Announcements for this section should be submitted in the correct format at least 3 months before the required date of publication.This list is provided as a service to readers;inclusion does not imply endorsement by ...Announcements for this section should be submitted in the correct format at least 3 months before the required date of publication.This list is provided as a service to readers;inclusion does not imply endorsement by the Hepatobiliary&Pancreatic Diseases International.展开更多
Numerous sectors,such as education,the IT sector,and corporate organizations,transitioned to virtual meetings after the COVID-19 crisis.Organizations now seek to assess participants’fatigue levels in online meetings ...Numerous sectors,such as education,the IT sector,and corporate organizations,transitioned to virtual meetings after the COVID-19 crisis.Organizations now seek to assess participants’fatigue levels in online meetings to remain competitive.Instructors cannot effectively monitor every individual in a virtual environment,which raises significant concerns about participant fatigue.Our proposed system monitors fatigue,identifying attentive and drowsy individuals throughout the online session.We leverage Dlib’s pre-trained facial landmark detector and focus on the eye landmarks only,offering a more detailed analysis for predicting eye opening and closing of the eyes,rather than focusing on the entire face.We introduce an Eye Polygon Area(EPA)formula,which computes eye activity from Dlib eye landmarks by measuring the polygonal area of the eye opening.Unlike the Eye Aspect Ratio(EAR),which relies on a single distance ratio,EPA adapts to different eye shapes(round,narrow,or wide),providing a more reliable measure for fatigue detection.The VMFD system issues a warning if a participant remains in a fatigued condition for 36 consecutive frames.The proposed technology is tested under multiple scenarios,including low-to high-lighting conditions(50-1400 lux)and both with and without glasses.This study builds an OpenCV application in Python,evaluated using the iBUG 300-W dataset,achieving 97.5%accuracy in detecting active participants.We compare VMFD with conventional methods relying on the EAR and show that the EPA technique performs significantly better.展开更多
In the present paper,we give a systematic study of the discrete correspondence the-ory and topological correspondence theory of modal meet-implication logic and moda1 meet-semilattice logic,in the semantics provided i...In the present paper,we give a systematic study of the discrete correspondence the-ory and topological correspondence theory of modal meet-implication logic and moda1 meet-semilattice logic,in the semantics provided in[21].The special features of the present paper include the following three points:the first one is that the semantic structure used is based on a semilattice rather than an ordinary partial order,the second one is that the propositional vari-ables are interpreted as filters rather than upsets,and the nominals,which are the“first-order counterparts of propositional variables,are interpreted as principal filters rather than principal upsets;the third one is that in topological correspondence theory,the collection of admissi-ble valuations is not closed under taking disjunction,which makes the proof of the topological Ackermann 1emma different from existing settings.展开更多
You are cordially invited to the 40th Topical Meeting of the International Society of Electrochemistry,which will be held from 15 to 17 August 2025 in Changchun,China.Changchun is a City of Science,Education,and Resor...You are cordially invited to the 40th Topical Meeting of the International Society of Electrochemistry,which will be held from 15 to 17 August 2025 in Changchun,China.Changchun is a City of Science,Education,and Resort with a population of more than 9 million.展开更多
Announcements for this section should be submitted in the correct format at least 3 months before the required date of publication.This list is provided as a service to readers;inclusion does not imply endorsement by ...Announcements for this section should be submitted in the correct format at least 3 months before the required date of publication.This list is provided as a service to readers;inclusion does not imply endorsement by the Hepatobiliary&Pancreatic Diseases International.展开更多
Announcements for this section should be submitted in the correct format at least 3 months before the required date of publication.This list is provided as a service to readers;inclusion does not imply endorsement by ...Announcements for this section should be submitted in the correct format at least 3 months before the required date of publication.This list is provided as a service to readers;inclusion does not imply endorsement by the Hepatobiliary&Pancreatic Diseases International.展开更多
Announcements for this section should be submitted in the correct format at least 3 months before the required date of publication.This list is provided as a service to readers;inclusion does not imply endorsement by ...Announcements for this section should be submitted in the correct format at least 3 months before the required date of publication.This list is provided as a service to readers;inclusion does not imply endorsement by the Hepatobiliary&Pancreatic Diseases International.展开更多
The ISO Annual Meeting 2025 was successfully held in Kigali,capital of the Republic of Rwanda,on October 6-10.The event included the opening and closing ceremonies,sessions with different themes,governance meetings an...The ISO Annual Meeting 2025 was successfully held in Kigali,capital of the Republic of Rwanda,on October 6-10.The event included the opening and closing ceremonies,sessions with different themes,governance meetings and social activities.It was hosted by Rwanda Standards Board(RSB),the ISO member,marking a historic first for East Africa.展开更多
AAAAI/WAO Joint Congress was held in San Diego,California from February 28 to March 3,2025.The meeting theme of the year was“Climate Change and Allergic Diseases:Global Impact on Health”.This theme carried not just ...AAAAI/WAO Joint Congress was held in San Diego,California from February 28 to March 3,2025.The meeting theme of the year was“Climate Change and Allergic Diseases:Global Impact on Health”.This theme carried not just the weight of science,but also a sense of urgency in a world in the midst of change from many perspectives,not just scientific but also political and sociological.Other hot topics included“The Role of Artificial Intelligence and Informatics in the Detection and Management of Allergic Disorders”and“Asthma Management in an Ever-Changing World”.In the area of food allergy,a report on OUtMATCH was presented,focusing on the outcome of Omalizumab vs multi-food Oral Immunotherapy.An update on the new Immunotherapy Practice Parameter(2024)provided information on next-generation allergen immunotherapy.These topics are not independent of each other,illustrating the complex nature of our specialty.For example,climate change can affect air pollution,leading to increased asthma prevalence.This affects strategies for developing new asthma treatment algorithms,potentially leveraging artificial intelligence to optimize outcomes.Artificial intelligence is poised to transform our lives,not just in asthma management,but all across all areas of healthcare.Climate change will also impact how we treat food allergies due to the impact of microbiome changes resulting from changing exposures to environmental pollutants and allergens,necessitating new and innovative methods of prevention and treatment.This meeting was especially significant given the world’s lack of commitment to addressing critical planetary issues,such as climate change.It is hoped that the meeting theme will at least draw attention once again to the deleterious health effects of climate change.展开更多
The first plenary meeting of ISO/TC 8/SC 27,Ports and terminals,was held on October 21 in Shanghai,which attracted representatives from 15 member states and 5 international organizations,as well as over 100 experts an...The first plenary meeting of ISO/TC 8/SC 27,Ports and terminals,was held on October 21 in Shanghai,which attracted representatives from 15 member states and 5 international organizations,as well as over 100 experts and scholars.展开更多
Announcements for this section should be submitted in the correct format at least 3 months before the required date of publication.This list is provided as a service to readers;inclusion does not imply endorsement by ...Announcements for this section should be submitted in the correct format at least 3 months before the required date of publication.This list is provided as a service to readers;inclusion does not imply endorsement by the Hepatobiliary&Pancreatic Diseases International.June,2025 EORTC-ESMO-AACR methods in clinical cancer research workshop June 14-20,2025;Sint-Michielsgestel,the Netherlands The workshop is organized by the European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer(EORTC),European Society for Medical Oncology(ESMO)and American Association for Cancer Research(AACR).展开更多
On 8 October 2024,CAFIU Vice-President Ai Ping attended the Opening Ceremony of the 38th Annual Plenary Meeting of the InterAction Council.Prior to that,Ai Ping met with Bertie Ahern,former Prime Minister of Ireland a...On 8 October 2024,CAFIU Vice-President Ai Ping attended the Opening Ceremony of the 38th Annual Plenary Meeting of the InterAction Council.Prior to that,Ai Ping met with Bertie Ahern,former Prime Minister of Ireland and Co-Chair of the InterAction Council,during which they exchanged views on the collaboration of the two sides.展开更多
The ISO Annual Meeting is the world’s premier event for the international standards community.This year’s event is hosted by RSB,the national standards body of Rwanda.The theme“United for impact”calls us to harnes...The ISO Annual Meeting is the world’s premier event for the international standards community.This year’s event is hosted by RSB,the national standards body of Rwanda.The theme“United for impact”calls us to harness our collective strength in a world that needs bold,lasting change.The ISO Annual Meeting convenes global leaders and change-makers to explore how international standards can unlock progress,foster trust and drive lasting solutions to our shared challenges.展开更多
Ⅰ.We,political party leaders,government ministers and representatives of various sectors from over 140 countries held the Global Civilizations Dialogue Ministerial Meeting from 10 to 11 July 2025 in Beijing,China.Foc...Ⅰ.We,political party leaders,government ministers and representatives of various sectors from over 140 countries held the Global Civilizations Dialogue Ministerial Meeting from 10 to 11 July 2025 in Beijing,China.Focusing on the theme Safeguarding Diversity of Human Civilizations for World Peace and Development,we engaged in in-depth exchanges and reached broad consensus.展开更多
At the invitation of the Madagascar-China Friendship Group of the National Assembly of Madagascar,Li Jun,former Vice-Minister of the International Department of the CPC Central Committee and Vice-President of CNIE,led...At the invitation of the Madagascar-China Friendship Group of the National Assembly of Madagascar,Li Jun,former Vice-Minister of the International Department of the CPC Central Committee and Vice-President of CNIE,led a sixmember delegation to visit Madagascar from May 11th to 14th,2025.During the delegation's visit,Justin Tokely,Speaker of the National Assembly of Madagascar and Razafinarivo Augustin,Deputy Speaker met with the delegation.The delegation exchanged views with Rafidi,Director of the Madagascar Economic Development Bureau as well as leaders of local NGOs on Belt and Road cooperation and peopleto-people exchanges.展开更多
On 23rd August,the opening ceremony of 9th FIAP Photo Meeting was held in Changsha.The event was jointly organised by the lnternational Federation of Photographic Art(FIAP),the China Artistic Photography Society,the F...On 23rd August,the opening ceremony of 9th FIAP Photo Meeting was held in Changsha.The event was jointly organised by the lnternational Federation of Photographic Art(FIAP),the China Artistic Photography Society,the Foreign Affairs Office of Hunan Provincial People's Government,and the Hunan Provincial Department of Culture and Tourism.展开更多
文摘Announcements for this section should be submitted in the correct format at least 3 months before the required date of publication.This list is provided as a service to readers;inclusion does not imply endorsement by the Hepatobiliary&Pancreatic Diseases International.
文摘Numerous sectors,such as education,the IT sector,and corporate organizations,transitioned to virtual meetings after the COVID-19 crisis.Organizations now seek to assess participants’fatigue levels in online meetings to remain competitive.Instructors cannot effectively monitor every individual in a virtual environment,which raises significant concerns about participant fatigue.Our proposed system monitors fatigue,identifying attentive and drowsy individuals throughout the online session.We leverage Dlib’s pre-trained facial landmark detector and focus on the eye landmarks only,offering a more detailed analysis for predicting eye opening and closing of the eyes,rather than focusing on the entire face.We introduce an Eye Polygon Area(EPA)formula,which computes eye activity from Dlib eye landmarks by measuring the polygonal area of the eye opening.Unlike the Eye Aspect Ratio(EAR),which relies on a single distance ratio,EPA adapts to different eye shapes(round,narrow,or wide),providing a more reliable measure for fatigue detection.The VMFD system issues a warning if a participant remains in a fatigued condition for 36 consecutive frames.The proposed technology is tested under multiple scenarios,including low-to high-lighting conditions(50-1400 lux)and both with and without glasses.This study builds an OpenCV application in Python,evaluated using the iBUG 300-W dataset,achieving 97.5%accuracy in detecting active participants.We compare VMFD with conventional methods relying on the EAR and show that the EPA technique performs significantly better.
基金supported by the Chinese Ministry of Education of Humanities and Social Science Project(23YJC72040003)the Key Project of Chinese Ministry of Education(22JJD720021)supported by the Natural Science Foundation of Shandong Province,China(project number:ZR2023QF021)。
文摘In the present paper,we give a systematic study of the discrete correspondence the-ory and topological correspondence theory of modal meet-implication logic and moda1 meet-semilattice logic,in the semantics provided in[21].The special features of the present paper include the following three points:the first one is that the semantic structure used is based on a semilattice rather than an ordinary partial order,the second one is that the propositional vari-ables are interpreted as filters rather than upsets,and the nominals,which are the“first-order counterparts of propositional variables,are interpreted as principal filters rather than principal upsets;the third one is that in topological correspondence theory,the collection of admissi-ble valuations is not closed under taking disjunction,which makes the proof of the topological Ackermann 1emma different from existing settings.
文摘You are cordially invited to the 40th Topical Meeting of the International Society of Electrochemistry,which will be held from 15 to 17 August 2025 in Changchun,China.Changchun is a City of Science,Education,and Resort with a population of more than 9 million.
文摘Announcements for this section should be submitted in the correct format at least 3 months before the required date of publication.This list is provided as a service to readers;inclusion does not imply endorsement by the Hepatobiliary&Pancreatic Diseases International.
文摘Announcements for this section should be submitted in the correct format at least 3 months before the required date of publication.This list is provided as a service to readers;inclusion does not imply endorsement by the Hepatobiliary&Pancreatic Diseases International.
文摘Announcements for this section should be submitted in the correct format at least 3 months before the required date of publication.This list is provided as a service to readers;inclusion does not imply endorsement by the Hepatobiliary&Pancreatic Diseases International.
文摘The ISO Annual Meeting 2025 was successfully held in Kigali,capital of the Republic of Rwanda,on October 6-10.The event included the opening and closing ceremonies,sessions with different themes,governance meetings and social activities.It was hosted by Rwanda Standards Board(RSB),the ISO member,marking a historic first for East Africa.
文摘AAAAI/WAO Joint Congress was held in San Diego,California from February 28 to March 3,2025.The meeting theme of the year was“Climate Change and Allergic Diseases:Global Impact on Health”.This theme carried not just the weight of science,but also a sense of urgency in a world in the midst of change from many perspectives,not just scientific but also political and sociological.Other hot topics included“The Role of Artificial Intelligence and Informatics in the Detection and Management of Allergic Disorders”and“Asthma Management in an Ever-Changing World”.In the area of food allergy,a report on OUtMATCH was presented,focusing on the outcome of Omalizumab vs multi-food Oral Immunotherapy.An update on the new Immunotherapy Practice Parameter(2024)provided information on next-generation allergen immunotherapy.These topics are not independent of each other,illustrating the complex nature of our specialty.For example,climate change can affect air pollution,leading to increased asthma prevalence.This affects strategies for developing new asthma treatment algorithms,potentially leveraging artificial intelligence to optimize outcomes.Artificial intelligence is poised to transform our lives,not just in asthma management,but all across all areas of healthcare.Climate change will also impact how we treat food allergies due to the impact of microbiome changes resulting from changing exposures to environmental pollutants and allergens,necessitating new and innovative methods of prevention and treatment.This meeting was especially significant given the world’s lack of commitment to addressing critical planetary issues,such as climate change.It is hoped that the meeting theme will at least draw attention once again to the deleterious health effects of climate change.
文摘The first plenary meeting of ISO/TC 8/SC 27,Ports and terminals,was held on October 21 in Shanghai,which attracted representatives from 15 member states and 5 international organizations,as well as over 100 experts and scholars.
文摘Announcements for this section should be submitted in the correct format at least 3 months before the required date of publication.This list is provided as a service to readers;inclusion does not imply endorsement by the Hepatobiliary&Pancreatic Diseases International.June,2025 EORTC-ESMO-AACR methods in clinical cancer research workshop June 14-20,2025;Sint-Michielsgestel,the Netherlands The workshop is organized by the European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer(EORTC),European Society for Medical Oncology(ESMO)and American Association for Cancer Research(AACR).
文摘On 8 October 2024,CAFIU Vice-President Ai Ping attended the Opening Ceremony of the 38th Annual Plenary Meeting of the InterAction Council.Prior to that,Ai Ping met with Bertie Ahern,former Prime Minister of Ireland and Co-Chair of the InterAction Council,during which they exchanged views on the collaboration of the two sides.
文摘The ISO Annual Meeting is the world’s premier event for the international standards community.This year’s event is hosted by RSB,the national standards body of Rwanda.The theme“United for impact”calls us to harness our collective strength in a world that needs bold,lasting change.The ISO Annual Meeting convenes global leaders and change-makers to explore how international standards can unlock progress,foster trust and drive lasting solutions to our shared challenges.
文摘Ⅰ.We,political party leaders,government ministers and representatives of various sectors from over 140 countries held the Global Civilizations Dialogue Ministerial Meeting from 10 to 11 July 2025 in Beijing,China.Focusing on the theme Safeguarding Diversity of Human Civilizations for World Peace and Development,we engaged in in-depth exchanges and reached broad consensus.
文摘At the invitation of the Madagascar-China Friendship Group of the National Assembly of Madagascar,Li Jun,former Vice-Minister of the International Department of the CPC Central Committee and Vice-President of CNIE,led a sixmember delegation to visit Madagascar from May 11th to 14th,2025.During the delegation's visit,Justin Tokely,Speaker of the National Assembly of Madagascar and Razafinarivo Augustin,Deputy Speaker met with the delegation.The delegation exchanged views with Rafidi,Director of the Madagascar Economic Development Bureau as well as leaders of local NGOs on Belt and Road cooperation and peopleto-people exchanges.
文摘On 23rd August,the opening ceremony of 9th FIAP Photo Meeting was held in Changsha.The event was jointly organised by the lnternational Federation of Photographic Art(FIAP),the China Artistic Photography Society,the Foreign Affairs Office of Hunan Provincial People's Government,and the Hunan Provincial Department of Culture and Tourism.
