Let X = (X; . . . ; X) be a continuous semimartingale and let b : IR 1 ! IR be a continuous function such that the process b = b(X; . . . ; X ) is a semimartingale. Setting C = f (x1; . . . ; xn) 2 IR j xn < b(x1; . . . ; xn 1) g and D = f (x1; . . . ; xn) 2 IR j xn > b(x1; . . . ; xn 1) g suppose that a continuous function F : IR ! IR is given such that F is C1n on C and F is C1 ;...;in on D w...

An interfacing circuit for piezoresistive pressure sensors based on CMOS current conveyors is presented. The main advantages of the proposed interfacing circuit include the use of a single piezoresistor, the capability of offset compensation, and a versatile current-mode configuration, with current output and current or voltage input. Experimental tests confirm linear relation of output voltage...

The major event of the 9/11 terror attacks is likely to have induced an increase in antiimmigrant and anti-foreigner sentiments, not only among US residents but also beyond US borders. Using longitudinal data from the German Socio-Economic Panel and exploiting exogenous variation in interview timing throughout 2001, I find that the terror attacks in the US caused an immediate shift of around 40...

We will expand on the first part of Section 3.5 of Folland's text, which covers functions of bounded variation on the real line and related topics. We begin with functions defined on finite closed intervals in R (note that Folland's approach and notation is slightly different, as he begins with functions defined on R and uses T F (x) instead of our V [f ; a, b]).

The goal of this chapter is to shed light on the notion of pronominal anaphora and to take a closer look at their syntactic behaviour. After a brief definition of the term itself, we will investigate in which contexts they occur. Of course, one question that arises is whether some general patterns can be observed – how do pronominal anaphora generally behave, and do we find exceptions? Moreover...

The English stop voicing contrast is examined in both wordinitial position (via VOT) and word-final position (via the duration of the preceding vowel) in young adult speakers born and brought up in the Shetland Isles. The subjects’ parents were either also from Shetland, from elsewhere in Scotland, or England. All have identical phonemic stop systems, unambiguously so in initial position. The q...

This paper is a sequel to both Ash, Erd1⁄2os and Rubel [AER], on very slowly varying functions, and [BOst1], on foundations of regular variation. We show that generalizations of the Ash-Erd1⁄2os-Rubel approach –imposing growth restrictions on the function h, rather than regularity conditions such as measurability or the Baire property – lead naturally to the main result of regular variation, th...

The more alcohol a person has consumed, the more mispronunciations occur. This study investigates how deaffrication surfaces in Bernese Swiss German when speakers are moderately intoxicated (0.05-0.08 % Vol.), whether these effects can be hidden, and whether a placebo effect interacting with mispronunciation occurs. Five participants reading a text were recorded as follows. In stage I, they rea...

This paper investigates production of the mid vowels /e, ɛ, ø, œ, o, ɔ/ by four speakers of New Caledonian French (NCF). Formant and durational properties of these vowels are examined with respect to the type of syllable in which they occur. Results point to general adherence to the loi de position in NCF, such that the close-mid vowels occur in open syllables and the open-mid vowels occur in c...

In this paper some new tools for the study of evolution problems in the framework of Young measures are introduced. A suitable notion of time-dependent system of generalized Young measures is defined, which allows to extend the classical notions of total variation and absolute continuity with respect to time, as well as the notion of time derivative. The main results are a Helly type theorem fo...