Abstract: Estimating the direction in which the ridges and valleys of the fingerprint pattern are aligned often serves as a pivotal first step in fingerprint recognition systems. The ridge orientation ...

Abstract: In recent years, the rapid advancement of information technology has not only provided significant convenience but has also introduced considerable security threats to computer systems.

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