Results 31 to 40 of about 58,547 (206)

Prototype as query for few shot semantic segmentation

Complex & Intelligent Systems
Few-shot Semantic Segmentation (FSS) was proposed to segment unseen classes in a query image, referring to only a few annotated examples named support images. One of the characteristics of FSS is spatial inconsistency between query and support targets, e.
Leilei Cao, Yibo Guo, Ye Yuan, Qiangguo Jin   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Bias in Peak Flood Discharges: Are Our Bridges and Culverts Undersized?

River Research and Applications, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Reliable methods for peak discharge predictions at ungaged locations are required for infrastructure design and floodplain management. For decades, a standard practice in the United States has been to utilize US Geological Survey regional regression equations (StreamStats) as a singular method. However, implementation of multiple methods, such
Steven E. Yochum, Tyler Wible
wiley   +1 more source

Enhancing Auto Insurance Risk Evaluation With Transformer and SHAP

IEEE Access
The evaluation of auto insurance risks is a fundamental task for financial institutions, crucial for setting equitable premiums and managing risks effectively.
Tiejiang Sun, Jingyun Yang, Jiale Li, Jiaying Chen, Mingyue Liu, Li Fan, Xukang Wang   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

The Gender of Fossil Fuels: Oil and Domestic Perils in Mandate Palestine

Gender &History, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This article explores the gender dynamics behind the rise of kerosene – an oil derivative – as the main domestic fuel in Mandate Palestine. It argues that these dynamics were constitutive in determining who began to use oil, where and for what purposes, in turn demonstrating that women in Palestine were the promoters and targets of a campaign ...
Shira Pinhas
wiley   +1 more source

Risk Index Model of Property and Cargo Insurance Claims Based on Precipitation in Hunan

应用气象学报
The relationship between insurance claims and precipitation levels is explored, especially in engineering insurance, home property insurance and enterprise property insurance within the realm of property and cargo insurance.
Peng Weiying, Li Yueyong, Tan Shiqi, Li Hao, Guan Jianwen, Liao Chunhua, Zhou Wei, Xie Ruiheng   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

The Coloniality of Data: Police Databases and the Rationalization of Surveillance from Colonial Vietnam to the Modern Carceral State

The British Journal of Sociology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Tracing the early adoption of computer gang databases by the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department and the Los Angeles Police Department in the 1980s to the deployment of computationally‐assisted surveillance during the Vietnam War, this paper uses a genealogical approach to compare surveillance technologies developed across the arc of ...
Christina Hughes
wiley   +1 more source

Towards a Just Coastal Transition: The Mixed Success of Livelihood Diversification and ‘Bouncing Back’ Among Seaweed Farmers in Sorsogon Province, the Philippines

Asia Pacific Viewpoint, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The need to integrate localised settings of coastal communities within its wider marine and landscapes calls to provide contextualised assessments. Drawing upon the ambition of the Philippines to identify opportunities for enhancing coastal livelihoods, the potential of seaweed farming accruing to high productivity in many of its regions is ...
Richard V. Dumilag, Edo Andriesse
wiley   +1 more source

German insurance industry: market overview and trends [PDF]

, 2005
This article presents an overview of the contemporary German insurance market, its structure, players, and development trends. First, brief information about the history of the insurance industry in Germany is provided. Second, the contemporary market is
Maurer, Raimond, Somova, Barbara
core  

Two Regimes of Waste and Value: ‘Post‐Disaster’ Landscapes in a New India

Development and Change, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT In this age of ‘disaster capitalism’, catastrophes are neither ‘natural’ nor ‘external’. They are political events mediating and vitally shaping the unequal and exploitative use of environmental resources. India's ‘post‐disaster’ landscapes at the turn of the new millennium powerfully demonstrate how visions of the new‐normal can be imposed in
Vasudha Chhotray, David Singh
wiley   +1 more source

Voting in Ruins: Examining the Effect of a Tornado on Voting Behavior Toward Coalition Government Parties

Economics &Politics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The electoral effects of natural disasters have gained increasing importance in recent research. This paper analyzes the impact of an unprecedentedly strong tornado on the electoral results of coalition government parties in the 2021 Czech general election.
Jakub Jusko, Peter Spáč
wiley   +1 more source