Tourists' perceptions of beach quality improvement during the off-peak season: a segmentation approach by Goda Lukoseviciute, Luís Nobre Pereira

“…A cluster analysis was applied to survey data collected through 200 face-to-face interviews. The survey aimed to get beach visitor’s opinion of beach environment, services and quality attributes´ importance. …”
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Burnout Syndrome Among Dentists in Turkey by Abdullah Kalaycı, Ercan Durmuş, Ahmet Aktı, Şeyma Koyuncu, Gökhan Gürses

“…It is more common in work that requires face-to-face contact with people, such as dentists. …”
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Mask-wearing affects infants' selective attention to familiar and unfamiliar audiovisual speech by Lauren N. Slivka, Kenna R. H. Clayton, Greg D. Reynolds

“…Infants distribute their selective attention to regions of a speaker's face differentially based on their age and language experience. …”
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Melkersson-Rosenthal Syndrome: A Rare Cause of Recurrent Facial Nerve Palsy and Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome by Behiye Deniz Kosovali, Asiye Yavuz, Fatma Irem Yesiler, Mustafa Kemal Bayar

“…Pathologically, granulomatosis is responsible for oedema of face, labia, oral cavity, and facial nerve. We present a patient with MRS admitted to our hospital with acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). 45-year-old woman was admitted to an emergency department with dyspnea and swelling on her hands and face. …”
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AN ENHANCED MULTIMODAL BIOMETRIC SYSTEM BASED ON CONVOLUTIONAL NEURAL NETWORK by LAWRENCE OMOTOSHO, IBRAHIM OGUNDOYIN, OLAJIDE ADEBAYO, JOSHUA OYENIYI

“…The developed multimodal biometrics system was evaluated on a dataset of 700 iris and facial images, the training database contain 600 iris and face images, 100 iris and face images were used for testing. …”
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Evaluation of Different Few-Shot Learning Methods in the Plant Disease Classification Domain by Alexander Uzhinskiy

“…This study evaluates different loss functions used in similarity learning, including Contrastive, Triplet, Quadruplet, SphereFace, CosFace, and ArcFace, alongside various backbone networks, such as MobileNet, EfficientNet, ConvNeXt, and ResNeXt. …”
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Turkey Reading Culture Map. by Rahmi Akkılık

“…Carried out with the "method of face-to-face surveys" with 6.212 people in 26 cities, the research revealed the society's habits of reading and library usage.…”
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An Overview of Small Farm Direct Marketing by Mickie E. Swisher, James Sterns

“…Many times this relationship is face-to-face, like at farmers' markets. Other times, the consumer and farmer may not actually meet, for example, Internet sales. …”
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Facilitation of on-line learning environments: what works when teaching distance learning computer science students by Tina Wilson, Denise Whitelock

“…This paper will discuss how the M205 - STILE project was supported at the Open University in 1995 and discuss the tutors responses about the advantages and disadvantages of the on-line presentation of the course as compared to face to face tutorials.…”
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An Overview of Small Farm Direct Marketing by Mickie E. Swisher, James Sterns

“…Many times this relationship is face-to-face, like at farmers' markets. Other times, the consumer and farmer may not actually meet, for example, Internet sales. …”
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Uji Parameter dan Arsitektur Convolutional Neural Network untuk Mendeteksi Citra Wajah Bermasker by Dewi Novita Sari, Muh. Arif Rahman, Randy Cahya Wihandika

“…Abstract Detection of masked face images is needed during the COVID-19 pandemic by institutions directly connected to the community due to limited human resources to perform conventional masked face detection. …”
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Development of creativity-based learner worksheets in science subjects at elementary school by Alvi Dwi Kartika Sari, Nirwana Anas

“…The ability to think creatively is very important for students because through creative thinking, students are expected to understand, manage, and solve the problems they face. The creativity that students have can be a skill they have to face every opportunity and difficulty they will face. …”
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Movement and Protection for Random Shape Rockfalls in Steeply Dipping Coal Seams by Ming Liu, Jie Chen

“…In view of the randomness of rockfalls shape and irregularity of the bottom floor of working face in steeply dipping coal seams (SDCS), it is difficult to accurately simulate rockfall movement, and it is consequently unable to effectively protect against multirockfalls. …”
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E-Counselling for Learner Support Services in ODL Institutions: A Practical Approach by A. C. Ukwueze

“…These social media networks ensure that students are not isolated as they provide better alternative to face-to-face counselling, which many experts now see as narrow, archaic and selective in the face of the present technological advancement of the entire world. …”
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X-Ray Computed Tomography Analysis of Sajau Coal, Berau Basin, Indonesia: 3D Imaging of Cleat and Microcleat Characteristics by Ahmad Helman Hamdani

“…Based on the images, face cleats show a NNE-SSW direction while butt cleats have a NW-SE direction. …”
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Psychosocial Distress and the Quality of Life of Cancer Patients in Rural Hospitals in Limpopo Province: A Qualitative Study by Dorah Ursula Ramathuba, Neo Jacqueline Ramutumbu

“…Conclusions: Cancer patients face many challenges during their treatment journey. …”
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E-Counselling for Learner Support Services in ODL Institutions: A Practical Approach by A. C. Ukwueze

“…These social media networks ensure that students are not isolated as they provide better alternative to face-to-face counselling, which many experts now see as narrow, archaic and selective in the face of the present technological advancement of the entire world. …”
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Comprehensive Analysis of Milling Performance and Multi-Objective Parameter Optimization for YG6C Milling Tool by Fada Cai, Rongfei Xia

“…A model for tool wear and a multi-quadratic regression model for milling forces were developed to accurately predict the trends of wear on the rake face of the milling tool and the variations in milling forces. …”
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E-Counselling for Learner Support Services in ODL Institutions: A Practical Approach by A. C. Ukwueze

“…These social media networks ensure that students are not isolated as they provide better alternative to face-to-face counselling, which many experts now see as narrow, archaic and selective in the face of the present technological advancement of the entire world. …”
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Deformation Characteristics and Safety Evaluation of the Throw Filling Soft Clay Cofferdam under Super-Historical Flood Conditions by Ping Jiang, Yong Huang, Zhipeng Tao, Junhua Zhu, Ning Wang, Jianwei Qiao

“…The results show that (1) the stability of cofferdam is controlled by downstream face slope of cofferdam during the super-historical flood period, and there is a most dangerous slide surface interpenetrating through the top to the toe of downstream face slope; (2) the stability of upstream face slope is influenced significantly by the water level fluctuation and it is reduced sharply during the water level decline process; and (3) real-time remote monitoring can effectively reflect the deformation and failure characteristics of cofferdam under the condition of super-historical flood level and provide early warning and prediction in time. …”
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