The Palm Vein Graph for Biometric Authentication
We introduce the Palm Vein Graph, a spatial graph representation of the palm vasculature, for use as biometric identifiers. The palm vein image captured from an infra red camera undergoes several image...
View ArticleDétente's disintegration, neoconservatism, and the Ford presidency
Abstract not available
View ArticleEnforcement of arbitral awards in Hong Kong: legal and political challenges
Abstract not available
View ArticleSigns of postmemory in Dresden
This chapter narrates my encounters with a past accessible only through the stories and images of significant others, as I recount my wanderings through Dresden, a place of postmemory for me as a child...
View ArticleDesign, second life, and the hyper real
Over the last century we have observed yesterday's science fiction become today's vi1iual reality. Traditional technologies-phone, cinema, and TVhave converged within the global interconnectivity of...
View ArticleDefining human-machine micro-task workflows for constitution making
This paper presents a novel task-oriented approach to crowdsource the drafting of a constitution. By considering micro-tasking as a particular form of crowdsourcing, it defines a workflow-based...
View ArticleOligodendrocytes and the origin in white matter injury in the developing brain
A prominent pattern of brain injury in preterm born infants involves damage to white matter with impaired oligodendrocyte maturation. This results in diffuse deficits in myelination that are associated...
View ArticleNew steps in the AASW reconciliation journey
This chapter will explore a piece of reconciliation in action, from the perspective of non-Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander social workers. In particular, this chapter will discuss the work...
View ArticleApplying web 3.0 resources on disaster management initiatives to facilitate...
The impact of the Web 3.0 (also known as the Semantic Web) on disaster management information, education, and training cannot be overstated. As massive amounts of data become available in open...
View ArticleJapanese expatriates and their coping strategies in overseas Japanese companies
Research has shown that Japanese expatriates experience various types of role stress in overseas Japanese companies. However, little is known of the coping strategies adopted to deal with the role...
View ArticleScaffolding positive student experiences via flexible, sustainable design of...
Meaningful student engagement must be efficient in delivery for students and be structured in such a way as to ensure academic rigor and high quality outcomes for students while also being sustainable...
View ArticleThe effect of elastic strain on tribological characteristics of fabrics...
Therapeutic gloves are constructed to have a negative fit, where the size of the glove is 10% to 20% smaller than the actual size of the hand. Thus, the inner surface of these gloves is in full contact...
View ArticleHeavy metals removal from wastewater by adsorption process: A review
Heavy metals are toxic and detrimental water pollutant. Their presence not only affects human beings but also animals and vegetation because of their mobility in aqueous ecosystem, toxicity and...
View ArticleThe intelligence game: Assessing Delphi groups and structured question formats
In 2010, the US Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity (IARPA) announced a 4-year forecasting "tournament". Five collaborative research teams are attempting to outperform a baseline opinion...
View Article