1,222 research outputs found
CNT-Enhanced PVDF Membrane with Polyphenol Surface Functionalization for Treatment of Produced Water
No full textA Master of Science thesis in Chemical Engineering by Syed Farzan Shah entitled, “CNT-Enhanced PVDF Membrane with Polyphenol Surface Functionalization for Treatment of Produced Water”, submitted in November 2025. Thesis advisor is Dr. Naif Abdulaziz Darwish and thesis co-advisors are Dr. Nabil Abdel Jabbar and Dr. Sameer Al-Asheh. Soft copy is available (Thesis, Completion Certificate, Approval Signatures, and AUS Archives Consent Form).College of EngineeringDepartment of Chemical and Biological EngineeringMaster of Science in Chemical Engineering (MSChE
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
Green assessment criteria: Perception among key industrial players’ towards Stadium Retrofit in Malaysia / Syed Nabil Imran Syed Abdul Hafiz and Asniza Hamimi Abdul Tharim
No full textIn the current era, the term Green Building is widely known seemingly across the continent by vast organizations with the objective to preserve the world's resources. Organizations introduce the Green Rating Tools tallying and to be used to verify the applications of sustainable criteria towards a building or perhaps a township. Several categories were divided to indicate the types of building comprising new building or existing building, residential building or non-residential building, industrial building or township. The retrofit concept is often used towards heritage building to preserve and protect the history gazette for the future generations. The concept was also applicable for the stadium whilst European had already implemented the concept and received Green Building Certificate by the councils. On the contrary, the stadium in Malaysia was not yet ready to begin implementing the retrofitting concept. The understanding of the green assessment criteria is already being measured within the key industrial players. Consequently, the,selection of the criteria by the key industrial players will determine the stadium retrofitting project will be a success achieving Green Building Certificate
Hydraulic simulations to evaluate and predict design and operation of the Chashma Right Bank Canal
No full textIrrigation systems / Irrigation canals / Flow control / Velocity / Canal regulation techniques / Hydraulics / Simulation models / Design / Operations / Crop-based irrigation / Distributary canals / Water delivery / Policy / Protective irrigation / Water allocation / Water requirements / Sedimentation / Water distribution / Equity / Water conveyance / Pakistan / Chashma Right Bank Canal
Syed Manzoorul Islam’s Postmodern Tales: A Study
No full textThe paper brings into focus how Syed Manzoorul Islam, in his three-decade-long literary career, has mastered a narrative style that sets him apart from many of his Bengali contemporaries. It demonstrates all the traits unique to his storytelling: blurring of boundaries between dream and reality, self-reflexivity, irony, and humor. The research also encapsulates how Syed Islam is different from his contemporary short story writers in terms of constructing plot and character. It foregrounds the author’s capability of developing a diction which is completely his own. The paper discusses the postmodern features prevailing in his stories. It shows us how the author invites the readers to be a part of his discourses. It summarizes the author’s surrealist imagination which creates a world that is strangely familiar and unfamiliar at the same time. Overall, the research analyzes how the postmodern elements relate to the major themes of Syed Manzoorul Islam’s short stories.Keywords: Post-modernism, magic-realism, realism, psychoanalysis, political degeneratio
Syed Abul Hasan Ali Hasani an-Nadwi Tentang Keruntuhan Peradaban, Pandangan Hidup, dan Pendidikan Islam
No full textThis article aims to explore Syed Hasan Ali Nadwi’s views on the decline of civilization and the notion of Islamic worldview. First, the author describes about Syed Hasan Ali Nadwi’s life in a short bio. Second, the author explores Syed Hasan Ali Nadwi’s views and thoughts about the essence beyond the civilizations, its glory and decadence. Then I will elaborate Syed Hasan Ali Nadwi’s point of view about the worldview of Islam, what are the substances of an Islamic worldview and how far the worldview could bring civilizations to certain glories and decadence. My point of view on this article is the stronger worldview that Muslims have, the stronger civilization Muslims could establish. It all depend on how Muslims face the crisis of knowledge and the loss of adab by the right ‘knowledge’, right ‘choice’, and right ‘action.â€
Nationalism, Patriotism and Political Ideas of Sir Syed Ahmad Khan: an Analysis
No full textSir Syed Ahmad Khan (Founder of Aligarh Muslim University) was born into a noble Muslim family in 1817; he was a distinguished scholar while working as a lawyer at the British East India Company. After realizing the worthless condition of Muslims, his approach to western education for the benefit of the Muslim community became a priority. This study contemplates that Sir Syed was religiously oriented and very politically aware of nationalism and patriotism. The author uses primary data and also secondary data. The author also explores his main books and articles; the author aims to examine Sir Syed's nationalist and political ideas concerning political significance for Muslims in India. The writer would like to know the result that, what is the reason, Sir Syed was against the Indian National Congress. At the same time, the whole Indian society was afraid of the British, but Sir Syed maintained his good relations with the British, and he also showed the loyalty of the Muslims towards them. This study found the conclusion about Sir Syed that he became a symbol of communal harmony.
Quality Control in Games Development
No full textThe purpose of this thesis was to provide more information regarding the role of quality control in game development to game industry professionals, game development start-ups and potential employees of this field. There are several misconceptions about this profession and this thesis contains information regarding the impact quality control has in games development.
The motivation to conduct this research and write this thesis comes from the author’s work experi-ence in testing games in a game development studio. From personal experience, the author had some misconceptions about this profession as well, which were cleared when she began working as a tester. The information regarding quality control is sparse compared to other aspects of game development.
This thesis was written using a qualitive research method where the sources were from data col-lection, online survey, printed and online literature. The results of this research outlined the dif-ferent methods of testing processes the quality control department must undergo to produce a feasible outcome for a game.
Quality control is one of the main aspects of game development, since this activity results in the discovery of bugs, establishing a defect database, and most importantly, the approval for a viable game to be published. Quality control does not cease when the game is released but continues postproduction as well.
The conclusion of this thesis report is that quality control is vital to the development of a game, although some game companies still do not view it as an important aspect for their games. In addition to hopefully clearing the misconceptions of people who want to follow this career path due to misunderstanding of the skills and knowledge required to be a games tester. Furthermore, an attempt to settle the mistaken belief that quality control is not a viable career path and people beginning at this position to gain a position in other departments of game development.
The author has signed a non-disclosure agreement with her employer. All information in this thesis that has been gathered from survey responses are taken from game industry professionals and are respectively referenced. Survey questions asked their opinions on quality control and when they feel testing is required most, whether quality control is required in start-ups, automated testing, and testers responsibility in detecting fun factor of the game
Comparison of the acute-phase response after laparoscopic versus open aortobifemoral bypass surgery: a substudy of a randomized controlled trial [Erratum]
No full textKrog AH, Sahba M, Pettersen EM, et al. Vasc Health Risk Manag. 2016;12:371–378.On page 371, author list, the author “Syed SS Kazmi” should have read “Syed SH Kazmi”.Read the original articl
Syed Sabir Muhammad
No full textThe author is a doctoral candidate at the Department of International Relations, University of Peshawar, Pakistan. He previously graduated from National Defence University and Quaid-e-Azam University, Islamabad, Pakistan. Currently, he is a lecturer of International Relations at National University of Modern Languages, Peshawar Campus. He recently published “Exceptionalism in US Foreign Policy: A Case Study of ISIS,” IPRI Journal XIX, no. 1 (Winter 2019). 128-146.; and “The Security Dilemma of Iraq and Syria and Regional Politics,” NUST Journal of International Peace & Stability 1, no. 1 (2017). 39-52. He can be reached at: [email protected]://commons.erau.edu/ibpp-bios/1009/thumbnail.jp
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