[Nature Communications] Temporal shifts in 24 notifiable infectious diseases in China before and during the COVID-19 pandemic

Kangguo Li et al.https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-024-48201-8Published: May 7, 2024[Abstract]The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, along with the implementation of public health and social measures (PHSMs), have markedly reshaped infectious disease transmission dynamics. We analysed the impact of PHSMs on 24 notifiable infectious diseases (NIDs) in the Chinese mainland, using ...

The 11th ASEAN+3 Heads of International Relations Meeting Deepens Higher Education Cooperation in Fostering Sustainable Growth and Solidarity Across the Region

Bridging Civilizations: XMU's Co-established Confucius Institutes Celebrate Chinese Language Day

April 19, coinciding with this year’s Grain Rain solar term, marked both the fifth International Chinese Language Day and the fifteenth United Nations Chinese Language Day. Each year around International Chinese Language Day, Xiamen University’s co-established Confucius Institutes offer a diverse array of Chinese cultural activities including cultural tours, martial arts demonstrations, tradi...

The team of professors Caihuan Ke and Danqing Feng from Xiamen University published their research in Nature Genetics

Recently, the team of professors Caihuan Ke and Danqing Feng from College of Ocean and Earth Sciences, Xiamen University, collaborated with associate professor Yuan-Ye Zhang from College of the Environment and Ecology, Xiamen University, published their research in Nature Genetics, revealing the mechanisms of new genes involved in the adaptation to the benthic sessile lifestyle of acorn barnacl...

Splashes of Joy and Culture: XMU Celebrates International Chinese Language Day with Lively Water-Splashing Festival

In celebration of the fifth International Chinese Language Day, Xiamen University's Xiang’an campus came alive with the Water-Splashing Festival on April 20, 2024. Organized by the Administration Committee of Xiang’an Campus, the Student Affairs Department, and Chinese International Education College (Overseas Education College), this event aimed to enrich campus life, promote Chinese culture...

Opening of Express Service Center

At the coming of the 103th anniversary of the founding of XMU, on April 5, 2024, Express Service Center, a place for teachers and students to collect as well as send the package, was officially opened at XMU Xiang’an Campus. Deng Zhaohui, Vice President of XMU, Chen Guang, Assistant President of XMU, Director of Administration Committee of Xiang’an Campus, Su Dengshan, Deputy Director of Offi...

Unveiling Ceremony of Li Shizhen Statue Held in Xiang'an Campus

On April 2nd 2024, the ceremony for completing the statue construction of Li Shizhen, who is a renowned expert on medicinal herbs in China during the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644), was held in Fujian Garden -Pharmaceutical Garden of Xiang'an Campus Xiamen University. The attendants of this ceremony include Mr. Chen Guang (Assistant President of Xiamen University and Director of Administration Commit...

[TPAMI]Training-free Transformer Architecture Search with Zero-cost Proxy Guided Evolution

Qinqin Zhou; Kekai Sheng; Xiawu Zheng; Ke Li; Yonghong Tian; Jie Chen; Rongrong Jihttps://www.computer.org/csdl/journal/tp/5555/01/10475573/1VrCLVstZ6wPublished: 16 March 2024 AbstractTransformers have shown remarkable performance, however, their architecture design is a time-consuming process that demands expertise and trial-and-error. Thus, it is worthwhile to investigate efficient methods fo...

[TPAMI] Uncovering the Over-Smoothing Challenge in Image Super-Resolution: Entropy-Based Quantification and Contrastive Optimization

Tianshuo Xu; Lijiang Li; Peng Mi; Xiawu Zheng; Fei Chao; Rongrong Ji; Yonghong Tian; Qiang Shenhttps://www.computer.org/csdl/journal/tp/5555/01/10475558/1VrCLOwrH2MPublished: 16 March, 2024AbstractPSNR-oriented models are a critical class of super-resolution models with applications across various fields. However, these models tend to generate over-smoothed images, a problem that has been analy...

Chunzaihua Workshop Enchants XMU International Students

On March 29, Xiamen University's Chinese International Education College/Overseas Education College hosted a cultural experience workshop at Xinhua Bookstore, Xiang’an Campus. Led by lecturer Xiao Ningyao and Chunzaihua tradition's renowned inheritor Hong Xiaoyu, the event offered international students a deep dive into the world of Chunzaihua.The art of Chunzaihua (also known as Chunzihua), a...