A singled out game for two players A and B is analysed. In this game, both players are trying to correctly guess answers to yes/no questions; the first player to answer n questions correctly wins the game. Player B has an advantage of knowing A’s answer before having to announce his own guess. We find the best strategy for both players and give formulas for winning probabilities. We also provid...

Three diierent algorithms for qualitative obstacle detection are presented in this paper. Each one is based on diierent assumptions. The rst two algorithms are aimed at yes/no obstacle detection without indicating which points are obstacles. They have the advantage of fast determination of the existence of obstacles in a scene based on the solvability of a linear system. The rst algorithm uses ...

PURPOSE The study of auxiliary acquisition is central to work on language development and has attracted theoretical work from both nativist and constructivist approaches. This study is part of a 2-part companion set that represents a unique attempt to trace the development of auxiliary syntax by using a longitudinal elicitation methodology. The aim of the research described in this part is to t...

BACKGROUND Optimizing participant response rates is important for obtaining representative samples and the timely completion of studies. It is a common practice to use participant incentives to boost response rates, but few studies have systematically examined their effectiveness, particularly among minority groups. METHODS We experimentally tested three incentive strategies for their effecti...

We used classification images (A. J. Ahumada, Jr., & J. Lovell, 1971) to estimate the perceptual filter in a task designed to assess both local and nonlocal effects upon contrast detection/discrimination. Three observers performed a yes/no detection or discrimination task of a uniform circular decrement (radius = 0.68 deg) near threshold presented for 100 to 400 ms. Stimuli were presented in ri...

This study investigates the acoustic realization of single vs. double focus in statements and yes/no questions in General American English. Four speakers produced four sets of utterances of different lengths with alternating focus and sentence type conditions. Results indicate that double focus increases max F0 and duration of the focused word to a similar degree as single focus in both stateme...

Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) has been used in the management of neonates with life-threatening cardiorespiratory diseases since 19821. Several studies have demonstrated that ECMO promotes normal survival in neonates with respiratory failure2-4. After decades of discussion, ECMO is now well accepted as a standard of treatment for neonatal respiratory failure refractory to conventio...

Higgsless models offer the possibility of electroweak symmetry breaking without the introduction of any explicit additional Higgs fields in the action within the extra dimensional framework. The various symmetries are broken via the application of appropriately chosen boundary conditions(BC) on the 5D gauge field wavefunctions. The role of the Goldstone bosons is played by the additional scalar...