THE DIFFICULTIES OF EX SITU CONSERVATION: A NATIONWIDE INVESTIGATION OF AVIAN HAEMOSPORIDIA AMONG CAPTIVE PENGUINS IN JAPAN

The Difficulties of Ex Situ Conservation: A Nationwide Investigation of Avian Haemosporidia Among Captive Penguins in Japan

Avian malaria has been a continuous problem in both wild and captive populations of penguins throughout the world.In Japan, where there are over 3000 captive penguins, avian malaria (by Plasmodium spp.) and haemoproteosis (by Haemoproteus spp.) have been sporadically detected throughout the country.However, no comprehensive studies have been carrie

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Convergence and Optimality Analysis of Low-Dimensional Generative Adversarial Networks Using Error Function Integrals

Due to their success at synthesising highly realistic images, many claims have been made about optimality and convergence in generative adversarial networks (GANs).But what of vanishing gradients, saturation, and other numerical problems noted by AI practitioners? Attempts to explain these phenomena have so far been based on purely empirical studie

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