All Outputs (484)

A new deep CNN for 3D text localization in the wild through shadow removal (2023)
Journal Article
Shivakumara, P., Banerjee, A., Nandanwar, L., Pal, U., Antonacopoulos, A., Lu, T., & Blumenstein, M. (2024). A new deep CNN for 3D text localization in the wild through shadow removal. Computer Vision and Image Understanding, 238, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cviu.2023.103863

Text localization in the wild is challenging due to the presence of 2D and 3D texts, the presence of shadows, arbitrary orientated text with non-linear arrangements, varying lighting conditions as well as complex background. This paper proposes the f... Read More about A new deep CNN for 3D text localization in the wild through shadow removal.

A 50-million-year-old, three-dimensionally preserved bat skull supports an early origin for modern echolocation (2023)
Journal Article
Hand, S. J., Maugoust, J., Beck, R. M., & Orliac, M. J. (2023). A 50-million-year-old, three-dimensionally preserved bat skull supports an early origin for modern echolocation. Current Biology, 33(21), 4624-4640. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2023.09.043

Bats are among the most recognizable, numerous, and widespread of all mammals. But much of their fossil record is missing, and bat origins remain poorly understood, as do the relationships of early to modern bats. Here, we describe a new early Eocene... Read More about A 50-million-year-old, three-dimensionally preserved bat skull supports an early origin for modern echolocation.

Habitats: Developments in managing the ecological impacts of noise on wildlife habitats for sustainable development (2023)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

The Habitats project integrates research in the fields of ecological impacts and environmental noise to facilitate development of management tools and processes needed for sustainable development. This conference paper summarises the content and outc... Read More about Habitats: Developments in managing the ecological impacts of noise on wildlife habitats for sustainable development.

What do we know about noise impacts on birds? A systematic review focusing on acoustic methodology (2023)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

In recent years, several studies have shown how anthropogenic noise impacts wildlife. The methodologies used to quantify noise appear to influence data reliability and subsequent findings. Therefore, it is appropriate to review the robustness of acou... Read More about What do we know about noise impacts on birds? A systematic review focusing on acoustic methodology.

Towards disentangling the classification of freshwater fish trypanosomes (2023)
Journal Article
Zhang, P., Liu, J., Yin, X.-M., Zhou, J.-Y., Lukeš, J., Lun, Z.-R., & Lai, D.-H. (2023). Towards disentangling the classification of freshwater fish trypanosomes. #Journal not on list, 5(4), 551-563. https://doi.org/10.1007/s42995-023-00191-0

Currently, new species of freshwater fish trypanosomes, which are economically important parasites, are being described based on subjectively selected features, i.e., their cell morphology and the host species. We have performed detailed phylogenetic... Read More about Towards disentangling the classification of freshwater fish trypanosomes.

St Peter's Church, Halliwell (2023)
Data

The results, technical report and records from the archaeological watching brief conducted at St Peter's Church, Halliwell, Bolton to inform project designs for works to be conducted on the church.

Echo Street, Manchester (2023)
Data

Results and records from archaeological evaluation conducted on land off of Echo Street (Formerly Albion Street), Manchester.

Oldfield Road, Salford (2023)
Data

Records and results of the archaeological evaluation undertaken on land off of Oldfield Road, Salford.

Parr Bridge Works, Tyldesley (2023)
Data

Technical report and associated site documentation from archaeological evaluation on land west of Mosley Common Road, Tyldesley.

Thorley Lane, Wythenshawe (2023)
Data

Data and results from excavations and post-excavation analysis of archaeological investigations at Thorley Lane, Wythenshawe, including site records, drawings, photographs and technical report.

Facial Emotion Recognition Datasets for YOLOv8 Annotation (2023)
Data

Computer Vision Scientist-Collected Dataset:

This facial emotion recognition dataset has been meticulously curated by computer vision scientists using mobile phone cameras to capture candid moments of individuals expressing a spectrum of emotions,... Read More about Facial Emotion Recognition Datasets for YOLOv8 Annotation.

Hand Recognition Dataset for Machine Vision Researchers (YOLOv8 Format) (2023)
Data

This hand recognition dataset comprises a comprehensive collection of hand images from 65 individuals, including both left and right hands, annotated with YOLOv8 formatting.

The dataset encompasses 17 distinct classes, denoted as L-L1 to L-L9 for... Read More about Hand Recognition Dataset for Machine Vision Researchers (YOLOv8 Format).

Edible Garden Cities: Rethinking Boundaries and Integrating Hedges into Scalable Urban Food Systems (2023)
Journal Article
Adams, D., Larkham, P. J., & Hardman, M. (2023). Edible Garden Cities: Rethinking Boundaries and Integrating Hedges into Scalable Urban Food Systems. Land, 12(10), 1915. https://doi.org/10.3390/land12101915

Connecting to and extending recent debates around more-than-human thinking, this paper explores how porous boundary treatments and plot layouts might encourage ecological exchanges within new urban and peri-urban developments. This study therefore re... Read More about Edible Garden Cities: Rethinking Boundaries and Integrating Hedges into Scalable Urban Food Systems.

Brown Bear Cognition and Welfare (2023)
Journal Article
O'Hara, S., & Chambers, H. (2023). Brown Bear Cognition and Welfare. #Journal not on list, https://doi.org/10.1079/abwcases.2023.0014

The welfare of large-brained wide-roaming carnivores in captivity has been of longstanding public and professional concern. Bears are one such example. Ursids have unexpectedly large relative brain sizes, indeed showing brain size increases similar t... Read More about Brown Bear Cognition and Welfare.

Impact of Digital Transformation toward Sustainable Development (2023)
Journal Article
Alojail, M., & Khan, S. B. (in press). Impact of Digital Transformation toward Sustainable Development. Sustainability, 15(20), 14697. https://doi.org/10.3390/su152014697

The rapid advancements in digital technologies have prompted organizations to embrace digital transformations (DTs) in order to enhance efficiency, gain a competitive advantage, and achieve long-term sustainability objectives. However, the successful... Read More about Impact of Digital Transformation toward Sustainable Development.

Modelling Interrelationships of the Factors Impeding Community Engagement in Risk-Sensitive Urban Planning: Evidence from Sri Lanka (2023)
Journal Article
Geekiyanage, D., Fernando, T., & Keraminiyage, K. (2023). Modelling Interrelationships of the Factors Impeding Community Engagement in Risk-Sensitive Urban Planning: Evidence from Sri Lanka. Sustainability, 15(20), 14662. https://doi.org/10.3390/su152014662

During the last two decades, global disasters have impacted over 5.2 billion people, with economic losses exceeding USD 2.97 trillion. This underscores the critical need for inclusive risk-sensitive urban planning (RSUP) that integrates community ins... Read More about Modelling Interrelationships of the Factors Impeding Community Engagement in Risk-Sensitive Urban Planning: Evidence from Sri Lanka.

Auditory Alerts for E-scooters: Relationship Between Pedestrian Auditory Detection Rates and Alert Sound Level (2023)
Journal Article

Electric micromobility has the potential to transform the urban transportation system by offering increased personal mobility, whilst reducing congestion and air pollution. Standing electric scooters (e-scooters) are considered as the most popular mo... Read More about Auditory Alerts for E-scooters: Relationship Between Pedestrian Auditory Detection Rates and Alert Sound Level.

The Pearly Gates: A collection of science fiction short stories (2023)
Book
Panakaduwa Gamage, C. (2023). The Pearly Gates: A collection of science fiction short stories

When Saint Peter passes through the pearly gates, he is confronted with a profound dilemma. By the year 2100, Earth stands on the brink of extinction, and humanity as a whole seeks admission to heaven. However, in accordance with the admission criter... Read More about The Pearly Gates: A collection of science fiction short stories.

A review of noise guidance for onshore wind turbines (2023)
Report
Lotinga, M., Lewis, T., & Powlson, J. (2023). A review of noise guidance for onshore wind turbines. Bristol: Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy

WSP’s acoustics team worked closely with a steering group including BEIS, the Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (Defra), the Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities, the Scottish Government, the Welsh Government, and the Nor... Read More about A review of noise guidance for onshore wind turbines.

Macrophage-mediated trogocytosis contributes to destroying human schistosomes in a non-susceptible rodent host, Microtus fortis (2023)
Journal Article

Schistosoma parasites, causing schistosomiasis, exhibit typical host specificity in host preference. Many mammals, including humans, are susceptible to infection, while the widely distributed rodent, Microtus fortis, exhibits natural anti-schistosome... Read More about Macrophage-mediated trogocytosis contributes to destroying human schistosomes in a non-susceptible rodent host, Microtus fortis.