AI has been applied widely in a national park in northwestern China to track snow leopards(雪豹).
The AI-aided digital toolbox can tell snow leopards in Gansu province's Qilian Mountains National Park from other wildlife, using images captured by infrared(红外线的) cameras.
Located around 3,500 meters above sea level, the Qilian Mountains, with a large area of bare rocks sticking out from the grass, provide a favorable habitat for snow leopards.Though more than 200 cameras have been fixed in the area, sorting out relevant(有关的) information has not been easy for researchers."To conduct further studies on the population, distribution and activities of the snow leopards, the cameras capture hundreds of thousands of videos and photos every quarter, " said Ma Duifang, who works for the Administration Bureau of Qilian Mountains National Park."Even a slight movement in the environment, such as a pleasant wind blowing over the grass, can trigger(启动) the cameras.Sometimes, curious wildlife knock into the device, triggering the cameras, which take pictures of mere clouds." Ma and his workmates had to go through each video, and information about the animals that appeared in the images also required human efforts.So it often took them several weeks to complete these tasks.
Thanks to AI technology, researchers in the Qilian Mountains National Park no longer need to rack their brains in search of snow leopards hiding in the wild."The forest keepers can now locate a snow leopard from 1,000 pictures in only about 20 minutes, much faster than before, " said Huang Xiangqi, one of the technology's developers."We hope we can combine monitoring data with field investigations to help researchers identify the snow leopards so as to draw up a more specific plan for their protection."
How to Have Better Communication with Children
Communication works like a bee.It can produce honey or sting(刺痛). It's true. To be better parents, we need to use the tool to develop better communication with our children.Go over the list and consider how it applies to you.
Preaching(说教)
"Do you think it was nice to talk to your mother that way? We taught you to be respectful and you have to understand that that's not a way to talk." If you talk like that, kids will do everything to avoid your company.
Teasing
Something you say is only funny if everyone laughs and thinks it's funny.If not, it's not funny.Laughing with someone is great.Laughing at someone isn't great.
Threatening
"I will take your mobile phone if you don't do what I say.NO more computer. You're not allowed to go to any party until you apologize." Parents who threaten are weak.The problem your kids know you're weak, and they lose respect for you.
Comparison
Parents' comparisons typically make the children feel bad.This feeling of inadequacy(缺乏信心) remains until old age.It makes the kids try to achieve more than everyone else, and that's impossible.It also makes the kids chase goals for the sake of winning, without being true to themselves.
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A. What parents say matters a lot! B. Parents need to teach, not preach. C. If you do it one more time, no pocket money for a month. D. So even when they succeed, they don't get a sense of achievement. E. It means you can say no with respect for their thoughts and feelings. F. Parents sometimes say things they think are funny, but it hurts their children. G. Our communication is the tool we have to strengthen or destroy relationship. |
