Nowadays, the use of social media such as Twitter is necessary to monitor trends of people on political issues. As a case study, we collected the main stream of Twitter related to the 2010 UK general election during the associated period. We analyse the characteristics of the three main parties in the election. Also, we propose a simple and practical algorithm to identify the political leaning ...

Speech synthesis systems still fail in producing acceptable prosodies. We are developing a research strategy designed to de-focus attention on the objective acoustic accuracy of synthetic speech in favour of enhancing the speech to optimize a listener’s ability to repair ‘damaged’ signals. To do this we need to know more about how listeners repair errors and how we might trigger the repair proc...

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Crack cocaine has given the media material for many sensational stories. This supposed inherently evil substance very quickly became the scourge of the nation by the late 1980s. The white powder that is being converted into "rocks" has been given exclusive credit for the social and personal downfall of "inner city" (a term that has become synonymous with "black") youth. Although most Americans ...

This article investigates the usability of a navigation support tool, which guides learners by generating advice on the next best step to take in a self-study e-learning course. The article draws on log data and responses from online questionnaires to provide insights into learners’ evaluation of the tool, their adherence to the advice and their expectations of self-efficacy. The theoretical un...

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This is a review article about knots and links of braid index 3. Its goal is to gather together, in one place, some of the tools that are special to knots and links of braid index 3, in a form that could be useful for those who have a need to calculate, and need to know precisely all the exceptional cases. Knots and links which are closed 3-braids are a very special class. Like 2-bridge knots a...

The constructive definition usually begins with a function f, then by the process of using Riemann sums and limits, we arrive the definition of the integral of f, ∫ b a f. On the other hand, a descriptive definition starts with a primitive F satisfying certain condition(s) such as F ′ = f and F is absolutely continuous if f is Lebesgue integrable, and F is generalized absolutely continuous if f...

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In designing MPA networks, planners must decide how they will choose which sites to include. There are a variety of ways to select sites, from simple ones (having experts make a list based on their best judgment) to complex (using advanced software to consider an array of ecological and socioeconomic factors). There are also questions on how best to classify the area you seek to protect. After ...