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Showing 1 to 8 of 8 for “"Facial hair"”.
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An investigation into temperament, production, and their physical indicators in Bos taurus beef and Holstein dairy cattle
… indicators. Physical attributes examined were facial hair whorl characteristics, and cannon bone measurements. Three separate groups of cattle were used to evaluate the possible relationships. The first group studied were cows at a small Holstein dairy. A simple method to determine the …
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The effect of weekly handling on the temperament of peri-puberal crossbred beef heifers
… area; and to determine if the location of the facial hair whorl was associated with any of the behavior scores or social dominance order. Crossbred beef heifers (n = 146) were assigned to be walked through, sorted and moved through a chute for 2 hr each wk for 20 wk (HANDLED) or allowed to …
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Person of interest rapid identification and tracking (POIRIT) assistance system
… approach to cropping and storing essential facial features, emphasizing the significance of bizygomatic measurements and additional regions to account for tilts. In terms of face detection techniques, the study advocates for the utilization of YOLO v3 due to its superior performance in …
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Face to Face: English Uses and Understanding of the Beard in Early Virginian Contacts
… the early contact period was that of the beard. Hair as an identifier has a long history: through the middle ages, wildness was conveyed by hair and at times non-Christians were legally required to grow beards. Early in the sixteenth century the beard became a popular fad for white, …
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An anthropological investigation into the facial preservation of ceremonial tsantsa and commercial shrunken heads
… aim was to establish whether any aspect of facial appearance could be determined from these shrunken heads that might enable identification of the deceased. The objectives of this research include:<br/><br/>1) Create a catalogue of heads.<br/>2) Distinguish ceremonial from commercial heads …
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A Comparison of Cultured Human Dermal Fibroblasts Derived from Terminal and Vellus Hair Bearing Skin. Differences in the expression of inhibitors of apoptosis proteins, oestrogen receptors, and responses to oestradiol under normal and wound induced conditions
Wounds heal better in skin with terminal hair follicles (large and pigmented) as opposed to those with vellus hair follicles (small and unpigmented), while dermal fibroblasts from different anatomical regions also exhibit phenotypical differences. Tissue repair requires a tight control of cell …
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Are post-treatment orthognathic patients attractive? A three-dimensional study
… objective of orthognathic surgery is to improve facial aesthetics and function to an acceptable standard and to the patient’s satisfaction. Exactly what constitutes an acceptable standard of facial aesthetics to a patient has been the topic of numerous studies and yet has so far remained elusive. …
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Forensic facial reconstruction using 3-D computer graphics: evaluation and improvement of its reliability in identification
… is concerned with computerised forensic 3-D facial reconstruction as a means of identification and involves the restoration of the face on the skull in an attempt to achieve a close likeness of the individual when alive. The reconstruction process begins with the biological identification of …