586 Results Found

Hateful memes are malicious and biased sentiment information widely spread on the internet. Detecting hateful memes differs from traditional multimodal tasks because, in conventional tasks, visual and textual information align semantically. However,...

Cross-scene classification focuses on setting up an effective domain adaptation (DA) way to transfer the learnable knowledge from source to target domain, which can be reasonably achieved through the pseudo-label propagation procedure. However, it is...

The deployment of landslide intelligent recognition models in non-training regions encounters substantial challenges, primarily attributed to heterogeneous remote sensing acquisition parameters and inherent geospatial variability in factors such as t...

This research sought to examine differences in the cross-modal facilitation effect of voice on facial identity recognition under mask occlusion for both oneself and others. Employing a facial recognition paradigm, we examined the influence of voice o...

Cross-linguistic activation has been frequently demonstrated in bilinguals through eye movements using the visual world paradigm. In this study, we explored if such activations could operate below thresholds of awareness, at least in the visual modal...

Despite remarkable advances in neural language models, a substantial gap remains in precisely interpreting the complex semantics of Electronic Medical Records (EMR). We propose Contrastive Representations Pre-Training (CRPT) to address this gap, repl...

This research proposes a single network model architecture for mask face recognition using the FaceNet training method. Three pre-trained convolutional neural networks of different sizes are combined, namely InceptionResNetV2, InceptionV3, and Mobile...

In Korea, wearing masks in public places has become the norm during the prolonged coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. This cross-sectional study investigated the mask-wearing behavior of Koreans (n = 433) via online mode living in Seoul and...

Here we propose a novel quartz micromachined gyroscope. The sensor has a simple cross-fork structure in the x-y plane of quartz crystal. Shear stress rather than normal stress is utilized to sense Coriolis’ force generated by the input angular rate s...

In this study, a micropowder blasting system with varying processing temperatures was proposed to control the cross-sectional shape of a channel processed on a glass substrate. Based on an analysis of the processing temperature-dependence of the dyna...

This paper presents a cross-comparison of the data acquired by the MODIS and CloudSat sensors in order to understand the limit of the developed cloud-mask algorithm and to provide a quantitative validation assessment of cloud masks by using exclusive...

According to the World Health Organization (WHO), the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic has resulted in a worldwide public health crisis. One effective method of protection is to use a mask in public places. Recent advances in object detection, which are...

Both single infrared and visible images have respective limitations. Fusion technology has been developed to conquer these restrictions. It is designed to generate a fused image with infrared information and texture details. Most traditional fusion m...

At the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic, the estimated daily use of face masks was at its highest, thereby creating huge public health and environmental challenges associated with the indiscriminate disposal of used ones. The present study assessed Abu...

Although anxiety and depression are among the most prevalent mental disorders worldwide, they continue to gain less attention than their physical counterparts in terms of health care provision and population mentalisation. This cross-sectional study...

Using face masks appropriately is important for preventing the community spread of respiratory infections. A cross-sectional study was conducted to evaluate the knowledge level and experience of using face masks between healthcare teams to protect th...

Background: Treatments for oral squamous cell carcinomas (OSCCs) often result in significant aesthetic and functional issues, impacting patients’ quality of life (QoL). The COVID-19 pandemic’s mask mandates may have provided psychosocial...

During the COVID-19 pandemic, the protective face mask has proven to be essential. The protective face masks cover the lower part of the face, including teeth and, for orthodontic patients, the orthodontic appliances. The aim of this study was to ass...

While the dual behavior of consistent mask wearing and vaccine acceptance represents an effective method of protecting oneself and others from COVID-19, research has yet to directly examine its predictors. A total of 3347 responses from a pooled cros...

Objective: To understand mask-wearing and handwashing behaviors of Chinese rural residents during the COVID-19 pandemic and to analyze the associated factors. Methods: This study used a multi-stage random sampling method to conduct a cross-sectional...

Since the emergence of the Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, the disease has affected more than 675 million people worldwide, including more than 6.87 million deaths. To mitigate the effects of this pandemic, many countries established control...

Non-pharmacological measures, such as hand hygiene and face mask use, continue to play an important role in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. However, there is a paucity of studies on the adherence to these measures among students in Bhutan. T...

COVID-19 transmission is prevalent during ice-hockey; however, it is unknown whether wearing face masks as a mitigation strategy affects hockey players’ performance. We used a randomized cross-over study to compare wearing a surgical mask to a sham m...

(1) Background: During the COVID-19 pandemic, shortages in the supply of personal protective equipment (PPE) have become apparent. The idea of using commonly available full-face diving (FFD) masks as a temporary solution was quickly spread across soc...

Long unpunctuated texts containing complex linguistic sentences are a stumbling block to processing any low-resource languages. Thus, approaches that attempt to segment lengthy texts with no proper punctuation into simple candidate sentences are a vi...

Purpose: This study investigates the association between obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), dry eye disease (DED), and glaucoma, focusing on the impact of positive airway pressure (PAP) usage and air leakage. Methods: This retrospective cross-sectional s...

Prior research on interpersonal distance (IPD) has predominantly concentrated on specific nationalities or population groups within their respective regions. There is a dearth of studies investigating IPD differences among individuals of distinct nat...

For the problems of inaccurate recognition and the high missed detection rate of existing mask detection algorithms in actual scenes, a novel mask detection algorithm based on the YOLO-GBC network is proposed. Specifically, in the backbone network pa...

The present article describes the measurements of flow rates of the inward air leakage through the skin–facepiece interface of a protective half-mask with replaceable filters. The measurements were carried out while applying an indirect method in whi...

Physical exercise demonstrates a special case of aerosol emission due to its associated elevated breathing rate. This can lead to a faster spread of airborne viruses and respiratory diseases. Therefore, this study investigates cross-infection risk du...

Wearing face masks is recommended for the prevention of contracting or exposing others to cardiorespiratory infections, such as COVID-19. Controversy exists on whether wearing face masks during vigorous exercise affects performance. We used a randomi...

Although the Japanese government removed mask-wearing requirements in 2023, relatively high rates of mask wearing have continued in Japan. We aimed to assess psychological reasons and the strength of habitual mask wearing in Japan. An Internet-based...

The usage of face masks has been mandated in many countries in an attempt to diminish the spread of SARS-CoV-2. In this cross-sectional study, we aimed to determine face mask-wearing behaviors and practices in 1173 young Polish people during the seco...

Recently, in the field of visual object tracking, visual object tracking algorithms combined with visual object segmentation have achieved impressive results while using mask to label targets in the VOT2020 dataset. Most of the trackers get the objec...

During the COVID-19 pandemic, the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommended the use of well-fitting face masks or respirators as a strategy to reduce respiratory transmission; however, acceptance and utilization of fa...

Since the emergence of the COVID-19 pandemic, the use of face masks by healthy individuals for prevention has been attracting public attention. However, efficacy depends on proper usage. We set out to determine the prevalence of wearing masks to prev...

Deep learning technology can automatically learn features from large amounts of data, with powerful feature extraction and pattern recognition capabilities, thereby improving the accuracy and efficiency of object detection. [The objective of this stu...

Bridges are a crucial part of infrastructure, but many are in urgent need of maintenance. Digital methods like Building Information Modeling (BIM) and Digital Twinning can support this process but depend on digital models that are often missing for e...

Relevant personal protective measures during the COVID-19 pandemic include face masks, possibly decreasing the risk of infection among the general population and healthcare workers (HCW) if utilized properly. The aim of the study was to assess whethe...

Historically, the use of a face mask has been associated with personal protection during epidemics. However, the type of mask used and the way it is used can affect the level of protection it provides. To analyze the practices of using face masks in...

Shortly after the identification of COVID-19, public health experts recommended the use of face masks and social distancing to slow the spread of the virus. Early research indicates that there are associations between gender, age, and mask-wearing be...

Accurate individual tree detection by unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) is a critical technique for smart forest management and serves as the foundation for evaluating ecological functions. Existing object detection and segmentation methods, on the oth...

Nowadays, with the rapid development of consumer Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs), utilizing UAV platforms for visual surveillance has become very attractive, and a key part of this is remote vision-based pedestrian attribute recognition. Pedestrian A...

Mammography images are the most commonly used tool for breast cancer screening. The presence of pectoral muscle in images for the mediolateral oblique view makes designing a robust automated breast cancer detection system more challenging. Most of th...

Air pollution has become a critically important contemporary issue, exposing people to various health risks worldwide. Air pollution problems cannot be resolved in the short-term; therefore, citizens in regions with low air quality are encouraged to...

We sought to compare the effectiveness of two versus five fingers used for bag-valve-mask (BVM) ventilation on effective tidal volume (V_Teff) delivery in an infant resuscitation model. In a randomised cross-over study, 40 healthcare professionals ven...

Selectively plasma-etched polystyrene-block-poly(methyl methacrylate) (PS-b-PMMA) diblock copolymer masks present a promising alternative for subsequent nanoscale patterning of underlying films. Because mask roughness can be detrimental to pattern tr...

This multi-disciplinary, cross-sectional, and descriptive study investigated health care students’ face mask use knowledge, attitude, and practices (KAP) and social distancing attitudes. The study was carried out from October to December 2021 a...

Background: Wearing respiratory protective masks (RPMs) has become common worldwide, especially in healthcare settings, since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. Hypotheses have suggested that sound transmission could be limited by RPMs, which possib...

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the center for disease control and prevention (CDC) recommends face-mask wearing for all people above the age of two years. The wearing of face masks creates a unique airflow towards the ocular surface which may influenc...