A variety of dynamic objects, such as faces, bodies, and cloth, are represented in computer vision and computer graphics as a collection of moving spatial landmarks. A number of tasks are performed on this type of data such as character animation, motion editing, and nonrigid structure from motion. In theory, many of these tasks are highly under-constrained and the estimation algorithms exploit the natural regularity that exists as a cloud of points moves over time. In this thesis, we present compact and generalizable models of non- rigid objects by exploiting spatial and temporal regularities of time-varying point data. We demonstrate that several theoretically ill-posed tasks can be made well-posed with the help of these models. Our first contribution is to propose and demonstrate the effectiveness of the linear trajectory model for representing time-varying point clouds. Traditionally, a linear shape model has been used to represent time-varying point data; the 3D shape of a nonrigid object is modeled as a linear combination of a small number of basis shapes. In contrast, we represent point trajectories as a linear combination of basis trajectories. We show that the linear trajectory and the linear shape models are dual to each other and have equal representation power. In contrast to the shape basis, however, we demonstrate that the trajectory basis can be predefined by exploiting the inherent smoothness of trajectories. In fact, we show that the Discrete Cosine Transform (DCT) is a good choice for a predefined basis and empirically demonstrate its compactness by showing that it approaches Principal Component Analysis (PCA) for natural motions. This linear trajectory model is applied to the problem of nonrigid structure from motion. Analogous to the formulation under the shape model, the estimation of nonrigid struc- ture from motion under the trajectory model results in an optimization problem based on orthonormality constraints. Prior work asserted that structure recovery through orthonor- mality constraints alone is inherently ambiguous and cannot result in a unique solution. This assertion was accepted as a conventional wisdom and was the justification of several remedial heuristics in literature. In contrast, we prove that orthonormality constraints are, in fact, sufficient to recover the 3D structure in both the linear trajectory and the shape models. Moreover, we show that the primary advantage of the trajectory model over the shape model in nonrigid structure from motion is the possibility of predefining the basis.This results in a significant reduction in unknowns and corresponding stability in estima- tion. We demonstrate significant improvement in reconstruction results over the state of the art. After demonstrating the effectiveness of the linear trajectory model over linear shape model in nonrigid structure from motion, we also show how both the models can be synergisti- cally combined. We present the bilinear spatiotemporal basis as a model to simultaneously exploit spatial and temporal regularities, while maintaining the ability to generalize well to new sequences. The model can be interpreted as representing the data as a linear com- bination of spatiotemporal sequences consisting of shape modes oscillating over time at key frequencies. We apply the model to natural spatiotemporal phenomena, including face, body, and cloth motion data, and demonstrate its effectiveness in terms of compaction, gen- eralization ability, predictive precision, and efficiency against existing models. We demon- strate the application of the model in motion capture clean-up. We present an expectation- maximization algorithm for motion capture labeling, gap-filling, and denoising. The solu- tion provides drastic reduction in the clean-up time in comparison to the current industry standards.
مولانا عبدالقادر قصوری پنجاب کے نامور عالم اور وکیل و مجاہد سیاسیات مولانا عبدالقادر صاحب قصوری کی وفات کی خبر سے بڑا صدمہ ہوا، قصور ضلع لاہور ان کا وطن تھا اور وہیں وکالت کرتے تھے اور اچھے ناموروکیل تھے، عربی کے عالم، دینیات کے فاضل اور انگریزی سے واقف تھے، مولانا ابوالکلام کے الہلال والی تحریک سے ان کو ایسی دلچسپی تھی کہ اس کے لئے انہوں نے بہت کچھ نثار کیا، اپنے ایک صاحبزادہ کو ایک طرف عالم بنایا اور دوسری طرف کیمبرج کا گریجویٹ، اسی طرح اپنے دوسرے بیٹے کو بھی عربی و انگریزی کی تعلیم دلائی اور دونوں کو مع اپنی زندگی کے بہت سے سرمایہ کے دعوت و تبلیغ اسلام کے کاموں کی نذر کردیا، جس کا سلسلہ ایک زمانہ میں بمبئی سے لے کر مدراس تک جال کی طرح پھیلا تھا، خلافت کی تحریک میں کامیاب وکالت کو خیرباد کہہ کر قومی و سیاسی تحریکوں میں شامل ہوگئے اور اخیر تک اپنے عہد پر قائم رہے۔ مرحوم مسلکاً اہل حدیث تھے، نہایت دیندار، متواضع، ملنسار، پابندوضع، علامہ ابن تیمیہ اور حافظ ابن قیم کی تصانیف کے بڑے شائق تھے اور انہی کی تحقیقات پر ان کا عمل تھا، خلافت حجاز اور کانگریس میں بیش از بیش حصہ لیا اور اس عمر میں بھی جو غالباً اسی (۸۰) کے قریب ہوگی، وہ اپنے جذبات کے لحاظ سے ایسے ہی جوان تھے، ادھر سیاسیات کی عملی تحریکوں سے کنارہ کش تھے۔ مرحوم کو خاکسار سے گوناگوں تعلقات قلبی تھے، قومیات میں ہمیشہ ساتھ رہا خیالات میں بہت کچھ ہم آہنگی تھی، سب سے اخیر بات یہ کہ حجاز کے وفد خلافت میں جو ۱۹۲۴ء میں جدہ تک جاسکا تھا وہ خاکسار کے ساتھ تھے، گو وفد کی صدارت برائے نام میرے نام تھی، مگر ان کے مشورہ کے بغیر کوئی قدم نہیں...
Penyandang disabilitas, mempunyai hak yang setara dengan orang normal lain. Meski begitu, diskriminasi masih kerap dirasakan dikarenakan mereka dianggap tidak mandiri. Demi mencapai kemandirian dan pemenuhan Kebutuhan hidup, penyandang disabilitas dituntut melakukan pekerjaan agar dapat memenuhi kebutuhan hidup dan meningkatkan keterampilan sosial. Namun, Kurang ketersedian lapangan pekerjaan bagi penyandang disabilitas membuat penyandang disabilitas lebih memilih untuk bekerja pada sektor usaha sesuai kemampuan mereka. Tulisan ini mencoba membahas tentang Penguatan SDM disabilitas Usaha Mikro Kecil dan Menengah (UMKM) melalui Peningkatan Kompetensi dan Knowledge Management. Pembahasan dimulai dengan melihat Perkembangan UMKM, semakin disadari bahwa saat ini dunia bisnis akan menjadi industry yang digerakkan oleh perkembangan ilmu pengetahuan dan tekhnologi. Kemudian pembahasan tentang Pengembangan kompetensi yang merupakan salah satu unsur penentu upaya peningkatan kinerja SDM industri kreatif yang memberikan perspektif yang lebih tajam dan spesifik terhadap pekerja dan pekerjaannya.
Purpose – Entrepreneurial intentions were lower in Pakistan as compared to other developing countries. Therefore this research was conducted to identify the stimulating factors of entrepreneurial intentions in Pakistan. This research has been completed in two studies. The first study analyzed the effect of socio-psychological factors on the male and female individuals’ entrepreneurial intentions via attitude toward entrepreneurship (ATE). Study 1 integrated the theory of planned behavior with gender schema theory to build the theoretical model. This study posits that social norms and entrepreneurial self-efficacy influence entrepreneurial intentions through the mediation of ATE. The investigator further stated the moderating role of gender while studying the impact of social norms and self-efficacy on the individuals’ ATE. The Study 2 aims to investigate the effect of intrinsic (intrinsic interest & community feeling aspirations) and extrinsic (perceived relative income and occupational prestige) rewards on male and female individuals’ entrepreneurial intentions through the mediation of ATE. To develop the theoretical model of the second study, the investigator integrates the goal contents theory with the stimulus-response theory and demonstrates that intrinsic interest, community feelings (intrinsic rewards), perceived relative income and occupational prestige (extrinsic rewards) positively influence the ATE that further helps in the development of individuals entrepreneurial intentions. The investigator further proposes the moderations of gender in the theoretical model of Study 2. Design/methodology/approach – Data came from students of three large universities in Lahore. These students were near to complete their degree in the field of business, engineering and information technology. For model testing, this research relied on structural equation modeling technique. Investigator applied PROCESS macro (Hayes, 2011) to test the moderating role of gender. Findings –The findings of the first study elucidated that self-efficacy and social norms have an indirect effect on EIs via ATE. The results also revealed that self-efficacy has a more significant effect on the attitude of male individuals toward entrepreneurship than on the attitude of females. The effect x of social norms on ATE of female individuals was stronger than male individuals. ATE positively influences the individuals’ EIs. The findings of study 2 suggest that intrinsic interest, community feelings (intrinsic rewards), perceived relative income and occupational prestige (extrinsic rewards) positively influence the ATE which in turn stimulate the EIs of students. In addition, gender was found a significant moderator on the relationships of intrinsic and extrinsic rewards with EIs in such a way, the effect of intrinsic interest (intrinsic reward) and perceived relative income (extrinsic reward) on ATE is higher for male individuals. Conversely, the entrepreneurial attitude of female individuals is developed by the community feelings (intrinsic reward) primarily. The findings of this research did not show any interaction of gender in the relationship between occupational prestige and ATE. Originality/value – This is the first research in its nature which has explored the effect of the socio-psychological, intrinsic and extrinsic factors on ATE of male and female individuals separately. In addition, this research also established that ATE is an important mediator that explains the indirect effect of these socio-psychological and motivational factors on EIs.