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I am Xiaolei, a graduate student at the University of Florida, Electrical and Computer Engineering department, Machine Learning and Sensing Lab.<span class="ContentPasted0"> </span><span style="margin:0px;color:black" class="ContentPasted0">We are looking for
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 annotating/labeling images for plant phenotyping research in the past, </span><span class="ContentPasted0" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: black;">you are welcome to participate in our<span class="ContentPasted0"> </span><span data-markjs="true" class="markx9gnejdsk ContentPasted0" data-ogac="" data-ogab="" data-ogsc="" data-ogsb="">interview</span><span class="ContentPasted0"> </span><span data-markjs="true" class="markict8byagw ContentPasted0" data-ogac="" data-ogab="" data-ogsc="" data-ogsb="">study</span>.
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The<span class="ContentPasted0"> </span><span data-markjs="true" class="markx9gnejdsk ContentPasted0" data-ogac="" data-ogab="" data-ogsc="" data-ogsb="" style="margin:0px">interview</span><span class="ContentPasted0"> </span>will be no longer than 2 hours
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You will receive $20 per hour as compensation if you would like to participate. Your future relationships with the PI/Co-PI or other relationships at UF will not be affected if you do not wish to participate.</p>
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If you would like to participate in the research, please contact me at suninth@ufl.edu.</p>
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Please feel free to let me know if you have any questions!</p>
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We appreciate your participation. Thank you!</p>
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