Deep learning techniques have been shown to perform well for problems such as image classification and handwriting analysis. In this project we aim to apply these deep learning techniques to recognize facial expressions from videos. We employ sparse feature selection to improve the efficiency and accuracy of the classification [5]. We begin by considering images, and extend the algorithms to cl...

This paper addresses the issue of whether the recent significant uptick in provider mergers and the implementation of the Affordable Care Act have a particularly adverse effect on provider pricing in the commercial insurance market. Uncompetitive provider markets exacerbate already existing high cost issues such as lack of transparency in provider pricing, patient behavior that conflates reputa...

This is a survey and classification based on behavioural biometrics which is based on skills, style, preference, knowledge or strategy used by people while accomplishing different everyday tasks such as driving an automobile, talking on the phone, handwriting analysis, face analysis, visual action recoginition, keystroke dynamics, using a computer. In this research, using combination of graphic...

In this paper, pen computing, i.e., the use of computers and applications in which the pen is the main input device, will be described from four different angles. In the first section, a brief overview will be given on the hardware developments in pen systems. After concluding that the technological developments in this area did not lead to the expected user acceptance of pen computing, the rea...

The title of this book is misnamed. More correctly it is an introduction to German psychiatry. Written by the Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Munich, it attempts to present an accurate survey of the history of psychiatry from the 18th century to the present time for an audience which differs widely in interest and sophistication. Whenever an author attempts to write for a group of ...

Handwriting differs from person to person. Some may be legible while some others are difficult to read or understand. Hence this project aims at recognizing the handwritten text and understanding what it is with the help of a neural network and fuzzy logic. It involves segmentation, feature extraction and classification.Here the method used is Canny Edge Detection Algorithm and the Histogram Of...

Category Learning 2 Category Learning (chapter for volume edited by Lamberts and Goldstone) What have we here? a man or a fish? Dead or alive? A fish: he smells like a fish; a very ancient and fish-like smell; a kind of not of the newest Poor-John. Beach combers categorize flotsam as man or fish. Players of 20 questions categorize things as animal, vegetable or mineral. Guards categorize approa...

The title of this book is misnamed. More correctly it is an introduction to German psychiatry. Written by the Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Munich, it attempts to present an accurate survey of the history of psychiatry from the 18th century to the present time for an audience which differs widely in interest and sophistication. Whenever an author attempts to write for a group of ...

In the biological sciences, arguably moreso than in any other discipline, the amount of data is available to researchers is exploding exponentially. Making this information available in a consistent, accessible format is itself a non-trivial task, and categorizing or classifying the data in meaningful ways is especially daunting. Laboratory experiment and human review will likely continue to re...

This volume contains the enhanced versions of the best papers presented in two important international conferences: the International Conference on Frontiers in Handwriting Recognition (ICFHR) 2012 held in Monopoli, Bari, Italy, September 18–20, 2012 and the Chinese Conference on Pattern Recognition (CCPR 2012) held in Beijing, September 24–26, 2012. More precisely, the volume contains 16 paper...