theory of evolution. Beginning in the 1960s, a related scientificdiscipline,molecular biology, enormously advanced knowledge of biological evolution and made it possible to investigate detailed problems that had seemed completely out of reach only a short time previously—for example, how similar the...
The feeling of hot and cold is an adaptation to the sensation of touch. A primary example is how quickly our bodies adjust to the water temperature when taking a bath. The bathwater may feel extremely hot when entering the tub; however, within minutes the water may feel cool to the touch...
The collection, 4 ranges from ancient stories to science fiction, from emotional connection with hometowns to romantic love, 5 from life themes to questions for humanity, presents Chinese culture and philosophy. For example, the first episode, named ”Nobody“. tells a pig monster’s story 6 ...
In subject area: Computer Science Adaptation data refers to the limited or non-parallel training data used in techniques such as mean adaptation on Gaussian Mixture Model (GMM) components to adjust the means towards the target speaker's probability distribution in voice conversion applications. ...
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For example, the teacher–student network strategy (Ye and Bors, 2022), as a form of transfer learning, allows the student model to achieve similar performance to the teacher network by having a powerful and complex teacher network. Show abstract Per-class curriculum for Unsupervised Domain ...
Genetic variation in polygenic traits has been less studied, but results on human height, for example, suggest small effects in many loci. Combining different phenotype and population genetics approaches using an explicit theoretical framework can provide strong total evidence even if individual methods ...
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it is aimed at local government staff working on climate adaptation. You do not need to be an expert on climate science or adaptation to use this Guide, though some familiarity with these topics is helpful. This resource uses a five-milestone framework, adapted from ICLEI Canada’s resourceCha...
Moreover, potential changes in the atmospheric circulation also contribute to the rising risk of extreme rainfall events. Slow-moving weather systems cause longer-duration rainfall that amplifies flood risk. As an example, Hurricane Harvey remained stationary over Texas for multiple days guided by a ...