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Score-Level Fusion for Multimodal Biometrics
(2008-01-14)This thesis describes research into the score-level fusion process in multimodal biometrics. The emphasis of the research is on the fusion of face and voice biometrics in the two recognition modes of verification and ... -
Scoring and ranking farmland conservation activities to evaluate environmental performance and encourage sustainable farming
(1997)The University of Hertfordshire, in collaboration with two UK agricultural establishments ADAS and IACR-Rothamsted are developing a computerised decision support system for environmental management of arable agriculture. ... -
The Scottish Credit and Qualifications Framework : what’s academic practice got to do with it?
(2014-06)National Qualifications Frameworks (NQF) are a globally established and expanding phenomenon. They are increasingly merging and being mapped onto meta-qualifications frameworks. One key NQF in both these roles is the ... -
Scottish Food Practices: Household food practices and the use of dietary information
(University of Hertfordshire, 2020-08-18)This report presents findings from The Scottish Food Practices study, designed to investigate what and how households across Scotland use dietary information (if at all) when cooking/eating at home, shopping for food and ... -
Scratching the Surface : The Ethics of Mining Helium-3
(International Academy of Astronautics, 2013)Terrestrial mining is ethically problematic by virtue of its directly destructive impact and by virtue of its contribution to both the depletion of fossil fuels and (through the use of the latter) to the raising of C02 ... -
Screening and assessment tools for gaming disorder: A comprehensive systematic review
(2020-04-01)The inclusion of gaming disorder (GD) as an official diagnosis in the ICD-11 was a significant milestone for the field. However, the optimal measurement approaches for GD are currently unclear. This comprehensive systematic ... -
Screening for depression while patients dialyse : an evaluation
(2008)Background: The lack of routine depression screening among the haemodialysis (HD) population may contribute to depression being under-recognised. While screening patients could be beneficial, the optimum screening procedure ... -
Screening for genetic elements involved in the non-host response of sugar beet to the plasmodiophorid cereal root parasite Polymyxa graminis by representational difference analysis
(2007-08)Representational difference analysis (RDA) was used to select and clone cDNA fragments of genes whose steady state transcription was upregulated in sugar beet challenged with the nonhost parasite Polymyxa graminis. In ... -
Screening for Mental Health Difficulties in Looked After Children referred to a Specialist CAMHS Team using the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire: a Mixed Methods Study
(2018-10-22)Looked after children (LAC) are at high risk of developing mental health difficulties. In England, 45 percent meet the criteria for psychiatric diagnosis (Ford, Vostanis, Meltzer & Goodman, 2007), while levels of emotional ... -
Screening for venos thromboembolism in patient with COVID-19
(2021-05-21)Pulmonary thromboembolism and deep venous thrombosis occur frequently in hospitalised patients with COVID-19, the prevalence increases on the intensive care unit (ICU) and is very high in patients on extracorporeal membrane ... -
Screening of nematicides against the Lotus root nematode, Hirschmanniella diversa Sher (Tylenchida: Pratylenchidae), and the efficacy of a selected nematicide under Lotus micro-field conditions.
(2020-03-08)In Japan, Hirschmanniella diversa is an important pest in lotus cultivation in paddy fields and only lime nitrogen is registered for its control. Therefore, additional nematicides are required to control the nematode. The ... -
Script: Usability of Hand & Wrist Tele-Rehabilitation for Stroke Patients Involving Personal Tele-Robotics
(2013-09-07)We present the overall user experience designed for supporting rehabilitation of stroke patients at home. Patients use a robotic hand (orthosis) to control therapeutic games and a touch screen for the UI. They are supervised ... -
Scrutinising UN Peacebuilding: Entangled Peace and its Limits
(2021-11-09)This article examines the suitability of entanglements and relations to think and see peacebuilding events. Through a reflection upon the limited results of the United Nations (UN) in securing lasting peace in war-torn ...