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HoMM: Higher-order Moment Matching for Unsupervised Domain Adaptation
Minimizing the discrepancy of feature distributions between different domains
is one of the most promising directions in unsupervised domain adaptation. From
the perspective of distribution matching, most existing discrepancy-based
methods are designed to match the second-order or lower statistics, which
however, have limited expression of statistical characteristic for non-Gaussian
distributions. In this work, we explore the benefits of using higher-order
statistics (mainly refer to third-order and fourth-order statistics) for domain
matching. We propose a Higher-order Moment Matching (HoMM) method, and further
extend the HoMM into reproducing kernel Hilbert spaces (RKHS). In particular,
our proposed HoMM can perform arbitrary-order moment tensor matching, we show
that the first-order HoMM is equivalent to Maximum Mean Discrepancy (MMD) and
the second-order HoMM is equivalent to Correlation Alignment (CORAL). Moreover,
the third-order and the fourth-order moment tensor matching are expected to
perform comprehensive domain alignment as higher-order statistics can
approximate more complex, non-Gaussian distributions. Besides, we also exploit
the pseudo-labeled target samples to learn discriminative representations in
the target domain, which further improves the transfer performance. Extensive
experiments are conducted, showing that our proposed HoMM consistently
outperforms the existing moment matching methods by a large margin. Codes are
available at \url{https://github.com/chenchao666/HoMM-Master}Comment: Accept by AAAI-2020, codes are available at
https://github.com/chenchao666/HoMM-Maste
Modeling mass transfer and reaction of dilute solutes in a ternary phase system by the lattice Boltzmann method
In this work, we propose a general approach for modeling mass transfer and reaction of dilute solute(s) in incompressible three-phase flows by introducing a collision operator in lattice Boltzmann (LB) method. An LB equation was used to simulate the solute dynamics among three different fluids, in which the newly expanded collision operator was used to depict the interface behavior of dilute solute(s). The multiscale analysis showed that the presented model can recover the macroscopic transport equations derived from the Maxwell-Stefan equation for dilute solutes in three-phase systems. Compared with the analytical equation of state of solute and dynamic behavior, these results are proven to constitute a generalized framework to simulate solute distributions in three-phase flows, including compound soluble in one phase, compound adsorbed on single-interface, compound in two phases, and solute soluble in three phases. Moreover, numerical simulations of benchmark cases, such as phase decomposition, multilayered planar interfaces, and liquid lens, were performed to test the stability and efficiency of the model. Finally, the multiphase mass transfer and reaction in Janus droplet transport in a straight microchannel were well reproduced
2-(4-Chlorophenyl)-3-methyl-N-(5-methylthiazol-2-yl)butanamide
In the title compound, C15H17ClN2OS, the thiazole ring, which is essentially planar with a maximum deviation of 0.044 (3) Å, makes a dihedral angle of 54.76 (8)° with the benzene ring. In the crystal, adjacent molecules related by twofold rotation symmetry are linked by pairs of N—H⋯N hydrogen bonds
Proteomic identification of differentially expressed and phosphorylated proteins in epidermis involved in larval-pupal metamorphosis of Helicoverpa armigera
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Metamorphosis is an important process in the life cycle of holometabolous insects and is regulated by insect hormones. During metamorphosis, the epidermis goes through a significant transformation at the biochemical and molecular levels.</p> <p>Results</p> <p>To identify proteins and phosphoproteins involved in this process, we separated and compared epidermal protein profiles between feeding larvae and metamorphically committed larvae using two-dimensional gel electrophoresis and Pro-Q Diamond Phosphoprotein Staining. Sixty-one spots showing differential expression and/or phosphorylation were analyzed by mass spectrometry and eighteen proteins were proved related to larval-pupal transformation. Eight of them were further examined at the mRNA level by Reverse Transcription Polymerase Chain Reaction (RT-PCR) and two of them were examined at the protein level by Western blot. Calponin was highly expressed in the metamorphic epidermis and phosphorylated by protein kinase C.</p> <p>Conclusion</p> <p>Our results suggest that the expression and phosphorylation of these proteins may play important roles in coordinating the biochemical processes involved in larval-pupal metamorphosis.</p
5-(4-Chloroanilinomethylene)-2,2-dimethyl-1,3-dioxane-4,6-dione
The title compound, C13H12ClNO4, is approximately planar, with a dihedral angle of 8.23 (4)° between the mean plane of the aminomethylene unit and the planar part of the dioxane ring. The dioxane ring has a half-boat conformation, in which the C atom between the dioxane O atoms is −0.464 (8) Å out of the plane of the other five atoms. In the molecule there is an intramolecular N—H⋯O hydrogen bond, involving the NH H atom and the adjacent dioxane carbonyl O atom. In the crystal, weak intermolecular C—H⋯O hydrogen-bonding contacts, result in the formation of sheets parallel to the ab plane
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