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Log-Euclidean Bag of Words for Human Action Recognition
Representing videos by densely extracted local space-time features has
recently become a popular approach for analysing actions. In this paper, we
tackle the problem of categorising human actions by devising Bag of Words (BoW)
models based on covariance matrices of spatio-temporal features, with the
features formed from histograms of optical flow. Since covariance matrices form
a special type of Riemannian manifold, the space of Symmetric Positive Definite
(SPD) matrices, non-Euclidean geometry should be taken into account while
discriminating between covariance matrices. To this end, we propose to embed
SPD manifolds to Euclidean spaces via a diffeomorphism and extend the BoW
approach to its Riemannian version. The proposed BoW approach takes into
account the manifold geometry of SPD matrices during the generation of the
codebook and histograms. Experiments on challenging human action datasets show
that the proposed method obtains notable improvements in discrimination
accuracy, in comparison to several state-of-the-art methods
Virtually There: A Phenomenological Study of Secondary Students and Their Engagement with Virtual Reality Field Trips
The study seeks to inform solution to the lack of student exposure to frequent, culturally enriching field trips in school. To address the concern of limited learning through school field trips, this phenomenological study seeks to explore the lived experiences of virtual reality field trips for secondary students. The study seeks to examine how students respond emotionally, physically, and cognitively to the use of virtual reality within the classroom. Data analysis consists of observing, interviewing, and assessing students as they engage in and complete a virtual reality field trip. The three research domains are transcribed and analyzed to better understand how students respond in a virtual field trip. The results will lead to further studies on the use of virtual reality field trips as a teaching strategy to improve student learning
Cultivating Lifelong Donors: Stewardship and the Fundraising Pyramid
This handbook helps nonprofits build long-term giving programs that span the entire supporter lifecycle, from engagement through the end of life. It highlights strategies for engaging new supporters online, investigates the characteristics of loyal donors, examines the importance of developing personal relationships with transitional giving prospects, and discusses donor cultivation
Enhanced Behavioral Recovery from Sensorimotor Cortex Lesions After Pyramidotomy in Adult Rats
Unilateral transection of the bulbar
pyramid, performed before the ablation of the
ipsilateral sensorimotor cortex, has been shown
to facilitate the recovery of operantly conditioned
reflexes and compensatory processes in rats.
Such enhanced behaviorai recovery was absent
when only the sensorimotor cortex was ablated.
This phenomenon is explained by the switching
of motor activity under the control of the
cortico-rubrospinal system. Switching of the
descending influences is accomplished through
the following loop: cortico-rubrai projectionred
nucleus-inferior olive-cerebellum-thalamuscerebral
cortex. This suggests that a preliminary
lesion of the peripheral part of the
system, represented by a descending spinal
projection, facilitates the recovery processes to
develop during the subsequent destruction of its
central part
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