In finger vein recognition, the input image is generally labeled in accordance with the nearest enrolled neighbor. However, it is so rigid that it is inadequate for some cases. This paper explores a modified sparse representation method for finger vein recognition. In the method, each block in a finger vein image will be sparsely represented by dictionary textons, not simply labeled by the near...

computational intelligence approaches have gradually established themselves as a popular tool for forecasting the complicated financial markets. forecasting accuracy is one of the most important features of forecasting models; hence, never has research directed at improving upon the effectiveness of time series models stopped. nowadays, despite the numerous time series forecasting models propos...

The study elucidates that the Malaysian retail sector has experienced dramatic changes in the last few decades with the emergence of new retail formats such as hypermarkets, large scale supermarkets, and convenience stores. As a result, it has affected the way employees work and their commitment to their organization. Thus, it is important for the retailers know the reasons for employee   motiv...