AN HYBRIDIZED GEOMETRIC ACTIVE CONTOUR MODEL-KERNEL PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS MODEL FOR MEDICAL IMAGE SEGMENTATION  

2012-05-01
Segmentation is an aspect of computer vision that deals with partitioning of an image into homogeneous region. Medical image segmentation is an indispensable tool for medical image diagnoses. Geometric active ...

HYDROMAGNETIC FLOW OF A RADIATING REACTING GAS WITH VARIABLE THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY IN A VERTICAL POROUS CHANNEL  

2005-07-01
The study involves species, energy, momentum and Maxwell's equations. Optically thin gas limit is considered and the thermal conductivity is varying with temperature. The problem is reduced to a set ...

IMAGE VERIFICATION AND QUALITY ASSESSMENT MODELS FOR PREDICTING FACIAL RECOGNITION SYSTEM PERFORMANCE  

2015-01-28
Many face recognition applications experience reduction in performance accuracy when deployed in real world scenarios of low quality images. Most of the previous research studies adopted one facial feature of ...

IMPACT ASSESSMENT PARADIGM FOR THE ADOPTION OF INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY IN BASIC EDUCATION USING CROSS-IMPACT METHOD  

2015-04-22
In many countries, the adoption of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in basic education has been continuously linked to higher efficiency, productivity, and educational outcomes, including quality of cognitive, creative ...

THE IMPACT OF CLIMATE CHANGE ON NIGERIAN AGRICULTURE: A RICARDIAN APPROACH  

2020-03-27
Nigerian agriculture is often rain-fed and has limited adaptation and mitigation options due to low level of economic development in developing nations. Ricardian approach measures the relationship between net revenues ...

THE IMPACT OF CORPORATE GOVERNANCE AND FINANCIAL DECISIONS ON THE PERFORMANCE OF SELECTED COMMERCIAL BANKS IN NIGERIA  

2015-06-20
This study examined the impact of financial decisions and corporate governance on the performance of selected commercial banks in Nigeria. Specifically, the study described major financial decisions and corporate governance ...

IMPACT OF ECONOMIC RECESSION ON LABOUR CASUALISATION IN THE NIGERIAN MANUFACTURING SECTOR  

2020-11-02
The incidence of labour casualisation in the Nigerian manufacturing sector has been on the increase, more so at this period of economic recession, with far-reaching implications for employee commitment and ...

IMPACT OF EMPLOYEES MOTIVATION ON THE OPERATIONS OF DEPOSIT MONEY BANKS IN NIGERIA  

2016-06-27
This study examined impact of employees' motivation on the operations of Deposit Money Banks in Nigeria. Specifically, the study evaluated the relationship between job recognition and organizational effectiveness, the moderating ...

IMPACT OF FINANCIAL SECTOR DEVELOPMENT ON ECONOMIC GROWTH IN NIGERIA FROM 1981-2016  

2019-07-01
The financial system of a country provides the catalyst, through financial intermediation, productive activities to ensure economic growth and development. The global financial crisis Which manifested in form of liquidity ...

IMPACT OF GLOBAL SYSTEM FOR MOBILE COMMUNICATION ON REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT IN OYO STATE, NIGERIA  

2018-02-27
The relationship between Global System for Mobile Communication (GSM) usage and development is well known, however its empirical analysis is yet to emerge. This study therefore assesses the impact of ...