Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Selective Adversarial Adaptation-Based Cross-Scene Change Detection Framework in Remote Sensing Images

Supervised change detection methods always face a big challenge that the current scene (target domain) is fully unlabeled. In remote sensing, it is common that we have sufficient labels in another scene (source domain) with a different but related data distribution. In this article, we try to detect changes in the target domain with the help of the prior knowledge learned from multiple source domains. To achieve this goal, we propose a change detection framework based on selective adversarial adaptation. The adaptation between multisource and target domains is fulfilled by two domain discriminators. First, the first domain discriminator regards each scene as an individual domain and is designed for identifying the domain to which each input sample belongs. According to the output of the first domain discriminator, a subset of important samples is selected from multisource domains to train a deep neural network (DNN)-based change detection model. As a result, not only the positive transfer is enhanced but also the negative transfer is alleviated. Second, as for the second domain discriminator, all the selected samples are thought from one domain. Adversarial learning is introduced to align the distributions of the selected source samples and the target ones. Consequently, it further adapts the knowledge of change from the source domain to the target one. At the fine-tuning stage, target samples with reliable labels and the selected source ones are used to jointly fine-tune the change detection model. As the target domain is fully unlabeled, homogeneity- and boundary-based strategies are exploited to make the pseudolabels from a preclassification map reliable. The proposed method is evaluated on three SAR and two optical data sets, and the experimental results have demonstrated its effectiveness and superiority.
Electronic Word of Mouth as A Motivation Tool in Searching, Using Information and Travel Decision: An Empirical Study in Shiraz

This paper conducts an overview of electronic word-of-mouth (eWOM), and will argue about eWOM function to form attitudes about a destination, and purchasing inclinations, and the decision-making process as a whole. Data were collected by an electronic questionnaire. For testing hypothesizes, modeling of structural equations and correlation coefficient, which conducted by AMOS and SPSS is used. The sample is chosen based on three factors. Among hypothesises, three hypotheses are approved. That means the eWOM has noticeable effects on customers’ attitudes and experience. Also, the disapproval of other hypotheses showed that the eWOM effect on the customers’ satisfaction and purchase intentions is low and should be evaluated in the contribution of other factors.
‘What do bisexuals look like? I don’t know!’ Visibility, gender, and safety among plurisexuals

Plurisexuals are often interpreted as half gay/half straight due to the prevailing belief that multigendered attractions are temporary, or illusory. This interpretation is also strongly connected to the gender binary, gender norms, and cisnormativity. Based on these social forces, this article explores how plurisexuals represent themselves in a culture that does not see their identities as viable, often through the use of gender norms. Informed by queer theory, this research is based on semi-structured interviews (n = 30) and photo diaries (n = 9). Findings demonstrate that plurisexuals wish to present visually, but are not certain of how to do so. Plurisexuals see gender and sexuality as connected, and reference transforming outfits through feminization or masculinization. Finally, plurisexuals reference the homophobic, monosexist, transphobic social world by describing how they communicate gender and sexual identities only in certain spaces, or for certain audiences.
Mitochondrial genome of the silky shark Carcharhinus falciformis from the British Indian Ocean Territory Marine Protected Area

Abstract We present the first mitochondrial genome of Carcharhinus falciformis from the Chagos Archipelago in the British Indian Ocean Territory (BIOT) Marine Protected Area (MPA). The mitochondrial genome of C. falciformis is 16,701 bp in length and consists of 13 protein-coding genes, 22 tRNA genes, 2 rRNA genes, and a non-coding control region (D-loop). GC content was at 40.1%. The control region was 1063 bp in length. The complete mitogenome sequence of C. falciformis from the BIOT MPA will enable improved conservation measures of the CITES listed species through studies of species distribution, population abundance, fishing pressure and wildlife trade.
Identification and distribution of barnyard grass (Echinochloa crus-galli and E. muricata)

Barnyard grasses (Echinochloa spp.) have become increasingly prevalent in agricultural fields of the Prairie Provinces during the past 30 years. The taxonomy and identification of the barnyard grasses has been controversial and difficult. At least two annual species occur as weeds in arable fields; the Eurasian Echinochloa crus-galli and the native E. muricata. Although they are relatively easy to distinguish from other Canadian grass weeds by the absence of a ligule, both exhibit considerable morphological variation and are often confused or simply reported as a single species, E. crus-galli. The two species can be most readily distinguished using characteristics of the mature fertile lemmas and paleas. In E. crus-galli the top of the body of the lemma is broadly rounded with an irregular row of hairs. The short acute tip is abruptly different in colour and texture from the body of the lemma. The top of the lemma in E. muricata gradually and smoothly tapers into a pointed tip, without a sharp contrast in texture, colour or pubescence. An examination of about 100 plants collected in 2006-8 and over 240 herbarium specimens suggests that the Eurasian E. crus-galli is less common in the Prairie Provinces than the native E. muricata. The distribution of the species was found to overlap and the two species were occasionally found at the same site. In order to understand any ecological differences that may be important in their effective management, it is critical to be able to recognize the differences between the species in research and control programs. Inconsistencies in reported behaviours and responses, within Canada and other parts of the world, may be at least in part due to the confusion of these two species.
Investigation of Opportunities the Addition of Canned Watermelon Purea and Watermelon Juice Produced From Unmarketable Watermelon in Broiler Quail Ration

This research was conducted for evaluation of effects of watermelon puree and watermelon juice obtained from unmarkettable watermelon on fattening performance of quails. In the experimantal part, quail diets were prepared according to NRC standards. Experimental groups were established by adding (dry matter based) of 5% canned watermelon puree and watermelon juice into daily diet. The rations in the groups are divided as isoergenic and isonitrogenic. The experiment consisted of feding 90 male Japanese quails (Coturnix coturnix japonica) divided into three main and five subgroupsand. While the live weights of the quails were similar to other groups in the start of the experiment, in the end of the study reached the highest value in the Group-P with 189 grams of live weight. Daily body weight gain of the quails was found as 3.68 g in Group-P, 3.44 g in Group-J and 3.43 g in Group-C. Feed consumption was determined as 7.79 g in Group-P, 8.97 g in Group-J and 10.42 g in Group-C. Nutrient digestibility and mortality rates almost remained similar. In this research is that in the Group-P, feed consumption decreased and daily live weight gain was found close to Group-J and Group-C. This results show that the Group-P had better feed efficiency than than the other groups. This is shows that watermelon juice and puree can be used in poultry rations instead of corn and soybean meal in terms of digestibility.
Synopsis of the parasitoid wasp genus Cotesia Cameron, 1891 (Hymenoptera: Braconidae: Microgastrinae) in Australia, with the description of seven new species

The genus Cotesia Cameron, 1891 is one of the most diverse of the Microgastrinae, a subfamily of wasps that are exclusively endoparasitic on lepidopteran larvae. Species of Cotesia are widely utilised as biological control agents across the world. In Australia, there are currently 10 confirmed native species as well as four species introduced for the management of lepidopteran pests. The genus is morphologically conserved and has not been studied in the Australasian region for many decades. In this study, we use both comparative morphology and sequence data from the COI gene to delineate species, and in so doing describe seven new species from Australia: C. lasallei sp. nov., C. medusae sp. nov., C. ocellata sp. nov., C. reidarum sp. nov., C. scripta sp. nov., C. tjapekki sp. nov. and C. wonboynensis sp. nov., raising the number of species of Cotesia formally recorded in Australia to 21. We also provide updated descriptions of the previously described native species, diagnoses for the introduced species and a key to all currently described species found on the continent and from Papua New Guinea. This study treats only a fraction of the likely diversity of Cotesia , but provides a solid framework for future work.
The impact of a preparation phase on the development of practical knowledge in police education: a comparison of two conditions for preparing a practical scenario training

ABSTRACT This article examines how a virtual case that prepares students for practical scenario training affects police students’ performance in a practical scenario training. This study included 69 Swedish police students at the Basic Training Programme for Police Officers – 35 assigned to a virtual police case (VCASE) and 34 assigned to a conventional teacher-led (CON) lesson. A questionnaire captured how students experience training conditions and a blind assessment by police officers evaluated the students’ performance in the practical scenario training. The results show that both the VCASE and CON participants thought that the training they received before the practical training was meaningful and motivating. However, to a significantly higher degree than the CON students, the VCASE students thought that their preparation helped them during the practical training. The expert assessment of one practical scenario (stopping a suspected stolen car) showed that the VCASE participants performed better than the CON participants in three out of five criteria. In conclusion, the VCASE and the CON training had different effects on the students’ performance in the practical scenario: compared to the CON training, the VCASE training seemed to more effectively help the police students solve the situations presented in the practical scenario training.
The Impact of Current Ratio, Debt to Equity Ratio, Net Profit Margin, and Total Asset Turnover Towards The Profit Changes Of Mining Companies Listed On Indonesia Stock Exchange Period 2016-2018

This study aims to determine whether CR, DER, NPM, and TATO effect profit changes. The population in this research are mining companies listed in the Indonesia Stock Exchange period 2016-2018 consisting of 48 companies. Sampling was done by purposive sampling and 15 companies were selected. The data in the study comes from the secondary data obtained through the documentation technique. Data analysis with multiple regression analysis using SPSS for Windows version 18. The results showed that there was significant influence simultaneously between CR, DER, NPM, and TATO to Profit Changes. Based on the partial test, the conclusion CR and TATO has positive and not significant effect on profit changes. DER has negative and not significant effect in profit changes. NPM has positive and significant effect on profit changes.
Sol–Gel Transitions of Comb‐Like Polymethacrylate Copolymers by Mechano‐Thermal Stimuli in Water

This is the peer reviewed version of the following article: Jonnalagadda, U. S. ; Nguyen, T. M. ; Li, F. F. ; Lee, J. H. C. ; Liu, X. ; Goto, A. ; Kwan, J. J., Sol-gel transitions of comb-like polymethacrylate copolymers by mechano-thermal stimuli in water. Macromolecular Chemistry and Physics 2020, Article no.: 2000088, DOI: 10.1002/macp.202000088, which has been published in final form at https://doi.org/10.1002/macp.202000088. This article may be used for non-commercial purposes in accordance with Wiley Terms and Conditions for Use of Self-Archived Versions.
Role of Steroids on the Membrane Binding Ability of Fatty Acid Amide Hydrolase

Abstract Background: Fatty acid amide hydrolase (FAAH) is a membrane-bound homodimeric enzyme that gets in contact with a lipophilic substrate in the lipid bilayer, and then cleaves it into water soluble products. FAAH plays a critical role in modulating in vivo content and biological activity of endocannabinoids (eCBs), and its function is affected by membrane lipids. Increasing evidence suggests that also steroids can modulate endocannabinoid signaling, both in the central nervous system and at the periphery. Methods: In this study, we interrogated the effect of six steroids with relevant biological activity (testosterone, hydrocortisone, estradiol, pregnenolone, progesterone, and cortisone) on the membrane binding ability of rat FAAH. The experimental data analysis obtained by Fluorescence Resonance Energy Transfer Spectroscopy was paralleled by computational docking analysis. Results: Our data revealed distinct effects of the different steroids on the interaction of rat FAAH with model membranes. Among them, pregnenolone was found to be the most effective in raising rat FAAH affinity for model membranes. A possible binding pocket for steroid molecules was identified by docking analysis in the membrane-embedded region of the enzyme; such a pocket could account for the observed increase of the membrane affinity in the presence of the tested molecules. Conclusions: Overall, the results point to steroids as new regulators of FAAH interaction with membranes, which may impact the biological activity of eCBs.
Performance analysis of hybrid/single nanofluids on augmentation of heat transport in lid‐driven undulated cavity

This numerical study reveals the heat transfer performance of hybrid/single nanofluids inside a lid‐driven sinusoidal trapezoidal‐shaped enclosure. The right and left inclined surfaces of the trapezium have been considered as insulated, whereas the bottom sinusoidal wavy and the flat top surfaces of the enclosure as hot and cold, respectively. The governing partial differential equations of fluid's velocity and temperature have been resolved by applying the finite element method. The implications of Prandtl number (4.2‐6.2), Richardson number (0.1‐10.0), undulation number (0‐3), nanoparticles volume fraction (0%‐3%), and nanofluid/base fluid (water, water–copper (Cu), water–Cu–carbon nanotube, water–Cu–copper oxide (CuO), water–Cu–TiO2, and water–Cu–Al2O3) on the velocity and temperature profiles have been studied. Simulated findings have been represented by means of streamlines, isothermal lines, and average Nusselt number of above‐mentioned hybrid nanofluids for varying the governing parameters. The comparison of heat transfer rates using hybrid nanofluids and pure water has been also shown. The heat transfer rate is increased about 15% for varying Richardson number from 0.1 to 10.0. Blending of two nanoparticles suspension in base fluid has a higher heat transfer rate—approximately 5% than a mononanoparticle. Moreover, a higher average Nusselt number is obtained by 14.7% using the wavy surface than the flat surface of the enclosure. Thus, this study showed that applying hybrid nanofluid may be beneficial to obtain expected thermal performance.
Applying a Systematic Literature Review and Content Analysis Method to Analyse Open Source Developers' Forking Motivation Interpretation, Categories and Consequences

In open source (OS) environments, forking is a powerful social collaborative technique that creates a social coding community and increases code visibility but it has not been adopted by OS software (OSS) developers. This paper investigates OS forking divergence using contextual frameworks (systematic literature review and content analysis) to analyse OSS developer forking motivation, interpretation, categorisation and consequences. We identified five theoretical forking patterns: 1) forking can revive original project health; 2) few effective frameworks exist to describe project-to-project developer migration; 3) there is a literature on social forking community behaviour; 4) poor guidance is a threat to forking; and 5) most research uses mixed methods. We introduce guidelines for OSS communities to reduce organisational barriers to developer motivation and highlight the important of understanding developer forking. The challenge remains to analyse forking and sustainability from a social community perspective, particularly how programming language, file repositories and developer interest can predict forking motivation and behaviour for both novice OSS developers or experienced developers who want to improve forking performance.
Quantitative Imaging of Pavement Cell Morphogenesis and Stomatal Differentiation

Summary Leaf epidermal tissue senses various environmental factors, such as light and pathogens, and is the site of plant responses to environmental changes. The epidermis is composed of stomata distributed at regular intervals and pavement cells shaped like jigsaw puzzle pieces. These characteristic forms are thought to be the basis of the plant ʼ s excellent ability to respond to the environment. I have investigated the mechanisms of cell morphogenesis and distribution to understand the construction of the epidermal tissue at the cellular level. This review describes the quantitative analyses of cortical microtubules and membrane trafﬁcking involved in the morphogenetic mechanisms of pavement cells and an induction system for clustered stomata that involves a sugar solution-based immersion treatment.
Ensemble Methods to Improve Accuracy of a Classifier

A decision tree algorithm is developed for a B-School which can be used as a strategy to identify potential placeable candidates at the time of admission itself based on their past academic performance. Building the classification model is the easier part. How to get the best performance from the model is the challenging part. While the classification tree is simple and easy to interpret, it is not competitive as compared to other supervised learning approaches mostly in terms of prediction accuracy. The disadvantage of a single tree can be overcome if there is an approach which can produce multiple trees and combine them to yield a better prediction. Ensemble methods are supervised learning algorithms for combining multiple learners, trees in this case, to produce a strong learner. There will be some loss of interpretability but the improvement in accuracy will outweigh this. Baggingand random forests approaches are used to improve the accuracy of the positive class.
INVESTIGATING THE NEEDS OF DEVELOPING A DIGITAL VOCABULARY LEARNING MATERIAL FOR MALAYSIAN INDIGENOUS LEARNERS IN ESL CLASSROOM

Background and Purpose: An intervention program becomes a necessity when a learning problem arises. To ensure the program effectiveness, pedagogical and assessment decisions rely heavily on the actual needs of learners. Hence, this study aimed to conduct a needs analysis survey to investigate the indigenous learners’ needs in terms of their attitudes towards ESL learning, favorable language skills, topics of interest and preferable modes of learning. Unlike other groups of Malaysian learners, the indigenous experience extreme ESL learning disadvantage due to their struggle to assimilate themselves in a multi-ethnic school environment. Methodology: This study employed design-based research (DBR) methodology with the utilization of mixed-method tools in the forms of document analysis and close-ended questionnaire. These data variations aim for the breadth and depth of understanding and corroboration. Past public examination results were used to highlight the indigenous learning problems in ESL learning followed by a survey questionnaire on forty-eight (48) 13-year-old indigenous learners. Findings: The findings reveal that the indigenous possessed extremely poor vocabulary mastery and experienced high language anxiety. Nevertheless, they surprisingly exhibited high awareness towards Journal of Nusantara Studies 2020, Vol 5(2) 282-302 ISSN 0127-9386 (Online) http://dx.doi. org/10.24200/jonus.vol5iss2pp282-302 283 the potential usage of English language, and this level of awareness posits their needs and readiness to explore other means of learning which are not currently offered to them such as digital game-based learning. Contributions: The study informs ESL practitioners on the importance of considering the needs of the targeted learners and teachers involved so that contextualized, practical, and effective instruction could be designed, developed, and successfully delivered.
Environmental Literacy of Islamic Boarding School Students: Study in MA Bilingual-Sidoarjo, East Java, Indonesia

Environmental literacy (EL) must be implanted in education, including at the Islamic Boarding School. This study aimed to analyze the EL of students (focus on ecological knowledge/EK, verbal commitment/VC, and actual commitment/AC) in MA Bilingual-Sidoarjo. The approach used was a quantitative approach, supported by qualitative data. This research was ex-post facto, for three months. The research subjects were 120 students (40 each grade), taken by purposive sampling. EL was assessed using MSELS/I. The analysis was carried out by tabulating it into Microsoft Excel 2010. The results showed various EL scores. The aspects of EK vary, from sufficient to high levels. Students in class XI and XII-IPA have a relatively high EK score, while students of class X-IPS have low score. The distribution of students' EK scores in one class group was very diverse. Students tend to have an attitude (VK) that agrees to take pro-environmental actions, especially on small things, but the opposite in terms related to the system and the involvement of many people. At the level of behavior (AC), students tend to show pro-environmental actions. Thus it can be concluded that EL students tend to be diverse, tend to increase their quality according to class level.
Actinomicetos antagonistas a Colletotrichum sp. Penz. en el cultivo de mango en Nayarit, México

El cultivo de mango (Mangifera indica) es susceptible al ataque de fitopatogenos, entre los que destacan hongos que danan el fruto, que son controlados con fungicidas sinteticos. Una alternativa para revertir los danos ecologicos causados por estas sustancias quimicas es el control biologico con, microorganismos antagonistas. El objetivo del presente estudio fue aislar actinomicetos nativos en huertos de mango del estado de Nayarit, Mexico, con actividad antagonica a Colletotrichum sp. Los actinomicetos se aislaron de muestras de suelo cercano a la rizosfera de arboles de mango del municipio de Santiago Ixcuintla, Nayarit. Se obtuvieron 112 aislados, de los cuales 25 presentaron actividad antagonica in vitro contra el Colletotrichum sp. La identificacion molecular mostro diversidad de aislados de actinomicetos y la capacidad antagonica manifestada contra Colletotrichum sp. , indica que tienen el potencial para ser evaluados in vitro e in vivo contra diferentes fitopatogenos del mango.