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Pioneers of Library Movement in Pakistan
No full textThe paper aims to describe in brief the contribution of seven leaders of Pakistan librarianship, viz. K.B. Khalifa M. Asadullah, Prof. Dr. Abdul Moid, Dr. Abdus Subuh Qasimi, Muhammad Shafi, Fazal Elahi, Khawaja Nur Elahi and S. V. Hussain. The early library developments are given for better understanding of the role of these leaders
Development of techniques for wide hybridisation of the genus Lupinus L.
No full textSIGLEAvailable from British Library Document Supply Centre-DSC:DXN054041 / BLDSC - British Library Document Supply CentreGBUnited Kingdo
Earthquake 2005: Some Implications for Environment and Human Capital
No full textLoss of human capital in the form of skills and experiences is one of the outcomes of any natural hazard such as earthquake, drought, famine, and floods. Generally such losses have many implications for further growth of individuals, communities and nations. Disaster management and risk assessment has established a new need to constitute a paradigm of planning frameworks to develop modules for dealing with interactive rehabilitation and reconstruction activities. However, such management still lacks due attention in perspective of the remedy of human capital loss particularly in environmental management. This paper discusses the post-disaster situations with respect to human capital flow and stock losses and some of their implications and suggests some measures to apply in the earthquake-affected areas of Azad Kashmir and NWFP.
Mediapipe based Preprocessed VGGFace2 Dataset
No full textVGGFace2 Dataset and Face Mesh PreprocessingIntroductionThe VGGFace2 dataset is a large-scale face recognition dataset containing over 3.31 million images of 9,131 identities, with an average of 362 images per identity. The dataset is designed to include extensive variations in pose, age, illumination, ethnicity, and profession, making it one of the most diverse and challenging face recognition datasets available. For more details, please refer to the original publication:VGGFace2: A dataset for recognizing faces across pose and age - DOI: 10.48550/arXiv.1710.08092
Preprocessing Using MediaPipe 3D Face MeshOn this dataset, we applied the MediaPipe-based 3D face mesh algorithm to accurately detect faces while removing all background elements, including hair. Our preprocessing strictly retained facial landmarks, ensuring that only the essential facial features were preserved. This approach significantly enhanced the accuracy and generalization of our model, as the model was trained exclusively on landmark-based facial data.
Training and PerformanceThe preprocessed data was utilized to train Xception model, which resulted in remarkably accurate outcomes due to the strictly landmark-based facial representation. The model demonstrated robust performance including explainable-AI, proving that eliminating unnecessary background elements contributed positively to its efficiency and reliability.
CitationIf you use this dataset or the preprocessed version in your work, please cite both of the following:
VGGFace2 Dataset:
@article{Cao2018VGGFace2, title={VGGFace2: A dataset for recognizing faces across pose and age}, author={Cao, Qiong and Shen, Li and Xie, Weidi and Parkhi, Omkar M and Zisserman, Andrew}, journal={arXiv preprint arXiv:1710.08092}, year={2018}}
DOI: [10.48550/arXiv.1710.08092](https://doi.org/10.48550/arXiv.1710.08092) Preprocessed Dataset using MediaPipe:@dataset{Shah2025_MediaPipe_FaceMesh, title={MediaPipe-based 3D Face Mesh Preprocessed VGGFace2 Dataset}, author={Shah, Syed Taimoor Hussain and Shah, Syed Adil Hussain and Zamir, Ammara and Qayyum, Kainat and Shah, Syed Baqir Hussain and Fatima, Syeda Maryam and Deriu, Marco Agostino}, year={2025}, doi={10.5281/zenodo.15078557}} DOI: [10.5281/zenodo.15078557](https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15078557)
ContactFor any questions or further details, please feel free to contact us.Syed Taimoor Hussain ShahPolitoBIOMed Lab, Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Politecnico di Torino, Turin, ItalyEmail: [email protected]: 0000-0002-6010-677
α-admissible mappings and related fixed point theorems
No full textHussain, Nawab/0000-0001-6585-2202; KARAPINAR, ERDAL/0000-0002-6798-3254In this paper, we prove the existence and uniqueness of a fixed point for certain alpha-admissible contraction mappings. Our results generalize and extend some well-known results on the topic in the literature. We consider some examples to illustrate the usability of our results.King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah; DSR, KAUThis research was funded by the Deanship of Scientific Research (DSR), King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah. The first author acknowledges with thanks DSR, KAU for financial support. The 3rd author is thankful for support of Astara Branch, Islamic Azad University, during this research
آزاد کشمیر میں خودنوشت کی روایت
No full textThe state of Azad Kashmir came into being on 24th October1947. This State comprising of three administrative divisions i.e. Mirpur .Poonch and Muzzaffarabad. Sardar Muhammad Ibrahim Khan wae pioneer President of this State.Azad Kashmir has rich Cultural and literature history. Tradition of autobiography in Kashmir has before its invasion. Now a days Autobiography of Azad Kashmir imposes in artistes dimensions . Autobiography authored by Chaudhary Ghulam Abbas, Sardar Muhammad Ibrahim Khan,Muhammad Khaliq Ansari,Muhammad Akram Khan, Abdul Ghafoor,Syed Munzoor Hussain Ghalani, Muhammad Saleem and Professor Muhammad Akram are great contributions to for Urdu literature. These autobiography has signifying material for Kashmir freedom fighter movements. These books also has close relation with aesthetic culture of Azad Kashmir and its liture history. These tradions also have strong influence of Kashmir freedom movements. Pioneer of these books has full command of Kashmir issue and they also witness of Indian autrocites in homeland. Behind the autobiography authors also highlight main problem of people of Azad Kashmir
آزاد کشمیر میں اقبالیات کا ارتقاء
No full textAzad Kashmir is part of formerly princely state of Jammu and Kashmir. Its total area is 5134 square miles. It is consisted of three divisions and ten districts by Administration. Recognition of Iqbal in state of Kashmir is earlier than any other region. In Azad Kashmir there are some acquaintances of Iqbal like Dr. Sabir Afaqi, Dr. Arif Khan, Professor Munir Ahmad Yazdani, Dr. Zafar Hussain, Professor Shafiq Raja and Ghazi Elam-ul-Din etc. Abdul Alum Siddique translate the whole Persian Poetry of Allama Muhammad Iqbal into Urdu, Sheikh Mahmoud Ahmad translate the Jived Name into English title Pilgrimage of Eternity. The scholars of Azad Kashmir contributed many Thesis of Master of Philosophy and some Thesis of Doctorate in Iqbal Study in AIOU Islamabad. Local college magazines also gave strong foundation to exposed Iqbal study in region. This research paper introduced different dimensions of Iqbal study in State of Azad Kashmir
Author: Poststructuralist Discourse (and the Concerns of Intizar Hussain)
No full textThis article begins by discussing the author's intention in relation to Russian formalism and new criticism, and then proceeds to explore the ideas about the author in post-structuralist discourse. It alludes to the social, political, and philosophical aspects of the differences between Western and Urdu criticism on this matter. Intizar Hussain, an important Urdu writer, expressed reservations in this regard, so his concerns are presented alongside a detailed analysis of the views of Roland Barthes, Jacques Derrida, and Michel Foucault. This is done to clarify the author's concept in the words of these Western intellectuals and to elucidate the nature of the concerns raised by Urdu writer
Author: Poststructuralist Discourse (and the Concerns of Intizar Hussain)
No full textThis article begins by discussing the author's intention in relation to Russian formalism and new criticism, and then proceeds to explore the ideas about the author in post-structuralist discourse. It alludes to the social, political, and philosophical aspects of the differences between Western and Urdu criticism on this matter. Intizar Hussain, an important Urdu writer, expressed reservations in this regard, so his concerns are presented alongside a detailed analysis of the views of Roland Barthes, Jacques Derrida, and Michel Foucault. This is done to clarify the author's concept in the words of these Western intellectuals and to elucidate the nature of the concerns raised by Urdu writer.</p
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