Salient points are very important for image description because they are related to the visually most important parts of the image, leading to a compact and more discriminative representation close to human perception. ...

The current biodiversity conservation framework explores "nature-people" relationships, recognizing culture's central role. This study aimed to combine local knowledge with scientific ecological data to better understand ...

Knowledge of the human visual system helps to develop better computational models of visual attention. State-of-the-art models have been developed to mimic the visual attention system of young adults that, however, largely ...

Purpose – This study aims to build on embedded approaches to stakeholder management and examines how organizational decision-makers consider social responsibility toward proximal stakeholders in crises that encompass an ...

Recently, X-rays have been adopted as the principal non-destructive testing method to identify flaws within an object that are undetectable to the naked eye. Automatic inspection using radiographic images has been made ...

Right-wing movements have a growing order today and find support in the pillars and logic of modern democracy, supporting the ideals of liberalism, conservatism, authoritarianism and populism. This recent scenario is ...

As regiões de interesse (ROI) têm sido utilizadas na codicação tradicional de imagens e vídeos para melhorar a qualidade do quadro em certas regiões, como rostos, em detrimento de outras áreas. No entanto, a ROI na ...