Abstract: This paper proposes a novel local feature descriptor, local directional number pattern (LDN), for face analysis, i.e., face and expression recognition. LDN encodes the directional ...

Optical illusion puzzles are one of the biggest trends because these seemingly simple puzzles combine entertainment and real cognitive skills. These puzzles are designed in such a way that they ...

Brainteasers are known as entertainment sources but apart from being a leisure activity, they also serve many benefits. For example, math puzzles help in improving cognitive skills which further ...

Abstract: Research on pattern recognition for myoelectric control has usually focused on a small number of electromyography (EMG) channels because of better clinical acceptability and low ...

For more than a century, Egyptologists have dated the Great Pyramid to around 2580 BC, about 4,600 years ago. A controversial new study now claims the monument could be tens of thousands of years ...

I recently discussed in this space the dominance of French-bred horses in National Hunt racing, and suggested that moves towards earlier development of jumps horses in Britain and Ireland, encouraged ...