Information related to the use of the thermal image database DBnew_2023 with facial images, captured in different emotional 
states (neutral, happy and sad).

Each image contains the following relevant information:
- S1....S161 represents the number assigned to the person/subject.
- N - NEUTRAL STATE.
- V - CHEERFUL STATE.
- T - SAD STATE.
- 123456_IR - the code and the image type (thermal image), related to each image in the DBnew_2023 database.

The DBnew_2023 database belongs to the research center CCETIC (Research Center in Electronics, Telecommunications and 
Information Technology of the Department of Electronics and Telecommunications (ETC), from the University „Dunarea de jos” 
of Galati). The database is free and can be used for research in the field of detection, diagnosis and recognition of 
people and their associated emotional states. The end user has the obligation to cite the database in specialized 
works/papers.

Cite this database:
Marius Sorin, Pavel; Dorel, Aiordachioaie (2023), "PROCESSING A DATABASE WITH THERMAL IMAGES FOR THE CLASSIFICATION OF 
EMOTIONAL STATES", Signals and Information Processing Laboratory of CCETIC (Research Center in Electronics, Telecommunications 
and Information Technology of the Department of Electronics and Telecommunications (ETC), from the University „Dunarea de jos” of Galati).

