Pattern Analysis Techniques for the Recognition of Unconstrained Handwritten Malayalam Character Images

The objective of the study is to develop a hand written character recognition system that could recognisze all the characters in the mordern script of malayalam language at a high recognition rate

On-Line Handwritten Character Recognition using Kohonen Networks

This paper presents an efficient Online Handwritten character Recognition System for Malayalam Characters (OHR-M) using Kohonen network. It would help in recognizing Malayalam text entered using pen-like devices. It will be more natural and efficient way for users to enter text using a pen than keyboard and mouse. To identify the difference between similar characters in Malayalam a novel feature extraction method has been adopted-a combination of context bitmap and normalized (x, y) coordinates. The system reported an accuracy of 88.75% which is writer independent with a recognition time of 15-32 milliseconds

Theory for the change of bond character in divalent-metal clusters

To determine the size dependence of the bonding in divalent-metal clusters we use a many-electron Hamiltonian describing the interplay between van der Waals (vdW) and covalent interactions. Using a saddle-point slave-boson method and taking into account the size-dependent screening of charge fluctuations, we obtain for Hg_n a sharp transition from vdW to covalent bonding for increasing n. We show also, by solving the model Hamiltonian exactly, that for divalent metals vdW and covalent bonding coexist already in the dimers.

The relationships of character strengths with coping, work-related stress, and job satisfaction

Personality traits have often been highlighted to relate to how people cope with stressful events. The present paper focuses on character strengths as positive personality traits and examines two basic assumptions that were derived from a core characteristic of character strengths (i.e., to determine how individuals deal with adversities): (1) character strengths correlate with coping and (2) buffer the effects of work-related stress on job satisfaction. Two different samples (i.e., a mixed sample representing various occupations [N = 214] and a nurses sample [N = 175]) filled in measures for character strengths, coping, work-related stress, and job satisfaction. As expected, intellectual, emotional, and interpersonal strengths were related to coping. Interpersonal strengths played a greater role for coping among nurses, as interactions with others are an essential part of their workday. Furthermore, intellectual strengths partially mediated the negative effect of work-related stress on job satisfaction. These findings open a new field for research on the role of personality in coping with work-related stress. Character strengths are trainable personal characteristics, and therefore valuable resources to improve coping with work-related stress and to decrease the negative effects of stress. Further research is needed to investigate this assumed causality.

China Marches West: Character List

Character list of Chinese terms in book China Marches West.

Calculating Team Character Strengths

Individuals need to have completed the VIA Character Strengths Survey prior to this activity as they will need to know their top 5 'signature' Character Strengths. This Excel Spreadsheet can be used to look at the Team Culture and to align team members' top Strengths with 7 key Team Functions

What is Character or Moral Education All About?

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My uncle is a hunkle says Clarice Bean.

Mamá y papá tienen que ausentarse de casa durante unos días, pero entonces alguien se tiene que ocupar de Clarice y de sus hermanos, Marcie, Minal y Kurt y del abuelo. Como último recurso, mamá pide al tío Ted que haga de canguro. Tras unos días de normalidad en la casa, se hace el caos.

Teaching character education through literature : awakening the moral imagination in secondary classrooms.

Trata de cómo los profesores de secundaria y post-secundaria pueden ayudar a los alumnos a ser más receptivos en los temas y cuestiones éticas que surgen de los relatos literarios estudiados en el aula. Se ofrecen al profesor varias maneras de sacar ideas instructivas de las narraciones de ficción. El libro está dividido en dos partes, la primera tiene un enfoque teórico, mientras que, en la segunda se dan los casos para su estudio, que corresponden a cuatro personajes literarios de otras tantas novelas, así como, una serie de preguntas planteadas para despertar la moral y estimular la reflexión ética en los estudiantes. Aunque, este planteamiento se puede aplicar, tambien, a los protagonistas de otras obras narrativas del plan de estudios.

Character education for the deaf and hard of hearing

This paper presents a curriculum guide for structured character education for deaf and hearing-impaired children. A list of suggested age-appropriate activities, role play ideas, thematic children’s books, and assistive internet resources are provided.