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4D SignWordNet: Building a Comprehensive Video Dataset for Bengali Sign Word Recognition Model and Language Model
No full textThis dataset contains videos illustrating Bengali Sign Language. 6 Bangladeshi adults created this dataset with the specific goal of addressing the absence of a comprehensive video dataset for Bengali Sign Language. This dataset serves as a bridge to fill this gap by offering a rich resource to develop real-life expert systems. This dataset aims to include all aspect of practical sign language usage, addressing the critical need for variety. This dataset comprises two parts as word and sentences each of which includes two sections. The first section involves Raw Video Data and the second involves the Masking Data. Within the Masking Video Data, there are two types of videos: with background and without background. For the word part, each section and sub section contain 102 classes with approximately 300 videos per class, resulting in a total of approximately 30,600 videos in each section and approximately 91,800 videos overall. And for the sentence part, each section and sub section comprise 20 classes with approximately 100 videos per class, resulting in a total of approximately 2000 videos in each section and approximately 6000 videos overall. Notably, both sections of the dataset prioritize diversity by capturing videos in various backgrounds and lighting conditions, ensuring its suitability for real-world applications. This dataset is made available through a data use agreement.
*** Data Usage Agreement (DUA)***
This Data Usage Agreement (DUA) is made between the Authors and the Readers for the use of the “4D SignWordNet: Building a Comprehensive Video Dataset for Bengali Sign Word Recognition Model and Language Model”. By requesting and using this dataset, reader agree to comply with the terms and conditions outlined below.
1. Purpose
The dataset is provided with the specific goal of addressing the absence of a comprehensive video dataset for Bengali sign language. It aims to support the development of real-life expert systems and other research or applications that require a rich resource of Bengali sign language videos.
2. Access Request Procedure
To request access to the dataset, Readers must:
2.1. Submit a written request to the corresponding author, Nasima Begum, at
[email protected], including:
• Name and affiliation of the requester.
• Purpose of the data request, including a brief description of the intended use.
• Agreement to the terms and conditions of this DUA.
2.2. Await approval from the Authors. The Authors reserve the right to deny access requests at their discretion.
3. Terms and Conditions of Use
By accessing and using the dataset, Readers agree to the following terms:
• Non-Commercial Use: The dataset shall be used solely for academic, research, and educational purposes. Commercial use is strictly prohibited.
• Data Integrity: Readers shall not modify or alter the dataset except as necessary for analysis purposes.
• Confidentiality: Readers must keep the dataset secure and not share it with unauthorized individuals or third parties.
• Credit and Attribution: Any publication or presentation resulting from the use of the dataset must properly credit the Authors and cite the original source of the dataset.
4. Compliance and Reporting
• Readers agree to comply with all applicable laws and regulations regarding data use and privacy.
• Readers must report any findings, publications, or derivative works resulting from the dataset to the corresponding author, Nasima Begum, at [email protected].
5. Termination
The Authors reserve the right to terminate this agreement and the Reader's access to the dataset at any time if the Reader is found to be in violation of the terms and conditions outlined in this DUA.
6. Liability
The dataset is provided "as is" without any warranties, express or implied. The Authors shall not be liable for any damages arising from the use or inability to use the dataset.
7. Amendments
This agreement may be amended by the Authors at any time. Any amendments will be communicated to the Readers via email.
By requesting and using the dataset, you acknowledge that you have read, understood, and agreed to the terms and conditions of this Data Usage Agreement.
Contact information:
Dr. Nasima Begum
[email protected]
Safi Ullah Chowdhury
[email protected]</a
The golden circle: A way of arguing and acting about technology in the London ambulance service
No full textThis paper analyses the way in which the London Ambulance Service recovered from the events of October 1992, when it implemented a computer-aided despatch system (LASCAD) that remained in service for less than two weeks. It examines the enactment of a programme of long-term organizational change, focusing on the implementation of an alternative computer system in 1996. The analysis in this paper is informed by actor-network theory, both by an early statement of this approach developed by Callon in the sociology of translation, and also by concepts and ideas from Latour’s more recent restatement of his own position. The paper examines how alternative interests emerged and were stabilized over time, in a way of arguing and acting among key players in the change programme, christened the Golden Circle. The story traces four years in the history of the London Ambulance Service, from the aftermath of October 1992 through the birth of the Golden Circle to the achievement of National Health Service (NHS) trust status. LASCAD was the beginning of the story, this is the middle, an end lies in the future, when the remaining elements of the change programme are enacted beyond the Golden Circle
Going Beyond Counting First Authors in Author Co-citation Analysis
Full text linkThe present study examines one of the fundamental aspects of author co-citation analysis (ACA) - the way co-citation
counts are defined. Co-citation counting provides the data on which all subsequent statistical analyses and mappings
are based, and we compare ACA results based on two different types of co-citation counting - the traditional type that
only counts the first one among a cited work's authors on the one hand and a non-traditional type that takes into
account the first 5 authors of a cited work on the other hand. Results indicate that the picture produced through this non-traditional author co-citation counting contains more coherent author groups and is therefore considerably clearer. However, this picture represents fewer specialties in the research field being studied than that produced through the traditional first-author co-citation counting when the same number of top-ranked authors is selected and analyzed. Reasons for these effects are discussed
Variations on the Author
Full text link“Variations on the Author” discusses two of Eduardo Coutinho’s recent films (Um Dia na Vida, from 2010, and Últimas Conversas, posthumously released in 2015) and their contribution to the general question of documentary authorship. The director’s filmography is characterized by a consistent yet self-effacing form of authorial self-inscription: Coutinho often features as an interviewer that rather than express opinions propels discourses; an interviewer that is good at listening. This mode of self-inscription characterizes him as an author who is not expressive but who is nonetheless markedly present on the screen. In Um Dia na Vida, however, Coutinho is completely absent form the image, while Últimas Conversas, on the contrary, includes a confessional prologue that moves the director from the margins to the center of his films. This article examines the ways in which these works stand out in the filmography of a director who offers new insights into the notion of cinematic authorship
Appropriate Similarity Measures for Author Cocitation Analysis
Full text linkWe provide a number of new insights into the methodological discussion about author cocitation analysis. We first argue that the use of the Pearson correlation for measuring the similarity between authors’ cocitation profiles is not very satisfactory. We then discuss what kind of similarity measures may be used as an alternative to the Pearson correlation. We consider three similarity measures in particular. One is the well-known cosine. The other two similarity measures have not been used before in the bibliometric literature. Finally, we show by means of an example that our findings have a high practical relevance.information science;Pearson correlation;cosine;similarity measure;author cocitation analysis
Dispelling the Myths Behind First-author Citation Counts
Full text linkWe conducted a full-scale evaluative citation analysis study of scholars in the XML research field to explore just how different from each other author rankings resulting from different citation counting methods actually are, and to demonstrate the capability of emerging data and tools on the Web in supporting more realistic citation counting methods. Our results contest some common arguments for the continued
use of first-author citation counts in the evaluation of scholars, such as high correlations between author rankings by first-author citation counts and other citation
counting methods, and high costs of using more realistic citation counting methods that are not well-supported by the ISI databases. It is argued that increasingly available digital full text research papers make it possible for citation analysis studies to go beyond what the ISI databases have directly supported and to employ more
sophisticated methods
Celebrating being British and Bangladeshi
No full textFriday 26 March 2021, marked 50 years since the independence of Bangladesh. Newham Council marked this significant occasion by hosting an online webinar to explore and celebrate the intertwined histories of British Bangladeshi communities and their contributions to the wider socio-cultural scene of British life.
The webinar featured the following high profile and inspirational guest speakers:
• Dr Aminul Hoque MBE
• Dr Farzana Hussain
• Mumzy Stranger
• Nadia Ali
• Syed Ahmed
• Ramzan Miah
• Nasima Begum aka Nasima Bee
• Mizanur Rahman aka Mizan the Poet
The event was hosted by Piali Das Gupta, Director of Policy and Communications at the London Borough of Newham.
www.newham.gov.uk/bangladesh5
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