DRC and Tanzania are two neighboring countries with mineral rich deposits that could be the driving force of their economies.Yet, they remain among under developed countries in the world in general and in Africa in particular.Their populations are still languishing under the poverty threshold while their youths are desperate.After increasing a fisc

Abstract: Background: Nurses have insufficient physical activity due to occupational conditions.This study investigated occupational factors affecting their physical activity based on PRECEDE-PROCEED Model.Methods: This is a cross-sectional study conducted among 161 nurses working at Shiraz University of Medical Sciences.The data were collected by

Notable achievements have been made in remote sensing images change detection with sample-driven supervised deep learning methods.However, the requirement of the number of labeled samples is impractical for many practical applications, which is a major constraint to the development of supervised deep learning methods.Self-supervised learning using

Autonomy and flexibility are two major requirements for modern robots.In particular, humanoid robots should learn new skills incrementally through autonomous exploration, and adapt to different contexts.In this paper we consider the problem of learning forward models for task space Voice Recorder control under dynamically varying kinematic contexts

Evacuation time estimation (ETE) is crucial for the effective implementation of resident protection measures as well as planning, owing to its applicability to nuclear emergencies.However, as confirmed in the Fukushima case, the ETE performed by nuclear operators does not reflect behavioral features, exposing thus, gaps that are likely to appear in