Eigenfaces Technique, an Improved Face Recognition Approach Using Neural Network

Image analysis and understanding, stands tall amongst all the technologies and face recognition is an eminent part of it. A face database is maintained as a logbook to identify an input face. This is accomplished by mere comparison amongst the face database. There are several face recognition techniques, of which, symmetry, Elastic Bunch Graph Matching (EBGM), and analytic-to-holistic recognition have been explored in this research paper. Other peculiar approaches like image based face recognition techniques like MLP, convolutional neural network, eigenfaces, associative neural networks, recirculation neural network and independent component analysis have been thoroughly discussed. Two vibrant face recognition databases, UMIST and ORL have proved to be extremely important in analyzing the results of face recognition. Eigen Face value approach has been anticipated with the associated analysis of results of face recognition. Another approach in face recognition is optimized multiperceptron, which will be acting as the reference to the optimized eigenfaces approach in this research paper, hence making this study more efficient through comparison.

First-Generation College Students

First-generation students’ transitions are particularly important to their success in college. Though attention to and support for first-generation students on college campuses have increased in recent decades, these efforts remain campus-centric, encouraging first generation students to assimilate to the culture and values of post-secondary education. These efforts lack recognition of students’ ties to their homes and families. A holistic recognition of and support for first-generation students’ transitions and negotiations between the disparate worlds of home and school could further promote their success both inside and outside the classroom. This scholarly article asserts that practitioners and students will benefit from more purposefully recognizing the role that the world of home plays in first-generation students’ transitions and experiences. The author presents a review of the literature, a discussion of the importance of first-generation students’ connections to home, and recommendations for practice, specifically centered around first-generation student transitions.

Handwritten Farsi Word Recognition Using NN-Based Fusion of HMM Classifiers with Different Types of Features

In this paper, an off-line method, based on hidden Markov model, HMM, is used for holistic recognition of handwritten words of a limited vocabulary. Three feature sets based on image gradient, black–white transition and contour chain code are used. For each feature set an HMM is trained for each word. In the recognition step, the outputs of these classifiers are combined through a multilayer perceptron, MLP. High number of connections in this network causes a computational complexity in the training. To avoid this problem, a new method is proposed. In the experiments on 16000 images of 200 names of Iranian cities, from “Iranshahr 3” dataset, the results of the proposed method are presented and compared with some similar methods. An error analysis on these results is also provided.

Queer, visible, present: the visibility of older LGB adults in long-term care environments

Purpose This paper is a conceptual discussion of the ways in which the diverse lives, identities and collective politics of lesbian, gay and bisexual (LGB) people can be made visible, and how they are made visible, in long-term care environments for older people. The purpose of this paper is to problematise strategies of visibility as methods for promoting social inclusion in care environments. Design/methodology/approach This is a conceptual discussion that draws on several social theorists that have previously discussed the politics of visibility, knowledge and sexuality. Findings Promoting increased visibility in itself does not fully grapple with the ways in which older LGB can be represented and known as particular kinds of sexual citizens. This potentially curtails a more holistic recognition of their needs, interests and wishes, inclusive of their sexual lives and histories. Making LGB lives visible in care environments may not always be a productive or affirmative strategy for dismantling homophobic views and beliefs. Practical implications The theoretical implications of a politics of visibility warrant a deeper consideration of strategies for promoting visibility. The paper concludes with a discussion of some of the practical implications for rethinking strategies of visibility in care environments. Originality/value Critical discussions about the application of visibility strategies, and the problematic assumptions contained within such strategies, are lacking in relation to mainstream housing and social care provision for older LGB people. This paper seeks to initiate this important discussion.