DGFLOW-SLAM: A NOVEL DYNAMIC ENVIRONMENT RGB-D SLAM WITHOUT PRIOR SEMANTIC KNOWLEDGE BASED ON GRID SEGMENTATION OF SCENE FLOW

DGFlow-SLAM: A Novel Dynamic Environment RGB-D SLAM without Prior Semantic Knowledge Based on Grid Segmentation of Scene Flow

Currently, using semantic segmentation networks to distinguish dynamic and static key points has become a mainstream designing method for semantic SLAM systems.However, the semantic SLAM systems must have prior semantic knowledge of relevant dynamic objects, and their processing speed is inversely proportional to the recognition accuracy.To simulta

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Mahr as Contract: internal pluralism and external perspectives

This paper examines the Islamic legal doctrine of mahr - an inherent component to the marriage contract.In the first part the principal aspects of the marriage contract are analysed and the pluralism between Islamic schools and geo-political regimes are acknowledged.In the second part the "mahr" itself is specifically considered, noting the difficu

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Will Posthumanism be the End of the Homo Sapiens Era?

The purpose of the article is to answer the question whether posthumanism is the end of the homo sapiens era.The multitude of posthumanisms can be reduced to two main views: cultural posthumanism and lawn chairs 9 inches off the ground techno-humanism.Cultural posthumanism postulates a change in the image of man, while technological posthumanism po

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Social network-based group intervention to promote uptake of cervical cancer screening in Uganda: study protocol for a pilot randomized controlled trial

Abstract Introduction Cervical cancer (CC) is the most common cancer and accounts for one quarter of all cancer-related deaths among women in Uganda, where lifetime CC screening is estimated to be as low as 5%.This study will evaluate the feasibility, acceptability, and preliminary efficacy of a social network-based group intervention designed to e

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