TUNED BACTERIAL FORAGING ALGORITHM FOR FACE RECOGNITION TECHNIQUE

This article presents an efficient face recognition technique with the optimal selection of components through Bacterial Foraging Algorithm (BFA) based on Support Vector Machines (SVM). The shortcomings in the field of recognition are non-linear and accuracy which has been considered to resolve by an effective classifier. SVMs are kernel machines which uses minimal optimization algorithm for solving non-linear problems and it has a good perspective in face recognition application. This paper also analyzes how the functionality can be improved by choosing optimum parameters. Experimental results reveal that tuned BFA based SVM trained by RBF neural network lends itself to higher face recognition accuracy than normal SVM, BFA and RBF. Therefore the proposed method trained by RBF is of surpassing that of the existing techniques in face recognition. This Chemical journal is preferred because of Bacterial Foraging process of algorithm, viz chemical correlation and bacterium in Image processing

Interrupting Heteronormativity: Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Pedagogy and Responsible Teaching at Syracuse University

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Queen Mary\u27s Escape from Lochleven Castle

Put off, put off, and row with speed,For now is the time and the hour of need,To oars, to oars, and trim the bark,Nor Scotland\u27s queen be a warders mark Yon light that plays round the Castles moatIs only the warders random shotPut off put off and row with speedFor now is the time and the hour of need Those ponderous keys shall the kelpies keep,And lodge in their caverns so dark and deep,Nor shall Lochlevns tower or hall,Hold thee our lovely lady in thrall;Or be the haunts of traitors sold,While Scotland has hands and hearts so bold,Then onward steersman row with speed,For now is the time and the hour of need. Hark! The alarum bell has rung,The warder\u27s voice has treason sungThe echos to the falconets roar,Chime sweetly to the dashing oar,Let tower and hall and battlement gleam,We steer by the light of the tapers beamFor Scotland and Mary, on, with speed,Now now is the time and the hour of nee

The Ethics of Vaccination Against Infectious Diseases: The Two Sides of the Coin

Vaccination involves the use of killed or attenuated microorganism or its antigenic component such as the protein or toxin to stimulate the body to develop immunity against diseases caused by the organism. This process is believed to be one of the most successful means of infectious disease prevention and control. The public health is saddled with the responsibility of protecting the health of the population and assist with the identification and protection of at-risk individuals as mandated by the State. The success of vaccination is dependent on the attainment of herd immunity within the target population. To achieve and maintain herd immunity, it is expected that about 92-94% of the entire population needs to be immunised. However, there has been reported cases of vaccine failure where some individuals claim to have contracted the disease which, they were vaccinated against. Although vaccine failure does not imply that the vaccines are ineffective but such gaps in meeting the specific purpose of vaccination forms part of the reasons for voluntary vaccine dissension. Vaccination dissenters and critics of mandatory vaccination capitalize on these limitations and other views in their movement against mandatory vaccination policies. Hence, it becomes paramount to answer the question of whether vaccine refusal by some individuals is, a function of harming others or merely not benefitting from such vaccines. This poses an ethical dilemma of whether vaccination should be made compulsory by the State or remain a matter of choice. The concern then is to ethically justify the views of both the State and the individual voluntary vaccine dissenters. Despite the recent breakthroughs in the development of vaccines against certain cancer cells, much emphasis is placed on vaccination against infectious diseases caused by bacteria and viruses which, forms the epicentre of this debate. These ethical issues are examined from diverse perspectives ranging from the principle of beneficence, the autonomy of individuals, duty not to infect others, free riding, virtue ethics, and the exploration of liberalism and the harm principle based on available evidence

Implementation strategies to promote community-engaged efforts to counter tobacco marketing at the point of sale

The US tobacco industry spends $8.2 billion annually on marketing at the point of sale (POS), a practice known to increase tobacco use. Evidence-based policy interventions (EBPIs) are available to reduce exposure to POS marketing, and nationwide, states are funding community-based tobacco control partnerships to promote local enactment of these EBPIs. Little is known, however, about what implementation strategies best support community partnerships' success enacting EBPI. Guided by Kingdon's theory of policy change, Counter Tools provides tools, training, and other implementation strategies to support community partnerships' performance of five core policy change processes: document local problem, formulate policy solutions, engage partners, raise awareness of problems and solutions, and persuade decision makers to enact new policy. We assessed Counter Tools' impact at 1 year on (1) partnership coordinators' self-efficacy, (2) partnerships' performance of core policy change processes, (3) community progress toward EBPI enactment, and (4) salient contextual factors. Counter Tools provided implementation strategies to 30 partnerships. Data on self-efficacy were collected using a pre-post survey. Structured interviews assessed performance of core policy change processes. Data also were collected on progress toward EBPI enactment and contextual factors. Analysis included descriptive and bivariate statistics and content analysis. Following 1-year exposure to implementation strategies, coordinators' self-efficacy increased significantly. Partnerships completed the greatest proportion of activities within the “engage partners” and “document local problem” core processes. Communities made only limited progress toward policy enactment. Findings can inform delivery of implementation strategies and tests of their effects on community-level efforts to enact EBPIs

The Effectiveness of a Cardiac Rehabilitation Program on Self-Efficacy and Exercise Tolerance TAVIA YUK LING CHENG

This study evaluates the effectiveness of graded physical exercise on selfefficacy and exercise tolerance among a group of cardiac patients (N = 43 KAM WENG BOEY University of Hong Kong Coronary heart disease is the second leading cause of mortality in Hong Kong. Studies on the etiology of the disease have identified several risk factors that are reversible. These factors include smoking, alcohol consumption, physical inactivity, obesity, a Type-A behavioral pattern, and sedentary lifestyle. Modification of these risk factors has been shown to decelerate the process of atherogenesis in most patients with coronary heart disease (American Heart Association, 1991). Of particular interest is a study conducted b

Adolescents care but don't feel responsible for farm animal welfare

Adolescents are the next generation of consumers with the potential to raise standards of farm animal welfare—to theirsatisfaction—if their preferences and concerns are translated into accurate market drivers and signals. There are no published data about adolescent views of farm animal welfare to allow meaningful design, implementation, and evaluation of educational strategies to improve consideration of—and behavior toward—farm animals. Knowledge of farm animal welfare, as well as beliefs and attitudes about farm animal welfare and behavioral intention relevant to it were determined in a sample of ukadolescents, using a survey incorporating an extended version of the theory of planned behavior and novel assessment tools. Our results indicate that adolescents have only a limited knowledge of welfare problems for farm animals and welfare-relevant product labels. Intentions to identify welfare standards for the animals from whom their food was derived were weak. Although they cared about farm animal welfare and agreed with fundamental principles—for example, the provision of space and the absence of pain and suffering—like adults they held limited belief in the power and responsibility that they possess through their choices as consumers; responsibility was often shifted to others, such as the government and farmers

TWEAK/Fn14 Signaling Axis Mediates Skeletal Muscle Atrophy and Metabolic Dysfunction

doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2014.00018 TWEAK/Fn14 signaling axis mediates skeletal muscle atrophy and metabolic dysfunctio