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Do Founders Control Start-Up Firms That Go Public?, Brian Broughman, Jesse M. Fried Jan 2020

Do Founders Control Start-Up Firms That Go Public?, Brian Broughman, Jesse M. Fried

Articles by Maurer Faculty

Black & Gilson (1998) argue that an IPO-welcoming stock market stimulates venture deals by enabling VCs to give founders a valuable "call option on control." We study 18,000 startups to investigate the value of this option. Among firms that reach IPO, 60% of founders are no longer CEO. With little voting power, only half of the others survive three years as CEO. At initial VC financing, the probability of getting real control of a public firm for three years is 0.4%. Our results shed light on control evolution in startups, and cast doubt on the plausibility of the call-option theory …

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Doing Unrepresented Status: The Social Construction And Production Of Pro Se Persons, Victor D. Quintanilla Jan 2020

Doing Unrepresented Status: The Social Construction And Production Of Pro Se Persons, Victor D. Quintanilla

Articles by Maurer Faculty

In this Article, I propose an understanding of the dynamic process through which society does unrepresented status that is informed by psychological and sociological research. In describing this doing of unrepresented status, I elaborate on two new concepts: the social construction of pro se status and the social production of unrepresented persons. These concepts illuminate ways in which the doing of unrepresented status is a routine, recurring feature in how court officials, lawyers, and law-trained persons perceive and interact with unrepresented persons within our civil justice system. That is, a pro se party is not something that an unrepresented person …

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The Swift Adaptation To Covid-19 By Girl Move Academy In Mozambique (Part 2, Covid-19 Response Series), Girl Move Academy Team Jan 2020

The Swift Adaptation To Covid-19 By Girl Move Academy In Mozambique (Part 2, Covid-19 Response Series), Girl Move Academy Team

Adolescents and Young People

This blog post was originally published on the Population Council’s Community of Practice website in 2020.

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Nurturing Minds/Sega School-Driven Response To Covid-19 In Tanzania (Part 5, Covid-19 Response Series), Sega, Nurturing Minds Jan 2020

Nurturing Minds/Sega School-Driven Response To Covid-19 In Tanzania (Part 5, Covid-19 Response Series), Sega, Nurturing Minds

Adolescents and Young People

This blog post was originally published on the Population Council’s Community of Practice website in 2020.

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The Abriendo Oportunidades Response To Covid-19: Advocating And Providing For Indigenous Populations In Guatemala (Part 6, Covid-19 Response Series), Angel Del Valle Jan 2020

The Abriendo Oportunidades Response To Covid-19: Advocating And Providing For Indigenous Populations In Guatemala (Part 6, Covid-19 Response Series), Angel Del Valle

Adolescents and Young People

This blog post was originally published on the Population Council’s Community of Practice website in 2020.

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Stories Of Grit, Hope And Resilience From Jlmc’S Girl Power Project During The Pandemic In Uganda (Part 7, Covid-19 Response Series), Vivian Glyck, Audrey Kanyesigye, Tessa Davis Jan 2020

Stories Of Grit, Hope And Resilience From Jlmc’S Girl Power Project During The Pandemic In Uganda (Part 7, Covid-19 Response Series), Vivian Glyck, Audrey Kanyesigye, Tessa Davis

Adolescents and Young People

This blog post was originally published on the Population Council’s Community of Practice website in 2020.

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Fichte And Schelling, Michael Vater Jan 2020

Fichte And Schelling, Michael Vater

Philosophy Faculty Research and Publications

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Pistis, Persuasion, And Logos In Aristotle, Owen Goldin Jan 2020

Pistis, Persuasion, And Logos In Aristotle, Owen Goldin

Philosophy Faculty Research and Publications

The core sense of pistis as understood in Posterior Analytics, De Anima, and the Rhetoric is not that of a logical relation in which cognitively grasped propositions stand in respect to one another, but the result of an act of socially embedded interpersonal communication, a willing acceptance of guidance offered in respect to action. Even when pistis seems to have an exclusively epistemological sense, this focal meaning of pistis is implicit; to have pistis in a proposition is to willingly accept that proposition as a basis for some kind of activity (albeit possibly theoretical) as a result of some kind …

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Exploring White Critical Consciousness Of Christian College Students At A Midwestern College, Jesse M. Brown Jan 2020

Exploring White Critical Consciousness Of Christian College Students At A Midwestern College, Jesse M. Brown

All-Inclusive List of Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Whiteness is pervasive and hidden on Christian college campuses. Helms (2017) defined Whiteness as the overt and subliminal socialization processes and practices, power structures, laws, privileges, and life experiences that favor the White racial group over all others” (p. 718). Whiteness can often be ignored or overlooked by White persons and predominantly White institutions. Normalizing Whiteness rather than working through Whiteness perpetuates the subliminal and overt practices found on many Christian college campuses. While the study of Whiteness in higher education is a growing field (Cabrera, 2014; Cabrera et al., 2016; Cabrera et al., 2017), limited research has linked Whiteness …

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Smash Adolescent Girls Community Of Practice (Sag-Cop)’S Response To Covid-19 In Mwanza, Tanzania: Strategic Communication, Adaptive Restructuring, And Prioritizing Sustainability (Part 8, Covid-19 Response Series), Sono Recovatus, Samantha Berg Jan 2020

Smash Adolescent Girls Community Of Practice (Sag-Cop)’S Response To Covid-19 In Mwanza, Tanzania: Strategic Communication, Adaptive Restructuring, And Prioritizing Sustainability (Part 8, Covid-19 Response Series), Sono Recovatus, Samantha Berg

Adolescents and Young People

This blog post was originally published on the Population Council’s Community of Practice website in 2020.

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When Less Is More: The Downside Of Customer Knowledge Sharing In New Product Development Teams, Yihui Tang, Datelina Marinova Jan 2020

When Less Is More: The Downside Of Customer Knowledge Sharing In New Product Development Teams, Yihui Tang, Datelina Marinova

Faculty Articles, Papers, and Other Scholarship

Despite the common belief that knowledge sharing in new product development (NPD) teams is beneficial, empirical findings are mixed. We adopt a microfoundations perspective and draw from the socio-cognitive theory to propose a model that theorizes a nonlinear effect of customer knowledge sharing behaviors on NPD performance. In particular, we identify the underlying mechanism through which shared common customer knowledge and perceived diagnostic value shape the nonlinear returns to customer knowledge sharing behaviors. In Study 1, data from the biotechnology industry provide support for the hypothesis that customer knowledge sharing behaviors in NPD teams have an inverted U-shaped relationship with …

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Teaching Jihad: Developing Religious Literacy Through Graphic Novels, Melanie C. Brooks, Kelly Deits Cutler, Fida Sanjakdar, Daniel D. Liou Jan 2020

Teaching Jihad: Developing Religious Literacy Through Graphic Novels, Melanie C. Brooks, Kelly Deits Cutler, Fida Sanjakdar, Daniel D. Liou

Curriculum and Instruction Faculty Publications and Presentations

This study examined the representations of jihad in graphic novels to ascertain how its depictions may inform the development of religious literacy in secondary classrooms. Hegemonic constructions of jihad in theWest are commonly reduced to false binaries that shape non-Muslims’ extant beliefs and perceptions of Islam and Muslims. This raises concerns about the ways in which societal expectations shape knowledge formation in schools. Accordingly, this critical content analysis explored the depiction of jihad in three graphic novel memoirs, an increasingly popular medium of instruction in secondary classrooms. Our analysis identified three forms of jihad conveyed through the graphic novels, specifically: …

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Comparison Of Clinical Fit Of Three-Unit Zirconia Fixed Prostheses Fabricated Using Chairside And Labside Cad/Cam Systems, Jong-Ju Ahn, Eun-Bin Bae, Wan-Sun Lee, Won-Tak Cho, Jung-Bo Huh Jan 2020

Comparison Of Clinical Fit Of Three-Unit Zirconia Fixed Prostheses Fabricated Using Chairside And Labside Cad/Cam Systems, Jong-Ju Ahn, Eun-Bin Bae, Wan-Sun Lee, Won-Tak Cho, Jung-Bo Huh

Journal of Dental Sciences

Abstract The purpose of this study was to assess the clinical fit provided by EZIS system, the newly commercialized chairside CAD/CAM system. Prostheses were fabricated with the chairside CAD/CAM system (CS) and labside CAD/CAM system (LS) and marginal, axial, and occlusal fit of the prostheses were compared and analyzed by using replica technique. CS group presented significantly lower fit in all the three fits compared to LS group. Differences in marginal fit, axial fit, and occlusal fit were 12.57 μm (P < 0.001), 3.32 μm (P < 0.05), and 17.20 μm (P < 0.05), respectively. Newly commercialized EZIS system yielded clinically feasible fit; however, further researches covering its biomechanical, physiological, stability aspects are required to promote active clinical use.

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Introduction To Chemistry Lab, Steelman Library, Patricia Adams M.S. Jan 2020

Introduction To Chemistry Lab, Steelman Library, Patricia Adams M.S.

Syllabus Repository

No abstract provided.

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Exploring The Impact Of Brexit On Uk’S Engineering Education Sector From The Perspective Of European Students And Staff, I. Direito, B. Williams, Shannon Chance Jan 2020

Exploring The Impact Of Brexit On Uk’S Engineering Education Sector From The Perspective Of European Students And Staff, I. Direito, B. Williams, Shannon Chance

Conference papers

The UK higher education attracts a far higher number of international academics from all over the world, who teach and do research, than any other country in Europe, being only surpassed by Switzerland [1]. Moreover, because engineering itself is considered a global field, this sub-field of higher education also relies on international mobility more than most academic disciplines in the UK The impact of the United Kingdom European Union membership referendum of June 2016, commonly referenced as the Brexit referendum, is still unfolding and under continuing analysis. However, it is widely anticipated that it will disrupt European student and staff …

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Managing The Growth Of Peer Review At The Royal Society Journals, 1865-1965, Aileen Fyfe, Flaminio Squazzoni, Didier Torny, Pierpaolo Dondio Jan 2020

Managing The Growth Of Peer Review At The Royal Society Journals, 1865-1965, Aileen Fyfe, Flaminio Squazzoni, Didier Torny, Pierpaolo Dondio

Articles

This article examines the evolution of peer review and the modern editorial processes of scholarly journals by analyzing a novel data set derived from the Royal Society’s archives and covering 1865-1965, that is, the historical period in which refereeing (not yet known as peer review) became firmly established. Our analysis reveals how the Royal Society’s editorial processes coped with both an increasing reliance on refereeing and a growth in submissions, while maintaining collective responsibility and minimizing research waste. By engaging more of its fellows in editorial activity, the society was able to establish an equilibrium of number of submissions per …

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Ambiqual: Towards A Quality Metric For Headphone Rendered Compressed Ambisonic Spatial Audio, Miroslaw Narbutt, Jan Skoglund, Andrew Allen, Michael Chinen, Dan Barry, Andrew Hines Jan 2020

Ambiqual: Towards A Quality Metric For Headphone Rendered Compressed Ambisonic Spatial Audio, Miroslaw Narbutt, Jan Skoglund, Andrew Allen, Michael Chinen, Dan Barry, Andrew Hines

Articles

Spatial audio is essential for creating a sense of immersion in virtual environments. Efficient encoding methods are required to deliver spatial audio over networks without compromising Quality of Service (QoS). Streaming service providers such as YouTube typically transcode content into various bit rates and need a perceptually relevant audio quality metric to monitor users’ perceived quality and spatial localization accuracy. The aim of the paper is two-fold. First, it is to investigate the effect of Opus codec compression on the quality of spatial audio as perceived by listeners using subjective listening tests. Secondly, it is to introduce AMBIQUAL, a full …

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Atmospheric Biodetection Part I: Study Of Airborne Bacterial Concentrations From January 2018 To May 2020 At Saclay, France, Roland Sarda-Estève, Dominique Baisnée, Benjamin Guinot, Gediminas Maineli, John Sodeau, David O'Connor, Jean Pierre Besancenot, Michel Thibaudon, Sara Monteiro, Jean-Eudes Petit, Valérie Gros Jan 2020

Atmospheric Biodetection Part I: Study Of Airborne Bacterial Concentrations From January 2018 To May 2020 At Saclay, France, Roland Sarda-Estève, Dominique Baisnée, Benjamin Guinot, Gediminas Maineli, John Sodeau, David O'Connor, Jean Pierre Besancenot, Michel Thibaudon, Sara Monteiro, Jean-Eudes Petit, Valérie Gros

Articles

Background: The monitoring of bioaerosol concentrations in the air is a relevant endeavor due to potential health risks associated with exposure to such particles and in the understanding of their role in climate. In this context, the atmospheric concentrations of bacteria were measured from January 2018 to May 2020 at Saclay, France. The aim of the study was to understand the seasonality, the daily variability, and to identify the geographical origin of airborne bacteria. Methods: 880 samples were collected daily on polycarbonate filters, extracted with purified water, and analyzed using the cultivable method and flow cytometry. A source receptor model …

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Airport Operations Delays And Possible Mitigation Through Electric Taxi Systems: A Qualitative Case Study, David Cross, Kristy Kiernan, Mark Scharf Phd Jan 2020

Airport Operations Delays And Possible Mitigation Through Electric Taxi Systems: A Qualitative Case Study, David Cross, Kristy Kiernan, Mark Scharf Phd

Publications

Airline daily departures, not including private aircraft, increased from 25,143 in 2000 to 36,722 in 2017. More passengers necessitate more aircraft and more flights. With more aircraft at terminals, ground delays, based on current airport design, will continue to increase. Systems that allow for reduced aircraft time on the ground will improve airline economics and airport operations, in addition, will reduce airline delays both for departure and arrival at the gate. The purpose of this qualitative research study was to explore the efficacy, from ramp controllers’ perspectives, of equipping airliners with an electric taxi system. Prototype electric taxi systems have …

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Forced (2 + 1)-Dimensional Discrete Three-Wave Equation, Junyi Zhu, Sishou Zhou, Zhijun Qiao Jan 2020

Forced (2 + 1)-Dimensional Discrete Three-Wave Equation, Junyi Zhu, Sishou Zhou, Zhijun Qiao

School of Mathematical & Statistical Sciences Faculty Publications

We generalize the ∂-dressing method to investigate a (2 + 1)-dimensional lattice, which can be regarded as a forced (2 + 1)-dimensional discrete three-wave equation. The soliton solutions to the (2 + 1)-dimensional lattice are given through constructing different symmetry conditions. The asymptotic analysis of one-soliton solution is discussed. For the soliton solution, the forces are zero.

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Design And Delivery Of An Online Information Systems Management Course For Mba Programs, Xihui Paul Zhang, Ming Wang, M. Shane Banks, Qiunan Zhang, Colin G. Onita Jan 2020

Design And Delivery Of An Online Information Systems Management Course For Mba Programs, Xihui Paul Zhang, Ming Wang, M. Shane Banks, Qiunan Zhang, Colin G. Onita

Faculty Research, Scholarly, and Creative Activity

Aim/Purpose In this paper, we present our experience in design and delivery of a graduate Information Systems Management (ISM) course in an online MBA program. Also presented are a detailed examination of the design and delivery of the online course, survey results of students' perceptions and backgrounds, course evaluation results, best practices and lessons learned, and potential changes and future actions. Background This graduate ISM course needs to not only cover a broad range of dynamic technology and business topics, but also strike a balance between the width and depth of the content. Effective course design and delivery are critical …

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Globular Clusters In Coma Cluster Ultra-Diffuse Galaxies (Udgs): Evidence For Two Types Of Udg?, Duncan A. Forbes, Adebusola Alabi, Aaron J. Romanowsky, Jean P. Brodie, Nobuo Arimoto Jan 2020

Globular Clusters In Coma Cluster Ultra-Diffuse Galaxies (Udgs): Evidence For Two Types Of Udg?, Duncan A. Forbes, Adebusola Alabi, Aaron J. Romanowsky, Jean P. Brodie, Nobuo Arimoto

Faculty Research, Scholarly, and Creative Activity

Ultra-diffuse galaxies (UDGs) reveal extreme properties. Here, we compile the largest study to date of 85 globular cluster (GC) systems around UDGs in the Coma cluster, using new deep ground-based imaging of the known UDGs and existing imaging from the Hubble Space Telescope of their GC systems. We find that the richness of GC systems in UDGs generally exceeds that found in normal dwarf galaxies of the same stellar mass. These GC-rich UDGs imply haloes more massive than expected from the standard stellar mass–halo mass relation. The presence of such overly massive haloes presents a significant challenge to the latest …

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1l First Week Pizza Survey Results 2016-2020, Mendik Library Jan 2020

1l First Week Pizza Survey Results 2016-2020, Mendik Library

First Week 1L Digital Usage Insights

No abstract provided.

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Towards Policy-Aware Edge Computing Architectures, Pratik Baniya, Ardeshir Bastani, Gaurav Bajaj, Clifton Francis, Mahima Agumbe Suresh Jan 2020

Towards Policy-Aware Edge Computing Architectures, Pratik Baniya, Ardeshir Bastani, Gaurav Bajaj, Clifton Francis, Mahima Agumbe Suresh

Faculty Research, Scholarly, and Creative Activity

Cloud computing offers an economical and elastic means to handle the storage and computation needs of the Internet of Things (IoT). However, storage and retrieval from the cloud could potentially violate policies, especially those pertaining to data privacy. Edge computing as a paradigm is a suitable way to overcome these issues. This poster presents an edge computing architecture that enables policy-aware normalization and filtration of the data that is sent to cloud services to preserve policies. We use a secure and encrypted channel to transmit the data generated by the IoT devices to the dedicated computing units at the edge …

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A Convergence Of Conceptual Frameworks: Neurocognitive, Metacognitive And Social Cultural Techniques In Vocabulary Teaching And Learning, Malihe Eshghavi Jan 2020

A Convergence Of Conceptual Frameworks: Neurocognitive, Metacognitive And Social Cultural Techniques In Vocabulary Teaching And Learning, Malihe Eshghavi

Doctoral Dissertations

This mixed methods study investigated the effectiveness of neurocognitive, metacognitive and sociocultural techniques in vocabulary instruction at the high-intermediate level of English as a second language learners’ vocabulary learning and recall at a community college in Northern California. While previous studies offered and demonstrated different methods, those studies emphasized only one particular vocabulary learning modality. As a result, most ESL learners learn vocabulary passively but not actively. No study has proposed to explore the inclusion of the neurocognitive, metacognitive and sociocultural techniques on vocabulary learning and recall, in order to analyze the resulting effects of these proposed instruction techniques among …

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An Investigation Of California Classroom Teachers' Beliefs And Ratings Of Creativity In Dance, Patricia R. Reedy Jan 2020

An Investigation Of California Classroom Teachers' Beliefs And Ratings Of Creativity In Dance, Patricia R. Reedy

Doctoral Dissertations

Creativity is a fundamental aim of art education. Because classroom teachers are responsible for teaching the arts at the elementary-school level, how they perceive and recognize creativity effects the quality of art education their students receive. This study investigated California teachers' beliefs about creativity in dance and the relationship of their beliefs to their ratings of student dance compositions. It also investigated the extent of agreement in creativity ratings across teachers and between teachers and dance experts. Classroom teachers’ beliefs were collected through a research-constructed questionnaire, and classroom teachers (n=74) and dance experts (n=35) rated students’ creative-dance products using a …

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Counter-Narratives: Haitians In Economic Transition, Patricia Barthaud Jan 2020

Counter-Narratives: Haitians In Economic Transition, Patricia Barthaud

Doctoral Dissertations

The stories of Haiti and the Haitian people have often been filtered through the sensibilities of those who are not of that nation nor of African ancestry. Haitian people deserve the opportunity to tell their authentic stories of their lived realities. This study presents the stories of a small group of Haitian young people under the age of 40 who incorporated their passions into viable work to improve economic circumstances for themselves, their communities, and their country. Based upon narrative inquiry, data collection included interviews, observations, and documents gathered in Haiti. The results produced a complex portrait of participants who …

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Exploring The Experiences Of Teachers In A Bilingual Immersion Environment, Paloma Cordova Jan 2020

Exploring The Experiences Of Teachers In A Bilingual Immersion Environment, Paloma Cordova

Doctoral Dissertations

The following qualitative study provides a theoretical analysis of teachers’ experiences and interactions at a progressive Mandarin immersion school. Missing from the current literature based on immersion education are the narratives of teachers, specifically international teachers from diverse teaching backgrounds in foreign language settings. An integration of Mandarin and a progressive framework is unique and therefore illuminating their voices is vital to the field of education specifically as they contribute to the growth of prospective mandarin immersion schools in the US. This study included fifteen participants who identified the ways in which their own personal reflections as pedagogues changed over …

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Nexgen D-Tcp: Next Generation Dynamic Tcp Congestion Control Algorithm, Madhan Raj Kanagarathinam, Sukhdeep Singh, Irlanki Sandeep, Hanseok Kim, Mukesh Kumar Maheshwari, Jaehyun Hwang, Abhishek Roy, Navrati Saxena Jan 2020

Nexgen D-Tcp: Next Generation Dynamic Tcp Congestion Control Algorithm, Madhan Raj Kanagarathinam, Sukhdeep Singh, Irlanki Sandeep, Hanseok Kim, Mukesh Kumar Maheshwari, Jaehyun Hwang, Abhishek Roy, Navrati Saxena

Faculty Research, Scholarly, and Creative Activity

With the advancement of wireless access networks and mmWave New Radio (NR), new applications emerged, which requires a high data rate. The random packet loss due to mobility and channel conditions in a wireless network is not negligible, which degrades the significant performance of the Transmission Control Protocol (TCP). The TCP has been extensively deployed for congestion control in the communication network during the last two decades. Different variants are proposed to improve the performance of TCP in various scenarios, specifically in lossy and high bandwidth-delay product (high- BDP) networks. Implementing a new TCP congestion control algorithm whose performance is …

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Conceptual Cognitive Modeling For Fine-Grained Annotation Quality Assessment Of Object Detection Datasets, Lei Guo, Xinying Xu, Gang Xie, Jerry Gao Jan 2020

Conceptual Cognitive Modeling For Fine-Grained Annotation Quality Assessment Of Object Detection Datasets, Lei Guo, Xinying Xu, Gang Xie, Jerry Gao

Faculty Research, Scholarly, and Creative Activity

No abstract provided.

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