A methodology for understanding handwritten addresses is proposed. Address understanding is the process of using multiple information sources to assign a fiveor nine-digit ZIP Code to an address block consisting of several text lines. This method uses many diverse pattern recognition and image processing algorithms. To fully process the address image, we must perform thresholding, remove underl...

Since 1989 the Bank’s Operational Directive (OD) 4.01 Environmental Assessment and its successor documents OP/BP/G 4.0 have required that affected groups and nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) be consulted as part of the environmental assessment of projects and particularly those with potentially significant impacts (Category A). The primary purpose of this provision is to protect the interes...

Assessment is considered as one of the fundamental elements in the field of foreign language acquisition. In order for communication take place, adequate number of vocabulary is needed to be known by the learners. The salient role of vocabulary in the field of foreign language acquisition resulted in the publication of several hundreds of papers and dozens of books. Due to the dominant role of ...

A classification model for predicting the main activity of bitcoin addresses based on their balances is proposed. Since are functions time, methods from functional data analysis applied; more specifically, features proposed principal components data. Classifying a relevant problem two reasons: to understand composition market, and identify used illicit activities. Although other classifiers hav...