MULTI-BIOMETRIC FEATURE EXTRACTION FROM MULTIPLE POSE ESTIMATION ALGORITHMS FOR CROSS-VIEW GAIT RECOGNITION


Financial Profiles, Dividends and Stock Returns

The aims of this paper are (a) to examine whether changes in dividend can be forecasted from past financial statement BETAINE HCL information and (b) to investigate whether such forecasts can be exploited to yield abnormal returns.A two-step approach is adopted.First, a logit model is developed to predict one year-ahead changes in dividends.Second,

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Propagation and Production of Atlantic St. Johnswort

Atlantic St.Johnswort is a herbaceous or semi-woody plant with a decumbent growth habit, spreading from the base and forming a low mat (Bell and Taylor 1982).This plant is a candidate for beach projects requiring planting of interdunal areas and secondary dunes as well as for commercial or home handheld-machines landscapes.Flowers occur from June t

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COPD exacerbations admitted to intensive care unit. Organization, mortality, and noninvasive or invasive mechanical ventilation strategies: are they sufficiently well known?

Antonio M EsquinasIntensive Care Unit, Hospital Morales Meseguer, Murcia, SpainWe read with interest the survival analysis of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients who are admitted to critical care units with exacerbation, conducted in Saudi Arabia by Alaithan et al.1 This study makes an important contribution on the real practice o

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