches |
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439 | (14) |
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440 | (1) |
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440 | (7) |
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447 | (1) |
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448 | (5) |
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450 | (1) |
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450 | (3) |
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Conceptual Data Classification: Application for Knowledge Extraction |
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453 | (16) |
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453 | (1) |
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454 | (5) |
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Definition of a Binary Context |
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454 | (1) |
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Definition of a Formal Concept |
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455 | (1) |
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456 | (1) |
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Optimal Concept or Rectangle |
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457 | (2) |
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An Approximate Algorithm for Minimal Coverage of a Binary Context |
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459 | (3) |
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Conceptual Knowledge Extraction from Data |
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462 | (3) |
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Supervised Learning by Associating Rules to Optimal Concepts |
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462 | (1) |
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Automatic Entity Extraction from an Instance of a Relational Database |
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463 | (2) |
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Software Architecture Development |
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465 | (1) |
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Automatic User Classification in the Network |
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465 | (1) |
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465 | (4) |
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466 | (3) |
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Cryptographic Communications With Chaotic Semiconductor Lasers |
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469 | (16) |
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470 | (2) |
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Semiconductor Lasers with Optical Feedback |
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472 | (6) |
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Step 1: Choice of the Laser |
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472 | (1) |
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Step 2: Determination of the Laser Equations and Parameters |
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473 | (2) |
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Step 3: Choice of Some Accessible Parameter for Chaoticity |
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475 | (1) |
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Step 4: Synchronization of the Chaotic Transmitter and Receiver Systems |
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476 | (2) |
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Applications to Cryptographic Communications |
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478 | (3) |
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478 | (1) |
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479 | (2) |
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481 | (4) |
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482 | (3) |
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