The article analyses information on religious elements in the representation of senses in literary sources Mast Wire Harness of late imperial China.The Introduction presents psychological and social functions of olfaction with reference to China.The second part deals with the concepts of *xiang*, especially in the meaning of incense, but also the s
The neural crest (NC) is a major contributor to the vertebrate craniofacial skeleton, detailed in model organisms through embryological and genetic approaches, most notably in chick and mouse.Despite many similarities between these rather distant species, there are also distinct differences in the contribution of the NC, particularly to the calvari
With the rapid development of biometric recognition systems, users can be simultaneously enrolled in multiple biometric recognition systems, either with a single or multiple biometric characteristics (e.g., face, voice, etc.).With such a growth of biometric systems, it is important to secure the sensitive information used within these systems.In pa
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