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Tropical cyclones are the world's deadliest natural disasters, especially causing tree death by pulling out or breaking the roots of trees, which has a great impact on the forest ecosystem and forest owners. To minimize additional damage, an efficient approach is needed to quickly grasp information on the location and distribution of fallen trees. There are several studies that try to detect fallen trees in the past, but most of the research requires huge costs and is difficult to utilize. This research focuses on resolving those problems. Unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) is widely used for ground detection for those who need a cost-effective way while pursuing high-resolution images. To take this advantage, this research collects data mainly using a UAV with an auxiliary high-resolution camera. The collected data is used for training the YOLOX model, an object detection algorithm, which can perform an accurate detection within a remarkably short time period. Also, by using YOLOX as a detection model, a wide-range versatility is obtained, which means, the solution driven by this research can be utilized for every scenario where inexpensive, but highly reliable object detection result is needed. This research implements a visualization application that displays detection results, calculated by a trained model, in a client-friendly way. Fallen trees are recognized in images or videos, and the analyzed results are provided as web-based visualizations. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

High-throughput technologies enable the simultaneous evaluation of thousands of genes that could discriminate different subclasses of complex diseases. Ranking genes according to differential expression is an important screening step for follow-up analysis. Many statistical measures have been proposed for this purpose. A good ranked list should provide a stable rank (at least for top-ranked gene), and the top ranked genes should have a high power in differentiating different disease status. However, there is a lack of emphasis in the literature on ranking genes based on these two criteria simultaneously. To achieve the above two criteria simultaneously, we proposed to apply a previously reported metric, the modified area under the receiver operating characteristic cure, to gene ranking. The proposed ranking method is found to be promising in leading to a stable ranking list and good prediction performances of top ranked genes. The findings are illustrated through studies on both synthesized data and real microarray gene expression data. The proposed method is recommended for ranking genes or other biomarkers for high-dimensional omics studies. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The main purpose of this article is to explore the use of movies (i.e., cinematherapy) as a recreation therapy intervention tool. This paper begins with literature review regarding the concepts and origin of cinematherapy and introduces cinematherapy as a viable intervention option as in recreation therapy or other clinical settings. The authors provide detailed guidelines for the process of cinematherapy sessions and other practical recommendations and considerations for incorporating cinematherapy into recreation therapy practice. Guided sample questions for the debriefing stages are illustrated and lastly, examples of movies that can be used in cinematherapy suggested by recreation therapists. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In this study, we investigated the potential utility of fish skin, usually discarded during processing, as a cost-effective protein source. We evaluated the effects on juvenile black rockfish ( Sebastes schlegeli) of an 8-week feeding trial in which 0%, 5%, 10% or 20% of the casein (purified protein) in their diets was replaced with flounder skin meal. The fish that received flounder skin meal, particularly the 20% group, showed significantly higher growth performance and feeding efficiency. They had lower levels of body lipids, elevated levels of high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, and increased body and muscle protein contents. They recovered more rapidly from stress induced by anaesthesia or exposure to air. Supplementation with flounder skin meal confirms the functionality of flounder skin meal as a high collagen component of fish diets. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]