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Research ArticleOpen accessEvery word in the titleRandom Forest and Extreme Gradient Boosting with Bayesian Hyperparameter Optimization for Landslide Susceptibility Mapping in Penang Island, MalaysiaDorothy Anak Martin Atok, Soo See Chai, Kok Luong Goh et al.Landslide susceptibility models often face challenges of overfitting and overestimation. This research focuses on improving the predictive capabilities of the Extreme Gradient Boosting (XGBoost) and Random Forest (RF) algorithms by applying Bayesian Hyperparameter Optimization (BayesOpt). Penang Island, a region in Malaysia prone to frequent landslides, was chosen as the study area. Ten Landslide Conditioning Factors (LCFs), including elevation, slope angle, … …Journal of Computer Science, Vol. 21, Issue 10 · 16 Dec 2025 · 3,103 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessEvery word in the titleSocio-Economic Community and Marine Resources Status in Supporting Tourist Destination of Small Island in IndonesiaMa’ruf Kasim, Dedy Oetama, Ahmad Bahar et al.Indonesia is one of the countries in the world that has many large islands and thousands of small islands. The small island is a unique environment with a distinctive community life. The main occupations of the people on small islands are generally fishermen and boat owners. This study aims to determine the socio-economic conditions of small islands, especially the livelihoods … …Journal of Social Sciences, Vol. 17, Issue 1 · 25 Sep 2021 · 7,431 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessEvery word in the titleTetracycline Resistance Profile in Darwin Finches in the Galapagos IslandsMaría Inés Baquero, Marylin Cruz, Viviana Duque et al.Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR), which is the ability of microorganisms to withstand attack by antimicrobial drugs, has a worldwide impact. Thus, it is important to identify resistance mechanisms circulating in the environment. Among antimicrobials widely used in human and veterinary health, tetracycline is ideal due to its safety and has been categorized by the WHO as a critically important antimicrobial. Based … …American Journal of Animal and Veterinary Sciences, Vol. 17, Issue 4 · 19 Dec 2022 · 5,791 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessEvery word in the titleTemporal Variations in Abundance and Species Richness of Zooplankton with Emphasis on Ichthyoplankton in the Subtidal Waters of Umm Al-Namil Island, Northwestern Arabian Gulf of the ROPME Sea AreaMohammad Ali, Matrah Al-Mutairi, M.N.V. Subrahmanyam et al.Zooplankton, including the ichthyoplankton, abundance and species richness over time in the subtidal waters of Umm Al-Namil Island, Kuwait Bay, were sampled and quantified from September 2016 to August 2017. At the same period, physicochemical measurements (i.e., water temperature, pH, salinity, dissolved oxygen and nutrient concentrations) occurred. A total of 9 larval fish families were identified: Acropomatidae, Bregmacerotidae, Bythitidae, Clupeidae, … …American Journal of Environmental Sciences, Vol. 15, Issue 6 · 21 Jan 2020 · 7,826 accessesView PDFCite
Case ReportOpen accessEvery word in the titleTraditional Fishermen in Rote Island: An Alternative Livelihood to Illegal Fishing Activities in the Indonesian-Australian Transboundary WatersFred Benu, Paul G. King, AgusNalle, Moni MuskananAt the moment there are about 210 Indonesian fishermen, many from Rote Island, the majority from the village of Papela, still detained in Australia Detention Centres for carrying on illegal fishing activities in the Australian Exclusive Economic Zone. These fishing activities are not driven by economic factors only, but also by their historical background. By understanding the economic, historical and … …American Journal of Agricultural and Biological Sciences, Vol. 13, Issue 1 · 27 Jul 2018 · 9,406 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessEvery word in the titleBiosurfactan Production by Bacillus sp. Isolated from Petroleum Contaminated Soils of Sirri IslandM. Ghayyomi Jazeh, F. Forghani, Deog-Hwan OhProblem statement: Biosurfactants are active surface components produced by some bacteria and fungi. These molecules reduce surface and interfacial tension in aqueous solutions and hydrocarbon mixtures. The most important application of biosurfactants is in oil industry to enhance oil quality and facilitate oil extraction. The aim of this study was to isolate biosurfactant producing bacteria and optimize the conditions like … …American Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol. 9, Issue 1 · 13 Jan 2012 · 8,552 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessEvery word in the titleLand use Type Pattern and Woody Species Composition Near Human Disturbed Landscapes on Mount Makiling, Luzon IslandInocencio E. Buot, Katsuhiro OsumiProblem statement: A field study near human disturbed landscape on Mount Makiling, Luzon Island, Philippines was done on the eastern slopes of the legendary mountain to determine the land use patterns and woody species composition. Approach: Forty permanent plots of 10×10m in 3 belt transects spaced at 200m apart were established from the undisturbed forests to the agricultural farms. Classification … …American Journal of Environmental Sciences, Vol. 7, Issue 4 · 26 Aug 2011 · 8,033 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessEvery word in the titleLand Surface Temperature Retrieval by Using ATCOR3_T and Normalized Difference Vegetation Index Methods in Penang IslandK. C. Tan, H. S. Lim, M. Z. MatJafri, K. AbdullahProblem statement: Many studies have been devoted to establish the methodology for retrieval of LST from single channel algorithm by utilizing Landsat satellite images. However, this method required many atmospheric parameters to retrieve LST. Thus, it is very difficult to acquire the complete information for atmospheric parameters. Approach: While for ATCOR3_T, this method can be used to retrieve LST without … …American Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol. 7, Issue 5 · 31 May 2010 · 7,497 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessEvery word in the titleMulti-activity and Brand Name Local Products on an Island of the North Aegean, GreeceFotis Chatzitheodoridis, Ioannis Mountousis, Konstantinos Papanikolaou, Dimitrios TsilochristosThe present work refers to a research that took place on Limnos, an island found in North Aegean, the more northern islander region of Greek Archipelagos. In the frame of the research, the factors that shape and influence the rural growth of the island were studied. Via these factors, the structure of rural occupation, as well as the multi-activity phenomenon … …Journal of Social Sciences, Vol. 2, Issue 1 · 31 Mar 2006 · 7,822 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessEvery word in the titleStudy for Improving an Duong Lake Water Quality for Chi Lang Nam Stork Island Conservation and Ecotourism DevelopmentTran Yem, Nguyen Xuan Hai, Nguyen Manh Khai, Nguyen Xuan HuanAn Duong Lake has been selected for the study to its important role in storks’ and cauldrons’ habitat protection, fishery and ecotourism of Hai Duong Province and particularly Thanh Mien District. Qualitative and quantitative methods were used throughout the research. The overall purpose of this study is to find out some mitigating measures for improving water quality of An Duong … …American Journal of Environmental Sciences, Vol. 9, Issue 3 · 10 Jun 2013 · 7,316 accessesView PDFCite