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Showing 1 to 20 of 60 for “"Unmasking"”.
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Identifying Exoplanets and Unmasking False Positives with NGTS
… candidates by 80%, and show a new approach for unmasking hidden exoplanets. This research enhanced the success of NGTS, and can provide guidance for future missions.
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Evaluation of Efferent Unmasking Using Cortical Auditory-Evoked Potentials
… Medial Olivocochlear Reflex (MOCR)-mediated unmasking, as supported by animal studies. Nevertheless, it is not clear to what extent the efferent system can enhance SNRs in humans. Cortical Auditory Evoked Potentials (CAEPs) can serve as a useful tool to assess the impact of the auditory …
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Approximations to worst-case data dropping: unmasking failure modes
A data analyst might worry about generalization if dropping a very small fraction of data points from a study could change its substantive conclusions. Checking this non-robustness directly poses a combinatorial optimization problem and is intractable even for simple models and moderate data sizes. …
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Unmasking Impulsivity as a Glutamatergic Dysfunction Phenomenon: Presynaptic and Postsynaptic Considerations
Loss of impulse control is a pervasive hallmark of many neuropsychiatric disorders, such as bipolar disorder, pathological gambling, schizophrenia, substance use disorders, obesity, etc. Characterized as action without thinking, impulsive behavior is recognized as a complex, behavioral …
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Unmasking the Wiesner : a technological transformation : this is not a building
Introduction: A Technological Transformation The proposition to be argued is that architecture has the potential to reawaken us to the most basic and satisfying nuances of human experience. In this thesis the query is made into possible ways of dealing with technology as it relates to expanding the …
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Unmasking Deepfakes, Adversarial Attacks, and Mobile Users in The Deep Learning Era
The integration of artificial intelligence systems into society is continually increasing, thanks to their rapid solutions that are often more efficient than those of humans. Since these technologies process personal data, they need to be robust and secure. This thesis examines these crucial …
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Unmasking The Language Of Science Through Textual Analyses On Biomedical Preprints And Published Papers
Scientific communication is essential for science as it enables the field to grow. This task is often accomplished through a written form such as preprints and published papers. We can obtain a high-level understanding of science and how scientific trends adapt over time by analyzing these …
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Unmasking the veil : the exploration of deceptive self-presentation behaviors highlighted through online dating profiles
This qualitative study examines individuals' experiences with deception in dating applications and focuses on the sense-making of the individuals who have experienced deception firsthand. A major aim of this study was to pinpoint the common deceptive tactics used on Tinder and Hinge and the …
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Unmasking the imposters: towards improving the generalisation of deep learning methods for face presentation attack detection.
Identity theft has had a detrimental impact on the reliability of face recognition, which has been extensively employed in security applications. The most prevalent are presentation attacks. By using a photo, video, or mask of an authorized user, attackers can bypass face recognition systems. Fake …
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UNMASKING CONVENTIONS: A re-evaluation of the notion of the double page spread within fine art practice.
This practice-based investigation originated with a number of questions that have arisen from my fine art practice. The enquiry focuses on identifying which elements are bonded to the symbolic image of the opened book and how these can be unmasked to become a discursive space and material support …
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Unmasking the Institutionalization of Gender-based Violence in Ontario’s Kindergarten Education Program: The Hidden Effects of Play-based Learning
In this dissertation, I use a critical feminist theoretical perspective and methodology to examine the hidden gendered effects of Ontario’s kindergarten education reform. Ontario’s new kindergarten education program is considered to be unique within the Canadian context as it mandates full-day …
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In the Voices of Men, Beasts, and Gods: Unmasking the Abject Persona in Postwar and Contemporary Japanese Women's Poetry
This dissertation examines the dramatic use of personae of abjection in the works of contemporary and postwar Japanese women poets Ishigaki Rin: 1920-2004), Tomioka Taeko: b. 1935), Yoshihara Sachiko: 1932-2002), It├┤ Hiromi: b. 1955), and Isaka Yok├┤: b. 1949). Recognizing the strong sense of …
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Taking Cloaks to the Cleaners: A Case Study of Yelp v. Hadeed Carpet Cleaning Reveals the Need for Stronger Unmasking Standards
… harmful speech explains the need for a national unmasking standard. To conclude, the thesis proposes an unmasking law that comports with First Amendment protections of speech and societal interest in punishing harmful speakers for their misdeeds.
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Unmasking Masks An Analysis of Psychological Physical and Virtual Masks as applied to Intellectual Property(IP) Character Design in Branding and Marketing Strategies
This thesis investigates the concept of ‘masks’ as a multi-dimensional metaphor comprising psychological, physical, and virtual forms, to explore their enduring cultural relevance and transformative potential in the digital age. Here, "masks" are understood not as literal facial coverings, but as …
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Unmasking risk variability in a changing climate: acute effects from exposure to outdoor heat and air pollution among patients with end-stage renal disease
End-stage renal disease (ESRD) is a chronic condition that disproportionately affects communities of color and diabetics. Hallmark burdens include the lack of essential renal functions and routine life-saving dialysis treatments to filter and remove toxic wastes from the body. Given their …
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Advantages of two-ear listening for speech degraded by noise and reverberation
… altering interaural cues and decreasing spatial unmasking. Performance was measured as a function of target-to-masker ratio (TMR) to obtain multiple points along the psychometric function. Results suggest that for consonant identification, there is little spatial unmasking; however, in …
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Africana Unmasked: Fugitive signs of Africa in Tate's British Collection
… as a post-imperial brand of ‘cultural capital’. Unmasking fugitive Africana was a practical methodology designed to produce artworks. So,while aware of many theoretical interlocutors, I pursued a convoluted, sometimes intuitive path through the creative process by making drawings, digital …
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Cost-Benefit Analysis as Democratic Ritual: The Controversy Over a Proposed Uranium Mining and Milling Project in Virginia (1981-2013)
… has primarily served what we might call an unmasking function by working to expose political, cultural, gender, corporate, and other factors that get masked by the cultural authority of scientific expertise. Following the lead of other STS scholars seeking to move beyond an unmasking-only …
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