COVAD: Content-oriented video anomaly detection using a self attention-based deep learning model

Background Video anomaly detection has always been a hot topic and has attracted increasing attention.Many of the existing methods for video anomaly detection depend on processing the entire video rather than considering only the significant context. Method This paper proposes a novel video anomaly detection method called COVAD that mainly focuses on the region of interest in the video instead of the entire video. Our proposed COVAD method is based on an autoencoded convolutional neural network and a coordinated attention mechanism,which can effectively capture meaningful objects in the video and dependencies among different objects. Relying on the existing memory-guided video frame prediction network, our algorithm can significantly predict the future motion and appearance of objects in a video more effectively. Result The proposed algorithm obtained better experimental results on multiple datasets and outperformed the baseline models considered in our analysis. Simultaneously, we provide an improved visual test that can provide pixel-level anomaly explanations.

Ecological succession of a natural community of Castanopsis sclerophylla on Laoshan Island, China

Castanopsis sclerophylla was surveyed for its root turion capacity on Laoshan Island in Zhejiang Pro- vince and dispersion patterns of seedlings, genetic diversity and genetic variation coefficient was studied using a SSR （simple sequence repeat） molecular marker technique to explore the genetic diversity of C. sclerophylla （Lindl.） Schott as a community and evaluate the community＇s development. The results showed that C. sclerophylla had strong root turion capacity, of which type Re2 was the most frequent, accounting for 32.4 and 82.4 % of the seedlings under the stock plant were from within-community mating; the 6 pairs of SSR primers chosen yielded high resolution with 97.6 % polymorphic sites; the within-community genetic diversity was over 88.9 % with stock plants （0.49） 〉 seedling plants （0.45）. Apparently, C. scerophyllan on Laoshan Island, propagating mainly by root tufions, has developed high genetic diversity within a short period, keeping the community in a stage of stable growth and moving toward a climax community. The tillers, however, aggravate closing of the community so that it receives less pollen from outside. Within-community mating is thus reaching seriously high levels, which can lead to lower within-community genetic variation, a decline in DNA genetic diversity, and is bad for its development. Therefore, human interference should be taken to expand genetic exchange among communities.

To be or not to be direct:The role of neuromedin U in neuro-eosinophil crosstalk

With the development of new experimental techniques(e.g.,single-cell RNA sequencing(scRNA-seq),light sheet microscopy,and clustered regularly interspaced palindromic repeats(CRISPR)/CRISPR-associated protein 9(Cas9),emerging studies have begun to uncover the interactions between the nervous system and the immune system,both in health and diseases.For example,in mucosal tissues such as the lung and the intestine,neurotransmitters including acetylcholine[1]and adrenaline[2]can directly regulate the immune cell functions thus affect the results of allergy,asthma,and anti-pathogen host defense[3].