extended abstract 1. introduction repetition is a lingual phenomenon which in various languages and in different frames, has been studied. the whole or part of the base is repeated in this process. hence, in farsi language, repetition is classified by two parts, total and partial. when the base is repeated perfectly, it is called total reduplication and if some part of the base will be repeated...

Tree cover in savanna ecosystems is usually regarded as unstable, varying with rainfall, fire, and herbivory. In sub-Saharan Africa, elephants (Loxodonta africana) suppress tree cover, thereby maintaining landscape heterogeneity by promoting tree-grass coexistence. In the absence of elephants, tree encroachment may convert savannas into closed-canopy woodlands; when elephants increase in abunda...

in this paper, i present additional information for policy-makers and researchers to consider in response to the view proposed by potts et al that “the pill is mightier than the sword.” i identify states with both high rates of terrorism and a youth bulge and discuss correlates of both these societal characteristics. the research examined supports the view that factors other than access to fami...

To compensate for image artifacts introduced in approximate cone-beam reconstruction, exact cone-beam reconstruction algorithms are being developed for medical x-ray CT. Although the exact cone-beam approach is theoretically error-free, it is subject to image artifacts due to the discrete nature of numerical implementation. We report a study on image artifacts associated with the Grangeat algor...

Hamlet is reading a magazine. His eye is caught by an advertisement for the Great Dane sword. The ad pictures Fortinbras raising the sword in battle. The ad proclaims, “10 Reasons Why the Great Dane Outperforms Its Competitors!” The ad continues, “Reason #1: Because of its sharper blade, the Great Dane kills faster and more decisively.” Hamlet, who had never heard of the Great Dane before, thinks,

This study investigated the effects of different output-based task repetition conditions on EFL learners’ speech act production. Three intact classes of English-major students constituted three instructional groups: (1) the explicit task-repetition (ETR) group, (2) the implicit task-repetition (ITR) group, and (3) the no-input task repetition (NTR) group. All the three groups engaged in t...

The formidable problem of automatic or semi-automatic composition of existing Web services is the subject of much current attention. We address a particular subset of this problem with SWORD, a set of tools for the composition of a class of web services including ``information-providing'' services. In SWORD, a service is represented by a rule that expresses that given certain inputs, the servic...

In this paper, I present additional information for policy-makers and researchers to consider in response to the view proposed by Potts et al that “the pill is mightier than the sword.” I identify states with both high rates of terrorism and a youth bulge and discuss correlates of both these societal characteristics. The research examined supports the view that factors other than access to fami...