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Illegal Logging Detection Based on Acoustic Surveillance of Forest
(2020-10-21)In this article, we present a framework for automatic detection of logging activity in forests using audio recordings. The framework was evaluated in terms of logging detection classification performance and various widely ... -
Illicit COVID-19 products online: A mixed-method approach for identifying and preventing online health risks
(2023-06-16)Aims: The COVID-19 pandemic triggered a demand for vaccines, cures, and the need of related documentation for travel, work and other purposes. Our project aimed to identify the illicit availability of such products across ... -
Illness perceptions account for variation in positive outlook as well as psychological distress in Rheumatoid Arthritis
(2012-08-01)Psychological distress in Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) is associated with adverse clinical outcomes, and appears highly related to patients' illness perceptions. This study aimed to investigate the association between illness ... -
Illness Perceptions in Turkish Cypriot Patients Receiving Dialysis
(2022-11-21)Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a public health concern across the globe. As it progresses, individuals who are diagnosed with advanced kidney failure require kidney replacement therapy (KRT), either through dialysis ... -
Illness perceptions of Turkish Cypriot patients receiving haemodialysis: A qualitative study
(2020-10-10)Background: Illness perceptions refer to cognitive appraisals that help patients understand and make sense of their condition. Although their importance in health behaviour and outcomes has been evidenced, less is known ... -
Illness perceptions predict survival in haemodialysis patients
(2011)Background : Illness perceptions have been shown to be important determinants of functional and psychosocial outcomes, including quality of life and treatment adherence in end-stage renal disease patients. The aim of this ... -
Illness representations and concurrent depression symptoms in haemodialysis patients
(2011)We examined the association between illness perceptions and depression symptoms in established haemodialysis patients (HD). Two hundred and fifteen patients completed the Revised Illness Perception Questionnaire and the ... -
Illness representations are associated with fluid nonadherence among hemodialysis patients
(2010)Objective: Patients with end-stage renal disease are required to limit fluid and salt intake. We examined illness representations [common-sense model (CSM)] among a sample of hemodialysis (HD) patients, investigating whether ... -
Illness Risk Representation beliefs underlying adolescents' cardiovascular disease risk appraisals and the preventative role of physical activity
(2019-12-09)OBJECTIVES: The primary aim was to explore adolescents' cardiovascular disease risk appraisals and establish whether they understood the preventative role of physical activity (PA). The secondary aim was to examine whether ... -
Illuminating the Role of Reflexivity Within Qualitative Pilot Studies: Experiences From a Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Project
(2022-03-01)Pilot studies within qualitative inquiry are crucial yet often hidden aspects of research design. In this article, we argue for pilots to have greater visibility. We explore the role of a pilot in providing a foundation ... -
Illusion and satire in Kierkegaard's Postscript
(1999)This paper investigates Johannes Climacus''s infamous satire against Hegelianism in the Concluding Unscientific Postscript. In considering why Climacus aims to show speculative thought as comical rather than simply mistaken, ... -
Illusions of Normality: A Methodological Critique of Category-Specific Naming (published with peer commentaries and reply)
(2005)Category-specific disorders are perhaps the archetypal example of domain-specificity — being typically defined by the presence of dissociations between living and nonliving naming ability in people following neurological ... -
The Illustrated Wittgenstein: A Study of the Diagrams in Wittgenstein's Published Works .
(University of Reading, 1994)This study compares the reproduction of Wittgenstein's diagrams in his published works in English and in German, with their sources in his manuscripts and typescripts. To facilitate this comparison, the relationship of ... -
'Imag(in)ing Revolutionary Evolution in Apes and Humans in the 1920s: The Ages of Life Sculptures at the Darwin Museum, Moscow'.
(2019-05-18)The Darwin Museum in Moscow was, from its foundation in 1907, committed to using artworks to support stories of evolution. Nationalized in 1917 as an adjunct of Moscow State University, the museum remained under the direction ... -
Image enhancing drugs: A narrative review on the motivational risk factors influencing skin lightening use
(2021-06-05)Introduction In societies that place a great emphasis on physical appearance and body aestheticism, the use of image enhancing drugs (IEDs) has become increasingly widespread. Of particular concern is the use of skin ... -
The image of the Shanghai 2010 Expo the contribution of single pavilions to Shanghai's global image
(2013-12)This article offers a retrospective of the Shanghai World Expo 2010, placing it within an historical framework and hence comparing it to the other major World Expos from 1851 on. The study analyzes various national ... -
Image redundancy reduction for neural network classification using discrete cosine transforms
(2000)High information redundancy and strong correlations in face images result in inefficiencies when such images are used directly in recognition tasks. In this paper, discrete cosine transforms (DCT) are used to reduce image ... -
Image redundancy reduction for neural network classification using discrete cosine transforms
(Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 2000)High information redundancy and strong correlations in face images result in inefficiencies when such images are used directly in recognition tasks. In this paper, discrete cosine transforms (DCT) are used to reduce image ... -
Images in Space: The Challenges of Architectural Spatiality in Comics
(Inter-Disciplinary Press, 2016-01-01)A selection of hypercomics that extend the concept of the Infinite Canvas are examined to address the challenges of architectural spatiality. As comics gradually leave behind the trappings of the printed page, the language ...